ou’re only one step away from the adventure of your life. In this abridgement of his bestselling book, If You Want to Walk on Water You Have to Get Out of the Boat, John Ortberg invites you to do with God’s help what you could never do on your own—step out of your comfort zone and step out on the ri... (more)

Something in us is waiting - for what, we don't know. Something different? Something better? For Christians, perhaps the deepest expression of what we're waiting for is found in the phrase 'eternal life'. But what is eternal life? Why do we want it? And how do we know if we have it? In Eternity Is ... (more)

With his signature insight, inspiration and wit, John Ortberg makes accessible a challenging topic for many believers and equips them to take their relationship with God to the next level. The soul is NOT “a theological and abstract subject.” The soul is the coolest, eeriest, most mysterious, ... (more)

This is the best Christian book I have read this year, and the best John Ortberg has written. It is an account of the impact Jesus and His followers have made on the world over the last 2000 years.

What can we take with us to the kingdom of God? In When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, bestselling author, pastor, and consummate storyteller John Ortberg tells us we can take pretty much only what we brought to the game. Everything else goes back in the box—the cash atop the corpora... (more)

What if the most important word is the one in the middle? We often think of doubt as the opposite of faith, but could it actually strengthen our relationship with God? According to John Ortberg, bestselling author and pastor, the very nature of faith requires the presence of uncertainty. In th... (more)

A promotion. A new house. The rewards of winning at life’s game can be thrilling. But eventually everything goes back into the box, and what ultimately matters is whether we’ve played according to God’s rules. John Ortberg uses popular games and his trademark gift of storytelling to help us live our... (more)

Using popular games as a metaphor for our temporal lives, When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box neatly sorts out what’s fleeting and what’s permanent in God’s kingdom. Being Master of the Board is not the point; being rich toward God is. Winning the game of life on Earth is a temporary ... (more)

If God Is Always with Us, Why Is He So Hard to Find? Every moment of your life is like a page in a "Where's Wally?" book. God is there, the Scriptures tell us—on every one of them. But the ease with which he may be found varies from one page to the next. God is closer than you think! Someone who ... (more)

It can strike anyone, and being a Christian does not exempt you. But help is here.Understanding the ABCs of emotional life -- Affect, Behavior, and Cognition -- can shed light on the causes of depression. In this revised and updated edition of Coping With Depression, the authors look carefully a... (more)