The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

by Chris Hodges
The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise

by Chris Hodges

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Overview

Christians today face a dilemma: in a world that seems to reject everything we believe, how do we walk closely with God without caving to pressure or alienating those we hope to reach?

In The Daniel Dilemma, Chris Hodges provides a solution by examining the life of the prophet Daniel, who persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own--and emerged as an influential force in God's redemptive plan.

Full of timeless scripture and Hodges' candid personal insights, The Daniel Dilemma shows us that standing for truth isn't about winning the argument; it's about winning hearts. When we learn the secret of connecting before correcting, we discover that we can:

  • Hold firmly to biblical beliefs without becoming obnoxious, insulting, or mad
  • Stand strong while loving others well
  • Respond to today's hard questions without compromising grace or truth

With fresh insights and practical ideas, Hodges encourages Christians struggling with our cultural reality to hold God's standards high and his grace deep--just as Jesus did, and just as his followers today are called to do.

Praise for The Daniel Dilemma:

"This is one of the most needed messages of our time. Pastor Chris has wisely penned these words with solid truth and tender grace. He brings us back to what God's Word says regarding the cultural issues we’re all wrestling with as Christians."

--Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries

"Like the prophet Daniel's beacon from Babylon, Chris Hodges offers us a wake-up call to shake off the cultural idolatry around us and instead stand firm in our faith. This book displays all the things I love about Chris--his honesty and humor, his practical approach and devotion to God's Word--this is his best yet!"

--Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780718091538
Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date: 10/17/2017
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 256,140
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands. Under his leadership, Church of the Highlands has launched campuses all across the state of Alabama and has grown to more than 60,000 people attending weekly. He also cofounded the Association of Related Churches, launched a coaching network called GROW, and serves as chancellor of Highlands College, a two-year ministry training college. Chris and his wife, Tammy, have five children and eight grandchildren and live in Birmingham, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Foreword Lysa TerKeurst ix

Introduction: Balancing Act-Standing Firm and Loving Well xiii

Part I Culture's Greatest Impact: Confused Identities

Chapter 1 The Attempt to Rename Me 3

Chapter 2 The Strategy to Tame Me 20

Chapter 3 The Test to Claim Me 37

Part II Culture's Greatest Test: Whom Will I Worship?

Chapter 4 When They Say I Must 55

Chapter 5 When They Say I Can't 73

Chapter 6 When They Question God's Right to Be God 90

Part III Culture's Greatest Question: Who Is in Charge of My Life?

Chapter 7 End-Times Insanity 109

Chapter 8 The Art of Dying 124

Chapter 9 It's a Control Issue 142

Part IV Culture's Greatest Culprit: Unfocused and Busy Lives

Chapter 10 My Days Are Numbered 159

Chapter 11 My Life Is Unbalanced 173

Chapter 12 My Heart Is Divided 186

Part V Culture's Greatest Need: Truth and Grace

Chapter 13 Connecting Before Correcting 201

Chapter l4 The Secret of Influence 219

Chapter 15 How Then Shall We Live? 233

Conclusion: When Is Jesus Coming Back? 250

Acknowledgments 259

Notes 261

About the Author 263

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