According to The Barna Group, three out of five adults who do not attend church consider themselves Christians. If the church today has a dirty little secret, it’s that people don’t want to go! And the question on every pastor’s lips is, why? Mike Erre, a pastor himself, concedes that the Western church has become an increasingly irrelevant and powerless reflection of society’s values and priorities. He discusses the ways the modern church has lost its focus as he presents a vision for how it can again become a testimony to the world of God’s triumph through Jesus Christ.

As people watch their investments falter while unemployment rates and debt levels climb, many feel anxious—even hopeless. Tragically, financial worries have even led some to take their own lives. But Thelma Wells has a message she wants everyone in America to hear: Don’t give up! Wells is living proof that the peace of God transcends difficult circumstances. Along with her own powerful story, she shares winning strategies for anyone fighting battles over family, relationships, finances, health, broken dreams, disappointments, and just the “dailyness” of life that can cause so much distress and hurt.