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As we walk through life, our Lord and Savior designs a path for us to take in order to serve Him and His people. Many of us wonder where our stories fit into the grand scheme of God's almighty plan and perhaps even question our calling. This collection of essays focuses on the calling of a preacher's journey, both stateside and internationally. While these experiences are not always grandiose, they illustrate how God works in mysterious ways even amidst our normal daily lives.Charles P. Johnson and Kristin Vincenzes (Johnson) offer stories that demonstrate God's work in an ordinary man's life. They invite you to walk with Charles as he shares an honest account of his calling to be a watchman for God's people. They also invite you to consider your own spiritual journey as you read practical meditations focused on living a life filled with grace, joy, worship, and faith.

I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood disease, in February 2019. I looked up God's healing scriptures in the Bible and confessed them daily, and my disease began to disappear.After a few months of speaking these healing promises out loud, the disease was no longer present in my blood.The teaching in this book is God's method of healing. It is not the only method, but the Christian's reading this method, must develop faith in the healing scripture. When one speaks the healing scriptures out loud, a certain amount of faith comes to you.Keep speaking out loud, faith keeps coming. Then you believe -- healing is the results.Thousands of Christians, believers, are going to be healed, if you can believe God's Word.So then Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17 NKJV)

As Christians, we sometimes feel God is so far away. Life takes us through so many trials. Many times, it seems like the road will never end. Some days, we may feel hopeless, depressed, downhearted, and like giving up, but it won't always be like this. We are not alone. We have to constantly remind ourselves that God is so near us. Have hope no matter what life circumstances we face. Our trials come to make us strong. God loves us, and He has a plan for each and every one of us. God demonstrates His love toward us in that, while we were sinners, He hung on the cross for us.We cannot allow the devil to deter our minds and make us feel God doesn't hear our prayer. God is always there ready to deliver and strengthen us. This is a great book on how God is with us when we are going through trials and tribulations. No one can read this book without feeling impressed to trust God more and know He is a prayer-answering God. It is a book that will inspire and entice readers to desire more time alone, meditating on the goodness of God. This book will help you to realize that it doesn't matter how unfortunate things come in your lives, trusting in God will help ease the pain.

Spirit Poems was birthed from times of solitude and prayer with the Holy Spirit of God. During these times, the words of the poems sprung up in my broken spirit as prayers, renewing my soul and cleansing me in the presence of Christ.Spirit poems are, to me, like the psalms, my personal psalms that I have decided to share with others.It is a gift to me from God that I have given back to Him to honor and glorify Him.I pray that this collection of poems will bless, comfort, strengthen, and bring joy to any reader, especially those who may find themselves in a difficult or solitary place. I pray also that it will be instrumental to bringing someone to the acceptance of the love of Jesus Christ.

For Felicity Winters, a life of excitement and passion is overrated. Her small-town, mundane existence is enough--at least, that's what she tells herself. But in her heart of hearts, she longs to trade her spot at the supermarket checkout lane for soil samples and a shovel about a thousand and one miles away. But as her ailing father's caretaker, Felicity's dreams of adventure, love, and greater purpose seem just out of reach. That is, until an unlikely twist of circumstances lands her face-to-face with spontaneous, chivalrous, and irresistible (albeit disenchanted) movie star Hale Monroe.In the wake of his desperate escape from the world of materialism, Felicity's unassuming kindness and selflessness draw Hale into a life he never thought possible. Suddenly, Hale finds himself inexplicably connected to the quirky yet lovable community who refuses to give up on him.Through a whirlwind of small-town shenanigans, Felicity and Hale find their lives becoming more and more closely intertwined. But when an old flame threatens to reignite the past, will the connection between Hale and Felicity grow cold? Can Felicity overcome the ghosts of her past and embrace her God-given purpose?

Baptism, Superstitions, and the Supernatural by Rev. Dr. Lesley G. Anderson is a book uniquely, and unquestionably, one of the most informative and remarkable of its type.The sacrament of baptism is undoubtedly to this day an exceedingly controversial sacrament of the Christian Church. The continuing differing debates, arguments, and views about adult (believers') versus infant baptism are examined. Superstitions and the supernatural associated with this sacrament are given adequate attention in addition to the many other informative factors relating to this sacrament. Further, this sacrament is examined as a scriptural, psychological, theological, and social reality.The introduction of baptism as a liturgical phenomenon highlights the educational quality of this book as it takes the reader into the interesting and fascinating areas of baptism of blood, baptism by fire, baptism of the dead, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and baptism in the name of Jesus only. In addition, this book brings to the fore an intrinsic excitement and understanding about the symbols and symbolisms, images and mysteries, signs and wonders associated with this sacrament. The role of the Holy Spirit and the centrality of Jesus in the baptismal act are of importance recognized.If symbolically baptism means dying to sin and rising to new life with Christ, does this apply only to adult believers? This book explores the question against the background of research conducted in the Central American country of Belize that unearthed the views and beliefs of laypersons. The reach of the work extends beyond Belize, and Methodist traditions are compared with contrasting beliefs and practices of other denominations. Popular superstitions associated with baptism are also explored as well as the impact of African cultural practices on Christian theology in the lived experience of Caribbean peoples.Although this research was conducted in Belize, it is borderless and boundless. Of vital interest is the exploration of this sacrament in African religious beliefs and cultural practices. According to Professor Neville Duncan, former director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, the book is "theologically and sociologically stimulating...while written from the Methodist perspective...the issues raised will resonate with all Christian denominations." All denominations noted in this book are given their due respect regardless of their beliefs and/or baptismal practices.

