Why the Gospel? by Matthew W Bates – Book Review

Matthew Bates, author of Salvation by Allegiance Alone, Gospel Allegiance, and The Gospel Precisely, has written yet another profound affirmation of the Kingdom Gospel as described in Scripture.

This book, Why the Gospel? – Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose, magnificently guides the reader toward not only answering that question (Why the Gospel?) but also helps to uncover the incredible breadth of human transformation available through King Jesus.

The gospel is much more than a brief description of individual or personal salvation, no, it is a universe-changing, history-altering reign of Jesus the True and Saving King.

If you’re looking to recover the Kingdom gospel message to its fullest extent as found in Scripture, then read this book. Years from now, when we look back, this book, along with other important titles by Scot McKnight (King Jesus Gospel) and N.T. Wright (When God Became King) will be seen as vital turning points in the study and application of the Good News.

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2022 IVP Reader’s Choice Awards FINALISTS

2022 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards
Vote now for the finalists!

In 2022, IVP published more than 120 new titles, and over the last week, readers nominated their favorites. Now, they’re happy to announce their 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards finalists and it’s time for you to choose the winners.

No matter which titles advance, you can save 30% on the finalist books when you use promo code RCA22.

VOTE HERE

The deadline to vote is Friday, January 20 at 11:59 pm CT.

Submissions with more than two votes per category will be automatically disqualified. The book with the most votes in each category will win.

Congratulations to all the finalists! Wonderful books this past year!

2022 IVP Reader’s Choice Awards

2022 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards
Nominate Your Favorite IVP Books of 2022!

In 2022, IVP published more than 120 titles. They need your help to select the fan favorites for their annual Readers’ Choice Awards! Bonus: participate in the awards and be entered to win a stack of the winning titles!

VOTE HERE

The deadline to nominate is Friday, January 13 at 11:59 am.

The titles in each category with the most votes will be selected as finalists and voting will be live on Tuesday, January 17!

Kingdom and Country: Following Jesus in the Land that You Love edited by Angie Ward – Book Review

As a pastor, Kingdom and Country: Following Jesus in the Land that You Love is a book that resonates with the social and political tension found inside and outside the church. Unfortunately, the dividing lines have been drawn and the conversations have ceased to be cordial. Now, this might be painting with broad strokes, but it’s the reality that many of us have faced throughout the past few years.

Angie Ward and contributors do the hard work of identifying some of the major issues that are running rampant through our culture and presenting ways we can amicably work through it together. As you read, you’ll find yourself challenged to step outside your comfort zones, break down walls that separate, and seek to walk in the way of Jesus.

I must say, you might not agree with everything (nor should you), but this book will certainly help you discover that it’s possible for us all to begin “following Jesus in the land that we love” without sacrificing loving (and interacting with) our neighbors.

Love Has A Name by Adam Weber – Book Review

In his second book Love Has A Name, following his 2017 release “Talking with God,” (See my book review here) Adam Weber once again delivers a thoughtful, down-to-earth, conversational approach to interacting well with other people.

In Love Has A Name Weber turns each chapter into a story about real human beings, real interactions, and how he learned from each one.  Each individual person/chapter became another opportunity for Weber to not only learn to love, show compassion, exercise empathy, but also the opportunity for him to grow into a more Christian, more Christ-centered person.

In a similar way to his first book, Weber weaves humor, emotion, difficult situations, and other personal accounts to connect with the reader and create a beautiful, yet vulnerable place, to learn and grow.

Do you want to take some steps towards loving more like Jesus?  Then this book is a welcomed and non-intimidating place to start.

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https://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/2020/07/lynn-cohick-on-ephesians/

2019 IVP Reader’s Choice Award Winners!

2019 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards

The winners are in for the 2019 IVP Reader’s Choice Awards!

SEE ALL THE WINNERS HERE

From now until March 31, 2020, save 30% on the winning titles when you use promo code RCA19 at check out when shopping at ivpress.com

2019 IVP Reader’s Choice Awards – Finalist Voting Now Open

2019 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards
Vote for Your Favorite IVP Books of 2019!

Between November 2018 and December 2019, IVP published more than 130 new titles. It’s that time of year for their 6th annual Readers’ Choice Awards!

Nomination voting is over, but now IVP is happy to announce their 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards finalists and it’s time for you to choose the winners!

VOTE FOR THE FINALISTS HERE

Voting will close on Friday, February 7 at 12:00 PM CT.

John M.G. Barclay’s New Grace Book —Coming Nov 2020

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In 2015, Prof. John Barclay wrote Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans), an important monograph that rocked Pauline studies and has widely been hailed the most important book on Paul in the last two decades.

In 2020, Barclay will publish another book on the theme of grace. From what I can gather, this book revisits and summarizes his key arguments (it is much shorter than PatG), and Barclay engages with the critical feedback he has received in the last few years. If you read Paul and the Gift, you will be interested in the way Barclay responds to the ongoing conversation about Pauline theology. If you did not read Paul and the Gift, this book will serve as a nice condensed summary (it would seem).

The title of the new book is Paul and the Power of Grace (Eerdmans, Nov 2020).

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2019 IVP Reader’s Choice Awards

2019 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards
Nominate Your Favorite IVP Books of 2019!

Between November 2018 and December 2019, IVP published more than 130 new titles. They need your help to select the fan favorites for their 6th annual Readers’ Choice Awards!

VOTE HERE

The deadline to nominate is Friday, January 24 at 12:00 pm.

The finalists will be selected and voting will be live on Monday, January 27!