Brian Cosby makes the past come alive for students to explain Christian identity and to help readers avoid past mistakes. The history of the church reveals God's story for the world - despite the sin, corruption, and twisted events in the church's past, God has preserved this remnant, His people. Get a new understanding of His plan for the church and your life.
Don't be fooled by the small package: here is robust... history sure to offer wisdom to God's people and insight to the church's future leaders. Brian Cosby has done a favor for students everywhere, both young and old!
-- Sean Michael Lucas (Senior Pastor, Independent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee)I commend this book to you and pray high school and college students will pick it up in order to have an increasing passion to know and study the history of Christ's Church.
-- Dave Jenkins (Executive Director, Servants of Grace Ministries)Our history shapes who we are today. Brain Cosby has done you a huge favor. He's made reading church history easy and fun-and even devotional and worshipful. All you need to do is take up this book and read.
-- Stephen J. Nichols (President, Reformation Bible College, CAO Ligonier Ministries, Sanford, Florida)Fast-paced and focused on major leaders and movements, this book gives a helpful introduction to the history of the church in bite-size portions. Through the ages, God's Story reminds us that history is His story-the account of God's works among His people.
-- Joel R. Beeke (President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan)This is a very good book, easy to grab hold of. Parents should put this in front of their children, read it with them and discuss the attributes of God and the sinfulness of man that are always on display. This latter ought remind that none but Jesus does helpless sinners good. Flee to Him. This book shows us the way.
-- Stuart Brogden- www.defendingcontending.comChurch history- confusing, or what? Well, it is- but it needn't be! Brian Cosby's book, God's Story- A Student's Guide to Church History, will help you through the maze... written in an easy-to-read style, full of interesting facts and searching questions. If you ever wanted to know more about how the present Church came into being, it's a great place to start!
-- Free Magazine- Free Church of Scotland Youth Magazine