The Swords Of Nehemiah

An introduction to the Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah is followed by a verse-by-verse commentary on the text.

Watershed: Service in the Wake of Disaster was written with the help of many individuals who have the same goal of describing how Indiana was able to recover from devastating 2008 flooding and tornadoes. With three presidentially declared disasters, nearly every county in the state of Indiana was directly affected. A goal for the book is to help other communities prepare for and recover from disaster. Bartholomew County was not prepared for the flood. The majority of Watershed focuses on Columbus as a case study for coping with disaster without the benefit of a pre-established response and recovery plan. Columbus has learned and will be prepared for future disaster situations. The key learning from the flood recovery and improvements to our local community are also discussed. After failing to find available resources on the subject of local disaster recovery, I felt God call me to write Watershed. I was at a unique place in my life because my employer, Columbus Regional Hospital, was closed for four months due to the flood and allowed me to pursue my passion of flood recovery during that time. The research from the book includes extensive coverage from the Columbus newspaper The Republic, minutes that I took as Secretary of the Bartholomew County Long Term Flood Recovery Team, and over 40 recorded interviews. I interviewed flood-affected individuals, leaders of nonprofit agencies, and members of the Indiana Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (INVOAD). The book highlights 17 nonprofit leaders whose organizations played a key role in recovering from the 2008 disasters. From the proceeds of Watershed, I will donate 90% of the net profits to these organizations. The 17 essays in the book add variety and depth to a disaster recovery that requires more than one perspective to accurately convey the complexity of the experience.

This series of messages were delivered by the author in December 1973, before a group of Christians who gathered together for worship in Richmond, VA. The texts of these messages were recorded and later transcribed. Some portions of the recordings were missing and have been filled in by using the author’s preparatory notes. These notes also included several gold nuggets that never found their way into the messages but have now been included in this volume.

Nehemiah People defines the sacred calling to bring God's divine order to all the spheres of culture outside the walls of the church house. In Nehemiah People, you will discover your purpose and destiny in society is on a much higher scale than you ever imagined. Through the life of Nehemiah of the Bible, this compelling book describes God’s positioning and development process for 21st Century men and women. You will begin to understand the challenges men and women with a Nehemiah type calling will most certainly face in our generation and practical solutions to those challenges. This book is filled with rich biblical insight and practical applications for the 21st Century context. Nehemiah People explains God’s endorsement process for those who will implement His solutions in this generation. One prominent European political leader recently said “The Book of Nehemiah is the clarion call for our generation!” Our world is in a desperate search for solutions. The men and women of our generation who have the heart and spirit of Nehemiah are the ones who will bring those God inspired solutions for business, government, medicine, military, education, and all spheres of society. Nehemiah People is a book that will give you permission to be who God made you to be without apology or excuse.

No other book in the Bible compares with the wonder of the sacred collection of inspired worship songs known as the Psalms. Considered by many to be the most loved portion of Scripture, the Psalms have been a bedrock of comfort and a tower of strength for believers in every experience of life. This is the second of two volumes in the Holman Old Testament Commentary given to the Psalms, that provide commentary on Psalms chapters 76-150. Some of the key Psalms receive an added in-depth treatment that includes exposition, illustrations, and teaching plans. - http://www.christianbook.com