With Uplifted Head

"Combining a deep reading of Scripture, intelligent reflection, and a wide-ranging wisdom, Machiela's work is a gift to the church and her ministers."

--Rev. Cornelius Plantinga Jr., President and Charles W. Colson Professor of Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary



"With Uplifted Head is an all-too-rare book. It combines a warm heart with careful theological direction and thus powerfully sets before the people of God a biblical theme almost entirely absent in the present me-oriented culture. This is a book for pastors, but it is also a book for everyone who longs to have the well-grounded hope that cannot be shaken in times that undermine the forward perspective of real hope."

--John H. Armstrong, President, ACT 3



"Relentlessly, this pastor-missionary--assisted by his collaborator--explains, defines, and illustrates biblical hope. . . . His enthusiasm for preaching biblically-based hope is contagious, simply because the preacher consulting this book will discover God's encouraging message for people living in gloomy, even desperate, times. By reading this book, you will learn to look beyond the horizon, preaching the break-through of hope!

--Sidney DeWaal, former dean and ministry professor, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary