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Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary interviews Ryan McGraw on his book ‘By Good and Necessary Consequence’ 

Pastor Ryan M. McGraw was installed as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Sunnyvale, on November 9, 2012. Pastor McGraw is a graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS. MDiv and ThM). He is the author of The Day of Worship: Reassessing the Christian Life in Light of the Sabbath; By Good and Necessary Consequence; and Christ’s Glory, Your Good: Redemption Planned, Promised, Accomplished, and Applied. Pastor McGraw has contributed numerous articles and book reviews to publications such as Puritan Reformed Journal, The Confessional Presbyterian, Westminster Theological Journal, Banner of Truth, Calvin Theological Journal, Katekomen» (GPTS’s online journal), and the Website, meetthepuritans.com». He is currently pursuing Ph.D. studies at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa) with respect to John Owen’s practical Trinitarian theology in relation to public worship. He is married to Krista, and they have three sons: Owen, Calvin, and Jonathan.

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Has Science Got Rid of God?

John Blanchard

Paperback, 159 pages

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Science and religion are frequently portrayed as being diametrically opposed. John Blanchard presents a basic outline of the issues involved in a right understanding of the relationship between science and the Christian faith.

Author  John Blanchard is an internationally-known Christian author, teacher and conference speaker. He received an award for his best-selling book Does God Believe in Atheists? as the best UK Christian Book for 2001. He is also the author of Evolution: Fact or Fiction?, Has Science Got Rid of God?, How to Enjoy your Bible, Is God Past his Sell-by Date?, Meet the Real Jesus, Read Mark Learn, Truth for Life, Ultimate Questions, Whatever Happened to Hell?, Where is God when things go wrong?, Where was God on September 11? and Why Believe the Bible?

Endorsements  “John Blanchard has done it again! With his usual clarity, wit and competency he dispatches the popular myths that science has all the answers to questions about human life and the meaning of the universe, that science has disproved God’s existence or rendered him unnecessary, and that biblical Christianity is at odds with the scientific enterprise. His lucid and interesting approach will prove an immense help to Christians and non-Christians alike.” -Dr J. Ligon Duncan III, B.A., M.Div., M.A., Ph.D., Senior Minister, First Presbterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

Prepared by Grace, for Grace: The Puritans on God’s Way of Leading Sinners to Christ - Available for Pre-Order

Joel R. Beeke and Paul Smalley

Paperback, 304 pages

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“I can think of no abler team of writers in the world today to tackle the important issue of preparatory grace, with all of its attendant law-gospel implications, than Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley. As with legalism, preparatory grace suffers from verbal abuse—partly through ignorance of the real issues, and partly through prejudice for its supposed attempt to usurp gospel grace. Beeke and Smalley have provided us with a plethora of historical and theological material to enable us to walk through this controversial but important issue. It has been suggested that to understand the relationship between law and gospel is to be a theologian; on this score, these authors are theologians par excellence.” — Derek W. H. Thomas, professor of systematic and historical theology, RTS Atlanta, and minister for preaching and teaching, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

“No subject is more important to man than knowing how he may be saved. The Puritans excelled in their exposition of a scriptural gospel. Yet while they rejected a theology of human merit and of free will, they differed somewhat in their view as to the preparatory work of God in those who are saved. The authors of this comprehensive study expound most carefully these different Puritan emphases and also critique the views of such modern writers on the Puritans as Perry Miller, George Marsden, Norman Pettit, and R. T. Kendall. The extensive use made by the authors of both the available primary and secondary sources indicates the great care that has been used by the writers to be fair to the great Puritans and in this way to help the modern reader. I recommend this study especially, but not only to preachers. It will help to cure us all of the modern danger of giving premature assurance to those who profess faith in Christ without evidences of being broken to repentance. The study of this book could do much to transform our evangelistic influence today.” — Maurice Roberts, former minister of the Inverness Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) and former editor of the monthly magazine The Banner of Truth

Brian H. Cosby is Interviewed on Reformed Cast about his book Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence. Brian is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He serves as Lead Pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church on Signal Mountain, TN.

