Counter Culture

Welcome to the front lines.

Everywhere we turn, battle lines are being drawn—traditional marriage vs. gay marriage, pro-life vs. pro-choice, personal freedom vs. governmental protection. Seemingly overnight, culture has shifted to the point where right and wrong are no longer measured by universal truth but by popular opinion. And as difficult conversations about homosexuality, abortion, and religious liberty continue to inject themselves into our workplaces, our churches, our schools, and our homes, Christians everywhere are asking the same question: How are we supposed to respond to all this?

In Counter Culture, New York Times bestselling author David Platt shows Christians how to actively take a stand on such issues as poverty, sex trafficking, marriage, abortion, racism, and religious liberty—and challenges us to become passionate, unwavering voices for Christ. Drawing on compelling personal accounts from around the world, Platt presents an unapologetic yet winsome call for Christians to faithfully follow Christ into the cultural battlefield in ways that will prove both costly and rewarding.

The lines have been drawn. The moment has come for Christians to rise up and deliver a gospel message that’s more radical than even the most controversial issues of our day.

Chapter Resources

Below you will find resources to accompany Counter Culture. We hope more than anything that reading this book simply points you to the Word of God, and these resources are provided to assist you in that journey.

Chapter 2 – Where Rich and Poor Collide: The Gospel and Poverty

• • Good News for the Poor

  • The Gospel and the Rich

  • The Cross and Christian Generosity

  • The Cross and Christian Giving

  • The Gospel and Materialism – Part 1

  • The Gospel and Materialism – Part 2

  • Empower the Poor

  • Radical: What the Gospel Demands

  • Radical, Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream

  • Radical Together, Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God

  • Secret Church 8: The Gospel, Possessions, and Prosperity

  • Secret Church 12: The Cross and Suffering

Chapter 3 – Modern Holocaust: The Gospel and Abortion

• • Christ and Children in a Culture of Death

  • The Children Yet Unborn

  • Secret Church 11: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel

Chapter 4 – The Lonely in Families: The Gospel and Orphans and Widows

• • Faith Works: Living What We Claim to Believe

  • A Chronicle of Redemption

  • Free As Sons

  • A Plea for Justice

  • God on the Move

  • The Family of God

  • Secret Church 11: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel

  • Secret Church 12: The Cross and Suffering

Chapter 5 – A War on Women: The Gospel and Sex Slavery

• • A Plea for Justice

  • What About Slavery, Paul?

  • Radical: What the Gospel Demands

  • Radical, Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

  • Radical Together, Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God

  • Secret Church 11: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel

  • Secret Church 12: The Cross and Suffering

Chapter 6 – A Profound Mystery: The Gospel and Marriage

• • Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Part 1

  • Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Part 2

  • The Gospel and Marriage

  • The Gospel and Manhood

  • The Cross and Christian Manhood

  • The Gospel and Womanhood

  • The Cross and Christian Womanhood

  • Divorce and Discipleship

  • The Gospel and Divorce

  • Secret Church 11: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel

Chapter 7 – The Body for the Lord and the Lord for the Body: The Gospel and Sexual Morality

• • The Cross and Christian Sexuality – Part 1

  • The Cross and Christian Sexuality – Part 2

  • The Danger of Worldly Desires

  • Fighting From (Not For) Victory

  • The Cross and Christian Manhood

  • The Cross and Christian Womanhood

  • What About Women, Paul?

  • Singleness and the Next Generation

  • Secret Church 11: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel

  • The Gospel and Homosexuality

  • Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Part 1

  • Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Part 2

Chapter 8 – Unity in Diversity: The Gospel and Ethnicity

• • The Ultimate Disconnect

  • Brook Hills: Vision, Mission, and Goal

  • Of All Nations

  • Care Sacrificially – Part 2

Chapter 9 – Privatized Faith Is Practically Impossible: The Gospel and Religious Liberty

• • The Gospel and Religious Liberty

  • Unstoppable

  • Prayer and Persecution

  • God on the Move

  • Spirit-Filled Passion

  • Silence in Judgment Amid Shouts of Mercy

  • Words from Christ to a Church at War

  • Secret Church 12: The Cross and Suffering

Chapter 10 – Conclusion: The Gospel and the Unreached

• • Our Obligation to the Unreached – Part 1

  • Our Obligation to the Unreached – Part 2

  • The Blank Check

  • The Church at Brook Hills – Part 1

  • The Church at Brook Hills – Part 2

  • The Ultimate Disconnect

  • The Cross and the Christian’s Calling

  • The Cross and Christian Mission

  • Commissioned by the King

  • Two Simple Words

  • Global Prayer in the Local Church

  • Radical: What the Gospel Demands

  • Radical, Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

  • Radical Together, Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God

  • Secret Church 8: The Gospel, Possessions, and Prosperity

  • Mission

Ministry Partners

Poverty

• • Baptist Global Response

  • International Justice Mission

  • The Chalmers Center

  • Compassion International

  • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • Global Hunger Relief

  • NeverThirst

  • Samaritan’s Purse

  • Vapor Ministries

Abortion

• • Abort73.com

  • CareNet

  • Justice For All

  • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • Sav-A-Life

Orphans & Widows

• • Altar84

  • Both Hands

  • Christian Alliance for Orphans

  • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • International Justice Mission

  • LifeSong for Orphans

  • Lifeline

  • Show Hope

Sex Slavery

• • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • International Justice Mission

  • Scarlet Hope

  • Sudara

Marriage

• • Awaken

  • Biblical Marriage Institute

  • Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

  • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • Family Life

  • The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

  • Route1520

Sex Slavery

• • Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

  • Awaken

  • Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

  • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • Route1520

Race & Ethnicity

• • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

  • The Front Porch

Religious Liberty

• • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

  • Open Doors

  • The Voice of the Martyrs

Unreached

• • Eternal Perspective Ministries

  • Faith Comes by Hearing

  • Global Gates

  • International Mission Board

  • Joshua Project

  • Operation World

  • The Seed Company

  • Trans World Radio