Spiritual Crisis

The Only Road North is the true-life adventure of a 9,000-mile journey across Africa taken by author Erik Mirandette, his brother, and two friends. When the travelers fall victim to a terrorist attack, Erik must struggle through grief and darkness to find his way back to a life lived for God.

Kicking the Stars inspires the listener to see God differently after a national crisis and worldwide pandemic. From a new perspective, we gain a new vision, where we behold the works of God from a new vantage. In Kicking the Stars, you’ll gain new strength from God’s word and the courage to trust God again, for greater things. As a result, you will be encouraged and equipped to overcome fear and the misgivings of a godless culture to dream again about fulfilling God’s purpose in your life.

The apostle Peter described faith as "much more precious than gold that perishes". As gold passes through purifying fire, so Peter says a man's faith must be tried in order that it "might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7). While we address the crises in our lives that try our faith, we rarely praise God the way Job did, and we rarely submit ourselves to the purifying fire as Peter suggests.

Für viele Menschen ist die Wende in der Mitte ihres Lebens schwierig. Manchmal gerät das ganze bisherige Leben dadurch durcheinander. Viele reagieren mit Berufswechsel, Aussteigen aus der gewohnten Umgebung, Ehescheidung oder psychosomatischen Beschwerden auf die Veränderungen. Anselm Grün sieht die Lebensmitte als eine wichtige Aufforderung, sich der eigenen Wahrheit zu stellen. Wer diese Herausforderung annimmt, trauert nicht mehr der vergangenen Jugend nach. Er lebt vielmehr ganz im Augenblick. Er spürt, wie spannend das Leben ist und wie ihn gerade das Älterwerden in neue Bereiche des Menschseins einführt.

When life goes crazy, the Lord has a prophetic word for you: “Come away with me! It’s time for “selah". The word “selah” means to pause and reflect. When life goes crazy, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos and crisis. We start to live based on what news headlines, doctors reports, and circumstances tell us. But in the middle of the storm, God is calling for his people to come away with him, for it’s in the place of selah that he is speaking powerfully.