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Sometimes there's nowhere to run and no one to call. Sometimes you have to be steadfast and find God right where you're standing! Whether that's at school, at home, at work, out on the street, in the desert or down in the dungeon. Psalm 139:8 says, "If I ascend into heaven, THOU art there! If I make my bed in hell, behold THOU art there! God IS wherever you are, if you would just consciously REALIZE and HOLD this truth in your heart! Through prayer, meditation and grace ...all things are possible!

About the Author PASTOR BOB HENRYThis book is the result of my first effort at the art of book writing. God spoke to me about 22 months ago about this book. I didn't know if it was God, or my own mind. So, I did nothing about it. I really did not have any desire to write a book. Then about several months ago, He spoke to me again about this book. Well, this time I said to Him, "Lord I'll do it, but only if you help me. Well, He has helped me. After writing some of the contents of this book, I would read it and wonder ... where in the world did I get all of this information? This huge project surprised me even more. As I write this book I am in my 83rd year on this planet. Until 1972, I lived one hell of a life style ... that is the best way I can explain it. Then, because of my praying mother (and her praying Christian friends), God backed me into a corner where the only way out was up. On August 15th, 1972 at about 8:45 p.m., I reached out to the Lord and He reached down His nail-pierced hand and took hold of mine. From that moment until now, I have not been the same. I declare this: If God never does another thing for me, what He done that night will last through eternity.In my 42 years of being a son of God, and a joint heir with Jesus, I have found out that God's word works ... all of the time! I have been delivered from many distresses in my walk with God. Even to the healing of cancer in my body.Here's the key to successfully using God's word, and walking in victory - - -God's Word is spirit. Yes, even though it may be in the form of a book; it is still spirit. Jesus himself said that very thing. It was written by a Spirit, i.e., the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it only works in the realm of the spirit world. When we get it into our spirit man, then we can take it and make it work for us in this physical world.This even works in our prayer life also. So, I ask you, if you buy this book, please don't let it lie around and gather dust. If you use it, you can be assured that it will work for you.God bless and keep you in His love and grace is my prayer for you.

A neglected cat is found living in an abandoned lumber yard. He had been hit by two cars in one day yet survived. We adopted him and named him Good Boy. He saved my life. Discover how my life of abuse and neglect mirrored his. My neglect led to group homes and foster care; Good Boy's neglect led him to our home. --"Katherine's commitment to the care and welfare of Good Boy was extraordinary. Her love and care were directly responsible for his continued happy life. Over the course of conversations, I came to understand her passion for the well-being of others extended far beyond animals." - Tami Rosich, DVM, Sunrise Blvd. Animal Hospital (Citrus Heights, CA) --"From the beginning of her story, I was moved. Katherine's story shows how great faith plays a part in our survival in these challenging times. Faith can get us through anything! I believe that this was one of the biggest lessons in her work." - Felicia Johnson, Author of "Her" --"Katherine is a dedicated Christian and animal advocate, and tirelessly works to enhance the lives of those who have been impacted by the foster care system. This book aptly portrays her passions, and how they tie together to create a therapeutic environment for those overcoming severe obstacles in life." - Daniel Tiblets, Creator of Foster Leaders Katherine Jones is a resident of Citrus Heights, California. She is a passionate advocate for animals and foster care youth. Her foster care advocacy has garnered recognition from organizations and politicians, including the Foster Children's Day Award, which is nationally celebrated every December 12th and is given to those who dedicate their lives to building awareness for the unique backgrounds of foster youth.

Take your "Selfie!"You can have joy...You can rejoice in the Lord, always...You can overcome selfishness...We all need to reflect and allow God to show us our value.Christ''s gift to us was love.  In Ephesians 5: 2, Paul implores the Ephesians to..."walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God..." (NKJV)  You can learn to love others no matter what they do or say.  That is selflessness!  Learn to pray without ceasing.Learn to identify your God given gifts.Learn to hide scriptures in your heart.Learn to overcome selfishness! Jamie Walters and her husband, David, live in Kentucky.  The mother of three grown children and "Nana" of seven grandchildren, she loves to visit them every chance she and David can.  As a retired teacher, Jamie continues to minister to the needs of others in her church family and community. christianselfiebyjamie.simplesite.com

About the AuthorMalcolm Jamal Phillips is a young man who is a Christian and a radical for Jesus. Malcolm has cerebral palsy, but that doesn''t stop him from living life for Jesus. Malcolm uses a DynaVox Vmax to communicate and to write with his left knee. Malcolm knows that without Jesus, nothing is possible. Malcolm likes this prayer, and it can be found in 1 Chronicles 4:10 from the New International Version:Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ''Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.'' And God granted his request.Malcolm has a special purpose from God, and that is to get people to realize that everybody needs Jesus today. 

