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CANONBALL KIDS
Hello Ninja
N.D. Wilson, $7.00 | FC-190
The Sword
of Abram
For ninjas ages one to ninety-two,
be amazed by all things ninjas do!
They sing and dance and pull off
high-performance stunts in France.
Encourage your child’s inner-ninja
with this humorous board book and
its delightful illustrations that even
mom and dad will enjoy!
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Blah Blah
Black Sheep
N.D. Wilson, $7.00 | FC-191
A timeless tale of barnyard triumph!
Blah Blah Black Sheep is the only one
brave enough to tussle with a hungry
coyote in this action-packed, hilarious
board book from bestselling kids’
author N.D. Wilson.
N.D. Wilson, $14.00 | FC-112
Step into a world of shepherds
and rebel kings, kidnappings and
faithfulness, chariot dust and slime
pits, vision and belief. It all comes to
life in this vividly illustrated book!
In the Time
of Noah
N.D. Wilson, $14.00 | FC-111
Awash with colorful illustrations, this
kids’ book by N.D. Wilson chronicles
the history of Noah’s obedience from
the building of the ark and the taming
of the beasts to the grounding at
Ararat and the promise of the rainbow.
The Dragon and the
Garden
N.D. Wilson, $14.00 | FC-110
Prepare to see the Garden of Eden as
you always wished you could. N.D.
Wilson and illustrator Peter Bentley
weave the story of our first parents
with wild realism, childlike honesty,
and a clarity that brings new depth to
an old truth.
Bundling is Better!
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Ninja Poster
Forrest Dickison, $10.00 | FC-190P
Get this neat poster for your own ninjas’ bedroom walls (or for
your office—surely your workspace could use a little whimsy!).
Makers of
History Series
A must have for any child’s library.
This series of riveting biographical
accounts by Jacob Abbott bring history
alive for young readers ages 12 and
up. Educational and entertaining! Nero $12.00 | FC-125
Alexander the Great
$12.00 | FC-126
Hannibal $12.00 | FC-127
Julius Caesar $12.00 | FC-128
Kill the Dragon, Get the Girl
Cheston Hervey & Darren Doane, $14.00 | FC-180
Lacy is the sole survivor of a freak accident that took eleven of her friends and the use of her legs. It left her with night terrors, and though no one will say it to her face,
people think it may have left her a little crazy. Her younger brother, Tommy, has no such problems, although having the largest vocabulary in his class and being constantly
preoccupied with medieval weaponry comes with its own set of difficulties. But when they and their friend Wayne (big belt buckle, big hat, wishes he could do two hundred
pull-ups) are forced to confront a suspicious recluse named Verdell Graham, things go from bad to worse. Now a motion picture starring Kirk Cameron, Kill the Dragon, Get the
Girl is a wild and snaky book written for the whole family. It’s full of fire and brimstone and pepperoni pizza. You won’t want to miss it.
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CHRISTIAN LIVING
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Christmas and Forgiveness
by Douglas Wilson
T
he Lord Jesus was born into a
sinful world. His advent was not
designed as an inspirational moment to crown all the others, but rather
He was sent as a Savior. He came to bring
forgiveness, and, consequently, if there
is anything His followers should understand and practice, it is forgiveness.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a public example,
was minded to put her away
privily. But while he thought on
these things, behold, the angel
of the Lord appeared unto him
in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou
son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife: for that
which is conceived in her is of
the Holy Ghost. And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name Jesus: for he shall
save his people from their sins.
(Matt. 1:19–21)
After Joseph discovered that Mary
was pregnant (and he knew that he
wasn’t the father), the only reasonable
conclusion to draw was that Mary had
been unfaithful (v. 19). But he did not
want to humiliate her, so he resolved
to divorce her quietly. While he was deciding what to do, an angel appeared
to him in a dream, called him a son of
David, and told him that Mary had conceived as result of the work of the Holy
Spirit (v. 20). The angel told him, further,
that the baby would be a boy and that
Joseph was to name Him Jesus. The reason for the name is that He would save
His people from their sins (v. 21). The
name Jesus is the New Testament equivalent of Joshua, which means that “God
is salvation,” a meaning that Matthew
confirms, adding the important detail
that the salvation is from sin.
