"Attitude is everything." It's what makes the difference between those who succeed and those who fail. And it's easy to see-in other people. It's not as easy to recognize when our...
The Best Medicine Tales of Humor and Hope from a Small-Town Doctor
When Dr. Walt Larimore moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would...
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World
The Bible was written within collectivist cultures. When Westerners, immersed in individualism, read the Bible, it's easy to misinterpret important elements—or miss them...
The Unstoppable Startup Mastering Israel's Secret Rules of Chutzpah
In the cutthroat, ultracompetitive world of entrepreneurship, business owners are looking for any edge they can get that will increase their odds of success. Veteran venture...
How Propaganda Works
Our democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language to influence the way we think and reason about...
God at War A Meditation on Religion and Warfare
For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militias that have been involved in...
Sergeant York His Own Life Story and War Diary
The inspiring true story of "the reluctant World War I infantryman who became an American legend"-in his own words (The New York Times). October 8, 1918: Amid the last of the...
The Nature of Plants An Introduction to How Plants Work
Plants play a critical role in how we experience our environment. They create calming green spaces, provide oxygen for us to breathe, and nourish our senses. In The Nature of...
Jesus Christ Superstition
While Christian faith cannot be reduced to mere superstition, few would deny that Christianity is too easily plagued by superstition. Indeed, many Christian theologians have tried...
Sister Aimee The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson
The true story of America's first superstar evangelist that "fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism" (The New York Times Book Review). Once she answered the divine...
