A profound exploration of faithful hope and the keys to living a joyful, generous faith in a shifting culture, from two respected Christian storytellers and thought leaders.
Collin Hansenis vice president of content and editor-in-chief for
The Gospel Coalition, one of the most-read Christian websites in
the world, and host of the acclaimedGospelboundpodcast. He travels
the world promoting gospel-centered ministry for the next
generation.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstrais senior writer for The Gospel Coalition,
where she oversees coverage of faith and work. Readers often rate
her features on cutting-edge trends in religion and church
leadership as TGC's most popular and valuable content. She earned
her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
Before TGC she reported news forChristianity Todayfor more than a
decade.
“In our time, the most committed young evangelical Christians are
often the least likely to want to use the word evangelical at all.
And who can blame them? Evangelicalism has veered recklessly in
recent years from tragedy to scandal to farce. The end result is
often cynicism. But that’s not the final word. This book offers
neither spin control nor image maintenance for the evangelical
tribe, but genuine hope. Evangelicalism has fallen on hard times;
the gospel has not. My hope is that this book helps us wake up to
find, as the old hymn says, ‘the dungeon flamed with light.’
”—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty
Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
“Gospelbound helps us fix our eyes on eternity while practically
living Christ-centered lives in this present age. This book could
not be more timely.”—Ruth Chou Simons, artist and bestselling
author of Beholding and Becoming and GraceLaced
“The heart of the gospel is the work of God to make all things new.
And the heart of Gospelbound is to breathe new life into this
anxious age. Through stories both global and local, Collin Hansen
and Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra give us an informed, up-to-the-minute
account of the transformative work Christ can do in our hearts, our
churches, and our culture. It’s at once a mighty wind and a gentle
spring zephyr.”—Mindy Belz, senior editor of World magazine and
author of They Say We Are Infidels
“Much of what we read about the church today is discouraging—
division and dysfunction, apathy and apostasy, moral failures of
leaders and malaise among members. Have we simply become too
compromised, too comfortable, and too cavalier about the world’s
ills to make any real difference? Gospelbound pushes back against
pessimism and defeatism with insightful commentary and inspiring
stories. In these pages you’ll discover organizations, individuals,
and families whose love for Christ is welling up and overflowing
onto a world that is desperately in need of saving grace and
Christlike kindness and mercy. The beauty is breathtaking.”—Nancy
Guthrie, author and Bible teacher
“Gospelbound is the book we need right now: clear eyed about the
challenges we face but joyfully insistent that the life offered to
us in Jesus is our refuge and strength. Readers will be encouraged
to read about faithful Christians who have discovered this in their
own lives and find companions for their own pursuit of
faithfulness.”—Michael Wear, author of Reclaiming Hope: Lessons
Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in
America
“In a time of intense fear and suspicion, Hansen and Zylstra turn
our focus to the ‘solid joys and lasting pleasures none but Zion’s
children know.’ This book is not only filled with scriptural
medicine but also applies the salve to our terrible
insecurities.”—Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of
Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California
“Gospelbound is a true account of everyday Christians like us
prevailing in hard times. We really are ‘more than conquerors’
(Romans 8:37). How? By treating the living Christ as real— right
where we live. Collin Hansen and Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra paint the
picture of that rugged faith, proving Christ’s faithfulness
today.”—Ray Ortlund, author of The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity
Building a World of Nobility
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