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Jesus is such an influential figure that even today groups fight over whether Jesus is on their side. An excellent apologetics resource or book for anyone curious about Christianity, What If Jesus Is Right? explores the claims people make about Jesus and compares those ideas to what Jesus actually said about himself. The book presents four of the most popular false claims about Jesus and what the Bible says about him.

In this book, Matthew Loftus unpacks how this kind of "therapy culture" can distort the Christian life. He argues that the church cannot do for people what therapy and psychiatry are designed to do. While church should be a place of healing and love for people who are suffering from mental illness, churches and their leaders should focus on what they are called to do: bringing people together to worship God.

Read by the author. A Pilgrimage of Faith, Doubt, and Rediscovery In Chasing Francis, bestselling author Ian Morgan Cron's modern and penetrating novel, the timeless wisdom of Saint Francis of Assisi is blended with the very real struggles of a modern-day pastor. When faced with the tragic death...

With a cool head and a warm heart, senior apologist Douglas Groothuis explores our culture's deficient view of truth, clearly explaining the nature of truth, how to know if something is true, and how to bring truth to bear on some of the most pressing issues of our times.

Every day we give and receive communication. But good communication doesn't always come naturally. Strengthening our skills is vital not only for those who specialize in communication but for everyone who wants to have healthy relationships, love our neighbors, and shape the world around us for...

Read by the author. You’ll Laugh. You’ll Cry. You’ll Kiss Despair Goodbye. Religious renaissances. Meaning crises. Movie reboots. Metamodernism. You listening to Creed again. It’s all connected. Cynicism is out, sincerity is back, and there’s a new generation looking for hope in...

Blending deeply personal stories, practical tools, and original songs, Bassalé redefines friendship as a countercultural antidote to "othering" and a pathway to liberation. His unique approach interweaves reflective inquiry with original music, creating an immersive guide for fostering authentic relationships that heal and inspire.

From Jude 3 Project founder and apologist Lisa Victoria Fields comes a compassionate and insightful guide to healing, rebuilding trust, and renewing faith after our spiritual heroes fall to sin. “The book you wish you didn’t need and the one you cannot live without.”—Nicole Massie Martin...

Read by the author. What if living boldly for Christ meant breaking the rules of this world? Are you ready to follow Jesus like never before as you to chase Him boldly and fearlessly? It's time to answer your call to an unshakable faith and a greater purpose. Jesus didn't follow the crowd—He...

What should we do? That is the question at the heart of the Christian life. Outlining the distinctive elements of Christian ethics, this updated edition of Moral Choices Video Lectures, designed to go alongside the Moral Choices, 5th Edition textbook, reflects upon a variety of ethical issues to...

Poverty is not inevitable. In fact, we have already made historic progress in reducing it—both globally and in the United States. In Poverty Abolitionists, economist, pastor, and activist David Beckmann shows that with collective will, effective strategy, and renewed moral vision, we can virtually eliminate poverty in our generation. Drawing on decades of leadership at the World Bank and as president of Bread for the World, Beckmann distills five essential insights and ten strategies to reinvigorate the fight against hunger and deprivation.

Is Christianity really a white man's religion? Is it any good for Black people? Can a faith once used to enslave also empower Black lives? In The Gospel and My Black Skin, Dr. JP Foster boldly tackles the complex, often unspoken questions many Black people are asking today. As Christian...

Bestselling author and speaker Jefferson Bethke tears back the worn canvas of religiosity, lets an unsalvageable, phony frame of distractions fall away, and unfolds for the reader the breathtaking mystery, meaning, worth, and value of the Christian faith. Based on his bestselling book It’s Not...

In Wired for Wonder, writer and editor Aaron Cline Hanbury explores big questions related to how technology shapes and reshapes our world. What does it mean to be human when AI can do more and more? Does technological advancement necessarily mean human progress? Hanbury asks practical, day-to-day questions about how we interact with tech in everyday life. Where is our attention going, and who is buying it? Fundamentally, this book asks the age-old question: How do we relate to the stuff we make? Just because we can make something, does that mean we should?

Too often, fear and suspicion have characterized churches' response to LGTBQ+ people. As we remain committed to the historic Christian teachings about marriage and sexuality, American evangelical churches have also harmed a community we have not understood. Our default has been to keep LGBTQ+ people at arm's length. But there is another way, one that resists both culture wars and the pressure to revise scriptural teaching; one that embraces people and clings to historic witness.

The apostle Paul is often associated with a theological perspective focused on the afterlife and eternity. But what if Paul's letters aren't just about the next life? What if he teaches us how to live transformed lives here and now?

Christ and Covenant in Global Politics casts a compelling vision for a Christian approach to international relations that seeks to transform global politics from systems driven by fear to covenantal global community based in shared loves, drawing on Augustine's understanding of rightly ordered loves and a contemporary Christian notion of covenantal pluralism. This groundbreaking textbook is designed for professors and students of international relations, offering a unique, faith-driven approach to global politics.

Read by the author. Meditating God’s Way: A Christian Path to Strength and Resilience is a roadmap for people who are searching for tools that build strength and resilience. Originally adapted from Reclaiming the Art of Biblical Meditation and The Strength You Need Morgan identifies key...

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez was an invisible architect behind evangelical Christianity's digital empire, crafting messages of belonging for some of the most influential megachurches, all while secretly questioning his own place within the faith. In a desperate attempt to "fix" himself, he turned to conversion therapy, spending eight years trying to pray the gay away. And he wasn't alone. Even though Exodus International, the largest ex-gay organization, closed in 2013, the practice still thrives in many conservative religious communities.

We expect evil to appear in obvious forms: malice, cruelty, and contempt. We also expect to find villains at the helm of evil movements and organizations, leaders with dark impulses and motivations. But all too often, malevolence is more subtle, hiding behind our own best intentions. In The...