Faith in Focus is a 40 day Christian challenge. It is a commitment to stay focused on God with thoughts and actions that align with His Word. It is for any Christian at any place on their walk with God. Take this as your personal challenge! Set your mind and keep it set that for the next 40 days you are going to focus on God. You are going to pay attention to your thoughts throughout each day. When you catch yourself thinking unhealthy thoughts, you are going to purposely refocus on God's Word. You are going to live beyond your feelings by doing what God wants you to do. By the end of the 40 days, you will naturally be thinking and doing the things that keep you on His path. You will feel better than ever before which will drive you to continue your journey with God. God is going to work miracles in your life!

These chapters point to the heart of the Christian faith. Each chapter may be read independently of the others. You will find messages such as "The Question that is the Answer," "Making Good News into Bad News," "The Exciting Hope," and many more. These messages are written for the mature Christian, the new Christian, and for people who are seeking and want to know more about the Bible. If you are not familiar with the Bible, some of the concepts may be difficult for you to understand at first. The author aims to write simply in order that even a child can understand. Many of these messages were first delivered in Japan where I served as a missionary and also in many other countries.

Stop the cycle of worry and stress with Fierce Faith, which offers real strategies, biblical truths, and woman-to-woman encouragement for coping with life's big fears and little everyday worries. Sometimes Jesus's call to "fear not" seems like the hardest instruction to follow. Some days you faultlessly juggle everything that is your life--kids, husband, house, job, church, friendships, school, pets, appointments, and on and on. Other days the very thought of which ball you're going to drop puts your anxiety level through the roof. You're afraid you're forgetting something. And you are: God's advice to fear not. Popular podcaster and author of The Year of Living Happy Alli Worthington knows all about the ways a woman can be hard on herself. She shares her own fear struggles with humor and honesty--while offering real strategies for coping with life’s big worries as well as those little everyday worries. Alli uses biblical wisdom and practical insight to help you: Identify fear-based thinking. Overcome the big and little worries in life. Learn a simple trick to stop the anxiety spiral. Live a more confident, less worried life. Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for some encouragement from a friend. Alli's no-nonsense, wise advice will lighten your heart and help you cut through the daily clutter of fear and worry to reconnect with your own fierce faith.

The most common methods of evangelism are tailor-made for extroverts. But what about the rest of us? Other Christians, including introverted, reflective people, are left with feelings of guilt and fear and the desire to become more outgoing. The problem, says Mike Bechtle, is not their personality, but that they've been taught methods of evangelism that push them too far out of their comfort zone. In Evangelism for the Rest of Us, Bechtle shows readers how to share their faith in more comfortable ways by helping them discover and define their unique strengths within their personality type. With fresh, biblical insight, this much-needed resource renews a passion for sharing Christ with others, because telling the Good News does not have to be so intimidating.

A comprehensive study of theology and film that explores how the Christian faith is portrayed in film throughout history.

This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a faith-informed approach to cinema that centers on art and perspective and shows how Christian faith contributes to the moviegoing experience, leading to a deeper understanding of movies and life. The book draws examples from classic and contemporary American movies and includes illustrative film stills. Additional resources for professors and students are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Three media experts guide the Christian moviegoer into a theological conversation with movies in this up-to-date, readable introduction to Christian theology and film. Building on the success of Robert Johnston's Reel Spirituality, the leading textbook in the field for the past 17 years, Deep Focus helps film lovers not only watch movies critically and theologically but also see beneath the surface of their moving images. The book discusses a wide variety of classic and contemporary films and is illustrated with film stills from favorite movies.