Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Download or read book Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah written by Trent C. Butler and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other reference gets to the heart of the Old Testament as efficiently as The Holman Old Testament Commentary. When you've got the time, this series offers a detailed interpretation based on the popular NIV text. When time is short, this series delivers an essential understanding of the Old Testament with unsurpassed clarity and convenience. Pastors, lay Bible teachers and others who find their subject material rich and challenging - but their preparation time running out - will be informed and inspired by this approach to Old Testament scholarship which includes: The main idea - a brief yet accurate statement about the purpose, meaning, and importance of the Bible book under discussion, Quick quotes - comments from noted writers and theologians suitable for citing in your own presentation, Succinct summaries - each main theme or lesson summarized clearly and accurately, Details - illustrations, historical facts, grammatical notations, discussion points, teaching plans, and more. Make every minute of prep time more meaningful with The Holman Old Testament Commentary. Book jacket.

Download or read book Abiding in the Eye of the Storm written by Bessie Macklin and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was humiliated and embarrassed for myself and our family, but my hands were tied because I had nowhere to go. There was no way I would be able to rent our house To The young woman. She cried because I had made a mess of her life. I cried because Dave had made a mess of my life and hers. I'm not saying that I was all Jesus-centered at that time, because I was not, but one thing I do know: it was only God that strengthened me and gave me courage to carry on my everyday duties as a mother and employee, despite these setbacks.Bessie Macklin knows about the storms of that affect every part of our lives. When her husband abandoned her family, she was nearly overwhelmed by the winds of anger, frustration, and fear. Yet when the winds and rain of life seemed to almost overtake her, she found strength; she found God's miracle, a path that would allow her to findAbiding in the Eye of the Storm.Through the telling of her own stirring story and a collection of stories of other individuals finding the power of God to overcome their trials and tribulations, Macklin's testimony is both an inspiration and a guide toward surviving the tribulations God puts before each of us.

Download or read book The Prodigal Prophet written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An angry prophet. A feared and loathsome enemy. A devastating storm. And the surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known parables in the Bible. It is also the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are nonreligious, are familiar with Jonah: A rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there's much more to Jonah's story than most of us realize. In The Prodigal Prophet, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller reveals the hidden depths within the book of Jonah. Keller makes the case that Jonah was one of the worst prophets in the entire Bible. And yet there are unmistakably clear connections between Jonah, the prodigal son, and Jesus. Jesus in fact saw himself in Jonah. How could one of the most defiant and disobedient prophets in the Bible be compared to Jesus? Jonah's journey also doesn't end when he is freed from the belly of the fish. There is an entire second half to his story--but it is left unresolved within the text of the Bible. Why does the book of Jonah end on what is essentially a cliffhanger? In these pages, Timothy Keller provides an answer to the extraordinary conclusion of this biblical parable--and shares the powerful Christian message at the heart of Jonah's story.

Download or read book Exposition of the Old and New Testament written by Matthew Henry and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 1542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Disturbing Divine Behavior written by Eric A. Seibert and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing portrayals of God, how should we understand the authority of Scripture? How does the often wrathful God portrayed in the Old Testament relate to the God of love proclaimed in the New Testament? Is that contrast even accurate? Disturbing Divine Behavior addresses these perennially vexing questions for the student of the Bible. Eric A. Seibert calls for an engaged and discerning reading of the Old Testament that distinguishes the particular literary and theological goals achieved through narrative characterizations of God from the rich understanding of the divine to which the Old Testament as a whole points. Providing illuminating reflections on theological reading as well, this book will be a welcome resource for any readers who puzzle over disturbing representations of God in the Bible.

Download or read book Fully Awake 365 365 Days That Will Challenge Your Mind Channel Your Power and Change Your Life written by D.E. Paulk and published by Spirit and Truth Sanctuary. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are about to embark on 365 days of a transformational journey that will radically shift your consciousness, awaken your creative capacity and summon your God-given power. Here is the beauty of vibration: D.E. & LaDonna think so much alike that we challenge you to see if you can decipher which one of them wrote which devotionals. These 365 Affirmations will Challenge Your Mind, Channel Your Power and Change Your Life. Each affirmation, teaching and affirmative prayer is designed to purposefully turn you within so you can powerfully create without. I am honored you would join us on the journey of becoming Fully Awake.

