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A journey to know God is written for all children of God who yearn and desire to have a close personal relationship with the Lord. It is for those searching to experience profound encounters and hear His voice in their innermost being, for those who will not be content with anything less than the experience of knowing him in full measure according to his revelation. It is for those who value a relationship with the Lord and are willing to discover the countless ways God has made himself known to humanity in the past, present, and future.The purpose of this book is to expand your knowledge through a systematic discussion of how God has chosen to reveal Himself. It is for those who need help to be confident, authentic, and blessed. Why? You were made in the image of God; the more you mature in the knowledge of Him, the more you discover your true self.

Isaiah 40:26 says, "Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing." These words are a reminder that God's creation, as wonderful as it is, was never meant to be the end of our search for beauty and truth. Rather, creation is a means to an end because there is One still greater, older, stronger, and more mysterious and glorious than anything in the universe. That One is God. He is the answer to Isaiah's question, "Who created all these?" He is the reason behind the universe. He is the Creator, from Whom all creation emanates and to Whom all creation points. He is the One beyond the stars. The One Beyond the Stars seeks to capture the imaginations of children, stir their curiosity about the nature and origins of the universe, and ignite their affections for the God who made it.

The Gift of Christmas is a book that talks to children and adults as well that Christmas is a gift from the Lord above and Jesus is that gift to us all, and everything we do around this very special time of year to celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday, and that the things we use and do have sacred symbolic meaning as well. This is because Jesus's birthday is a very important birthday and is not your normal ordinary birthday. His birth is the reason we are redeemed back to the Father and gave us a chance to have eternal life. Happy birthday, Jesus, and thank you for such a wonderful and beautiful gift.

I pray that books bring you clarity of the importance of forgiveness in Jesus's name. Amen. I pray that it will release you from the terminal effect of unforgiveness. I pray that your heart and mind be cleansed from all hurts, illness, bitterness, and torment caused by unforgiveness. In Jesus's name. Amen.I pray that this book will reveal to you the importance of FORGIVING. How unforgiveness can lie dormant and rob you from the wholesomeness of life. How it can eat up your soul and cause you not to be forgiven. Never knowing the root of your depression, anxiety, anger, and unhappiness.That the misery that would be shown up in anger and rage at the given opportunity as it happened to me at the very most important day of my life--my grandson's, Samuel Michael Walker's, graduation service from high school.The miserable loneliness that I felt throughout life was because I hadn't forgiven those who had caused hurt. I was in constant fear of trusting any situation or anybody. I was always my own defender and a very difficult person to live with. I was always waiting and watching for yet more pain. I was afraid to trust. The very things that were so carefully tucked away; were the very things that were killing me softly.

Making Hell Nervous: Walking Beside the Jordan; A Cycle of Poetry contains a collection of witty, ironic, insightful, and somewhat quirky musings compiled over decades (1971-2021) and ending as the isolation period of the Novel virus evolved into "Ode to Novel Virus" through unique and fortuitous turning of beloved phrases upside down to bestow novel meaning and breathing new life into them to describe overflowing emotions of love, loss, betrayal, intrigue, and mystique. This feature runs consistently through as imagery enlightens lyrical leanings to her roots (the Beatles, Donovan, Rick Springfield, Carly Simon), not to mention the theatrical influences (Les Mis, Grease, West Side Story). The Divide Motion Picture holds the distinction of inspiring "Desperado" and "Come Home."Though we all may see our reflections mirrored back, the author promises that angst and ennui of beloved characters' "true stories" actually exist. Beginning with herself ("Sweet Ingenue," "Tired Young Girl's Lament," "Gypsy") and her sister ("Bluer Than Skies"), then moving to the royal romance of Andrew and Fergie ("Flying High"), and ending with political intrigue of Watergate ("Guerrilla Warfare Scandals").Most of the poems were written in the eighties, during the time of the romance and intrigue of Luke and Laura on General Hospital and the arrival of infamous Dr. Noah Drake ("In Port Charles Town," "Doctor, Don't You Know?," "King of Heartache"). The premiere of Perry King's directorial debut, The Divide Motion Picture awoke the dream hidden deep in her heart to publish this book. A sermon by T. D. Jakes brought to light the realization that God bestowed every word upon the poetess, especially the creation of the title as she gratefully discovered the meaning of following your dream to cross over the Jordan. May all who read this live long and prosper at a time such as this, of the Novel virus, as you too, "follow your dreams across the Jordan."

