Redeem your story, redefine your creativity, and make a life that truly matters Sometimes the greatest gift you can receive is for your life to fall apart. After years stuck in a painful cycle fueled by past abuse and ongoing addiction, actor, artist, and director Blaine Hogan finally hit rock bottom. No longer able to hide behind the veneer of success or find comfort in the shadows of compulsion, Blaine was forced to look at the story his life was telling and realize he'd lost the plot. Desperate to find hope, he gave up a budding career and took a major life detour where he discovered that facing his past was the key to unlocking a new kind of creativity. In Exit the Cave, Blaine shares the stories that shaped him while exploring how our relationship to our past defines how we imagine the future and live in the present. Through powerful personal revelations, he invites you to take up the practices of radical imagination and real creativity so you can tell a better story with your life. If you've ever been stuck, addicted, ashamed, discontented, or lost, take courage--a richer, more imaginative, and meaningful life is waiting for you just outside the cave. "A tender but fierce story of survival, reckoning, and redemption. Blaine manages to somehow weave themes of acting, allegory, addiction, family, and faith into one beautifully written account of his own healing. This is the kind of story that will redeem you."--Laura McKowen, bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest "Blaine Hogan has inspired me for many years with his unique way of seeing the world. In this book you'll find a blast of inspiration and a trusty guide to help you exit the cave and enter a world that is real and beautiful and vital."--Brad Montague, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Circles All Around Us, Becoming Better Grownups, and Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome

Ons lees dikwels in die Bybel van mense wat gekies is om God te dien, maar wat beteken dit werklik om gekies te wees? Om deur Jesus gekies te wees, het wonderlike en verreikende implikasies – hoewel dit meer sê oor die Een wat kies as oor die een wat gekies is. Ons is geliefd, want Hy is liefde. Ons is gered, want Hy is genadig. Ons behoort aan God se familie, want Jesus nooi ons, waardeur al die beloftes in die Bybel vir ons net so waar is as wat dit in die Bybelse tyd was.

Jy is Myne is ’n interaktiewe Bybelstudie met 8 studies gebaseer op die eerste reeks van The Chosen, die gewilde aanlyn TV-reeks oor die lewe van Jesus. Dit loop hand aan hand met elke episode om jou op ’n unieke manier aan die Bybel bekend te stel. Dit bied:

• ’n indiepte kyk na Jesaja 43 en die vervulling daarvan in Jesus se lewe, asook dié van sy volgelinge.
• Skrifgedeeltes en aanhalings uit die TV-reeks.
• Vrae vir nadenke vir groepe of individue.

Wat gebeur nadat jy besef en aanvaar Jesus het jou inderdaad gekies? Wanneer ons aan Hom behoort, kry ons nie net ’n nuwe identiteit nie; ons word in ’n nuwe realiteit ingelei – een wat eg, kragtig en lewensveranderend is.

Geseënd is julle is ’n interaktiewe Bybelstudie in 8 sessies vir individue of kleingroepe gebaseer op die tweede reeks van die aanlyn TV-reeks The Chosen. Hierdie studie stel beide die Ou en Nuwe Testament op ’n vars en verstaanbare manier bekend. Elke studie is gebaseer op ’n episode van die reeks en bevat:

• ’n dieper studie van God se karakter, krag en beloftes met Jesus se Bergpreek as raamwerk.
• Skrifgedeeltes en aanhalings uit elke episode.
• Bybelteks as agtergrond vir die studie.
• Breedvoerige inligting oor karakters.
• Addisionele brokkies insiggewende Bybel-inligting.
• Leidende vrae vir nadenke en bespreking vir individue of groepe.

Do you know how to wage effective warfare against

our spiritual enemy, Satan? Spiritual battles are not

just for preachers or other spiritual leaders. Whether you

are a new believer or have known the Lord for many years,

you will inevitably experience the devil's attacks. But

you can learn how to protect yourself from them, take the

offensive, and fulfill what God has called you to do in life.

The principles in the Spiritual Warfare Self-Study Bible

What happens after you realize and accept that Jesus has indeed chosen you? Once we belong to Him, we’re not only given a new identity; we’re ushered into a new reality – one that is sure, powerful and life-changing.

Blessed Are the Chosen is an 8-lesson interactive Bible study for individuals or small groups based on season 2 of the groundbreaking television show, The Chosen. This study brings both the Old and New Testaments to life in an approachable and conversational way. It works in tandem with each episode of the show and includes:

• A deeper look at God’s character, power and promises using the framework of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
• Script excerpts, quotes and illustrations from each episode.
• Scripture to provide lesson context.
• Pictures and bios of characters for increased connection.
• Conversational features to invite Bible knowledge.
• Guiding questions for group or individual discussion or reflection.

Live boldly and act on your most powerful beliefs with this life-changing guide to faith, positive thinking, and spiritual fulfillment with this book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen, now updated and expanded with the study guide included for the 20th Anniversary edition.

