Funny stories. Make-you-cry stories. And all of them show us something about ourselves and our Savior we can never forget.-Dr. Tony Evans, President, The Urban Alternative, Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible FellowshipKids have a way of saying things adults would never say and revealing profound—even biblical—truths in their unfiltered, unedited commentary on the world. In this inspiring book, Jon Guager shares important lessons he learned about God by observing kids. ...

Children today live in an unpredictable, disruptive, and often violent world. Many of them live in two different homes with different sets of expectations. They face bullying at school and online. They hear news of school shootings, and racially or religiously motivated violence. They may have lost a friend or a loved one.As parents, the impulse to protect our children is strong, but that very protection can end up handicapping them for life. Rather than seek to save them from the ...

Are near-death experiences reliable?New York Times best-sellers on near-death experiences depict:• A 3-year-old who meets Jesus and his rainbow-colored horse• A neurosurgeon encountering Om and the Orb on the wing of a butterfly• A real estate broker descending to earth’s center to discover hell is 300 degrees and zero humidityDo such exotic experiences provide trustworthy information about the afterlife? And, if not, how can w...

The Sermon on the Mount isn't hard--it's devastating.In The Impossible Teachings of Jesus, Andrew Farley takes readers straight into Christianity's most admired--and most misunderstood--sermon. For centuries, the Sermon on the Mount has been treated as a spiritual rulebook, a blueprint for moral success, and a road map to becoming "more like Jesus."This book turns that entire assumption upside down.Pluck out your eye. Anger is murd...

In C.S. Lewis's classic The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy asks if Aslan the lion is safe. It is quickly clarified that Aslan is not safe...but he is good. That concept serves as the foundation for this collection of short stories. Our goal isn't comfort food for Christians or G-rated stories that offer simplistic lessons. Instead, we're serving up stories sharpened by faith. Stories that will engage, challenge, entertain, and stretch the listener. These stories aren't necessarily ...

Are you ready to move to the next level in life? Now?!Ask anyone what keeps them from reaching their goals and attaining success in life, and procrastination is almost always at or near the top of the list. It impacts levels of satisfaction in work and personal relationships and does tremendous damage to an otherwise healthy self-esteem.17 Proven Principles for Overcoming Procrastination will walk you through the causes, the excuses, and the steep costs that plague procrast...

“A wonderful introduction to our neglected Christian tradition.”Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine and that the faith was only later recovered by the sixteenth-century Reformers or even the eight...

Lose weight... not your mind!Just about everyone has tried to lose weight at one time or another, and just about everyone has experienced disappointment at the bathroom scale. All of us want to look great, feel great, and have fit, healthy bodies—without losing our minds. 21 Practical Ways to Look and Feel Better is a Crash Course on the principles that form the foundation of healthy, lasting weight loss. No quick fixes or gimmicks here, just practical, helpful information on healt...

The first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter.The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who "laid a foundation like a wise and master builder" and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. Church Plantology examines the wide variety of church planting methods and ideologies in contemporary pastoral practi...

How should Christians navigate an increasingly polarized post-Christian world? There is strong evidence of the cultural shift away from Christianity in the United States, which has already happened in other parts of the world. Compounding the shift is the division among Christians in how this is handled. The authors have observed four basic responses: (1) assimilation and acceptance of new cultural norms, (2) withdrawal from cultural engagement, (3) anger directed toward society (and towar...

A revolutionary approach to dealing with life's challenges that guides readers in how to face them and to recognize them as gifts from God.At one time or another everyone finds themselves questioning, "Does God still love me? Is there a purpose for all this pain?" Drs. Meier and Henderson teach readers how to face painful struggles head-on in a way that allows them to grow and mature emotionally and spiritually. In this timely book they explore the seven most common life challenges:òInjust...

“Worship is man’s full reason for existence. Worship is why we are born and why we are born again.” — A. W. TozerA. W. Tozer earned a legendary reputation as a prophetic voice, and he continues to be a best-selling author half a century after his death. A preacher at heart, he found his greatest joy in Practicing the Presence of God. Worship was his focus and his passion. His sermons were such a strong declaration of what he discovered during priv...