Personal encounters with God are vital for the current generation of believers--the postmodern/millennial generation who affirm truth through experience.
Christian high school and college students have inadvertently been led to believe that working in non-Christian settings is the preferred way of making the world a better place.
During difficult days (days of rain) we need encouragement and reminding of the love, mercy, and power of God from someone who has been through the storm.
Many people don't know how to reconcile the spiritual with the reality of where they are psychologically, so their psychological issues are not submitted to the spirit.
Bookstores and blogs display stories of people who go from bad days to good days, encouraging people to break out of their slump, pick themselves up, and make something awesome happen.
Autobiographical writings on faith frequently come from the lives of ordinary persons whose struggles with faith are often lived at the margins of the church, academy, and society.
An early reader of Foolish Church, a layperson, stood up in front of her church and said, "e;Every church person needs to read this, because we will learn a lot to help us as a church!
Master singer-storyteller John Michael Talbot's concert meditations-heard and appreciated by millions of concert-goers over the last half-century-are now available in this unique volume.
Small groups continue to be a significant part of church life and Christian formation in the twenty-first century, impacting a church and society characterized by loneliness and fragmentation.
Mean Christianity: Finding Our Way Back to Christ's Likeness explores the Christian faith as an intentional, daily commitment to others--a cathartic and uncomfortable journey that leads travelers to Christ's likeness.
Drawing on their experiences as fathers, eleven men share what they have learned about parenting, living a Christian life, and the relationship between the two.
Through the fascinating stories of pioneering ministers, this book reveals a unique picture of progressive changes occurring in the Christian tradition.
Uncommon Friendships explores the often-overlooked dynamic of interreligious friendships, considering their significance for how we think about contemporary religious thought.
Spirituality and Growth on the Leadership Path: An Abecedary offers lessons not usually taught about leadership, lessons learned over the author's more than thirty years in higher education and nonprofit organizations.
The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one's earlier years.