This is an unusually fascinating book. It synthesizes three vital areas of the kingdom - ministry, leadership, and succession into a single craftwork of scholarly quality and excellent narrative skills. In this book, G. Thomas Dowie skillfully explains that ministry is a synergy of a divine call, personal factors, and circumstantial realities. The concept of ministry is expanded beyond the confines of individualized mindset, and its composite nature clarified.Pastor Dowie weaves leadership into the patchwork by tying in two strands of thought. Firstly, he pinpoints the critical challenge of fortifying the leader''s capacity for effective governance. Secondly, leadership is taught as the process of harvesting the potentials of followers and harmonizing their varying interests with the purpose of the organization.In the end, success will be ultimately measured by whether or not the institution outlasts itself through subsequent generations. That is the essence of succession. Ministry is the framework; leadership is the catalyst.    G. Thomas Dowie''s book, The Spirit of the Ministry is thought-provoking, insightful and gripping. Well, this book is intelligently written and it is practical and readable. In the various ministry arenas today, there is a great need for Biblical leadership like never before and this is why pastor Dowie''s book is so relevant and vital.  - KENDELL KAUFFELDT, LIBERIA COUNTRY DIRECTOR SAMARITAN''S PURSE 

WILL THERE EVER BE A SOLUTION TO THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY?Using the Holy Bible as his foundational source and drawing from historical and theological sources, Dr. Jailal answers the most relevant  questions confronting mankind today, and reveals the guaranteed way for  human beings to live  forever in the perfect world.• Why is humanity experiencing so much suffering?• Why does Israel, a  small nation with 8 million, dominate world news?• Why is Jerusalem fought over by Jews, Christians and Muslims?• Why is Islam seeking to conquer the whole world?• Why is the UN powerless to implement a solution?   • Why are Jews and Christians the victims of continuous persecution?• Are all religions right in their understanding of God?• And who really is God? • When and why will Messiah return?This book unmasks the hidden, sinister power  behind the sin and suffering extant on this earth today, the spiritual forces influencing human governments,  and the reasons for  the world''s hatred of Jews and Christians worldwide.This book investigates the spectrum of human existence from its initiation to its consummation, when YHVH, the One True God, will miraculously intervene to dethrone Satan, the chief enemy of mankind, and establish His Eternal Kingdom. Your eternal destination is at stake! Dr. Lincoln A. Jailal is the founder and pastor of Ambassadors For Christ Ministries, an organization committed to equipping and educating pastors, leaders and people globally with the transforming, unchanging truth. As a pastor and educator since 1982, and a clinical counselor since 1999, he has conducted numerous conferences and seminars in the USA, Caribbean, and many nations in Asia and Africa. His greatest passion is to help humans become rightly reconciled with God, and enter The Kingdom of God.   

One day I asked how I got here, then I asked who created mankind. When I was told God created mankind, I asked, "How did God get here?"Years later, I was asked the same question. I said that in the beginning, God created Adam and Eve. When asked who created God, I said, "The Bible says he always exists. Creation is the evidence that God exists." For amusement, man explores the natural world to understand why things exist. Studying nature is the method of learning how he got here. Many cultures have developed creation theories and myths, giving birth to various beliefs that explain the origin of life with the same essential elements. The alternative to religion is evolution and the ancient astronaut theory. Evolution is the idea that we exist without a creator, mutating from primates to an advanced species. The ancient astronaut theory says that we are a crossbreed between alien DNA and primates. The gods of the old creation myths were aliens. Since we are here, should what we believe about our origins matter? If we believe in aliens, it matters because it means that we are not alone in the universe. Perhaps alien technology will help us solve our world problems. Evolution would only matter if we could advance to a stage in which we can alter the natural selection process, expand life, or prevent ourselves from extinction. Other than that, what are the benefits of evolution?If we believe in God, it matters because we believe there is life after death. Religion is the eternal hope for our existence.The heavens declare the work of God without words. The heavens, the earth, and the animals reveal the wisdom and knowledge of God.

General USA Edition: A Topical Proverbs Developmental Moral Study Guide & Workbook, By Patrick Skinner48 Short Topical Chapters for greater character focus & understanding: including the Fruit of the Spirit as seen in ProverbsProverbs 19:8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)8 The one who acquires good sense [literally: acquires a heart of wisdom] loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.Reading And Study Plans for 9 months or a year: Excellent for Schools/small groups/personal Daily DevotionsUnderstood culturally and historically, the heaping of burning coals was a positive action and an act of blessing our neighbor.Proverbs 25:21-22 "21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you." At the time Proverbs 25:21-22 was written wood fires were burned to keep a house warm. When the fire went out in your home you didn''t have matches to restart the fire. You would go to a neighbor''s home and ask for a burning coal from their fireplace to restart your fire once again. This coal would be placed in a bucket-like structure and carried on your head to your home. The natural action if you hated your neighbor- or viewed them an enemy- would be to refuse burning coals for the buckets they carried on their heads. Heaping burning coals was an act of great kindness and neighborliness. It was not our participating in judging or shaming our neighbor as many seem to assume but an act of love and giving.This book provides a tool to show how topical Proverbs could be of help in bringing character development in all the cultures/nations of the world. How this book is structured: Each topical section gives a pithy or concise definition for the topical moral terms along with an introductory explanation; asks thought questions to prepare the reader for the content; lists the verses to be read and asks questions for the reader to answer with the answers found within the verses; asks the reader to answer the thought question in light of the verses read; gives further verses for the reader to read from within the Bible related to the topic; and asks the reader to apply those topical verses to his or her own life. Before moving to another section a prayer is encouraged for the reader to apply the topic to his or her own spirit.  

Jesus said:"I am the way, the truth, and the life.No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6I remember the first time I read this verse. It was back in 1984, sitting in my small apartment. My first thought was, "I already have a way in which I''m going. Is there something wrong with my way?" I was going after the American dream. I thought that was what most people wanted. Deep down inside my spirit, I knew that God was trying to get my attention. I began to see that God was speaking of another way, a way that was much more important than mine.The Lord did get my attention. Before this, spiritual matters were not much a part of my life. At that time I was simply going through the motions from a religious perspective, nothing of real significance for me. But I think the reality of Jesus must have added some value. I then began reading the book of Proverbs, finding this book to be much easier to relate to during my early stages of reading the Bible. I soon ran across another verse which really got my attention:"There is a way that seems right to a man,but its end is the way of death."  Proverbs 14:12God saw this verse as so significant that He put it in His Word twice. It is found written again the exact same way in Proverbs 16:25. This verse eventually let me know that if I would have stayed on the path of my own way, it would have ended in eternal death. I am still allowed to live my life, but now I know that God is in control of it, and where the end of this path that I am on now, will lead me.

I believe there may be nothing on this earth, outside of the Word itself that has the ability to comfort a distressed soul as effectively as a well- written poem. Within its delicately composed lines lies immense power to bring peace and solace to the most shipwrecked heart, while offering a sense of cheer and relief to one caught in the punishing grip of grief. The power to breathe fresh life into the most hopeless of situations in much the same way as an unexpected breeze on a mid-summer''s day. Whether it is the loss of a loved one or the disappointment of a season gone awry, a few lines can restore the rhythmic beating of the most distraught heart.As you allow yourself to become lost within the pages of this book I pray you will find yourself entering into The Holy of Holies, where the welcome lap of your Heavenly Father awaits to hold and soothe even the weariest pilgrim. He promises rest to the weary, comfort to those who mourn, and hope for the hopeless.May this book serve as a reminder to us all that we are not of this world, but merely temporary sojourners on our way to our ultimate, everlasting reward with our Maker, Keeper, and Lover of Our Souls. May God be glorified and the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord be eternally lifted up! 

¿Esta desanimado acerca de la oración? ¿Se pregunta por qué no hatenido suficientes contestaciones?  ¿Entiende que la oración es el arma más poderosa en el arsenal de los creyentes? Pero la oración también es el arma menos y mal usada.  En el libro La  Oración, El Poder y los Resultados, adquirirá entendimiento del poder de la oración; y la forma adecuada de orar y obtener resultados ¿Se siente sin poder? ¿Lo está  lanzando a todos lados la vida, como lo hace el viento? Aquí encontrarás como tener poder, y la vida que Dios quiere para usted. Podrás mover montañas, si sabes cómo hacerlo. También encontrarás como, por qué, cuándo  y que orar. Es fácil de leer y también es profundo, poderoso e inspirativo. Tiene miles de puntos bíblicos de oraciones que  no son comunes, pero si inspiradas por Dios. Son  establecidas para situaciones específicas de la vida. Usted nunca más tendrá que decir, yo no sé cómo o que orar. Quedará maravillado de los resultados y testimonios. ¿Deseas el alcance total de tus oraciones, mientras desarrollas tu vida espiritual? Entonces, debes leer este libro. ¡¡¡La lectura hará tu mente volar!!! Esta oportunidad cambiará tu vida ACERCA DEL AUTOR                                                                               Abolaji Akinbo es el Pastor  Fundador                               de la Iglesia Bíblica - La Familia   de Dios, en Palm Coast, Florida, U.S.A.                                                                           Él es un soldado de oración, el mejor autor y vendedor, maestro y predicador de la Palabra de Dios. Él tiene un gran deseo de ayuda a las personas  a realizar sus sueños y cumplir el potencial que Dios les ha otorgado.                Él es graduado de la Universidad de Lagos, Nigeria,            Rhema Bible Training College, Broken Arrow Oklahoma, y  de Life Christian University Tampa. Sus amigos y la Congregación lo llaman cariñosamente, Pastor Bo.   Él está casado con Doranda Akinbo, quien pastorea con él en la Florida.  Ellos han sido bendecidos con dos increíbles hijos: Ore y Ayo, y su hija. Sade.

MULTIPLE USES OF  PAPA, TELL US ABOUT THE BIBLE[This Book''s Engaging Little Drama Lends Itself to Multiple Uses]Parents and GrandparentsParents and grandparents, this book can serve as an interesting and helpful guide in teaching your teenage children and grandchildren about the Bible. Listen to Papa and his three teenage granddaughters engaged in a lively and instructive dialogue about the Bible.  TeenagersTeenagers, this book provides you a Bible guide in the form of an engaging dialogue. Hear the Bible communicated through a lively exchange between Papa and his three teenage granddaughters.FamiliesFamilies, this book can serve to host quality time together. A parent or grandparent assumes the role of Papa; younger members of the family assume the roles of the teenage characters. This done, the book becomes a playbook, the family becomes a cast of characters reading aloud their lines, and the action becomes an engaging and instructive Bible drama for the whole family to witness and discuss. Church Youth DirectorsChurch youth directors, this book can well serve teenage youth groups, especially when used as a playbook with group members assuming the roles of the book''s characters and reading aloud the characters'' lines, thereby producing an engaging and instructive Bible drama for group discussion.Youth Camp CounselorsYouth camp counselors, this book provides an engaging activity for teenage groups when used as a playbook. Designated members of the group read aloud the characters'' lines, thus creating a lively and instructive Bible drama for reflective discussion.Fellowship of Christian AthletesFCA leaders, this book provides a compelling means of enhancing teenage athletes'' understanding of the Bible. Whether they read it individually and silently or read it aloud with a group, they vicariously participate in the characters'' instructive dialogue in their journey through the Holy Book.  Bob Dowell, PhD, is an innovative Christian writer dedicated to counteracting the rising tide of cultural indifference to traditional Biblical values. In the innovative Papa, Tell Us About the Bible, Dr. Bob utilizes dramatic framework to place readers in front-row center seats for purposes of witnessing the lively and engaging dialogue between Papa and his three teenage granddaughters as they journey through the Bible discovering and discussing its eternal truths-essential guides for living a purposeful life.

