Faith on the Edge

Do you want to live for Jesus but struggle with what that means day by day? The deep desire of our hearts to be close to God is so easily sidetracked by daily realities. This book is designed to cover the areas of faith and life that you most wantto bring together under God's leadership:

• decision-making
• dating and relationships
• racial reconciliation
• suffering
• experiencing God
• loving your parents
• emotional healing
• time management
• everyday evangelism
• hope for times of failure

Following Jesus is a wild and wonderful journey. It is perhaps the riskiest choice you will ever make. And the most rewarding. Come and see.

Kevin Blue wants his life to matter, and he's figured out where to start. Living in the heart of Los Angeles, he leads college students through experiences in urban ministry and on international treks to serve the poorest parts of the world. Kevin is a director with Servant Partners, which eschews comfort and dwells among the outcast. He is an elder at the multiethnic Church of the Redeemer in south central Los Angeles, focusing on racial reconciliation, compassion and justice. Find out moreabout Servant Partners at their website.

Brooke has her masters degreen in counseling and works for the county in Illinois where she lives. Previously she was a staff member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, serving a student chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. She frequently writes for Student Leadership Journal.

Robbie F. Castleman is Professor Emerita at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where she taught biblical studies and theology for 17 years. She previously served as a staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Florida State University for 15 years. She has written a number of Bible Study guides and books including Parenting in the Pew, Story-Shaped Worship, Essentials of the New Testament, and Interpreting the God-Breathed Word.

Bobby Gross is director of Graduate and Faculty Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). Bobby serves on the national board of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, Bobby was a national field director for IVCF, served as an InterVarsity chaplain at the University of Florida, launched campus ministry in South Florida, and was the regional director for New York/New Jersey. Bobby is the author of Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God. He has also contributed chapters to three other books, including Faith on the Edge (InterVarsity Press) and Signs of Hope in the City (Judson).

Jon Tran (Ph.D.) is assistant professor of Christian ethics at Baylor University. Previously he was a staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, serving a student chapter at University of California, Riverside.