Download or read book Sympathy for Jonah written by David Benjamin Blower and published by Resource Publications (CA). This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Jonah is sacred to all three Abrahamic faiths and remains a recognizable legend even in the most secularized corners of the West. And yet the maritime prophet's story has been trivialized as a quaint children's tale, his character has been blasted by unsympathetic commentators, and even his alleged tomb has now been destroyed by Islamic State militants who, in 2014, took the city of Mosul on the Nineveh Plains. Now that Nineveh is once again in the grip of tyrannical violence and communities across the West and the Middle East are deep in a time of discord and soul-searching, we might do well to recover the story of Jonah, a guiding light, who marches into the very heart of empire and confronts it with the radical politics of the kingdom of God, even as his own certainties are shaken to the core. ""David Blower has written a marvelous reflection on what may be the Bible's most subversive and misunderstood story. Not only are his insights incisive and needed, his writing is a delight to read."" --Brian D. McLaren, author/speaker/activist ""I picked it up, started to read it and couldn't stop. . . . It's an irresistible, fanciful, terrifying book: brilliant, beautiful, and colourful, but brutal, awful, and confronting. . . . This is The Gospel According To Jonah for today."" --Dave Andrews, Author of Plan Be, and Christi-Anarchy ""Elegaic in its writing and prophetic in its message, Blower's study brings the ancient Biblical myth of Jonah back to life with fresh relevance for our times, especially so with Jonah's city so much in the news, and for the same reasons as before: that to say, Nineveh, or Mosul in northern Iraq."" --Alastair McIntosh, Professor, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, author of Soil and Soul and Spiritual Activism ""Identifying the empire--not the big fish--as the real beast in the book, this powerful and poetic re-telling of the Jonah story brings a familiar tale to life in fresh ways, and invites readers to face the challenge of engaging creatively and vulnerably with the powers that be."" --Stuart Murray Williams, Author of The Naked Anabaptist, Multi-Voiced Church and Church After Christendom ""I'm still recovering from the prophetic body blow of Blower's first book, Kingdom vs. Empire, but here he is again, ready for round two. His latest is about as unsettling as it gets. I've been following David's work for some time now. I know how he operates, but he still catches me off guard. So put down whatever you're reading, pick up this book, and brace yourself!"" --Tim Nash, Nomad Podcast ""David Benjamin Blower brings us a renewed song of hope--in the shape of Jonah wrapped up in a whale. This is a work of imagination and erudition as well as an elegy that speaks of a way of being that for so long has eluded concerned Christians. At last God has given us a prophet who dares to tell us like it is. Listen up--let Jonah help us to see our task as Christians in troubled times. Read and listen to David Benjamin Blower if you dare--but with assurance that grace is so much in abundance our fretfulness will be transformed into passion."" --Ann Morisy, author of Beyond the Good Samaritan and Journeying Out David Benjamin Blower is a writer, musician, and theological agitator from Birmingham, UK. He is a prolific recording artist and the author of Kingdom vs. Empire (2013).

Download or read book Fully Awake written by D.E. Paulk and published by Spirit and Truth Sanctuary. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are about to embark on 100 days of a transformational journey that will radically shift your consciousness, awaken your creative capacity and summon your God-given power. These 100 Affirmations will Challenge Your Mind, Channel Your Power and Change Your Life. Each affirmation, teaching and affirmative prayer is designed to purposefully turn you within so you can powerfully create without. I am honored you would join me on the journey of becoming Fully Awake.

Download or read book There s a Story in the Storm written by Rotarsha King Alvarado and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearing people say – hang in there, God is working it out for your good, weeping endures for a night and joy comes in the morning, every testimony has a test, be strong and courageous – can seem cliché, but it is all true. It can be difficult feeling like, as a Christian, your reactions in difficult times are unreasonable. Know that they are not, God loves you unconditionally. I pray that this book will encourage you to seek God during the most troubling times of your life. And, that God will meet you where you are and guide you through your storm.

