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Indispensable
By David P. Cassidy

The Christian faith involves many different elements: a breathtaking sacrifice, an unshakable hope, a daily fight – and more.  Each is critical to our salvation and essential to the shape and purpose of our daily lives.  Yet some have become so familiar to us that we miss their importance .. and others may not feel familiar at all.

Pastor David Cassidy’s engaging look at these essentials of the Christian faith helps us to understand their disruptive power in a dark world.  More →

The Promise is His Presence
By Glenna Marshall

What if you didn’t have to go looking for God’s presence?  What if you could enjoy it all the time?

Glenna Marshall’s awakening to God’s presence began in the depths of winter.  Rereading her journal, she realized that for six months she’d been cataloging all the ways God had abandoned her.  What if that . . . wasn’t true?  Interweaving her own story of faith and doubt amid suffering, Glenna traces the More →

Joy in the Sorrow:  How A Thriving Church (And its Pastor) Learned to suffer Well
By Matt Chandler and friends

We all wonder how we will cope in times of terrible suffering, and how we can best support others who are suffering.  And we all ask the question: how does suffering square with God’s character and purpose?

As a young pastor, Matt Chandler knew he needed to learn how to help hurting people. He studied the Scriptures, and he learned from people at the Village Church who remained joyful in their suffering.  And then suddenly More →

I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible
By Michael S. Heiser

The Bible is filled with passages that are so baffling we tend to ignore them.  Yet the passages that seem weird might be the most important.  This collection of essays from Bible Study Magazine will shock you, intrigue you, and completely change the way you view the Bible.  Dr. Michael S. Heiser visits some of the Bible’s most obscure passages, unveiling their ancient context to help you interpret them today.  Read this book, and you’ll never be bored by the Bible again.