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Endorsement  “It is my great joy and privilege to be able to commend this book and its author to a wider public. I have known Brian for many years as a student and as a pastor, and it is largely thanks to him that I have come to know John Flavel too. My prayer is that this introduction to his work will be used to bring many to a similar knowledge and understanding of one of the great men of our church and that those called to pastor today will learn from his example and be encouraged by one who suffered the loss of all things so that Christ might reign in splendor in the hearts and minds of the people committed to his care. If you are a child of God, may He do a work in you as great as the one He did in John Flavel, and may you go on your way rejoicing, knowing that in reading these pages, you have been with Jesus.” — Gerald Bray, Research Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University (from the foreword)

Forgotten Heroes of Revival

Tim Shenton

Paperback, 197 pages

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The ‘forgotten heroes’ described here had a deep love for Jesus Christ and for the souls of their listeners which enabled them to stand strong through the storms of persecution and to preach a message that didn’t only address the mind with truth, but reached right into the hearts. The Word of Life shook their congregations—it stirred them, and many were saved. Read about the amazing lives of:

George Thomson, a young vicar in Cornwall, catalysed out of his careless lifestyle by a dream in which he was to be summoned before the judgement seat of Christ;

James Rouquet, friend of John Wesley and the Countess of Huntingdon, who exercised a remarkable ministry of compassion amongst prisoners;

Captain Jonathan Scott, a military officer whose life was characterized by dissipation and vice until his conversion and whose life subsequently made a great impact on his fellow soldiers and then, later, in civilian circles;

David Simpson, who, even as a boy, felt compelled by a voice from heaven to be instructed for the ministry and whose evangelical preaching cut powerfully through the social ills of his day, bringing and conversion;

Thomas Pentycross, a bright pupil who made rapid progress at school, a gifted actor and orator, who, after his conversion, had a long and controversial ministry in preaching and in establishing a church school.

Author  Tim Shenton is a pastor at Lansdowne Baptist Church, Bournemouth, England. He is married with two daughters. He has written twenty books, and researched extensively on church history, specializing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His published works by Day One include Heroes of revival, Our perfect God, Jesus in Luke’s Gospel and two other selections of children’s daily readings, expositional commentaries on some of the Minor Prophets, John Rogers—Sealed with blood, and Opening up 1 Thessalonians.

Endorsement  ‘This fascinating book is recommended to all lovers of historical biographies, but also for all Christians who want to know what preaching the gospel is all about, even today.’ Evangelical Times

The Psalter Reclaimed

Gordon Wenham

Paperback, 208 pages

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Though frequently used in times of crisis or pain, the book of Psalms is often misread or misunderstood, seeming like a disorganized jumble of prayer, praise, and lament. To help readers get more out of the Psalms, renowned Old Testament scholar Gordon Wenham highlights its foundational place for all Christian worship and spiritual formation. This compilation of eight lectures delivered between 1997 and 2010 teaches the practices of singing, reading, and praying the Psalms, paying special attention to the Psalter’s canonical structure, messianic focus, and ethical goal. In drawing on his extensive academic and scholarly experience, Wenham has crafted a guide for discovering afresh the manifold wonders of this beautiful and surprisingly complex portion of the Bible.

Author  Gordon Wenham (PhD, University of London) studied theology at the universities of Cambridge, London, and Harvard, taught Old Testament at Belfast and Gloucestershire Universities, and is now adjunct professor at Trinity College, Bristol. He has also authored a number of critically acclaimed Bible commentaries and books.

Endorsements  “It is hard to imagine a better introduction to the book of Psalms, whether for pastors, seminary students, or general readers. Gordon Wenham, one of the most respected Old Testament scholars of our time, makes a compelling case for the relevance of the psalms for both public and private worship. The Psalter Reclaimed is engagingly written, well informed, practical, and genuinely inspiring.” — Gordon P. Hugenberger, Senior Minister, Park Street Church, Boston

“We are grateful to Professor Wenham for gathering in one volume many of his special studies on the Psalms, for many the favorite book of the First Testament. The essays included here not only introduce readers to the history of scholarship on the Psalter, but also provide us with hermeneutical guidelines for interpreting the book. And best of all, they make accessible to us its inspiring and transforming message.” — Daniel I. Block, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College; author, The Gospel according to Moses: Theological and Ethical Reflections on the Book of Deuteronomy