Christian Book Notes

“This is the best book on prayer for children that I have seen. Your child will follow along with a young girl as she learns to talk to God in the many different circumstances of her day. She learns to pray in spontaneous praise and thanksgiving, to confess sin and ask for forgiveness, to intercede on behalf of others when she sees them in need, and to ask for help and courage when she is afraid. I sincerely hope that my daughter will learn to pray like this.

“I was also encouraged by the way in which the question, “Does God ever talk to us?” was handled. The girl’s mom reminds her of her day’s experiences, in which the Holy Spirit brought conviction of sin, either through her conscience or by means of other people. But then she directs her to the Bible as God’s clearest speech. As a parent, while using this book, I would add that the only trustworthy test of whether it is actually God who is convicting us through our “conscience” or through the rebuke of others, is whether this conviction agrees with what the Bible teaches about right and wrong (Westminster Confession of Faith 1.10).”
— Jim Weidenaar, Children’s Resources Editor, wtsbooks.com

“I speak to many parents about child-rearing; they are clamoring for a practical resource like Get Wisdom! Ruth Younts has done a masterful job of presenting profound truth from the Bible in a way that is simple without being shallow. The Bible calls us to teach our children these timeless truths. Ruth Younts has just made that task much easier.”
—Tedd Tripp

“Get Wisdom! This is one wise mom! Ruth Younts pinpoints the very issues that our family encounters over and over again. Her writing and layout is simple, clear, and practical. She continually points children to Jesus as the embodiment and source of true wisdom. I expect this will be a great help to many parents in guiding their children to grow up into Christ.
— Jim Weidenaar, wtsbooks.com

“In this book, the authors show us that the Trinity is not just a doctrine to be believed but a relationship to be experienced and enjoyed. Pastors, teachers, and believers everywhere will be refreshed and challenged by this stirring call to a deeper participation in the love of the triune God.”
— Gerald Bray, Research Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

“We crave the other grass when Christ has given us the lushest, all-satisfying plains of hope and joy. With humor and grit, and written within the crucible of suffering, Altrogge exposes and scorches these discontented dreams by magnifying how rich we are in Christ.”
— Eric C. Redmond, Author, Where Are All the Brothers? Straight Answers to Men’s Questions about the Church

“Paul Tripp is refreshingly honest about how messy relationships can be between Christians. The problem is that Christ-likeness is worked out in the context of the messy reality of relationships. And this is exactly where Paul Tripp speaks with such clarity and passion. He does not pretend to have discovered a secret set of principles or developed a new spiritual technique. Instead, Tripp faithfully fixes our gaze on a crucified Savior as the one hope for ensuring that our walk with God will truly be a community project. Show this series to your whole congregation. Get it into the hands of your small group leaders or Sunday School teachers.”
— Todd Pruitt, Pastor, Church of the Saviour

“Here’s a good rule of thumb for commentaries: if Carson or O’Brien wrote it, get it. I’ve always found O’Brien to be extremely knowledgeable, judicious, and fair. This little book is no different. O’Brien explains the fundamental nature of Paul’s mission and how the Apostle could dare claim to have completed his mission in certain parts of the Roman world. He also demonstrates, against scholarly skepticism, that Paul’s ambition should be ours.”
— Kevin DeYoung, Pastor, University Reformed Church; Co-Author, Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion

“Following his landmark volume Early Christian Mission, Schnabel has written an equally useful volume on the missionary work, message and method of the apostle Paul. This work will prove invaluable to all serious students of Scripture and in particular to all missionary practitioners. A former missionary to the Philippines, Schnabel brings to this task the mind of a first-rate New Testament scholar and the heart of a disciple committed to help fulfill the Great Commission. … Highly recommended!”
— Andreas J. Köstenberger, founder of Biblical Foundations, editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and Professor of New Testament and Director of Ph.D. studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

“Paul the Missionary is an excellent resource that I will be recommending for years to come. I know of no other book that provides such a comprehensive, biblically faithful, and nuanced understanding of Paul and his missionary work.”
— Robert L. Plummer, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, September 2009

“A very helpful and insightful work.”
— Jonathan Leeman, Editorial Director, 9Marks

“Perhaps the single greatest need in the contemporary church is for Christians to understand the gospel and its counterfeits. Our lost and broken world is desperate for such clarity. Trevin gives it to us with this clear and compelling book about the nature and implications of the greatest story ever told.”
— Darrin Patrick, Author, Church-planter, and Pastor of The Journey

Crossway Launches ESV GreekTools for ESVBible.org

April 26, 2011 (Wheaton, IL)—We’re excited to unveil a new module for ESVBible.org that makes original language study of the New Testament simple, accessible, and super affordable.ESV GreekTools was created to fill the need for an affordable Greek-English resource to aid students, pastors, and interested lay people in the study of the New Testament. To that end, ESV GreekTools is packed with features for all levels of Greek proficiency. For a one-time, introductory price of just $9.99 (introductory price valid until May 13, 2011), users get access to the complete Nestle-Aland 27^th Edition of the Greek New Testament, the updated ESV Reverse-Interlinear, and the all-new, electronic-only ESV Interlinear. With a quick click, users can toggle between these resources and access the Greek and ESV New Testaments in whatever display they’re most comfortable with.

What’s more, each of these resources comes fully tagged with an array of data. For each word, users can view the English Word, Greek Word, Transliterated Greek Word, Greek Lexical Form, Transliterated Greek Lexical From, Parsing, and Strong’s Number. The display is customizable so users can display as much or as little information as they find helpful for study or devotional reading.

ESV GreekTools also features a simple but powerful Advanced Search tool. Users can search for Greek or English words with any combination of: English Word, Greek Word, Transliterated Greek Word, or Strong’s Number. The results of these searches give users results that are typically only available in an English, Greek, or Strong’s Concordance. Better still, users can limit their results by a full set of morphological search options, giving them the power of an advanced word study tool.

And because ESV GreekTools is on the ESVBible.org platform, it works seamlessly with the rest of the resources available on ESVBible.org, including the Study Bible resources and notes feature.

To learn more about ESV GreekTools, or to subscribe today for the introductory price of $9.99, visit www.crossway.org/GRKTLS or click on the content button within your ESVBible.org account.

Crossway is an internationally-recognized, not-for-profit publisher of Christian books, the ESV Bible (English Standard Version), and gospel literature. For more information on Crossway, visit www.crossway.org. For more information on the ESV Bible, visit www.esv.org.

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