Author(s): William Joseph Cobble
Price: $2.99      

What if the words of Jesus could be found scattered throughout Paul’s letters, but we have just not thought to look for them?

These would seldom be word-for-word quotes preceded by a convenient, “Jesus said,” but allusions, paraphrases, references, and interpretations. What we will call “echoes”.

In each of the examples below, Paul appears to be echoing sayings of Jesus that can be found paralleled in the Gospel of Matthew:

JESUS: “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Mt. 17:20)
PAUL: “… and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but (more…)

Author(s): Carolyn Weber
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (May 31 only)

Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of truth, love, and a life that matters.

From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Surprised by Oxford is:

The witty memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God
Rich with illustration and literary references
Gritty, humorous, and spiritually perceptive
An inside look at Oxford University
Weber eloquently describes a journey (more…)

Author(s): Chad Williams
Publisher: Tyndale Momentum
Price: 3.99       (Ends Sept 30)

Days before Chad Williams was to report to military duty in Great Lakes, Illinois, he turned on a television and was greeted with the horrifying images of his mentor, US Navy SEAL Scott Helvenston, being brutally murdered in a premeditated ambush on the roads of Fallujah, Iraq. Steeled in his resolve, Chad followed in Scott’s footsteps and completed the US military’s most difficult and grueling training to become a Navy SEAL. One of only 13 from a class of 173 to make it straight through to graduation, Chad served his country on SEAL Teams One and Seven for five years, completing tours of duty in the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq.

Part memoir, part evangelism piece, SEAL of God follows Chad’s journey through the grueling Naval Ops training and onto the streets of Iraq, where he witnessed the horrors of war up close. Along the way, Chad shares his own radical conversion story and talks about how he draws on his own experiences as a SEAL to help others better understand the depths of Christ’s sacrifice and love.