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 Is the Bible historically reliable? Is there credible evidence of Christ's claim to be God? Will Christianity stand up before 21st century critics? In this culture where truth is relative and all religions are seen as equal, Christians face a growing challenge to know their faith is relevant and credible.
Maintaining its classic defense of the faith, this fully updated volume provides a wealth of historical, archaeological, and bibliographical evidences for the basic tenets of Christian belief. The New Evidence is an invaluable resource for any believer to help answer the critics of our faith.
 Free Download - A young man is burdened by his parents’ fighting, the recent death of his best friend, and slipping grades. He thinks that he is just “a waste of space on this planet”. Is this a passing thought or is he about to seriously contemplate suicide? Do you know anyone like this – someone caught in a downward emotional spiral of disappointment that leads to discouragement and then hopeless despair? What can you say to help? What do they need most right now? Perhaps more than at any time in their lives they need a “911 friend” – a friend who “. . .is always loyal and a brother [and sister who] is born to help in time of need” (Proverbs 17:17). Thoughts of Suicide offers biblical insights and practical instruction on what to do when plagued with passing thoughts of ending it all. You can discover how to become a true source of help and encouragement to life them from discouragement and despair. If you are the person struggling with despair, learn how to find that light at the end of the tunnel you seem to be in. Remember that you are important to God.
 Free Download - Do you have friends who are having conflicts with others, especially with their parents? What can you say or do to help? What do they need most right now? Perhaps more than at any time in their lives they need a “911 friend” – a friend “. . .is always loyal and a brother [and sister who] is born to help in time of need (Proverbs 17:17). This book offers biblical insights and practical instruction so that you can learn how to become a true source of comfort, encouragement, and support to your friends as they struggle.
 Free Download - Do you have a friend who is wondering if they are truly in love? Do you know what to tell them? Do you know how to help? Do you listen to them questioning what they are feeling and wanting answers? During their search for answers, they could use a “911 friend” – a friend who “. . .is always loyal and a brother [and sister who] is born to help in time of need” (Proverbs 17:17). Finding True Love offers biblical insights and practical instruction on how to define true love the way God does. You will discover how to become a true source of encouragement and guidance to someone in search of answers. Are you wondering if what you are feeling is the real thing? You will discover who to discern the true nature of love. God cares about you and your love life!
 When we lose the people that we love the most, we often ask, “When will my hurt go away?” We must find a way to survive when those that we love the most are gone. How do we do that? Do you have a friend who is experiencing this kind of hurt? What can you say or do to help? What do they need most right now? Do they need a “911 friend” – a friend “. . .is always loyal and a brother [and sister who] is born to help in time of need (Proverbs 17:17). In this book, you will find biblical insights and practical instruction on what to do when faced with this situation. You will discover how to become a source of comfort, encouragement, and support to them during their loss.
 This short book is Josh’s seminal apologetic for every man. Josh McDowell thought Christians must be “out of their minds.” He put them down and argued against their faith. Eventually Josh realized that his arguments would not stand up. He realized that Jesus Christ really was God in human flesh.
 Tired of endless battles to stay hot and be cool with the “in” crowd? Wondering if there’s more to life than what the world tries to sell you? Willing to make a daily sacrifice to experience a total life worth living? Then refuse the cheap substitutes that the world calls “the good life.” Revolt against the fatal urge to follow the path of least resistance. The devotions in Youth Devotions 2 can provide your life with a daily blast of power and purpose for your real-world existence. It’s the ultimate transformation by Christ – into a life of deep conviction and devotion to the one true God. The One Year Do-Able Daily Devotions. Start any day. The one year way. Do-able – Just pick up this book and start on today’s date. Daily. Learn about God and what’s really important, a little bit each day. Devotions – Find out how you can connect with God! Grow with God the One Year way. Jesus Christ is the true source of power to let you be what you were meant to be and live as you were meant to live.
