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The Prodigal Prophet
By Timothy Keller

Most people, even those who are nonreligious, are familiar with the book of Jonah: a rebellious prophet defies God and is swallowed by a whale.  Less familiar to most people is the second half of this Biblical story – what happens after Jonah is released from the belly of the fish.  Yet it is in this second half of the story that one of the most powerful and important lessons of the Bible is hidden.  (more…)

Quit Church
By Chris Sonksen

Let’s face it.  Church isn’t working.  We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it?  How many of our churches are thriving?  How many people in our congregations are experiencing God’s blessings?  Maybe it’s time to call it quits.

Quit church?  Well, not exactly.  (more…)

The Passion Generation
By Grant Skeldon with Ryan Casey Waller

Millennials have disrupted almost every major industry.  Whether you’re a parent trying to raise them, a pastor trying to reach them, or an employer trying to retain them, they’re disruptive.  As the largest living generation, millennials are one of the most studied but misunderstood groups of our day.  And the chasm between the generations is only getting wider.

Speaker and founder of the Initiative Network Grant Skeldon (more…)

Now That I’m Called
By Kristen Padilla

As a woman in the church, it’s difficult to know what it means to say “I’m called to ministry.”  Whether you have been wrestling with that calling for years or are just starting to ask what it means, Now That I’m Called will provide you with guidance and direction on your journey.  Perhaps you are feeling the Holy Spirit leading you toward vocational ministry but are unsure of what that means or if you are hearing the voice of the Lord correctly.  This book will help you (more…)

Take Heart
By Matt Chandler and David Roark

Christendom is dead. And that’s a good thing.

The Christian culture that has underpinned Western society for centuries has been eroded.  We’re now at the point where to disagree with people on issues such as marriage and sexuality, is seen as hateful.  Christians are no longer seen as honorable, but as bigots.  But history testifies that the more people try to destroy Christianity, the more it grows.  (more…)

Follow The Cloud
By John Stickl

There is a big difference between being set free and living free.

How do I know what to do with my life? How do I hear God’s voice?  Maybe the answer is easier than we think.  When God led the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land, He gave them a cloud to follow.  He led them in an intimately personal, ever-present way one next step at a time.  He led them without revealing the whole picture because he wanted them to follow by faith.  (more…)