The Greatest Story Ever Told' is more than just a cliche. God has gone to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story is all about---the story of the Bible, God's great love affair with humanity. Condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the unfoldi[...]
Iglesia unica les ofrece a los lideres de las iglesias una manera de transformar su liderazgo y su vision con eficacia en su mision. Iglesia unica es un libro escrito por Will Mancini, consultor de iglesias, experto en una nueva clase de proceso de vision para ayudar a las iglesias a desarrollar un [...]
What really mattered in Jesus' final hours? "And the Angels Were Silent" offers a revealing and intimate look at the Savior's last week.[...]
Grace.We talk asthough we understand the term. The bank gives us a "grace" period. The seedy politician falls from "grace." Musicians speak of a "grace"note. We describe an actress as "gracious," a dancer as "graceful." We use the wordfor hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers. We talk as[...]
Do you see it? It's right there on the horizon, next to the morning sun? It's a chance and a choice. An opportunity to make this a great day. After all: "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."But what of those days when the traffic snarls, airports close, and friends [...]
When we feel that life is out of control, He is in control. When tragedy strikes, people desperately search for answers. Believers and unbelievers alike find themselves turning to God. Best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado points to the only real answer to tragedy and crisis: Prayer. In "For the[...]
Get caught Life is full of fumbles and stumbles. Fraught with opportunities to make mistakes, occasions to feel guilty, and the drive to "do it yourself." The pressure to be self-sufficient is high, but it isn't the life God offers.The way of the world will direct you to try harder and work smarter [...]
This story, excerpted from "Next Door Savior," will become the Easter giveaway book for churches next spring--in the vein of "He Did This Just for You."[...]
These are difficult days in our world's history. Billions of people are poor, millions go hungry or thirsty every day. Disease claims thousands of lives daily. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated al[...]
Grace.We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a "grace" period. The seedy politician falls from "grace." Musicians speak of a "grace" note. We describe an actress as "gracious," a dancer as "graceful." We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers. We talk[...]
"Sweetspot." Golfers understand the term. So do tennis players. Ever swung a baseball bat or paddled a Ping-Pong ball? If so, you know the oh-so-nicefeel of the sweet spot. Life in the sweet spot rolls like the downhill side of a downwind bike ride. But you don't have to swing a bat or a club to kno[...]
One day in the life of Christ.Call it a tapestry of turmoil: A noisy pictorial in which the golden threads of triumph knot against the black, frazzled strings of tragedy.Call it a symphony of emotions: A sunrise-to-sunset orchestration of extremes. One score is brassy with exuberance -- the next moa[...]
God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to be just like Jesus.Can you think of a better offer?Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits; God wants to do away with yours. Jesus had no fears; God wants the same for you. Jes[...]
People with questions. The Bible is absolutely full of them. A crook on a cross. A wild man in a cemetery. A five-time divorcee. A despondent cripple. A grieving sister. A father at the end of his rope.Why are these portraits in the Bible? So we can look back in amazement at what Jesus did? No ... t[...]
You know your Goliath. You recognize his walk, the thunder of his voice. He taunts you with bills you can't pay, people you can't please, habits you can't break, failures you can't forget, and a future you can't face. But just like David, you can face your giant, even if you aren't the strongest, th[...]
The greatest mind in the universe imagined time. The truest judge granted Adam a choice. But it was love that gave Immanuel, God with us. The Author would enter his own story. The Word would become flesh. He, too, would be born. He, too, would be human. He, too, would have feet and hands, tears an[...]
God loves you. Personally. Powerfully. Passionately. And it's a love worth giving.But before we can pass love on, we must receive it ourselves. Building on the principles found in I Corinthians 13, known as the love passage, best-selling author Max Lucado helps us dive into the depth and perfection [...]
"You'll get through this.""It won't be painless.""It won't be quick.""But God will use this mess for good.""Don't be foolish or naive.""But don't despair either.""With God's help, you'll get through this."You fear you won't make it through. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the[...]
We all pray . . . some.We pray to stay sober, centered, or solvent. When the lump is deemed malignant. When the money runs out before the month does. When the marriage is falling apart. We pray.But wouldn't we like to pray more? Better? Stronger? With more fire, faith, and fervency?Yet we have kids [...]
A perfect pass-along companion to "GRACE," "Shaped by Grace"introduces readers to a message that is more than we deserve, greater than weimagine. Including a clear presentation of the Gospel message, this bookletoffers the perfect starting point on a lifetime of grace discovery.[...]