Bøker av Larry Selig

"Who do you say that I am?"The question Jesus asked his disciples is more challenging than ever as cultural worldviews clash with traditional, faith-based beliefs.In Discovering the Counter-Cultural Jesus, Dr. Larry Selig attempts to answer Jesus' question using the Gospel of Mark combined with his personal experiences gained through leading biblical study tours of the Holy Land. Through first-century evidence, he provides new insights and understanding about the counter-cultural Jesus, who he was, and why he came.If you've taken a biblical study tour to the Holy Land, this book will bring back memories and provide additional insights on the life and miraculous ministry of Jesus. If you haven't visited Israel, you'll be able to experience the first century ministry of Jesus without leaving home.Discovering the Counter-Cultural Jesus is a thought-provoking armchair tour of the area in Israel where Jesus walked, taught, performed miracles, and began a ministry followed by billions of people around the world today. It's beautifully illustrated with color photographs taken by Dr. Selig and many of the pilgrims who joined him on Holy Land tours over the years."Insights you cannot find anywhere else." Bob Jamison, Founder, Adam's Quest and author of Steel Faithful"Makes the powerful connection between the land of the Bible and biblical text about Jesus and his ministry come alive." Peggy Dawson, EO Tours (retired)"The next best thing to going on an actual tour of the Holy Land." Harris Dvores, author of Faith, Prayer and Forgiveness"See Jesus in a new light as the radically different counter-cultural Lamb of God sent into the world to save us because God loves us so." The Rev. Lee Clark, Presbyterian Pastor (retired)"This message of the kingdom was counter-cultural then, and still is." The Rev. Jason P. Dunn, Mission PastorThe Rev. Dr. Larry Selig is a Presbyterian pastor, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Princeton and Luther Theological Seminaries. For more than four decades, Dr. Selig has led groups of youth and adults on biblical study trips to the Holy Land. He is the author of 5 Prayers God Loves to Answer and Discovering Your Spiritual DNA.

The book is about my family way back in years 60s how things were back then, how cheap things were and how the real Christmases used to be.

Have you ever wrestled with the question "Why isn't God answering my prayers?" This can leave you feeling frustrated, rejected and even angry with God. But it doesn't have to be that way. Dr. Selig's 5 Prayers God Loves to Answer helps us understand more fully the essential nature of prayer. It involves conversation with God, not simply making requests. Conversation requires listening as well as speaking, enabling God to reveal His very best will and desires to each of us. He is so much greater than we can imagine and desires an intimate relationship with us. Using the Lord's Prayer as a guide, the author reflects from personal experience and biblical study ways in which your prayer life and relationship with God can be stretched and deepened. 5 Prayers God Loves to Answer will also help you:· Discover the amazing promise Jesus gives about prayer· Experience prayer as conversation with God· Understand the ways God speaks to us· Learn how to discern whether it's God speaking· Extend God's kingdom through prayer5 Prayers God Loves to Answer will give you a renewed excitement and dedication to prayer and encourage you to have life-changing, two-way conversations with God. Each chapter concludes with reflection questions and exercises for individual and small group use, offering practical takeaways to help you seek God's agenda and know Him more intimately."Dr. Selig has provided for disciples of Jesus a wonderful, must-read resource that lays out in very practical and compelling ways how to talk with God, experience Him, and advance His kingdom through prayer. The life stories Larry weaves into the text are delightful examples of God's ongoing work in the world today."-Gary L. Wybenga, founder and executive director, Network 20 International