You've prayed about it. Now what?Though none of us pray enough, we all pray some. There eventually comes a moment when we get desperate enough to cry out to God. We pour out our prayers, making confessions, promises, and deals, then we say "Amen." And we wait. And wait. Sometimes the silence is deafening, and we question whether God hears us or not. We wonder if our prayers ever got past the ceiling, if he's even there, or if he is waiting on us to do something. So ...

Community Is the Surprising Solution to Your Self-Help NeedsExercise. Eat right. Share your faith. Produce fruit for God. Oh, and try to relax. Ever feel like trying to succeed is all about you? Or that trying to "die to yourself" only makes you more self-focused?The Bible certainly has a lot to say about "me," but it has much more to say about "we." In fact, there are over 100 passages in the Bible where the two words "let us" are used. Let us not give up ...

God loves you unconditionally . . . but could it be true that some of His promises have strings attached?In the groundbreaking tradition of Not a Fan and Jesus > Religion comes this provocative new book from pastor and debut author Rusty George.Beginning with the Old Testament and walking through the life of Jesus, Rusty unpacks seven core promises of God—and reveals what you need to do in order to unlock them. What is it God wants...

New Christians are full of questions. What now? How do I become more like Jesus? Where do I start making changes in my life? What does God want from me?This little book has the answers, based on Micah 6:8 (NIV): "What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Pastor Rusty George explains that Christianity doesn't have to be complicated. In this one verse God has revealed the simple, practical path to following Jesus.

You are not the sum of what other people think of you. You are more than your victories or your mistakes. You, like John, are the one Jesus loves.The apostle John grew up just like us. People handed him a ready list of labels—the brother of James, a Jew, a fisherman, a hothead—but then Jesus gave him a new direction in life. Writing about these events many years later, John referred to himself using a curious label. He always writes as "the one Jesus loved." Many wo...

Você acabou de orar sobre determinado assunto. E agora, o que fazer? Suas ações depois de orar podem determinar a resposta de Deus? Embora nenhum de nós ore o suficiente, todos nós oramos, nem que seja um pouco. Derramamos nossas orações e então dizemos "amém". E esperamos. Às vezes o silêncio é ensurdecedor, e questionamos se Deus realmente vai nos responder. Nós nos perguntamos se nossas orações já ultrapassaram o teto, se Ele está lá, ou se Ele está esperando que façamos algo. Então, o ...

We've made following Jesus far too complex. We don't know what to do with all the things in the Bible that seem necessary, so we make them into a to-do list: love others, forgive those who hurt you, have joy, be patient, stay faithful, give to the hurting, serve in your church, pray without ceasing, confess your sins, and on and on. These are all great things, but is a checklist really what Jesus intended when he said, "Follow me"?More than two thousand years ago, the prophet Micah...

God loves you unconditionally . . . but could it be true that some of His promises have strings attached? In the groundbreaking tradition of Not a Fan and Jesus > Religion comes this provocative new book from pastor and debut author Rusty George. Beginning with the Old Testament and walking through the life of Jesus, Rusty unpacks seven core promises of God?and reveals what you need to do in order to unlock them. What is it God wants from you? When you do it, what can you trust He will the...

Between 1753, when he was commissioned as a major of Virginia militia, and 1775, when the second Continental Congress named him Commander-in-Chief of all colonial military forces, George Washington rose from anonymity as a minor landowner and surveyor to