Overcome Your Thirst reveals a unique parallel between the life of the Woman at the Well in Scripture and life in this present time. Although the events of this familiar story happened back in Bible times, the book reveals some underlying truths that are still both present and relevant in the lives of so many people today. Overcome Your Thirst is designed to take its readers on a life-changing journey that would unveil the deeply rooted yearnings in their lives, unmask the exhaustion of te...

Christianity in America is under siege. From litigation over coaches starting games with prayer to expulsion from college for refusing to endorse beliefs at odds with the Christian faith, hardly a week goes by without news of the declining influence that Christianity has in the public square. Can Christianity in this country survive the advances of secularists and remain influential in our culture? And if a new spiritual awakening is possible, what form will it take?Supported by an...

New Revised Edition Now Available for PurchaseISBN: 978-1-63641-418-8Release Date: January 7, 2025https://a.co/d/4YJsCmPUnderstand the connection between the Old Testament and the end times, what to expect during the last days, and how to stand firm in Christ in the face of opposition.Rabbi K. A. Schneider decodes the Book of Revelation, showing how the end-time events prophesied in the New Testament book correspond with ...

Why is my daughter drifting from God? Why can't I explain my life choices to my parents? When will my son get a real job?Within the last several decades, the world has shifted dramatically. The cracks of this fundamental shift appear everywhere: in our economy, in our cultural debates, in our political landscape, and, most important, in our churches. The problem is we tend to overreact to these changes, fearing that Christianity is dying. We need better Generational...

God once declared everything in the world “very good.”Can you imagine it?A Vision of Hope for a Broken WorldShalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like.Shalom is when all people have enough.It’s when families are healed.It’s when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity.Shalom is when the image of God is recognized in every singl...

We live in a unique moment in history.Right now, more people live in urban centers than ever before. This means that we have an unprecedented opportunity to influence the majority of the world through the church in the city!Helping us to make the most of this moment, urban pastors Justin Buzzard and Stephen Um lay out a compelling vision for cultural engagement and church planting in our world’s cities.If you’re looking for motivation to maintain a commitment to the...

Just about everyone will face a difficult bioethics decision at some point. In this book a theologian, ethicist, and lawyer equips Christians to make such decisions based on biblical truth, wisdom, and virtue.Though a relatively new discipline, bioethics has generated extraordinary interest due to a number of socially pressing issues. Bioethics and the Christian Life places bioethics within the holistic context of the Christian life, both developing a general Chri...

In a world where 76+ countries still have laws against homosexuality, a same-sex kiss can lead to a prison sentence or even death. In those countries, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face arrest for loving the wrong people. Here, in their own words, activists tell what's going on.LGBT activists in Cameroon, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Zimbabwe tell what's going on in countries where homosexuality is illegal:A man sent...

Do Christians bring a unique, scriptural understanding of social justiceto bear on the ills of society? Would such an understanding reshape theway Christians engage and partner with others working to create a morejust world?Much of the modern conversation around creatingjustice focuses on ideas that too often reduce justice to human rights,procedural justice, and even the consumerism of the contemporaryculture/economy. While the priorities ...

Former Gay Activist Paves the Way to Peaceful ConversationHomosexuality and gay marriage stand among perhaps the greatest defining cultural battles of our age. There's no escaping the inevitable conversations--so how does a Christian respond with love and biblical truth without adding fuel to the fire?Drawing on nearly thirty years of counseling people struggling with homosexuality, former gay activist Joe Dallas takes readers through virtually every argume...

Just Prayer is a four-week prayer cycle for morning and evening readings to support people who “hunger and thirst for justice.” Patterned on the ancient monastic Hours, it offers psalms, intercessions, and reflections fashioned to strengthen a personal commitment to justice. The weekly themes are: recognizing God’s command that we act justly; lamenting suffering and injustice in our world; repenting our failures and renewing our commitment to justice; and, finally, celebrating God...

Evangelicals today probably have more political influence in the United States than at any time in the last century--but they might not be certain what to do with it. It has been difficult to develop a unified voice on pressing issues such as social justice and moral renewal.Bestselling author and theologian Ron Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book w...