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In the darkness, the battle we fight can be very detrimental, very costly. It isnt how long or how short the battle is, but how well equipped we are for fighting the enemy.The night is long, the battle sore, No time to stop and tally score. Keep fighting on, dont give up ground,For soon youll wear the victors crown.Our trust must be in Gods ability to see us through the darkest times, not in His desire to let us escape the night.When I Sit In Darkness is a beacon that will cast a light into your world, giving you strength for today and hope for tomorrow. From its pages, I trust that you can feel the Spirit of the Lord as the words sink deep into your soul, and bring assurance that you will survive your darkness.

Faith is messy. We are often disappointed, if not disillusioned, with God. Disappointment, divorce, sin, and suffering often dominate our Christian landscape. When these things come our way, our response is often to find our needs met outside of God, ministry, or the church. Consciously or not we say, "e;I tried; God failed. I'll meet my needs myself."e; This often leads us down a path of even more disappointment, broken relationships, unsatisfied ambitions, and heartfelt needs. Is God really enough for all we need? When God Is Not Enough brings to light God's sovereignty and love within the biblical narrative and through some of the characters of Scripture He has so lovingly chosen to reveal His glory. In viewing His story and theirs, we find meaning and purpose in our ownand this not just for ourselves but also for the life of the world. But this story would be incomplete without its fulfillment in Jesus Christ and what He has done. When God Is Not Enough takes a hard look at what it truly means to be not only a Christian but a disciple of Jesus Christ. With Christ as our life, we find it is in dying that we truly live, and so to live is really to truly die. This is the way Christ has made for us. If Jesus, in living this life to the fullest, lost His life on the cross, then it will surely cost us no less in attempting to do the same. When God Is Not Enough gives an honest look at what it takes to live a life for God and what is truly available through Him for our joy and for the life of the world.

The Parables are instructive stories that Jesus told while teaching His disciples and the crowds who came to hear Him. Memory can be fickle. Facts and details fade despite our efforts to keep them fresh, but when they are wrapped in an exciting story we can recall them with clarity. Consequently, Jesus taught using stories parables so that our memories would be invigorated and we would remember these lessons for years, if not for a lifetime.In A Matter of the Heart we will study eighteen parables Jesus taught. These are some of the most important, if not the most important lessons He wants us to understand and remember. We will study the parable of the Prodigal Son wherein we will come to know the meaning of sin, of repentance, forgiveness, and the grace of a loving father. In the parable of the Good Samaritan we will see that Gods desire for mercy trumps obligation and duty, and we will see through this man a model of Jesus, our Good Samaritan. We will study the Kingdom of Heaven parables for a picture of the kingdom that Jesus established, and come to understand what it means to be a citizen thereof. We will explore the parable of the Wedding Feast which reveals an awesome future event wrapped around a marriage that God the Father arranged for Jesus, His son. We will look at the wise and the foolish, the just and the unjust. We will get a glimpse of heaven itself through the lens of Jesus teachings. We will study His instruction about prayer, the dangers of ingratitude and a cold heart, the true measure of success, and the meaning of stewardship. Jesus taught using parables each and every one a blessing, each A Matter of the Heart.

And it shall be, that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even on them shall be no rain. Zachariah 14:17 (AKJV).There have been many spiritual and physical interpretations of this passage. Rain symbolizes the blessings for which we pray. Could it be that God is angry with Christians who fail to heed this injunction? Many Christians go to Church and read their Bibles, but often forget to avail themselves of the promises of Christian pilgrimage as contained in the above passage. More tragic is the fact that some fail to separate pilgrimage from tourism. The result is that they too are not blessed. In this book, we take you step-by-step in the spiritual journey to the Holy Land that never goes out of fashion. The holiness of Israel as the Promised Land is evident in the several spiritual sites you will encounter. You get a glimpse of the marvelous miracles of God. This book also helps the pilgrim to stay focused in order to be blessed. It is an inseparable guide to the pilgrim in need of additional ecclesiastic literature.