Are you ready to discover how to recover from your breakup and discover joy and triumph over your life?If your answer is "YES", just know that help is right here at your fingertips. Dr. Deborah Johnson''s book "FROM BREAKUP TO BREAKTHROUGH (A Woman''s Guide to Recovery and Triumph)" contains secrets that can propel you through the breakup and to heights you never dreamed possible.  Included in this book are proven strategies from her "Breakup/Recovery/Breakthrough (BRB) Model" that can help you to negotiate your way through each step of the Breakup-to-Breakthrough process and to come out a winner.  Here are just a few of the strategies you can learn from Dr. Johnson''s guide:• How to assess what was real rather than imagined in the relationship• Things to avoid at all costs during your recovery• How the same God whom you may be angry at for your situation will be the same God who can actually bring you through your breakup triumphantly• How to restructure your thoughts and words to your advantageBased on her own experiences as well as those of her clients and friends, Dr. Johnson has developed a model for recovery, growth, and triumph that can work for you. Dr. Deborah Johnson is a/an author, counselor, educator, and workshop and conference presenter. She has counseled women of all ages and taught at the university and community college levels. She is an expert in women''s issues and identity development. She holds a Master''s Degree and a Doctoral Degree in Counseling from North Carolina State University.  Prior to her career in education, she was employed by the Federal Government, including a position as the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Usher at the White House. A native of Washington, DC, she currently resides in the state of Maryland.

Leticia Lewis is an ordained minister of the Gospel called by the Lord into the office of a Prophetess.  Her passion is teaching the Body of Christ their authority in Christ Jesus which gives us the victory in every situation.  Prophetess Leticia Lewis is the founder of the International Covenant Christian Chamber of Commerce and Majestic Ministries International.  This book on Spiritual Warfare teaches Christians about our Spiritual Weapons and how to use them.  This book also provides a military parallel from the natural military and our spiritual military.  Prophetess Leticia Lewis is happily married to her husband Don since 2003.Leticia Lewis "Heaven''s Arsenal Hell''s Destruction" has given us an arsenal of weapons to engage our understanding for spiritual warfare. This book opens the door of our understanding and filled with rich revelation in God''s Word. It will take you deep into the substance and meaning of scriptures which will bless your soul. I believe the comparisons used between Our Nation''s military and God''s Army will help you walk in the authority given by God to rightly divide the Word of truth. I believe Leticia''s prophetic and teaching gifts will help you to apply these principles to your life to become effective in spiritual warfare. This book is a must read to equip the Body of Christ to not be ignorant of Satan''s devices.Sam WagnerSenior PastorNew Foundation ChurchCharlotte, North Carolina"Far too many Christians live life as POWs (prisoners-of-war) to the demonic forces of the adversary because they do not know what and how to use the weapons available to them. Leticia Lewis uses her prophetic gift to profoundly compare and contrast the Christian''s arsenal for spiritual warfare to that of the U.S. military in a practical and applicable way that is sure to expose the enemy''s strategy, equip Christian soldiers and bring deliverance to the captives." Phyllis Towles,Associate Pastor, New Season Christian Worship Center, Teacher, Preacher and Entrepreneur

In small-town Tennessee, the neighbors are friendly, the days move slowly, and folks feel safe-but 1969 would be a year Maddie Randall will never forget as she throws the covers off of her quaint town''s seedy underbelly. After surviving a frightening day on the water, Maddie finds herself deep in trouble with her dad for her reckless behavior, but that is nothing new to the seventeen year old spitfire. Their only shared features seem to be their stormy blue eyes and a stubborn streak a mile long. This time, however, will have much more dire consequences than just losing her car privileges. Fortunately for Maddie, God''s voice comes to her just in time to offer the protection she needs. When Maddie meets Frankie she feels an immediate spark. He charms his way past her usual defenses, even though she normally never dates guys who aren''t Christians. But when Frankie shows some scary behavior, Maddie feels in her gut that something else is wrong. Maddie finds herself entering a dangerous world, and she must use her newly rekindled relationship with God to find the strength to persevere-for herself, for Frankie, and for her town. Trapped in unthinkably perilous situations, can Maddie summon the courage to fight back and find the answers she needs?

She was a miracle at birth, born into a well-to-do family who longed for a daughter to complete their lives. Called Beauty, she was a whimsical child who saw a kingdom in her small town of Promise and herself as a princess warrior defending loved ones. Yet what Beauty treasured most was hearing her beloved father reading to her from his Book of Wisdom and pray regularly to an eternal Presence. This life changed for Beauty, in Deborah Collins'' new Christian novel Beauty and the Presence, when her parents'' were killed in a car accident and her brother disappeared into the military. Alone and sad, Beauty sought love in the wrong arms, primarily in men and materialism, and saw her life fall into the hands of the Evil One. All seemed lost, but the eternal Presence never left Beauty''s side and proved to her she was born for greater purposes.

Considered a righteous man, Joseph''s simple prayer was to know God in a special way.  Never in his wildest imagining did he expect God''s answer; Jesus, God''s Son, the long awaited Messiah was to be born into his home."How am I....;  Who am I to raise the Son of God in my home."There have been many kings and conquerors; many prophets and priests; but only one man has ever been chosen to raise the Son of God in his home.  His name is Joseph.  Details of his life are few and yet what is said tells us a great deal about him.  Left behind him is a legacy we would all aspire to, for the Bible records in Matthew that Joseph was a righteous man.  Accepting the role God gave him he adopted Jesus, somehow finding a way to love him both as a son and as his God.  At the same time he raised his own children with Mary.   Somewhere between the 12th and 30th year of Jesus''s life Joseph''s calling was completed; premature from our perspective on his death, but not God''s.  Jesus would fulfill His purpose and carry away the sin of all mankind.  On that foundation his family would join in helping build the church.  It all took place more than two thousand years ago.  What was Joseph like?  How did it all happen?  It could have been like this.

Does the life of a woman seem overwhelming at times? Absolutely! As a result we tend to live our lives serving out of deficits and giving up the very things that preserve us. Is it possible to be me in the journey of motherhood, work, life and marriage? Do I even know what that is anymore?  Tamara Marcella mother of 12 reminds female readers of the dedicated precision that went into her design. Woman! Built for strength, wisdom, adventure and grace. Marcella will take you on a journey of recalling biblical figures beginning with Eve, that will inspire you to find the uncluttered confident woman that resides within you. Get ready to be motivated to impact the world around you by being the most incredible you, you can be. 

Life today makes it nearly impossible to realize your true purpose and plan for your life. However, when you take a biblical perspective toward life, having been redeemed by God, you begin to see your purpose emerge before your eyes. Pastor Rasheda Jackson knows firsthand about the search for one''s purpose in God, chronicling her journey through her advice book, Empowered by His Purpose; When All Things Work Together for Your Good. Rasheda believes everyone is given the potential to dream and achieve more in God than by themselves, empowered by positivity over negativity approach. She proves trials and obstacles you experience can work together for good, recalling her own testimony as proof of this belief. From never knowing her father to being molested as a child to becoming a young, single mother, Rasheda has seen those challenges be used to reveal her purpose and God''s love for her.

This book, although not academic will certainly give the reader a glimpse of prewar Holland and a much more detailed account of the German Occupation, 1940-1945. The author now resides with his wife in Oregon and is a retired Assistant Professor of the University of Oregon.

Jacob''s Leah is the compelling story of a vaulted life, love and legacy glossed over and in most cases totally missed. Until now, light will cast on Leah''s love for her husband Jacob and we will discover the cause and effect of such a love and a whole lot more. Jacob''s relationship with Leah was not by accident or incident. Leah''s story should be seen as a portrait of a type of Christ for the world to see, of God''s relentless undying loving pursuit for all of us in spirit. In the natural, she was a woman like most of us who just wanted to be loved. Leah left us a chronicled diary of her heart''s journey by sharing with us through the naming of her babies. Through them, she tells us the story of her hopes, fears, desperations, sin, repentance, redemption and finally reward. Leah would want the world to know that she was not a victim but a vessel of vindication, victory and valor. In addition, twelve created short "In Her Shoes" stories (to include my own) allows me the opportunity to veer off the main highway of Leah''s story to share the thoughts, hopes, fears, desperations, sin, repentance and redemption of myself and the other created characters, while introducing some to God and chasing others back to Him. It is my sincere hope that as you read, you will be blessed allowing the Holy Spirit of promise to guide you to your ordained destiny in God through Jesus Christ the sacrifice and ultimate lover of your life. Amen