Christ came to offer deep forgiveness.
The Lord Jesus did not come, live a perfect life, die on the cross and come back
from the dead in order to dab around
the edges of our wound. Our complicity
in the sin of Adam, and our continuing
screwed-up-ness required a great remedy, which could not be had apart from
the work of a great Savior. But remember that Jesus is saving us from our sins,
and not merely from the consequences
of our sins.
And one of the central sins He is
saving us from is the sin of the double
standard—wanting to receive forgiveness on easy terms, and wanting to
extend it with the heart of a stickler
for justice. We want to borrow easily,
and lend with difficulty. We want our
fingers open to receive, and our fist
clenched for giving. But Jesus has given
us fair warning that we do not receive
forgiveness on our terms. Not at all. In
the Lord’s Prayer, we are taught to say
this to God—“And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors” (Matt. 6:12).
“Dear God, please harbor toward me all
the thoughts I harbor toward others.”
Do the words stick in the throat? “This
is how my heavenly Father will treat
each of you unless you forgive your
brother from your heart” (Matt. 18:2135). Forgiving others is not optional because it is the whole point of the whole
message of Christmas.
“Him hath God exalted with his right
hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to
give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness
of sins” (Acts 5:31). “Be it known unto
you therefore, men and brethren, that
through this man is preached unto you
the forgiveness of sins” (Acts 13:38). “To
open their eyes, and to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of
Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among
them which are sanctified by faith that
is in me” (Acts 26:18). “In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace” (Eph. 1:7; cf. Col. 1:14).
We usually have a better understanding of forgiveness when receiving it,
because we need the forgiveness we receive to be all-encompassing. We want
to receive forgiveness dispensed from
a fire hose, and we want to ladle it out
with a tea spoon. But Jesus came to
save us from our parsimonious selves.
Forgiveness means treating the other
person as though they did absolutely
no wrong—even though you know that
they did. Forgiveness presupposes real
sin. You don’t have to kid yourself to
be forgiving—in fact, it is crucial not to.
“I’ll forgive him because he didn’t really
mean it” is whitewash, not forgiveness.
The Christmas present we all received was forgiveness of sin. Part of the
arrangement is that this is the present
we must give as well.
How to Be Free
from Bitterness
Death by Living
Jim Wilson
$19.99 | I-124
$12.00 | E-104
Bitterness often grows out of a
small offense—a passing word, an
accidental shove, or a pair of dirty
socks left in the middle of the living
room floor. Yet when bitterness takes
root in our hearts, its effects are
anything but small.
In this collection of short articles, Jim
Wilson and others discuss what it
means to live as “imitators of God.”
The authors remind us that we are
to forgive others just as we have
been forgiven, pointing to scriptural
admonitions and examples as they
offer sound teaching on the trials and
temptations of everyday life.
N.D. Wilson
In this award-winning book, bestselling author N.D. Wilson reminds
each of us that to truly live we must
recognize that we are dying. A poetic
portrait of faith, futility, and the joy of
this mortal life. “Our sad, dark and decaying culture
needs more salt, light and joy from such
authors as N.D. Wilson. He reminds me of
a young Chesterton.”
—Eric Metaxas
Audio Download
Read by N.D. Wilson
$12.00 | AV-I124
God Rest Ye Merry
Douglas Wilson, $16.00 | I-122
The repetition of Christmas traditions can appear
to dull the powerful nature of the holiday. God
Rest Ye Merry is meant to rekindle the Christian’s
understanding of Advent on every front, from
politics to shopping to uproarious celebration.
Pastor Douglas Wilson critiques false
reasons for the season (and false objections
to it), teaches the importance of Israel in
Christmastime history, explains why nativity
sets should include Herod’s soldiers, offers
the Enlightenment Assumptions Detector
test as a guide to understanding Christmas
symbolism, and much more. A set of readaloud meditations and prayers for each
day of Advent make God Rest Ye Merry an
excellent tool for cultivating a deep family
love of Christmas.
