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The Way to Sustain Evangelism
by Bill Hybels
I've witnessed dozens of evangelistic fads. Perhaps you can remember some of the eras I've seen rise and fall. Let's see, there was the Tract Era. The Televangelist Era. The Bus Ministry Era. There were eras revolving around saving professionals, saving women, saving men, saving the rich, the poor, homemakers, movie stars, you name it.

A New View of "Ordinary"
by Mark Mittelberg
The "ordinary" Christian concludes, "I know what evangelism is. It's an activity for someone who's extraordinary enough to do it really well—or who's just obnoxious enough to do it anyway!" If we're going to enroll the Christian masses in the adventure of relational evangelism, we're going to have to adopt—and spread—a new view of what it can look like, a view that includes every believer.

Our Cup Will Again Overflow with Goodness
by Sarah Kay
Although I’ve never been in this hospital I know it will be here. A quick glance around the small chapel, and I find it hanging on the wall as I had seen it before in another hospital. It had brought me so much peace, and I trusted in the perfect truth of the words.

Superstar Father
by Ace Collins
Archie Boone was more than just the father of an entertainment superstar. He was a man who taught his son that Bible study and growth are not just for the young, that knowing what and why you believe is not just for pastors.

The Grace in a Mother's Eyes
by Ace Collins
The Statler Brothers' journey to the top was really due to the hand-penned hits that reflected the middle-American values and life lessons taught by Don and Harold's mother.

At the Empty Tomb
by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Then the figure clothed in white, this man composed completely of light, speaks. He utters a single word. But in that word Maryam knows everything. She knows him; she knows herself; she knows the grace of the Father and the glory of his only begotten Son.

The Power of a Mother's Theology
by Carolyn Custis James
As she prays, Hannah spreads before every woman, every mother, every man, a breathtaking view of God's vast and sweeping rule over life and death and everything between.

Every Good Marriage Has Confrontation
by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Because marriage is such a wonderful type of relationship, confrontation within the marital relationship is very important. You are a central delivery system for grace and truth in your spouse's life, and vice versa.

Now Our Critics Think We're Cool
by Geoff Surratt
Seacoast Church never intended to become a multi-site church. In 2001, we were averaging 3,500 people in three weekend services, and we were in the process of building a 4,000-seat auditorium. Then we ran into a brick wall of resistance from neighbors whose slogan became "Not in my backyard."

Toxic Fear of God
by Jarrett Stevens
Everyone reacts to the fear of getting caught by a cop in one way or another. It's moments like these that reveal some of my deepest fears and anxieties. My fear of being caught, my willingness and readiness to lie or make excuses, my panicked impulse to floor it and pull a Thelma and Louise. I often wonder if it's really just a cop we're most afraid of, or if it's actually something much deeper.

Discipleship's Missing Link
by Peter Scazzero
The nurse in the medical clinic took one look at me and rushed me past the people in the waiting room. Immediately another doctor rushed in and put me on an oxygen machine. I was choking to death.

Exercising Kingdom Power
by Gregory A. Boyd
So rather than fight and “win,” Jesus chose to “lose.” Or better, he chose to lose by kingdom-of-the-world standards so that he might win by kingdom-of-God standards.

We’re All in This Together
by Chris Seay
Many believe the church in North America is headed toward extinction. But I possess great hope as I sit with these stories and the profound wisdom passed on from my father and grandfather. I don't always agree with my dad and grandfather, but I trust them more than anyone.

I'm Not Superman
by John Ortberg
Sometimes we adults try to be Superman. We try to look smarter or more successful or more spiritual than we are. We try to answer questions we don’t understand. But it is a heavy burden, trying to be Superman...

A Twentysomething Addresses the Church
by Sarah Cunningham
You may have read, or at least heard, the statistics on my generation's church attendance. If not, let's just say that you might want to think about adding truancy officers to your local church staffs.

