After seeing Christianity become increasingly defined in the media as a narrow and punitive political movement, Spayde began to wonder: Are religions now just combatants in the culture wars? Should he leave the organized church? How are ordinary people using faith positively to search for the truth and improve their lives?Spayde takes a journey across America that introduces him to an array of believers, eminent and obscure, who relate their personal stories of active and living fa...

The Azusa Street Papers are the original 13 newsletter style magazines that William Seymour and the Apostolic Faith Mission sent out, documenting the work of God at Azusa and around the world from 1906-1908. Not only will these papers give you a first-hand look at early Pentecostalism, they will encourage your faith and inspire you to believe God for revival today! • This special edition includes PICTURES from Azusa Street, the original newsletter and more!

As You Tithe, So You Prosper: A Series of Four Lessons in Tithing by L E Meyer The basis of tithing is recognition of God's ownership and man's stewardship. To understand this truth and to act upon it brings abundant reward. The chief reward is increased spirituality, manifesting itself in the blessings of heart, soul, mind, and strength that come through conscious unity with God. Tithing is a simple way to begin to grow in the grace of giving. He w...

A young man struggles to reconcile God, faith, and sex as he stumbles toward finding himself in this “brave and irreverent” (Details) memoir.Since childhood, David Schickler has been torn between his intense desire to become a Catholic priest and his equally fervent desire for the company of women.Things don’t get any clearer for Schickler at college, where he initiates serious conversations about becoming a Jesuit just as he enters a passionate re...

You are your own forerunner, and the towers you have builded are but the foundation of your giant–self. And that self too shall be a foundation.And I too am my own forerunner, for the long shadow stretching before me at sunrise shall gather under my feet at the noon hour. Yet another sunrise shall lay another shadow before me, and that also shall be gathered at another noon.Always have we been our own forerunners, and always shall we be. And all that we have gathered and shal...

This groundbreaking book examines the anarchic aspects of Jesus' message, and suggests that the demise of the church as pillar of social order gives it a fresh opportunity to exercise its prophetic role - challenging injustice, shaking institutions and undermining some of the central values and norms on which post-Christian society is built.

Review---"What touches me so deeply about this beautiful story is that it is real, it is true, and at the same time it is supernatural. Jesus is so much part of this book; the tragedy, the pain and the incredible victory! It has increased my faith so much, and reminded me that our final home is not here on earth, but it is in Heaven."Angus Buchan, Author of "Faith Like Potatoes"---Peace and joy in a time of sorrowAt some point in life every perso...

Hundreds of millions of Christians around the world are lacking the basic knowledge of the Bible's teachings. Moreover, they are therefore, unable to take advantage of the full happiness of partaking in joint worship with God. They need to have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil, they need to leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and move on to maturity. This magazine has been penned for that very purpose, to help all Christians to incr...

Loving Gods way is essential for your happiness and for the happiness of those around you. This book is written for anyone seeking the truth about love. For some readers this book will confirm love and it will enlighten others concerning the truth about love. I am sure there will be a few who are shocked. If perceived by the heart from which this book was written, it will change you into a person adamant about seeking the very heartbeat of God. Love! We cannot make it Gods way without genu...

If you want to learn about the subject of "faith", why read a human's narrative on the subject? Go straight to the source for accurate instruction. "Faith" is a comprehensive compilation of Bible verses which speak about the subject of faith. It was intended to be used as a quick reference book for personal devotion and research . The verses contained in this book were pulled from the New King James Version of the Bible, and it is as comprehensive as my Bible search program could provide. ...

What is the turning point that causes a curious journalist and atheist to walk into a church and be converted to Christ the first time she takes communion? At what point is a lifelong atheist and head of one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century persuaded to turn to Christ? What leads a woman, who had a Mafia contract on her life and who appeared on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, to become a Christian in prison and then start a national outreach ministry that has ...

Good things are going to happen for you. I feel it and I believe it. This devotional will build up your faith to see the manifestation of the blessings you believe God for. Life Re-Imagined was born out of seeking God to discover my true Kingdom identity. . The promises of God are available to us to believe and walk into our inheritance. You may have one of those testimonies that read: “if it had not been for God…” and I believe God wants to equip you to do even greater things. Jehovah wan...