Papa Don’t Pope
Why I’m Not a Roman Catholic (and Why the Future Is Protestant)
Douglas Wilson, $14.00 | G-113
Papa Don’t Pope evaluates some of the most important issues between Roman Catholics and Protestants—personal interpretation, apostolic succession, sola Scriptura, and
so on. So this little book should be a huge help to anyone (Catholic or Protestant) with honest questions, as well as anyone looking to interact with the original Protestant
vision. What’s the point in stirring up differences between Geneva and Rome? Don’t we have enough division over church and theology already? The truth is, we don’t have
nearly enough clear disagreement—because clear disagreement is a necessary step on the way to agreement. So you could say this book has a catholic purpose (even if the
future is clearly Protestant).
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FAMILY
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A Perfect Christmas
by Hannah Grieser
T
he stores are filling up with
pine garlands and embroidered
stockings. Magazines prompt
dreams of cookies too pretty to eat
and ornaments too fragile for children.
I linger over photos of elaborate place
settings and hand-painted gift wrap.
The longer I look, the more deeply
I feel the perfectionist’s urge to
apply cookie sprinkles with surgical
precision in a perfectly polished
kitchen with “The Sussex Carol”
playing softly in the background.
Ha.
And by Ha, I don’t mean that any
of the above is silly. I say Ha because
I have five school-age boys and dishes
spilling out of the sink. I have no
business folding origami gift tags
when I have not yet managed to fold
the Himalayan Laundry Range.
I say Ha because, when I think of the
unpredictable variety of activities that
God has called me to embrace, I know
that my inner perfectionist must die.
Don’t get me wrong; I am not
rejecting our plans for a colorful and
joyous celebration. But in the thick of
the holiday planning, I remind myself
that Christ does not call us to be
perfectionists; He calls us to be perfect.
Perfection, however, may not look
like we think it should. Children may
stick their fingers in the frosting. Perfect.
Let them taste that the Lord is good.
Enemies may rise against us. Perfect.
Love them, for God has prepared a table
for us in their presence. The valley of
the shadow of death may surround
us. Perfect. He is with us, filling our cup
until it sloshes over the rim and drips
from our fingers.
Our perfect heavenly Father knows
how to plan a celebration, but not
as anyone would expect. The first
Christmas was a perfectionist’s nightmare: the venue, the décor, the guest
list, the smells—all wrong. Pinterest
fail. Instead of rich pastries, the Bread
of Life. Instead of pressed linens, strips
of cloth. Instead of fine china, a food
trough. Instead of local dignitaries,
dirty field hands—nobodies, like us—
invited to behold God in human flesh.
Perfect.
So, may the tree sparkle—and drop
pine needles on the rug. May the wine
warm our conversation—and stain
the tablecloth. May our stories bring
smiles—and snorts of laughter. May
our love and joy overflow. May our
Christmas be perfect.
How to Exasperate
Your Wife
Loving the
Little Years
Douglas Wilson
Rachel Jankovic
$12.00 | F-219
$12.00 | F-200
Both realistic and insightful, How to
Exasperate Your Wife and Other Short
Essays for Men points husbands (and
wives) towards a passionate married
love that is particular, sacrificial,
sacramental, and muy caliente.
This mother of seven writes on the
crazy world of raising children with a
healthy dose of honesty, humor, and
gospel hope that invites mothers to
take up their calling to love and serve. Fit To Burst
Rachel Jankovic
$14.00 | F-218
Rachel Jankovic writes about what
she knows—the challenges, the joys,
and the work involved in raising little
people. Humor, wit, encouragement,
and sound biblical wisdom abound in
this book from a mother of seven. For Christ’s Crown
Richard Hannula, $16.00 | K-119
This collection of thirty brief biographies brings the
stories of faithful covenanters to life. Whether it’s
Edward Dering preaching boldly before a fuming
Queen Elizabeth, Sandy Peden evading the king’s
men on horseback, or Hugh Mackail undergoing
torture and execution for his faith, the courage
and conviction of these faithful saints of the
Reformed tradition shine as bright as ever.
