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The Shot Caller is both a never-to-be-forgotten insider’s look at the violent world of gangs and prison life and a powerful, modern demonstration of how God will go to the most miraculous extremes to reach even the worst sinners. Casey Diaz came to this country when he was just two years old, the oldest son of El Salvadorian immigrants who settled in the barrios near downtown Los Angeles in the 1970s. An abusive family life propelled Casey into street gangs at the age of eleven and he rose quickly within the ranks of the Rockwood Street Locos to become their leader.

We all have dreams and goals. However, life circumstances or other people can shut a door or raise a roadblock, leaving us feeling trapped or stuck. When we encounter these delays and detours, we believe there's nothing we can do. We just want out. And while we want to find the nearest escape hatch, God has a different hatch in mind. To escape, we have to hatch, and to hatch we have to grow. We have to change our mindset from incarceration to incubation.

Returning home from a youth event, a teenage boy is abducted and thrust into a netherworld of drugs, horror, seduction, and sex. This is an incredible true story of a miraculous escape and the author’s ensuing quest for healing.

Today, men are under assault. Blitzed by cultural and spiritual expectations to succeed, most men feel they must present themselves as the perfect man with everything under control. They are defined by jobs, titles, bank accounts, houses, and cars. As husbands, fathers, and spiritual leaders, men are expected to instantly have all the answers. Believing the lie of the enemy of their soul, they become isolated, fearing they won't measure up. Men need a refuge, a place of safety, a place of escape. Come to the cave...God is waiting for you there.

Many Christians struggle to understand Old Testament teachings. We look at the laws and rituals and wonder how those long-ago practices could possibly be relevant to our lives now. Randy Robison believes they are not only necessary but are, in fact, vital to a closer walk with Jesus. In The Age of Promise, Robison introduces us to 10 foundational promises made in the Old Testament and transformed in Christ, 10 mysteries now revealed in Jesus that offer us a deeper, more powerful relationship with the Father.

The Bible says the old life is gone and the new life has come (see 2 Cor. 5:17). But we still sin; still get angry, arrogant, and greedy. Sin destroys everything in its path, yet it’s also kind of fun and quite compelling. It often has us holding on to parts of the old life instead of embracing the new life we’ve been promised. Here, Pastor Bob Merritt exposes the inner battle we all fight with sin. He exposes the cycle of failure and loss and shows listeners that no matter how many setbacks they’ve experienced, there is a way to enjoy a new and better life in Christ.