The Most Of This Place

The Most of This Place is a book about the many places one may find themselves. Places such as waiting, conflict, or facing defeat. Acts 16:19-40 explains how Paul and Silas made the most of these sometimes uncomfortable places. For Paul and Silas their place is prison. Their journey from preaching to prison inspires the reader to never give up and to persevere. The journey of this book takes you to many places one may find themselves in the course of life. No matter where one may find themselves, The Most of This Place is a book that is inspiring and practical in its use.

The story of the dark side of the Afghan war - and how Pakistan degenerated into a nuclear-armed powder keg Eight years ago we chased the Taliban from Kabul and forced Al Qaeda to find a new home. One by one the militants crossed the border into Pakistan and settled in its tribal areas, building alliances with locals and terrorizing or bribing their way to power. This place - Pakistan's lawless frontier - is now the epicenter of global terrorism. It is where young American and British jihadists go to be trained, where the kidnapped are stowed away, and where plots are hatched for deadly attacks all over the world. It has become, in President Obama's words, "the most dangerous place" - a hornet's nest of violent extremists, many of whom now target their own state in vicious suicide- bombing campaigns. Imtiaz Gul, who knows the ins and outs of these groups and their leaders, tackles the toughest questions about the current situation: What can be done to bring the Pakistani Taliban under control? Who funds these militants and what are their links to Al Qaeda? Are they still supported by the ISI, Pakistan's all-powerful intelligence agency? Based on dozens of exclusive interviews with high-ranking Pakistani intelligence, government and military officers and extensive first-hand reporting, The Most Dangerous Place is a gripping and definitive exposé of a region that Americans need urgently to understand.

A moving story, told in Ken Blanchard's appealing parable style, of how a local church can be either a blessing or a curse to their community. The Most Loving Place in Town is the story of two men, a disillusioned church elder and a gifted young pastor, who recognize that their church has lost sight of its number one priority: loving God and each other. They begin a search, independently at first, to recapture their lost love and then together lead their fellowship in a successful discovery of the secret to becoming a beacon of love in their community. By the end of the story you clearly see and understand why this secret, so simple yet so profound, is vital and how to apply it to your own life and the life of your church.

"Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to us by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son." With these words, the writer of Hebrews draws us into one of the most profound and astonishing books in all of Holy Scripture. Angels, devils, signs and wonders, solemn warnings, the bodies of the defiant fallen in the wilderness, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God, a new high priest arising after the order of Melchizedek, the two unchangeable things by which God swears His faithfulness to us, the fulfillment of the pattern shown to Moses on Mount Sinai, a new Covenant written on our hearts, a new and living Way that fulfills the shadow of the Law, the dazzling array of those who by faith have conquered, our slow but sure approach to Mount Zion and the City of the consuming fire of the Living God; and, lifted high above all of these, the person and work of Jesus Christ, Who is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Most Holy Place is a daily prayer meditation and OT/NT Biblical synthesis based on the book of Hebrews, verse by verse, Monday through Saturday for fifty-two weeks. It is intended to be an aid to consistent and continuing reflection on the finished work of Jesus applied by the Holy Spirit in your life. May the Lord through this book continue to equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Jeremy D. Vogan Staunton, Virginia

Many people did not grow up in a Christian home, and many more do not consider their childhood experience a good model. Robert Wolgemuth presents this inspiring, practical book for people who want to have a Christian home. So, what's so great about a Christian home? There's redemption. There's forgiveness. There's hope. Laughter and genuine happiness. There's discipline and purpose there. And there's grace . . . lots of grace. The Most Important Place on Earth covers eight answers to the question "What does a Christian home look like?" It's filled with stories and practical ideas that will convince any reader that a Christian home is not an elusive stereotype. It's something that really can be achieved. And it's something worth having. You'll see.

"Cotton obsessed, Negro obsessed," Rupert Vance called it in 1935. "Nowhere but in the Mississippi Delta," he said, "are antebellum conditions so nearly preserved." This crescent of bottomlands between Memphis and Vicksburg, lined by the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers, remains in some ways what it was in 1860: a land of rich soil, wealthy planters, and desperate poverty--the blackest and poorest counties in all the South. And yet it is a cultural treasure house as well--the home of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Charley Pride, Walker Percy, Elizabeth Spencer, and Shelby Foote. Painting a fascinating portrait of the development and survival of the Mississippi Delta, a society and economy that is often seen as the most extreme in all the South, James C. Cobb offers a comprehensive history of the Delta, from its first white settlement in the 1820s to the present. Exploring the rich black culture of the Delta, Cobb explains how it survived and evolved in the midst of poverty and oppression, beginning with the first settlers in the overgrown, disease-ridden Delta before the Civil War to the bitter battles and incomplete triumphs of the civil rights era. In this comprehensive account, Cobb offers new insight into "the most southern place on earth," untangling the enigma of grindingly poor but prolifically creative Mississippi Delta.

Here is a prophetic parable you will read again and again. The winds of God are blowing, drawing you to His Life within the Veil of the Most Holy Place. There you begin to see as you experience a depth of relationship your heart has yearned for. This book is a living, dynamic experience with God!

WALK INTO THE SECRET PLACE of the Most High and experience freedom from this present world darkness and you won't want to leave. Yet, Eunice, a single mother, is surprised at what she finds in that place. Her four-year-old son narrowly escapes a fatal accident only to disappear in small sleepy Candler. She has difficult colleagues at her new job and a troubled student with a mysterious past who insists on drawing her into the enigma. Add to the above an aging mother who lives with her, a decrepit car and long road trip, an adventure story of intrigue and you have In The Secret Place Of The Most High, a entertaining novel, packed with adventure, whimsical characters, and wisdom....a read that will draw you again and again into a secret place. "A talented writer with deep loyalties to the truth of God's Word creates both interest and biblical candor about the spiritual battles of life. Rebecca House's gifts as a writer of fiction enables her to compel our attention toward using biblical truth to defeat intrusive evil. Those who read this book will enjoy its wholesome entertainment while absorbing its spiritual message of the believer's victory in Christ." Mark I. Bubeck, president emeritus of Deeper Walk International and author of The Adversary, Overcoming The Adversary, Raising Lambs Among Wolves, and Fire From Heaven. In 1985, Rebecca House left a promising career in academia to rear two children who are now grown. She is currently working on her second novel, The Severed Silver Cord, which continues the tale of Eunice and her victory over the darkness. Check out her website at http: //rebeccahouseofficialsite.blogspot.com