Dwell Books

Are you seeking to deepen your daily connection with God?

• Encouraging insights from key passages of Scripture.
• Practical applications that bridge God’s wisdom with the challenges of modern life.
• Renewed reminders of God’s promises to strengthen and build your faith.

In Experiencing the Book of Acts, Dennis McCallum takes you on a journey through the book of Acts, examining its central themes and steering you chapter-by-chapter, episode-by-episode. You’ll relive the early church’s trials, tears, and triumphs as thousands meet Jesus across the Roman world. This helpful handbook is not dense, like a commentary, but carries you into actual experience of the Spirit’s explosive breakout and to experience Christian community as vital as the early church’s.

The current state of our culture could be described in two words: identity crisis. Many are searching for something solid to secure their identity. This problem of identity is nothing new. We have always tried to define ourselves by the things we have or do. Yet, the issue with constructing our own identity is that it can topple at any moment.

God solved this complex problem with a simple solution: He gave us a new identity in Christ. This gives us a stable anchor point to which we can attach our identity. 

Identity is a month-long, daily devotion designed to help you discover who you are in Christ. Each chapter takes one aspect of your new identity, draws out its significance, and applies it to your life. As you learn more about who you are in Christ, it will transform how you see yourself, others and reality.

Genesis is the most controversial and important book in the Old Testament. Secular scientists often join the chorus of critics. The author approaches Genesis with a high view of scripture—a view that comes directly from Jesus. In this book, you will follow the story, answer questions, and analyze what it means for us. At every point, we will try to understand how the spiritual principles illustrated in Genesis apply to our personal spiritual growth and ministries. Now, master story-teller and Bible teacher Dennis McCallum takes you on a rumbling, fast-moving journey through this fantastic text. This study companion is accessible to new readers and is useful for individual or group study. 

In this volume, respected Bible teacher, Dennis McCallum continues the story of Genesis from Volume 1. Here is the opportunity to understand some of the most difficult passages in Genesis. This narrative briefly answers modern attacks on the text and faithfully keeps the big picture in view.

Genesis is the most controversial and important book in the Old Testament. The author approaches Genesis with a high view of scripture—a view that comes directly from Jesus. At every point, we will try to understand how the spiritual principles illustrated in Genesis apply to our personal spiritual growth and ministries. This study companion is accessible to new readers and is useful for individual or group study. 

Who are you and what does your identity have to do with victory in your life with Jesus? These are the questions Paul addresses in Romans chapters 5-8. It is an epic discussion on spiritual growth!

Walking in Victory will help you learn:
• Why grace is more motivation than law
• How "doing" arises out of "being"
• What it means to walk according to the Spirit
• How God can conform you to Christ's image

This book offers a true, grace-oriented study that urges us to become what we are in Christ. It's filled with helpful charts and offers a free group study guide.

When Jesus left, he told his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But what does it mean to make disciples today?

Dennis McCallum and Jessica Lowery, his daughter, have successfully practiced disciple-making for decades. They have used personal disciple-making to raise scores of Christian leaders, who in turn have raised up hundreds of others. Speaking from their fifty years combined experience in Dwell Community Church (where over 250 home churches have been planted) the authors explain in practical and biblical terms how anyone can raise up disciples. This book shows why a relational transfer of knowledge, experience, and the work of the Holy Spirit can be far more effective than other approaches in building up the body of Christ. Get a free study guide to use on your own or with a group. Supplementary material, including the appendices, is also available.

In the book of Acts, Luke tells us of one awesome church beginning in Acts 2:42. This is a good place to start considering the whole question: What does a vital church look like? McCallum writes about how to foster a high-commitment ethos in your church, what makes people eager to serve, and what the biblical concept of "equipping" really means.

"In this training manual for church leaders, McCallum discusses something far more important for local churches than methods, structures, or gimmicks: ethos. If you can build ethos into your group they will be ready to handle any obstacle and continue to thrive, regardless of your church model." - Ken MacGillivray, Hopedale Church

Get the free study guide to read and discuss with a friend or in a group.

What do we make of this life? Are you a spiritual being or only material? Is there life after death? If there is a God, can we really know Him?

Before you answer these questions, consider reading this short, provocative book. You may discover things you have never thought of before. This book steps you through basic ways to pursue your exploration. Learn how a dozen lines of converging evidence add up to a powerful argument for God. This book is for thinking, open-minded people. 

