Download or read book Gambling on God written by Jeff Jordan and published by Rl Innactive Titles. This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gambling on God brings together a superb collection of new and classic essays that provide the first sustained analysis of Pascal's Wager and the idea of an infinite utility as well as the first in-depth look at moral objections to the Wager.

Download or read book Gambling June Hunt Hope for the Heart written by June Hunt and published by Aspire Press. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics reveal the negative impacts of gambling. Incidents of addiction, bankruptcy, crime, corruption, domestic abuse, destruction of marriages and families, and suicide attempts are higher in the lives of those grappling with gambling than with any other addiction. In this minibook, June Hunt, a biblical counselor, reveals the root cause of a gambling addiction, what attracts people to the gambling lifestyle, what are the different types of gambling, and what stages are involved in compulsive gambling. Once the exhilarating ecstasy of winning has captured the mind, will, and emotions, all bets are off on the likelihood that people will find freedom on their own. But dont bet your life away! With the transforming work and intervention of the Holy Spirit, freedom from the grip of gambling is possible. Paperback, 96 pages, 4 x 7 inches.

Download or read book Gambling with God s Grace and Mercy written by LaVerne Owens and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urgent, Urgent to the lost, unbelievers of this world, receive Jesus as Savior immediately the next breath of air breathed could be your last. Jesus was beaten, nailed to the cross, and died for everyone's sin. He is risen, alive forever more and will return for his people believe and be set free. Jesus is waiting he wants you to come to him just as you are. He will give you rest, Jesus is love, gentle and humble in heart therefore, your soul will find rest. Jesus yoke is easy and his burden is light. Do not make careless mistakes in life with no regards to God's will. Stop yielding to the desires and standards of this world. However, be assured this life will end therefore, live it wisely lean, rely and depend on the one and only true God. Do not gamble with God's grace and mercy! LaVerne W. Owens a lifelong Athenian born in Athens, Ga. Completed education in the Clarke County school system, graduated from Burney Harris High School. She began a career in biblical education through Beulah Heights Bible College in pursuit of an Associates of Arts degree. Completed Ministry Training at Timothy Baptist Church where she is a faithful member under the leadership of Pastor/Bishop Jerry F. Hutchins. A widow blessed with two adult sons and five grandchildren, a woman of God dedicated to his service, called and ordained by God in the ministry as a Prophetess and the gift of healing in 1996. Prophetess Owens retired in 2004 with 34 years of service via the State of Ga. in the field of Developmental Disabilities. She received several Faithful Service Awards and certificates for Management in State Government, Supervisory Skills, Performance management, Employee Development Series, Business andFinancial Administration and numerous others.

Download or read book Gambling with God written by Tom Covino and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone in the world shares the same thought: One day, I'm going to die! Although our common faith agrees that our last breath is inevitable, we are strangely divided as to what happens next. People believe that one of the following happens when we die: 1.Annihilation 2.Reincarnation 3.Purgatory 4.All go to Heaven 5.Do more good things than bad and go to Heaven 6.Judgment 7.Whichever one you personally believe is true I've been in search of the truth since I was eight years old, when I continually dreamt of being struck by a car while riding my bicycle. As I lay motionless wondering whether I was dead or alive, I was haunted by one question: Is this all there is to life? I am now fifty-five years old. I have lived on both sides of the fence of life: not believing in God and believing that God is the creator of the world and that His Son Jesus is its Savior. I sincerely hope that after reading this book, you will be convinced to do two things: 1. Recognize that only one of the seven answers above is correct, and 2. Open the Bible, believe for yourself, and don't gamble with God! Hint! "Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom." - Heaven "I never knew you; depart from me." - Hell

Download or read book Of Games and God written by Kevin Schut and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video games are big business, generating billions of dollars annually. The long-held stereotype of the gamer as a solitary teen hunched in front of his computer screen for hours is inconsistent with the current makeup of a diverse and vibrant gaming community. The rise of this cultural phenomenon raises a host of questions: Are some games too violent? Do they hurt or help our learning? Do they encourage escapism? How do games portray gender? Such questions have generated lots of talk, but missing from much of the discussion has been a Christian perspective. Kevin Schut, a communications expert and an enthusiastic gamer himself, offers a lively, balanced, and informed Christian evaluation of video games and video game culture. He expertly engages a variety of issues, encouraging readers to consider both the perils and the promise of this major cultural phenomenon. The book includes a foreword by Quentin J. Schultze.

Download or read book Games Gods and Gambling written by Florence Nightingale David and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additional Contributors Are Jean Edmiston, E. H. Thorne, And Maxine Merrington.

Download or read book Gambling written by Rex M. Rogers and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly revised and updated look at the rising popularity of legalized gambling and its detrimental effects on individuals and society. "It is a call to action." --Tony Campolo

Download or read book Tony Evans Speaks Out on Gambling and the Lottery written by Tony Evans and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-24 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality. Relativity. Right and Wrong. These are the complicated issues we face today. Everyone has an opinion, but who has the answer? Tony Evans refuses to let the voice of God be drowned out amidst the clamor of the crowd.

