Did you know that Energion Publications offers free review or evaulation copies? Review copies are for those who plan to write a review of a book, whether it’s for print publication, for your blog, or for social media. Evaluation copies are a teacher’s friend, because you can get a free copy of the book for…
First time author, Donna Marie Ennis, brings contemplation to the forefront of an active, strong prayer life in her book, The Ground of God: Contemplative Prayer for the Contemporary Spirit. How many of us struggle to pull down the frantic pace of our lives and bend our priorities from this world under the better priorities…
Back to school time brings a lot of emotions. Tears as moms and dads send their new kindergartener off to a full day of school for the first time. Kids excited to sling their new backpack over the shoulder covered by a new shirt. And the never-told Happy Dance by parents who may even take…
Our Buy 2 Get 1 Free Sale has been extended through Father’s Day, Sunday, June 14, 2015! Teachers are making plans for their Fall curriculum in Sunday School and small groups! And they are taking advantage of our sale on our series books! Remember: if you are considering a church-wide study on — say, tithing or stewardship or…
All of our series books are on sale! Yes, all! Buy two books (mix the titles or all the same book) and get a book free! The shipping within the United States for orders over $10 will be free! You could order 50 copies of a book for a church-wide study and 1/3 of them would be…
Dr. Bruce Epperly offers these words in his new book, Finding God in Suffering: A Journey with Job: In his classic treatment of the problem of evil, C.S. Lewis asserts, “Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a…
There is a new Participatory Study in town and its name is The Spirit’s Fruit by Dr. David Moffett-Moore. This study, beginning with the topic, is made for small groups, whether they are youth or senior saints. Jesus told us, His disciples, that we were to “go and bear fruit.” Paul tells us, the Church,…
Extended version: Your doctrinal statement is very short, and leaves me with a number of questions. You say you publish materials that reflect different viewpoints. How can I be sure a study guide is suitable for use in my church? Churches will, and surely should, have doctrinal statements that are much longer than ours. And…
I believe that one cannot receive Christ apart from the work of the Holy Spirit and thus does receive the Holy Spirit in this sense when he or she accepts Jesus as savior.
Continuing the look at small groups, I notice that one of the most common questions I’m asked about Bible study groups is just how one goes about studying a text. Often somebody points to a note in their study Bible and says, “I don’t see how they got that. I can’t see it in the…