 Research reveals that more than three out of four teenagers (78%) named their parents as the greatest influence on their thoughts and actions – greater than fourteen other sources of influence. In fact, parents have three to seven times more impact on their families than does the culture. That means you as a parent have more influence over your children than their peers, teachers, the church and even the Bible! Josh, along with Kevin Johnson, offers inspiration and challenge through captivating stories and insights from the pages of Scripture in Family Devotions 2. Your family will reap the benefits of a systematic journey together into the truth of God’s Word.
 Written for teenagers, this book exposes and answers 42 myths about Christianity that teenagers often hold. It covers the subjects of God, Jesus, the Resurrection, Religion & Christianity, and Life and Happiness. They get information from their parents, their peers, their teachers and the world. What’s right? What’s wrong? Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door discusses common myths, which many people accept without thinking, and evaluates them in the light of the Bible.
Free Download - Help Your Child Discover the Key to Making Right Choices Today! Over 60 exciting stories feature Bible characters who made right or wrong choices, then lived with blessing or negative consequences. Delightfully retold to reflect Josh McDowell's Right from Wrong campaign theme, these Bible stories will help you instill biblical values in your children—values that will lead to right choices.
In each Bible story:
- A Bible character's choices are clearly identified
- Energetic, full-color pictures appeal to young readers. (A colored outline of a grasshopper is hidden in at least one of every story!)
- A page of features helps your family:
- Answer questions about the Bible story
- Think about similar choices you must make
- Summarize the story truth
- Pray together
 Do you know that your kids will stand strong in the face of today’s culture? As a parent, pastor, youth worker, or educator does the fact that your kids will fall prey to the wrong crowd, succumb to cultural pressures, and make wrong choices that will bring them pain and suffering strike fear in your heart? It should because that fear is real. All of us sense that danger. “While we need to fear what our kids could be tempted to do,” Josh McDowell explains, “we need to be more concerned with what our kids are tempted to believe.”
 This book explains to parents and pastors how we can teach young people to know the difference between right and wrong. Church leaders and parents are aware that kids are veering away from biblical values at an alarming rate. One extensive study showed that among church youth over half cannot affirm that an objective standard of right and wrong exists. In Right from Wrong, Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler provide the tools to reverse this alarming decline. This book provides families and the church with a defense of truth that will enable adults to equip their youth with the ability to resist the erosion of their values and determine what is right from wrong.
 This book contains answers to the top 60 questions posed by non-Christians about Christianity. Josh McDowell and Don Stewart have gone to great lengths in this book to explain many of the sincere inquiries skeptics have about Christianity and have focused on questions that relate to the credibility of Christianity. Answers to Tough Questions Skeptics Ask about the Christian Faith will strengthen the faith of the believer and help to answer the inquiries of the nonbeliever.
 Every dad wants his children to: Feel loved and secure; Develop a reputation of integrity; Say that their dad keeps his promises; Stand up to unhealthy peer pressure; Avoid drug and alcohol abuse; Save sex until marriage; Want his advice and counsel; Admit when they’re wrong; Come to him when they’re in trouble or hurting; Admire and respect him as their parent. Josh McDowell shares ten qualities he eventually discovered from the ultimate model of fatherhood that can produce those desired results. Through biblical insight and clear illustrations, you’ll learn a revolutionary way of fathering that will instill rock solid values in your children and enable them to make right moral choices in life.
 In The Disconnected Generation, Josh provides a biblical blueprint for entering your children’s world to make that connection at an emotional level so deep that no cultural influence can destroy it. He will help you discover the six relational connection points vital to your young person’s development. And you will learn that such connections will give young people their needed sense of authenticity, importance, security, significance, lovability, and responsibility.
 Not in print. Wise Solomon said that “a friend is always loyal and a brother [and sister] is born to help in time of need” (Proverbs 17:17). In the 911 Workbook you will discover how to be a new kind of friend – a 911 friend. A 911 friend is a trusted and loyal friend who will be there in time of real need. As you learn to become a 911 friend to others, you will learn that when you are in need of a 911 friend, someone will likely be there for you too. This workbook is designed to lead you to experience something. Do you know what really makes friendship so valuable? Do you know why we need friendship? Do you know how to experience friendship on a level that you never thought possible? This workbook will help you to begin a journey to learn how to show true friendship to others and how to receive true friendship in return.
