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The kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
--Matthew 13:44 (GNT)
My Jesus, My Hero is the true story of a nurse, wife, mother, and cancer survivor, who was living an ordinary life until she personally encountered Jesus in 2011. After having this personal encounter, her life course...
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Focus on unreached people groups and the emergence of a global church have not yet eliminated massive gaps in the spread of the gospel. Differences between Hindu and Christian traditions account for the uneven reception of the gospel of Christ among Hindu peoples. Contextualization, best practices, and movements to Christ are central discussion points in response.
In “Cultural Gaps”, H. L. Richard brings Benjamin Robinson, a forgotten nineteenth-century...
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How a Simple Act of Obedience Is Igniting Revival in Our Nation's Schools! What happens when a teenage convert from atheism hears a challenge from the Lord--and decides to act on it? This true story is the catalyst for a move of God that is taking the high schools of America for Jesus. Brian Barcelona, a dynamic leader on the forefront of youth evangelism, recounts how he answered God's call on his life with dramatic and miraculous results. Just a...
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Jericho March tells the story of author Doug Mann's journey to bring hope and rescue to some of the world's most dangerous places. Braving discovery and arrest, Doug smuggled Bibles behind the Cold War Iron Curtain, helped facilitate a hostage recovery with Somali pirates, navigated humanitarian relief efforts during the Kosovo War, and traveled in tumultuous Sudan. Throughout it all, Doug's faith was challenged and strengthened as he learned that...
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Elizabeth was born and raised in a nameless and secretive worldwide cult that claims exclusive origin from the New Testament apostolic ministry and blatantly describes all other churches as 'false'. A fourth generation member, she professed faith at the age of sixteen and fully intended to remain there, even when she discovered that the system she believed in was, based on a lie.
A love story both human and divine, a journey from spiritual bondage...
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"When [my father] talked, his words were about going back. He reminisced and became nostalgic.
He missed his previous life when things were better.
It was peaceful existence. Until the war."
Nine little girls, the children of Vietnam War refugees, found themselves in the no man's land between their Southeast Asian roots and American culture.
One elementary school principal, compelled by their heartrending stories, guided them on their...
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"Whoever Saves a Life, It Is Considered as If He Saved an Entire World"
Dr. Rick Hodes arrived in Africa more than two decades ago to help the victims of a famine, but he never expected to call this extremely poor continent his home. Twenty-eight years later, he is still there.
This Is a Soul tells the remarkable story of Rick Hodes's journey from suburban America to Mother Teresa's clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As a boy, Rick was devoted to...
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A leading American evangelical minister-whom public figures long turned to for guidance in faith and politics-recounts his three conversions, from childhood Jewish roots to Christianity, from a pure faith to a highly politicized one, and from the religious right to the simplicity of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
Rob Schenck's extraordinary life has been at the center of the intersection between evangelical Christianity and modern politics. Attacked...
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Michael Green's valedictory work: a personal history of evangelism.
Beyond his prolific academic career, Michael Green is fondly remembered for his commitment to sharing the gospel with everyone. His passion for evangelism, the heart of his life and work, shines through in Evangelism: Learning from the Past, his last manuscript before his passing in 2019.
Green narrates how evangelists spread the good news, starting with first evangelist, Jesus, and...
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Some memories are permanently seared into our childhood brains with a hot iron of adrenaline and fear. For five-year-old Greg, it was the memory of his ma walking back to the house after confronting his stepdad with a splintered, bloodied baseball bat in her hand.
Greg Stier was raised in a family of bodybuilding, tobacco-chewing, fist-fighting thugs. He never knew his biological father because his mom had met his dad at a party; she got pregnant,...
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From the author of Hard Knocks: Memoir of a Small Moment and Hard Love: A California Memoir, Hard Faith is Lopez's third memoir and picks up where Hard Love leaves his readers. Hard Faith describes Lopez's struggles and growing maturity as a Christian, husband, father, and probation officer. It tells of the difficulties in the church and trying to hear God's voice in declaring the plans he has for us. Lopez leaves the Baptist church after fifteen...
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“Chasing God” is Roger Huang's gritty, heartfelt story of obedience to God's call to follow Him into the heart of the city. That mission can inspire you! Leaving behind his abusive home in Taiwan, Roger discovered both the American Dream and his French bride, Maite. A dramatic event took place before his very eyes and prompted Roger to rethink his future and his calling. As a couple, Roger and Maite chose not to ignore the plight of the poor and...
14) Fogged In
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In a style that unfolds like an easy conversation, Day has written a very personal coming of age story. Set against the late 60s counterculture of the San Francisco Bay Area, the narrative follows Day as he finds his thinking fogged in even as he matures. From explorations in the music scene, experiments with mind-altering substances, and fumbles with love and relationships during that sexual revolution, Fogged In paints the familiar images of this...
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