Christian Living

"Courage and Calling--Embracing Your God-Given Potential" by Gordon T Smith helps the reader understand the difference between vocation and calling, A great read for the Christian leader in the marketplace.

In 7 Ways to Be Her Hero Fields gives, quite candidly, seven very doable actions to transform any marital relationship, guaranteed. It also includes a bonus chapter for guys to read with their wives. So if you want to understand some simple ways to invest in your marriage and be your wife's hero (again), this is the plan!

I read the original version in 2002, and loved it. The 2012 edition is updated and expanded with several new tools and resources. If you want to get a handle on what God's purpose for you is, this book is for you. It is an easy read of 42 chapters, one per day, that examines what are you here for, and your five purposes in life.

In this eye-opening, empowering, and liberating book, Rees shows you how to uncover God’s most powerful and effective means of advancing his kingdom on earth: your own irreplaceable, richly detailed personal design. Filled with Scripture and real-life stories, S.H.A.P.E. presents a series of challenges that will guide you through the process of discovering your personal blend of:

Spiritual Gifts: A set of special abilities that God has given you to share his love and serve others.
Heart: The special passions God has given you so that you can glorify him on earth.
Abilities: The set of talents God gave you when you were born, which he also wants you to use to make an impact for him.
Personality: The special way God wired you to navigate life and fulfill your unique Kingdom Purpose.

Experiences: Those parts of your past, both positive and painful, which God intends to use in great ways.

I love Bill Hybels' practical down-to-earth writing style. This volume is getting a little hard to find given it was originally published over 20 years ago, but Amazon still has several sources listed for new and used copies. Hybels challenges us as Christians to examine our lives and live according to God's principles.

The moral decay that surrounds us, at the hands of those who would attempt to destroy the very nation we love, has brought us to a very dangerous destination, a place of no return if we don’t stand up and take action NOW!

A rewriting of our great American experiment has been underway for a hundred years! It has been well-crafted by people under the influence of a globalist one worldview. It places your individual freedoms at the mercy of a ruling class with a one worldview.

When Hitler rose to power, he removed any voice contrary to his, so he could start to systematically remove anything in opposition to him and reeducate the populous in his image for Germany. He began to burn all the books and to rewrite history. Why? Because he only wanted one voice, His.

The books are burning in America right now. 

The voice of the one worldview and the antichrist spirit has risen to be the predominant agenda of those who would attempt to overthrow our nation and freedoms.

We are in a war right now for our nation’s soul and the freedoms afforded to us by the sacrifice of previous generations. The globalists are attempting to remove everything you take for granted as an American. Your freedoms and the future of your generations are in the balance right now, and if we don’t stand up now, we could lose our precious nation.

Pastors and church leaders want to see lives changed by the gospel. They work tirelessly to care for people, initiate new ministries, preach creatively, and keep up with trends. Sadly, much of this effort does not result in deeply changed disciples.

Traditional discipleship strategies fail because they do not:

• Slow down people's lives so they can cultivate a deep, personal relationship with Jesus.
• Challenge the values of Western culture that have compromised the radical call to follow the crucified Jesus.
• Integrate sadness, loss, and vulnerability, leaving people defensive and easily triggered.
• Measure our spiritual maturity by how we are growing in our ability to love others.

In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, bestselling author Pete Scazzero lays out how to create an emotionally healthy culture and multiply deeply-changed people in every aspect of church life—including leadership and team development, marriage and single ministry, small groups, preaching, worship, youth and children's ministry, administration, and outreach.

Complete with assessments and practical strategies, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship will help you move people to the beneath-the-surface discipleship that actually has the power to change the world.

"Discover how to fearlessly draw near to a holy God, pray without ceasing (and without posturing), and delight in the experience of being fully known and fully loved"--

The Holy Spirit is often portrayed as something weird. But the Bible makes it clear that the Spirit is not something. He is someone--a Person who has promised to never leave your side. In this interactive book, John Bevere invites you into a personal discovery of the most ignored and misunderstood Person in the Church: the Holy Spirit. Interactive book includes: daily devotions, group discussion questions, and a bonus chapter with answers to some of the toughest questions about the Holy Spirit. Don't miss this amazing introduction.