 Contains over 60 apologetics covering the Bible and its reliability, Jesus and his Deity, how Chritianity compares with other religions, the uniqueness of Christianity and key questions asked about Christianity. In A Ready Defense you will find amazing evidence on archaeology, miracles, the resurrection of Jesus, creation, demons, and much more! Whether you are a student, a scholar, or someone simply looking for answers, this book will help you know why you believe.
 Can you prevent your children’s faith from being undermined? The foundations of the Christian faith have been undermined in the lives of our churched teenagers. But by grounding your children early in what you believe and why, you will protect them from these distorted beliefs and establish a firm foundation for their spiritual future. Children Demand a Verdict is written with clarity for children ages seven to eleven and rock-solid answers to seventy-seven foundational questions are provided. How do we know Jesus is God? How could God write a book? Is the Bible always right? Are parts of the Bible make-believe? Did Jesus really come back to life? This book will equip you to start now on the all-important task of deepening your children’s convictions.
 Designed to bring your students to a startling realization: the Holy Spirit is real and desires to live through their lives and consequently wants them to live Christ-like lives. The kit includes DVD sessions with dramatic vignettes, a DVD Leaders Guide with creative activities for five 60-minute lessons, an 8-session interactive course with leader instructions for eight 60-minute lessons, and complimentary copies of The Truth Twisters NovelPlus book and The Reliability of Scripture supplemental DVD.
 This Christ Up Close & Personal 13-Session Interactive Group Course is designed to equip adults to lead their families to a startling realization: The Holy Spirit is real and desires to live through their lives and consequently wants them to live Christ-like lives. By guiding your adult group through this course you will be challenging them to do no less than become a walking, healthy model of authentic Christ-like living. The kit includes five sessions on DVD of approximately 30-minutes each, a DVD Leaders Guide, an 8-session interactive course with leader instructions for eight 60-minute lessons, and complimentary copies of The Relational Word book and The Reliability of Scripture supplemental DVD.
 Not in print. A short apologetic that explains why no one has made a more permanent impression on history than Jesus Christ. Why? Ironically, the answer is itself a question of history. What did happen? Was Jesus the Lord, a liar, or a lunatic? What happened to Jesus’ body after He died? Did the disciples engineer a scam? After 2,000 years, why does it matter? Here is the information you need to make your own decision concerning the validity of Christianity.
Not in print. Since the third century A.D., critics have maligned the Book of Daniel and claimed that Daniel could not have written the book and assert that it is historical fiction. Josh has researched this evidence and brought it together in Daniel in the Critics’ Den and evaluates the arguments which the critics say prove the book was written long after the time of Daniel. Josh answers them with convincing historical and linguistic proofs of the book’s early date of composition.
Not in print. Is there a formula for dynamic dating? No – but there are principles that will guide you into dynamic dating relationships. Do you know when to start dating? How do you decide who to date? What about dating non-Christians? How do you get a date? What should you do if you are not dating? How do you break up with someone without getting hurt? How do you set standards in your dating? Dating and Picking a Winner will provide you with practical steps for dynamic dating based on principals that work.
 Not in print. Where does face end and fiction begin? Dan Brown brilliantly mixes fact and fiction in his conspiracy story The Da Vinci Code. This book raises serious questions about the origins and claims of Christianity. Many people have read the book or seen the movie with their beliefs shaken or have wondered what is true and what is not. Josh McDowell wrote The Da Vinci Code, A Quest for Answers in order to address questions raised by Mr. Brown’s book. Was Mary Magdalene really Jesus’ wife and the mother of his child? Did the church suppress the truth and fabricate Jesus’ claim to divinity? Is the Bible as we have it really accurate and authentic? Did Jesus really come back from the dead? Using the mountains of evidence that he Josh had gathered during his own years of searching for the truth, he skillfully separates fact from fallacy and presents unassailable truths and evidence that you can depend on to be rock solid.
