{"id":111,"date":"2024-10-21T19:53:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/?p=111"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:53:32","slug":"new-book-release-approaching-god-lessons-from-leviticus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/new-book-release-approaching-god-lessons-from-leviticus\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book Release\u2014Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the release of a new book,\u00a0<strong>Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus<\/strong>\u00a0by Michael A. Milton (release date: July 9, 2024).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more at the Christian Focus Publications book page for Approaching God:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianfocus.com\/products\/3177\/approaching-god\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Focus Publications \u2013 Approaching God<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Suggested Citation:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chicago Manual of Style\/Turabian:<\/strong>\u00a0Milton, Michael A.\u00a0<em>Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus<\/em>\u00a0(UK: Christian Focus Publications, 2024).<\/p>\n<p><strong>APA:<\/strong>\u00a0Milton, M. A. (2024).\u00a0<em>Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus<\/em>. Christian Focus Publications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MLA:<\/strong>\u00a0Milton, Michael A.\u00a0<em>Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus<\/em>. Christian Focus Publications, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review a sample of the book here:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianfocus.com\/cmsfiles\/products\/samples\/9781527111561_Sample.pdf\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sample \u2013 Approaching God<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Publisher\u2019s Introduction:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>In this pastoral treatment of Leviticus, Michael A. Milton uncovers the treasures of one of the Bible\u2019s regularly overlooked books.<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s call changed everything for the Israelites. Amid the vast, severe wilderness landscape of the Sinai region, life abruptly changes in the sun-scorched sorrow and disappointment over a recent national sin \u2013 the creation and worship of an idol of smelted jewelry. In the first line of Leviticus, \u201cAnd the Lord called,\u201d God interrupts time and space, regret and reason, futility and hope. He reveals the pattern of the gospel: the holiness of God, the problem of human sin, God\u2019s plan of salvation, and His call to holiness through His gracious provision. He shows a way for sinful humans to live in the presence of a holy God.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Leviticus for Modern-Day Christians:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This call didn\u2019t just affect the ancient Israelites\u2014Milton shows how Leviticus still speaks to Christ\u2019s followers today. This book of the law consistently points to Jesus, the fullness and fulfillment of every antitype. It reveals to us in stark terms the abhorrence of sin and the barrier it creates between mankind and God.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with a helpful overview of Leviticus and providing beneficial information about its title, authorship, time, and biblical context, Milton tackles the book in four sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Called to Worship<\/strong>\u00a0(chapters 1\u20137)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Called to Ministry<\/strong>\u00a0(chapters 8\u201310)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Called to Purity<\/strong>\u00a0(chapters 11\u201316)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Called to Holiness<\/strong>\u00a0(chapters 17\u201327)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Throughout, we see how this call applies not only to the ancient Israelites but also to us.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get into this fascinating book.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Approaching God<\/strong>\u00a0is excellent for personal Bible study or for a pastor or small group leader working through the book. This could a rich source of Biblical study and pastoral application in the lives of fellow believers.\u00a0<em>Help them understand Leviticus and its powerful message for today.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christianbook.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cokesbury.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cokesbury<\/a>, or your favorite bookseller.<\/p>\n<p>Michael A. Milton has written about the book in his newsletter. You are welcome to read and to sign up for a free subscription to insights on issues at the intersection of faith and life: Go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/michaelamilton.substack.com\/p\/introducing-approaching-god-lessons\">Faith for Living Newsletter with Mike Milton.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the release of a new book,\u00a0Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus\u00a0by Michael A. Milton (release date: July 9, 2024). Learn more at the Christian Focus Publications book page for Approaching God:\u00a0Christian Focus Publications \u2013 Approaching God Suggested Citation: Chicago Manual of Style\/Turabian:\u00a0Milton, Michael A.\u00a0Approaching God: Lessons from Leviticus\u00a0(UK: Christian Focus Publications, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/michael-milton\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}