Download or read book The Action Bible written by and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Action Bible presents more than 230 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easy to follow the Bible’s historical flow and building up to the thrilling climax of God’s redemptive story. Plus, these spectacular updates take the action to a whole new level: 25 new stories showcase a more extensive exploration of God’s work in our lives. 23 expanded stories highlight additional experiences of the people who tell God’s story. 128 new pages of illustrations deliver a richer artistic experience with more close-up faces, historical details, and dramatic colors. Every page sparks excitement to explore God’s Word and know Him personally. Readers will witness God’s active presence in the world through stories from the life of Jesus and great heroes of the faith. Let this blend of powerful imagery and clear storytelling capture your imagination and instill the truth that invites you to discover your own adventure of life with God. Sergio Cariello’s illustrations for The Action Bible leap off the page with the same thrilling energy that earned him international recognition for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Download or read book Playing Casino With God written by Paschal Eze and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many can point to thousands of reasons why money is money, however it is made, as far as God and His servants get their own share. But does that glorify the Almighty God or gainsay Him? Should we see receiving from God through the casino lens? Is the quest for hitting holy jackpots Biblical? Is neo-tithing an exercise in fear or faith? Can the church survive without tithes? Is asking to be rich asking to be part of God's agenda for the needy? And what is terrorism telling us today as Christians? Should we be obsessed with hunting for gains and glory or busy winning precious souls? Questions upon questions, one may say, but we either find their answers or allow them to haunt us in this end time. This insightful book will help us make the requisite well-informed and God-glorifying choice today.

Download or read book Playing with God written by William J Baker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.

Download or read book Casino All That Glitters Is Not Gold written by William R. Lavell and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Lavell continues to raise awareness bringing to light the devastating effects of gambling on the individual and the rippling challenges it can cause to family and other crucial parts of our lives. A problem that is seldom talked about, gambling is often a hidden, secret sin; we've heard the phrase, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Lavell has personally witnessed the pain and tragic losses that accompany this debilitating disease. When we think of land mines, we imagine hidden bombs ready to cause great devastation if stumbled upon. His belief is that because of our human instinct of curiosity, we may see a glimmering building, with all its glamour, that can blind us to the hidden pitfalls of gambling lurking behind doors. He also believes that curiosity has led to countless innocent people succumbing or falling prey to the big draw of the casino's glimmering neon lights and its lure for riches. Many have been blinded by them and have staggered into the destructive minefields of gambling. In his book, he shares and brings to light what he has learned. Lavell's book takes readers deep through the dark stages and perils of gambling, unfortunately leaving a universal trail of victims. He believes no one should be left behind in the casino's mire without hope. His book helps point us to a path of hope and healing, turning tragedy into triumph and even emerging grateful over our struggle.

Download or read book Pascal s Wager written by Jeff Jordan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if there is no strong evidence that God exists? Is belief in God when faced with a lack of evidence illegitimate and improper? Evidentialism answers yes. According to Evidentialism, it is impermissible to believe any proposition lacking adequate evidence. And if any thesis enjoys the status of a dogma among philosophers, it is Evidentialism. Presenting a direct challenge to Evidentialism are pragmatic arguments for theism, which are designed to support belief in the absenceof adequate evidence. Pascal's Wager is the most prominent theistic pragmatic argument, and issues in epistemology, the ethics of belief, and decision theory, as well as philosophical theology, all intersect at the Wager. Other prominent theistic pragmatic arguments include William James'scelebrated essay, 'The Will to Believe'; a posthumously published and largely ignored pragmatic argument authored by J.S. Mill, supporting the propriety of hoping that quasi-theism is true; the eighteenth-century Scottish essayist James Beattie's argument that the consoling benefit of theistic belief is so great that theistic belief is permissible even when one thinks that the existence of God is less likely than not; and an argument championed by the nineteenth-century French philosopher JulesLachelier, which based its case for theistic belief on the empirical benefits of believing as a theist, even if theism was very probably false.In Pascal's Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God, Jeff Jordan explores various theistic pragmatic arguments, and the objections employed against them. Jordan presents a new version of the Wager, what he calls the 'Jamesian Wager', and argues that the Jamesian Wager survives the objections hurled against theistic pragmatic arguments and provides strong support for theistic belief. In addition to arguing for a sound version of the Wager, Jordan also argues that there is aversion of Evidentialism compatible with a principled use of pragmatic arguments, and that the Argument from Divine Silence fails. Objections found in Voltaire, Hume, and Nietzsche against the Wager are scrutinized, as are objections issued by Richard Swinburne, Richard Gale, and other contemporary philosophers.The ethics of belief, the many-gods objection, the problem of infinite utilities, and the propriety of a hope based acceptance are also examined.