 Do you want a life that is real and meaningful? Most people do. The culture in our society today offers its own way to find that meaning, and the church offers another. Sarah Milford and Ryan Ortiz are caught in the middle. They have discovered that what the world promises them is not that fulfilling, but neither is their experience in the church. That’s about to change. Along with the others in their youth group, Sarah and Ryan are about to embrace a truth about God that will forever change their lives until Ratsbane, a hideous demon from hell, marshals his forces to deceive them into believing a lie – a lit that will keep that truth from them forever.
Free Download - Not in print. Why are people so fascinated with the occult today? Demons, Witches, and the Occult clears up common misconceptions and exposes the real workings of the occult realm, including: popular witchcraft, parapsychology, astrology, the church of Satan, and demon possession. This book is the guide you need in order to be properly informed about the dangerous world of the occult.
 Not in print. How do you know if it’s true love? Everyone wants to love and be loved, but sometimes it’s hard to tell if what you’re feeling toward someone is really true love. Would it surprise you to know that God cares about your love life even more than you do? Do you believe that He wants you to discover how to discern the true nature of love? Do you define true love the same way that God does? This thirty-day Devotional Journal sectional helps you discover the secret to finding true love.
Free Download - Not in print. Feelings of loneliness and boredom can be overwhelming and devastating but they don’t have to stay with you. You can overcome the loneliness of being rejected by someone. Josh McDowell and Norm Wakefield – both of whom have experienced the loneliness of a troubled life – provide you with practical proven advice that will enable you to break the loneliness cycle and put real meaning into your life. Friend of the Lonely Heart can help you – Uncover the reasons you feel lonely; Find a new sense of direction and real meaning in your life; Learn to turn your lonely feelings into feelings of joy and happiness; Discover how the true friend of the lonely heart can empower you to live an exciting, more fulfilled life.
Not in print. Why, amid the unlimited freedom for sexual expression, are we still as dissatisfied and unfulfilled as ever? Why is something so natural and beautiful as sex turning out such poor relationships? What’s wrong? Givers, Takers, and Other Kinds of Lovers bypasses vague generalities about love and sex and gets right down to the basic questions. For example: “What is your most important sex organ?” Sex is never merely a physical act. . . the physical aspect of sex almost always works. Any malfunction is usually in your mind. If you are looking for straight answers about God’s plan for love and sexuality, Givers, Takers, and Lovers Kinds of Lovers was written for you.
 Free Download - Not in print. What are the desires of your heart? God has made a promise to “give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4). Do you know the real secret to happiness? Do you know how to fulfill the desires of your heart? Most of us have a need to love and be loved; to be surrounded by good friends; to experience closeness to God, to find a meaningful career and to live a life that truly matters. In God’s Will, God’s Best, you will learn that God wants you to not only achieve those things, He has a specific plan for you to experience each of them. You can also discover how to receive God’s promise to give you the desires of your heart. There is no catch – but there is a condition and it’s a condition that you can’t afford to miss!
 In The Great Treasure Quest, Josh McDowell and Kevin Johnson create a compelling reason why your child will want to read and absorb the true words of the Bible. This book is written to children ages 7 to 11. The authors map out a quest that will lead your child to the inescapable conclusion that God alone defines truth and that real happiness comes from knowing the person of God found in the pages of Scripture.
 Not in print. Many Christians long for a deeper understanding of the Bible but lack an effective method of study. In Guide to Understanding Your Bible, Josh McDowell leads you through three simple steps you can apply to all Scripture to elicit the deeper understanding you’ve always wanted. Whether you are a Bible teacher, a small group leader, a searcher, or a Christian who wants to dig deeper, this book will help you become a more discerning student of Scripture.
