The Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 4:11-12 : "Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ." We here at House on the Rock Family Church take that mandate seriously. Therefore, on this page, you will find resources from some of our staff, that will help you along in your journey to become all that God wants you to be. Check back periodically for updates on our latest recommendations





Rev. Eric Schwartz
The Way of the Heart
Henri J. M. Nouwen

Inspired by the ancient teachings of St. Anthony and the Desert Fathers, The Way of the Heart clears before us a spiritual path consisting of three stepping-stones: Solitude (learning not to be alone but to be alone with God); Silence (the discipline by which the inner fire of God is tended and kept alive); and Prayer (standing in the presence of God with the mind in the heart). Read More ->

Josh Cavallo
Crazy Love
Francis Chan

Chan writes with infectious exuberance, challenging Christians to take the Bible seriously. He describes at length the sorry state of lukewarm Christians who strive for a life characterized by control, safety and an absence of suffering. In stark contrast, the book offers real-life accounts of believers who have given all—time, money, health, even their lives—in obedience to Christ's call...Read More ->

Rev Shawn Raymer & Cindy Barrovecchio
The Shack
William P. Young


Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, Read More ->
Leanne Hamlet
When the Heart Waits
Sue Monk Kido


Blending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of contemplative spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis at midlife, when life seemed to have lost meaning and how her longing for hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of "active waiting." Comparing her experience to the formative processes inside a chrysalis on a wintry tree branch, Kidd reflects on the fact that the soul is often... Read More->


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