Here’s a book written for people who would normally not read theological books. If you’re a Christian who is turned-off by doctrinally faithful but arrogant believers as well as people who are skeptical of the usefulness of Christian doctrine you’ll find this book helpful. It’s also a great resource be familiar with for sharing with people outside the faith who have never really understood basic Christian beliefs.

Dug Down Deep has eleven chapters–eight of which are reflections on key Christian beliefs including the Doctrine of God, Scripture, the Person and Work of Christ, the Atonement and the Holy Spirit. Personal and narrative-driven, Dug Down Deep shares the questions, misconceptions and hang-ups Harris had what it’s meant to allow Scripture’s truth to reshape his thinking.

Other Resources about the Book:

• Read Chapter One
• A review of Dug Down Deep by Tim Challies
• Recommendations for further study on the topic of each chapter
• Videos about the book

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• What will heaven be like?
• What will we be like in heaven?

These questions and more like them are answered in this most helpful book by John MacArthur, The Glory of Heaven: The Truth about Heaven, Angels and Eternal Life

Description:

If you’re going to call it “home” for eternity, don’t you want to know what it’s like?

Our pictures of life in heaven cover the range from comical to curious, from mystical to fictitious–with maybe some biblical truth thrown in. For example: We know angels will be there. But thanks to TV, we think of them as being gorgeous, white-robed beings with enormous wings. We know we will be given new bodies, but books have convinced us that that means we will we end up with a set of wings ourselves. And cartoons, movies, and modern music have portrayed those who have gone to heaven as having full knowledge of what’s happening to their loved ones on earth.

But if heaven is in your future, a Hollywood scriptwriter’s interpretation or some artist’s rendering of it just won’t do. You need to know the truth, which, ironically, is far better than anything our creative minds can imagine.

The only One who knows the glorious truth about heaven is God. And the only place to find that truth is in His Word.

In this book, pastor John MacArthur takes you through those very Scriptures and opens your heart to the realities of heaven, angels, and eternal life. It’s a joyous study of every Christian’s future. A future that you can and should anticipate.

Come along with this best-selling author for an in-depth look at where you’ll spend eternity. Open up The Glory of Heaven and catch a glimpse of Home.

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How does God speak to me today?

How am I supposed to learn God’s will?

Gary Gilley faithfully takes us back to God’s Word for the answers to these questions and others.

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This book is now on the library book table for you to check out.

Stop Dating The Church will help you think carefully about the importance being a member of a local, Bible believing, Bible preaching church.

About the book:

We are a generation of consumers, independent and critical. We attend church, but we don’t want to settle down and truly invest ourselves. We’re not into commitment — we only want to date the church.

Is this what God wants for us?

Stop Dating the Church reminds us that faith was never meant to be a solo pursuit. The church is the place God grows us, encourages us, and uses us best. Loving Jesus Christ involves a passionate commitment to His church — around the world and down the street.

We can’t be apathetic. It’s time to fall in love with the family of God.

“Evangelical Christians have a good and appropriate emphasis on personal salvation. But that emphasis has not been balanced by the inherently corporate nature of the Christian life. Christians belong in churches – the only places where we can thrive and grow spiritually. In this book, Joshua Harris makes this case with wisdom, clarity, and graciousness.”
– Charles W. Colson

“Sadly, many Christians have allowed a consumer-mindset to shape their opinions of the church. Instead of asking what they can give or how they can serve, too many church-goers are only interested in what they can get. In light of this frightening trend, Josh Harris passionately and effectively calls his readers to understand the church’s fundamental importance. As part of God’s perfect plan for His people, the church deserves far more than the half-hearted commitment or apathetic neglect it so often receives. In fact, as Harris astutely observes, the Christian life can never be lived to its fullest apart from a genuine passion for the church. It’s time for believers to take the church seriously, which is why the message of this book is so essential.”
–Pastor John MacArthur

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What does the Bible teach about the miracle of rebirth?

In this book John Piper explores Jesus’ peculiar command, “You must be born again.”
When Jesus told Nicodemus, he had to be born again, this devout religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It seems nothing has changed. Today “born again Christians” fill churches that are ineffectual at best and sometimes even nonchristian.

