there be anyone to publish and print it . Spiritual life involves connection to God and all He supplies . Spiritual death means separation from God which leads to inner turmoil , adversity , futility and discontentment . Unfortunately , today , there are many people who are spiritually dead . Even in the church . As a result , their lives are full of the compounding impact of years of negative consequences for wrong choices . But the good news is that we live under the new covenant . We live under the sacrificial atonement of Jesus Christ . We can make a U-turn on any wrong road at any time and start choosing life .
Excerpted with permission from U-Turns by Tony Evans . Copyright 2021 , B & H Publishing Group .
Dr . Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas , is founder and president of The Urban Alternative , served as chaplain of the NBA ’ s Dallas Mavericks and the NFL ’ s Dallas Cowboys , and is author of over one hundred books , booklets , and Bible studies . The first African American to earn a doctorate of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary , he has been named one of the 12 Most Effective Preachers in the English Speaking World by Baylor University . Dr . Evans holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American . His radio broadcast , The Alternative with Dr . Tony Evans , can be heard on more than 1,400 US outlets daily and in more than 130 countries . Dr . Evans launched the Tony Evans Training Center in 2017 , an online learning platform providing quality seminary-style courses for a fraction of the average cost . Their vision is to increase biblical literacy and to advance God ’ s kingdom agenda among lay people and Christian leaders who cannot afford or find the time for formal ongoing education .
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