Abandoned. Rejected. Ridiculed. Humiliated. I was a glutton for punishment, it seems. Each time I was hurt, I moved right on to the next source of pain. Whether it was the consequence of someone elses actions or a byproduct of my own, pain seemed to find me even when I was not seeking it. With my focus on pain relief and nothing more, I made one wrong decision after the next until I changed my focus.

Proof God Hears Your Prayers is the true story of Jen Crouse and her connection to God through her prayers. As a young lady, Jen prayed to God to help her find her purpose, and to her surprise, it would be found after a tragic car accident. Jen was not expected to live because of her injuries, but after time spent in deep prayer with God, she did! Jen went on with her new life in a wheelchair, and she achieved many accomplishments, which Jen describes throughout this book. Proof God Hears Your Prayers is an inspirational testimony of how through prayer God can make the impossible possible.

Much has been written and debated concerning the details of the creation account. In doing so, that which is of most importance has been missed. This is Gods Purpose for His Creation, which is seen in the way of His creation, His actions, and all He allowed to happen. Gods purpose and plan was not seen to begin with; consequently, a number of teachings resulted. These teachings have become tradition and are addressed herein by the following questions that reveal His purpose: What did God mean when He called His creation good and very good?Did God originally create Adam and Eve with immortal, physical bodies?Were all animals and mankind originally created to be vegetarians?Why did God cast Satan and his angels onto the earth and not elsewhere?Did eating of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evilwhich God called goodinclude both physical and spiritual death?What was the Tree of Life all about? Was an animal killed when God made clothes out of skin for Adam and Eve, and if so, was it the first animal to die?What all was cursed when Adam sinned?What were the penalties because of Adams sin?Understanding all of this sets the foundation for and enables us to see Gods purpose for his creation from the beginning in Genesis to the end in Revelation. This is God revealing the fullness of His nature and His loving mercy and grace, which was never before seen or experienced in His heavenly kingdom. This is specifically revealed through Jesus Christ.

What if Christianity is simple? When Jesus gave his first public address, he said, I have come to fulfill the law and the prophets and to set the captives free. When a contract is fulfilled, it is completed and is no longer in effect. Religion is a form of bondage that enslaves its adherents to a set of rules that constitute sin. It portrays the image of a God who acts as a judge. In one hand he has a legal pad and pen and in the other a club. When sufficient sins have been committed, the club is used on the sinner. Jesus died on the cross to fulfill the need for justice and came to earth to show that God is not the ogre with a club but a loving father with outstretched arms wanting to hug his children He sent to us the Holy Spirit so we might have the heart and mind of Christ and be empowered to live a life free from the bondage of sin and religion. This book shows the reader how to do that and points out the stumbling blocks that may interfere. It enables the reader to see the simplicity of Christianity and understand why it should surpass religion in our lives.

The Lord says in Isaiah 55:1 (NIV), Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters.As we come to Him and are nourished from His Word, we can strengthen our faith and find that sweet place of refuge in Him.

Out oth Bushes is about discipleship. Discipleship is about building (growing) relationships, with God and others. As we live our lives as disciples of Jesus, we are constantly involved in moving from being natural (like the world and the flesh) to being spiritual (more and more like Jesus). How do you teach the mind or attitude of Jesus? You do it one principle at a time, one story at a time, one shocking experience at a time.

After December 25, 2007, the Redenius family would never be the same again. Just days before, DeAnn had proclaimed to her husband the frustration she felt about the true meaning of Christmas, which was the birth of Christ. This message seemed to have diminished in importance everywhere she looked, whether it was in a store, an advertisement, or in the songs played on a radio station, Jesus seemed to be taken out of Christmas. DeAnn reminded herself what Christmas was really aboutwho Jesus really was and why He came to save mankind in the first place. As she made a promise that night to God that she would make sure everyone knew who Jesus was, DeAnn never thought that she would be called out to deliver His message so soon! It was the phone call they received the night of Christmas that would change the lives of the family forever. DeAnn was later instructed to give her testimony of Jesus Christ in a time of tragedy when her family learned what it truly meant to accept Christs unfailing love and salvation with an indescribable heart of what it truly means to forgive and love one another. Jesus called all to have that Heart like a Child. This is where DeAnns story begins and endswith the message of believing even when Gods ways cannot be seen or understood. In the midst their trials and sufferings, DeAnn and her family chose to look to God and take refuge, for there was hope for a new day.

God's Promises to Me is a tool created by Su Bacon and Linda Deal to help parents teach children to love God, know His promises, and know He is always there for them.Gods Promises to Me is one month of Gods Word to be repeated every month for one year. Each day will have one of Gods promises with words to believe and a prayer. There is also a space for you or your child to journal. They can record their thoughts, joys, concerns or prayer requests. They will then be able to look back at their journal and see how God keeps His promises and He is always with them. By reading and journaling Gods Promises to Me for one year, their faith will have a strong foundation and defense when going out into their world. It is through God's Word that parents can teach their children that God is always with them, and they are never alone.

There is a narrow path on the journey through life that leads to a secret place in God where our adversary cannot find usa place where we are so hidden in Jesus Christ that we are off the map and preserved from the daily struggles and vexations of the enemy of our souls. This Highway of Holiness is only found in abiding intimately with our Lord, and James Maloney has endeavored to highlight a few keys that provide a unique perspective on the present-day deliverance ministry of Jesus. We all must come up higher in our walk with the Lord if we desire to truly live above the Snake Line.

Holy Heritage traces the journey of the Anglican faith from its first flowering on the ancient island of Brittania through its emigration in the sixteenth century to the New World and transplantation to a wild, neglected area of a strange land called Texas. There, in 1856, after a long, historic struggle for survival, this faith was firmly planted as the Parish Church of Saint Matthew in a tiny village called Dallas. The reader is invited to accompany that first parish through the struggles of the Civil War and the Reconstruction era, following its transformation into a cathedral church. Each tenure of its nineteen fascinating deans is detailed along with the parallel growth of the city each served, never forgetting the frontiersmen whose struggles made it all possible. Here, the reader will also learn why an Irishman called Alexander Charles Garrett is called the Apostle of Texas as well as which of the pioneer Dallas clerics was the first man to climb Mount McKinley, wrote a book in Japanese, was born in Scotland, and was killed in action during the Civil War and what happens next.

Lost and confused can a stranger really help Will escape the desert island he has always called home, or will the elders of the land destroy the stranger before Will can learn the truth? Its all about being rescued. Take your children on an allegorical adventure of a lifetime to discover the truth of love, salvation, and the Trinity.

WHAT IS YOUR BATTLE CRY?What does it mean to shout a battle cry? And, is making a proclamation, even a loud one, enough? A battle cry is an announcement built on truth and designed to inspire you into both greater belief and action. It requires you to know and think the truth. Ephesians 4:23 says "e;to be made new in the attitude of your mind."e; This is the heart of intentional thinking. Everyday you have a choice. Are you going to speak life or death into your heart, mind, relationships, situations, and future? Understanding how to speak truth into your life and embrace the power to stand on those truths are key to overcoming and walking in your kingdom destiny! Armed with the truth you can shout your Battle Cry!This devotional will teach you nine powerful statements, Battle Cries, designed to build your faith and ignite your heart to overcome! You will be challenged to take a look at how you are thinking, encouraged to align yourself with the perspective of heaven, and empowered to walk in the grace and freedom of the cross! Warrior on!As a priest wanting my people to come to God's Word for guidance, I will recommend Battle Cry. This devotional is soundly based on scripture and great for trials everyday life brings. I have found it be a great inspiration. -Monsignor Craig Harrison, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi ChurchWe believe Battle Cry will move you from thinking and praying in theory to activated studying and prayer that will lead you to real transformation.-Senior Pastor & Mrs. Russ & Morgan Chambers of Hingepoint Church

The Sheep Gate attempts to explain exactly what Christianity and Christian life are truly about through the use of analogies. The purpose of the book is to help people find a closer relationship with God and to help people get through this life with Gods guiding hand helping them find peace in this life. This book is meant to be easy to understand and easy to read with the hope that readers might have a closer relationship with Christ.

No one is immune to trials-cancer, death, divorce, loss of jobs-the list goes on. How does one cope with these traumatic events? How does one take brokenness and make something good from it?Join author Jacqueline Wallace as she shares what she's learned throughout her life about going through life's trials and coming out stronger and better for it. Speaking from a perspective of one who has lived with a debilitating disease and fought against breast cancer, Wallace shares truths she has learned about allowing God to transform one's life from brokenness into a whole life, filled with hope, joy, and purpose. Brokenness to Beauty: Transforming Your Brokenness into a Beautiful Life shines a light on the pathway through the valley of suffering. It seeks to encourage, strengthen, and empower its reader on the way to wholeness, joy, and peace in the midst of trials."e;I have had the privilege to enjoy reading Brokenness to Beauty and was touched by Jacque's testimony, faith, and trust in the Savior. You will be encouraged to see how to lean on the Lord through affliction and how He is faithful to answer prayer as we trust in Him alone."e; -Rose Anderson, Director of Women's Ministry, East Cooper Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina"e;Like a conversation with a good friend, Jacque encourages us through her own personal experiences of finding solid hope in the midst of suffering and the unknown. Filled with inspirational and practical tools, Brokenness to Beauty guides us on how to put our own suffering into an eternal perspective, finding beauty in our brokenness."e;-Debbie Haupt, Women's Ministry Director, The Bridge Bible Church , Bakersfield, CA

What are God's blessings? • Are they spiritual in nature, or can they be material items?• Should we desire or even ask for God's blessings?• Is there a reason God would withdraw His blessings from us?• What do we need to door not doto be in line for God's blessings?• Should we use "e;God bless you"e; as a catchphrase when greeting someone or telling them good-bye?As JR wrote Keys to God's Blessings he allowed the Lord to help him answer these questions and more. As you read this book you will see that there are greater rewards than you can imagine as you seek God and His blessings.

Life happens to all of us. Oftentimes we are ill prepared to deal with the brute-force winds of trouble that can leave us wounded and maimed. Being hurt can gouge the very life out of our lives.It is a true saying that hurt people, hurt people. Humans are daily at risk of hurts being inflicted upon us by parental, sibling, marital, peer, coworker, or church relationships. One of the greatest threats to divine fulfillment and living a fulfilling life is unforgiveness. Its tentacles attach to every area of our lives, choking Gods potential, power, purpose, and promise right out of us. It is an untreated disease in our world and sad to say, so often in the church. Many are our afflictions, but God has promised to deliver us out of them all. He wants to heal our hurts and set us free from unforgiveness. I believe that the door of escape from the things that afflict and cripple our lives is being forgiven and giving forgiveness. If you or someone you know struggles with unforgiveness and bitterness, this book can help. It is a candid conversation, a practical perspective, a challenge for the heart, a refreshing for the soul, and much more.

Have you ever had a harrowing or nerve-wracking experience and then thought to yourself when it was all over, Whew! That was a close call! Sure you have! We all have. Close calls happen every day to people just like you and me. But think for a moment. Have you ever wondered why? Have you chosen to view these events as divine orchestrations over time, or have you simply dismissed them as random, isolated occurrences? Did you think to thank God when you were eventually spared or when a disaster threatening the safety or welfare of others was averted? I mean really thank God? Did you say with conviction in your heart, Thanks be to God! or merely blurt out with a sigh of relief, Thank God thats over!? Or were you so wrapped up in the excitement of the event that you never even considered Gods involvement? For many of us, the latter hits the nail on the head. We narrowly escape, breathe sighs of relief, consider ourselves lucky, and press on. Rarely, if ever, do we seem to view the close calls in our lives as divinely orchestrated, providential experiences with specific purposes and eternal implications.In this deeply personal and down to earth book, Mark Loring Wheeler, through a series of incredibly vivid and sometimes heart wrenching accounts of amazing close calls, makes a compelling case that the events in our lives are not just random occurrences, but rather divinely orchestrated experiences through which God reshapes and prepares us for a much greater purpose.

Have you ever received devastating news, lost a job, home, relationship, loved one, felt hopeless, or had to start over? With one phone call, the author's entire world was swept away. In shock, she screamed at the top of her lungs, "e;God! Help me, please!"e; And he did, over and over again. This extraordinary story will captivate, motivate, and accelerate your desire to give God a chance as you see the author go from nothing to something, from survival to living, from broken to healed, and from fear to faith. You will experience the miraculous truth of what God and his love can do for you too, as you watch him rebuild her life into something beautiful, meaningful, and worth living for

This book can become your book because it gives meaning to your life stories. It gives you a way to escape from the hard knocks of life while giving you hope.

Extremists around the globe are waging jihad against Christians and slaughtering them at an alarming rate. When a small church group visits the Valley of Elah, the legendary site of David and Goliath, they are singled out and killed by extremists. One extremist eludes capture by Israeli authorities and makes it back to America, where he plots an even more audacious act. Zoe and Zach Voss are twelve-year-old twins who must decide what it means to be a Jesus follower when extremism comes to America. Do the twins fight back? Do they cower and accept the inevitable? Or is there another avenue available to them? Before their epic showdown with the extremist, something unexpected happens that will uniquely prepare them to confront this evil. Zoe and Zach are whisked away in the spirit and live out the biblical story of David and Goliath. They meet David just before he is anointed king by the prophet Samuel and stay with David through that fateful morning when he steps into the valley and kills Goliath. During their time with David, Zach learns how to throw smooth stones from a sling, and Zoe learns how to play the lyre. After living through this spiritual encounter with David, Zoe and Zach learn to trust God, as seen through the eyes of David. They learn that the battle is the Lords, and Gods weapons are his written Word and his music. Zoe and Zach will have no other choice but to use these powerful weapons when they come face to face with extremism. But will it be enough?

With the alphabet as their outline, Tim Howard and the pastoral staff of Koinonia Church explore twenty-six aspects of Gods love for us and how we can love others in the way God loves us. From Acceptance to Zeal, each aspect takes you deeper into Gods love for us and provokes you to receive Gods love and love others with His love.

Jesus is always showing us His personality through what He created! Thru His creation we are able to discover Jesuss humor, gentleness, power, love, wonder, and work ethicjust to name a few traits! The amazing thing is that Jesus has invited us along in this journey called "e;life"e; to discover Him in creation! 1 Chronicles 22:19 states, "e;Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord"e; Get to know the living Jesus who desires a friendship with you!This is a kid-friendly, scripture-based book containing interactive pieces and filled with fun facts that will lead you into a desire to find Jesus in His creation!

A small victim of smoke inhalation lay in a coma clinging to life. Her single-mother of six wept when she was told by doctors the two year old was not expected to survive. She not only survived, but today thrives by Gods grace to bring you these heartfelt and encouraging words of nourishment for the soul.With this series of short stories recounting real life experiences, Brenda Baker takes the reader on her personal journey to happiness and shares how throughout the ups, downs, twists, and turns of her life, the power of the Almighty surrounded, enfolded, protected, and watched over her.She Had to Die, So I Could Live will help you see, no matter what youve been through in life God can take your experiences and use them for His purpose. Youll laugh, youll cry, you may even get a little angry, but when youre done youll see, beyond the pain, theres still hope.

Does the story of the Exodus still matter today? Of course it does! As you read this retelling of the Israelites wilderness adventure through the eyes of an Israelite child, you and your children can be reminded that Gods promises are always true: every time, all the time.

Have you sometimes wondered if God hears your prayers? Is there something you have prayed for that has not come to pass?The stories in I Know God is Alive: Hes in My Kitchen can help you understand the different ways in which God answers prayer. Perhaps your faith will be strengthened as you read about the experiences of others who have reached out to the Lord in times of need.Prayer is our lifeline to the Father. It is our privilege to kneel at His feet and bare our soulswe dare not neglect so great a gift.

This collection of devotionals started as morning emails to a friend. It just gives real life happenings that turned into life lessons learned by the author, and it is a desire that others will read and be helped as well. It seems like we get so stressed about life and living life that we forget to sit back and enjoy the trip of being a forgiven child of God on our journey home.