Most Christians would say they believe all people are made in the image of God and are equal before him. They would say red, brown, yellow, black, and white, they are precious in his sight. But do they have any friends of another race? Is there anyone at their church who does not look like them? Does this matter to God? The majority of American Christians do not have significant relationships with anyone who does not look like them, which makes them susceptible to cultural blind spots and less effective as ambassadors for biblical justice. The thirty church leaders who contributed to Heal Us, Emmanuel desire racial reconciliation, representation, and supernatural unity in all the churches of Christ.

Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church

Religion & Spirituality

Serven, Doug

Christian Books & Bibles

Storied Communications

Do we live in a dark and depressing time? Many think so. But many have thought so in times before. This is a look at one of the most ancient descriptions of what we now call the postmodern condition of meaninglessness, going all the way back to the poem of Ecclesiastes to see if it has anything to say to our current day and age. We'll find descriptions and musings that sound so very familiar. And we'll also find hope, grace and mercy in the midst of it all.

Everything Is Meaningless?: Ecclesiastes

Griffith, Bobby

In The Organized Pastor, Rev. Doug Serven gives hope and practical tips to pastors who want to get a handle on their time and priorities so they can be more productive. As someone who is not naturally organized but has learned to be more so, Serven provides specific, actionable suggestions for how pastors can make the most of the time they have. As a pastor, he provides encouragement because he wants pastors to succeed in their calling to love Christ and his church. As someone in ministry, he kept the book short because he knows pastors are busy people!

The Organized Pastor: Systems to Care for People Well

Live Strategically The decade of your twenties is full of important, stressful, maddening questions: What will I do? Who will I love? Where will I live? But maybe there’s a bigger question: Who am I? The fact is, the period of time between your teens and thirties will shape a lot of your character, your calling, and your view of the world. Authors Craig Dunham and Doug Serven (recent graduates of their twenties) explain that the difference between a twentysomething and TwentySomeone has to do with the questions we ask. Instead of asking, “What will I do?” twentysomeones need to ask “Who am I?”–the real question of the twenties. Full of personal experience and practical wisdom, TwentySomeone helps you make the most of your twenties while giving you the skills to handle common life experiences like singlehood, first jobs, getting married, having kids, and buying stuff. This is a guidebook that will help you discover who God is calling you to be.

TwentySomeone: Finding Yourself in a Decade of Transition

Self-Help

Dunham, Craig

Personal Transformation

Random House Publishing Group

While our church doctrine teaches that men and women are co-laborers and co-heirs in Christ, does our practice reflect that truth? And what do we lose in our failures? To serve effectively together as brothers and sisters, we must be able to speak about good and hard things. These essays by our sisters and mothers in the church can help us know, grow and do better. Here are redemptive celebrations, gentle corrections, and winsome invitations from the diversity of women God has given as gifts to the church body. Read and listen well so that may we better serve each other and God's kingdom.

Co-Laborers, Co-Heirs: A Family Conversation

Sauls, Scott

Alsup, Wendy

Smith, Brittany

Britton, Paige

Kiern, Becky

Ribera, Jessica

Garriott, Maria

Lauterbach, Rondi

Wright, Sarah Viggiano

Storied Publishing

Jerram Barrs is Professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. A student of the late Francis Schaeffer, Professor Barrs joined the seminary faculty after eighteen years with L'Abri Fellowship in England, where he also served as a pastor in the International Presbyterian Church. As Founder and Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute, Jerram is widely respected for the breadth of his teaching interests, and he is especially known for the sensitivity he brings toward those outside of the Christian faith. This volume is an expression of thanks for Jerram's life and ministry and his founding of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute thirty years ago. In its pages, former students, current colleagues, and gifted friends from various institutions and ministries, lend their talents to unpacking a variety of themes broadly reflective of Jerram's own interests. These chapters touch spiritual formation, cultural engagement, the Christian's embrace of the arts, and apologetics and outreach.

