We are the stories we believe. But what if our culture's stories are failing us? The Stories We Live By reveals the hidden cultural narratives that shape us and points the way to the life we've been looking for."Do what makes you happy." "Be true to yourself." "Live free." If these slogans promise the good life, why do they so often leave us feeling hollow and empty? Could the very stories our modern world tells us about happiness, freedom, and identity be...

From cultural pressures and political discussions to questions about identity and struggles with doubt, kids are exposed to the realities of our world from an early age. That's why honest, courageous conversations are not optional for today's parents—they are essential opportunities for the spiritual formation of both children and parents. Rebekah Hannah and Michael Keller offer parents a path for talking to their kids that is neither fearful nor passive but rooted in empathy, curiosity, a...

The passionate and erotic interplay of unexpected love plays out on very different stages in this three novella collection by the author of the time twisting romantic thriller Ghosts in the Heart. Jacob and Elise,Caleb and Hellene,Eric and Karen must all confront the barriers to happiness erected against them by a cruelly indifferent world. Whether their efforts to cling to each other succeed or fail they will all discover that love does not have a single theme. There are variations.

Explore seven cultural stories that shape you and discover how God’s story offers you true hope, lasting meaning, and deep joy—even in life’s hardest moments.Every day, stories from society subtly shape our beliefs. We are constantly told to "be true to ourselves" and "follow our hearts." Yet these modern ideals often leave us with a fragile identity, driving higher rates of anxiety and isolation. When we experience real pain, these cultural promises simply ring ho...

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials and the Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid & Multifunctional Materials, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2025 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to important areas of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of topics, including:Biomechanics of Tissue

Rediscover the goodness and beauty of the Body of Christ.Winner of the 2025 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award and Church and Pastoral Leadership category; Winner of The Gospel Coalition's award for First-Time Author in 2025The evangelical church is hemorrhaging. Over 40 million Americans have dechurched in the last 25 years alone, and multiple generations have been raised to believe the most spiritual thing they ca...

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2023 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:Advances in CompositesRecycled CompositesTunable MaterialsDamage ...

Can a man spend much of his life in love with a woman he has never actually met, can never meet? To Alexander Mckenzie,a chillingly aloof San Francisco Police Detective, the answer is yes. Since his adolescence he has been consumed by the image of Mireille Marchand, a beautiful young French actress whose tragic death at the beginning of her career has never ceased to haunt him. Then when a savagely violent confrontation with a brutal robber brings him to the edge of death while shredding t...

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials*, Volume 5 of the* Proceedings of the 2023 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:Advances in CompositesRecycled CompositesTun...

Michael Keller was once a software executive from Florida. Then came September 11, 2001. A few weeks after the al-Qaeda attacks on America, he joined the Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq in November of 2005.In this revealing collection of e-mails and photographs, Keller shares his first-hand experiences in the War on Terror. Discover how it feels to man a gun-turret during convoy operations through the Highway of Death, what its like to guard the detainees at Torture Ce...

A minority in a post apocalyptic, bigoted city discovers a larger world outside

From cultural pressures and political discussions to questions about identity and struggles with doubt, kids are exposed to the realities of our world from an early age. That’s why honest, courageous conversations are not optional for today’s parents—they are essential opportunities for the spiritual formation of both children and parents. Rebekah Hannah and Michael Keller offer parents a path for talking to their kids that is neither fearful nor passive but rooted in empathy, curiosity, a...