Embracing God’s Design for Marriage
by Gary Thomas
When God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18), he wasn’t talking to himself — he was talking to us. He was letting us in on the Trinity’s design for human marriage.

From Power to Prison to the Grander Vision
by Bill Hybels
Chuck Colson served as chief counsel to President Nixon from 1969 until 1973. For years, he operated in the epicenter of political, social, and economic power and privilege. By all accounts, Chuck was living the good life. Here was a guy who knew all the right people and was constantly surrounded by the country’s elite. But things aren’t always what they appear to be.

Who Are You?
by Robert Wolgemuth
In a single day, Job lost his possessions—thus his livelihood—and his children...and in a matter of a few days, his own health. How could a loving God allow a man who had been so upright to suffer like this? What was he really doing to Job—and why?

Jesus in Tears
by Adrian Plass
Something is wrong. The girl at the front of the queue is not holding one of my books. Nor is she smiling. I know that expression. Her face has been punched by the mindless fist of tragedy. Her whole body is like a container filled to the brim and liable to overflow at the slightest nudge.

A Conversation with a Skeptic
by Miroslav Volf
A genuine smile is infused with a whole universe of meaning that the hard sciences cannot get at. You’d be surprised by what you can see in a single smile if you know how to look. If you look really carefully, and if you look with the eyes of the heart, you might even ‘see’ God.

Rustling the Black Streamers
by Craig Gross
I first realized something was wrong when the driver of the car next to me threw his milk shake onto my windshield. A thirty-two ounce soda came the following week. People either gave me a thumbs-up or the bird.

The Road to Glory Passes through Suffering
by Michael Horton
Our feeble sentimentalism simply cannot handle the tragic side of life: discomfort, sickness, disabilities, death, evil, depression, fear, anxiety. They are not realities to be faced, we tell ourselves, but symptoms of an ignored disease that we can treat with the proper medication, entertainment, therapy, and technology.

Walking in a Brave New World
by Joni Eareckson Tada
It’s the intellectuals, politicians, media, and many more who are shortsighted. Myopic. Faced with the facts, they refuse to see — blind by their own choosing.

Provision in the Desert
by Ann Spangler
God had made a way in the wilderness for a single woman and her son, without friends, family, or resources to help her. He had seen, he had heard, and he had indeed been faithful. When we are at our weakest, God is at his best.

Being an Authentic Marriage Mentor
by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott
Being yourself separates the genuine marriage mentor from the one who merely wants to be seen as a marriage mentor. It allows no room for imitation or posing. It's not about "phoning it in." And it never simply goes through the motions.

Mom’s Last Laugh
by Robin Lee Shope
The solemnity of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would be interpreted as sobs. Sharp looks from other mourners only made the situation seem more hilarious.

God the Equal Opportunity Employer
by Jarrett Stevens
God is not fair. Not in the way we have come to define the term. He doesn’t play by our rules, or set his scale to our measurements. God turns fair upside down...

What On Earth Am I Here For?
By Rob Hewit
Right now, what keeps you heading in the same direction? A longing for success? Guilt? Anxiety? Rick Warren cautions, “People who don’t know their purpose try to do too much—and that causes stress, fatigue, and conflict.” Simplify your life with these four standards for deciding what to do and what not to do. 

What You Have to Offer Matters
By Lynne Hybels
I thought denying my gifts and passions was part of what it meant to “die to self,” as Scripture requires. I didn’t realize there was a difference between dying to self-will and dying to the self God created me to be.

Going with the Flow
by Elisa Morgan
We tend to believe that we should be in control at every moment, and that if we are, all the big and little things of life will run smoothly. Ha! That's like a dream...and then we get up in the morning and face reality.

When Will Jesus Be Enough?
by Bob Roberts Jr.
For the first time in my life, I had to admit that Jesus wasn’t enough. I loved him and wanted to serve him, but I was too tied up with the ministry and not enough with Jesus. I was more interested in the kingdom of Bob than in the kingdom of God.

 
 
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