Holy Disruptor

Author(s): Amy Duggar King
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $3.99       (Ends Aug 31)

“Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I’m still trying to untangle the lies–some of them televised across the country–from the truth.”

You’ve heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC’s hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting. As some of the scandal came to light, several of the Duggar children, including Jill and Jinger, have opened up about what it was like growing up in that environment.

But for the first time, Amy Duggar King–a close relative who spent almost every day with her 19 cousins and her aunt and uncle–brings the story into sharp relief, vulnerably sharing (more…)

Days to Remember

Author(s): Henry M. Morris
Publisher: Master Books
Price: $2.99      

The name Henry Morris is synonymous with apologetics, and the “father of the modern creationism movement” doesn’t disappoint with this new title. Drawing on his decades of Bible study, Morris tracks our most popular holidays, giving biblical insights into each.

Study the rich heritage of our nation, along with biblical truths behind such holidays as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dr. Morris has penned devotionals for many years, and has legions of fans, all of whom will appreciate the knowledge and love for the Creator found in these pages.

15 New Testament Words of Life

Author(s): Nijay Gupta
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Price: $1.99       (Ends June 30)

In 15 New Testament Words of Life, biblical scholar Nijay Gupta explores some of the most important New Testament words:

Righteousness
Gospel
Forgiveness
Life
Cross
Faith
Grace
Fellowship
Hope
Salvation
Peace
Religion
Holiness
Love
Witness

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Secret Place of Thunder

Author(s): John Starke
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $2.99       (Ends June 30)

Why do we feel like we are always performing? Where does this impulse come from?

As John Starke shows in The Secret Place of Thunder, our modern world has internalized the idea that the markers of having an admirable and successful life are primarily visible. It leads us to believe that a sense of self-worth and identity are metrics to be displayed. The performance of the self has become more important than the reality. We live as if the most important things about us are to be performed before others; that our deepest happiness will come from being who others think we ought to be.

But when Jesus says, “Do not practice your righteousness before others,” he is leading us to believe that the most important things about us are hidden. How does the Bible lead us to live primarily before God? How does Jesus lead us to wholeness?

Jesus teaches us to live, not for the eyes of others or even for ourselves, but in the secret place where our Father in heaven sees and rewards.

 

Foundations of the Gospel

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Author(s): Kuldip Singh Gangar
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Price: $2.99       (June 26-27)

In Foundations of the Gospel, Kuldip Singh Gangar challenges prevailing nonliteral readings of Genesis 1–3. Against various old-earth views of world origins, Gangar argues that believers can read the Bible at face value and trust the historical accuracy of its account of creation. As the author says, “If at the beginning we cannot take God’s Word at face value, then we are left wondering whether other passages should also be read that way or not.” Gangar’s apologetic commentary provides a defense of young-earth creationism, showing how modern concerns are most reliably addressed with traditional biblical interpretation.

God’s Not Dead

Author(s): Rice Broocks
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Ends June 30)

The evidence behind the hit movie! God’s NotDead is apologetics for the twenty-first century, presented in clear and easy-to-follow terms. Learn to defend your faith in a world that’s determined to tear it down.

The goal of God’s Not Dead is straightforward: to help readers develop a faith that is real and credible—and strong enough to help others find faith in God. Author Rice Broocks outlines a roadmap that guides seekers to acknowledge the most basic truths of Christianity:

There is overwhelming and exciting evidence for God’s existence
The God who exists is indeed the God of the Bible
God has revealed his nature through his Son, Jesus Christ
As shown during the movie, this is the original book on which the main character bases much of his debate points with his atheistic professor. It contains persuasive arguments crafted with tools borrowed from logic, science, philosophy, and scripture that will solidify your faith and provide starting points for discussions with skeptics.

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Ethics

Author(s): Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Publisher: Touchstone
Price: $2.99       (July 3 Only)

From one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century, Ethics is the seminal reinterpretation of the role of Christianity in the modern, secularized world.

The Christian does not live in a vacuum, says the author, but in a world of government, politics, labor, and marriage. Hence, Christian ethics cannot exist in a vacuum; what the Christian needs, claims Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is concrete instruction in a concrete situation. Although the author died before completing his work, this book is recognized as a major contribution to Christian ethics.

The root and ground of Christian ethics, the author says, is the reality of God as revealed in Jesus Christ. This reality is not manifest in the Church as distinct from the secular world; such a juxtaposition of two separate spheres, Bonhoeffer insists, is a denial of God’s having reconciled the whole world to himself in Christ. On the contrary, God’s commandment is to be found and known in the Church, the family, labor, and government. His commandment permits man to live as man before God, in a world God made, with responsibility for the institutions of that world.