This is a very inspirational book. A book that God revealed to me and inspired me to write about three years ago and I hope when readers begin to read this book, that it really will help them if they are down and out, or just need to read about these pastor's story, and what they read causes them to want to stay closer or get closer to Jesus Christ. I found out that sometimes we get down and out and don't sometimes know who to turn to, but if we pick up a book like this and read about others like these pastors and read about how they made it through life's ups and downs, maybe what they said can be very encouraging and inspiring in your own life. That's one thing I like about my book, any book, especially if the book is very inspiring like this book. When they pick this book up and begin to read what's inside and see what others has said, maybe they can see something they can relate to daily. I heard and old saying, you can't judge a book by its cover until you open it up and see what's inside. So, when readers pick up this book and see what's inside, I pray what they read be a blessing to them and forever change their life.

This book is meant for you to cut up!Lunchbox Devotion for Kids is a children's devotional book containing a choice of over two hundred devotions for parents to pick from to place in their child's lunchbox each day. Each devotion consists of a short scripture, a short comment from the author about the scripture, and a lined space on the back for you--the parent(s)--to add your own words of encouragement.There are so many things that go on in our children's lives during their days at school. It is encouraging for them to know that their parent(s) are thinking about them and to have a note of encouragement in with their lunch. Spiritual food is just as important for their minds as physical food is for their bodies. Reinforcing God's love for your child each day will ultimately draw them closer to Him and influence how they react with those around them.

Dreams to Visions is a testament of God's power. Throughout my life God has guided and prepared me for things through dreams and visions. Each dream and vision was unique. Some dreams and visions were specific to the season I was experiencing in my life. My dreams and visions were not always pleasant, and I endured many sleepless nights. However, I understand it was God's way of warning me of things happening or things that were to come. I wanted to share my experience with others about my dreams and visions, but I was often met with criticism. It was not my task to make others around me believe in God's power. Oftentimes, I wondered why me, but why not me. I was chosen, handpicked by God, to be a visionary. This book covers my journey and experiences with God through dreams and visions. It is a personal account of my relationship with God.

Many people go through the Bible for years and are surprised when they find something they had not seen or heard before.This happened to me.I found the verse in Zechariah 3:10 speaking about a cornerstone that had the engraving cleaned out and to be set back in the temple stones covering the foundation by Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua.This led to other verses.I became like a detective searching for all the clues.The Bible gives the history of the temples built from Solomon to Herod the Great. The cornerstone is not mentioned in the history Solomon's temple or of Herod's temple.A lot of details are given to the building of Solomon's temple. The amount of gold, silver, and iron used are recorded. The contract between Solomon and King Hiram of Tyre is recorded. How many men working in the forest of Lebanon are recorded, and how often they were relieved. There is no mention of the cornerstone there.It is not mentioned in the history of King Herod. This is because he never set it in his temple. He hid it. We can know it was there because of the record of it being replaced by Zerubbabel, and it was the temple built by Zerubbabel that Herod was tearing apart and remodeling.Zechariah qualifies it being in Solomon's temple by telling of the cleaning out the engraving and of the old men who saw it reset by Zerubbabel, and when they saw it, they wept loudly from the remembrance of it in the first temple (Ezra 3:12).What is the importance of this stone?It is the engraving. What is the meaning of the seven eyes engraved on it? This is what gives you its importance. Revelation 5:6 tells you what the seven eyes represent.Here is where people get uncomfortable. Revelations speak of God having seven spirits. They get confused, and this is unsettling. But let us think for just a moment. Yes, the Bible speaks of God being one Spirit. He is! The spirit used in Revelation is used in a different way. As God has the spirit of wrath, grief, long-suffering, forgiveness, and others. Why eyes? This represents God looking into the affairs of men in the ways of wrath, patience, and the five othersJesus came in the fullness of God with these ways of looking into men.The cornerstone is the token sign of the coming Messiah to the Jews. He was the cornerstone of their faith, unknowingly. But the cornerstone significance will become known. The Messiah, Jesus, would become their Messiah as they learn and understand the scriptures and his life.This Old Testament verse from Habakkuk 2:11 tie it up: "For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it."It is this author's belief that King Herod the Great hid the cornerstone in the walls around the temple complex as he remodeled and enlarged it. There are still walls left that were built by him. Question: Why are the Jews and Christians drawn to the section called the "Wailing Wall?"The beam out of the timber is the cross. The stone cried out. The Messiah is coming. The beam out of the timber answered, He has come.