As winter approaches and the weather turns frosty, it’s time to make provision for chilly nights spent indoors. Why not stock up on good books to keep you company? We’ve hand-picked some of the highlights arriving in store from June to August (note: arrival dates are tentative and may change due to shipping delays). 

There are great options in this list for both adults and kids, so we’ve got all your family’s reading sorted. Pre Order now to secure your copies!

Adults

On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble (IVP)

 

 

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. In this deeply personal essay, Alan Noble considers the unique burden of everyday life in the modern world. Sometimes, he writes, the choice to carry on amid great suffering—to simply get out of bed—is itself a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God.

Knowing God’s Truth series by Jon Nielson (Crossway)

 

 

In his book Knowing God’s Truth, pastor Jon Nielson gives a clear, meaningful, and practical introduction to systematic theology. Part of the Theology Basics suite of resources, this series includes the book, companion workbook, and DVD video study, covering the basic categories of systematic theology—including Scripture, humanity, sin, the church, and more.

The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church by Danielle Treweek (IVP Academic)

 

 

Dani Treweek offers biblical, historical, cultural, and theological reflections to retrieve a theology of singleness for the church today. Drawing upon both ancient and contemporary theologians, she contends not only that singleness has served an important role throughout the church's history, but that single Christians present the church with a foretaste of the eschatological reality that awaits all of God's people.

 

Union with the Resurrected Christ by G. K. Beale (Baker Academic)

 

 

Union with Christ is an important theological and practical concept that has received considerable attention in recent years. But not much consideration has been given to this union and its benefits in light of Jesus's resurrection and ascension. In this follow-up to his monumental A New Testament Biblical Theology, G. K. Beale summarizes and expands on that work with an eye to fleshing out the theological implications of the resurrection and ascension.

 

The Army of God: Spurgeon’s Vision for the Church by Geoffrey Chang (Mentor)

 

 

What was Spurgeon’s ecclesiology and how did it affect how he ordered and led his local church? Chang examines Spurgeon’s Reformed ecclesiology and Baptist polity and looks at how they were shaped by his militant church outlook.

Kids

ESV Teen Study Bible range (Crossway)

 

 

Edited by pastor Jon Nielson, the ESV Teen Study Bible features numerous study and resource materials—including 12,000 accessible study notes adapted from the ESV Concise Study Bible, 365 devotions adapted from God's Great Story by Jon Nielson, and 200 sidebars defining key doctrines and helping teens apply Scripture to their own lives. Various designs available.

Amy Carmichael: The Brown-Eyed Girl Who Learned to Pray by Hunter Beless (The Good Book Company)

 

 

New volume in the Do Great Things for God series. Read the true story of Amy Carmichael (1867-1951), a missionary who shared Christ’s love with hundreds of women and children in Asia. Along the way, she adapted to fit into cultures very different from her own, learned to depend on God in prayer, and became a mother to many children who had been sold, kidnapped, outcast or abandoned.

 

Maria Fearing: The Girl Who Dreamed of Distant Lands by K. A. Ellis (The Good Book Company)

 

 

New volume in the Do Great Things for God series. Read the true story of Maria Fearing, a missionary who shared Christ’s love with children in Africa and protected them from slavery. She even helped translate the Bible so that the children could read it in their own language. Her patience and grit in overcoming incredible obstacles to heed God’s call make her a great role model for young children.

 

God, You Are: 20 Promises from the Psalms for Kids by William R. Osborne (Crossway)

 

 

Professor, pastor, and father William R. Osborne presents short devotionals around the 20 “You Are” statements found in the Psalms. Each devotional is followed by a short prayer that families can pray together as they read. Using a clear and warm style, Osborne provides a distinct connection between the gospel of Jesus Christ and God’s goodness, holiness, and mercy as they are illustrated in the Psalms. 

 

The Biggest Story Curriculum: Box Set (Crossway)

 

 

The best-selling Biggest Story book series by Kevin DeYoung has been expanded to include other resources including this curriculum. Designed for use in a Sunday school, children’s church, or homeschool context, each lesson in the Biggest Story Curriculum set includes an easy-to-use teaching plan, discussion questions, and reproducible activity sheets for two or more years of teaching. You can also order coloring and activity books, posters, verse cards in the full Biggest Story collection.

 

How Can I Be Sure What's Right and Wrong? by Chris Morphew (The Good Book Company)

 

 

New volume in the Big Questions series. In this fun and fast-paced book, Christian Studies teacher and school chaplain Chris Morphew walks 9-13-year-olds through various questions about morality. He makes the case that there is such a thing as right and wrong, and that we need to go to God for solid and satisfying answers.