Frustrated by Christianity?Modern American Evangelicalism has left many feeling that Christianity is partisan, cheap, shallow, and lifeless.But could it be that this current expression of the faith has failed to capture the deep, ancient power of what it really means to follow Jesus?Finding the Kingdom takes you on a thoughtfully curated journey through the writings of great disciples of Jesus from the past. On this journey down the narrow ...

Can one person change the course of history?The son of a slaveholder, Samuel Dawson abhors slavery. In 1857, Samuel challenges the paradigms of Southern culture by befriending Will, an enslaved boy his father has recently purchased. Samuel's father demands that Samuel end the friendship but can offer no rational reason for doing so.When Samuel is put in charge of his father's plantation, the son begins an audacious experiment. He treats the slaves as human beings. Facing ov...

What would you do to defend your freedom?Following the emancipation of slaves in Texas, twenty-year-old plantation owner Samuel Dawson faces new challenges. Many Texans refuse to accept social and political equality for Blacks, and they resort to violence to return the state to white dominance. The thriving community that Samuel has built is threatened.With freedom under attack by racists, Samuel must decide what he will endure to secure the rights of all Texans. Dawson...

Can justice prevail in the face of overwhelming racism?The election of 1869 was historic. For the first time, Black Texans went to the polls to vote. But many whites were unwilling to accept freedmen as social and political equals. They began plotting to reestablish white supremacy in the state by any means necessary.Aware of the looming threat, Samuel Dawson works to show that Blacks and whites can live together peacefully for the benefit of all. As his ideas are embraced ...

According to Wikipedia: "Ellen Gould White (born Harmon) (November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915), born to Robert and Eunice Harmon, was an American Christian leader whose ministry was instrumental in founding the Sabbatarian Adventist movement that led to the rise of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Supporters of Ellen G. White regard her as a contemporary prophet, even though she never claimed this title for herself. Support for her role is usually expressed in the language that she exhibite...

Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828 January 18, 1917) was a South African writer, teacher, and Christian pastor. Murray considered missions to be "the chief end of the church."- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Here in one volume are many of the writings that influenced one of the most influential pastors and evangelical thinkers of the 20th century. Today's readers know Tozer's name and have read his classic Pursuit of God, but now they can read the same authors he read and learned from. This unique collection of readings has been thoroughly researched and culled from the people Tozer read and quoted. The selections are arranged thematically--including worship, the attributes of God, on...

Analyzes the relation between the seven recorded words that Mary spoke in the Gospels and seven last words of her Son as He hung on the cross. Offers solace for the fears and dilemmas of today's Christian by interpreting the Gospel from the intertwined perspective of Mother and Son.

This classic work from the pen of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen brings together Christ's Sermon on the Mount with his Seven Last Words. From the Mount of the Beatitudes to the Hill of Calvary, Our Lord's public ministry and statements centered on the themes of love and forgiveness, which are explored here with Archbishop Sheen's characteristic insight and passion.Paperback

This book is a classic on prayer, and is continually hailed as one of the greatest books on the subjects by many of the most trusted ministers of the day, to include Leonard Ravenhill, John Piper, Wayne Grudem, and most recently, Tim Challies. This edition includes: Active table of contents. Linked end notes. Contents: 1. The Life of Prayer 2. The Equipment 3. The Direction of the Mind 4. The Engagement: Worship 5. The Engagement...

The Pursuit of God is one of A.W. Tozer's best work. During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit of God. He wrote all night, and when the train arrived at his destination, the rough draft was done. The depth of this book has made it an enduring favorite.This book is a modest attempt to aid God’s hungry children so to find Him. Nothing here is new except in the sense that it is a discovery which my own heart has made of spiritua...

It is a little Bible that describes true Christian ideals loved by both Roman Catholics and Protestants. Kempis has commented on the worldly preoccupations i.e. lust ambition corruption and vanities that prevent us from the eternal truth of Heaven and Divine. It clearly renounces the worldly vanities and aspires for the eternal truth. Inspirational!