A friend feels rejected. A counselee is angry. A church member's child is ill. You want to help, but where do you begin? Author and counselor Michael R. Emlet outlines a model of...
We the Fallen People The Founders and the Future of American Democracy
The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. What we must do, argues the historian Robert Tracy McKenzie, is take an unflinching look at the very...
Thriving with Stone-Age Minds Evolutionary Psychology, Christian Faith, and the Quest for Human Flourishing
What does God's creation of humanity through the process of evolution mean for human flourishing?The emerging field of evolutionary psychology remains controversial, perhaps...
Views from the Spectrum A Window into Life and Faith with Your Neurodivergent Child
Raising a child with autism is both a challenge and an adventure—and sometimes parents need to know there can also be wonderful potential for blessings. Views from the Spectrum...
The Parables Jesus's Friendly Subversive Speech
A comprehensive study of Jesus's parables that emphasizes personal reflection and applicationJesus's parables used familiar situations to convey deep spiritual truths in ways that...
China The Bubble that Never Pops
The Chinese economy appears destined for failure, the financial bubble forever in peril of popping, the real estate sector doomed to collapse, the factories fated for...
Wisdom from Babylon Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age
What does it mean to provide leadership for the church in an increasingly secular context?When religion is privatized and secularism reigns in the public square, Christians are...
Reconstruction A Very Short Introduction
The era known as Reconstruction is one of the unhappiest times in American history. It succeeded in reuniting the nation politically after the Civil War but in little else. Among...
The Non Nonprofit For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success
"The Non Nonprofit applies rigorous, real-world business thinking to nonprofit organizations, government, and the problem of intergenerational poverty... It is one that ought...
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy Discovering the Grace of Lament
Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness. Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God - but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian...
