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Humanity lives inside 4 unyielding constraints, the speed of light, conservation of mass-energy, inefficiency in conversion of heat to work, and the law of demand. Society forms to deal with constraint. Government and religion set boundaries for society to deal with modeling and manipulating constraint.
A societal dimension, moral consequence, and a government dimension, fairness, can be developed from mass-energy conservation equations for Society...
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Take a Bite Out Of Jesus is a spiritual lesson told by the author of his personal journey through hardships of failing health. Everyone at some point in their life has to meet life changing health challenges. We all have to manage our fading bodies, but take heart! We are promised a new body that clothes us! The new is from heaven and is raised in glory! The Lord will raise us up on the last day and give believers an everlasting body having the properties...
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Scientific Challenges to Evolutionary Theory: How These Challenges Affect Religion addresses all aspects of the giant battle between two major belief systems...those that believe in a 'naturalistic worldview' and evolution, and those that believe in a miracle-performing God and the Creation of all things.
On a trip to Mount St. Helens, some look at the catastrophic eruption of May 18, 1981 as a significant corroboration of the Creation event. Others,...
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Whilst it is recognised that the death of Jesus has worldwide implications, this book is an attempt to put these events into a more personal context, hence the title "I Was There".
It is so easy to externalise the events leading up to and including the death and resurrection of Jesus but fail to internalise them by seeing ourselves as part of the story.
These Easter Reflections are intended to help the reader see something of himself/herself through...
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Many people are eager to embrace Nostradamus and the Mayans while dismissing the Holy Bible's prophecies. Yet the Bible (in Revelation chapter 4) promises: "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." Inspired by that promise, this principal author has gleaned decades of insight regarding global geopolitical events and what might take place toward the end of this world as we know it. In 1989 he predicted in a Chinese magazine,...
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First Adam vs Last Adam offers a viewpoint of America's embrace of our national government and those citizens who also embrace the kingdom of God. The current inability of our political leaders to find workable solutions to our country's problems is troubling for many Americans. Confidence in our leader's ability to effectively govern is a low point.
This brief commentary takes the reader back to the fundamental perspective of the original writers...
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Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer to teach us how to live a life of prayer – with our identity as a child of God, a vision to bring God's Kingdom on earth and the mission to do God's will as it is done in heaven. We are to pray for God's daily providences, pardon and protection from evil so that God's Kingdom, power and glory will be seen in our lives and in the world.
The best way to live the Lord's Prayer in our daily lives is to enthrone Jesus...
8) (Un)Becoming
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When a thread of illnesses and unexplainable symptoms pile on top of one another, a young woman's cancer diagnosis comes as no huge surprise. The road to healing, however, is much harder and less predictable than she and her family could have ever anticipated. With a combination of humor and heartfelt musings, Darla invites you into her personal faith journey on the road of suffering.
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Letters to a Cancer Patient is a heartfelt book detailing the goodness of God through one of the toughest things life throws your way- cancer. In her book, Jennifer explains how even through some of her lowest moments, she was able to rely on her faith to get her through. She provides a very open and honest account of her experience, with the hope that she will connect to other cancer patients so they know they are not alone and provide caregivers...
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The Dark Knight Devotionals: Finding Biblical Truth in the World of Batman is an exploration of principals found in both the Bible and in various stories featuring the World's Greatest Detective! It is a book well-suited for a variety of people! Are you a Christian who is also die-hard fan of the Caped Crusader? Or perhaps you are a comic book fan with questions about just what the Bible says or who Jesus really is? Either way, this book is for you!...
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Read My Thoughts is a collection of feelings, thoughts, and insights that I have experienced from day to day. They are made up of ordinary things in life. For the most part they are thoughts and/or insights that come when I'm least expecting them. They often shape my opinions and attitudes in a significant way. Therefore, I write them down so I will not forget them. A few of them have inspired actual life changes. It is like thinking on paper. If...
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God and Lucifer are at it again! More than three millennia after their first contest, the creator of the Universe and his highest errant minion are struggling once again over the fate of a single soul. For this battle the center of their attention is not God's most favored servant. Rather it is an everyday person. What could this rematch mean for human kind when a nobody is in Lucifer's crosshairs? More importantly, what does it mean for you?
JOB...
13) On Bended Knees
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On Bended Knees is a collection of weekly devotionals that the author has put together as the Holy Spirit revealed same to her. Many of these writings are a result of personal experiences the author has been through and found solace and the required answers through the word of God. "For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to...
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Following my Grandmother's old recipe for homemade Chicken soup one day, I began to see similarities in each step to those of the refining process the Holy Spirit was doing in my own life. We, as Christians have been predestined to be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. It's a daily work of the Holy Spirit in us that brings it about. The process of dying to self and opening the way for Jesus to live life through us.
I have written this book...
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The hard truth is that no church or faith-based community is immune to having child abuse happen within its church families. Breaking the Silence will educate you about the realities of child abuse and why many victims blame God for abuse, have a misguided understanding of who He is, and walk away from God and the church.
It is time for the church to be educated about child abuse and take a stand to support victims. Child abuse includes physical,...
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Are you bleeding emotionally due to unpleasant circumstances in your life? Have you lost all hope in life? Are you bleeding internally due to being sexually abused while young? Perhaps you are the victim of domestic violence. You may even be bleeding due to your financial situation. Are you too ashamed or afraid to talk about it with anyone for fear of being judged? Maybe you know of someone who is struggling with internal bleeding in their lives....
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"Principles of Life" provides the tangible leadership and guidance you must use daily, especially when confronted with situations and circumstances that may tempt you to choose the "easy way out". The "easy way out" always leaves you vulnerable to grief, shame hurt, and despair. This choice will always act like a boomerang, leading you back to the life you are trying to leave behind. These rules alone, however, do not cause you to obey the principles-you...
18) Strive With Me
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"I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit." Jesus spoke these words to His disciples on the eve of His death. His disciples were with Him for three years while He trained them in order to send them into the world. Jesus had every expectation they would continue the mission and bear fruit. This would prove they were truly His disciples. Therefore, are we truly followers of Jesus if we opt-out of fulfilling His mission? Can we say...
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The need to be rescued is somewhat about personal incompleteness and mostly about God, who desires to have loving communion with creation. Spiritual rescue follows a simple pattern: Messiah is lovingly sent to rescue; each has a tendency to fight against the Rescuer; personal humility is a statement of faithful surrender and the key to being found; the greatest journey of rescue is Jesus Messiah's upper room to empty tomb victory over sin and death;...
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How do we hold on to hope when problems mount and feelings numb?
Uninvited, invaders march into our lives--challenges, disappointments, loss. At times, these invaders creep in softly; often they blatantly barge in. Either way, the thieves break through our protective doors and wreak havoc. As we struggle to survive the onslaught, hope fades and we wonder if we will ever hope again.
This is where author Barbara Higby found herself when her daughter...
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