{"product_id":"take-heart-isbn-9781784983178","title":"Take Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a deeply encouraging book. I mean that literally: it brings courage to the reader. It is also enjoyably punchy, readably short, practically wise and pastorally insightful, with a warmth and winsomeness that books on this subject sometimes lack. Get hold of a copy, and be en-courage-d. | We live in an age of increasing hostility toward Christianity in the west. These are days that will require courage, conviction, and clarity of vision. Matt Chandler’s new book, Take Heart, is a thoughtful, pastoral, and brave call for faithfulness in a trying time. These pages are filled with practical wisdom and sound theological principles that fuel courage in the face of opposition. | This is a much-needed reminder that gospel Christianity thrives when it is out of power, and that Christian courage comes from trusting not in cultural power but in God’s power and grace. | In Take Heart, Matt Chandler offers both challenge and comfort to Christians in an age where both are desperately needed. He speaks with both a prophet’s urgency and a pastor’s heart, and this book will serve all Christians who are wondering how we navigate the troubled waters of our present age. | Fearing, agonizing, retreating, embracing. These are a few of the responses we see and might be experiencing in a ‘post-Christian’ culture. Chandler knows how many of us feel in our current cultural moment in the West. Through biblical truth, Chandler helps redirect our eyes to the One who can strengthen and encourage us so we might have courage. | As Christians, we are defined not as a people of fear but a people of hope. Matt Chandler has written a timely book that encourages, inspires, and equips believers to walk in that hope in our current culture. This is an excellent resource for every believer desiring to live as ‘salt and light’ in today’s world. | Matt Chandler is a man of courage and conviction. He is gifted with a prophetic voice, pointing the church and the world toward the beauty of the gospel, and calling upon Christians to live faithfully in the world. Take Heart is a sign of that message—that Christians can live courageously because Jesus is alive. | How do we engage a culture steeped in secularism? A fear-based operating system invoking a fight-or-flight response has proven to be historically insufficient. Instead we need a cohort of winsomely courageous Christ-followers to show us the way forward: the kind of person Matt Chandler has proven himself to be, and that he writes about in . | For many of us, these seem hard days indeed to be a Christian. But by reminding us of the church’s long, rich history and of God’s strong, constant love,  shows us that even in this difficult age, believers have every reason for courage and to be of good cheer. | Matt is a voice I trust. In times of significant cultural shift in the world, we need courage. Instead of walking in fear and making false proclamations about the church’s mortality, we must brace ourselves for a deeper sense of commitment to courageous engagement. Pick up this book to get pointed in the right direction, and walk in commitment to strategic courage in this time of shifting uncertainty. | Countless Christians today have simply given up or lost hope. If that sounds like you, Matt Chandler has a word to speak: it’s a great time to be a Christian; be courageous; take heart. If that sounds hollow and naïve, you need to read this book. Matt is keenly in touch with the troubles we face but even more so with the Lord of the universe, who ultimately wins. What he advocates isn’t a fleshly triumphalism but a courageous faith in a really big God. Take Heart speaks a hopeful and thoroughly biblical word that all of us need to hear. Highly recommended! | Do not be dismayed, for this is not the first time the very heart of God’s plan for his people and his world has been questioned, assaulted, and pushed to the margins. This is the central message of this timely book by my dear brother Matt. Yet there is more. Within these pages you will be challenged to think critically about where your hope is actually invested, how you view the church’s role with respect to the state, and if you indeed love you neighbor as yourself. Take heart: you are alive in an age ripe with opportunity and you can actually be integral to changing the world! | What a wonderful, inspiring work! In a time where Christianity is said to be losing ground in the culture, our impulse may be to panic. But what if this were actually our most opportune moment to experience renewal, and to become the kind of life-giving, world-changing disciples Jesus has always intended for us to be? In characteristic fashion, Matt has done a terrific job of laying out such a vision. In so doing, he has gotten me excited about the many things God still wants to do in the world, and the part we can all play in his plan. | This is a very helpful quick read that puts our culture in its context, helps us understand church history and gives practical insights into how to live as a Christian in a world that is trying to fight Christianity and forget about God | Whilst the authors of this book are American, this is a book for the whole of the church in the West. This is a good book for the time we find ourselves in. | Matt Chandler has something to say to the whole church. Take Heart is small, but has depth and power. Highly recommended for any Christian. | If you hadn’t clocked it yet, those of us in the West are living in an ‘age of unbelief’ – a season when Christian beliefs and ethics are being publicly pushed to the sidelines of life, with the claim they are out of date, out of touch, and even – made with increasing frequency – that they are hateful and dangerous. Like it or not, that’s our situation as the Western Church. And so it’s essential that we decide how we’re going to respond to this situation. Take Heart is Matt Chandler’s contribution to that debate. | Matt Chandler is the Lead Pastor of Teaching at The Village Church in Dallas\/Fort Worth, Texas. The author of Explicit Gospel, Take Heart, and The Mingling of Souls, Matt also serves as Executive Chairman of the Acts 29 Board. He is married to Lauren and they have three children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48592794419429,"sku":"NP9781784983178","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781784983178.af228359.jpg?v=1774272939","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/take-heart-isbn-9781784983178","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}