Back 2 God

Back 2 God: America’s Last Chance, and exploration by Dexter Sanders of the distinctive history and destiny of the United States, entwines the author’s passion for his calling from God to serve as an evangelist with the insights that arise from his education and expertise as an educator. The work’s historical review demonstrates how the drift of modern history has pulled the United States away from its ties to the Christian faith. His a call to action invites the people of this nation to change the direction of their lives. As the author writes, “The only way God will continue to fight for us is if we return to Him and stand up for His principles, morals, and values in this country.” In a time when many feel tempted to despair, Back 2 God: America’s Last Chance states clearly that while the United States has drifted away from its moorings, all is not lost. On the contrary, God’s calling to come back to the foundations of our culture—the precepts flowing from God’s word—should bring this country to a new dawn rather than to the sunset of its history.

A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

A landmark examination of the resurgence of faith around the globe The Editor in Chief of The Economist and its Lexington columnist show how the global rise of religion will dramatically impact our century in God Is Back. Contrary to the popular assumption that modernism would lead to the rejection of faith, American-style evangelism has sparked a global revival. On the street and in the corridors of power the authors shine a bright light on a vast yet until now hidden world of religion. Twenty-first-century faith is being fueled by a very American emphasis on competition and a customer-driven attitude toward salvation. Revealing how the religion boom is destabilizing politics and the global economy, God Is Back concludes by showing how the same American ideas that created our unique religious style can be applied to channel the rising tide of faith away from volatility and violence.

Thirteen years ago, a mission trip inspired a young couple to move to Mexico to care for orphans and other children. True stories drawn from their ministry experiences challenge readers to trust God to show up exactly when and where He's needed most.

Willie jolly, the author of the motivational bestseller it only takes a minute to change your life! Will inspire you to take action! In A setback is a setup for a comeback. Willie presents his "VDAD" formula: vision, Decision, Action, Desire. This formula will show anyone how to overcome life's constant challenges. He shares his techniques for taking control of your destiny, using anecdotes and stories that will encourage you to focus and take action. You will hear from ordinary people who refused to cower in the face of hardships and found opportunities in unlikely places. There are humorous insights ("Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug") and practical methods ("Need to rid yourself of negative thoughts? Face it, trace it, erase it, replace it"). Using Willie's twelve simple strategies (as outlined in the VDAD formula ) will enable you to turn your trials into triumphs, your problems into possibilities, your setbacks into comeback! A true " motivational masterpiece)". In every life there comes a time A minute when you must decide To stand up and live your dreams Or fall back and live your fears. In that minute of decision You must grasp the vision And seize the power That lies deep inside of you ! Then you will see That dreams really can and do come true And that all things truly are possible... If you can just believe! It only takes a Minute..... to Change Your Life! It only takes a minute to learn that A setback is nothing but a setup For a comeback!

New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Theology should, first and foremost, be rooted in God’s Word. The goal of the ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible is to demonstrate how all Christian doctrine arises from the pages of the Bible. Created to help readers understand how Scripture forms the basis for our understanding of God, humanity, sin, salvation, and eternity, this study Bible features over 400 short in-text doctrinal summaries connecting Christian beliefs to specific Bible passages, 25 longer articles explaining important theological topics in greater depth, and introductions to each book of the Bible that highlight the unique ways each book contributes to the whole of Christian theology. Created by an outstanding team of editors and 26 contributors, this resource has been created to help Christians better connect what they believe about God with the very words of Scripture.