Dan Kimball

The Shaping of Things to Come

Church Leadership & Ministry

“The Shaping of Things to Come has been a window of hope and motivational boost for bringing change to the church for so many of us. Just when we were about to lose hope in today’s organized church, Mike and Alan show us that perhaps we unintentionally developed a limited understanding of what the church is even supposed to be. But they don’t stop at simply pointing out the problems of the church; they give us vision and ideas for joining in together and creating the future church. Not a future church based on trends or human strategies either, but one based on going back to the beginning to see what was the New Testament vision for the church on mission in the world. The Shaping of Things to Come is one of those rare books that you don’t just read and place nicely back on your shelf. It gets deep into your psyche and alters your perspective on what it means to be the church today, what it means to follow Jesus on his adventurous mission.”

The Skeletons in God's Closet

Apologetics

“Christians need to be a people who, first and foremost, have overflowing love for others, but we also need to be thinkers—not just for ourselves but for those we care about. The Skeletons in God’s Closet hits some of the bull’s-eye topics that frequently come up when we are in dialogue with people about the Bible and our beliefs. I’m thankful for this book: it’s theologically trustworthy but stretches your thinking, and you’ll come away with more than just powerful ideas on difficult questions—the way Joshua has written truly causes you to worship God all the more.”

Washed and Waiting

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Like a well-crafted tapestry, Washed and Waiting skillfully weaves biblical commentary with personal reflection as it leads the reader inside a Christian life lived amidst the reality of homosexuality. Gently iconoclastic and courageously human in its authenticity and transparency, Wesley Hill instructs and humbles both head and heart as he unpacks the pain, confusion, deep sense of loss, and loneliness of the faithful Christian homosexual person’s walk. There is, however, no hand-wringing here. Few books have left me with as much hope as Washed and Waiting. THE LATE CHRISTOPHER W. MITCHELL, longtime director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College This is an incredibly important book that moves beyond the usual faceless arguments and Christian rhetoric and instead is someone’s actual story—a story that tells of someone who has maintained the truths of Scripture and fleshes them out in real life. It is a raw, insightful, honest, beautiful, gut-wrenching, gripping story that I pray many people will read. I thank Wesley Hill for the courage to share this message in a culture that desperately needs to hear it.”

When Life Feels Empty

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“There doesn't seem to be a more intense time period where so many are disillusioned, tired, emotionally overloaded, and wondering what life is really about. It feels like it is easier to just give up thinking about it and hope that somehow change will happen to bring us movement into something more than we are currently experiencing. When Life Feels Empty is a guide for that change to happen and gives us tangible ways to move from emptiness to meaning and purpose the way we are meant to experience them.”

Your Longing Has a Name

Christian Living

“We live in a world constantly and incredibly bombarded every day by powerful identity-shaping messages that influence us, whether we realize it or not. I am so thankful that Dominic Done has written a biblically based guide to understanding understanding our place in God’s story and how God created us to live, all while the culture pressures us to be someone else.”