Iris Delgado continues her
best-selling “Satan, You Can’t Have” series with the fourth
title, Satan, You Can’t Have My Promises. Releasing in
January from Charisma House, the spiritual warfare guide encourages
Christians to reclaim what is theirs in Christ. Delgado provides
biblical principles and declarations with which to confront Satan and
aims to help believers take possession of all God has given them,
including power and anointing, forgiveness, security, divine guidance
and healing. The softcover book retails for $9.99.
Pastor-turned-professor Zack Eswine
writes out of concern for those in full-time ministry in
Sensing Jesus: Life and Ministry as a Human Being. Eswine
draws on personal stories of crisis, shares openly about his own
failures and communicates honestly what he has seen in his 20 years
of ministry. The book also covers practical matters such as how to
pray for the sick, how to do church discipline and how to handle
family dynamics in pastoral ministry. Released Nov. 30, the Crossway
softcover retails for $19.99.
Wisdom literature expert Douglas Sean
O'Donnell explores the poetry, themes and wisdom of the Song of
Solomon from a Christocentric perspective in The Song of
Solomon: An Invitation to Intimacy, released Nov. 30 from
Crossway. O’Donnell shows readers that this biblical love song is
meant to teach about sexuality, human love and God’s heart for His
people. Edited by R. Kent Hughes, the hardcover book retails for
$25.99.
Love and respect—both are
important in a marriage. Author Nina Roesner, executive director of
the Christian training organization Greater Impact Ministries, looks
at the respect component in The Respect Dare: 40 Days to a Deeper
Connection With God and Your Husband, releasing Dec. 11 from
Thomas Nelson and retailing for $15.99. With true stories and
practical questions, Roesner shows women that the key to a successful
marriage is respect for their husbands.
Many public figures—athletes, models,
politicians—have told their personal story as part of the “I
Am Second” campaign, but most in the movement are simply
ordinary people. Celebrity or not, Live Second: 365 Ways to Make
Jesus First encourages readers to learn what it means to put
Jesus first on a daily basis. The Thomas Nelson-published guide
provides 365 readings, prayers, action steps and an invitation to
join other Christ-followers online. Releasing Dec. 11, it retails for
$16.99.
Building on the themes of his
best-selling book God Winks, SQuire Rushnell’s God Wink
Stories: A Devotional shares true stories that reveal that
“Godwinks”—or “coincidences” that really are direct
messages from God—happen to everyone. The devotional shows how the
stories of people today parallel God’s wisdom in the Scriptures. In
stores Dec. 4, the Howard Books release retails for $14.99.
Author and missions specialist Paul
Borthwick asks the question, “What’s the role of the North
American church?” in Western Christians in Global Mission,
releasing this month from IVP Books (InterVarsity Press). Borthwick,
a consultant who also teaches missions at Gordon College, reports on
the role of the Western church and how it can best continue in
global mission without being paternalistic or creating dependency.
The softcover book retails for $15.
Apologist Alex McLellan takes on
the big task of helping readers put the pieces of their lives—and
the world—together in A Jigsaw Guide to Making Sense of the
World , releasing this month from IVP Books (InterVarsity Press).
Taking a conversational approach to worldview issues, this thoughtful
but practical guide will help believers put the pieces together and
show how the Christian faith paints the big picture. The book retails
for $15.
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