Douglas D. Webster Boeken

If you have picked up this book, chances are you are a committed follower of Christ. Like many searching Christians you are tired of religious busywork and showy piety. You long for authentic worship and meaningful service. You came to Christ with deep expectations of transformation and service, but those passions have been starved by shallow theology and superficial relationships. You are looking for something more. You are ready to sink your mind into what the Bible says about the call of God, the priesthood of all believers, and what it means to live for Christ and his kingdom. The two-volume Living in Tension offers in-depth spiritual direction on the crucial issues shaping a theology of ministry. This is not a book for pastors only. Webster intentionally blurs the distinction between pastor and congregation. This book is for all believers who take God's call to salvation, service, sacrifice, and simplicity seriously. Living in Tension provides need-to-know insights for every congregation. Pastors will find that this passionate and practical theology translates well into their own lives and into the life of the church.

Salim Abbas, a student from India, is sent to Chicago by his family to further his education. A fervent Muslim, he has difficulty adjusting to living in American society and is drawn into an Islamist terrorist cell one of a growing number across the United States. He becomes one of them and now must do as commanded by his Imam to bring honor and respectability to his family David Peterson, a young middle level manager, working to climb the corporate ladder, is caught in a struggle to balance the challenges of difficult economic times at his company and the wish to spend more time with his young family Simon Weiss, a charter pilot, relocates to Chicago from Atlanta