FAMILY SERIES
BUNDLE
All 9 books for the
low, low price of $85.00! Future Men, $15.00 | F-202
Fidelity, $15.00 | F-207
My Life for Yours, $15.00 | F-103
Reforming Marriage, $15.00 | F-209
Federal Husband, $12.00 | F-108
The Fruit of Her Hands, $12.00 | F-114
Standing on the Promises,
$15.00 | F-113
Her Hand in Marriage, $12.00 | F-105
Praise Her in the Gates, $12.00 | F-111
Radiant
Fifty Remarkable Women in Church History
Richard Hannula, $18.00 | K-115
Radiant records the triumph of the gospel as Christian women faced kings and governors, soldiers and wild beasts, Japanese guards and Muslim raiders, fire, exile, the chopping
block, Nazis, cannibals, riots and more. “Look to heaven and forsake the world” has been their cry for two thousand years, but being “spiritually minded” in this way hasn’t made
these women ethereal—it’s made them invincible. These brief and moving biographies for young people introduce fifty often unfamiliar champions of the faith: women like Ida
Kahn, who opened the first clinic in a Chinese city of 300,000 people; Lady Anne Hamilton, who rode with the Covenanter cavalry at the decisive Battle of Berwick; and Anngrace
Taban, who was forced to type secret battle plans for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army.
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EVANGELISM
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Opening Eyes
This Christmas Season
by Jim Wilson
W
hen you’re looking to
share the good news at
Christmastime, there are
two things to remember.
First, don’t preach the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ to your
neighbor until his eyes are opened.
This is because the god of this world
has blinded the minds of unbelievers
(2 Cor. 4:4). Even if you do tell him,
there’s no way he’ll understand—
natural men are spiritually deceived
(1 Cor. 2:14). Instead, as our Lord told
Paul, your job is “to open their eyes
and turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan to God,
so that they may receive forgiveness
of sins and a place among those who
are sanctified by faith in me” (Acts
26:18). So, opening eyes is pre-gospel.
And you open your neighbor’s eyes
by loving him, living a holy life, and
being joyful.
Second, there is a truth of the
Gospel that precedes Jesus’s death
and resurrection, and that truth is
who He is. Without a clear understanding of this, the death and
resurrection do not make sense. The
apostle John filled his gospel with
salvation texts that do not emphasize
the death and resurrection but still
emphasize Jesus (John 1:1–2, 12; 3:16,
36; 5:24; 20:30–31).
Who He is is what Christmas is all
about. So, draw attention to what
the angels sang, what the wise men
said, and what Herod did. Who He is is
witnessed by multitude of angels who
attended His life. Angels ministered
to Jesus at the end of His temptation.
Another angel ministered to Him
in the Garden. Although there were
no angels at the cross, there were
two at His resurrection and two at
His ascension. Resurrection and
ascension come to our mind when we
think gospel, but it was not a miracle
to the angels that He ascended up
to heaven. That was normal to them.
His birth was the miracle. Thousands
upon thousands of the heavenly host
were there to underline it.
In order to make it clear who Jesus
is, you may have to talk about the
Father. The Gospel of John mentions
Principles of War
Weapons & Tactics
Persuasions
Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson
Douglas Wilson
$12.00 | G-105
$12.00 | G-106
$12.00 | P-102
In the study of warfare, great men
have concluded that there are
some overriding principles which,
if followed, will always tend toward
success in battle, and if neglected or
ignored, will tend toward defeat or
even destruction. Jim Wilson explains
how we can employ these principles
of war in our daily spiritual battles in
the great fight that our Commander
in Chief has already won for us.
Weapons & Tactics teaches individual
Christians how to apply the
evangelistic principles described
in Principles of War. Using Scripture
and real-life examples, Jim Wilson
provides insight on what God has
given us to fight with and the
effective use of those weapons.
Weapons & Tactics calls us to personal,
life-changing obedience as we follow
our captain in the fight. This collection of conversations
follows Evangelist, one of the Master’s
servants, who walks the road of life
and talks to those he meets. Along the
way he reasons with fellow travelers
about a variety of questions—
including atheism, marriage, and
hypocrisy in the church. Though this
book is a quick read, the thoughtprovoking arguments it describes are
not easily forgotten. the Father specifically 105 times (not
even including the word “God”). It’s
about the Father. It was the Father
who loved us and sent His Son to save
us. When a person receives Christ, he
comes to the Father (John 14:6; 3:16;
16:26–27).
