Heritage Christian University Press/Cypress Publications

06/16/2025

📘 New from HCU Press
I’M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE: A Journey Into Grace and Understanding
by Anne-Marie Verkuijlen

From her impressive work in counseling and advocacy, Anne-Marie Verkuijlen gives voice to the ongoing struggles of modern refugees. I Am Not Afraid Anymore powerfully addresses the paradox and power of hope against almost unspeakable loss, fear, and pain. Verkuijlen has chosen to see refugees as people in need of compassion. With impressive honesty and all due discretion, she shares their hearts as she opens her own.

Without resorting to blame, excuses, or the illusion of easy solutions, Verkuijlen shares what God has let her do. She walked from fear into listening, caring, and seeking to understand. Her experiences proved life-changing, and they offer that same blessing to her readers.

I'm Not Afraid Anymore: A Journey Into Grace and Understanding by Anne-Marie Verkuijlen.
ISBN: 979-88973-3005-8
Price $10.99 (pbk, 100 pages); $8.99 (ebook)
📚 Available now through HCU Press.

05/09/2025

Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life’s Struggles

Kim Chalmers has written a helpful and compassionate resource for Christian women. Whether you're leading, mentoring, or walking beside a friend in crisis, this book is a thoughtful guide to biblically grounded care and support.

Summary:
Kim Chalmers's book, Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life's Struggles, is a foundational resource for Christian ladies who want to provide counsel, support, and encouragement for their sisters in Christ. Chalmers writes with passion and practicality, linking key concepts of helping to biblical principles and examples. From the power of active listening to the art of referral, Supporting Sisters does just what the title promises. It equips and encourages spiritual women to bless their peers with the love and wisdom of the Lord.

Book Info:
Title: Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life’s Struggles
Author: Kim Chalmers
Publisher: Cypress Publications
Paperback: $16.99
E-book: $14.99
ISBN: 979-8-89733-001-0
Length: 160 pages

05/08/2025

A Humble Band of People: The Beginnings of Churches of Christ in Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama

In this important addition to the John Chisholm Church History Series, C. Wayne Kilpatrick brings to light the powerful roots of the restoration movement in northwest Alabama. This is a deeply personal and well-researched look at how the church grew from humble beginnings.

Summary:
A Humble Band of People considers the beginning of restoration churches in Franklin and Colbert counties. Attention is paid to congregations from the early nineteenth century to the dawn of World War I.

Book Info:
Title: A Humble Band of People: The Beginnings of Churches of Christ in Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama
Author: C. Wayne Kilpatrick
Publisher: Heritage Christian University Press
Series: John Chisholm Church History Series
Hardback: $32.99
E-book: $29.99
ISBN: 979-8-89733-003-4
Length: 292 pages

05/08/2025

The Minor Prophets: Battling for the Heart of God's People

The 2025 Berean Study Series has arrived. Edited by Dr. Ed Gallagher, this year’s focus on the Minor Prophets is both timely and timeless—a call to remember that God's pursuit of His people has never wavered.

Book Summary:
Ancient Israel often lived down to the literal meaning of its name—wrestles with God. They were a most difficult people. And they were not alone in their tendency toward rebellion. Thankfully, God always lives up to His loving and gracious character. Especially through His prophets, God continually fought for the hearts and souls of His chosen people. The Minor Prophets powerfully reminds us that He still does. We’re blessed to serve a God who loves fiercely, who loves us more fully and more wisely than we could ever love ourselves. To His credit and glory, He makes it stunningly hard to leave Him.

Book Info:
Title: The Minor Prophets: Battling for the Heart of God's People
Editor: Dr. Ed Gallagher
Publisher: Heritage Christian University Press
Paperback: $12.99
E-book: $10.99
ISBN: 978-1-956811-97-1
Length: 134 pages

04/30/2025

📕 BOOK SIGNING 📕
April 28th at 6:00 p.m. in Overton Memorial Library

Historian John Young’s latest book, titled “Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices: The Wild ‘Fun-tier’ of Stone-Campbell Movement History”, will be released by Heritage Christian University Press on April 28.

Visit https://www.hcu.edu/product-category/books/hcu-press/ soon for pre-order information.

Book Overview:
“Church history can get into some extremely weighty matters very quickly. After all, when an author is diving into the good, bad, and ugly of human behavior, and then placing alongside those things considerations of religious faith and practice—always prime kindling for the fires of controversy in their own right—there will inevitably be plenty of serious stuff for the reader to think about. But church history can also be fun. In this volume, historian John Young guides the reader through some of the surprising plot twists, bizarre asides, unexpected ties to political developments, celebrity sightings, and even some good old-fashioned rumor-mongering embedded within the Stone-Campbell Movement or Restoration Movement. ‘Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices’ offers a brief, fun, and enlightening glimpse into an important American religious tradition.”

04/30/2025

04/05/2025

📘 Now Available: Where Fresh Waters Flow by Cory Collins — Revised Edition! 💧

Water at its clearest, purest, and healthiest is always found at the source. 🌊 One who has tasted that water treasures it highly and returns to it often, resisting and refusing any possible contamination.

Where Fresh Waters Flow: the Restoration Plea challenges the reader to revisit the faith, teaching, and practice authorized for the first-century church. Collins calls the reader to drink deeply from God's spring and to draw others to the New Testament's Christ-centered, life-giving, thirst-quenching message.

➡️ Get your copy today and renew your journey back to the pure stream of biblical Christianity. To order your copy: https://www.hcu.edu/product/where-fresh-waters-flow-the-restoration-plea-by-cory-collins-2/

04/05/2025

Whether you prefer an eBook or a physical book, HCU Press/Cypress Publications has plenty of both for you to read! Check out the full list of offerings at https://www.hcu.edu/product-category/books/
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04/04/2025

New Book Announcement:

Historian John Young’s latest book titled “Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices: The Wild ‘Fun-tier’ of Stone-Campbell Movement History” will be released by Heritage Christian University Press on April 28.

Visit https://www.hcu.edu/product-category/books/hcu-press/ soon for pre-order information.

Book Overview:

“Church history can get into some extremely weighty matters very quickly. After all, when an author is diving into the good, bad, and ugly of human behavior, and then placing alongside those things considerations of religious faith and practice—always prime kindling for the fires of controversy in their own right—there will inevitably be plenty of serious stuff for the reader to think about. But church history can also be fun. In this volume, historian John Young guides the reader through some of the surprising plot twists, bizarre asides, unexpected ties to political developments, celebrity sightings, and even some good old-fashioned rumor-mongering embedded within the Stone-Campbell Movement or Restoration Movement. ‘Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices’ offers a brief, fun, and enlightening glimpse into an important American religious tradition.”

12/17/2024

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11/22/2024

Give your loved ones the gift of knowledge this Christmas from HCU Press. You can find something for everyone on your list this year! Shipping and pick-up are available. Click the link below to shop!

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