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Black Authors Matter Children's Book Award
No longer is church a divided space
Now it's a celebration place!
Church is more than just a building—it's a gathering of God's people to celebrate who he is and all that he has done. Welcome to The Celebration Place, a beautifully illustrated book that invites children to envision God's ...
Escape to Avila Falls in this Cozy Second-Chance Romance
Jane is a successful ghostwriter living her dream in New York City, collaborating with movie stars and musicians while quietly longing to publish her own novel.
But just as her career comes to a crossroads, she's called back to her hometown of Avila Falls, a charming mountain town with a colorful cast of characters, ...
From Black-and-White Belief to a Faith Full of Color
God is so much bigger than the box we often try to put him in.
Spiritual platitudes, easy answers, and rigid expressions of belief often cannot bear the weight of life's real questions. For those whose faith has been shaped by black-and-white certainty or narrow church cultures, what can it look like to untangle your ...
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. ...
How Christian Liberal Arts Education Shapes Effective Leaders
A flourishing society depends on effective leadership, and a quality education is the key to forming leaders. Yet our modern understanding of what it means to beeducated often lacks unifying values and purpose. This is where the rich, centuries-old tradition of Christian liberal arts education remains more crucial ...
We Misread the Bible When Women Are Left Out
Ignore them, marginalize them, or dismiss them as brief cameos—these have long been common approaches to Christian teaching on the women of the Bible. The result? We miss their significance in the biblical story and, in turn, misunderstand Scripture itself. Scholar Sandra Glahn challenges this pattern, calling readers to recognize ...
Make God’s Promises Your Daily Declaration
God has uniquely created each one of us. In the Scriptures, he has a lot to say about who we are and how we can live with fullness of hope.
But have we become so informed by the world that we have forgotten we were first formed by the Creator of the world?
Claimed by God helps you ...
Everyday Encounters with God Through the Lens of C. S. Lewis
For many Christians, the mystics—saints and teachers throughout Christian history who have experienced direct encounters with God—are in a category of their own.We read about the supernatural experiences of biblical figures like Moses, Isaiah, and John, and historical figures like Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Ávila, ...
"Christianity is fundamentally a communication event. It is God revealing God's self to the world. And God uses a large variety of media to accomplish that revelation."—Shane Hipps, author of Flickering PixelsViral videos and retweeted posts fill the air around us. In the midst of constant news feeds and mobile alerts, ministries have unprecedented opportunities to connect with people yearning ...
Throughout history, Christians have been called by God to active engagement in society on behalf of the poor and oppressed. Christian leaders have been instrumental in caring for people who are poor, fighting injustice and advocating for social change. But they have never done so on their own power. Their energy and zeal were fueled by inner spiritual practices that propelled them forward into the ...