Do you feel like life is spiraling out of control and that you are powerless to find shelter in the storm? Can you identify with the age-old expression of “Stop the world; I want to get off the merry-go-round”? Take heart. You’re not the only person feeling this way, especially in the turbulent times that we live in today. Where to find help? Would it surprise you to learn that the book of Revelation contains dozens of tips, tools, and bits of advice to help us navigate through today’s society?

Join Jeff and Roger to dive into Revelation and discover all the practical advice it contains.

A farmer planting seed. A son wanting to experience the world. A scoundrel using weeks to sabotage an enemy’s crops. A shepherd looking for a lost sheep. A father inviting friends to his daughter’s wedding. A traveler deviating from his journey to help a person in need. These are all parables that Jesus told during his ministry on Earth. Jesus realized that lessons are best remembered when familiar situations are connected to keen observations.

Kathryn employs this time-proven strategy throughout her essays by finding Jesus in the mundane of everyday life. You’ll find comfort from her life stories when facing the unknown. You’ll be encouraged through her wisdom and wit when facing difficult seasons in life.

Although not a household name, by all measures Bruce VanderKolk achieved the American dream: He rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Illinois National Guard and at the same time was Commander of the Illinois State Police Forensic Division. After retiring early to spend more time with family, Bruce’s world was rocked by one cancer diagnosis after another.

Despite all of these diseases, Bruce strove to live a life that would make a difference in the lives of family, friends, acquaintances, and even those he didn’t know. He detailed his journey through all of these struggles with the hope that his struggles would make it easier for others. “Thriving Amidst Cancer: A General’s Strategy to Find Hope While Fighting Prostate Cancer” is a synopsis of Bruce’s journey. The reader will find 21 lessons from Bruce’s example on how to Thrive during the cancer struggle.

The second book in the series of Bruce VanderKolk’s battle with cancer takes the reader on the journey through a devastating diagnosis of bladder cancer immediately after the timeframe of the first book. Despite this diagnosis, Bruce continued to live a life that would make a difference in the lives of family, friends, acquaintances, and even those he didn’t know.

“Thriving Amidst Bladder Cancer: A General’s Continued Fight” is a further account of Bruce’s journey. More importantly, whether the reader is a patient, a caregiver, or knows someone that is fighting cancer, the reader will find an additional 21 lessons from Bruce’s example on how to Thrive during the cancer struggle.