It's easy to get discouraged by the headlines. It can often feel as if God has left the building, like we are on our own. We want to believe God's promises to us, and we search for signs of his continuing restoration of the world in which we live. Now, with passion and heart, two leading experts on Christianity and culture cut through the chaos and uncertainty to show readers how God is powerfully active and intensely engaged in fulfilling his promise to restore all things unto himself. Through inspiring real-life stories of justice, mercy, love, and forgiveness in our midst, Smith and Stonestreet present a God who is intimately involved in his creation and using his church to work out the redemption of this world.
God is at work--and He invites you to join
Him
It's easy to get discouraged by the headlines. It can often feel as
if God has left the building and we are on our own. This
soul-stirring book cuts through the chaos and uncertainty to show
you how God is powerfully active and intensely engaged in
fulfilling His promise to restore all things. Through inspiring
real-life stories of justice, mercy, love, and forgiveness in our
communities and neighborhoods, you'll encounter a God who is
intimately involved in His creation and using His church to work
out the redemption of this world.
"For all those convinced 'all is lost' for Christianity, I say,
'Read this book!' Stonestreet and Smith aim to restore some balance
to the doom and gloom narrative by pointing us to the stories that
prove that God is still at work today, through people who are
addressing the brokenness and taking the opportunities right in
front of their noses. Inspiring!"--Eric Metaxas, New York
Times bestselling author of Miracles: What They Are, Why
They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life
"Not just encouragement but a good swift kick in the
pants. If we really believe that God came in Christ not just to
save our souls but to restore all things in Him, then we cannot
despair. Smith and Stonestreet show how God's people are already
advancing God's kingdom in the here and now, as well as give
concrete advice on how to take part."--Jay W. Richards,
assistant research professor, The Catholic University of America;
New York Times bestselling author of Infiltrated and
Indivisible
Warren Cole Smith is the vice president of WORLD News Group,
publisher of WORLD magazine, and producer of the nationally
syndicated radio programs The World and Everything in It and
Listening In, a weekly interview program he also hosts. His
books include A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church
and Prodigal Press.
John Stonestreet is a speaker and fellow with the Chuck Colson
Center for Christian Worldview and the voice of two nationally
syndicated radio commentaries: BreakPoint (with Eric
Metaxas) and The Point. A sought-after speaker and thought
leader, he is the coauthor of Making Sense of Your World: A
Biblical Worldview and Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful
Approach to God's Design for Marriage.
“universal history, the history of the whole of creation and the history of the human” (source)
“oppressive regulations, denied access to resources, discriminatory hiring practices” (source)
“child, and if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another” (source)
“Financial corruption and economic collapse, the growth of the state, family breakdown” (source)
“Sex is good and necessary, for without it, the human race would surely die out” (source)
Warren Cole Smith is the vice president of WORLD News
Group, publisher of WORLD magazine, and producer of the
nationally syndicated radio programs The World and Everything in
It and Listening In, a weekly interview program he also
hosts. He has written, cowritten, or edited more than ten books,
including A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church and
Prodigal Press: Confronting the Anti-Christian Bias of the
American News Media. He lives in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
John Stonestreet is a speaker and fellow with the Chuck Colson
Center for Christian Worldview, and a sought-after communicator and
thought leader on faith and culture, theology, worldview,
education, and apologetics. He is the voice of two nationally
syndicated radio commentaries: BreakPoint (with Eric
Metaxas) and The Point. John is the coauthor of Making
Sense of Your World: A Biblical Worldview and Same-Sex
Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage.
He and his wife and three daughters live in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.