Once your neighbor’s eyes have
been opened and he has heard
who Jesus is, then the necessity of
Jesus becomes apparent: “Since the
children have flesh and blood, he too
shared in their humanity so that by
his death he might break the power of
him who holds the power of death—
that is, the devil—and free those who
all their lives were held in slavery by
their fear of death” (Heb. 2:14–15). And
you might be ready for a salvation
verse: “If you declare with your
mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in
your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. For it is
with your heart that you believe and
are justified, and it is with your mouth
that you profess your faith and are
saved” (Rom. 10:9–10).
That’s the good news of Christmas..
Food for Thought
Francis Foucachon, $22.00 | A-157
Food for Thought represents a lifetime of reflection on the
place of food in the Christian life. For pastor and chef
Francis Foucachon, food doesn’t just fuel our bodies—it
is about community and family, beauty and flavors,
God-given pleasure and art. Also includes a collection
of delicious personal recipes and sage counsel for
readers considering the restaurant business.
Bake & Share: Frangipane
Ingredients
2 puff-pastry sheets (This is one storebought item that is very good.)
1 c. almonds
½ c. unsalted butter (softened)
2
⁄3 c. sugar
3 eggs, divided
pure almond extract
1 tbsp. rum
Instructions
• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• In a food processor, grind the
almonds to powder.
• Frangipane
mixture: Blend together the
sugar, 2 eggs, powdered almonds,
almond extract, rum, and butter.
• Roll out one of the puff pastry sheets
to a 12-inch diameter, and place it on
the baking sheet.
• Spread out the frangipane mixture
over the puff pastry, then lay the
second puff pastry sheet over it as a
cover, and crimp the edge together to
seal the sides.
• Beat an egg yolk lightly, and brush
the top of the pastry with it.
• Bake for 25–30 minutes.
Taking Men Alive
Evangelism on the Front Lines
Jim Wilson, $12.00 | G-107
Coming from decades of faithful witnessing as a pastor, a U.S. Navy officer, and a door-to-door evangelist, Taking Men Alive shares Jim Wilson’s extensive wisdom on evangelism.
Jim’s insights have been gleaned from a huge variety of personal interactions and straightforward (yet surprising) exegesis of biblical accounts of evangelism. Entertaining and
intensely practical, Taking Men Alive is an inspiring evangelistic meditation and a powerful handbook for determining what spiritual state your neighbor is in and how you should
approach taking his heart for the Lord Jesus Christ.
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EDUCATION
Enfleshing Christmas
by Rebekah Merkle
W
Introducing the one and only
Brit Lit for classical schools!
FEATURES
• Daily reading schedules
• Engaging comprehension
questions and detailed answers
• Introductory essays highlighting
themes and offering Christian
perspective
• Page-by-page marginalia
• Memorization for 200 lines of
poetry over the year
The Seven Laws
of Teaching
• 90 integrative assignments and
supplementary poems in the
Poetry Workbook
John Milton Gregory
• Comprehensive tests
AG-003 | $14.00
Rebekah Merkle
$169.00 $84.50 | PAKG-BRIT
Logos Press’s British Literature series
covers English classics from Beowulf to
P.G. Wodehouse. Each volume includes
primary sources plus reference tools
for teachers and students selected and
edited by veteran teacher Rebekah
Merkle especially for classical and
Christian schools and homeschools.
