For decades the accepted wisdom has been that America's mainline Protestant churches are in decline, eclipsed by evangelical mega-churches. Church and religion expert Diana Butler Bass wondered if this was true, and this book is the result of her extensive, three-year study of centrist and progressive churches across the country. Her surprising findings reveal just the opposite—that many of the churches are flourishing, and they are doing so without resorting to mimicking the mega-church, evangelical style

Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt by Ted V. Foote and P. Alex Thornburg

Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt acknowledges that though the views expressed in the questions, "Are you saved?", "Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?", and "Are you going to go to Heaven?" are popular in this culture, they are not the only ways to understand being a Christian. Foote and Thornburg help Presbyterian young people articulate their faith and respond to these questions from a mainline point of view.by Diana Butler Bass (Author)

With warmth and clarity, Lloyd Ogilvie offers thoughtful, biblical insights to modern questions. He encourages us to honestly ask God anything, because there's no question too big for Him and no need too deep for Him to meet.

"My dear Wormwood,..." So begins this product of C.S. Lewis's wickedly funny imagination, a correspondence between two devils, Screwtape and his young nephew, Wormwood. As the senior fiend advises his young apprentice in leading humanity astray, Lewis delves into questions about good and evil, temptation, repentance, and grace, offering knowledge and guidance to all who are trying to live good Christian lives.