https://www.stoptakingsides.org/home daily 1.0 2020-09-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e22da964bdf6c4d746853/1598956268462/sides_original.emyi5rkqkmtjzyeafzbwrc7a2tbyjvfl.jpg Home https://www.stoptakingsides.org/general-2 daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e279f0985a86d0a623c28/1598957997610/5b5813bdf4d46c5a2ab382ac_team_tim.jpg Endorsements Tim Mackie, Co-founder of The Bible Project One of the more important skills for the 21st century is learning how to hold our theological convictions without giving in to divisive controversy. The body of Christ is so much more than the sum of its divisions, and Adam Mabry has given us wise guidance on how to maintain unity and disagree agreeably when it comes to complex theological topics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e28ed654a883d6d5707b7/1598957997618/tony_merida-600x600.jpg Endorsements Tony Merida, Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, NC; The Gospel Coalition Council Member This book is so needed today! Our age has been called the information age, but it could equally be called the outrage age, the anxiety age, the fear age, or the tribalism age. Pastor Mabry has served us well by helping us see the necessity of embracing clarity, argumentation, listening, and mystery, as we seek to avoid these problems and live with a renewed mind and for the good of neighbor, Christian unity, and the advancement of Jesus’ mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e278b047eb84854e3d9a4/1598957997614/blog-arthurbrookspodcast-2020.jpg Endorsements Arthur Broocks, Professor of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; NYT Bestselling Author, Love Your Enemies We all struggle to love our enemies. The true essence of love—to will the good of the other—requires strength of heart and mind. That strength is what Adam Mabry delivers in Stop Taking Sides. If you are ready to live the command to love, this book is the place to start. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2aeb56777619e29b2596/1598958563944/53c87f42-76e6-4b76-bc5c-6661d267933d-Adrian_Crawford_CH01_20775_.jpg Endorsements Adrian Crawford, Pastor, Engage Church, Tallahassee; CEO, GameSpeed Skills A book for such a time as this. Stop Taking Sides is incredibly balanced in its ability to remain rooted in the gospel and challenge its readers to manage tension. It is laced with wisdom and insight for now and for future generations. I couldn’t endorse this book more.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2bccad09bd44e5bb594f/1598958563948/steve-murrell-steve-murrell-jDqtyd76Rkb.1200x1200.jpg Endorsements Steve Murrell, President and Co-founder, Every Nation Churches; Founding Pastor, Victory Philippines In the age of social media, it has become easier than ever to share opinions (informed or not) without considering how they may affect others. In light of our mandate to make disciples, it is vital that Christians understand how and when to engage one another (and the world) in truthful and gracious conversation. Adam’s book offers significant wisdom and points us back to what really matters. My suggestion: buy this book, read it, and stop taking sides. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2c9693a3b2417d4a4b41/1598958778860/131761.jpg Endorsements Mark Driscoll, Founding Senior Pastor, The Trinity Church, Scottsdale, AZ; Author, Win Your War In an age of social and political ranting, raving, and shouting, Adam Mabry helps God’s people learn to reflect, repent, and serve. This is the kind of book that every Christian can read—and, while doing so, every Christian will be both offended and helped. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2be3f411ba6121c5a1d2/1598958781233/0dfdb428-fa4f-42d6-8ee6-a79465c8866b.__CR0%252C2%252C300%252C300_PT0_SX300_V1___-2.jpg Endorsements Linda Allcock, The Globe Church, London; Author, Deeper Still Challenging, stretching and in some places quite uncomfortable. Adam challenges us to grow in humility towards Scripture and other Christians, especially those who understand things differently to us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2e10e0639348cafff099/1598959153269/stevebrownweb.jpg Endorsements Steve Brown, Host of “Steve Brown, Etc.”; Author, Talk the Walk; previously Professor of Practical Theology, RTS Orlando Someone has said that Christians are porcupines trying to hug each other. It’s hard to fix without somebody getting hurt—and seriously. The remedy? It’s Jesus and the Bible, of course—but it is also this book, which is about Jesus and the Bible. Stop Taking Sides is a practical, profound, and wonderful (though sometimes painful) book. Read it and give it to everybody you know. Jesus might change you—and the world. I wish every Christian would read this. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2d32ad09bd44e5bb789f/1598959153266/Barnabas-Mount-Of-Olives-3.jpg Endorsements Barnabas Piper, Podcaster; Author, Hoping for Happiness; Director for Community, Immanuel Church, Nashville, TN Adam Mabry addresses with charity and clarity one of the biggest problems facing the church: the steadfast refusal of most Christians to hold multiple truths in tension with grace. I love how this book models how to think by addressing complicated and pressing questions of theology, discipleship, and cultural engagement with thoughtfulness, openness, and a dedication to biblical truth. You will be challenged as you read, and come away encouraged and chastened. You’ll encounter issues that make you uncomfortable and won’t be let off easy with pat or myopic answers. You’ll be pulled time and again into the path of the Spirit speaking through Scripture. And you will be better for it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2e9ae85e7c4040a76ad8/1598959265051/image-asset.jpg Endorsements Joseph Bonifacio, Director, Every Nation Campus, Philippines; Lead Pastor, Victory Katipunan This is the book Christians need right now, in a world where people are only too happy to divide and cancel one another. As you read this book, you’ll find many of your views confirmed, but also challenged. You’ll be invited to avoid simplistic answers of one, the other, or an unthinking average. Instead, you’ll feel the invitation to hold to all of Scripture https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2f4aad9ac23b5715f260/1598959440800/40651551543_7f23b2cdcb_k.jpg Endorsements Josh Kimes, Lead Pastor, Hillsong Boston This book could not be more timely. In a world of complexity where people love to take sides, this book offers a thought-provoking, challenging, and surprisingly refreshing alternative. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e2fc5e85e7c4040a78707/1598959563704/Daniel-Im_Church-Planter-920x400.jpg Endorsements Daniel Im, Pastor, Author, Podcaster Adam brilliantly navigates today’s biblical and cultural tensions that are too often downplayed or tossed to the wayside. For it’s not just my way, your way, or the highway. There’s actually another way that Adam masterfully sets out in the pages of this book. Don’t miss it! https://www.stoptakingsides.org/charts daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e31b2964bdf6c4d75c0aa/1598960151180/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+7.33.38+AM.png Charts - We’re all on this graphic somewhere… …so locating ourselves will help us know what it will take to move forward. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e325a964bdf6c4d75cb63/1598960272798/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+7.36.51+AM.png Charts - From chapter 3 The importance of trilemmic tension in Scripture, Spirit, and Tradition. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e32d5a316226d24b7f2c3/1598960364651/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+7.38.38+AM.png Charts - From chapter 4, on inclusion and exclusion. Charting a difficult topic. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e861c498bc0aa23a962350a/t/5f4e3327f411ba6121c65f44/1598960467404/Screen+Shot+2020-09-01+at+7.40.17+AM.png Charts - The big idea… …is that only by holding biblical truth in tension do we become the virtuous people Christ died and rose to make us.