Author BioDavid Autry is a retired United Methodist Minister who lives with his wife in the foothills of northwest Georgia, their place of birth and childhood. This is his first attempt at writing a book. These articles have been a production rising from over forty years of ministry in the local church setting. They have been carefully selected and edited from his columns in local newspapers and church newsletters. His hope is that the reader will entertain the thoughts as herein put forth, think about them, digest them, agree or disagree with them, and move on from there.  As the title suggests, if there be any virtue for them to be used in any way a reader finds of service, permission is granted by the author.David is an avid reader, a woodworker in general crafts and furniture (including sawmilling), a gardener of sorts, and a lover of good music. He is married to Linda Price Autry of Rome, Georgia. They have two children and four grandchildren who reside in Carrollton and Acworth Georgia.

Ms. Harper has shown promise as a writer since grade school. She has been encouraged by her teachers to pursue writing as a career. Ms. Harper completed a writing course at Coastal Carolina University and co-authored a book, Reflections from the Heart, with her instructor and others. Ms. Harper has also contributed newsletter articles to Churches in the Myrtle Beach South Carolina area.Shakespeare asked, "To be or not to be" leaving Hamlet to ponder the uncertainly of the ''afterlife''. The question Hamlet needed to ask was, is God real? We all need to ask and answer this universal question."IS GOD REAL?" mostly contains inspiration verse compiled over many years of my life. This book includes experiences in my life that answered that question for me, I unequivocally know that God Is Real.My purpose is to share the stories leading to my conviction that he is real and these inspirational verses to enhance and strengthen the faith of Christians as well as an encouragement for people who are searching to answer this question.

"Las ideas, los pensamientos y las aplicaciones prácticas de este libro, son instrumento único para determinar y evaluar nuestra posición en el Reino de Dios. Las numerosas impresiones de sabiduría que se plasman en esta lectura, mantendrán una atención esmerada que hará de cada persona, una vida de excelencia y compromiso, aceptando el reto de transfórmanos en líderes inspiracionales."- Apóstol Luis González PomalesPh.D-Psy-DTodo el que responde al llamado de Dios quiere cumplir con el propósito de la visión que Él puso en su corazón. La necesidad incesante de darle vida a esos sueños nos motivan a trabajar por ellos. Sin embargo, cada día enfrentamos retos que exigen un liderazgo más proactivo, que pueda responder efectivamente a los desafíos de  nuestros tiempos.Este libro es un mapa, un extracto de los principios más importantes sobre el liderazgo, que le ayudarán a potenciar el efecto de su función en las siguientes áreas:• Expectativas reales sobre el liderazgo• Cambiar dificultades en oportunidades • Evaluar y responder efectivamente a las situaciones• Desarrollar planes• Establecer equipos de trabajo funcionales• Prevenir problemas• Establecer medios de control• Motivar a las personas a la participación Apóstol Myriam E. SaldañaSirve como Pastora General del Centro Cristiano Restauración en Orlando, Florida, y es la escritora del libro Nada es en vano. Su extensa experiencia en el ejercicio ministerial y su formación teológica, la acreditan como un ejemplo de liderazgo proactivo.Su vocación por provocar cambios positivos en el liderazgo cristiano, la motiva a transferir su conocimiento a los líderes y pastores de este tiempo, quienes reciben una impartición especial para elevar la calidad de su servicio. Cuenta con una unción profética para expresar verdades espirituales, precisas y de aplicación contemporánea, que restauran, inspiran y motivan a las personas a conectarse con el verdadero propósito de Dios para sus vidas.Es una mujer con un mensaje relevante para esta generación.

Sadly, many people find their faith has gone stale and their relationship with God is in a rut; this book will help stir up your passion for Christ and those who need a push into craving the Lord again. Those who read this book will be uplifted and see the message as a refreshing and honest look at what the Bible says about their day-to-day decisions, expounding as to why they sought out the Lord in the first place. Non-believers and Christians in all points of their journeys will find something they can use. Psalms 42:1: As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God for the living God. Pastor Darrell Evans is the founder and senior pastor of "New Living Way" Church in Greenville, MS. He is a respected spiritual leader. Pastor Evans is a bold and compassionate teacher, preacher with a prophetic flow. However, because of his hunger and desire for God''s people he devotes much of his time changing hearts and changing minds to transform lives for the glory of God.