Tests-everyone faces them Tests are intermittent-they occur frequently throughout our lifetime. Tests are temporary-none last indefinitely. Tests are imposing--they invade and challenge our comfort zones. Tests are necessary-they gauge our progress, help fortify our strengths, and provide opportunities for improvement. In The Next Text, Marios Ellinas draws from biblical insight and his diverse knowledge and experience to examine various concepts surrounding the subject of life's tests. Marios proposes that tests, though generally uncomfortable and even painful, can be beneficial to us; for they prove us at levels we have already attained and promote us to levels we are destined to reach. The book offers each reader not only revelation and encouragement, but also an opportunity to encounter the God who stands with us through all tests, desiring our advancement. Tests are good. Our next test may be our best one yet

We are at war, always We had no choice and no options-from the moment of conception, we entered a confrontation of universal proportions between the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. Everyone is involved in this battle; everyone has warrior status. God has made available to us, through relationship with Him, "warrior material"--the attributes and character qualities, which equip and empower us to contend for the advancement of His Kingdom. Marios Ellinas draws from biblical principles, his experiences as an elite soldier, and his personal walk with God, to present the material Kingdom Warriors utilize to fulfill their God-given destiny on the global battlefield. Warrior Material will activate and invigorate the warrior within you. Feelings of limitation, complacency, and inadequacy will be displaced by a passion to pick up your sword, let out a war cry, and run to the battle for the glory of God

Running to the Impossible explores the process by which the challenges, problems, and hardships we perceive as impossibilities, become instead catalysts for life-changing breakthroughs when we choose to confront them. Marios Ellinas masterfully blends his insightful perspective of the confrontation between David and Goliath with personal testimony and valuable life lessons to demonstrate how the impossibilities we often face offer great opportunities for growth and advancement within God's Kingdom. Everyone faces the impossible. Many try to circumvent the impossible. Those who dare to defy impossibilities develop a richer relationship with God, a greater understanding of God's nature, a deeper appreciation of His ways, and a stronger commitment to fulfill His will and purpose for their lives. Running to the Impossible will inspire you to do just that - and you will never be the same again