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 Free Download - In the work of a lifetime, Josh McDowell and his collaborator Bob Hostetler have developed this easy-to-use handbook to help parents, teachers, pastors and youth workers guide today’s young people through the mind fields on the path to adulthood. Drawn from over 6,000 pages of research, this book will equip you to help youth cope with the major issues they face, from simple challenges of growing up to the major traumas of extreme crisis. Each issue is organized to lead you through the helping process in five easy steps for effective analysis and results: 1. Identify the problem, 2. Discover its causes, 3. Determine its effects, 4. View it from a biblical perspective, and 5. Prescribe the right response.
McDowell and Hostetler treat 50 major topics and issues in these categories: Emotional Issues, Relational Issues, Family Issues, Sexual Issues, Abuse, Disorders, Addictions, Educational Issues, and Vocational Issues. Thoroughly researched and evaluated by specialists, this resource is dependable and authoritative, combining emotional caring and compassion with a sound underpinning of biblical absolutes. It belongs on the shelf of everyone who has a young person to care for.
Covering 50 cults and religions, this book is compiled from four major best-selling works by authors Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Handbook of Today’s Religions offers comprehensive, concise information that exposes the various cults and “isms” so prevalent in the world today. This is a major work, over 500 pages in printed format.
Free Download - Not in print. Josh McDowell meets the challenge of defending the Christian faith with this book which examines the issues – and provides overwhelming evidence that Jesus is who the Bible says He was. As a believer, you will find He Walked Among Us an invaluable resource for confronting today’s skeptics – and your faith will be strengthened as never before. If you are considering Christianity, this book provides careful documentation that will help you examine the incredible claims Jesus makes upon your life.
Not in print. Should Christians be concerned with having a positive self-image? In our world a strong and positive self-image is intensely desired. But is such an image important or even a legitimate quest for the Christian, who is commanded to forget self in order to glorify God and serve others? Josh McDowell turns to the Bible to show that Christians actually serve God and others in the best manner possible once they have realized and experienced the high worth they possess in the mind and heart of God.
Not in print. You don’t have to be a super-parent to be a hero to your kids! All it takes is love, motivation, and a workable plan. Here is a six-point biblically-based “recipe” for positive parenting that can transform you into a real hero to your kids. In How To Be A Hero To Your Kids you will learn how to demonstrate the kind of compassion, character and consistence that all adds up to be a positive role model. Being a hero can be practical, fulfilling and even fun! Most of all, it will build the kind of relationship with your kids that will equip them to live fulfilled and abundant lives, even in a dangerous and hostile world.
Free Download - Not in print. Whether your children are 7 or 19 they face tremendous pressure in today’s permissive society. In How to Help Your Child Say No to Sexual Pressure you will: Learn why your children feel such immense pressure to be sexually active; Examine how the media distorts their views on love and sex; Understand how to instill moral convictions within your children; Discover when to share the reasons to wait. Josh McDowell offers practical, usable insights to guide and equip you with practical “how to say no” principles for parents of teenagers. This realistic and sensitive, yet compelling book will help you instill within your children that waiting until marriage is the best choice they can make about sex.
 “Is what I believe really true?” “Does it really matter?” We all see the stability of certainty in our lives. Having confidence that what we believe is true reinforces that certainty. Many people are finding their confidence undermined by the popular notion that all truth claims are equally valid. Today eighty-eight percent of the U.S. population no longer believes in a moral absolute. The concept of universal truth has given way to the postmodern idea that real truth is either unknowable or nonexistent. In Search of Certainty helps you understand the need to know truth and guide you in your search for it. It is a relationship with the absolute Person of Truth that can and will give certainty, meaning, and purpose to your life.
 This Is Christ Really God 13-Session Interactive Group Course features Josh McDowell sharing how your young people have adopted distorted beliefs about God, truth and reality and what you as adults can do about it. Step-by-step he explains how to lead your kids to know "why we believe what we believe" and how that is truly relevant to their everyday lives. This series provides the perfect launch for your group to build the true foundation of Christianity in the lives of the family, beginning with adults. The kit includes five sessions on DVD of approximately 30-minutes each, a DVD Leaders Guide, an 8-session interactive course with leader instructions for eight 60-minute lessons, and a complimentary copy of The Last Christian Generation companion book.
