Ethics, Politics, & Christian Behavior

How do we live as Christians in a world that seems bent on disagreeing disagreeably? This collection of Bible studies helps us navigate in a sea of complexity with honor, discernment, and purpose. Look deeply into topics such as politics, ethics, morality, intolerance, violence, and materialism, and consider how to best conduct ourselves as Christians in the face of the cultural pressure and misunderstanding.

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  • Cultural Christians in the Early Church (Nadya Williams)

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    Get to know sinful saints and saintly sinners in the early church. Christians today tend to see the earliest followers of Jesus as zealous converts who were much more counterculturally devoted to their faith than typical churchgoers today. Cultural Christianity might seem like a modern concept, o...

  • The Truth in True Crime (J. Warner Wallace)

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    For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another as he attempted to solve the case. In The Truth in True Crime, Wallace explores the clues lying behind our human nature as he unco...

  • 2084 (John C. Lennox)

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    You don't have to be a computer scientist to have discerning conversations about artificial intelligence and technology. We all wonder where we're headed. Even now, technological innovations and machine learning have a daily impact on our lives, and many of us see good reasons to dread the future...

  • Advent Conspiracy (Rick McKinley, Chris Seay, Greg Holder)

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    Are you tired of how consumerism has stolen the soul of Christmas? This year, take a stand! Join the groundswell of Christ-followers who are choosing to make Christmas what it should be—a joyous celebration of Jesus' birth. Advent Conspiracy, a four-session, video-based study, shows you how to su...

  • Bonhoeffer (Eric Metaxas)

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    In Bonhoeffer, a four-session video-based small group Bible study, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas will help you discover the major themes of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s writing and speaking and how he not only helped transform an entire faith community in Germany during World War II, bu...

  • Charles Colson on Politics and the Christian Faith (Charles Colson)

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    Chuck Colson is uniquely qualified to provide an insider's perspective on today's pressing issues of faith and politics. In this four-session, video-based study, his discussions are neither "religious right" nor "religious left" but balanced, clear, and biblically based.

  • Doing the Right Thing (Charles Colson & Robert George)

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    This six-session video-based study explores the ethical and moral breakdown that is hitting culture from all sides. Through panel discussions, interviews, and live student questions it raises ethical issues in a non-condemning but challenging way, stimulating thought, discussion, and action. The ...

  • Ethics beyond Rules (Keith D. Stanglin)

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    How should Christians live? How should we interact with one another? Why do we think the way we do about right and wrong? How should we approach today's complex moral questions? Keith Stanglin realigns our ethical thinking around the central question: What does real love require? applying it to o...

  • Gospel in Life (Timothy Keller)

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    Join author and pastor Timothy Keller to explore how the gospel can change your heart, community, and how you live the Gospel out in everyday life

    In week one you and your group will study the city, your home now, the world. Week eight closes with the theme of the eternal city, your heavenly hom...

  • Guardrails (Andy Stanley)

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    Ever wonder what it would be like to have guardrails in other areas of your life—areas where culture baits you to the edge of disaster and then chastises you when you step across the line? Your friendships. Your finances. Your marriage. Maybe your greatest regret could have been avoided if you ha...

  • How (Not) to Read the Bible (Dan Kimball)

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    Dan Kimball guides you step-by-step through making sense of the most misunderstood, difficult, and disturbing Bible passages. Whether you’re a Christian, a doubter, or someone exploring the Bible for the first time, this study is your guide to understanding and contextualizing passages in the Bib...

  • How to Be Rich (Andy Stanley)

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    Study of a Key Bible Passage: 1 Timothy 6:18

    Andy Stanley biblically redefines what wealth is, how to use it, and helps you practice being rich so you will be good at it. Generosity was the hallmark of the early church. They did for those who could not give anything in return. Is that how people...

  • Irresistible (Andy Stanley)

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    Once upon a time there was a version of our faith that was practically . . . irresistible.

    But that was then. Today we preach, teach, write, and communicate as if nothing has changed. As if “The Bible says it” still settles it.

    It’s time to hit pause on much of what we’re doing and consider the...

  • Joy (Ernest Gray)

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    We are challenged by life in multiple ways that cause us to lose our sense of stability. When we look at the news, we can feel overwhelmed at the violence, destruction, and despair. When we look at our communities, we can feel helpless to make significant change. When we think about our life circ...

  • Know What You're FOR (Jeff Henderson)

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    What do you want to be known FOR? This is a great question for any leader of an organization to ask, whether it is a church, a business, or a nonprofit. After all, when an organization is able to close the gap between what they are known for and what they want to be known for, it results in unpre...

  • Satisfied (Jeff Manion)

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    In Satisfied, a six-session, video-based study, Pastor Jeff Manion weaves eye-opening biblical and cultural history with his gift of contemporary storytelling to help you find contentment in a discontent world.

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  • Saving Truth (Abdu Murray)

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    Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about morality are progressive pioneers. Those who are confused about spirituality are praised as tolerant. And those who express certainty about any of these issues are seen as big...

  • Street Smarts (Gregory Koukl)

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    Bestselling author and host of Stand to Reason, Gregory Koukl, teaches the strategies for productive conversations with those who challenge your convictions on a variety of issues. The focus is on revealing the fundamental flaws in common, current challenges to Christian beliefs and values. Stree...

  • Subversive Witness (Dominique DuBois Gilliard)

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    Dominique DuBois Gilliard inspires us to reimagine how we think about privilege and exercise power. Instead of denying the existence of privilege or feeling incapacitated by it, Christians can learn to wield privilege as an instrument to advance the kingdom and sacrificially love our neighbors.

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  • The Christian Atheist (Craig Groeschel)

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    The Christian Atheist is a six-session video-based study in which pastor and author Craig Groeschel teaches you how to be more than just “Christian” in name and how to break free of hypocrisy to live a more authentic, God-honoring life.

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  • The Daniel Dilemma (Chris Hodges)

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    Study of a Bible Character: Daniel

    Pastor and author Chris Hodges examines the dilemma facing all Christians today: how can we influence a world that rejects everything we believe while still standing for God's truth? Chris looks at the lives of Daniel and Jesus, showing how we can stand for our...

  • The Hope in Our Scars (Aimee Byrd)

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    Focus on a book of the Bible: Song of Solomon

    Aimee Byrd peels back the church's underlying and pervasive theology of power to face the shame that lurks there and find the lasting hope of belonging in Christ. Some things happening in the church these days should provoke our anger. It's racked wi...

  • They Like Jesus but Not the Church (Dan Kimball)

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    They Like Jesus but Not the Church is a six-session, video-based study by Dan Kimball that explores six of the most common objections and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity. The objections come from conversations and interviews the church has had with un...

  • Twisting the Truth (Andy Stanley)

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    Andy Stanley helps us understand how truth can get twisted and distorted, and how that impacts your life. Throughout the study, Stanley exposes four destructive and all-too-prevalent lies about authority, pain, sex, and sin. They're deceptions powerful enough to ruin our relationships, our lives,...