We all have our list of things we want to have “someday.” Whether it’s for a better job, a stronger marriage, a happier home, more gratifying relationships with friends, or simply accomplishing more and leaving a lasting legacy, we think that tomorrow is the day to start our journey towards our goals. But then tomorrow comes and we’re still crowded in by the demands of mundane routines and other people’s priorities. How do you break out and experience the full potential that God intended you to have?

In Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential, Joel Osteen offers unique insights and encouragement that will help you overcome every obstacle you may encounter. This updated and expanded version will give you a way to improve your life for good and help you experience victory, joy, and satisfaction with seven steps:

• Enlarge your vision
• Develop a healthy self-image
• Discover the power of your thoughts and words
• Let go of the past
• Find strength through adversity
• Live to give
• Choose to be happy

Your life has a divine purpose and destiny. Put these principles to work today and see how you begin living your best life now!

There's a shadow that's settled over the hearts of men today. Masculinity is in crisis. Critiques about the dangers of toxic masculinity and the abuses of patriarchal systems have grown louder than ever. The very notions of masculinity and manhood are under attack. In response to cultural shifts, some have doubled down on old stereotypes in ways that just add to the conflict and confusion.

The result? Many men simply feel paralyzed--worried about saying the wrong thing, unsure what to do with their ambitions or strengths, simultaneously tempted and shamed by a hypersexualized and pornified culture. Our models and mentors have failed us. Based on their years of working in men's ministry, Bethke and Tyson have good news for men looking for clarity and courage in this age of quiet desperation.

In Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive, they help men:

• Overcome the temptations of escapism, passivity, or overcompensation
• Combat the most harmful shadows that men battle today, including loneliness, apathy, distraction, lust, and shame
• Embrace masculinity as a God-given gift, not a curse to be avoided, suppressed, or battled

An entire generation of men is being told they should abdicate the responsibility and joy of living into God's calling on their lives—don't be one of them. If you're a man who's wondering what to do with your strength, your longings, and your gifts, it's time to step out of the shadows. Jesus has a vision for you.

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? has inspired and changed tens of millions of lives … more than any modern book.

Rick has updated and expanded the book with new chapters on the greatest barriers to living your purpose, plus 42 video introductions to each chapter theme, and 42 additional audio messages that go deeper into each chapter.

He has also created a new small group curriculum and new sermon series for pastors, and new follow-up events to conserve the evangelistic and discipleship results you will experience.

In the original 40 Days of Purpose campaign, churches averaged 28% growth in attendance, and over 100% growth in small group Bible study! People WANT to know their purpose in life!

The Purpose Driven Life will enable a new generation in your church to discover God’s purposes for their lives and empower your church with a fresh new wind of hope, joy, and vitality!

We have lost touch with our hearts. In the pursuit of efficiency, success, and the busyness of our lives we have only been left with emptiness and longing.

If you're feeling lost, disconnected, wounded, broken, or if your heart just aches for something more, you’ve come to the right place. In The Sacred Romance: Coming home to the God who Pursues Your Heart, bestselling authors John Eldredge and Brent Curtis invite you to join them as they explore the greatest love of our lives: a relationship with the God who pursues us.

The Sacred Romance will guide you through the journey of getting to know yourself and your creator better, asking you:

• What is this restlessness and emptiness I feel, sometimes after years into my Christian journey?
• How will my spiritual life touch the rest of my life?
• What is it that is set so deeply in my heart, that will not leave me alone?
• When did I stop listening to God’s leading?

The Sacred Romance is a journey of the heart. It is a journey full of intimacy, adventure, and beauty that will guide you to your fondest memories, greatest loves, noblest achievements, and even deepest hurts. But the reward is worth the risk as you enter into God’s story and accept His invitation to experience His unfathomable love.

God made your heart for love, joy, peace, and wholeness. But pastors say that more than 90% of their congregations struggle with unforgiveness - and unforgiveness can make us forget what we were made for. What if the most pervasive sin of our day is invisible, hidden deep inside our hearts? What if it affects every aspect of our lives and relationships so quietly and insidiously that most of us miss it altogether? Bruce Wilkinson believes unforgiveness is that sin. Through the teachings of Jesus, The Freedom Factor reveals the link between our suffering and our unforgiveness. But it also shows how to forgive - for real and forever. The story doesn't have to end with the pain of our wounds. Whatever happened to us happened. But the God who made your heart has shown a way past the wounds, back to the life and love that we were made for - a path toward freedom.

This book will educate you in the care of your spouse,' explains Dr Willard Harley. 'Once you have learned its lessons, your spouse will find you irresistible, a condition that's essential to a happy and successful marriage.' This fresh and highly entertaining book identifies the ten most important needs within marriage for husbands and wives. It teaches you how to fulfil each other's needs. Couples who find each other irresistible during the early years of their marriage may become incompatible if they fail to meet these central needs. According to Dr Harley, the needs of men and women are similar, but their priorities are vastly different. Are you able to identify which of the following needs are his and which are hers? In what order would you place them? Admiration, Affection, An attractive spouse,Conversation, Domestic support, Family commitment, Financial support, Honesty and openness, Recreational companionship, Sexual fulfilment