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The Last Stand unveils a critical examination of the shift in public education, from fostering diverse social backgrounds and academic achievement to the indoctrination of far-left ideologies.
Long-time educator and advocate Michelle Davis delivers a call to action for parents, grandparents, education leaders, and teachers to reclaim control over their local schools and challenge the encroachment of secular influences. 

In this eye-opening exploration, concerned Christians are urged to engage with their communities, conduct independent research, and organize for change. Davis emphasizes the need for a litmus test to evaluate the alignment of churches and private schools with Biblically based values, as pop culture increasingly erodes them. As Christians become the counter-culture, it is imperative for parents to shed their blinders and critically analyze the foundational policies of local school districts, discerning the presence of indoctrination and grooming.

The Last Stand empowers traditionalists who are committed to safeguarding core Christian values, for the sake of our children and the future of this great nation.

Why are some leaders more effective than others? Effective leaders follow The Leadership Strategy of Jesus personally and in the organizations they lead. 

In the gospels, Jesus demonstrates the key elements necessary to advance His kingdom—in life, church, and work. The Leadership Strategy of Jesus shows leaders how to live out these principles and positively impact the world. 

As a seasoned ministry leader, Dr. Rich Halcombe’s, The Leadership Strategy of Jesus, is designed to help leaders discover their personal purpose in order to better serve their communities. Halcombe encourages leaders to establish a clean plan for future growth and invest time and energy into those plans, while remaining open to continuous improvement and adjustment.  

The Leadership Strategy of Jesus will increase any leader’s effectiveness by identifying the strategies of Jesus and applying them to everyday experiences. 

What does it truly mean to be made in the image of God?

The tension in the world is palpable! Even now, society is reeling from the effects of expansive discouragement, pervasive unfulfillment, mounting confusion, and even a building rage. Something has clearly gone wrong, but what is it?

Imagine possessing the insight necessary to answer this desperate question, to look around and understand why people do what they do, desire the things they desire, say the things they say, and behave the way they behave. Or perhaps even more exciting – imagine having the discernment to look within yourself and truly understand why you feel the way you feel; why you are responding to a given situation the way you are. Knowledge has never been more powerful. 

From its glorious beginnings in the Garden of Eden, to its tragic fall and turbulent wanderings, The Magnetic Heart of God tells the electrifying true story of the human soul, whisking its readers away on an adventure of unprecedented self-discovery.

Through the story of Noah, enduring principles are found that provide vital elements for an intimate and lasting marriage. The tools for building the marriage ark, the pitch that holds the planks together, building intimacy in stressful times and conditions, and learning to appreciate the differences in our maleness and femaleness are a few of the topics addressed.

An insightful journey through all the biblical names of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Beginning in Babel and ending with a burning Babylon, The Name Quest explains the significance that the different names for God have for an everyday relationship with God and for spiritual growth. The names of God are like a rainbow--each name expresses part of the spectrum of the character and attributes of God.

Along the way, the author tenderly answers tough questions:

Which of the Hebrew names of God is His personal name--Yahweh or Jehovah?

What does it mean to pray in Jesus’ name?

How can we relate to the Holy God and the Judge?

Why is a God of love called the “Jealous God”?

What does it mean to call Jesus the Messiah?

The Name Quest mentions all the names of God in the Bible while explaining their significance in ordinary language. The author weaves together fifteen years of Bible study research with plentiful illustrations and humorous anecdotes. These include lessons learned as a pastor on a Caribbean island. A visit to a Welsh hill farm introduces a chapter about the Good Shepherd. The story of a Hungarian political prisoner illustrates the meaning of Immanuel (or is it Emmanuel?) A rescue from the slopes of an active volcano helps explain salvation and the meaning of Jesus’ Hebrew name Yeshua. Even the clever advertisement on a packet of potato chips offers a lesson about how to grow in faith in God.

Unlike chasing rainbows, the spiritual journey has an end. The Name Quest is a road map for every Christian’s spiritual journey and it points to the destination--being formed into the image of Jesus Christ.

