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"Flowing in God's Purpose" offers different perspectives
concerning spiritual warfare. It was written with theology as its
theme. It is intended to show areas of our lives where the enemy
may not be discernible. In our humanity, it is normal to observe
trials, tests, and annoyances from a physical or psychological
realm; however, we miss the bigger picture when we take an improper
perspective. God understands our initial reactions because he gave
us emotions. Emotions do have a place in our lives and are often
manifested at the outset of trial. "Flowing in God's Purpose" was
not written to seek agreement; it was written to offer different
perspectives.
Growing up in the Midwest in the tumultuous 60s and 70s, the
author witnessed a foundational shift in American love and sex.
While traditional families showed us daily trials with characters
on black and white TV sitcoms, the country swirled with the
confusion of rapidly changing social norms. Relationships became
more experimental, and even those rooted in love for God were
caught up in trying to make this new life fit with what God defines
for us in the Bible.
For more than twenty years she hid her own life of substance
abuse, promiscuity, and same-sex relationships from family,
friends, and colleagues. She married, watched her marriage
disintegrate, and then despaired. As she finally found her
relationship with God, she found both the joy and the peace she had
been seeking. In this quest to share love as God intends and to
know family as he designed, she transparently offers her story so
others struggling with similar life decisions may find their
way.
"For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord - He examines all
his paths." (Proverbs 5:21)
This history of the origins and development of Christian
denominations is in layman's language. Readers will not become
bogged down in technical or archaic terms. Begin by reading about
the Christian groups, denominations, that developed in the time
between Jesus' crucifixion and the formal origins of the Roman
Catholic and Orthodox churches. Learn how the Roman empire came to
accept Christianity as its religion, of the cooperation and
struggles between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches and how
that led to their separation. Read about how the Black Death, the
Crusades, the struggles within the Roman Catholic Church led some
church leaders, such as Martin Luther, to attempt to reform the
church, and how those attempts led to The Reformation. That opened
the door to England declaring that the Church of England, the
Anglican Church is the true Christian church. John Calvin laid the
ground work for what became the Presbyterian and the Reformed
churches. Then came the Huguenots and the Walloons, and the
Puritan-Pilgrims who came to America and evolved into such as the
Congregationalists. Back in England the Quakers experienced
persecution that encouraged them to move to America. John Wesley
began what evolved into Methodism. The American Revolution caused
American churches of English origin to separate from their English
roots and to become such as the Episcopalians and the Methodists.
Read about the history of the many denominations that have come
into being in The United States. There are the numerous "Christian"
churches, the Unitarians, Spiritualist churches, Mormons,
Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, Pentecostalism
and many independent non-denominational churches. It is fascinating
history, and all in layman's language.
In this book he will take you behind the scenes of views on an
amazing variety of subjects, from the character of the Eurasians
domiciled in the San Francisco Archdiocese. Who discussed
relativity and the atom bomb; analyzed Marxism and Communism,
comparing both to Christianity and Democracy. It displays the
intellectual grasp of both spiritual and temporal problems of our
society in the signs of times.
From 1914 the Cruz family moved to Shanghai - it resonates with
today's conflicts and challenges of endless wars. And, it was truly
providential they had survived these many years As a historian in
his own right, is emerging as an author of alternative history.
Thus, an epic story on Moses of the Old Testament about the Exodus
of Israelites from Egypt into the Promise Land is being retold in
resemblance of this modern day narrative in The Eurasian
Gentile.
With great conviction, one who ponders the fate of the free
world and speaks of America's destiny in the present world crisis
and the philosophy of life and living which embraces love of God,
love of neighbor, and love of country.. By the Grace of God, the
writer has captured all his personal history in this memoir
incorporating his life experiences throughout his many travels.
The story of Jesus is well-known worldwide. But have you ever
wondered if it is the true and complete story of the Savior? Could
there be more to the Son of God?Author Audrey Carr addresses those
questions in The Greatest Story Never Told: An Advanced
Understanding of Christianity. She not only presents the real story
of Jesus, in which he did not die on the cross, but also includes
his unitary gospel of "oneness with God" that traditional
Christianity has missed. Quoting from highly documented, scholarly
works, this story of Jesus incorporates Judaism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. With details and maps of his many
years in India, Carr provides a photograph of his real tomb in
Kashmir. Carr also offers information about meditation techniques
he practiced, for Jesus was not a Christian but a Hindu-Buddha "The
Kingdom of Heaven" was his term for Enlightened
Consciousness.Unlike other scholarly books, The Greatest Story
Never Told is intended for the everyday person. Readers will come
away with a new, meaningful, life-changing understanding of Jesus
and his teachings. Carr seeks to destroy what is false and
resuscitate the real truth, beyond all myths, and she reveals the
connections between major religions. Spiritually uplifting and
challenging, The Greatest Story Never Told is for anyone who is
ready for an advanced understanding of Jesus and all the other
God-men of the ages who have realized their divine identity.
Fifty-Two Weeks with God is composed of fifty-two meditations on
God, God's creation, and men and women who gave their lives for
others. The book begins with New Year, the time we think of what we
have done before and repent and resolve to correct ourselves. We
sit in awe at God's magnificent creation and what He has done for
us. We meditate on the lives of others who felt the call to follow
Christ and care for those in need. We meditate on the innocent
children whose characters and beliefs we mold as we care for them
by word and deed. We meditate on the spirit of God, the spirit of
love and truth. We meditate on God's promise for us to be with him
in the warmth of his love for eternity if we follow His example and
teaching.
"Whatever is true, whatever is good, whatever is honorable,
whatever is of good report. Whatever is lovely, whatever is pure;
think on these things (Philippians 4:8)."
The Book of Revelation comes with a blessing to all who read it,
hear it and do what it says. The question is: How can we understand
it if is presented to us in the form of symbols?
Symbols can be understood after the prophecy has been fulfilled
and believers are encouraged when they look back in history and see
what the symbols represented. God uses symbols to keep what He has
planned a mystery before it takes place; that way neither man nor
Satan can compromise it.
Revelation teaches us that God blesses overcomers, warns of
judgment and tells us what will happen to those who do not
listen.
In The Book of Revelation Satan uses Paganism (symbolized by the
Dragon); The Antichrist (symbolized by the Beast) and False
Doctrine (symbolized by the False Prophet) to stop the truth of the
gospel.
The reader will learn from the Reformers what each of these
systems are: how they rose to power; how their power was taken away
and how they come on the scene again for a ? little season? before
the Second Coming of our Lord.
One of the foundational Christian beliefs is that God has
spoken. Most of the time in the Bible, God makes statements. At
other times, rather than making statements, God asks questions. And
God's questions provoke serious thought. Many people have questions
they would love to ask God. Many more have questions about God. But
the most important questions are the ones God is asking us. The God
Questions explores these and other questions God asked people in
the Bible:
- Where are you? - Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? -
Why are you so angry? - Where have you come, from and where are you
going? - Why are you so afraid? - Why do you call me "Lord, Lord,"
and do not do what I say? - Who do you say that I am? - When the
Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
The questions God asked people of ancient times are the same
questions God is asking us today. Discover the questions God is
asking you, and in doing so, find out what God has in mind for your
life.
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