Download or read book The Way NLT written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 4300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s 16–30 year olds are looking for connection to something bigger than themselves. They want something that works and is honest, authentic. Something that they can actually experience. Something that gives them hope. The Way offers a way that works. A way that matters. A way that asks them to step up to something important enough—big enough—to live for. It’s a visual, textual, and interactive experience for a generation that has blurred the boundaries of media. It’s an interactive experience for those ready for collaboration, change, and a challenge. The Way connects a restless generation, a generation looking for direction, to Jesus—the Way, the Truth, and the Life. It uses first-person stories, reflections, and questions that bring the Bible to the real world.

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Download or read book Things Don t Just Happen written by Robby Stephens and published by Robby Stephens. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do things happen by chance? Or do things happen for a reason? Google the latter question and you will find 27,500,000 results! If you have ever questioned the events of your life, one glance at the blogs or postings from this query will indicate that people of all backgrounds and motivations have an inner desire to know the truth. Sometimes it is difficult to determine the events in life that are intentional and those that are merely chance. Each chapter in this book tells a different real-life story of "coincidence" and relates it to the design of God and His message to us in the Bible. Regardless of your age or state in life, this refreshing view of life offers relief and encouragement to those who want more assurance than simply the "luck of the draw". The author, Robby Stephens, was inspired to create this book after years of believing that life was just a roll of the dice; sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Download or read book The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume written by Matthew Henry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1992 with total page 8089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time has sealed the reputation of Matthew Henry's classic commentary as a rich source of insight into God's word. Three centuries after its first publication, it remains one of the best-loved, most popular commentaries ever written. However, while its wisdom is timeless, the English language has changed much through the years. Words that meant one thing in Matthew Henry's day have taken on different meanings today. In addition, Henry's often wordy reflections are generations removed from the crisp style that communicates most effectively to contemporary readers. The Zondervan NIV Matthew Henry Commentary is a masterful response to these concerns. It delivers the heart and soul of Henry's incomparable writings in a style that is easy to read and understand. -Dr. Leslie Church's meticulous abridgment retains the essential content of the original work. - Easily misunderstood words have been replaced with modern ones while keeping Henry's style. - Use of the New International Version (NIV) instead of the King James Version makes this edition fully compatible with today's most widely used Bible translation. In one volume, here is a wealth of exposition, metaphors, analogies, and illustrations, ideal for - Personal devotions - Bible study - Sermon and lesson preparation

Download or read book Containing six books of the antiquities of the Jews written by Flavius Josephus and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus written by Flavius Josephus and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Goliath the Giant of Palestine written by Lawrence F. Holt and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uglier than Hugo’s Hunchback; more terrifying then Shelly’s Frankenstein and yet more affable then Steinbeck’s Lenny Small is Goliath: the Giant of Palestine. Not the renowned Old Testament villain but a child unwittingly manipulated into the rogue Goliath. While stopping short of suggesting another slinger on a grassy knoll is an intriguing skeptical dissecting of I Samuel’s telling of history’s most famous one-on-one battle. How and why the ancestors of present day Palestinians and Israelis came to struggle for the same land sheds new light on the argument of “Just whose land is it anyway?” Goliath, a seven-year-old boy trapped in the body of a fierce giant, endures many fantastic adventures at the hands of history’s greatest mariners, the Phoenician and ushered throughout the Mediterranean as pirate and circus attraction. The storyline returns to his homeland where his people continually clash with the Tribes of Israel. Initial terrorism, conspiracy, assassination and all-out war of this first Middle East conflict are accurately depicted and fueled by current headlines. Presented also is a tender love story of the granddaughter of the eminent biblical Ruth and a displaced Philistine. After all the necessary covenants are fulfilled a marriage takes place. Ten years of research based on historical evidence, biblical events and well-worn theories depicts the cultural, religious and technological differences of the two peoples.