Satisfy the hunger in your heart An exciting and insightful journey into the visionary world of "The Seer." The prophetic movements in church history and in contemporary life are fed by two mighty streams: "the prophet, " whose revelation is primarily verbal"the seer, " whose revelation is more visionaryWhile the role of the prophet is familiar, less is known about "The Seer" dimension. To many people, these visionary prophets remain mysterious, other-worldly, and even strange. Knowledge dispels misunderstanding, and you will discover the prophetic power of dreams, visions, and life under the open heavens. Questions answered include: How does visionary revelation happen? Can it be trusted?Where does it fit into your life and today's church?Can any believer become a seer? Is it a prophetic dimension reserved for the spiritually-gifted?"The Seer" will move your heart and stir up your hunger for intimacy with God because the seer's goal is to reveal the person of Christ Jesus--to you, today.

In postapartheid Cape Town-Africa's gay capital-many Pentecostal men turned to "ex-gay" ministries in hopes of "curing" their homosexuality in order to conform to conservative Christian values and African social norms. In Desire Work Melissa Hackman traces the experiences of predominantly white ex-gay men as they attempt to forge a heterosexual masculinity and enter into heterosexual marriage through emotional, bodily, and religious work. These men subjected themselves to daily self-surveillance and followed prescribed behaviors such as changing how they talked and walked. Ex-gay men also saw themselves as participating in the redemption of the nation, because South African society was perceived as suffering from a crisis of masculinity in which the country lacked enough moral heterosexual men. By tying the experience of ex-gay men to the convergence of social movements and public debates surrounding race, violence, religion, and masculinity in South Africa, Hackman offers insights into the construction of personal identities in the context of sexuality and spirituality.