The titles of some of our new resources seem to have a theme:
Questions... and Answers.
Part 1 of this book presents ten things Christians don't need to believe. In short, Christians don't need to believe in closed-minded faith. For example, Christians don't need to believe that Jews are going to hell or that it's heresy to believe in evolution.
Part 2 presents ten things Christians do need to believe - what matters most, if you will. They need to believe in Jesus - his life, teachings, example, death, and resurrection. A great benefit of these beliefs is that they provide promising answers to life's most profound questions, including:
"Where is God? What brings fulfillment? What about suffering? And is there hope?"
Many people in the 21st century hunger for an alternative expression of Christian faith that's different from the judgmental and narrow-minded caricatures they see on religious televsion and in the news. This book offers such an alternative. It articulates centrist, mainline, and moderate Christianity in a way that's fresh and easy to understand. It also offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest human needs.
The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (with answers), by Mark Mittelberg
Through a national poll conducted bythe Barna Group, Mittelberg uncovered the questions Christians most fear being asked. Complete with discussion questions, this book will help you meet today's hot-button issues head on.
Questions include the following: "Sure, Jesus was a good man. Why make him into the Son of God, too?; Didn't evolution put God out of a job?; Why are Christians so obsessed with abortion?; What makes you so sure God even exists?; and Christians are hypocrites - so why should I listen to you?"This book has gotten excellent reviews.
More Presbyterian Questions, More Presbyterian Answers: Exploring Christian Faith, by Donald K. McKim
Subtitled "Exploring Christian Faith", this book is a follow-up to his 2003 bestseller "Presbyterian Questions, Presbyterian Answers". This study-friendly guide articulates the basic tenets of the faith and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about being a Presbyterian.
Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk Emeritus of the GA and Visiting Prof. at Louisville Pres. Seminary states, "Donald McKim once again makes the Presbyterian and Reformed faith come alive for people all across the church. McKim poses questions that Presbyterians are asking - about others, about social and ethical issues, about what we believe, and about the future - and provides clear and inspiring answers to each one of them. This is a book that every Presbyterian should read and take to heart!" Got Questions? Need Answers? Know someone who does? Stop by the Resource Center!
