As Seen On The Club

How do we address, deal with, and encounter hardship? How do we embrace the kingdom message involving redemption and restoration, but also help people feel safe to be honest? How do we remove the stigma surrounding broken areas--areas where people aren't healed--and address suffering?

By age fifteen, Jed Lindstrom had more money running through his hands than most kids his age, but it was all dirty money. He stole. He dealt drugs. He loved the lifestyle—and all its perks. But something nibbled at the edge of his mind. Jed ignored those thoughts while he sold more drugs, got high more often, and drank more alcohol. Until October 11, 2004. That night he sat in a jail cell during one of the worst times of his life. That’s when he surrendered his life to Jesus.

Through the years, our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by different cultural influences, and many Christians have forgotten that Jesus was a Jewish man living in a Jewish land, observing Jewish customs, and investing his life into Jewish men and women.

Trading the popular, but inaccurate Western perspective of the Bible for the context in which Jesus actually ministered in 2000 years ago, author Robby Gallaty reveals the fascinating Hebraic culture, customs, and nuances many Christians have never experienced or learned about.