Word Alive Press: 509 books

In 1994, the world witnessed the genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda. Many rushed to justify the genocide by blaming it on a plane crash that killed President Habyarimana of Rwanda and President Ntaryamira of Burundi. However, I was born in the Congo in the 1960s and I grew up with the fear of being...

Brought together by a chance meeting in a crowded plaza, a fatherless university student and an aging preacher set out on a journey to engage the most elusive and challenging question of all: "What is the truth about God, and where can it be found?" What begins as a journey of the mind, however, soon...

I was born through the sin of my mother and father. I was continually reminded of this through my tender years as a child. When your own dad tells you that you're the worthless product of a male hooker, that you're not pretty or smart enough to be of his blood, you hang your head in shame. I was humiliated...

Matt is a happy go lucky eight year old boy who has one big fear. THE DARK! Every night, when the lights go out in his room, Matt sees a big scary dragon. Matt's mom comes up with a great idea and buys him a second hand suit of armor. Using both the Bible Scripture from Ephesians 6:13 and Matt's love...

Gender transformation is a subject that remains taboo throughout much of the Body of Christ… Any church that wishes to remain relevant in our culture needs to acquaint itself with the feelings and struggles of this ever-increasing segment of our society, and busy itself in the work of “building...

Matthew Todd reflects on two millennia of religious action, reaction, and inaction with the arts. His composition mines the question, "What attitudes have shaped the Church's use of the arts?" The book briefly addresses a range of diverse attitudes encompassing the disciplines of theology, philosophy,...

This is a memoir, a journey through a young girl's life, from infancy to maturity, from sickness to health, from darkness to light, from fear to freedom... in Christ. It illuminates the struggles our youth face and how a lack of true relationship with God contributes to the destruction of one's body...

As she watched her husband leave the yard with his brother-in-law, Grace thanked God for the loving man He had given her. She had married John sixteen years ago, and they had four awesome children together. They had been a team, working together through hard times and good times. She knew the...

"Every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Ever heard that before? What comes after that first step? That question is often unanswered in the Evangelical church. We call people to conversion with dramatic words like "transformation", "rebirth", and "redemption", but when the force...

A tale of violence, suffering, and redemption, Heading Home follows the life of Carlos Rivera from his time as a young man in El Salvador to his new beginning in Canada. As a member of a guerrilla cell in the El Salvador insurgent movement, Rivera witnesses the chaos and oppression of the ruling...

The Bible has a lot to say about leaven and its effects upon the Believer. Leaven as an ingredient gives a false sense of growth. In the New Testament there are at least six types of leaven spoken about and we will be exploring them in detail, in order to ensure that our lives are completely free of...

In this sequel to The Inheritance of Tanning Masters we discover Tan and his crew struggling to make a successful business against terrible odds. With his new wife, Maggie, in tow, Tan sets out to claim land for a ranch, but finds he isn't able to meet the requirements by himself. A letter...

The plane struggles for altitude as we go shooting up past the clouds toward the blue sky and bright sun. The view is so exhilarating I feel nothing but awe at the beauty that surrounds me. I feel a sudden hot rush of tears to my eyes as I whisper quietly, "Wow, this is just like hitching a ride all...

With the death of Emperor Decius, peace returns to the Roman Empire and the Christians. But the reprieve is short lived. Dissension between Rome's generals sparks a series of civil wars that plunge the empire back into chaos. Barbarians are massing on the northern frontiers, and in the East, the powerful...