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Subversive Witness Audio Lectures: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege
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Subversive Witness Audio Lectures: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege

by Dominique DuBois Gilliard

Narrated by Dominique DuBois Gilliard

While preparing the way for the Lord, John the Baptist declares, "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance." Many have failed to do this, in part, because repentance has become diluted. Rather than truly turning away from sin--back to God--we often equate repentance with a mere oral confession. This domesticated, unbiblical understanding of repentance bears … Read more…

The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility

The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility

by Raymond C. OrtlundJr. and Ray Ortlund

ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist Your Battle against Porn Isn't about Porn. It's about Hope. Pornography may seem inescapable, but God can free us from its destru… Read more…

Disease, Scarcity, and Famine: A Reformation Perspective on God and Plagues

Disease, Scarcity, and Famine: A Reformation Perspective on God and Plagues

by Ludwig Lavater

Outbreaks of disease and famine are nothing new, nor is the responsibility of Christian leaders to respond to such societal devastation. Disease, Scarcity, and Famine assembles sermons from Ludwig Lavater, a leading pastor in Zurich during the sixteenth century, that deal with this subject matter. Lavater explains where plagues ultimately come from… Read more…

Good Works: Hospitality and Faithful Discipleship

Good Works: Hospitality and Faithful Discipleship

by Christine D. Pohl and Keith Wasserman

For over forty years, the community of Good Works, Inc., has shared life with its neighbors in rural southeastern Ohio, a region with high poverty rates and remarkably resilient people. Offering friendship to those without a support network and shelter, care, and community to people without homes, those involved with Good Works have made it their mission to … Read more…

Questions Christians Aren't Supposed to Ask

Questions Christians Aren't Supposed to Ask

by James V. Brownson

Why should anyone believe in God in a world with so much pain? Why should I become a Christian when I find the public agenda of many Christians so offensive? I have been hurt by the church in the past. Why should I bother with it now? Most Christians have found themselves in conversations with nonbelieving friends and family where these kinds … Read more…

New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity
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New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity

by Shai Linne

Narrated by Linne, Shai

In the sixteenth century, the church faced a doctrinal crisis. Today, the crisis is race.We all know that racial unity is important. But what’s the right way to approach it? How can Christians of different ethnicities pursue unity in an environment that is so highly charged and full of landmines on all sides?In The New Reformation, Christian hip-hop… Read more…

Why Government Can't Save You: An Alternative to Political Activism
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Why Government Can't Save You: An Alternative to Political Activism

by John F. MacArthur

Narrated by Milton Bagby

The Lord did not come as a political deliverer or social reformer. He did not rally supporters in a grandiose attempt to "capture the culture" for morality or greater political and religious freedom. Rather, His divine calling was to rescue the lost souls of individual men and women from sin and hell.In Why Government Can't Save You: An Alternative … Read more…

When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany
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When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany

by Erwin W. Lutzer

Narrated by Sean Duffy

This excellent book is so important. It clearly and powerfully explains what the parallels are between Germany's fall from grace and the beginning of our own fall. - Eric Metaxas, author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, SpyIn When A Nation Forgets God, Erwin Lutzer studies seven similarities between Nazi Germany and America today—some of … Read more…

Love Them Anyway: Finding Hope in a Divided World Gone Crazy

Love Them Anyway: Finding Hope in a Divided World Gone Crazy

by Choco De Jesús

Love breaks through defenses and destroys walls that divide us. Love demands more of you and me than we often want to give. It’s easy to love a lovely person, but what about...them? What about that stereotype, that race, that person or group of people in a political, cultural, or socioeconomic class who don’t behave like you, don’t believe … Read more…

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Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide

Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide

by Matthew Sleeth

“A much-needed manual for all who attempt to counsel troubled souls battling despair.”—Bob Russell, Retired Senior Pastor, Southeast Christian ChurchEvery single day, someone you know is thinking about committing suicide. It isn’t just one or two—ten million Americans will consider killing themselves in the upcoming year. Dr. Matthew Sleeth believe… Read more…

PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities
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PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities

by Anonymous and Ben Kirby

Narrated by Judah Smith, Anonymous , Ben Kirby and Joel McHale

Founder of the phenomenon social media account PreachersNSneakers tackles how faith, capitalism, consumerism, and (wannabe) celebrity have collided and asks both believers and nonbelievers alike: how much is too much?What started as a joke account on Instagram has turned into a movement. Through this provocative project, the founder of PreachersNSneakers is … Read more…

PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities

PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities

by Anonymous and Ben Kirby

Founder of the phenomenon social media account PreachersNSneakers tackles how faith, capitalism, consumerism, and (wannabe) celebrity have collided and asks both believers and nonbelievers alike: how much is too much?What started as a joke account on Instagram has turned into a movement. Through this provocative project, the founder of PreachersNSneakers is … Read more…


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