David J. Lose

51% Christian

Christian Living

“Buckle up your seat belts and hold on to your hats, as Mark Stenberg is going to take you on a wild ride across theological terrain few are willing to enter. Stenberg moves so deftly between pop culture and classical theology and in such a deceptively entertaining way that you’ll hardly notice that he is inviting you into a far more exciting and life changing relationship to God than you'd imagined possible. Think you know enough about the Christian faith to embrace or reject it? Think again. Or, better, read Stenberg's manifesto and see where it leads you.”

Buried Dreamer

Fiction

“Buried Dreamer is a remarkable work of historical fiction. At once elegant, imaginative, and brutally honest, it shares a story of love, faith, and integrity that spans generations and continents in order to illuminate present day crises and opportunities. Following the adventures and commitments of two women connected by family and separated by two centuries, Buried Dreamer crosses ethical landmarks stretching from the Underground Railroad to crises of the present day, and will leave its indelible mark on anyone who dares read it.”

Divine Laughter

Preaching & Worship

“I've long suspected that heresy in the pulpit is a far less worrisome problem than dullness. Divine Laughter equips us to offer sermons that are both interesting and invigorating by developing a biblical understanding of the power of humor to invite us to laugh at our ourselves, to be surprised and delighted by the joy of the gospel, and to call into question a cultural reality that falls far short of the abundant life God offers. This book is not about telling jokes, but rather rediscovering the courageous and life-giving power of humor that is rooted in the ultimate joke God plays on death and the devil in the resurrection of Christ. Buy it, read it, laugh with (and even at!) its authors, and be renewed and encouraged in your calling.”

God's People Made New

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Powell probes and celebrates the transformation we can expect when we allow God's Word to breathe new life and purpose into God's people.”

Justification Is for Preaching

Theology

“Justification Is for Preaching both revives and confesses the central contribution that Lutherans make not just to the world of preaching, but to the whole world itself: that God is gracious, that God is active, and that God actively and graciously justifies the unjust through the preached Word of Christ. The authors represent some of the most important and incisive voices in recent Lutheran theology and they are at their respective and collective best in this book. If there is a single volume you would buy to invigorate your proclamation and restore your confidence in the importance of the preaching office, this is it.”

Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Treat yourself to a few moments of sacred wonder this holiday season with the help of Meta Herrick Carlson's delightful Ordinary Blessings for the Christmas Season. Meditating on the hidden joys of the everyday and reflecting on the deeper meaning of the characters and traditions of the season, Carlson offers us an unvarnished and accessible Christmas with words of such simple beauty they will take your breath away.”

Receiving This Life

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Kara Root's luminous Receiving this Life reminds us that we were created for freedom and joy. Both are inextricably bound up in our life together. We were created to give ourselves to others and this world freely, to experience the joy of belonging to God and each other. Yet we often forget that. We are daily bombarded by messages to the contrary that seek to convince us that we are not free, that we must earn or win or strive for something more, tricking us into missing the blessed and joyful present God has created and given us as a gift. Which is why Root writes: to remind us; to call us back to God's purpose and delight; to teach us to discern the gift in front of us. Through her incisive wisdom, poetic writing, and the prayers and practices she provides, Root seeks to help us receive this life once again in freedom and joy. And in doing so, she offers us a precious gift.”

The Peoples’ Sermon

Preaching & Worship

“Hannan's The People's Sermon is a timely and valuable resource for preachers who want their sermons not just to inspire but also to engage and equip listeners to live their faith. She writes with tremendous care, creativity, and practical relevance to develop a highly collaborative approach to the preparation, delivery, and extension of the sermon. It will challenge your thinking and change your practice.”

The World of the Parables

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The World of the Parables provides an indispensable guide to any who seek to read, understand, or preach Jesus’s parables. Culpepper brings a lifetime of biblical scholarship to the task of opening up the first-century world of those who first listened to Jesus’s parables. The result for twenty-first-century readers is a much deeper appreciation of the meaning and significance of the simultaneously simple and earthshaking stories Jesus told to help his hearers—then and now!—understand more deeply how God intends the world to function. This book, as accessible as it is succinct, deserves the time and attention of anyone who desires to have, as Jesus invites, ‘ears to hear’ his transformative parables.”