Crosswalk.com en-us Sunday, November 29, 2009 Sunday, November 29, 2009 rss.aspx support@crosswalk.com support@crosswalk.com http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/crosswalkredesign/images/display/crosswalk_logo_blue_tiny.gif http://www.crosswalk.com/books/nonfiction/ http://www.crosswalk.com/books/11604083/ The next classic we will be reading together is The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs. I chose this book for a few reasons, among them its status as a true classic of the faith and one that is both pastoral and applicable, even today. We live, after all, in a world that is profoundly discontent and it seems to me that many modern technologies and innovations really just lead us into greater and deeper discontentment. I think we need the message of this book as badly as any generation in history. Thu, 28 May 2009 02:34:00 GMT 11604083 Tim Challies http://www.crosswalk.com/books/11603993/ From the outside looking in, an intelligent observer can see the signs -- and even the causes -- of a once-great civilization in decline. Wed, 27 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT 11603993 Chuck Colson http://www.crosswalk.com/books/11603987/ Martin Luther got it right when he said, “No theology is genuinely Christian which does not arise from and focus on the cross.” The cross of Christ is the very center point of the Christian faith; indeed, it is the very focal point of all of history. No event will or can be more significant than this. Little wonder, then, that so many books have been written that teach the cross, reflect on the cross, draw the Christian’s gaze to the cross. Tue, 26 May 2009 05:46:00 GMT 11603987 Tim Challies http://www.crosswalk.com/books/11603713/ This Momentary Marriage by John PiperJohn Piper waited forty years to write a book on marriage. It is only after forty years of marriage that he felt like he would have something valuable to say (or something valuable to add to a very crowded genre of book). “Romance, sex, and childbearing are temporary gifts of God. They are not part of the next life. And they are not guaranteed even for this life. They are one possible path through the narrow way to Paradise. Marriage passes through breathtaking heights and through swamps with choking vapors. It makes many things sweeter, and with it come bitter providences.” Four decades of sweetness and bitter providences stand behind this book. Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00:00 GMT 11603713 Tim Challies http://www.crosswalk.com/books/11603031/ Nonna Bannister's English isn’t perfect and her prose is straightforward. However, it's surprisingly well-written for the young girl that she was at that time she wrote these gripping stories—ones that you cannot help but turn page after page. Tue, 12 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT 11603031 Annabelle Robertson