 Companion Children’s study to Adult & Youth Study “IS CHRIST REALLY GOD?” Josh McDowell believes that the majority of our children are not embracing the foundational truth of Christianity. Unless this trend is reversed within four to eight years, the children you minister to will have their entire Christian faith undermined. Because of your children move into adolescence and adopt the distorted beliefs not embraced by most churched teenagers. . . Nearly two out of three won’t believe that Jesus is the Son of the one true God. Half will deny that Jesus actually rose from the dead. More than two out of three will reject the Holy Spirit as a real entity. An overwhelming four out of five will claim all truth is relative. This workbook course strikes at the heart of the most common distortions of Christianity and corrects them. Equipped with one Leader’s Guide for both Children’s Workbooks for Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6, this course will enable you to lead your children to discover: Why God wants to be our friend; How sin affects our friendship with God; Why Jesus in our only way to God; Why Jesus had to die for us; and many other biblical truths. Guide your children to know why Christ is who he claimed to be and you will be building their faith on The True Foundation – Jesus Christ.
 This Is Christ Really God? 13-Session Interactive Group Course will enable you to lead your students to this convincing conclusion: the ways of the world do not produce true meaning in life -- only Christ as the true Son of God can transform our dead lives into a dynamic and meaningful life in relationship with him. The kit includes DVD sessions with dramatic vignettes, a DVD Leaders Guide with creative activities for five 60-minute lessons, an 8-session interactive course with leader instructions for eight 60-minute lessons, and a complimentary copy of The Deceivers NovelPlus book. As a foundational building block of Christianity this series offers overwhelming evidence that Christ is the Messiah and challenges each student to commit totally to him.
Free Download - Not in print. This is Josh McDowell’s research notes and transcript for his famous debate on Islam and Christianity with Ahmed Deedat. Christianity believes that Jesus was God’s Son, that He was crucified and that He was resurrected. Islam is committed to challenging the claims of Christianity. Christians believe that the case for the biblical gospel is the right one and we believe that the arguments put forth by Josh McDowell in The Islam Debate are the right ones and that he offered convincing proof that the case of Christianity is a sound one.
Companion Children’s study to Adult & Youth Study CHRIST UP CLOSE & PERSONAL. This curriculum gets at the heart of why God gave us his Holy Spirit and his Word. Scripture is a true revelation of what God is like so we can know him intimately. Understanding that the Bible is personally from God teaches our children that God is passionate about his relationship with us. When they discover how God protected his Word to be the most historically reliable book ever written, they gain an unshakable confidence that what they read from scripture is personally from God. Lead your children to discover: Why God gave us the Bible. How the Holy Spirit reveals his Holy Word to us. Why God protected his Word down through the ages. Why following Jesus means we sacrifice our selfishness. How the Holy Spirit gives us power to live like Jesus. The Leader’s Guide is designed for both children’s workbooks Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6.
Free Download - Not in print. A short book that provides the evidence and arguments for how we can know that Christ is God. It offers proof-positive that Jesus Christ was, and is, who He claimed to be – Savior and Redeemer. Jesus Christ is strong – He has all of the attributes and characteristics of God – and He is a Leader worth following in these times of trouble. He has stepped into the breach of death, lifting its gloom and despair.
Free Download - Not in print. Josh addresses in detail the five major issues often posed by non-Christians of Christianity: The Authority of the Bible; Creation and Evolution; Israel, the Chosen People; The Church of Jesus Christ; and The End Times. Josh McDowell Answers Five Tough Questions provides some help in answering these difficult questions. The answers are relevant to today’s changing culture because they are rooted in God’s eternal truth, the Scriptures.