Download the free study guide to read and discuss with a friend or group. 

Faith. Faith is a word that is so confusing it makes both advanced calculus and the opposite sex seem simple. In their honest moments, most would admit that they are confused about the subject, and it's easy to see why. Faith is confusing. Some people base their entire lives on their faith, while others want nothing to do with it.

As Christians, we shouldn't be defensive about our beliefs, but we should learn to intelligently defend our faith. James Rochford offers accessible thinking on the popular attacks against the Christian worldview. With simple and direct language and clever illustrations, this is a great book to give to a spiritual seeker, a skeptic, a doubting Christian or to study in a small group. You can visit James' website, Evidence Unseen for additional information and resources. 

It’s easy to miss when you read the book of Proverbs: Solomon addresses his children, dozens of times. Since he fathered an untold number of children, Solomon chose to write them a collection of his wise observations they could all read whenever they had time. This timeless wise message from a father to his child is just as relevant today as it ever was.

Today, many Americans grow up in broken and single-parent homes. As a result, they long for guidance in confusing areas such as sex, managing money, and building lasting friendships.  In Searching for Wisdom, pastor Conrad Hilario shows how our heavenly Father's wisdom in Proverbs fills in the gaps left by our earthly parents. 

Love means many different things to different people. However, God has a unique definition of love and has demonstrated it to us through His son, Jesus. But what does this look like practically in our day-to-day relationships? How do we demonstrate this love to others? DeLashmutt spells this out through his use of the "one-another" passages in the New Testament. He explains how God's definition of love, when practiced, can lead to an authentic Christian community. This book is a fresh look at the practical issues of loving one another in a way that honors Christ and attracts people who are far from God. The heart of the Christian community is not structure; it is the members' commitment to love one another as Jesus loves us. 

People long for good, healthy, and loving relationships. Your spiritual health depends on your ability to build this type of friendship with others. Jesus' new commandment is that we love one another as He loved us. In Spiritual Love, the authors show you how you can use biblical principles to form successful, deep friendships.

In the second section of the book, the authors consider marriage readiness. You will examine nine readiness markers and if you and your partner can check these off, your marriage is on the path to long-term success. 

Spiritual Love will revolutionize your thinking about friendships and marriage whether you are single or already married. Get the free study guide to discuss with your spouse, a friend, or in a group.

The average American will have 78 years of life. While that might seem like a long time, the bible describes it as "a breath" compared to eternity. One of the wisest men who ever lived wrote, "A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fook thinks only about having  a good time."

James Rochford masterfully guides you through what the Bible has to say about the afterlife in this easy-to-read, accessible book. Rochford combines depth of content with clarity of communication. He delivers material that is both useful to people with a wide variety of background knowledge and interests. A seeker with no background in Christianity will likely have many questions answered and assumptions challenged, while a long-time reader of theology will gain some new insights as well. Visit Rochford's website to get the free audiobook at EvidenceUnseen.com!

This incredibly accessible book brings a complicated subject within the easy grasp of the average reader. Bible prophecy and eschatology lead to endless debates among interpreters. Here, examine all the main schools of thought and how they get their conclusions. For more advance readers, extensive footnotes offer documentation and further reading.? 

Through the book of Colossians, Paul explores the significance of Jesus’ work and its impact on Christians seeking to follow God. Gary steps you through each passages' meaning, and helps you mine the treasure--valuable to helping new Christians become grounded and older Christians find nourishment and motivation. 

In similar fashion to Walking in Victory, McCallum’s step-by-step treatment of Romans 5-8, Liberation guides readers through Hebrews with clear exposition, engaging illustrations and relevant application. He tackles key differences between law and grace, how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament ritual system, how to understand Israel’s history and the importance of Christian community. Its union of accessibility and depth make it a perfect tool for cell groups, discipleship or personal study.?

What does Scripture teach about parenting?
What insights can we gain from science?
Bible teacher and grandparent, Dennis McCallum has taught multiple courses on parenting over his fifty years in ministry. Here, McCallum offers the crux of his courses on the subject.
The relational approach stresses relationship as the key to successful parenting.

While the Bible does not promise a trouble-free life, it does provide ways for us to be prepared for difficulty. This workbook is a resource to help you understand more about suffering and what God might be accomplishing through it. It’s a mixture of exercises and thought-provoking questions, along with Biblical insights into the nature of suffering. While it can be worked through individually, it would also be an excellent resource for a group study.