At the Table of the Gates of Hell
Language: English
Published by Dennis Piearcy, 2026
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- Title
- At the Table of the Gates of Hell
- Author
- Piearcy, Dennis
- Publisher
- Dennis Piearcy
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798235785854
AT THE TABLE OF THE GATES OF HELL
Why Is the Church So Weak? If We Are Fighting a Spiritual Battle, What Is Holding Us Back?
The gates of Hell cannot prevail against the church.
So why does the church in the West look like it is losing?
That question is what this book is actually trying to answer. Not a comfortable answer. An honest one.
Six voices sit at this table across fourteen Socratic dialogues. Four of them are new: Derek, who drifted toward comfort the way Lot drifted toward Sodom, one quiet decision at a time. Caleb, who has a real gift and an undisciplined private life and the self-awareness to describe his problem accurately and keep doing it anyway. Rachel, who has been faithful in a hostile environment for years and has almost run out of something she cannot quite name. And Tamar, who walked away from the faith a decade ago and is not sure the pursuit was ever real for someone like her.
Part One names the enemy outside - spiritual forces behind nations, coalitions that devour their own, revolutionary systems that killed millions rather than admit they were wrong. All of it traceable. Part Two turns the same tools inward, on the four at the table. Part Three asks why the Western church looks so weak - and answers it through England's history, Israel's cycles, and the seven letters of Revelation.
The church in the West is not dying. It is standing in the yard, close enough to hear the music, and it has not yet gone in.
That is the question the book ends on. Not a diagnosis. An invitation.
"The church in the West is weak because it has been managing its relationship with God rather than inhabiting it."
"Sin is fun for a season - but it keeps you longer than you wanted to stay, takes you to places you never intended to go, and places God's holiness into the mud of the pig pen."
"The church in the West is not dying. It is standing in the yard. The Father has come out to where it is and is pleading with it. The music is playing. What do you do?"
AT THE TABLE SERIES
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About the Author
Biography: Dennis R. Piearcy
Dennis R. Piearcy has dedicated his life to the ministry of the local church, serving for over thirty years as a Southern Baptist pastor. His ministry has been rooted in the quiet aisles of small, rural sanctuaries, where he has gained a deep, firsthand understanding of the unique struggles and immense spiritual potential of country and smaller congregations.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pastor Piearcy currently serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Porter, Oklahoma. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with a major in Counseling from the esteemed Criswell College in Dallas, Texas, grounding his ministry in both solid theological truth and relational understanding.
Email: DRP135@outlook.com
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