Not in print. The majority of our young people no longer embrace true Christianity. What can you do about it? Churched young people do not believe that Christ is the Son of God, they do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a real entity, and they think that ‘doing good’ earns them a place in heaven. Their attitudes and behavior are virtually no different than those of non-Christians. The Last Christian Generation documents the urgency of the crisis and also provides a fresh revelation of the heart of God through seven lifelong responses of a true follower of Christ – a definitive “Christianity 101.”
Not in print. In this book, Josh McDowell answers the questions young teens ask: “Am I ready to start dating?” “Is sexual curiosity good?” “How far is too far?” “Why is it so hard to talk to my parents?” Love, Dad is a collection of letters addressed to Josh’s children, Kelly and Sean. Josh wants to share these letters with other teens because he knows that all kids want to know the answers to these questions.
Not in print. What is the secret of always making right moral choices? We are faced with hundreds of moral choices, some major, others seemingly inconsequential, yet all with some type of consequence. Is there a secret truth that virtually guarantees that you can make the right moral choices every time? In Love Is Always Right you will discover how to evaluate the choices that you make with the one moral absolute of God as love and you will learn how to build on this foundation of love to develop a decision making process to provide you with a steadfast compass to make the right moral choice every time.
Not in print. How do you know if you are in love? Everyone dreams about falling in love. But what is it really like? What is love really all about? Is it a bunch of feelings that turn your stomach or is it more? Love is many things – love is fun, it’s confusing, it work, it’s tough. Love, Making it Last offers practical, biblically based advice on relationships and how to build a love that lasts.
When a crime is committed at the church, Joe Caruso becomes a likely suspect and his world is turned upside down. Determined more than ever to uncover the secret of his past, Joe discovers far more than he bargained for -- fueling a deep division between two families in the church. In Mistaken Identity, Josh McDowell and Ed Stewart not only offer a captivating tale of action, intrigue, and romance, they show the enormous power of relationships in opening even the most resistant heart to the truth of God's redeeming love.
Not in print. Where do we turn for effective sex education? Kids do not want sex as much as they want someone who cares. They are crying out for love and we tell them to have safe sex. They want a hug and we give them a condom. In The Myths of Sex Education, Josh McDowell speaks candidly through an open letter to his school board and exposes the futility of our society’s “value-free, morally neutral” sex education. Josh documents how parents, educators, and legislators have been deceived by an exaggeration and concealing of facts. Does sex education reduce teen abortion? Is safe sex safe? Are kids determining their sexuality based upon fiction? Do condoms reduce teen pregnancy? Are kids going to do it anyway? If you want to make a difference in the sex education your child receives, this book is for you.
This book explains the philosophy behind the current use of the term “Tolerance”, and why is it a flawed concept. Christians need to take a public stand for truth and teach their children an absolute sense of right from wrong. In The New Tolerance, Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler provide for us a picture of the true nature of this cultural movement of “tolerance” and its dangerous agenda. The New Tolerance will help you understand the modern doctrine of tolerance and equip you to counter its dangerous and subtle effects on your children and your faith.
With a one page devotion for each day of the year, this book will help your family discover the truth about always making right choices. Each day includes a short Bible reading, a key verse, and a fun-filled challenging or inspiring short story designed to enable you to pass on biblical values to your children. Use Josh McDowell’s One year book of Family Devotions to equip those you love to think and live as “children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe” (Philippians 2:15).
Written for teenagers to use in their daily quiet time readings, this book will make them laugh or cry. Some are fiction, some are stranger than fiction, but each will help you discover how to make right choices in the everyday ups and downs of life. Josh McDowell’s One Year Book of Youth Devotions is a daily adventure in making right choices. Teens will be challenged and inspired to live as “children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe” (Philippians 2:15).
Free Download - Not in print. This book covers 50 reasons why Christianity is credible. The Bible claims to be more than just the greatest book ever written. It claims to be the very word of God – a revelation from God to man. Skeptics ask tough questions of Christians about the Bible and Jesus Christ – “Since Jesus was human, wasn’t he fallible?” “Is there evidence of instantaneous creation?” “Does the book of Genesis contain contradictory accounts of creation?”.
