What happens when Jesus becomes obscured from our point of view? With all the hostility boiling just under the surface of our world, we need a renewed vision of Jesus as the Lamb of God who can lead us in the peaceable ways of the Kingdom. When we fail to keep Jesus at the center of our lives, we lean into the desires of our hearts more than the desires God … Read more…
We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history.It is greater than the First and Second Great Awakening and every revival in our country combined...but in the opposite direction. Yet precious little rigorous study has been done on the broad phenomenon of dechurching in America. Jim Davis and Michael Graham have commissione… Read more…
What happens when Jesus becomes obscured from our point of view?With all the hostility boiling just under the surface of our world, we need a renewed vision of Jesus as the Lamb of God who can lead us in the peaceable ways of the Kingdom. When we fail to keep Jesus at the center of our lives, we lean into the desires of our hearts more than the desires God h… Read more…
Many Christians and churches are rediscovering that God cares deeply about justice, but opinions abound as to what an approach to biblical justice might look like in contemporary society. What exactly does the Bible mean by justice, and what does it have to do with poverty, racism, and other issues in our world? More importantly, how do we become the kind o… Read more…
This three-session Sunday School curriculum is based on the best-selling storybook The Christmas Promise and shows children how God promised, centuries before the first Christmas, a unique forever rescuing king, as well as the joy it is to live under the loving rule of King Jesus.
Featuring age-differentiated lesson plans for 3-5… Read more…
In Titus, Paul says Christ redeemed a people "zealous for good works." Despite this declaration and others like it, the doctrine of good works has fallen on hard times in contemporary Protestant theology and practice. At best, it's neglected--as in most systematic theologies and in too much church teaching. At worst, it's viewed with suspicion--as a … Read more…
Crises around race have put the church in a defensive posture, always reacting to racial conflicts in society. But Jesus wants more. He wants Christians to play offense by discipling people into a new humanity, where we push beyond mere diversity and into a biblical vision for ethnic unity.Bryan Loritts calls Christians to proactively and intentionally live … Read more…
Have you lost your footing in church? Or has the church lost its footing?Many of us feel unsteady, disoriented, even crushed after an endless string of scandals within the walls of a place meant to offer compassion and safety. Others feel forced to draw back or distance ourselves from the church. All the while, our instincts tell us this is not what Jesus wa… Read more…
Despite the profound influence of the New Testament, a variety of questions related to its background and history remain common. Contemporary readers often find the subject of the canon’s origin and formation to be complicated and confusing, while scholars continue to struggle to find agreement about basic elements of the canon’s development. In this eng… Read more…
USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller An honest exploration of disappointment with the Church, Raised to Stay is for anyone weary of God’s people but longing to keep their faith in God. God might seem silent right now. God’s people might seem not worth the wounds. But hold on as Natalie Runion embarks on a journey for all who a… Read more…
Growing with Jesus (Ages 5 and Younger) is an age-appropriate Christian quarterly lesson guide. Each lesson contains a Bible story to bring the meaning to life for the students. Pictures depicting the lesson’s meaning for each week can be easily colored and carried home by these young disciples. It follows the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Out… Read more…
Growing with Jesus (Ages 5 and Younger) is an age-appropriate Christian quarterly lesson guide. Each lesson contains a Bible story to bring the meaning to life for the students. Pictures depicting the lesson’s meaning for each week can be easily colored and carried home by these young disciples. It follows the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Out… Read more…