Download or read book God in the Machine written by Liel Leibovitz and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What might Heidegger say about Halo, the popular video game franchise, if he were alive today? What would Augustine think about Assassin’s Creed? What could Maimonides teach us about Nintendo’s eponymous hero, Mario? While some critics might dismiss such inquiries outright, protesting that these great thinkers would never concern themselves with a medium so crude and mindless as video games, it is important to recognize that games like these are becoming the defining medium of our time. We spend more time and money on video games than on books, television, or film, and any serious thinker of our age should be concerned with these games, what they are saying about us, and what we are learning from them. Yet video games remain relatively unexplored by both scholars and pundits alike. Few have advanced beyond outmoded and futile attempts to tie gameplay to violent behavior. With this rumor now thoroughly and repeatedly disproven, it is time to delve deeper. Just as the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan recently acquired fourteen games as part of its permanent collection, so too must we seek to add a serious consideration of virtual worlds to the pantheon of philosophical inquiry. In God in the Machine, author Liel Leibovitz leads a fascinating tour of the emerging virtual landscape and its many dazzling vistas from which we are offered new vantage points on age-old theological and philosophical questions. Free will vs. determinism, the importance of ritual, transcendence through mastery, notions of the self, justice and sin, life, death, and resurrection all come into play in the video games that some critics so quickly write off as mind-numbing wastes of time. When one looks closely at how these games are designed, their inherent logic, and their cognitive effects on players, it becomes clear that playing these games creates a state of awareness vastly different from when we watch television or read a book. Indeed, the gameplay is a far more dynamic process that draws on various faculties of mind and body to evoke sensations that might more commonly be associated with religious experience. Getting swept away in an engaging game can be a profoundly spiritual activity. It is not to think, but rather to be, a logic that sustained our ancestors for millennia as they looked heavenward for answers. As more and more of us look “screenward,” it is crucial to investigate these games for their vast potential as fine instruments of moral training. Anyone seeking a concise and well-reasoned introduction to the subject would do well to start with God in the Machine. By illuminating both where video game storytelling is now and where it currently butts up against certain inherent limitations, Liebovitz intriguingly implies how the field and, in turn, our experiences might continue to evolve and advance in the coming years.

Download or read book Baseball as a Road to God written by John Sexton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The president of New York University offers a love letter to America’s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality. For more than a decade, John Sexton has taught a wildly popular New York University course about two seemingly very different things: religion and baseball. Yet Sexton argues that one is actually a pathway to the other. Baseball as a Road to God is about touching that something that lies beyond logical understanding. Sexton illuminates the surprisingly large number of mutual concepts shared between baseball and religion: faith, doubt, conversion, miracles, and even sacredness among many others. Structured like a game and filled with riveting accounts of baseball’s most historic moments, Baseball as Road to God will enthrall baseball fans whatever their religious beliefs may be. In thought-provoking, beautifully rendered prose, Sexton elegantly demonstrates that baseball is more than a game, or even a national pastime: It can be a road to enlightenment.

Download or read book How to Overcome the Evil of Gambling Covetousness written by Unknown Author and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Overcome the Evil of Gambling/Covetousness is a book about being obedient to God's word from the Holy Bible scripture verses teach us about the evil of the love of money. How because of our greediness, we stray from the faith and pierce ourselves with many sorrows. How it's the root of all kinds of evil when we covet money that we have not earned. How God wants us to be a good steward of our money that He has blessed us with, to use for our needs and to give Him glory. It's a book about how we work hard for our money, and it should not be wasted but to use the fruits of our labor we earned for good. To also to be content with what we have and are blessed with. In gambling, this book uses dictionary meaning, which tells us about what covet means: is to have a desire often for another person's possessions. What it tells us in God's word in the Holy Bible scripture verse is not to covet, also how evil company corrupts good habits, how we should resist the devil, and how we can overcome temptation with the help of God. The conclusion is that when we read God's word, it will help us to be blessed by doing what is right, and we can overcome the evil of gambling/covetousness.

Download or read book The God Game written by Danny Tobey and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Like an episode of Black Mirror written by Stephen King' John Marrs, bestselling author of The One 'Immersive, claustrophobic . . . addictive' Guardian Win and All Your Dreams Come TrueTM! ;) Charlie and his friends have entered the God Game. Tasks are delivered through their phones. When they accomplish a mission, the game rewards them. Charlie's money problems could be over. Vanhi can erase the one bad grade on her university application. It's all fun and games - at first. Then the threatening messages start. Obey me. Mysterious packages show up at their homes. Shadowy figures start following them. Who else is playing this game, and how far will they go to win? As Charlie looks for a way out, there's only one rule he knows for sure. If you die in the game, you die for real. 'Smart, propulsive and gripping' Harlan Coben, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author