Making Faith Magnetic

How to talk about Jesus in a way that connects with modern culture.

As followers of Jesus, we know that the good news is deeply attractive. But we often fear that to those on the outside, it comes across as irrelevant or even repellent. Sometimes, the Christian worldview feels so out of step with everything else going on, that we don't know how to share our faith.

However, author Daniel Strange wants to show you that the connections are there - in fact, the longings that our culture cannot help but express are the very ones that Jesus fulfils.

Building on the work of theologian J.H. Bavinck, Dan reveals five recurring themes that our culture can’t stop talking about, or, as he puts it, the “five permanent ‘itches’ that in our work, rest, and play, we have to vigorously scratch.” From TV to books to social media, these are the questions we can't stop asking and the tensions we can't stop wrestling with - and Jesus speaks powerfully into each one.

This book will help you to spot these connections in our culture, excite you about how Jesus makes sense of humankind’s deepest questions and longings, apply them to your own life first, and then equip you to speak of him to others in a way that is truly magnetic.

1. Opening Credits
2. Foreword by Timothy Keller
3. Chapter 1: The Way Ahead
4. Chapter 2: The Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek
5. Part 1: The Magnetic Points | Chapter 3: Totality: A Way to Connect?
6. Chapter 4: Norm: A Way to Live?
7. Chapter 5: Deliverance: A Way Out?
8. Chapter 6: Destiny: A Way to Control?
9. Chapter 7: Higher Power: A Way Beyond?
10. Part 2: The Magnetic Person | Chapter 8: Joining the Dots
11. Chapter 9: Jesus: The Way We Connect
12. Chapter 10: Jesus: The Way We Live
13. Chapter 11: Jesus: The Way Out
14. Chapter 12: Jesus: The Way of Control
15. Chapter 13: Jesus: The Way Beyond
16. Chapter 14: The Magnetic People
17. Conclusion: The Way from Here
18. Appendix: Magnetic Preaching
19. Closing Credits