The term “born again” has lost its meaning for many. Those claiming to be “born again” live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don’t; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, do almost everything the same.

Being “born again” shouldn’t be defined by what people say they believe. It should be defined by Jesus.

“When Jesus said to Nicodemus, “You must be born again” (John 3:7), he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life… If he does that for you (or if he already has), then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive.” –John Piper

You may also be interested in Tim Challies review here.

This book can also be downloaded as a free PDF for your computer or eReader at DesiringGod.com

Tim Challies has written a helpful review of this book available here.

Here’s his summary paragraph.

For someone who does not consider himself much of a worrier, I was surprised to find that this book offered me a lot to think about; it offered me a challenge to see where (not if) I worry. And as it offered the biblical diagnosis, it offered also the biblical cure. It showed me that worry, though usually a hidden sin and perhaps even a sin that most often seems harmless, is a sin that impacts my life and serves to distance me from the God who says time and time again, “Do not be afraid. Peace be with you. The Lord give you peace.” It showed me most clearly of all that the way I feel about fear and worry is a sure indication of what I believe about God.

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Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and
Daughters Who Walk with God
by Voddie T. Baucham Jr.

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More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88% of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done. Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. He has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness, especially in Deuteronomy 6. God’s simple command to Moses to teach the Word diligently to the children of Israel serves as the foundation of Family Driven Faith.

What In The World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore
by Dr. David Jeremiah

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“A clear, compelling primer on God’s heart for Israel and the dramatic Bible prophecies that will unfold in these last days. What I loved most is that David Jeremiah unashamedly examines and explains the biggest global trends of our day through the Third Lens of Scripture. And his description of Jesus’ unconditional love and compassion for Jews and Muslims is alone worth the read!” —Joel C. Rosenberg

Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
by John Piper

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John Piper delivers powerful biblical reassurances to bolster readers’ trust in the sovereignty of God and the supremacy of Christ when evil and tragedy come. If God governs the sinful acts of men, then does the devastation caused by those terrorists, dictators, murderers, cheats, and abusers discredit Jesus’ words: “All authority in heaven and earth belongs to me”? When heart-rending news comes of the latest accident, illness, or natural disaster, can we really believe that in Jesus, “all things hold together”?

Worldliness
by C. J. Mahaney (Author), John Piper (Foreword), Dave Harvey (Contributor), Bob Kauflin (Contributor), Jeff Purswell (Contributor), Craig Cabaniss (Contributor)

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This resource uncovers the subtle presence of worldliness in our hearts and helps believers learn to relate to the world while resisting its influence. People today are saturated in technology and abundance. Most of us have access to endless luxuries: clothes to wear, cars to buy, vacations to take, entertainment to enjoy. Yet this world, which offers so many pleasures, is actively opposed to God and the truth of His Word. How, then, is the Christian to relate to the world in which we live?

Why We Love The Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion
by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck

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Authors Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck present the case for loving the local church. Their newest book paints a picture of the local church in all its biblical and real life guts, gaffes, and glory in an effort to edify local congregations and entice the disaffected back to the fold. It provides a solid biblical mandate to love and be part of the body of Christ and counteract the “leave church” books that trumpet rebellion and individual felt needs.

Finally Alive
by John Piper

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Why is the church so ineffectual and characterized by the mosaic generation as unchristian? The term born again has been devalued both in society and in the church. Recent social studies surveys have shown that those who regard themselves as born again Christians have the same tendency to divorce as people who aren’t Christians at all! In these surveys, being born again is defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament defines Christians very differently. Piper defines new birth biblically and helps us to embrace the reality of it. I hope that showing that the new birth is not in our control helps make pastors and other Christians desperate for the supernatural in their ministries. —John Piper

Five Leading Reformers: Lives at a watershed of history
by Christopher Catherwood

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Christopher Catherwood summarizes the lives of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Thomas Cranmer and John Knox. He unlocks the motivation, the power and drive that pushed these men to risk their position, their livelihoods and their lives. “The author emphasizes especially the political dimension of the Reformation and with it the emancipation of lay people.” –David Wright, New College, Edinburgh”