Why was it when Karen needed God's love and forgiveness the most she couldn't reach out to him? What is it about the Christian Church that causes it to become a stumbling block to many of the people it wants to bring into a relationship with God? How can the church become a more effective witness to God's love and grace? Dr. Robert Nideffer is a clinical psychologist who grew up believing that God was a crutch, and that science had or would eventually provide all of the answers to life's questions and challenges. Experiences in his own life, and in the lives of those he worked with, convinced...

We live in a highly complex and competitive world. It is a world, that rewards winners and punishes losers. It is a world, within which enough is never enough, and the failure to measure up and to meet the expectations of others is just around the corner. It is a world, that seems to have been designed to create anxiety and doubt. Anxiety about our ability to meet our own expectations, and the expectations of others, and doubts about whether or not we are loved, and whether or not our lives having any real value or purpose. Faith, in a loving forgiving God, can provide the support and the...