DIVIt is time for the church to take a stand and preach the truth: Jesus is coming soon, and His bride, the church, must be free from sin when He returns. /div
What Would You Surrender for God? Christians in the Middle East, in much of Asia, and in Africa are still being martyred for the faith, but how many American Christians are willing to lay down their smartphones, let alone their lives, for the faith? Being a Christian in America doesn’t require much these days. Suburban megachurches are more like entertainment venues than places to worship God. The lives that American “Christians” lead aren’t much different from those of their atheist neighbors, and their knowledge of theology isn’t much better either. Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire exposes the pitiful state of Christianity in America today, lays out the stakes for us, our families, and our eternal salvation, and invites us to a faith that’s a lot less easy and comfortable—but that’s more real and actually worth something. The spiritual junk food we’re stuffing ourselves with is never going to satisfy. As St. Augustine said over a millennium ago, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him. Only God Himself can make our lives anything but ultimately meaningless and empty. And we will never get anywhere near Him if we refuse to take up our cross and follow Jesus. This rousing call to the real adventure of a living faith is a wake-up call to complacent Christians and a rallying cry for anyone dissatisfied with a lukewarm faith.
Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?
First an expression of black urban youth, Hip Hop music continues to expand as a cultural expression of youth and, now, young adults more generally. As a cultural phenomenon, it has even become integral to the worship experience of a growing number of churches who are reaching out to these groups. This includes not just African American churches but churches of all ethnic groups. Once seen as advocating violence, Hip Hop can be the Church’s agent of salvation and praise to transform society and reach youth and young adults in greater numbers. After looking at Hip Hop’s socio-historical context including its African roots, Wake Up shows how Hip Hop has come to embody the worldview of growing numbers of youth and young adults in today’s church. The authors make the case that Hip Hop represents the angst and hope of many youth and young adults and that by examining the inherent religious themes embedded in the music, the church can help shape the culture of hip-hop by changing its own forms of preaching and worship so that it can more effectively offer a message of repentance and liberation.
Recounts the story of a young mother who underwent an intense near-death experience after she became unresponsive during a medical emergency, as she discusses the hardships of her past and the impact of the experience on her life.
Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Hebrew Union College, 2006 under the title, The ceremonial and symbolic significance of donkeys in the Biblical world.
I began the study of the subject of Christ's second coming and the end times in detail with much prayer and study. I must say that I have been intrigued with the book of Revelation for years. Through those years I have been rotating from position to position in reference to pre-trib, mid-trib and post-tribulation. As I would read various scriptures, they would seem to contradict each other and point to a specific, yet different time for the return of Christ on the clouds to gather His saints. Perhaps you, too, have been confused about the timing of the second coming of Jesus and the end times. Maybe you, too, have changed your position a few times depending on the various scriptures you happen to be reading at the time. Or, is there a chance that you hold a particular position, but if pressed to support it, welllll In addition to our own confusions and variations, there are the traditional beliefs and doctrines within the various churches that differ as much as the churches themselves. I have asked questions to pastors, deacons, Sunday School teachers and other faithful saints and have received widely differing opinions about this subject. There were none who could entirely support their positions with scriptures that did not conflict with their own opinions. The usual final response from all I have spoken with goes somewhat like this: ""Well, these things are just not meant to be understood at this time."" UNTIL NOW, at least for me. This book shares with specific scriptural documentation that will remove all confusion about timing of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. I hope you are blessed by it. "