"It's widely acknowledged that American parents from different class backgrounds take different approaches to raising their children. Upper- and middle-class parents invest considerable time facilitating their children's activities, while working class and poor families take a more hands-off approach. These different strategies influence how children approach school. But missing from the discussion is the fact that millions of parents on both sides...

Is heaven real? Is hell real? These are not new questions, and if you've ever asked them, you're not alone. Throughout history, there has been much debate on the topic of what happens after you die. Just what awaits humanity on "the other side?" Heaven and Hell examines the realities of heaven and hell from what the Bible says about them. It will help you understand exactly what God has revealed about physical death, eternal judgment, and the...

Physical or emotional abuse, accidents, unforeseen loss, military combat, and other tragedies remind us that we live in a fallen world. The painful emotions that arise from these circumstances often linger long after the experience is over. This book is not a devotional or self-help guide, but a carefully written walk through of the healing process. Using his doctoral expertise on addressing trauma through a Christian lens, Pastor Timothy Bourman...

Explores anxiety and its conquest and the meaning of courage in the history of Western thought.

Guinness offers a comprehensive presentation of the art and power of creative persuasion. Christians have often relied on proclaiming and preaching, protesting and picketing. But we are strikingly weak in persuasion-- the ability to talk to people who are closed to what we are saying. He demonstrates how apologetic persuasion requires both the rational and the imaginative. Persuasion is subversive, turning the tables on listeners' assumptions to surprise...

"Sylvan's thesis furnishes far more of the same valued experiences than is usually realized: ritual activity, communal ceremony, a philosophy and worldview, a code for living one's life, a cultural identity, a social structure, a sense of belonging, and crucially, Sylvan argues encounters with the numinous." -;Journal of Religion Most studies of the religious significance of popular music focus on music lyrics, offering little insight into the...

The author shepherds those who mourn through the grieving process, focusing on the cross of Christ and encouraging a new kind of service, informed by their loss and centered in God's grace.