The Name Quest examines God's names in chapters about God's character or things that He has done. Most of God's names reflect His character. For instance a chapter on holiness mentions all the names connected to that attribute. The index of names makes this book an excellent reference tool. People who read part of a chapter a day say it makes a good devotional too. 

An insightful journey through all the biblical names of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Beginning in Babel and ending with a burning Babylon, The Name Quest explains the significance that the different names for God have for an everyday relationship with God and for spiritual growth. The names of God are like a rainbow--each name expresses part of the spectrum of the character and attributes of God.

Along the way, the author tenderly answers tough questions:

Which of the Hebrew names of God is His personal name--Yahweh or Jehovah?

What does it mean to pray in Jesus’ name?

How can we relate to the Holy God and the Judge?

Why is a God of love called the “Jealous God”?

What does it mean to call Jesus the Messiah?

The Name Quest mentions all the names of God in the Bible while explaining their significance in ordinary language. The author weaves together fifteen years of Bible study research with plentiful illustrations and humorous anecdotes. These include lessons learned as a pastor on a Caribbean island. A visit to a Welsh hill farm introduces a chapter about the Good Shepherd. The story of a Hungarian political prisoner illustrates the meaning of Immanuel (or is it Emmanuel?) A rescue from the slopes of an active volcano helps explain salvation and the meaning of Jesus’ Hebrew name Yeshua. Even the clever advertisement on a packet of potato chips offers a lesson about how to grow in faith in God.

Unlike chasing rainbows, the spiritual journey has an end. The Name Quest is a road map for every Christian’s spiritual journey and it points to the destination--being formed into the image of Jesus Christ.

The Name Quest examines God's names in chapters about God's character or things that He has done. Most of God's names reflect His character. For instance a chapter on holiness mentions all the names connected to that attribute. The index of names makes this book an excellent reference tool. People who read part of a chapter a day say it makes a good devotional too. 

The Narrow Trail provides a “Three Tips” paradigm for experiencing God’s grace through three important practices. Like those who are amateur hikers and climbers are guided by those three hiking tips, Christians are counseled by God’s Word to do the same:

One woman’s husband confessed to a secret life of multiple affairs and addiction. Another woman’s daughter died of leukemia shortly after her adoption was finalized.

Awash in their grief, Cortney Donelson and Becky Huber would have been justified in living a life of anger, bitterness, and sorrow after going through what can only be described as a wife’s—and mother’s—worst nightmares. But as Christians, these women were called to live set apart, to choose unexpected responses despite their heart-wrenching circumstances. And they chose wisely. 

For every Christian, faith can often feel uncomfortable. Fighting for hope is hard, and being set apart for God’s glory may feel isolating. Indeed, most aspects of the Christian life can be downright messy. In The Outlier's Choice, authors Becky Huber and Cortney Donelson make an inspiring case to choose the unexpected—to go against popular beliefs and walk through struggles in discomfort, becoming bold outliers for God’s glory.

The Pioneer Church is a captivating guidebook that will fill Christians with wonder and admiration for God.

Traditional church is all we have ever known. But is the current model the original church Jesus always intended it to be? What if His church was a sent church? An extending church? One that flipped the culture and world upside down?

The Pioneer Church is the new model infused with the blueprint and structure it was always meant to have. Throughout this insightful resource, believers will be inspired and equipped to answer the call of God, move into new territory, and see the Kingdom of God arise. Packed with narratives of movements, signs, and wonders, it stirs a longing for more within its audience. From beginning to end, believers will be struck with the wonder of God while feeling equipped to answer the call.

The Pit of Despair is a raw and riveting account of one woman's triumphant journey from the abyss of addiction through the hope-filled world of recovery. 

Lisa Jo B. intimately guides the audience through her struggles with sex, cocaine, and food addiction, her near-fatal relapse, and her ultimate redemption through a conscious connection with God via a 12-step program.

Beautiful, heartfelt prayers punctuate each chapter, designed for individual or group recitation, offering an interactive dimension to her story. Lisa Jo's vivid, emotional storytelling captures the devastating depths of addiction and the transformative joy of recovery, acting as a beacon of hope for those entangled in the thorny brambles of addiction.

