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In the 1970s, many campus radicals raised in Christian homes brought neo-Marxist ideas from college back to church with them. At first, figures like Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Richard Mouw made great gains for their progressive evangelical cause. But, after the defeat of Jimmy Carter, the religious right stole the headlines. Today, a new crop of mainstream evangelicals has taken up the cause of the New Left, whether they know it or not.

Although he holds a doctorate in depression, author Greg L. Russ chose to create this audiobook from a patient's point of view. Having suffered five clinical bouts, Russ offers a graphic look inside the dark abyss while chronicling the insights he learned when his depression intersected God's mercy. The audiobook extends an invitation to families, friends, churches, and their pastors to become part of the comforting process. 

Homosexuality is one of the most controversial moral issues of our day. Headlines teem with stories of athletes "coming out", politicians changing positions, and courts handing down same sex marriage rulings. Sadly, the church has often been afraid to talk about homosexuality. Many Christians feel confused and divided between the call to love and the call for truth. The time is ripe for God's people to think and speak about same sex attraction in a way that is both biblical and beneficial. Love into Light is designed to move the church toward that end.

Each of us has a story and has experienced hurt in some area of our lives. Whether in childhood, adolescence or adulthood, we all have experienced pain and disappointment. If not dealt with, these wounds begin to impact our everyday life at a crippling rate. We live bound by fear, insecurities, anger and jealousy; often chalking it up as “normal.” Yet, in reality, we are being held captive by what others have done to us. We desire freedom from our pasts and our pain yet struggle with how to attain it; we wonder if it is even possible.

Understanding Christ’s paradox of the servant-leader is an absolute necessity for success in the workplace and in ministry. Matt Williams has been an associate pastor, Christian college administrator, and has worked with pastors, staff members, and church ministries around the country for more than 40 years.

Life is full of battles and struggles of all kinds. Undefeated by Dr. Don Wilton will lead you to recognize the real enemy and takes you straight to the Cross, where you will find all you need for success in overcoming life’s battles. Worldly success sometimes leaves one feeling empty and defeated, but with God’s strategy for success, you can live an undefeated life! But you do not have to fight your battles alone. In fact, by following God’s strategy, he will fight them for you, and with him, you are always undefeated. 

The Jews expected a messiah to come who would ride in like a white knight and destroy their enemies. But they never expected a humble carpenter who chose a rag-tag bunch to follow him and lead his Church. In The League of Pardoned Rebels, Derrick West takes a closer look at the league that Jesus created, demonstrating how each one reflects something that is part of all of us.

Paths to Answered Prayer takes listeners on a journey through one woman's deepest and most intimate prayers prayers for satisfaction and longing, prayers for healing and prosperity, prayers for fulfillment and joy. Yet, despite years of faithful pleas for deliverance, God led Heidi Fuller on a path filled with heartache and much loss. Infertility, miscarriage, and adoption failures seemed to be the only results of her daily pleadings with God. With a broken and confused heart, Heidi sought to discover the real purpose of her prayers.

Can American Christianity really reconcile itself to the hard sayings of Jesus and the teaching of Scripture, or have we invented a version suitable for mass consumption that agrees with our Western ideas of fairness, our so-called rights, and the all-important American dream? In order to make God approachable, have we left out the parts of the New Testament we don't like?

In Restored: Living and Loving after Abuse, Dr. Don Woodard offers hope and healing for the abuse victim, helping them to see a way to victory. With proven life principles to help the abuse victim confront their giants and realize that peace, hope, and victory can be obtained, they can learn to live and love again. This book is also an excellent resource for the counselor and for those who love a victim of abuse. 

Many readers of the Bible assume that when Jesus did a miracle it was, fundamentally, to prove that he was God; Jesus was pulling out his God card. What is startling is that Jesus never made the case that this was the primary purpose of his miracles. If we miss what his miracles do reveal, we may be missing out on great insights into the one who loves us and came to rescue us. Brian leads his listeners to a fresh vision of what is conveyed in the gospel accounts of Jesus' miracles. Uncovering what is there in the text, we see the miracles in a reinvigorated, vibrant way. 

As a former pastor, Richard Christenson has had the opportunity to address numerous congregations and men's ministry groups throughout the Northwestern United States, and his observations from these experiences are alarming. He found that comprehensive discipleship training that address the spiritual formation and mission involvement requirement of Christ's followers has been replaced by "felt needs" driven programming and religious education classes. The result is, local churches are becoming increasingly ingrown and are comprised of consumers and spectators.

Sundays in the South is the story of God’s redemption and his faithfulness to a couple who has not always been faithful to him. It’s a story of a God faithful to his church despite its warts and blemishes. Follow along with Tom as he recounts their year-long trek and perhaps be inspired to take a journey of your own.

To some people, saying that David had a godly heart is almost offensive. How do you apply that description to a man whose legacy includes neglecting responsibilities, lust, adultery, murder, deception, hypocrisy, and callous indifference? Saul, David’s predecessor as king of Israel, was guilty of deliberate rebellion, but Scripture gives no account of him ever engaging in the kind of disgusting activity that characterized David’s behavior during his sin with Bathsheba. Yet Saul, when he sought forgiveness, was rejected. What made David different?

Jesus told His followers to go into the world and preach the Good News. However, many Christians aren’t fulfilling this Great Commission. The call to “evangelize” conjures up uncomfortable images of walking inner city streets with a megaphone. We don’t relish facing possible ridicule so prevalent in society today, so we hesitate to reach out. But we are called to witness. And it isn’t that difficult. When we anchor in the goodness of Christ, we realize that sharing the Gospel is a profound honor.

In today's Church, we see the world beginning to filter in as people bend to the pressures of this life. But in the Scriptures, Jesus calls us to do something radical—to come and die. As we die to our flesh, we will live with the eternal reward found only in Him. But what does that kind of death look like? In Come and Die, Pastor Joshua West explores the Scriptures and extrapolates verses to show just what Christ means when He tells His followers to "take up your cross and follow Me". Are you brave enough to accept His call, or will you continue to live this shallow life?

When Canadian Jeremy Norton applied for a position in Alaska, the childhood home of his wife, he never envisioned that God would actually call him to the Northern Roads. But God had a plan that was greater than anything Jeremy could have imagined. Journey down the Northern Roads with Jeremy as he reflects back on his early days as a pastor when he still had a lot to learn about loving people and be challenged to grow in your own walk with Christ. The small-town, isolated Alaskan territory is the perfect place to stretch and learn to love one's neighbor in the local coffee shop.