In Genesis 46, Jacob calls God his shepherd as he blesses Joseph's sons Manasseh and Ephraim. In the beloved Psalm 23, David sings about what it means that the Lord is his shepherd. In Isaiah 40, God promises to come to His people and tend to them like a shepherd. In John 10, Jesus says He is the Good Shepherd. In Hebrews 13, He is called the Great Shepherd. In 1 Peter 5, He is the Chief Shepherd. This is only a sample of places in the Bible where God's relationship with His people is equated with that of a shepherd to His sheep.I became a pastor shortly after we started raising sheep, and I began seeing similarities between being a pastor and a shepherd. This makes sense since pastor comes from the Greek word poimen, which means shepherd. Jesus taught in parables, earthly stories with a spiritual meaning. That's the idea behind this little book. I wrote stories about our dealings with our sheep that illustrate similarities I saw between my relationship with my sheep and my relationship with the people I shepherded in the church. I hope that these stories will entertain you and also give you insight as well. For pastors, maybe it will even help you in your ministry. Being aware of this has helped me in mine.

The back cover shows a man kneeling, hands raised to the Lord in victory. The picture depicts a simple man who has come through great trials and storms by the grace of God alone, a man who recognizes as humbly as he understands how that if it had not been for the grace of God, he would have given up a long time ago and would have self destructed. His favorite saying is "Getting there by the grace of God."

In today's modern society of high tech and 24-7 new cycles, a massive amount of information is broadcast and published every day that deeply influences our perspective on what is happening, on what is "real and true" in the world at any given moment. We have become consumers of screen time and information, and more and more people are glued to their electronic devices. How do we know then that the information we receive and consume every day is true? Based on all that information we consume, are we really free to make independent decisions?"What perspective do we live? Do we live the perspective that is given to us through the screens?" writes the author. It seems that we face massive changes in all aspects of our daily lives, so people everywhere are looking for real answers and real solutions.Discover the reasons for the changes in our world today, and find out how you can be successful, no matter what, by applying time-proven but at times forgotten biblical principles presented in this book that will help you navigate these uncertain times and prepare you to reach your full potential.Author and missionary Pastor Andreas Fischer, born in Germany in 1967, immigrated to the US in 1991 to live the American dream. There, God called him to full-time ministry, and together with his wife, Kathy, he moved to Panama City, Panama. With the support of his home church from Florida, he started a successful ministry twenty-one years ago with a church and a nonprofit foundation to work in Panama City's inner city and high-risk districts.

According to the World Health Organization, almost seven hundred thousand people attempt suicide every year. Of every one thousand suicide attempts, approximately seventy-two ultimately die of suicide. It is the tenth leading reason of death in the United States and sometimes even higher in other countries. Death by suicide also has no one particular type of victim; it affects everyone from the seemingly happy and successful movie stars, rockstars, country music singers, beauty queens, celebrity children, reality TV actors, promising college athletes, to the veterans returning home from the horrors of war. Unfortunately, the problem is only getting much, much worse.Medical experts believe that deaths by suicide could be dramatically reduced if the new generation truly understood and embraced the importance of life. My thoughts and experience on the matter go way deeper than just that, which is why I have chosen to share my story. I am a suicide survivor. It is an absolute miracle that I am alive. I survived a gunshot wound to the head. This experience helped me to truly understand what it actually takes for a person to willingly choose to permanently end their life, like the things that drove me to do the unthinkable, and also what happens to their loved ones left behind--the pain, the guilt, the sorrow, the suffering, the inability to move forward, the very same emotions that I saw in my own family immediately following my near-death suicide attempt, even though I had miraculously survived.My story gives readers a rare glimpse "inside the mind of suicide." My hope is to prevent suicide from happening because the pain does eventually go away, and "bad things happening to good people" is only a temporary condition in a long, happy, prosperous, and meaningful life. I also hope to help all the devastated suicide loss survivors understand why their loved one ultimately chose death over life so that they may eventually heal and feel peace again in time. I survived to inspire others to live and thrive. This is my own personal journey "inside the mind of suicide."

