Nancy Ortberg
Christian Living
“The irony of the internet's promises of love, connection, and pleasure is that it is designed to deliver such superficial and false versions of those things. It sinks our roots into a soil that is not capable of bringing the health it touts. Far from disparaging our digital world, Jay Kim offers us a winsome look at a wise way to navigate these forces and presents us with a more compelling alternative. Swiping and scrolling give way to listening and dwelling . . . to a robust path of joy, blessedness, and Jesus.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Sometimes the best books about the future involve the ones that start with a look backward. In this very important work, Jay reminds us of God's vision for the church as the plumb line for how we view and leverage technology. In making digital the servant of analog we are moving in the right direction. Reversing the two leads us to something fundamentally different than the deep journey God has called all of us to. The church was always meant to be waiting for us when everything else failed to live up to our deep longing for transcendence. This book is the map to that.”
History & Biography
“'Dallas was a wonderfully disruptive presence in the world,' may be the best description of the man whose theology has helped all of us understand and experience God and his kingdom in clear, hopeful, and magnificent ways. But Dallas's humanity was, to me, as strong a draw to him as his mind. Gary has managed to capture both the brilliance and the brokenness of Dallas, and I think the weaving of those two threads together is what God used to shape this most unique and winsome of men. This story is ministering to some of the most broken and wounded parts of my soul.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“So happy this book was written, so mad it wasn't written thirty years ago! I know that Mark and Lisa did not just write this book, but they have also lived it. And in the living of it, they make room for various expressions of the values-based, thoughtful approach to parenting that we all aspire to. Our world, our neighborhoods, and our souls will be the richer for the reading and practice of these pages.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“Is there anything quite like being a mom that surfaces the deep, unconscious fears that lurk in our souls? The answer is no. And Sherry Surratt plumbs those depths with us. From nasal syringes to expectations to cancer and beyond, this book intersects those fears with Jesus, and as a result, the reader comes out different on the other side.”
Christian Living
“Joseph King Barkley, Novus Global executive coach; president of the Meta Performance™ Institute “Some things have an exponential ability to release power, and Ben has captured this in his book. By taking seriously the differences that lie in each of us and finding ways not to be intimidated or frustrated by them, but rather to unleash them, we have the ability to make our organizations and our lives move toward the extraordinary we have always hoped for.”
Faith, Doubt, and God's Mysterious Timing
Christian Living
“In the desperation that comes with the dark night of the soul, it can be tempting to grab a biblical passage and hold on to it without fully understanding the context. The gift that Laurie gives us with her study and insight is to help open us up to the unique ways in which God may be speaking to us. Her lovely combination of heart and head speaks to all of us in ways that help us see the light.”
Work, Money & Leadership
“In a word? REFRESHING! Mark and Lisa remind us of the seismic power in radical contentment, gratitude and generosity. You don't see that message in many places. Here is wisdom for the complexity of these issues and a simplicity that enables action. The result: free indeed.”
Women
“Drawing on the same grace and vision with which she leads, Nancy Beach writes a powerful book to help women navigate leadership roles in a ministry world. Her depth of experience along with her great relational skills make her a leader worth listening to … and the church will be the richer for it.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Someone once said that faith is not a personal possession until you have suffered. Faith requires the grit and courage to pray in the dark, the determination to become someone who can see it, lead in, and lean into the dark.”
Christian Living
“This is a quiet book, which is, of course, always the most dangerous. There is breathing room and freedom in its pages, much like in Micah 6:8, the verse the book is based on. The simplicity of justice, mercy, and humility follows verses that heap more work upon us to please God. . . . Thousands of rams, ten thousand rivers of oil, my firstborn child . . . what will please God? The response is the whisper of these three words, and Rusty invites us to linger and rest in them. Your soul probably needs this book . . . mine did.”
Christian Living
“Mark Scandrette is better than most in helping us move our faith from a thought to a lifestyle. In a magnetic and compelling way, he offers us an irresistible invitation to open our lives to the many ways in which we can follow Jesus. Reading about his 'experiments' in faith makes you close the book and think, 'I can do this! I want to do this!'”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Serious leaders are serious about their teams because something extraordinary happens when a team thrives, something much greater than the sum of its parts. Teams That Thrive is an unusual blend of spirit and practice. It is fresh, deep and eminently helpful!”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“I remember the first time I heard Tom speak, the words of a prophet in a winsome spirit, and now this book. The gospel is deeply imbedded in each page, a clarion call to pastors everywhere, asking what is at the heart of their call and exploring the painful reality of what happens to the kingdom when it is not embraced. Coming out of Covid-19 this may be the most important book for you to get your hands on. If we don't rethink the church now, when will we? There is hope in his words and a true north in this book.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“The gravitational pull of this book, from its opening pages, draws us through a clear-eyed view of the despair of our world into a hope that can only emerge from a deep reckoning of truth. With philosophical reasoning, theological insights, and compelling wisdom, Isaac Serrano leaves us looking into the face of a good and grand God.”
When Narcissism Comes to Church
Church Leadership & Ministry
“A book on this topic is desperately needed right now. But more than that, we need a deeply thoughtful treatise on this subject that also points a healthy way forward. This is that book. Every one of us can learn something from Chuck's words, but more importantly we can gain the courage needed to face this destructive force in our churches.”
Christian Living
“Dallas Willard said that our work is our primary place of discipleship. How could that truth not cause us to take a more reflective look at the work we do? As well, the landscape and future of work looks very different. Tom Nelson’s work helps us sit with these issues and consider deeply how to reorient ourselves to God’s story about our vocation. Sit with these pages. You and the world will be better for it.”
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