Damien planned a night out with his friends, but his father is murdered, and they're running for their lives. Their only hope: find a woman named Mira. After finding her, they learn trouble has been brewing for a year. Their mysterious enemies track them down, and they flee to the place that links all the chaos: Har Megiddon dyson swarm. While there, they 'fit in like tourists' and covertly try to figure out what's going on. Their cover story gives them a reason to enjoy some night-life, b...

Following Jesus? Start Here.Following Jesus isn't always clear cut. Fortunately, many people have walked the path ahead of us, and we can learn a lot from them.Learn what you'll need from some of Jesus' earliest followers in this 18-lesson Bible study. Paul, John, and others will make sure you're ready for the journey. Beginning the Walk provides you the essentials you'll need along the way, including your identity in Christ, faith, the Word, prayer...

Perry the Wise Owl series allows adults to instill moral principles in the lives of children. This book on lying and stealing will help children understand why lying can hurt so many people. Perry teaches Tommy great truth about lying and about taking things that do not belong to him. These are issues children deal with as they grow up, and it is important they come to have character in their choices.These books will not only help children that you may know, but with our s...

The Signature of Jesus challenges the gospel of "cheap grace" and calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living life as Jesus lived—committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and obedience to the gospel.As a radical alternative this book is offered to Christians who want to live by faith and not by mere “religion,” for those who recognize that many of the burning theological issues in the churc...

PART OF THE BELOVED “LORD” BIBLE STUDY SERIES WITH MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES SOLD—insightful, warm-hearted, and designed to meet you where you are and help you discover God’s answers to your deepest needs.“It’s overwhelming to consider the number of people who learned how to study their Bibles inductively because of [Kay Arthur’s] years of faithful teaching and writing.”—Melissa Kruger, The Gospel CoalitionThis study based on 2 Co...

A global and pioneering leader of progressive Christianity and the bestselling author of Why Christianity Must Change or Die and Eternal Life explains why a literal reading of the Gospels is actually heretical, and how this mistaken notion only entered the church once Gentiles had pushed out all the Jewish followers of Jesus.A man who has consciously and deliberately walked the path of Christ, John Shelby Spong has lived his entire life inside the Christian Church. In this profound...

In The Unbelievable Gospel pastor Jonathan Dodson diagnoses the evangelistic paralysis of the modern church, pinpointing the reasons people don’t share their faith today and offering a desperately needed solution. Showing readers how to utilize the rich gospel metaphors found in Scripture and how to communicate a gospel worth believing—one that speaks to the heart-felt needs of diverse individuals—Dodson connects the gospel to the real issues people face each day by speaking to bo...

It is safe to say most Christians do not live like Jesus did, have the same influence on people he had, or draw even the slightest curiosity from the on-looking world. Jesus's ability to woo people to him and win their hearts was directly related to how he challenged their assumptions about religion. He not only gave them a unique, personal way to follow him but also showed them how to participate with him in his mission.Sacrilege helps readers rethink what it really means...

Discover What It Really Means to Be BlessedIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus identified attitudes that bring God's favor: weeping over sin, demonstrating meekness, showing mercy, nurturing peace, and more. Some of these phrases have become so familiar that we've lost sight of their meaning.In this powerful study, you will gain a fresh understanding of what it looks like to align your life with God's priorities. Here you will discover anew why the word bl...

Saint Augustine once described the Sermon on the Mount as "the perfect measure of the Christian life." Taking his cue from Augustine, Frank Matera provides an exposition of the sermon for contemporary readers who wish to use the sermon as the standard by which they live their lives every day.Matera shows how the Sermon on the Mount summons believers to single-minded devotion and wholehearted service to God. He unfolds the historical and theological background to the sermon. He expl...

In a cliche-free zone, 'Twenty Four' suggests practical ways that we can discover a more 24/7 approach to discipleship. It is real, stimulating and designed to make you think about the stuff that makes up the daily diet called life. Taking a day in the life of an ordinary person, it is designed for Christians everywhere to gain an exciting new perspective on all parts of their lives and shows how every aspect can be part of worship. Each chapter is filled with illustrations from modern cul...

The contents of this book are fundamental. God calls all who are His to a sanctified life. The life of a believer in which sin reigns is subnormal. However, many believers find themselves bound by sin. They are like Lazarus walking out of the tomb with life, but in bondage.In this book, we have attempted to show as clearly as we can, the way to deliverance from sin. We do not believe that anyone can be as sinless as the Lord Jesus was while in this body of flesh, but this state is ...