Individual volumes also available:
Vol. I: Anglo-Saxon, $10.00 | Q-120
Vol. II: Middle English, $19.00 | Q-121
Vol. III: Golden Age, $26.00 | Q-122
Vol. IV: Paradise Lost, $15.00 | Q-123
Vol. V: Pride & Prejudice, $18.00 | Q-124
Vol. VI Tale of Two Cities, $20.00 | Q-125
Vol. VII: Comic Theater, $10.00 | Q-126
Vol. VIII: Crime, $21.00 | Q-127
Vol. IX: Right Ho, Jeeves, $12.00 | Q-128
Vol. X: Poetry Workbook, $18.00 | Q-129
In 1954, Baker Book House published
a revised edition of Seven Laws that
abridged much of the Christian
content and emphasis. We’ve restored
the original 1886 text and added
invaluable tools including a powerful
forward by Douglas Wilson, “The
Seven Disciplines of Highly Effective
Teachers,” and study questions by Dr.
Larry Stephenson.
At the beginning of history, god established a foundational enmity
between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. this is an
antithesis that cuts across all areas of human life, including education.
Christian parents are left with only two options for the training of their
children: faithful education or unbelieving
education. though the right choice
This
“Answers in An Hour”
series is a collection of short,
easily digestible books written
with the inquirer in mind.
seems obvious, many Christian
parents do not see the antithesis.
in this little book, Douglas
Wilson presents the case
for providing a faithful,
Christian education for all
Christian kids, and explains
why we even have to make
that case to begin with.
Covering a range of introductory
topics, these little volumes give
you a overview of the things
you want to study in
just about sixty
minutes.
DouglAs Wilson is the minster of
Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of various books including the Case for Classical education, the Paideia of god and Why
Ministers Must be Men.
Wordsmithy
Douglas Wilson
The College
Advising Handbook
$14.00 | N-902
Larry Stephenson
A guide for writers of every sort.
The author provides indispensable
guidance, showing how to develop the
writer’s craft and the kind of life from
which good writing comes.
AG-002 | $8.00
An invaluable resource which helps
parents and students get a handle on
the process of preparing for, selecting,
and being accepted by the right
college or university.
Wilson • AthAnAsius Press
Cover image: getty images
AnsWers in An hour • Why Christian Kids need a Christian eduCation
omen are, by nature,
“enfleshers” (if you can
bear with me through an
entirely made up word.) We enflesh,
and we glorify. Even on the most basic
biological level, our bodies are designed
to take the love of a man and a woman
and glorify it, put flesh on it, introducing
to the world a brand new person, a oneoff and totally unique family blend.
We do this in our callings as well. In
our homes, we enflesh. We take a paycheck and turn it into a beautiful room
or a hot meal. We enflesh when we
take a biblical principle like “hospitality” and we turn it into a guest room, or
a dinner party. We glorify when we take
two distinctly unpromising ingredients
and weave them together into something magnificent and compelling.
Ingredient 1: an abstract concept (a
Scriptural command)
Ingredient 2: something cold and
lifeless (numbers in a bank account)
Result: A cheerful and welcoming
home that smells like soup bubbling on
the stove and bread in the oven. A home
that testifies Christ’s love to children or
guests more tangibly than any gospel
tract. Our job as women—and it’s a
phenomenal responsibility—is to make
truth taste, to make holiness beautiful.
Christmas is, of course, when God did
ultimately what we women can only
shadow. The ultimate enfleshing. At
Bethlehem, God’s Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, the consolation
of Israel was born of a woman—and
that moment was so staggering that
even the stars had to come down
and see it. And then, every year, we
celebrate that moment. We take one of
the most difficult theological truths—
the incarnation—and attempt to show
that truth through our celebrations.
The men can talk about the incarnation, Athanasius can write important
treatises about it, pastors can preach
about it, theologians can parse and define it . . . but we women are the ones
who make it taste like something. We
make it smell good. How crazy is that?
“And for my next trick, I will take Athanasius’ De Incarnatione and I will say it
with cookies and wrapping paper and
marshmallows and colored lights and
tablecloths and shopping trips and
frantically-last-minute-late-night-Amazon-orders and ham.”
Christmas is when the Word
became flesh. Our assignment? Take
that concept and put some flesh on it.
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AnsWers in An hour
WhY
Christian kids
need a Christian
eduCation
What does
the Christian faith
have to do with
where your kids
go to school?
DouglAs Wilson
Why Christian
Kids Need a
Christian Education
Douglas Wilson, A-119 | $5.00
A little book that presents the case
for providing a faithful, Christian
education for all Christian kids,
explaining why we have to make that
case to begin with!