Her candid approach dismantles societal stigma around addiction, by reframing it as a disease rather than a moral failing, aiding in the release of those struggling with toxic shame. She further empowers her audience by teaching them how to craft powerful prayers, fostering a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

Uniquely straddling the domains of addiction recovery and Christian faith, this compelling memoir offers a potent remedy for those seeking a solution to their addiction, 12-steppers, and all believers in Christ who seek to better understand this profound struggle.

This is an inspirational story about the power of conviction: the wrongful conviction that sent James Tillman to prison for over 18 years, and the power of his own conviction that helped him persevere, offer a transformational forgiveness and earn a redemption that is so valued he remarkably calls his experience in prison, “a gift.”

"The Power of Conviction" is for people who are facing tough times. You will understand that you’re not alone, that things can be brutally bad and we can react poorly at times, but where there is love, there is always hope.

How did James Tillman endure 18 years of hell in prison? What specific lessons can you learn about the transformational power of forgiveness, love and conviction? When faced with your own challenges in life, what will you choose?

This is an inspirational story about the power of conviction: the wrongful conviction that sent James Tillman to prison for over 18 years, and the power of his own conviction that helped him persevere, offer a transformational forgiveness and earn a redemption that is so valued he remarkably calls his experience in prison, “a gift.”

"The Power of Conviction" is for people who are facing tough times. You will understand that you’re not alone, that things can be brutally bad and we can react poorly at times, but where there is love, there is always hope.

How did James Tillman endure 18 years of hell in prison? What specific lessons can you learn about the transformational power of forgiveness, love and conviction? When faced with your own challenges in life, what will you choose?

While Christian entrepreneurs start their days with prayer, the hustle and bustle of running their own businesses quickly takes focus away from their vital partnership with the almighty God. As a result, prayers for business are often broad, unfocused, and strictly tied to the entrepreneur’s vision of ideal results. The Prayer Powered Entrepreneur model walks entrepreneurs through 31 days of recognizing God as CEO through an inside-out system of praying for transformation:

Dr. Mains contends that people in the pew can best judge when a sermon is helpful to them and when it isn’t. So why not include them in the process of both preparing and evaluating sermons? Not preaching the sermons. . . . .but again, preparing and evaluating them. He makes these changes sound so simple and practical that you can’t help but wonder, “Why weren’t these ideas implemented years ago?”

Most people in the pew don’t realize how integral they are to finding a solution to this problem. But the pulpit/pew combination can be an incredibly powerful team, so let’s begin to work together to help solve this mystery of what’s happening to sermons.

This is not a negative book or one that only points out problems. Instead, it’s a positive, practical and encouraging read that should fill you with hope for not only your local congregation, but churches everywhere.

Dr. Mains contends that people in the pew can best judge when a sermon is helpful to them and when it isn’t. So why not include them in the process of both preparing and evaluating sermons? Not preaching the sermons. . . . .but again, preparing and evaluating them. He makes these changes sound so simple and practical that you can’t help but wonder, “Why weren’t these ideas implemented years ago?”

Most people in the pew don’t realize how integral they are to finding a solution to this problem. But the pulpit/pew combination can be an incredibly powerful team, so let’s begin to work together to help solve this mystery of what’s happening to sermons.

This is not a negative book or one that only points out problems. Instead, it’s a positive, practical and encouraging read that should fill you with hope for not only your local congregation, but churches everywhere.

Raising a child with special needs takes parents on a strange, sometimes scary, and often lonely new journey down roads they never knew and certainly would have never chosen. Such has been the life of Ken Atkins, whose son Danny stopped developing mentally at 18 months. After absorbing the reality and challenges of his young child’s many disabilities and the harsh realities of caring for the handicapped, Ken found himself on another dark and dangerous path—single parenthood. Trying to balance the needs of his handicapped son and his non-handicapped daughter, while earning a living and keeping up appearances as a can-do, stand-up guy, he fought despair and depression with the oldest weapon in his arsenal—alcohol.

But God…

Throughout it all, two things never changed. Danny was always Danny, and God was always at their side. It was a fact that Ken lost in the midst of the battle, but ultimately showed itself, and changed everyone forever. The Silent Son is a story of that journey and the redemption of a struggling dad through his oh-so-imperfect child.

Are you feeling homesick for the comfort of your spiritual home?

The Sojourner’s Road Home is a great resource for anyone in search of a deeper encounter with God's everlasting love and the discovery of their purpose in His plans. You’ll find hope and encouragement in each day of your journey as He guides you along unforeseen paths leading to profound change within yourself and the world around you.

Our sojourn takes us through a troubled land in tumultuous times, but we can find comfort in knowing we are not aimlessly wandering on the road of life. The journey has much more meaning when we realize we are heading home to the welcoming embrace of our loving Father in heaven.

God is always with us, even when we feel like we are worlds away from everything and everyone we know and love. The Sojourner's Road Home is a reminder that no matter where we go or how long we stay away, we’ll always have a place to come back to, even if our earthy home as we knew it is no longer there.

Take the 40-day journey. Your sojourn here will never be the same.

For 2000 years, Jesus has been both decried and leveraged. His story, set in a context so contrary yet strangely similar to today, serves as both a troubling and affirming testament to the quest for a meaningful life purpose. 

Many know of Jesus, but perhaps not his complete story. Regardless of belief, Jesus signifies trouble - in the context of his time and for those grappling with his teachings today. Using elements of drama, The Trouble with Jesus demonstrates why both believers and skeptics are unsettled and provoked by the one who claimed to be the Son of God. 

Jesus championed the marginalized, challenged wealth and power dynamics, and upended conventional wisdom through his parables. He defied the status quo and faced betrayal by corrupt religious and political authorities. His greatest trouble was being crucified and his subsequent resurrection, defeating death, ushering in a new era, and inspiring a new way of being.

In an edgy voice recognized by those wrestling with such existential questions, whether one has never been to church, or has been estranged from it, or once thought they knew him, The Trouble with Jesus confronts concepts of one of the most controversial figures whoever existed and the revolution he began.

A woman's heart is unique in all of creation.

Defining the heart as the inner fountain of passion, thought, and purpose, Laura Knutson traces the value and challenges of the heart all the way back to the Garden of Eden. 

The Wholehearted Woman brings a compassionate and faith-filled view of identity from the perspective of a woman's heart. A compelling picture is painted of how unique and precious each woman's heart is. 

Beginning with Eve, Laura takes an honest look at the brokenness of women's hearts resulting from their own choices as well as the difficulties of life and the abuse of others. And then she offers rock solid hope and vision for healing and restoration to God's original design. Sharing her own journey towards wholeheartedness and supporting her reflections with a wealth of scriptural references, The Wholehearted Woman offers us a rich handbook for understanding, embracing, and caring for our hearts.

Layered with physical, emotional, and relational tension, Through Blurred Vision brings forth the life of a young man that was given a diagnosis that appears in 0.0001% of births. As a result, Kurt Pangborn’s life was encompassed in darkness. Yet despite the daunting realty of this diagnosis’ limitations, Pangborn sought the true light of life in his darkness, and found a message that extends past human reason. 

Kurt Pangborn’s Through Blurred Vision inspires readers to turn their pain into praise and apply the “Three P’s” of higher living. Residing in a world that is broken and filled with trials, Pangborn’s writing encourages others to seek God’s guidance—because He wants your life to rise above the inequity and to magnify his glory. Mankind’s greatest problem is separation from Christ, which Pangborn uniquely presents in Through Blurred Vision as the gospel and game plan for every man, women, son, and daughter. 

A portfolio manager at a large investment company, Brian would leave the trading floor each day with these questions swirling in his head. What he came to realize was that he had to make a decision: would he trade the god he had been following, under which he could make his own rules, without subscribing to any larger organization or authority—for the “real” God? The more he researched the difficult questions of life; the clearer God’s truth became. Brian ultimately concluded that the evidence points in the direction of God’s existence. In Trading Gods, he shares his personal journey, rationale for faith, and the supporting research that explains why the real God is the best answer to life’s biggest questions.

Throughout True Freedom, readers learn important choices and practical action steps that helps move them forward in a positive direction. Rick Bosch’s personal experience and the work he has done over the last 15 years with people has allowed him to develop a process that includes making specific choices and taking actions that are essential in discovering freedom. Imagine living a life of transparency, free from fear and regrets. That is what readers find within the pages of True Freedom.

Truth, Lies, and Control offers a penetrating analysis of the current societal chaos and the erosion of values once held sacred.

The world and the nation are in a state of turmoil, a fact evident even to those with minimal or no faith. While it’s easy to point fingers at the mainstream media, anarchists, racists, socialists, and other perceived culprits, Truth, Lies, and Control delves deeper, examining the emotional impact of witnessing the gradual collapse of values that previous generations fought to secure and uphold.

The narrative acknowledges the rapid deterioration of the values, a decline more severe than many could have anticipated. Letts identifies key factors contributing to America’s downward spiral, tracing their origins and highlighting their profound effects on individuals and institutions. These factors range from the radicalization of politics and education systems to the rise of extremist ideologies that challenge the core principles upon which America was built. 

Truth, Lies, and Control is a call to action for citizens concerned about America's moral freefall. It urges individuals to break free from passivity and engage in the battle that has arrived at their doorsteps. With a focus on reviving the truth, it encourages everyone to be vigilant in this battleground of ideas. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the issues, speaking up boldly, and defending moral truths that protect children, communities, and personal values.

When a chance encounter with a well-dressed guest at a party in Austin, Texas, results in Stephen becoming a mule for a drug cartel, he takes a devastating detour from a well-planned life. Unconfined chronicles the true story of Stephen’s arrest and incarceration for a nonviolent drug crime. Readers will:

Unconfined tells the first-hand account through the eyes of Stephen and Skip and shares the transformational power of faith to overcome anger, grief, and loss.

Unison Parenting combines proven parenting techniques in a Christian context with a unique foundation of unison parenting strategies designed to identify and avoid pitfalls that disrupt parents from staying on the same page. 

The term “unison parenting” comes from music; singing in unison is when all voices sing the same note at the same time in order to emphasize the text. Similarly, to emphasize the message that parents want to send, they need to parent in unison.

From Cecil’s personal parenting experience and the experience of families with which he has been involved, parents will learn how to proactively, intentionally adopt and execute strategies that balance a loving nature with firm boundaries for their child. This balance creates a warm, sure environment where the child and parent can eventually collaborate to bring the child to full, responsible adulthood.

Designed for parents of school-age children who may reside in both traditional and non-traditional family structures, the first half of the book lays out parenting fundamentals for all ages. The second half focuses on the teen years and how to manage the child’s growing need for independence by allowing for incremental decision-making that gradually builds trust. 

Unison Parenting has been hailed as a comprehensive parenting guide that takes the child through ages and stages into mature adulthood.

There is a special blessing promised to all who read and obey the words of Revelation (1:3). Yet many Christians slam their Bible shut before reading because they find the end times prophecy to be confusing, weird, and even scary.

Revelation was never meant to be feared or skipped over. In Unmasking Revelation, Sam Chess walks through how Jesus left first century Christians with the hope of His return, and how the letter of Revelation was given as a guide to how it all would end. Jesus was going to victoriously win and satan, and death, and hell, and even the curse of sin itself (22:3) would be purged off this planet!

Through Unmasking Revelation, the difficult parts of Revelation become understandable, and the weird and frightening are “unmasked” to simply unfold the storyline of Jesus’ (and Christians’) final triumphant victory.

Unpuzzling Your Life is a unique seven-week Bible study that compares the life of a believer to putting a puzzle together. Each week covers a pertinent subject for today’s Christian and includes an introduction and five lessons designed to inform, challenge, encourage, and promote spiritual maturity. Bible verses, personal experiences of Sandra P. Hastings, true stories, and unusual facts reveal the uniqueness of each believer and the amazing way God brings the pieces of their life-puzzle together. Unpuzzling Your Life answers the questions many are struggling with today: Why am I here? How can my life make a difference? What does God want from me?

Unpuzzling Your Life has discussion questions at the end of each day’s lesson and can be for personal Bible study, a Sunday School class, small group studies, or discipleship teaching.

Sudden loss creates shared experiences. 

After his wife’s accident, Greg Tonkinson had countless nights without sleep. During those times, it felt like Greg was alone in the dark—but he found great comfort in reading God’s Word and the books of other “fraternity members.” The words he found were from people who deeply understood what he was feeling—as if they were walking with him through that first year of loss. 

Unwanted Fraternity is Greg Tonkinson’s record of that challenging time. His honest, conversational writing style includes two main components: journal entries from a widowed father of three young children and Bible references (over 150). Tonkinson addresses areas of doubt, fear, deep sadness, and trudging through the proper reactions when others don’t know how to respond. He emphasizes the importance of community while working through the realization that life will go on after loss, even if it will never be the same. Ultimately, Unwanted Fraternity is intended to remind individuals of the hope that comes with a relationship with Christ, the true Healer of grief.

It’s so easy to give in to frustration and judgement and make choices that lead to some major #MomGuilt. So, what is the key for women to overcome those negative emotions and to live a little more like Jesus each day? The key is to apply God’s grace to every aspect of life and What If I Name Her Grace? shows women just how to do that. What If I Name Her Grace? begins with a very personal story then moves to many universal themes that show reliance on the Lord for guidance, help, and grace. Throughout its pages, women discover:

An informative and emotional voyage of exploration for those active, hurt by, leaving, looking at or curious about the Church.

Amid worldwide upheaval, believers and non-believers alike are asking profound questions. One can’t help but do that when something or someone they have depended on for guidance, structure, community, comfort, identity, and meaning has been exposed to the light, shaken to the core, and found to be unreliable and untrustworthy. 

What is Church? is for believers in Jesus, as well as those deconstructing their faith, seekers, skeptics, and opponents, to inform and help resolve the innate longing for answers, truth, meaning, and belonging by plumbing the depths of divinely revealed knowledge.

Drawing on scripture, history, personal relationships, experience, and a deep love for Jesus and the Church, Dub Karriker shares valuable insights that provide a different perspective on the Church and its role in the past, present, and future. Rather than walking a well-worn path of two thousand years of best intentions and church misdeeds, Karriker reveals the Church as intended by its founders, Jesus and His Apostles. 

No matter what your relationship is with the Christian community, What is Church? is a fascinating, soul-stirring journey of inquiry and answers.

Laura Diehl was plunged into that place with the death of her daughter, and meets the deep need to connect with others who have experienced what cannot be put into words. "When Tragedy Strikes"  is the raw account of her journey from deep darkness back into light and life, extending a hand of hope to those traveling on the path behind her, who need to rebuild their lives after the death of a child.

If she didn’t confront her problem with consumption, she would surely be consumed by it.

Overwhelmed with anxiety, depression and hopelessness, Elizabeth was at a breaking point. She had a decision to make. Continue down the road of addiction to alcohol and cigarettes, eating disorders, shopping, and men, or figure out why she ached inside and kept running to toxic fetishes to satisfy her unquenchable appetite?  Elizabeth chose healing. She sought out multiple forms of therapy and tried out various religions.  But it wasn’t until she rekindled her faith in Jesus, instilled in her as a child, that she began to discover the genuine transformation she longed to experience.  

Who Told You You Were Naked? is Elizabeth’s uncensored story of who she was before her radical encounter with the Lord and who she is becoming as a follower of Him. Leaning into the unconditional love of Jesus changed the trajectory of her life and she longs to share this life-giving message so others may experience the power of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Anointed One.

This raw and honest account of one woman’s transformational journey serves as a reminder to anyone caught in the tangles of mental illness, stubborn addiction, or with a downcast and dissatisfied outlook on life, that the light of hope shines even in the darkest circumstances.

The art of storytelling and writing, which is integral to the development of the Christian church, must be encouraged. Jesus often used stories to illustrate or make a point and a well-crafted, Bible-based story has the capacity to capture the imagination, inspire, comfort, and encourage. Who’s Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1 provides an opportunity for all to meet the abiding need to ‘hear and tell’ and to have a story to live by.

Season 1 begins with the nativity story before continuing to depict scenes from the lives of young biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments that explores a variety of issues such as teen identity, self-acceptance, mentorship, healing, forgiveness, and commitment. It goes on to a section on fathers, which reflects on some of the issues they face, such as self-conflict, the grieving process, self-sacrifice, and surrender to God’s divine will, before culminating in the Easter story. In Who’s Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1, David R. Nelson has created a delightful read for both teens and families with stories that can also be utilized in church and school programs to supplement their existing teaching.

As the world becomes increasingly fragmented and polarized, churches are dividing, and people are making themselves Number One at the exclusion of others, many are searching for a way to feel whole.

Wholeness Through Vulnerability takes believers on a journey into wholeness—personal wholeness and wholeness in relationships.

Discovering the wholeness of Luke may seem daunting at first as it requires some time, effort, and openness. Wholeness Through Vulnerability delves into the goal of the Kingdom of God—humans in communion—and encourages Christians to ask themselves the following questions: 

• What does Luke portray as a person’s deepest responsibilities, and why?
• How might Luke’s Gospel bring out the best in Christians and how can they live their lives in such a way as to bring out the best in others?
• What is essential for one’s own wholeness, the wholeness of one’s communities, and the world?

Perfect for small group or individual study, Wholeness Through Vulnerability explores the importance of Luke’s Gospel and how Christians can use its teachings today to be in deep communion with the life of Jesus, align their intuition with the mysteries of the universe, and know the mystery of Jesus’s continuing presence.

When Barbara M. Roberts first heard that her niece, Kathy, had taken her life, the pain was so bad she could barely stand it. If only she had called her more often; if only they had taken her to dinner one more time; if only she had taken her ‘suicide talk’ more seriously.

Suicide happens so often in our society that it now almost seems normal. People used to think that Christians did not commit suicide. But when Barbara read through Kathy’s 26-page journal, written within the last 36 hours of her life, she knew she was experiencing something the likes of which she had never seen in all her years of pastoral ministry. Kathy’s journal not only details the act itself, but her reasoning behind her suicide—a depiction of why she could not stay here on this earth one more day, looking forward instead to her hope of Heaven. Each chapter of With Her Last Breath is tied to a page in Kathy’s journal, intertwining the pages with stories of others and tools to help those who are suicidal or their loved ones, including what to watch for, how to care, and where to turn. Hearing others’ stories of suffering, those struggling with suicide in any manner are able to make more sense out of their own suffering and emerge with a vision of God’s love and faithfulness.

For Johan Gous, obediently answering the Great Commission to take the gospel to everybody everywhere even to the “ends of the earth” meant into the rural bush of Africa. Reaching rural communities for Christ through indigenous Disciple-Makers is the core of his ministry’s calling. Over a forty-year period, Johan and his family began equipping, empowering, and encouraging local leasers to reach their communities with the gospel in local languages. They apply the Christian message to their people through walking with them and using the same Disciple-Making model Jesus used preparing his disciples for their task.

Witnesses Wanted shares how God can use yielded disciples as His ambassadors in their daily walk with Him through the story of Johan and his family. Hearing the stories of God providing ordinary people with resources that multiply is beyond exciting—it is inspiring and grows readers’ walks of faith. That same growth and excitement is available to anyone who is ready to follow God unconditionally! Johan is a Witness and Ambassador to readers in the same way as the Disciples and inspires others to answer the Call as well!

It is a journey that led Tiffany Haines to the answer for every one of life’s “why” questions. And, spoiler alert, the answer is simply the glory of God. For parents of atypical children, Wrestling Hurricanes speaks to the highs and lows of a chaotic life, which no one else can understand. For the Church, it provides an authentic example of how Christ followers can choose to react to life’s storms. For every person who has asked why, it provides a clear, compelling, and biblical answer. In the end, Wrestling Hurricanes can be a foundational, modern story of resilience by which small group and ministry leaders can teach not just the Gospel, but also share God’s ultimate plan for now and eternity.