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New! Encountering Missionary Life and Work

Encountering Missionary Life and Work: Preparing for Intercultural Ministry
by Tom Steffen Lois McKinney Douglas
Paperback, 416 pages
Published June 2008
“This book is a wonderful introduction to missionary life and work, addressing most of the questions that a person might ask about a possible career in Christian missions. Steffen and McKinney Douglas emphasize that preparation for missionary [...]

New CCEF Booklets Bundle!

Now get all 21 of the New Growth Press CCEF (Christian Counseling & Education Foundation booklets at a substantial savings…and you can order with just one click!
Our CCEF Booklets Bundle gives you one copy each of all the titles listed below at a savings of $23.46 off the list price of the individual booklets.
Booklets included [...]

New CCEF Booklets

Just In! 21 new booklets in the popular Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) series.
At about 24 pages each, these booklets serve as an excellent introduction to finding biblical solutions to the problems and situations common to everyday life in this fallen world. Each author approaches the topic at hand with CCEF’s distinct perspective: change [...]

Westminster Theological Seminary’s Recommended Reading List

Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS), Glenside, Pennsylvania (the parent institution of Westminster Bookstore) has recently updated its list of books recommended by faculty to “those who are interested in Westminster and those who are entering as Westminster students.”
WTS Director of Admissions Jared Oliphint to prospective WTS students: “A number of these books are required for classes, [...]

Waltke’s Old Testament Theology Receives Major Award

Bruce Waltke’s magnum opus, An Old Testament Theology: A Canonical and Thematic Approach has been named “Bible Reference & Study Book of the Year” for 2008 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Since 1978 the Christian Book Awards (formerly the Gold Medallion Awards) have awarded excellence in six categories: Bibles, Bible Reference & Study, Children & [...]

Did You Miss Us?

Our apologies that our web store was “down” for much of July 13 due to a problem at our hosting service. The problem has now been fixed. If you are not seeing www.wtsbooks.com yet, keep trying. It takes some time for the site to “regenerate” across the Web. Thanks for your patience, and we’re glad [...]

New Feature: Personal Wish List!

You’re browsing around on your favorite online bookstore (wtsbooks.com, of course!), and you see a book you know you will want…just not right now. But how to make sure you don’t forget about it? No problem—we’ll remember for you!
Introducing Your Wish List at wtsbooks.com. Now you can keep any number of books or other resources [...]

New Book on the Rise of Evangelicalism in America

The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
by Garth M. Rosell
Baker Academic
Paperback, 288 pages
Read the table of contents and chapter 5 (excerpt) PDF
“The story of post-World War II evangelicalism, and of Harold Ockenga’s role in its reconstruction, is here told with an insider’s understanding, a historian’s eye for [...]

Just Arrived! What Is Providence? by Derek Thomas

What Is Providence?
by Derek Thomas
Basics of the Reformed Faith series
Published by P&R
Paperback, 32 pages
“Derek Thomas is well-qualified to write on the subject of Providence. He wonderfully combines in one person the lucidity of a professor of theology, the sensitivity of a gifted pastor, and the personal experience of a Christian who has learned much about [...]

Back in Print! Westminster Confession Study Guide by Joseph Pipa, Jr.

Westminster Confession Study Book
by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.
Paperback, 408 pages
The Westminster Confession is a foundational document for countless churches worldwide. Churches of all sizes claim it as their confession, and hold to it with varying degrees of closeness. However, how many people actually have any real knowledge of the Confession or feel it is only [...]