The Amazing Dr. Ransom’s Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies
N.D. Wilson and Douglas Wilson, with illustrations by Forrest Dickison, $20.00 | N-903
Watch out: There’s an epidemic of kind-hearted people adopting the adorable yet treacherous creatures known as informal fallacies. The Amazing Dr. Ransom has compiled this
book—a field guide for clear thinkers—to help you, dear reader, identify and exterminate fifty of the most fluffy and venomous adorable fallacies. But don’t dawdle, or you could
end up with a ragged hole drilled through your skull and eggs freshly laid at the base of your spine. You have been warned.
Inside you’ll find insightful illustrations, pithy descriptions, helpful exercises, semester- & year-long schedules, and all the clever analysis a person might need to leave the
little fallacies alone. Perfect for fledgling logic students. Matchless as a supplement to any established high school or college logic curriculum. Ideal for pastors or parents or
anyone else in our age of nonsense who wants to apply logic to real life.
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THEOLOGY
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The Great Move
by Toby Sumpter
M
y dad used to work for a
moving company. This was
a little joke from the Lord,
because in the last thirty-five years, my
dad has moved across North America
multiple times. Watching my dad pack
a moving truck was simply glorious. No
square inch went unfilled as he played
Tetris with boxes and mattresses and
lamps and bicycles. I’m still not sure
how it all fit. Dad could take our whole
life and, by some part-Boy-Scout, partninja magic, fold it all up into a perfect
rectangle and slide it into a shipping
container like pulling on a sock.
I loved my dad’s attention to doing a
good job, how he took care of his family
and loved us in all the details. He asked
us to do hard things, to follow him
across the world, but he’d never ask
someone else to pack us. He’d never
hire out for the job. He did it every time
with his own hands, holding us and
our world carefully, gently, with plenty
of padding and support so that we’d
arrive intact and safe.
And I love most how the process
reminds me of the way our God has
come for us. He calls us to do hard
things and follow Him. But when God
calls us to move, He comes to pack
us Himself. He doesn’t hire out. He
comes in person. He takes all of our
complications and, by the magic of His
Spirit, folds us up into a small rectangle
such that our entire lives come to rest
in a manger in a cave in Bethlehem.
Then, when the Child in that manger
has become a Man, He carries us. I’m
not sure how we all fit in Him, but
somehow, in His love, He carries us
and holds us all together with nails in
His hands. He packed our lives with
Him into a grave, the most unusual
shipping container in the history of the
world. And three days later we found
that we had arrived at our new home,
our eternal home, intact and safe.
Our God and Father is the Great
Mover who brings us into the land of
the living. And the wonderful news of
Christmas is that He is also a loving
and diligent Packer. He comes in the
person of His Son to take us Himself to
the new world of His Son.
As you prepare to celebrate the birth
of our Savior again this year, as you
pack boxes full of gifts, take a moment
to imagine yourself in His hands, your
world being packed together with
countless other gifts, preparing for the
Great Move to come.
Cantica Sanctorum
$8.00 | K-118
An all-new collection of psalms,
hymns, and spiritual songs taken
directly from Scripture and set to new
music. Cantica Sanctorum is a helpful
tool for churches seeking to establish
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Systematics
Against the Church
Douglas Wilson
$15.00 | I-123
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This introduction to systematic
theology takes the reader through
the Confession, succinctly and clearly
analyzing the Trinity, the Fall, God’s
covenant with man, the sacraments,
free will, justification, the civil
magistrate, and more. Extra readings
and comprehension questions help
those who want to dig deeper.
Douglas Wilson
The author takes a hammer to some
of our very favorite graven images
that we’ve set up display cases for
in our churches: liturgy, tradition,
systematics, infant baptism, and that
crafty old Baal doctrine. Alongside a
critique of philosophical assumptions
about human nature, dualism, and
grace, Wilson stresses the unavoidable
and absolute necessity of individual
hearts being born again and concludes
by laying out the case for the church.
