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When the Empty Tomb Reaches Monday Morning

  Living as Though Jesus Christ Really Rose A Practical Companion to The Argument for Jesus Christ Some books ask readers to consider an argument. Others eventually ask what that argument changes. The complete historical case presented in The Argument for Jesus Christ examines Jesus’ identity, crucifixion, burial, resurrection appearances, the transformation of His earliest followers, and the explanations offered for the movement that emerged after His death. This companion book begins where that investigation becomes personal. The movement from belief to dependable Christian living also continues the lesson explored in the companion book When Faith Becomes What a Room Can Count On . Faith is not proven only by what we say during worship, what we post online, or how confidently we defend Christian doctrine. It becomes visible in what other people can count on us to do when a room is tense, a relationship is wounded, a decision is costly, or someone needs mercy more than another sp...
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The Man Who Keeps the House Standing but Feels Forgotten Inside It

 Chapter 1: The Silence After Everyone Has Been Taken Care Of Brother, there is a moment that comes in some homes after everyone else has settled down. The dishes are done or at least pushed aside. The children have gone to their rooms. The television is still on, but nobody is really watching it. You sit there for a minute longer than you need to because you are tired, but that is not the whole reason. You are also wondering whether anybody in the house understands what it took to get everyone through another day. This is the kind of moment I had in mind when I began thinking about Christian encouragement for unappreciated husbands and fathers , because the pain is not always loud. Sometimes it is just a good man sitting in his own living room, feeling like the least noticed person under his own roof. You may have spent the day answering calls, solving problems, working through pain, stretching money, picking someone up, fixing something that broke, or carrying worries you did n...
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