Firstfruits of a New Creation: Essays in Honor of Jerram Barrs

Bradshaw, Wade

Meek, Esther

Collins, C. John

Bobo, Luke

Perrin, Nicholas John

Edgar, Willaim

Eswine, Zach

Haack, Denis

Hallstrom, Camille

The Upside Down Kingdom: The Gospel of Luke

Wiley, Matt

Shutt, Casey

In this second edition of essays (it's a follow up to Heal Us, Emmanuel) you'll find more discussion regarding Jesus' love for people in the church. Here are another twenty-nine chapters that dive into experiences, Biblical truths, repentance, reconciliation, and most of all a cry for Christ to hear and heal us. This book gives testimony to pain and grief. There is a lament. Hear Us, Emmanuel asks questions as God's people kneel before his throne. Hear our prayer, O Lord We seek union in Christ, giving God the glory for his grace among us. We repent and confess we have been so often wrong. We discuss current obstacles. We are sinners in need of God's grace, which he eagerly gives. You'll read about steps forward toward the unity we crave. Jesus, help us, your church Chapters by: Lindsay Brooks, Ereke Bruce, Becky Carlozzi, Hace Cargo, Mark Dalbey, Sherrene DeLong, Reed DePace, William Edgar, Ronnie Garcia, Maria Garriott. Ashley Hales, Geoff Henderson, Emily Hubbard, Irwyn Ince, Barbara Jones, Alexander Jun, Edward Koh, Duke Kwon, Al LaCour, Moses Lee, Daniel Murphree, Mark Peach, Mike Philliber, Lisa Robinson Spencer, Elissa Weichbrodt, Ashley Williams, Rob Wootton, Robin Wootton, Ryan Zhang Foreword by Randy Nabors

Hear Us Emmanuel: Another Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church

Jun, Alexander

Hales, Ashley

Edgar, William

Philliber, Michael

Wootton, Rob & Robin

Weichbrodt, Elissa

Koh, Edward S.

Kwon, Duke

What stories will historians tell about COVID-19? They'll include the death count and rate of contagion, along with all the relevant statistics. They'll detail the rise and fall of the market and the actions of key world leaders. Hopefully, they'll even tell of a miracle drug created through collaborative effort and distributed to the masses. Points of data and analysis will help make sense of the crisis. Yet, to get a full picture of life in the time of Corona, we need the stories of regular people navigating an upended world. Christ in the Time of Corona explores what a life of faith, hope, and love looks like for some of the people living in a global pandemic. Written by Christians under social distancing orders, these stories and essays offer a snapshot of how work, relationships, and worship were altered overnight and what broken, trying-to-be-faithful, often-failing, Jesus-following people did and thought during this time. May you find Christ even in the time of Corona. The authors' proceeds are all going to World Central Kitchen to help cook meals for people all over the world. Every book purchased feeds a hungry person in need.Contributors: Laura Anderson, Hyung Bae, Jason Bobo, Alex Bosgraf, John Bourgeois, Gavin Breeden, Joshua Burdette, Jed Edgar, Justin Edgar, Jeremy Fair, Mark Grapengater, George Hamm, Susan Isaac, Ewan Kennedy, Mike Khandjian, Becky Kiern, Moses Lee, Lance Lewis, John Meinen, Scott Morris, Sara Joy Proppe, Dan Quakkelaar, Robbie Schmidtberger, Doug Serven, Richie Sessions, Brittany Smith, Dan Smith, Matthew Terrell, Rob Wootton, Lee Wright, Sarah Viggiano Wright Cover design by Jason Bu

Christ in the Time of Corona: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Love

Khandjian, Mike

Burdette, Joshua

Quakkelaar, Dan

Fair, Jeremy

Kennedy, Ewan

Edgar, Justin

Serven Stories: Including #wanderingpastor

Tlustos, Denise

Smith, Ruth Seven

Tlustos, Genna

Serven, Julie

Serven, Calvin

Serven, Donna

Parenting & Relationships

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