Monthly Archives: June 2011

Announcing the Reformation Blog Tour – July 25-29

Dr. Trueman examines the origins of contemporary Reformed theology in the Reformation world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. After tracing how this heritage shaped and transformed the intervening period, he then describes some of the major challenges being faced … Continue reading

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New Release — Faith on Trial: Studies in Psalm 73 by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Why do good people suffer unjustly – and yet others get away with it? Asaph, close confidant of King David, dealt with this very problem in Psalm 73 – it’s a conundrum that has often perplexed and discouraged God’s people. … Continue reading

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Feminine Threads Blog Tour

This week we have several bloggers participating in a blog tour for Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History by Diana Lynn Severance. Links to the reviews are below: Mandy Johnson – www.mandybakerjohnson.com Hannah Reardon – herimpressions.blogspot.com Kim … Continue reading

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New Release: Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History by Diana Lynn Severance

Feminine Threads:  Women in the Tapestry of Christian History shares the stories of women who embraced the freedom and power of the Gospel in making their unique contributions to the unfolding of history. Wherever possible, the women here speak for … Continue reading

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Announcing the John Calvin Blog Tour – July 18-22

“…despite his stern Calvinist upbringing” – Why is it that in the modern media the word ‘Calvinist’ is always accompanied by ‘stern’, ‘dour’ or ‘strict’? Most of the people who use the terms together have next to no knowledge of … Continue reading

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June Book Giveaway – David Brainerd: A Love for the Lost

The end of June is just around the corner and we’re ready to host our next giveaway on the Christian Focus BookNotes blog. This month we are giving away David Brainerd:  A Love for the Lost by Brian Cosby. Life … Continue reading

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Christian Focus Across the Web – June 24, 2011

Christian Focus Across the Web highlights important news and blog posts related to our books. This week’s highlights are below: Win a copy of The Marrow of Modern Divinity at TheMarrow.org – Enter for your chance to win a copy … Continue reading

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Author Profile: Dr. John Woodhouse

Dr Woodhouse is a distinguished theologian and Bible expositor whose gifts are widely recognized. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New South Wales, and then worked as a geologist for two years before entering Moore … Continue reading

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New Release: Colossians & Philemon (Focus on the Bible Commentary Series) by John Woodhouse

Come and hear a wonderful story of evangelism, church planting and Christian growth. Colossians was a letter, which would have first been read by Tychicus in Philemon’s house in Colossae. People who were to read that letter had been converted … Continue reading

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From the Finger of God Blog Tour

This week we have several bloggers participating in a blog tour for Philip S. Ross’ From the Finger of God:  The Biblical & Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law. Links to the reviews are below: G.A. Dietrich … Continue reading

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