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Easy Chairs,
Hard Words
Douglas Wilson
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Presented as a series of fictional
conversations between a curious
young Christian and a seasoned
pastor, Easy Chairs, Hard Words offers
an honest, clear, and thoughtful look
at the hard-to-swallow doctrines of
the Reformed faith, including the
freedom of the will, election, and
original sin.
Brewed for clear thinkers and
irrational dreamers, this blend
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Blood-Bought World
Toby Sumpter, $16.00 | I-127
If the Church is to rise up, full of people who care only for the glory of Jesus and His Kingdom, we must once again grasp what made Jesus so immanently killable. Jesus was
murdered by church people, for churchy reasons. In Blood-Bought World, Toby Sumpter pinpoints the raw spots where modern-day Christians have allowed respectability, comfort,
fear, love, fitness, authenticity, or other idols to become “fig leaves” to shield us from the Persons of the Trinity. We have relegated God to Sunday school presentations instead of
following Jesus on the path to real authority and power: the cross. God’s undiluted sovereignty demolishes every false human claim of autonomy. Men and women who know
Jesus have no patience for a polite social club with religious jargon. The real Christian faith, delivered to the saints and driven by the Holy Spirit, is a wild, rambunctious, healing
force set on the redemption of the world. That is what “being Christian” means: Hello, World! Jesus bought this place with His blood. Deal with it.
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CULTURE
everyone is in such a fog when it comes to actually administrating justice? As a
culture, we cry for mercy when we’re hurt, and lustily pound the gavel when
tables turn. Civil tyrants regularly trot out the thumbscrews and red-hot pokers,
but just as many petty gunslingers take pleasure in targeting whoever “the big
guy” happens to be. Is that justice?
RANDY BOOTH has been a pastor for more than thirty years and
currently serves at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nacogdoches,
Texas. He is the director of Covenant Media Foundation and serves on the
Board of Directors for New Saint Andrews College. He and his wife Marinell
have three children and bunches of grandchildren.
DOUGLAS WILSON has been pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho
for more than thirty years, and is the author of more than fifty books, including
Reforming Marriage, How to Exasperate Your Wife, and the award-winning
satirical novel Evangellyfish. He and his wife Nancy have three children and
heaps of grandchildren.
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A little bit proclamation of grace, a
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analysis of past embarrassments
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together with advanced knife-fighting
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Randy Booth and Douglas Wilson bring their considerable pastoral experience
to the question of scriptural standards for justice, and their observations—that
almost nobody has a firm grasp of what justice is or how it functions—are
sobering. This is because maintaining a strict definition of justice is essential for
any community, great or small. In this much-needed exposition, Wilson and
Booth unpack God’s requirements for witnesses, victims, due process, and the
accused and accuser, and take to task some of our favorite injustices in churches
and abroad: anonymous assertions, rattling off charges, double standards,
judging motives, and the ubiquitous Trial by Internet.
A JUSTICE PRIMER
I F GOD I S J UST, and the Bible is his word, how is it that
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If God is just, and the Bible is His Word,
why is everyone is in such a fog when
it comes to administrating justice?
The authors bring their decades of
pastoral experience to the question of
scriptural standards for justice.
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A humbly exquisite apologetic that
compels readers to child-like wonder
and gratitude.
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Confessions of
a Food Catholic
Douglas Wilson
If Zebras Ruled the World
N.D. Wilson
Feminine Virtues
Nancy Wilson
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“Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked
at construction, and with the other held a weapon. Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built.”
—Nehemiah 4:17-18
Freed from Babylon, Jewish exiles returned and
rebuilt the temple and Jerusalem, but not without
opposition. They worked with swords girded on
their sides. They were builders who wore swords
and soldiers that learned to shovel.
When Jesus commissioned his disciples, he sent
them out into the ruin of humanity, wielding the
Word, building churches with baptism.
Now in the ruins of the West, we build again.
Join us as we build. Join us as we fight.
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The Free Speech Apocalypse documents the
strategies of the anti-God, anti-tradition,
hyper-liberal elite and offers perspective
on the cultural decay that has accelerated
in the three years since Indiana University
students decided that Douglas Wilson’s
biblical views were “hate speech,” and
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