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.

"Dan Strange has written another terrific, down-to-earth book to help believers engage in fruitful conversations with friends about faith." Dr. Timothy Keller, who has also written the foreword to this book.

Endorsements
Timothy Keller
The late Founding Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and Chairman of Redeemer City to City.
Dan Strange has written another terrific, down-to-earth book to help believers engage in fruitful conversations with friends about faith.

William Edgar
Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia
One of the most gratifying trends today is the revitalization of Christian apologetics. Not all is good, of course. But the present volume is more than good: it is superb. This wonderful book is as ‘magnetic’ as its title. Daniel Strange appeals to us from an astonishing variety of sources: popular culture, world religions, social trends and, of course, the Holy Bible. He never does this boastfully but is always sympathetic and persuasive. Required reading for anyone wanting to know the credibility of the Christian faith in a confusing time.

Tony Merida
Pastor, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, North Carolina
How can we reach people who think we’re from another planet? This problematic feeling of disconnectedness in evangelism is addressed biblically, wisely and practically by Dr. Strange in Making Faith Magnetic. But he not only gives you helpful direction; he also encourages you in this important work of evangelism, as well. I highly recommend this.

Daniel L Akin
President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, NC
Building on the success of his first book, , Dr Daniel Strange provides us not only with a model for evangelism and engagement but shows how Jesus—the way, the truth and the life—answers the fundamental questions, or magnetic points, that all human beings ask. In so doing, this book empowers Christians to engage with people and culture.

Nola Leach
Chief Executive, CARE (Christian Action Research and Education)
Building on the success of his first book, Dr Daniel Strange provides us not only with a model for evangelism and engagement but shows how Jesus—the way, the truth and the life—answers the fundamental questions, or magnetic points, that all human beings ask. In so doing, this book empowers Christians to engage with people and culture.

Jason Thacker
Chair of Research in Technology Ethics, ERLC
This is a needed resource for the church today as evangelism and discipleship are increasingly done in a secular context where people are drawn towards biblical themes, yet reluctant to believe that the gospel is actually true, good, and beautiful. Daniel Strange helps the church to reorient our apologetical approach in this modern society, but does so in a way that doesn't compromise the good news of the gospel message.

Efrem Buckle
Deputy CEO and Director of Training and Mentoring, London City Mission
The best missional material not only informs the head but also transforms the heart and life of the reader. This is one of those books. A must-read for ANYONE with a desire to effectively reach others with the gospel. This is being added to our training curriculum with thanksgiving. It is as incisive as it is insightful—with a clear applicational paradigm for both the Christian in the workplace and the preacher in the pulpit—while remaining totally accessible and down to earth. Making Faith Magnetic will prove to become an old friend and mentor I hope to meet with frequently and whose wisdom I seek to practice often.

David Robertson
David Robertson is an evangelist, podcaster and writer working with churches in Sydney, Australia.
Dan Strange is ‘convinced that the church has the opportunity to fill a massive gap in our secular and fragmented market’. Which is why he has given us this perceptive and somewhat unusual book. Using Bavinck, Scripture and an excellent knowledge of contemporary culture, he shows us how we can fill that gap by being magnets for the gospel. The more I read, the more I was drawn to this idea. We have someone wonderful to communicate—but sometimes we struggle to join the dots and make the connections with those around us. If that’s you, then you will find this wee book a stimulating and refreshing guide.

Gavin Calver
CEO, Evangelical Alliance
A timely and important book that will help many to share their faith more naturally and effectively through connecting their friends to the gospel message.

【Contents】

1. The Way Ahead
2. The Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek
3. Totality: A Way to Connect?
4. Norm: A Way to Live?
5. Deliverance: A Way Out?
6. Destiny: A Way We Control?
7. Higher Power: A Way Beyond?
8. Joining Up the Points
9. Jesus: The Way We Connect
10. Jesus: The Way We Live
11. Jesus: The Way Out
12. Jesus: The Way of Control
13. Jesus: The Way Beyond
14. The Magnetic People
Conlusion: The Way from Here

【About author]

Daniel Strange

Dan is the director of Crosslands Forum, a center for cultural engagement. Formerly he was college director at Oak Hill College, London. He is contributing editor for Themelios, and a Fellow of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Dan is married, has seven children, and is an elder of Hope Community Church in Gateshead in the North East of England.