Welcome to the MindSet! page where we will encourage to pick up these books at any of the Portland/Vancouver area Christian Supply bookstores. When you pick up the book, please come on back to our site and take part in some online dialogue about the book with other partnering CityFest advocates.
High Definition Life – Luis Palau
Too often Christians settle for less in life, conditioned by their upbringing, entrenched insecurities, or the surrounding culture. We choose momentary pleasure over happiness, sex over love, fleeting popularity over connection. We’ll settle for acceptance rather than forgiveness, relief rather than peace, and activity rather than larger-picture significance.
The result of embracing things that can be good–yet not quite excellent–is a restless spirit, a longing for something more. In High Definition Life, author Luis Palau emphasizes that God wants his followers to choose excellence and shows ten areas of choices where Christians can embrace a life more fulfilling than they’ve dreamed.
In his easy-to-read, conversational style, Palau urges believers to embrace the things that last and leave behind those which fail to satisfy.
Searching for God Knows What – Donald Miller
In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller’s provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful careers, satisfying religious systems, status, and escape.
Miller reveals how the inability to find redemption leads to chaotic relationships, self-hatred, the accumulation of meaningless material possessions, and a lack of inner peace. Readers will learn to identify in themselves and within others the universal desire for redemption. They will discover that the gospel of Jesus is the only way to find meaning in life and true redemption.
Mature believers as well as seekers and new Christians will find themselves identifying with the narrative journey unfolded in the book, which is simply the pursuit of redemption.
Do Hard Things – Alex & Brett Harris
In August of 2005 Alex and Brett Harris started what is now the most popular Christian teen blog on the Internet. They called it The Rebelution and described it as“a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture.” They had a message for their generation, but the blog was intended to be seminal–a place to develop thoughts and prepare them for public view. But the ideas wouldn’t wait.
Within days Alex and Brett were involved in lively discussion with passionate readers who were intrigued by the concept of “rebelling against rebellion” and wanted to know more. Each new post reflected a more nuanced and persuasive message. 800 posts and 7.2 million hits later, The Rebelution is more than a blog; it’s a growing youth movement that has already impacted tens-of-thousands of teens, parents, and youth workers around the globe. Alex and Brett’s ministry has given birth to an online community, complete with discussion forums and resource section, as well as a national conference tour. Even with this high level of success, the message of The Rebelution has not been presented in its purest and most compelling form–until now. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations will change that.
Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is the hand book for “rebelutionaries”–teens who are rebelling against pervasive low expectations and reaching for their God-given potential, starting now. The book delivers a creative and empowering cry from the heart of an already-happening teen revolution. Filled with examples from history, the Bible, the authors’ personal experiences, contemporary youth culture, and thousands of teens who are choosing a better way, Do Hard Things will reveal…
- the crippling myth of adolescence and how to break free from its constraints
- how much young people limit their own potential and how great that potential can be>
- how to use the teen years as the training ground and launching pad for the rest of life
- how to rise above complacency and low expectations by stepping outside comfort zones and embracing personal growth
- the power of new life in Christ to provide the starting point for genuine life change and meaningful social engagement
- a real-life portrait of what is possible for teens when character, competence, and collaboration join forces
Do Hard Things has the potential to become a formative reading experience for many in this generation–a landmark event that will shape how we think about adolescence; a book that will be read, promoted, cited, and argued about by parents, ministers and teachers for years to come.
Learn from churches that have made serving their communities a priority with dramatic results. Your church can be a firm pillar in your community because of the unwavering truth and love of its members. Attract new believers and reach hurt and skeptical people through service. Help your members deepen their spiritual commitment through service. Discover practical ways to change your community, starting now. From the minister to the mechanic and the teen to the tenured, your church will expand God’s kingdom when it extends his love to the people in your community.
The Church of Irresistible Influence – Lewis, Robert, Wilkins, Rob, Buford, Bob
Learn how your church can become an irresistible influence on its neighborhood, community, and world by building bridges to others and showing God’s love in action. Help your church have an impact in your God-ordained corner of the world.
Jesus in the Margins - McKinley, Rick
Good News Unpacked Jesus is our ultimate model for finding identity, acceptance, and legitimacy from the Father. As we pull back the curtain on His life, we discover that Jesus knows what it’s like to be marginalized. He understands how it feels to have society shove you to the side, to not really be accepted, and in the end to be totally rejected. He can identify with life in the margins because when God came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ, He landed in the margins. On purpose. And He chose to land there because it’s in the margins that broken lives get mended, prisoners are set free, and the poor hear the Good News.
SPECIAL 1-800 NUMBER OFFER ONLY – CityFest Youth Chair, Steve Keels, editor
Truth Quest Inductive Student Bible – Hardback
New Living Translation
“Time has taught me that teenagers are extremely bright and don’t like to be patronized. They learn more by discovery than by being told,” says Keels. “TQ is designed to lead teenagers into the discovery of biblical truths. By finding their own answers to study questions and writing personal thoughts in the margins, teenagers will take ownership in the Bible and in Christianity. It will be the truth they have discovered themselves.” – Steve Keels
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