Alex Early

Part cookbook, part theology, Among the Pots and Pans celebrates the connection between food and faith in the Bible and explores how cooking can be used not only to nourish our bodies but also to feed our souls and build community. As God’s plan for redemption exquisitely unfolds throughout the Bible, you’ll notice that food plays in important role in the scriptural narrative. From Eden to Egypt to Jesus’s many meals with his followers, and ultimately to the wedding feast that awaits all believers, food has always been a central part of God’s story. Pastor and cooking enthusiast Alex Early invites you to experience God anew as you cook memorable meals for friends, family, and fellow seekers. This unique cookbook contains over fifty recipes from Alex along with rich, spiritual insights on how food can help you extend Christ’s love to others and live in greater gratitude and wholeness. Join Alex for delicious meals and plenty of food for thought on the holy work in the kitchen.

The phenomenal and explosive proliferation of social media over the last decade is strong evidence that modern human beings are in desperate need for genuine relational connection between God, self, and others. In a digital age that is more connected than ever before, loneliness, anxiety, and a sense of estrangement is found across the globe in the 21st century. Beyond being relationally disconnected, issues surrounding ethnic discrimination, phobias of every sort, and the human conscience that consistently bears witness that something is terribly wrong is all addressed by the Holy Trinity in the redemption wrought by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.It is our hope that the years of prayer, travel, research, and writing of the authors would be of help to you as you seek to grow as a disciple of Jesus, our older Brother, find comfort in the Holy Spirit, to the Glory of God our Abba, Father.

What Life as a Christian Really Looks Like New believers need to know what to expect. While many books cover the nuts and bolts of new faith--how to read the Bible, how to pray, how to find a church--in this book, Alex Early focuses on issues of the heart. What are Christians supposed to feel? What happens when they sin? What does God want from them? Designed to challenge and reassure, this book gives a realistic depiction of the Christian life, and includes such topics as how to rest in God's love, what forgiveness looks like when you blow it, what it means to find your identity in Christ, and how to pray with honesty and transparency.God isn't surprised when we struggle, and although being in a relationship with God is amazing, he never promised that this life would be easy. He can handle "real" people, and he pours out his reckless love regardless of what we do or think on any given day. We all need to be reminded of this, but especially those new to the faith.This book is ideal for new believers, but seasoned Christians should also have copies on hand to give away. Includes end-of-chapter questions and a "Christianese to English" glossary.