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Making Faith Magnetic: Five Hidden Themes Our Culture Can't Stop Talking About... And How to Connect Them to Christ
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▼▲As followers of Jesus, we know that the good news is deeply attractive. But we often fear that to those on the outside, it comes across as irrelevant or even repellent. Sometimes the Christian worldview feels so out of step with everything else going on that we don't know how to share our faith.
However, author Daniel Strange wants to show you that the connections are therein fact, the longings that our culture cannot help but express are the very ones that Jesus fulfils.
Building on the work of theologian J.H. Bavinck, Dan reveals five recurring themes that our culture cant stop talking about, or, as he puts it, the five permanent itches that in our work, rest, and play, we have to vigorously scratch. From TV to books to social media, these are the questions we can't stop asking and the tensions we can't stop wrestling withand Jesus speaks powerfully into each one.
This book will help you to spot these connections in our culture, excite you about how Jesus makes sense of humankinds deepest questions and longings, apply them to your own life first and then equip you to speak of him to others in a way that is truly magnetic.
"Dan Strange has written another terrific, down-to-earth book to help believers engage in fruitful conversations with friends about faith." Dr. Timothy Keller, who has also written the foreword to this book.
Product Information
▼▲| Title: Making Faith Magnetic: Five Hidden Themes Our Culture Can't Stop Talking About... And How to Connect Them to Christ By: Daniel Strange Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Vendor: Good Book Company Publication Date: 2021 | Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.31 X 0.35 (inches) Weight: 8 ounces ISBN: 178498650X ISBN-13: 9781784986506 Stock No: WW986506 |
Author Bio
▼▲Dan is the director of Crosslands Forum, a center for cultural engagement. Formerly he was college director at Oak Hill College, London. He is contributing editor for Themelios, and a Fellow of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Dan is married, has seven children, and is an elder of Hope Community Church in Gateshead in the North East of England.
Timothy Keller was the Founding Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He received his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Theological Seminary. He wrote many New York Times best-selling books such as The Reason for God and Prayer. He was also Chairman of Redeemer City to City, which has helped start over 380 churches in global cities worldwide.
Editorial Reviews
▼▲A timely and important book that will help many to share their faith more naturally and effectively through connecting their friends to the gospel message.
One of the most gratifying trends today is the revitalization of Christian apologetics. Not all is good, of course. But the present volume is more than good: it is superb. This wonderful book is as ‘magnetic’ as its title. Daniel Strange appeals to us from an astonishing variety of sources: popular culture, world religions, social trends and, of course, the Holy Bible. He never does this boastfully but is always sympathetic and persuasive. Required reading for anyone wanting to know the credibility of the Christian faith in a confusing time.
The best missional material not only informs the head but also transforms the heart and life of the reader. This is one of those books. A must-read for ANYONE with a desire to effectively reach others with the gospel. This is being added to our training curriculum with thanksgiving. It is as incisive as it is insightful—with a clear applicational paradigm for both the Christian in the workplace and the preacher in the pulpit—while remaining totally accessible and down to earth. Making Faith Magnetic will prove to become an old friend and mentor I hope to meet with frequently and whose wisdom I seek to practice often.
How can we reach people who think we’re from another planet? This problematic feeling of disconnectedness in evangelism is addressed biblically, wisely and practically by Dr. Strange in Making Faith Magnetic. But he not only gives you helpful direction; he also encourages you in this important work of evangelism, as well. I highly recommend this.
Building on the success of his first book, , Dr Daniel Strange provides us not only with a model for evangelism and engagement but shows how Jesus—the way, the truth and the life—answers the fundamental questions, or magnetic points, that all human beings ask. In so doing, this book empowers Christians to engage with people and culture.
Building on the success of his first book, Dr Daniel Strange provides us not only with a model for evangelism and engagement but shows how Jesus—the way, the truth and the life—answers the fundamental questions, or magnetic points, that all human beings ask. In so doing, this book empowers Christians to engage with people and culture.
Dan Strange is ‘convinced that the church has the opportunity to fill a massive gap in our secular and fragmented market’. Which is why he has given us this perceptive and somewhat unusual book. Using Bavinck, Scripture and an excellent knowledge of contemporary culture, he shows us how we can fill that gap by being magnets for the gospel. The more I read, the more I was drawn to this idea. We have someone wonderful to communicate—but sometimes we struggle to join the dots and make the connections with those around us. If that’s you, then you will find this wee book a stimulating and refreshing guide.
This is a needed resource for the church today as evangelism and discipleship are increasingly done in a secular context where people are drawn towards biblical themes, yet reluctant to believe that the gospel is actually true, good, and beautiful. Daniel Strange helps the church to reorient our apologetical approach in this modern society, but does so in a way that doesn't compromise the good news of the gospel message.
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