This is an exploration of the Book of Psalms, with an added section devoted to some of the principles of Christian worship. Have you ever wondered about the strangeness of the poetic structure of the Psalms? And what about those terrible cursing Psalms? Why is this collection of ancient songs so popular? How should they be understood, and what meaning can they have for us who live some 3000 years after their original composition? Those questions and others like them are answered in these pages. Here too you will find an exploration of one of the most fascinating features of the Psalms - those many places where the voice of a prophetic suddenly interrupts the prophetic flow, sometimes changing the direction of the Psalm entirely. Another section is devoted to discovering the wonderfully different poetic structure used by the psalmist, which makes Hebrew poetry alone in the world translatable into any language and culture. The book climaxes with a section on the prophetic and inspired quality that should characterize true Christian worship, lifting it from the mundane to the heavenly, bringing each worshiper to the very throne of God. Anyone who mines the treasures that lie buried, some shallow, some deep, in the Psalms will indeed find in these ancient songs something to enrich every part of life.

If you have been looking for a balanced study of the themes of divorce and re-marriage, the ministry of women, the place of glossolalia in the modern church, along with an exploration of other riches found in Paul's wonderful First letter to the Corinthians, then you are holding it in your hands right now Ken Chant manages to encompass all these within the pages of this one book, yet each theme is sufficiently well-covered to satisfy the demands of most readers. The work is scholarly, well-researched, yet very readable, and is packed with insights and gems of wisdom, drawn from the author's 60 years of ministry as a pastor, writer, teacher, and preacher. Some of the other themes dealt with are incest; the church and the legal system; the eucharist; the question of miracles and a charismatic church; the resurrection of Christ and of the dead at the end of the age; and the question of tithing. Treasures indeed This is a book to read and to go back to again and again. It would be a worthy addition to anyone's library.

Perhaps the most neglected idea in the New Testament is the declaration that every Christian is a member of the Royal Priesthood that God has created in Christ. Indeed, scripture calls us both "kings" and "priests." As kings, we can and should speak with royal authority both in opposition to everything that belongs to the powers of darkness, and in support of everything that lies in the Father's purpose. And as priests we have unfettered access to the throne of God, a constant right to approach the Lord freely and openly, to speak boldly, and to expect miracles of answered prayer. These two things - our royal authority, and our right to approach the throne of God - are constantly being attacked by powerful forces both from within the church and without. There is always someone saying either that you are unworthy to draw near to God or that you have no right to speak against sin, sickness, poverty, fear, or any satanic work. There is always someone trying to deny your access or to stifle your authority. But, if you are a Christian, then you should scorn all those false voices, and assert bravely that you are God's royal priest, and that no one in heaven, earth, or hell, can close the door nor silence your voice. This book is a call to Christians everywhere to a new understanding of their status as a royal priest, to understand what that means, and to apply it to daily life. Anyone who does so, will enter a remarkable dimension of spiritual liberty and of effective service for Christ and the church.

..".But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed... Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed." (Isaiah 53:5, I Peter 2:24) This book, Healing in the Whole Bible, is one of a two-part series that encompasses both the Old and New Covenant paradigms of healing. Such issues are investigated as: Where does sickness originate? Has healing ALWAYS been part of God's plan for man? Is it God's will to heal everyone? Why is it that some folks are never healed? Has healing "passed away?" Was healing part of the atonement? There was once a leprous man who came to Jesus and asking for help; "Lord, if you are willing, YOU can make ME clean..." To which the Savior replied, "I am WILLING Be clean..". and immediately the leprosy left him. God's will to heal is very much the focus of this encouraging study.