Inner State 80 is a collection of inspirational readings by Dr. Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed. The book was developed from a ten-year preaching series designed to help people along on the journey toward spiritual maturity. It captures both the rich teaching and winsome storytelling that characterize Dr. Hunter’s preaching.

The book can be read any number of ways. The chapters are referred to as “Exits.” There are ten Exits, divided into eighty short readings, or “Miles,” which combine strong biblical teaching with inspiring, educational, and even light-hearted stories. Each Mile can be completed in about five to ten minutes.

How you proceed on this journey is totally up to you. You might want to do one Mile every day over the next few months, or one in the morning and one at night over forty days. Or, you might want to read in long stretches, from one Exit to the next. The choice is yours!

You’ll also find tools along the way that will help you on your journey. With each Mile, you’ll find both a “GPS,” or God-Positioning Scripture, and a “Rest Stop.” The GPS provides spiritual direction, and the Rest Stop provides a place for you to “pull over and ponder” what God is saying to you.