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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John P Bowen , Susan J a BellPublisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781725288607ISBN 10: 1725288605 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 05 January 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsPeople will never hear God's word unless someone is sent to tell them. For all who have been 'sent' here is a most delightful book that is full of good things to say. --Cid Latty, Congregational Development Associate, Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec It is hard for me to be neutral about John Bowen, since listening to him speak at university is what helped lead me to Jesus! John writes like he speaks, with a turn of phrase or story that brings you up short, surprises you, and then breaks something open inside of you. With a keen sense of how to connect with those who are spiritually searching, John's book contains a rich vein of hard-won wisdom and biblical insight to nourish the lifelong believer as well. --Jenny Andison, Suffragan Bishop, Diocese of Toronto John Bowen has a voice and message that is both kind and bold, which is exactly how he is as a human being as well. . . . What a treasure it is to have a sampling of his writing and preaching in one lovely collection. --Karen Stiller, author of The Minister's Wife John Bowen brings street cred as an evangelist, mentor, and teacher to this anthology of his writings. An exercise in what evangelicals used to call 'practical divinity, ' it is suffused from the one side by his lifelong love of Scripture, and from the other by the authenticity of someone in conversation with his Lord. As such it rewards the reader at once as spiritual meditation, theology, and personal remembrance. And then there is the Welsh wit ... --George Sumner, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas People will never hear God's word unless someone is sent to tell them. For all who have been 'sent' here is a most delightful book that is full of good things to say. --Cid Latty, Congregational Development Associate, Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec It is hard for me to be neutral about John Bowen, since listening to him speak at university is what helped lead me to Jesus! John writes like he speaks, with a turn of phrase or story that brings you up short, surprises you, and then breaks something open inside of you. With a keen sense of how to connect with those who are spiritually searching, John's book contains a rich vein of hard-won wisdom and biblical insight to nourish the lifelong believer as well. --Jenny Andison, Suffragan Bishop, Diocese of Toronto John Bowen has a voice and message that is both kind and bold, which is exactly how he is as a human being as well. . . . What a treasure it is to have a sampling of his writing and preaching in one lovely collection. --Karen Stiller, author of The Minister's Wife John Bowen brings street cred as an evangelist, mentor, and teacher to this anthology of his writings. An exercise in what evangelicals used to call 'practical divinity, ' it is suffused from the one side by his lifelong love of Scripture, and from the other by the authenticity of someone in conversation with his Lord. As such it rewards the reader at once as spiritual meditation, theology, and personal remembrance. And then there is the Welsh wit ... --George Sumner, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas Author Information"John P. Bowen is Emeritus Professor of Evangelism at Wycliffe College, Toronto. He worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of Canada for twenty years, and then taught at Wycliffe until retirement in 2016. He is the author of Evangelism for ""Normal"" People (2002), The Spirituality of Narnia (2007), and Growing Up Christian (2010). He is also the editor of The Missionary Letters of Vincent Donovan (2011), Green Shoots out of Dry Ground (2013), and (with Michael Knowles) Good News Church (2018)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |