The author recounts his decision to resign from his job as president of Columbia International University in order to care full-time for his wife, Muriel, who has a debilitating illness. Two-color interior.

Every person has a deep need for fellowship, camaraderie, and companionship with others. But in our fallen world, rejection is commonplace and painful. We hurt when we are left out or purposely excluded, especially when it involves our family, our close friends, or our church.

Rejection has driven many people…

The Christian life is an adventure. Every aspect of it is full of energy and light. Yet too often we stop at one point of interest and go no further. Interweaving stories from a summer vacation, Sittser shows how our lives can include all God has in mind for us…

Postman shows what has happened to public discourse in this age of entertainment. Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent book, Postman alerts us to the real dangers…

"I find that when I am most hurried, I run past much that God is trying to show me, give me, lead me into. . . I'm learning, as I watch Jesus' unhurried way, that keeping in step with him, living with him at a walking pace, is a way…

Most books on marriage offer ten easy steps and twenty-five proven principles for achieving marital bliss. But Walter Wangerin side-steps such easy answers and offers us instead an intimate portrait of his own courtship and thirty-two year marriage-and a pastoral view of married life that inspires readers to view their…

George contends that women will feel greater confidence and enjoy rich daily rewards as they realize who they are in Christ and what they can do when they follow His formula for true beauty. 254 pages.

According to the Apostle Paul, marriage is a mystery. That doesn't mean marriage is puzzling or mysterious so much as that marriage has elements that are not readily apparent to us, dimensions that we would not know on our own. Reading the Scriptures, we quickly see that marriage is…

1. Roles in Marriage
2. Setting Goals
3. Communication in Marriage
4. Listening
5. Talking About Differences
6. Friendship in Marriage

Solid, challenging preparation for marriage. Individuals are encouraged to face who they are and see what God wants them to be. Brief introductions and thought-provoking questions guide couples to look honestly at issues fundamental to marriage. Useful for premarital counseling, self-examination, or as a church-wide course for married couples. 58 pages.

Technology is shaping our culture and controlling our lives--for better or for worse. Often, technology's benefits far outweigh its negative impacts, and technological advances can seem boundless. But the scientific-technological worldview tends to override other value systems. Indeed, this technological way of thinking has influenced many contemporary ideas, beliefs…

The Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life's purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God's call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individual lives.
Why am I here? What is God's call…

Gary Miller addresses practical issues such as credit, advertising pressure, and our infatuation with electronic gadgets, offering down-to-earth guidance. And he does so within the framework of Jesus' call to seek first the Kingdom of God. This is not simply a guide to manage money frugally but a continual…

Scripture says that offenses will happen. People will let us down and we will let others down, as well. Forgiveness is left up to us to pray about and then practice. Far from minimizing the hurt of the offense, readers are called to understand that offering forgiveness and letting go…

In recent years, the mission of the church has been defined in two almost exclusive ways. On the one hand are those who say the church must focus on evangelism and discipleship alone. On the other hand are those who advocate concentrating almost solely on societal reform. In this classic…

This study guide is a resource for churches, families, individuals, small groups, and schools. It is designed to highlight the issues raised by digital technology and enable us to make wise decisions. The approach is neither anti-technology nor pro (although we must not assume that technology is a neutral medium)…

The family unit is in unprecedented decline and under assault from a wide variety of cultural forces. With years of experience and research working directly with parents and children, Dr. Leonard Sax provides an important glimpse into parenting in modern times, where it's gone wrong, and how to fix…

Well organized and readily accessible, The Complete Book of Discipleship pulls together into one convenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics to discipleship such as: spiritual growth, transformation, spiritual discipline, discipleship in the local church and beyond indexed for easy reference.

It is hard to deny that today's world can seem apathetic toward Christians. Some may look down at their iPhones when we mention God, motion for the check when we bring up church, or casually change the subject when we talk about prayer. In a world full of people…

Anger leads people into emotional bondage. There they live in prison cells of resentment and bitterness. Some plot revenge. Some lose hope. And some prisoners want out. There is deliverance.
Dealing with Anger and Bitterness explains why people get angry and the terrible effects of unresolved anger on the angry…

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For many of us, the word alone evokes dread. It’s not that we don’t want to be disciplined physically, mentally, and spiritually. The challenge seems too hard, and the motivation more about duty than desire. When it comes to our Christian walk, we don’t want to be…

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice…

Has the God who prepared the gospel for all peoples also prepared all peoples for the gospel? Don Richardson, author of best-selling Peace Child, demonstrates through compelling stories from many different cultures how the concept of a supreme God has existed for centuries in hundreds of cultures throughout the world…