As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a long struggle with how to respond. In Blood Brothers, he blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict, exploring whether bitter enemies can ever be reconciled. This book offers hope and insight to help each of us learn to live at peace in a world of tension and terror.
Gold Nuggets When I became a "Born Again Christian" I was told that I had received Eternal life but I believed there was more. I set out on a search for gold. When I found something in the Bible I wanted, I spoke the Scripture and asked God to manifest it in my life. These Scriptures became my Gold Nuggets. I wrote them down and each morning I would speak them out during my prayer time. They began to slowly materialize and besides I was learning the Word of God. Throughout my studies the recurring scarlet thread that wove in and out of the Old and New Testaments was the Blood. My question was why did God place such high value on blood? I knew that the revelation of the Blood was the key to receiving unknown treasures that are available to us from God. I confessed Blood Scriptures every day for over two years, honoring Jesus for His Blood and finally the door unlocked. I was born in Calif. Married and moved to Louisiana, then Florida. From there to Illinois where I currently reside. I have four wonderful grown children. After 2 very long years in bed from Illness, facing divorced after 25 years, I felt alone, hopeless and depressed I just wanted to die. BUT THEN GOD ! I became Born Again at age 39, then God gave me a new life with hope and a purpose and no time for depression. Living Waters Ministries (22 yrs.) Ordained Minister 1992 A.I.G.A. Desoto, Mo Co-Pastored Church (5 yrs) Church Counselor / Senior Prayer Director. Milstadt, IL (2 yrs.) Ministry of Criminal Justice St. Clair County Jail (14 yrs.) God's healing team. (3 yr.) Southwestern IL (2 yrs.) and Centrailia IL Correctional Centers Ministry Volunteer (6 yrs.)
G.K. Chesterton was a master essayist. But reading his essays is not just an exercise in studying a literary form at its finest, it is an encounter with timeless truths that jump off the page as fresh and powerful as the day they were written. The only problem with Chesterton's essays is that there are too many of them. Over five thousand! For most GKC readers it is not even possible to know where to start or how to begin to approach them. So three of the world's leading authorities on Chesterton - Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Aidan Mackey - have joined together to select the "best" Chesterton essays, a collection that will be appreciated by both the newcomer and the seasoned student of this great 20th century man of letters. The variety of topics are astounding: barbarians, architects, mystics, ghosts, fireworks, rain, juries, gargoyles and much more. Plus a look at Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen, George MacDonald, T.S. Eliot, and the Bible. All in that inimitable, formidable but always quotable style of GKC. Even more astounding than the variety is the continuity of Chesterton's thought that ties everything together. A veritable feast for the mind and heart. While some of the essays in this volume may be familiar, many of them are collected here for the first time, making their first appearance in over a century.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islamare these faiths really that different? Take a journey of discovery as we compare God-inspired testimonies from the Tanakh, the Christian Bible, and the Koran. Each religion is properly represented by the amount of information and verses taken from their holy books. Common themes are explored to make studying easy. God told one of the prophets that His people perish for lack of knowledge. This statement is so very true, even to this day. Let us explore our common beliefs together. This book is meant to be a study guide as well as a bridge for peace. We must all strive for harmony, or we shall go before God with our brothers blood on our hands.
A young man in despair cries out: "Why can't I be gay and still be loved by God?" and God replies: "Yes you can! Yes you are!" Once in a generation there comes a story so rare and beautiful that it changes peoples' lives. the Voice of My Brother's Blood is such a story. David Shepherd is a picture of the perfect son--handsome young teacher in an evangelical Christian ministry. Once caught up in the hedonistic gay lifestyle in San Francisco, David is convinced he has been changed by the will of God. Summoned to counsel a student who refuses to accept traditional Bible teaching on homosexuality, David knew from the moment he looked into the compelling brown eyes of Mark Ward that this defiant young man with the face of an angel would challenge everything he thought he believed. Together David and Mark find themselves swept up in a struggle for justice, searching for the strength to stand against a Goliath of religious bigotry. Liberally referencing the Bible as a weapon for truth, the Voice of My Brother's Blood is a story of adoration and conviction that jerks the sanctimonious foundation out from under religious intolerance. _________________________________________ David Charles Craley is a writer, editor and, for more than four decades, a researcher and teacher of the Bible. the Voice of My Brother's Blood: A Love Story is his third book. the first was the Hope of Glory: In Search of the Light (1979), and the second: the Secret to Holy Spirit Authority: In the Power of the Spirit (2011). He lives in Austin TX. __________________________________________
Dr. Richard Carrier explains the four reasons he does not accept the Christian religion, describing four facts of the world that, had they been different, he would believe. He is brief, clear, and down to earth, covering the whole topic in easy-to-read explanation.--[book cover].
A young man in despair cries out: Why cant I be gay and still be loved by God? And God replies: Yes you can! Yes you are! Once in a generation there comes a story so rare and beautiful that it changes peoples lives. The Voice of My Brothers Blood is such a story. David Shepherd is a picture of the perfect sonhandsome young teacher in an evangelical Christian ministry. Once caught up in the hedonistic gay lifestyle in San Francisco, David is convinced he has been changed by the will of God. Summoned to counsel a student who refuses to accept traditional Bible teaching on homosexuality, David knew from the moment he looked into the compelling brown eyes of Mark Ward that this defiant young man with the face of an angel would challenge everything he thought he believed. Together David and Mark find themselves swept up in a struggle for justice, searching for the strength to stand against a Goliath of religious bigotry. Liberally referencing the Bible as a weapon for truth, The Voice of My Brothers Blood is a story of adoration and conviction that jerks the sanctimonious foundation out from under religious intolerance. _________________________________________ David Charles Craley is a writer, editor and, for more than four decades, a researcher and teacher of the Bible. The Voice of My Brothers Blood: A Love Story is his third book. The first was The Hope of Glory: In Search of the Light (1979), and the second: The Secret to Holy Spirit Authority: In the Power of the Spirit (2011). He lives in Austin TX. __________________________________________
"His Brother's Blood is the first comprehensive collection of Lovejoy's sermons, campaign speeches, open letters, congressional exchanges, and addresses. It offers a perspective on the turmoil leading up to the Civil War and the excitement in Congress that produced universal emancipation."--BOOK JACKET.
Reveals the true role of James, the brother of Jesus, in early Christianity • Uses evidence from the canonical Gospels, apocryphal texts, and the writings of the Church Fathers to reveal the teachings of Jesus as transmitted to his chosen successor: James • Demonstrates how the core message in the teachings of Jesus is an expansion not a repudiation of the Jewish religion • Shows how James can serve as a bridge between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam James has been a subject of controversy since the founding of the Church. Evidence that Jesus had siblings contradicts Church dogma on the virgin birth, and James is also a symbol of Christian teachings that have been obscured. While Peter is traditionally thought of as the leader of the apostles and the “rock” on which Jesus built his church, Jeffrey Bütz shows that it was James who led the disciples after the crucifixion. It was James, not Peter, who guided them through the Church's first major theological crisis--Paul's interpretation of the teachings of Jesus. Using the canonical Gospels, writings of the Church Fathers, and apocryphal texts, Bütz argues that James is the most overlooked figure in the history of the Church. He shows how the core teachings of Jesus are firmly rooted in Hebraic tradition; reveals the bitter battles between James and Paul for ideological supremacy in the early Church; and explains how Paul's interpretations, which became the foundation of the Church, are in many ways its betrayal. Bütz reveals a picture of Christianity and the true meaning of Christ's message that are sometimes at odds with established Christian doctrine and concludes that James can serve as a desperately needed missing link between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to heal the wounds of centuries of enmity.