Not in print. If Jesus Christ wasn’t raised from the dead, the Christian faith is worthless! Can the resurrection be proved beyond any reasonable doubt? Josh McDowell researched extensively for over thirteen years the historical evidence concerning the resurrection of Christ. Included in the pages of The Resurrection Factor are questions and answers from his comprehensive study.
Free Download - Not in print. This is a 9 week small group study on the evidence for the authority of the Bible. There is overwhelming evidence in support of the historical reality and crucial truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ! The Resurrection Growth Guide, along with the basic resource text, The Resurrection Factor, will confront you with the solid evidence that supports this historical event. You will find evidence that you can examine and understand so you can decide for yourself.
Not in print. Relational conflicts in our lives are unavoidable. So, the issue isn’t as much how to avoid conflicts, but how to resolve the conflicts when they happen. Do you feel that your parents never listen to you? Do you feel that they are critical all the time? Do you feel like an outsider in your own home? Do you have friends that you don’t talk to anymore because of conflict? In this devotional book find biblical insights and instructions on resolving relational conflicts in life and help that will guide you in your journey toward maintaining healthy and close relationships with God and others.
 Free Download - Do you want to know how to have a permanent, loving relationship? One that is mature? Fulfilling? Dynamic? Creative? Joyful? Giving? You may be. . . married or single; young or old; male or female; Christian or non-Christian. You may have come from a loving family or from one that gave you deep wounds and broad scars. Whatever your situation, this book was written for you. It will change your thinking about yourself. . .about others. . .about relationships. . .about love. You will discover how to build into your life qualities that will produce a fulfilling love, marriage and sexual relationship. If you are married, find out why your marriage has certain conflicts and how you can overcome them. If you are single, find out when both you and a relationship are ripe for marriage. Evaluate your life and find out how you can experience a more intimate love relationship.
Not in print. Young people have questions about sex – difficult questions with difficult answers. “Is sex dirty?” “Why are guys so weird?” “Why are girls so strange?” “Why wait for sex?” “What if I’m pressured?” “How far is too far?” “Is lust abnormal?” “What about masturbation?” “How do I handle sexual problems?” “We’re pregnant – what do we do?” “How do I straighten out the past?” “How do I get control?” The easy part is knowing what is right and wrong in handling sex. The hard part is bringing your life in line before you get married so that you can enjoy the very best in sex after you get married. Sex, Desiring the Best will answer your questions about sex and provide practical solutions to those who desire the best sexually.
Free Download - Not in print. Josh McDowell explores the fascinating lives of three men who were profoundly skeptical about Christianity yet somehow all were profoundly changed by it. Skeptics Who Demanded a Verdict recounts the intriguing stories of Chuck Colson, key figure in the Watergate scandal; C.S. Lewis, renowned British author and committed atheist; and a certain university student by the name of Josh McDowell, who at one time was himself deeply skeptical about religion. This book recounts the facts that each of these brilliant men discovered that led them to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Written for teenagers, this book answers 230 questions that teens have asked about parents, self image, peer pressure, friends, dating, love, sex and abuse.
Jessica falls for the enemy’s lie until she learns the truth about the truth. Members of the Westcastle church youth group sign on for a mission trip to a remote Mali tribe. Jessica, who is sixteen, finds that she cannot cope with the kind of “truth” that she has believed in because of the difficulties she encounters – the breakup with her boyfriend, theft of her valuable heirloom jewelry, and terrifying nightmares. The group’s leaders, who her that truth is not individually determined, it is discovered in the Bible and is real and unchangeable. Unseen forces pull Jessica in the opposite direction. The devious demon Ratsbane directs his hideous underlings to cause chaos and confusion in the mission camp. Jessica must choose to endure the terror of her nightmare in real life or see someone who has wronged her suffer without mercy.
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