GLORIOUS MESS
Despite God's call on our lives, most of us spend a fair amount of time running in the other direction, chasing after our own plans and desires. Like Jonah, however, we eventually discover we've made a mess of things; we're rowing against the storms God is using to pull us back on course.In Glorious Mess, Mike Howerton shows how God's relentless grace extends into all the messes we make in our lives, that God clearly reveals his love for imperfect people no matter how far we've strayed. He shows readers how to hear God's voice, how to embrace God's calling on their lives, how to get out of their messes, and how to see God working. The result is not just forgiveness and direction for life, but also encouragement and inspiration to be our best selves before God and others.Includes discussion questions for group or personal use.
MILES TO CROSS
Prescriptive books on faith abound, but this generation longs for an authentic narrative that reveals a stepping-stone journey to faith, a raw experience with which they can identify. Mike Howerton captures this with a riveting, yet heartwarming account of his own spiritual and physical journey across half the globe. This book follows him as a college student through Europe by train, America by motorcycle, Britain by hitchhiking, and Central America by any means possible. Spiritually, the journey begins with a question mark but ends with an exclamation point.
WONDER
It seems we've lost what children inhabit. Wonder. Somehow, when a thing has become common to us grown-ups, we pretend it’s not a miracle. We are content with knowing the WHAT. We use science to determine the HOW. But we never pry into the mystery of WHY. And that’s where we find God, in all of his glory, in all of his grace, in all of his goodness. That’s where he surprises us by doing the unexpected. That’s where the WONDER is... --- Features all new 5-part Devotional Guide, designed to encourage discussion in your family about the Wonder of Christmas.