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Chris McDaniel
Chris McDaniel (MBA, Liberty University) is an account executive for vTECH io, a Dell channel partner that provides end-to-end IT solutions. Prior to this role Chris served as the chief business development officer for DELTA Ministries International, an ECFA member that supports U.S. and international churches by specializing in short-term and mid-term missions. In this role, Chris lived out his passion to see followers of Christ become generous givers, which has fueled over nine hundred churches and 7,500 individuals to share the love of Christ in over seventy countries since 2002. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves. Chris is the author of Ignite Your Generosity, The Stewardship Bookmark, Dying to Give and The Next Mile: A Coach's Guide. He is also a contributing author to the curriculum for short-term mission teams from The Next Mile, a collaborative effort from mission agencies and organizations to offer practical toolsand training for short-term mission experiences. He regularly publishes articles and develops stewardship resources and lives in Florida with his wife Jennifer and their two children.
PaperbackFaith Has Its Reasons
Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith
by Kenneth Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter's charge to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks youto give an account for the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15), most Christian laypeople have left apologetics—the defense of the faith—to the ecclesiastical ...
PaperbackDemanding Liberty
An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom
by Brandon J. O'Brien
Religious liberty is one of the most contentious political issues of our time. How should people of faith engage with the public square in a pluralist era? Some citizens hope to reclaim a more Christian vision of national identity, while others resist any religious presence at all.This dispute is not new, and it goes back to the founding era of American history. As the country was being formed, ...
PaperbackFaith Is Like Skydiving
And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics
by Rick Mattson
It can be hard to explain why you believe in God. But images and analogies can provide concrete handles for making the Christian faith more plausible.
If someone claims that Christians make a "blind leap of faith," you can respond, "No, it's not a blind leap. Faith is like skydiving. You check out your parachute beforehand and make sure it's secure. You follow the safety instructions. And ...
PaperbackColossians and Philemon
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Alan J. Thompson
Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Consulting Editor Nicholas PerrinIn the letter to the Colossians, Paul points us to the sufficiency of Christ, urging readers to continue to trust in him. Because Christ is supreme over all, our hope is secure in him. Colossians also shows how the new life that believers have in Jesus is to reflect his character in everyday relationships.
Then in the letter to Philemon, we see the difference the gospel makes ...
PaperbackThe 23rd Psalm
The Lord, Our Shepherd
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Juanita Ryan
Psalm 23 pictures life as deeply secure and richly blessed--life lived with awareness of God's intimate love for us. It speaks to our deepest longings and fears, which may be why we return to this psalm so often. Yet frequent exposure to it may result in overfamiliarity. These nine session LifeGuide® Bible Study studies help us discover its wisdom by pulling in other texts that show the same attributes ...
Number of Studies: 9
HardbackSacred Attachment
Escaping Spiritual Exhaustion and Trusting in Divine Love
by Michael John Cusick
From Spiritual Uncertainty to Joyful Divine Attachment
What do you do when the gap between what you believe and what you experience feels insurmountable? Where do you turn when trauma leaves you feeling lost, ashamed, and exhausted, spinning in spiritual uncertainty but still longing for relationship with God?
Michael John Cusick, a psychotherapist and spiritual ...
HardbackThe Journey Toward Wholeness
Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation
by Suzanne Stabile
Going Deeper with Suzanne Stabile and the Enneagram
In everything from health care and politics to technology and economics, we are experiencing feelings of loss, anger, and anxiety. In the Enneagram's wisdom, our number determines how we respond. We automatically move to another number when we're feeling stress and to yet another when we're feeling secure. Such moves may ...
PaperbackVoices and Views on Paul
Exploring Scholarly Trends
by Ben Witherington III and Jason A. Myers
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
In the field of Pauline studies, much has changed over the last twenty years. Since Ben Witherington III first published his influential book The Paul Quest, monumental works have appeared from scholars such as James D. G. Dunn, N. T. Wright, E. P. Sanders, and John Barclay. The New Perspective is no longer new, and ...
