Taking the Next Step in Your Faith Life toGROW DEEP AND STRONGThe only way to be the hands and feet of Jesus is to love him and serve others out of our love for him. But to do that we must first be deeply rooted in our life with God. In Thrive, Mark Hall, lead singer for the popular band Casting Crowns, shows us what it really looks like to walk with Jesus.In part 1, Digging Deep, Hall demonstrates how to truly engage with ...

You've probably heard the words "Live out your faith" dozens, if not hundreds, of times, but what does that phrase really mean? And how do you really follow Jesus in today's world?In this student adaptation of his book Thrive, Casting Crowns' Mark Hall explores exactly what it means when your faith and your life collide, and how you can take the next steps in making that faith real and evident to those around you. Using relatable stories, applications you can use, as well ...

Today, so many are fearful of the unknown – a crumbling economy, job loss, loneliness, terrorism, tragic news around every corner. We are overwhelmed. Does the security and peace that should come from knowing we are in the hands of a loving God now seem to be an empty promise? Perhaps that’s because we have built our foundation on someone else’s faith – parents’, friend’s, or pastor’s, so we merely inherit a relationship with Jesus, but never find our own. A true storyteller and a teacher ...

Today, so many are fearful of the unknown – a crumbling economy, job loss, loneliness, terrorism, tragic news around every corner. We are overwhelmed. Does the security and peace that should come from knowing we are in the hands of a loving God now seem to be an empty promise? Perhaps that’s because we have built our foundation on someone else’s faith – parents’, friend’s, or pastor’s, so we merely inherit a relationship with Jesus, but never find our own. A true storyteller and a teacher ...

With a heart for ministry, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Mark Hall drills right to the heart of the matter by crafting a powerful message around the story of the woman at the well found in the Gospel of John. In The Well, Hall uses stories from his own life and the lives of others to help us understand why even success-filled lives often seem empty and unsatisfying. In a conversational, sometimes humorous tone, the author talks candidly about his lifelong struggle with dyslexi...

Life doesn’t always fall apart loudly. Sometimes it just gets foggy.You’re still showing up, still doing the work, still carrying the load, but something underneath feels off, heavy, or unclear. Seasons of Smoke is the book for that season.Drawing from more than twenty years in high‑pressure, blue‑collar, and public safety work, Mark Hall puts real language to the quiet struggles most people carry alone: the confusion at crossroads, the weight of r...

Awaken the Truth Hidden Behind History, Faith, and the Human MindWhat if everything you've ever been taught about reality-about God, power, and even your own mind-was designed to keep you asleep?In The Splinters of the Mind: Escaping the Matrix, Jon Mark Hall peels back the layers of illusion that shape our modern world. Blending ancient wisdom, suppressed history, and modern psychology, Hall reveals how humanity's greatest prison is not made of bars or wa...

Around the Texts of Writing Center Work reveals the conceptual frameworks found in and created by ordinary writing center documents. The values and beliefs underlying course syllabi, policy statements, website copy and comments, assessment plans, promotional flyers, and annual reports critically inform writing center practices, including the vital undertaking of tutor education.In each chapter, author R. Mark Hall focuses on a particular document. He examines its origins, ...

Danny Wolf, a gifted rock musician with alcohol problems is witnessing brutal murder in his dreams. Someone is carving a cross on each of the young female victims before crucifying them.Newly released from prison for a crime he did not commit, Wolf is having trouble adjusting to civilian life. He believes the dreams are a symptom of his adjustment until he discovers that they are real and that the victims are his own groupies. He soon begins to doubt his sanity. Could he be a homic...

Book 3 of the Blue Light Series begins four years after Doug and Annie McArthur are forced to take refuge in the Maine Wilderness. Ariel has grown into a beautiful and gifted child wise beyond her years. Their life, although hard, has been peaceful and relatively quiet. But the tide is about to turn. When they sense something isn't right in the world Doug leaves the shelter of their wilderness cabin to investigate. In a heartbeat their quiet life is shattered by an unspeakable violence, an...

Seasons of Smoke by Mark Hall is a nonfiction book about navigating life's smoke seasons, those quiet times of uncertainty and subtle change that creep in without warning. It draws from the author's experiences across 18 jobs in 15 years, from corrections officer to mechanic and service roles in Washington State's Pacific Northwest, showing how these periods can forge resilience and purpose instead of breaking you.What Are Smoke SeasonsPicture stepping into a haze with no...

Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land demonstrates that Christianity is responsible for advancing liberty and equality for all Americans.Scholars and popular authors regularly claim that Christianity, at least orthodox Christianity, has fostered oppression and intolerance. A common narrative is that liberty and equality have been advanced primarily when America's leaders embrace progressive manifestations of religion or reject faith altogether.T...