We cry for help! The coronavirus dark cloud of death is here. When will the pandemic be gone? We need heaven's help. The old church is dying. Christianity 2.0 is here. It teaches how to build a new church for all.God's love is always near us, to inspire and to save us. God speaks to us in the Bible, the Word of God, and the teachings for the new church. These teachings include the rational spiritual works of Secrets of Heaven and the widely read teaching of Heaven and Hell. These are two of the eighteen spiritual works recorded by Emanuel Swedenborg, who called himself the "servant of the Lord."The time has come to go to move forward. Sacred Scripture tells us a modern exodus will be bringing us together in spirit. Let us gather as one. The time has come.

Misunderstandings of biblical creation texts have resulted from a lack of appreciation of the cultural context of the inspired writers. Views of nature have changed greatly over history. At the time of ancient Israel, people gazed up to the star-studded firmament that separated the "waters above" from the "waters below" and the land. Land was bounded by sea which merged with the "waters above" at the horizon.The universe was close and intimate. Pagan peoples believed gods occupied this realm and accounted for much of observed cause and effect. Biblical writers also viewed nature in this context. However, they were distinctly monotheistic writing of a supreme God who made and gave meaning to everything.God chose a covenant relationship with a select people. This relationship was based on belief in God (faith). Fast-forward through many twists and turns of intellectual history, and we come to the modern scientific age. We picture our home as a spherical planet rotating once a day and orbiting the sun yearly. We gaze out at a vast space seeing distant suns (the stars) and enormous collections of stars (galaxies). Light travels at a known speed; thus, astronomers peer back to times billions of years in the past. We need to avoid concordism, conflating modern views with the biblical text. The concordism error has occurred throughout church history up to the present.The book addresses this as well as some discoveries of modern science that were unknown to ancient people. Such discoveries give us good reason to bow in awe before the Creator. Even though mankind's views of nature have greatly changed with time, the message of the Bible is the same. We come to God through faith as did Abraham who saw "more than meets the eye."

Letters to Her is filled with prophetic messages from the heart of the Father. The Father longs to heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. You will discover the keys to receive healing in your soul from traumatic life experiences. Letters to Her unveils mysteries of God to remove the veil of darkness and allow God to fill every area of your life with His marvelous light. This book is great for every daughter of God, both young and old. God has given His daughters the keys to the kingdom, lavished them with love, and crowned them with victory. Some of the topics addressed include the following:Healing the soul from traumaBreaking soul tiesSeeking and walking in purposeKnowing your identity and recognizing your giftsDominating as a woman in the natural and the spiritualEncouragement and empowermentNavigate the heart of the Father and discover His plan, purpose, and love for you. These pages contain wisdom and revelation that will take you on a journey with the Holy Spirit to transform your life and legacy to the higher plans and purposes of God. He is our good Father with good plans to prosper His daughters. You are royalty. Walk in holiness, purity, and righteousness--fully equipped to move in the authority and dominion that has been given to you by Christ.

What is the power of prayer? It is easy not to even think about prayer until trauma happens. Everything seems to be going very well until we slip and fall. Life is filled with beauty and joy until it isn't. Then is God listening?Silence is deafening, and the lack of communication is frightening. Many people know the familiar "Lord's Prayer" found in Matthew's Gospel, and for good reason. Some of us memorized it in our childhood. But actually, we may know little about prayer, or we have tried to avoid it altogether. Within varied denominations and customs, people have rituals and practices about prayer that are deeply ingrained. Some are very helpful, but some do not raise prayer above a mysterious obligation and a duty. Sadly, perhaps we have lost our "prayer innocence" with time, traditions, and the painful experiences of life.This book is a focus on unusual names or titles for God on the lips of Jesus in John's Gospel. Names reveal identity: who is God, who is Jesus, and who is the Holy Spirit? A better understanding of God can have a profound effect on one's prayer life. Knowing God is the power of prayer; it can move us from obligation to love.There are numerous books on "effective" or "successful" prayer in the "religious" section of the bookstore or on the internet. This is not one of those books. It is not about how to pray, but it is a book about the One to whom we pray. Life is a rocky, craggy trail, and we all need dependable, available help when we slip and fall. Then, we can lift our hearts and thank Someone who loves us. That is the power of prayer.

