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Embrace the Tension

Choosing the Radical Middle Instead of Picking a Side

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Pub Date Sep 15 2026 | Archive Date Oct 15 2026


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Description

Showing Up as a Healing Force in a Fractured World

In a world that's loud, divided, and constantly shifting, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, lost, or cynical. For many, finding a home between the right and the left can seem impossible. But what if this tension isn't something to escape but a space to grow into?

In Embrace the Tension, pastor and trusted ministry voice Tommy Nixon offers a pathway for those feeling untethered in today's divisive landscape. Nixon guides you on the "Radical Middle" pathway, a fresh framework with Jesus as the foundation for navigating complexity not with fear or nostalgia but with courage.

This book is your guide to pressing into the hard stuff, finding clarity in the chaos, and showing up as a healing force in a fractured world. It's not about going back or giving up but becoming who you were created to be.

This book is for you if you are

  • feeling politically or spiritually untethered, identifying with neither left nor the right,
  • searching for a better way to constructively engage with a divided world, or
  • eager to transform the tension you feel into a pathway for personal growth and positive change.

Embrace the Tension is your invitation to find your footing, press into the tension between extremes, and bring healing and light to the world around you. You can thrive in the Radical Middle.

Showing Up as a Healing Force in a Fractured World

In a world that's loud, divided, and constantly shifting, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, lost, or cynical. For many, finding a home between the...


Advance Praise

"Tommy Nixon writes with the trusted and passionate authority of someone who hasn't just studied the way of Jesus—he's lived it, tested it, and invited others into it for decades. In a world obsessed with left and right, Tommy points us to something far more enduring: the Jesus-centered, biblically-fueled kingdom of love, justice, and hope. This book doesn't just inform; it calls us all forward."

-Kara Powell, chief of leadership formation at Fuller Seminary and coauthor of Future-Focused Church

"Tommy Nixon writes with the trusted and passionate authority of someone who hasn't just studied the way of Jesus—he's lived it, tested it, and invited others into it for decades. In a world obsessed...


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ISBN 9781514011287
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
PAGES 168

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