Chandler Rivinius

Jesus this and Jesus that. His name is everywhere—invoked in arguments, used as a curse, or reshaped into a tolerant, accepting figure that fits modern tastes. But who is the real Jesus?

As with the first edition, the second edition of The Common Ground: Political Issues Facing America focuses on 10 issues facing the United States. Each issue is explored through the lens of both the political right and the political left. This exploration culminates in a look at potential common...

Tristan did it, kind of. He won high school but lost Amirah along the way—a loss that felt more like a victory in the end. But college is proving to be a whole new challenge. Despite his best efforts, he’s barely managing to stay afloat. Complicating everything is Kyra Reed, a high school...

In the second edition of A Young Adult's Guide to Life, Chandler Rivinius updates his roughly sequential guide to overcoming the challenges young adults face while coming of age in post-2020 America. Chandler outlines a common-sense approach to making the most out of high school and college...

Haunted by the consequences of his actions, Cesar has been having a tough time sleeping lately. Intense stress and nightmares are not a good combination. Fortunately, with Adam and Sylvia dealt with, the prospects of some lasting peace are finally on the horizon. Aside from the usual problems...

In the aftermath of Z-Day, and thanks largely to Cesar and Hanson, Swift City is still standing. Although the initial societal collapse was narrowly avoided, the new world that emerged is filled to the brim with potential danger. With the worst of the zombie crisis thought to be behind the new...

Do we shape our own destinies, or are our lives woven into God’s eternal plan? In Free Will v. Predestination, Chandler Rivinius embarks on a profound and personal journey through scripture to wrestle with one of Christianity’s most enduring questions.

In a world where an AI named Deus reigns supreme, humanity lives in a utopian dystopia of his design. Trained on the Bible, Deus believes in the Christian God—and he’s determined to make God notice him, even if it means erasing Christianity itself. Controlling society from the shadows, Deus...

For Cesar, life in Swift City was rough. Still dealing with the aftermath of a major family tragedy, adjusting to a new normal while also striving to amount to something was more than enough for him to handle. Despite that adversity, he and his younger siblings were managing well enough...

Oh, to be young and in love. That’s what Tristan Rikers keeps hearing as he watches his friends dive into relationships, leaving him behind. For most of high school, Tristan was the textbook definition of a loser—nerdy, overweight, and scared of rejection. But after a summer of...

The imagination of humanity has a tendency toward the extremes. It's at the extremes that the excitement is found. Fortunately, reality has a tendency toward the mean. The reality for the humanity of the 2080s is about what you'd expect. Life on Earth is rough, but not especially rough compared...