Two generations before he was born, God was at work orchestrating the life of Dr. Lu for His kingdom purposes. Follow him from the grip of communism to the remote jungles of Burma to the pagoda-filled skyline of Chiang Mai. You will meet a man completely sold-out to Jesus Christ and living life in full dependence on Him: Called by God – Commissioned to the unreached and vulnerable – Connected to global ministry –Challenged and experiencing Conquest. Wherever you are in your personal spirit...

There is an increasing awareness in Evangelical Christianity of the tremendous redemptive-eschatological significance of the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. That event is no longer being seen as simply the destruction of the Jewish capital. It is becoming more and more clear that the fall of that city had tremendous spiritual importance. In spite of this growing awareness and appreciation of the events of AD 70, it is increasingly common, especially in the Amillennial and Postmillennial world,...

You Had the Experience. Now Here Is the Map.Something happened to you. Maybe it was psilocybin, ayahuasca, DMT — or something that arrived without a name. You went somewhere. Or something came through. And when it was over, the world looked the same. But you were different.The symbols won't leave. The visions surface in ordinary moments. Ego death was real — terrifying or transcendent — and yet no one around you seems to have a framework that can hold what ...

Still Hurting? FIND HEALTH! presents a new model of disease, which empowers readers suffering with pain, symptoms (e.g., fatigue), and symptom syndromes (e.g., irritable bowel, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue) that doctors can't explain. Whatever their philosophical, spiritual, religious, or secular world views, readers will discover how and why they hurt and what they can do to help themselves and work effectively with their caring professionals. EVERYONE HURTS. Everyone is symptomatic from...

The biblical story of Jonah is a very familiar one. The word of the Lord comes to Jonah and tells him to go to Nineveh, that great city and cry against it. However, instead of obeying the word of the Lord, Jonah gets on a ship headed across the sea. The ship is going in the opposite direction from Nineveh. It is soon apparent that Jonah was also embarking on an emotional journey. Maybe, you have not considered suicide, but I know you have been angry. Perhaps, you have never dealt with depr...

Synopsis: The Duck Dog Adventure is a heart-pounding story about teamwork and wildlife. A dedicated trainer, takes her talented Labrador Retriever, Orion, on his very first duck hunt. After months of training, the duo venture into the wild to put Orion‛s instincts to the ultimate test. The day is filled with Orion proving himself to be a natural. He successfully navigates the terrain and retrieves several ducks, marking a triumphant milestone. As the day ...

Many people who think or say they are Christians may not really be and may not even know it.Genuinely Converted spells out the concrete, recognizable signs that someone is genuinely converted, which means their old life has passed away and a new person has emerged.Christian conversion is at the heart of the all-important questions that many of us have, such as “Why are we here?” and “What happens to us after we die?”While our Christ-centere...

From the Heart of the Doctor The wonderful thing about life is that it is renewed daily. Plants grow; animals are born, mature, mate, and produce another generation; even bacteria and viruses reproduce to propagate their kind. We humans, however, are the only creatures God has made who have some control over our destiny. We have that wonderful thing called choice. We can and do choose which direction our life can and will take. The even more remarkable thing about our lives is that once we...

A Book that explores spiritual desensitization through a powerful biblical lens, and uncovers lessons of faith and resisting temptation.

R.E. Franzen has served Christ for over forty years. It is his heart’s desire to contribute all these years of experience, knowledge, and gifts to the Body of Christ to create spiritually strong disciples of Christ. Within a concise study guide, Franzen shares two chapter excerpted from his book, The Narration of Creation: God’s Beautiful Story of Your Beginning, to help believers break free of modern, western thinking patterns, settle into an ancient Near Eastern mindset to gain a deeper ...

What happens when an atheist and a believer find themselves next door neighbours? What happens when religion finds itself in a culture of science and secularism? Could they hold hands? Could they fall in love?Faith in Doubt claims that churches speak about faith and God only from within the world view of an ancient culture—as foreign to modern people as Latin. No wonder there is a precipitous decline in church attendance. Faith in Doubt proposes that churches start a conversation w...

In 2018 Rick began challenging his congregation to pray twice each day at 7:14 AM/PM for our nation. The idea grew from the text: 2 Chronicles 7:14:” if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Rick began publishing a daily prayer entitled 7:14 each morning on Facebook and email list. This current book is a compilation of nearl...