The Arc

On this episode, Joy and Adam talk with Sally and Nathan Clarkson. The Clarkson's new book is Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him. More about the book: Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and uncontainable energy, struggling not only with learning issues but also with anxiety and OCD. He saw the world through his own unique lens—one that often caused him to be labeled as “bad,” “troubled,” or someone in need of “fixing.” Bravely choosing to listen to her motherly intuition rather than the loud voices of the world, Sally dared to believe that Nathan’s differences could be part of an intentional design from a loving Creator with a plan for his life. She trusted that the things that made him different were the very things that could make him great. Join Sally and Nathan as they share their stories from a personal perspective as mother and son. If you are in need of help and hope in your own journey with an outside-the-box child, or if you’re an adult trying to make sense of your differences, you’ll find deep insight, resonance, and encouragement in the pages of this book. Dare to love and nurture the “different” one in your life. Sally's website: http://sallyclarkson.com/ Nathan's website: http://nathanclarkson.squarespace.com/

Exclusive deal for podcast listeners! Get 10% off your order at Tyndale.com in January with the offer code: ARC17 On this episode, Joy and Adam talk with Ben Sciacca, author of Meals from Mars. Ben Sciacca is executive director of Restoration Academy, a K-12 Christian school in the Fairfield neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author (writing as Judah Ben) of Kai*Ro: The Journey of an Urban Pilgrim. More on Meals from Mars: A fateful encounter late at night at a gas station in the hood brings together a white man from the suburbs and a young black man from the neighborhood. Stuck with each other for the night, they deal with their core prejudices, the walls that keep them from each other, and the discovery of their God-given humanity in one another. When talking about race, it helps to have something specific to talk about―a story we can all wrap our heads around. In Meals from Mars, Ben Sciacca provides that story: two men from different worlds forced by circumstance to see and hear and consider one another. It is a novel that demonstrates the social challenges and relational potential for racial reconciliation.

Joy and Adam talk with New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg. The talk about his writing process, where he gets his ideas for his books, and what the weather is like in Israel. Joel's next book is Without Warning, releasing in March. Learn more about Joel and his books at his website JoelRosenberg.com. ARC listeners get 10% off their order at Tyndale.com in the month of January. Use the offer code ARC17 at checkout. Find Joel's books at Tyndale.com (many of them are on sale this month!) - click here

Merry Christmas from The Arc! On this episode Chairman and CEO of Tyndale, Mark Taylor, reads from Luke 2 in the NLT.

Joy and Adam talk with author Mike Dellosso about his suspense novels Centralia and Kill Devil. They also talk about how Mike got his start writing, and what advice he has for people just startin gout.Watch the Centralia TrailerWatch the Kill Devil TrailerLearn more about Mike here:Mike's websiteVisit Mike on FacebookMike's books

In this episode Joy and Adam talk with author Leslie Leyland Fields about her new book Crossing the Waters. The gospels are dramatic, wild, and wet—set in a rich maritime culture on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus’ first disciples were ragtag fishermen, and Jesus’ messages and miracles teem with water, fish, fishermen, net-breaking catches, sea crossings, boat-sinking storms, and even a walk on water. Because this world is foreign and distant to us, we’ve missed much about the disciples’ experiences and about following Jesus—until now. Leslie Leyland Fields—a well-known writer, respected biblical exegete, and longtime Alaskan fisherwoman—crosses the waters of time and culture to take us out on the Sea of Galilee, through a rugged season of commercial fishing with her family in Alaska, and through the waters of the New Testament. You’ll be swept up in a fresh experience of the gospels, traveling with the fishermen disciples from Jesus’ baptism to the final miraculous catch of fish—and also experiencing Leslie’s own efforts to follow Christ out on her own Alaskan sea. In a time when so many are “unfollowing” Jesus and leaving the Church, Crossing the Waters delivers a fresh encounter with Jesus and explores what it means to “come, follow me.”

On this episode Adam and special guest co-host David Geeslin talk with Navpress author Michelle Van Loon. Michelle is the author of Moments and Days: How Our Holy Celebrations Shape Our Faith. They chatted about her book, Jewish traditions, food, and more. More about Moments and Days: Michelle Van Loon helps us treasure our time as a gift and a spiritual responsibility, and God as faithfully present in all our moments and days. People rarely slow down to experience their days, and so they feel rushed through life even as they begin to suspect that life lacks significance. By introducing (and reintroducing) us to the feasts and festivals of the Bible, as well as the special celebrations of the Christian calendar, Moments and Days restores a sacred sense of time throughout our year, enriching our experience of each “holy day” and enlivening our experience of even the most “ordinary time.” Learn more about Michelle at her website - http://michellevanloon.com/ Learn about her book - http://books.thedisciplemaker.org/momentsanddays/

Joy and Adam talk with Navpress author Kevin Butcher during his recent visit to the Tyndale offices. Kevin's new book is Choose and Choose Again. More about the book: In Choose and Choose Again, the reader will encounter story after story of different people, most of whom are from Hope Community Church of Detroit, where Pastor Butcher has been sharing the healing love of God for thirteen years. They represent men and women, African American, Caucasian, Latino, and Asian, urban and suburban, professional types and prostitutes, clergy and addicts, drunks and lawyers and convicts—wounded human beings who have found themselves empty, dying, and longing to be filled. The stories are not only about their own healing and restoration but also about how the love of God heals. Butcher hopes that readers will find before them a path of healing that they feel compelled to embrace. He begins with his own story of emptiness and despair, and his journey to healing, but the ultimate power of his message is that this healing journey is for anyone who is willing to own his or her emptiness and hold one’s heart out to God, who is desperately longing to love each person all the way home. Learn more at: http://books.thedisciplemaker.org/choose-and-choose-again/

Joy and Adam talk with author and artist Kelly O'Dell Stanley about her life, how she became an artist and writer, and about her books Praying Upside Down and Designed to Pray. More about Designed to Pray: Your conversations with God can be as fun and creative as He is. Whether you’ve been praying for a long time or are just beginning to enter in, this eight-week adventure from Kelly O’Dell Stanley will infuse passion and creativity into your communication with God. Filled with daily interactive activities—everything from coloring pages to writing prompts to doodling—you’ll find space to let go of fear and expectations and discover what it means to engage with the One who loves you. Designed to Pray offers an innovative way to start viewing God, the world around you, and your faith with a new perspective. Because when you pray, you’re nurturing a relationship with God. It’s what you were designed to do.

Joy and Adam talk with former nurse and current Tyndale author Candace Calvert. Candace has written many books with Tyndale including her latest, Step by Step. Learn more about Candace at her website - http://candacecalvert.com/