As its title suggests, this is a manual both for those who are contemplating becoming followers or disciples of Jesus Christ as well as those who have committed themselves to following Him. It exhorts such folk to consider carefully what is involved in the Christ life, both from a negative and positive viewpoint. The authors are evangelicals and Baptists who take the Bible as the essential standard for faith and practice.

A.D. 695 - Naranjo, a mid-sized city in the Guatemalan jungle. Wakah Baak, "Raised-Up Heron," was unlike anyone in his family of warriors. When he was a child suffering from debilitating illnesses, he enjoyed the company of an itinerant storyteller who became his mentor. Wakah's dream was to follow him on that path. Now as a young man the Regent "privileged" him with telling a story to the captive families that she and his father, the supreme warlord, are bringing in to bolster their army and provide labor in support of her building projects. When Wakah realizes that the story she'd given him...

A description of biblical teaching, interpreted straightforwardly given the genre, historical, and cultural milieu of the biblical author and the people with whom he was communicating. The book follows orthodox Christian theological categories, seeking to apply teachings in a conservative and evangelical manner. The author is a retired Seminary vice-president and theology professor with over half a century of professional Christian ministry experience. He has written a number of theological books on contemporary theology, sin, the church, and salvation. He comes to his work from an...