Distinguished African American leaders provide solutions to the problems faced by young black men in the U.S., based on findings by a task force assembled in 1994 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Chaired by Andrew Young, the Task Force founded its carefully researched recommendations largely on grass roots programs around the country which have been successful in rebuilding lives and communities.
This book is a study guide for individuals and groups for use with the book "Walking the Bridgeless Canyon". It assists in removing the lenses and filters through which we view lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and further, how we interpret the six passages of Scripture related to same-sex behavior.
This inspiring volume identifies and pinpoints Satan's plot, instructs the church to rebuild the gospel bridge and demands Satan to put back everything he has stolen.
The 21st century church must deal with what has become the scattered sheep syndrome. The scattering of the sheep has caused major damage to the ecclesia, which is the church. Without plausible intervention, the lasting effects of the scattered sheep syndrome will be devastating to the churches continued existence and progression.
Emphasizing a different theme each month, this daily devotional calls us into a deeper fellowship with God and equips us for the journey. Each reading is a moment with the master--another step in an ever-sweeter journey with Jesus.
God created man to have dominion in the Earth. Unfortunately, man relinquished authority to Satan and continues to do so today. The Repairer of the Breach is an informative, interactive approach to removing Satan's legalities from your bloodline, city, state, or nation by utilizing biblical text so that God's plans for your life prevail. Now is the time to repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. You do not have to wait to go to heaven. The kingdom of God can be advanced in your life now. God gave you authority. You must act on it. You have been taught to decree, declare, and prophesy which is right, but what happened to adding in the simplicity of repentance? When you repent in a targeted manner, the blood of Jesus becomes your advocate, and the case is settled in heaven! The Repairer of the Breach contains testimonies, encounters, and revelations from the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that are revolutionary. Learn the power of repenting to the Father. See the redemptive grace and mercy of a loving Father and Son. Uncover the truths and characteristics of Satan; it is important to know the adversary in order to understand the depths of how much greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. Become a repairer of the breach for your generation, then teach the next generation to do the same.
When Brian McLaren began offering an alternative vision of Christian faith and life in books such as A New Kind of Christian and A Generous Orthodoxy, he ignited a firestorm of praise and condemnation that continues to spread across the religious landscape. To some religious conservatives, McLaren is a dangerous rebel without a doctrinally-correct cause. Some fundamentalist websites have even claimed he's in league with the devil and have consigned him to flames. To others though, Brian is a fresh voice, a welcome antidote to the staleness, superficiality, and negativity of the religious status quo. A wide array of people from Evangelical, Catholic, and Mainline Protestant backgrounds claim that through his books they have begun to rediscover the faith they'd lost or rejected. And around the world, many readers say that he has helped them find-for the first time in their lives-a faith that makes sense and rings true. For many, he articulates the promise of what is being called "emerging Christianity." In The Secret Message of Jesus you'll find what's at the center of Brian's critique of conventional Christianity, and what's at the heart of his expanding vision. In the process, you'll meet a Jesus who may be altogether new to you, a Jesus who is... Not the crusading conqueror of religious broadcasting; Not the religious mascot of partisan religion; Not heaven's ticket-checker, whose words have been commandeered by the church to include and exclude, judge and stigmatize, pacify and domesticate. McLaren invites you to discover afresh the transforming message of Jesus-an open invitation to radical change, an enlightening revelation that exposes sham and ignites hope, an epic story that is good news for everyone, whatever their gender, race, class, politics, or religion. "Pastor and best-selling author McLaren revisits the gospel material from a fresh-and at times radical-perspective . . . He does an excellent job of capturing Jesus' quiet, revolutionary style." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Here McLaren shares his own ferocious journey in pondering the teachings and actions of Jesus. It is McLaren's lack of salesmanship or agenda that creates a refreshing picture of the man from Galilee who changed history." --Donald Miller, Author of Blue Like Jazz "In this critical book, Brian challenges us to ask what it would mean to truly live the message of Jesus today, and thus to risk turning everything upside down." --Jim Wallis, Author of God's Politics and editor of Sojourners "Compelling, crucial and liberating: a book for those who seek to experience the blessed heat of Christianity at its source." --Anne Rice, Author of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