Mr. Finch Letchworth has two occupations that he does for a living. By day, he works at the New Jersey Hospital in Roswell, New Jersey, as a state-licensed medical autopsy examiner. But by night, he performs a special ceremony in honoring a client's departed loved one called a night funeral for anyone who comes to see him at his business residence called Finch Letchworth Funeral Home.

In Better Portion Character Education Curriculum, Courtney Cobbs, MA, provides character education lesson plans, schedule templates, parent newsletter templates, supplemental parent curricula, and even reward charts and posters. Drawing on Scripture and psychological insights, this curriculum can be used by Christian schools, Bible classes, homeschoolers, co-ops, churches, Sunday School classes, VBS programs, family devotionals, Christian homes, and more to uniquely equip elementary, junior high, and high school students to know, grow, and show the love of Christ. Want your children or students to be raised to walk in the knowledge and application of the truth? This curriculum is for you.While most Christian-based curricula offer basic biblical knowledge, Better Portion Character Education Curriculum offers an in-depth study of Scripture and biblical content for whole life faith application through engaging topics and activities. Additionally, this curriculum offers separate lesson plans for elementary, junior high, and high school so that each student can learn based on their grade level and interests while keeping the same topics and themes throughout the grades. Born out of a need for a truly life-changing education that is rooted in Scripture, Better Portion Character Education Curriculum was developed to fill the void of faith application in Christian education. This curriculum guides teachers, students, and parents in living out their faith daily in new, energetic, and practical ways.

Fish provides more than three billion poor people with most of their daily affordable source of protein/nutrition. More than five hundred million people depend directly on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods. In Matthew 4:19, Jesus said to Peter and Andrew "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." But God miraculously split the hollow place that is in Lehi so that water came out of it, as found in Judges 15:19. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. Therefore, he named it, Enhakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.The Old and New Testaments have an incredible unity between them in terms of numbers. More than one-third of the New Testament is composed of Old Testament quotes. Many writings from the prophets and Psalms could not be understood without the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament.Watercourses and permanent rivers are used symbolically to refer to things that threaten or overwhelm people and nations, such as invading nations, the peace of God and the Holy Spirit. The sea was created and controlled by God as seen in Genesis 1:9-10, "And God said, 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.'" During the Old Testament times, it was believed that worshiping God on the tops of mountains brought one "closer to God." God often reveals himself on a mountaintop in the text. As a result, the Old Testament is filled with places that speak about altars being built in "high places" to worship God and false gods as well (1 Kings 3:2-4, 13:32-34, 2 Kings 12:3). In the New Testament, Mark 3:13-14, Jesus appointed the twelve apostles on a mountain, whom he called the apostles.

The positioning of this book JWJ centers around how, after surviving multiple years of uncertainty as a world, we are all reprioritizing what is important to us--thinking of our life's Journey overall as an ongoing adventure with a purpose.As humans, we must live the life we were created for, and we ALL have the power to make a difference in this world right where we are, with Jesus at the helm.You will read about the amazing things that God has done both in my life as well as many others to not only provide and sustain us but to BLESS us in both good and seemingly bad situations. This book's focus is primarily on hard times because we all go through them, and when we do, we typically get side-blinded by being in the moment, and we forget to look for the light at the end of the tunnel. And that's an amazingly hard place to be...BUT THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT. Let's prepare for all things unknown by staying positive now and allowing God to intervene and support the then. Your relationship with God can make it a very different experience because truth is, we don't always know the beauty that can result from difficult and seemingly bad situations--but GOD DOES!Read on and be inspired, and more importantly, let this inspiration equip you to face life's challenges with the joy in knowing that God has a better plan for your life. Everyone is given different challenges, and some are directly based on the choices we've faced and decisions we have made with our gift of free will. Find true purpose and your legacy by building your relationship with the living God today, and let your Journey begin.Jesus came so you might enjoy your life most abundantly (John 10:10).