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The Problem of Life: How to Find, Identity, Purpose, and Joy in a Disenchanted World (Early 2025)
A bold solution to the personal and spiritual challenges of our time that will help you understand what it means to embrace your humanity, with all its joys, sorrows, and uncertainties.
Though it never ceases searching, culture's answers to the meaning of life have failed to offer fulfillment. The Western world is worse off than it was a century before. We are more depressed, anxious, and lonely than ever, going through each day as if our lives are small and insignificant, as if this is all there is--as if everything is exactly as it appears.
In The Problem of Life, author and pastor Mark Clark provides 11 simple principles to help you flourish in life, delving into the fundamental questions that define our existence--from the pursuit of purpose to the experience of pain and the desire for meaning.
Drawing on biblical teaching, theology, philosophy, psychology, pop culture, and personal experiences, Clark weaves a rich tapestry of Christian thought that points us to God as the remedy to our brokenness and the answer to our questions about urgent topics such as:
- Our origins as people.
- Our inherent identity and purpose.
- Our struggles through pain and suffering.
- Our search for happiness and joy.
- Our destination after death.
Whether you're grappling with existential questions, seeking solace in times of adversity, or simply yearning for deeper insight into the human condition, this book is a compelling companion on your journey of self-discovery.
The Problem of Jesus: Answering the Skeptic's Challenges to the Scandal of Jesus (2021)
The modern world portrays Jesus in many ways for many reasons. Some are well-intentioned but misguided, others are aberrations, still others have some but not all the essential keys. In order to see and understand the real Jesus and what the Gospels say about him, we have to see him in his first-century context—and work out from there.
Here is a portrait of Jesus that in some ways will affirm what traditional Christianity has always understood about him...and, in other ways, upend it altogether.
Award-winning author Mark Clark delves into the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth: his parables and miracles, his controversial challenge of discipleship and obedience, his seemingly insane claim to be God, and what his death and resurrection (if they did happen) actually mean.
Mark is unafraid to tackle questions such as:
- What would first-century Jews have immediately recognized about Jesus that modern Christians often miss?
- What do the Gospels accomplish, and can we trust them?
- Is there a problem with science and Jesus' miracles?
- What are the barriers stopping people from following him?
- And what is Christianity in light of an accurate portrayal of the object of its faith?
The Problem of Jesus engages with ideas from all realms of study: from Malcolm Gladwell and Jordan Peterson to historians, scientists, and philosophers; from N.T. Wright to C.S. Lewis; from Star Wars to Pretty Woman—all unite to form a breathtaking and accurate portrait of Jesus, the man, the message, and the mission, who forever altered the course of human history.
"As a former atheist, I would call this book philosophical dynamite...The Problem of Jesus will take your thinking about Jesus—and your relationship with him—to whole new levels." —Pastor and author, Ray Johnston.
The Problem of God: Answering a Skeptic's Challenges to Christianity (2017)
The Problem of God explores answers to the most difficult questions raised against Christianity.
A skeptic who became a Christian and then a pastor, author Mark Clark grew up in an atheistic home. After his father's death, he began a skeptical search for truth through the fields of science, philosophy, and history, eventually finding answers in the last place he expected: Christianity.
In a winsome, persuasive, and humble voice, The Problem of God responds to the top ten interrogations people bring against God, and Christianity, including:
- Does God even exist in the first place?
- What do we do with Christianity's violent history?
- Is Jesus just another myth?
- Can the Bible be trusted?
- Why should we believe in Hell anymore today?
Each chapter answers the specific challenge using a mix of theology, philosophy, and science. Filled with compelling stories and anecdotes, The Problem of God presents an organized and easy-to-understand range of apologetics, focused on both convincing the skeptic and informing the Christian.
The book concluding with Christianity's most audacious assertion: how should we respond to Jesus' claim that he is God and the only way to salvation.
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Paul and the Gospel of God (2013)
Paul and the Gospel of God is a scholarly examination of Romans, particularly chapters 9-11, with a focus on this and a number of other important questions which grow out from it.
"Mark has presented an incredible case regarding the two-covenant theory, and soundly refutes the theory, defining the path to salvation as solely through Christ alone. An incredible read for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of Paul’s letter to the Romans." – Amazon Reader