This Is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel

Uncertain. Confused. Overwhelmed.Many Christians feel bombarded by the messages they hear and the trends they see in our rapidly changing world.How can we resist being conformed to the pattern of this world? What will faithfulness to Christ look like in these tumultuous times? How can we be true to the gospel in a world where myths and false visions of the world so often prevail?In This is Our Time, Trevin Wax provides snapshots of twenty-first-century American Life in order to help Christians understand the times. By analyzing our common beliefs and practices (smartphone habits, entertainment intake, and our views of shopping, sex, marriage, politics, and life?s purpose), Trevin helps us see through the myths of society to the hope of the gospel.As faithful witnesses to Christ, Trevin writes, we must identify the longing behind society?s most cherished myths (what is good, true, beautiful), expose the lie at the heart of these myths (what is false and damaging), and show how the gospel tells a better story - one that exposes the lie but satisfies the deeper longing.  Review ?No one combines gospel depth, keen insight, practical help and good storytelling like Trevin Wax. This book is good on every level.? -J. D. Greear, PhD, pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and author of Jesus, Continued and Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart ?My favorite books are the type that step on my toes and expose my blind spots, while inspiring me to live more faithfully. It?s a tough note to hit-speaking prophetic truth that motivates, rather than defeats-but in This Is Our Time, Trevin Wax hits it perfectly. Through compelling stories and smart cultural insight, Trevin unmasks the popular myths that permeate our society and church. He writes in a style that is enjoyable and relatable, while challenging the church to maintain its distinctiveness in the world. This is the kind of book that causes you to see through a different lens, and I will no doubt return to it again!?Sharon Hodde Miller, author and blogger ?Trevin Wax is a thoughtful, biblically energized leader. This book shows a path for faithful presence in the culture, with neither naïveté nor panic. Read prayerfully and prepare to do spiritual warfare with wisdom, fidelity, and love.?Russell Moore, president, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission ?Why are we increasingly anxious and dissatisfied? No matter how Jesus-rooted we think we are, the promises and myths of our culture grip all of us. Trevin Wax offers something rare. Even as we discover our own entanglement in these myths, through Trevin?s compelling narratives, there?s no judgment. No guilt. Just wisdom, compassion, and a gospel-way forward. And-did I mention epiphany? Yes, small and mighty epipha- nies on nearly every page. I needed this book. The Church needs this book.?Leslie Leyland Fields, author of Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt and the Seas ?Every living generation of Christians bears the weighty responsibility of stewarding the gospel and contextualizing in the heart language of their peers. Trevin has proven himself repeatedly to be a voice for our generation who not only stew- ards the content of the gospel well, but also how the implica- tions of our chief message speak to the cultural moorings of our present age. This Is Our Time is both needed and timely.?D. A. Horton, pastor of Reach Fellowship in Long Beach, California, author, speaker, and poet ?Voices that can speak to the church about the culture and to the culture for the church are much needed and too rare. In This Is Our Time, Trevin Wax proves to be just such a voice. These pages convey deep understanding of our time and practi- cal wisdom for believers living in the midst of it.?Karen Swallow Prior, PhD, author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me and Fierce Convictions and The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer A