We are now living in post-Christian times, when Christianity no longer is the prevailing influence on the mind and heart of our culture. But we cannot compromise. More than ever before, it is imperative that Christians understand and embrace the biblical pattern for the church. Philip Graham Ryken knows that the changing face of America makes the need for the church to remain steadfast even more important. City on a Hill will provide readers with a deeper understanding of how to l...

O rei Salomão tinha toda a fama e fortuna que qualquer homem desejaria. Era o rei mais sábio e rico do mundo. No entanto, tragicamente trocou tudo isso por amor ao dinheiro, pelos prazeres do sexo e pelos poderes de um reino terrestre. Ao estudar a vida de Salomão, vemos tanto a verdadeira grandeza quanto o trágico fracasso de nossa própria humanidade — desde a devoção piedosa até os excessos do egoísmo. Mesmo em nossas melhores intenções, todos somos propensos a sucumbir às mesmas tentaçõ...

掌握聖經1、2、3，一本 x 雙焦點 x 三共構，閱讀、應用、教學新舊約，遊走聖經文本世界，處處是別‧有‧洞‧天！當我們初到一座陌生城市旅行，或要定居此地，交通運輸網的連通性越是發達，對旅客或是居住者而言，會是一大福音。或遠，我們可以走訪鄰近他鄉，或近，我們可以流連駐足在某個喜愛的城隅。這不單是替代我們雙腳的便利，更成為我們能夠踏訪、深入了解每座城市在地文化的重要利器。聖經對於每位靠著基督救贖、自此走上這條生命旅途的天路客而言，也同樣扮演如此重要的目的和角色。我們往往會好奇，為何聖經對某些人而言，充滿了豐富的生命力？他們的聖經，與我們的聖經有何不同？本書三位作者便歸納下列幾種普遍為讀者忽略的聖經特性，嘗試以逐卷分析、圖表整理、主題閱讀的方式，為我們示範，很可能是因為他們發現了聖經中暗藏可以通往不同景色的路徑。循著這些路徑，我們能夠不在人生任何轉角街口，錯失聖經為我們展現的不同視野、不同風景。甚至，這樣的看見，還能夠活用出來；一路從閱讀邁向應用和教導。閱讀路徑

Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. Pastors in the Classics is a unique, unprecedented collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story.Part 1 is a reader's guide to twelve important classics written over four centuries and covering seven different nationalities. Each chapter not only describes and interprets the w...

The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have not only redefined a genre of literature but also had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Tolkien's name has joined the ranks of authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, Dostoevsky, Donne, and Dickens who make us think differently about the world. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international group of scholars consider what Tolkien's works (and Jackson's film interpretations) can teac...

To truly love someone, you have to know him. And to truly love God, we must know him too—not just that he exists, but who he is and what he is like.This exploration of God’s unchanging character, as revealed in thirteen stories from the Bible, offers you this opportunity—to get to know him better and love him more. Each chapter focuses on a different attribute of God, how it influences your understanding of him, and how you can apply it to your daily life.This fresh look at...

An Examination of Beauty in the Christian Life from Philip RykenThe world is full of beautiful things―the vibrancy of trees in fall, the joy of sitting around a table with family―but in our fallen world, many beautiful things have been turned into ugly distortions. How should Christians think about beauty in a world that is often ugly?In Beauty Is Your Destiny, Philip Ryken provides readers with an introduction to the theology and practice of beaut...

In an age of weak theology and casual Christianity--when we have substituted intuition for truth, feeling for belief and immediate gratification for enduring hope--the church desperately needs to return to the doctrines of grace that shook the world during the Reformation. As authors James Boice and Philip Ryken compellingly consider the current challenges, they leave no doubt that the church suffers when these foundational truths are neglected. Only in a faith that is practical-minded, ki...

How should Christians read prophetic literature? Questions abound both in the academy and the church as to how to engage the prophets, particularly in light of the New Testament. The Gospel writers and the church fathers all readand appealed to the Old Testament, but are we as modern-day readers supposed to take the same approach? The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness is a dialogue among scholars that identifies the interpretive methods used throughout history wh...

An Examination of Beauty in the Christian Life from Philip RykenThe world is full of beautiful things—the vibrancy of trees in fall, the joy of sitting around a table with family—but in our fallen world, many beautiful things have been turned into ugly distortions. How should Christians think about beauty in a world that is often ugly?In Beauty Is Your Destiny, Philip Ryken provides readers with an introduction to the theology and practice of beaut...

King Solomon had all the fame and fortune that any man could want. He was the world’s wisest and wealthiest king. And yet, tragically, he threw it all away for the love of money, the pleasures of sex, and the powers of an earthly kingdom.In studying the life of Solomon, we see both the true greatness and the tragic failure of our own humanity―from godly devotion to self-serving excess. Even in the midst of our best intentions, we are all prone to succumb to the same temptations of ...

The book of Ecclesiastes is "about life, the way it really is," writes commentator Philip Ryken. Readers throughout the ages have been drawn to the way it honestly wrestles with the tedium of work, injustices in this life, the ravages of age, and the inevitability of death. But its wisdom, according to Ryken, is in teaching people to trust God with life's questions even in the midst of struggles.Pastors, writers, speakers, and students will find this Preaching the Word commentary t...