You, LORD, are my l& the LORD turns my darkness into light. 2 SAMUEL 22:29 "One of the best devotional books I've ever read. Ben Gates has the ability to take the Word of God and make it relevant to where we all live." -Bob Yawberg, Founding Pastor, Broadway Christian Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana "Ben Gates has offered a rich gift in the pages of this book. You will find passages that encourage you and others that challenge you in your pursuit of Jesus. His reflections, wisdom, and insights are wrapped in an honesty and genuineness that's refreshing in a world that often just skims the surface or offers easy answers. I think you'll find much here that helps you go deeper in your walk with Jesus while helping you live into His call to love others deeply and sacrificially." -Lance Finley, Executive Director, The Churches of God, General Conference, Findlay, Ohio "Being able to pause each day to catch the freshness of the gospel is what Ben provides. Harvesting his years of presenting the gospel to college students, many new to the faith, has empowered these writings to be simple, clear, and impactful. Come and receive this freshness." -Mark Robison, Chairman and President, Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana DR. BEN GATES (MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary; MA and PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) served as the Executive Director of Greater Fort Wayne Campus Ministry and a campus pastor at (Indiana University) Purdue University Fort Wayne and the Indiana Institute of Technology from 1997 to 2020. During those years, Dr. Gates trained hundreds of student leaders and led 26 cross-cultural mission trips to 11 countries on three continents. He continues to teach as a Senior Lecturer with the Purdue University Fort Wayne Department of History.
This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirtenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity.
this book will prove to you that the new testament is not the natural continuity of the word of God that was provaided to humanety by the holy bibel. in fact it will show you that it is the real cotradiction to the will of God.
This book explores the mingling of two rather different perspectives, those of the naval and aeronautical schools of thought, and the impact that they had upon one another in natural, professional and geopolitical settings. To explain the manner in which air power was incorporated into warfare between 1914 and 1945 it studies the deeds of practitioners, the limitations of technology, the realities of combat and the varying institutional dynamics and strategic priorities of the major maritime powers. It is underpinned by an appreciation of the geostrategic setting of the key maritime states, while addressing the challenges of operating in this multifaceted environment and the major technological developments which enabled air power to play an ever greater role in the maritime sphere. The potential for air power to influence warfare in the maritime environment was fully realised during the Second World War and its impact is demonstrated through an analysis of a wide range of the fleet operations and how it was utilised in the defence of trade and sea lanes. As such this book will be of interest to both naval and air power historians and those wanting a fuller perspective on maritime strategy in this period.
The book explodes the Christian theology and the Christian stumbling block which it exposed as a consequence thereof. It leaves Christianity stripped of all content, shows us its true intentions and thus prevents us from being ensnared into its awful trap
From the dawn of history, Jacob and Esau have been engaged in a never-ending, intensive spiritual battle. This battle will continue until the dawn of the future redemption. Jacob is represented by the people of Israel, whereas according to the Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria, "The soul of Esau was reincarnated into the body of Jesus the Nazarene. . .and all who observe his religion and worship him should be called the Sons of Edom, since Jesus is Esau and Esau is Edom." Kabbalists explain that Jesus formed the chariot for the ministering angel of Esau, paving the way for establishment of this international false religion, a religion that has darkened the entire world with idolatry. There is no need to depict the spiritual fate of those who believe that Jesus was a deity and follow him blindly. The Talmud states that the Davidic Messiah sits at the gate of Rome. Nachmanides explains that he dwells there in order to save the weak flock of Israel who are captives of the Roman Edomite exile, in order to save them from Christianity. This book is dedicated to the real Davidic Messiah in the hope that he arrive speedily in our days
Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation." "This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity. Deftly illuminated by Gikatilla and grounded in historical perspective with introductory essays by Avi Weinstein, Moshe Ideal, and Arthur Hertzberg, this significant contribution to Jewish scholarship is rounded out with an index of scriptural verses."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Natan ben Saadyah Harar describes instructions he received from Avraham Abulafia, along with his ecstatic experiences. This gives the book unparalleled importance, as auto-biographical works in Kabbalah are extremely rare. Additionally, he explains in detail many kabbalistic techniques
Ktavim Chadashim contains many unpublished works by Chaim Vital, the foremost disciple of the Ari (Isaac Luria). Here, for the first time, we publish two main sections in English, which are the commentary on Brit Menucha (Covenant of Rest), and the secret fourth part of Shaarei Kedusha (Gates of Holiness). The commentary on Brit Menucha deals with Kabbalah Ma'asit (Practical Kabbalah). It is much more than a simple commentary, because it contains names of angels that are not found in the original Brit Menucha, along with precise instructions concerning their usage. The fourth part of Shaarei Kedusha deals with the practical ways to force the Ruach Ha-Kodesh (Hooy Spirit) to descend upon us, thus allowing us to reach prophecy and the world to come. Vital even explains the 72 Names of God, with their angels
For thousands of years, military forces around the world have been honing their technological prowess to get a leg up on their enemies. In Ben Bova's disturbing short story "The Next Logical Step," master scientists have created what is perhaps the ultimate war machine -- but is the human psyche strong enough to handle the implications of the device?
Harvard, oktober 2003. In een omgeving vol intelligente en ambitieuze studenten, op een universiteit die al menige generatie van ¿s werelds succesvolste mannen heeft voortgebracht, stellen de nerds Eduardo Saverin en Mark Zuckerberg helemaal niets voor. Ze hebben geen geld, geen toekomstvisie en geen meisjes. Toch is één van hen in 2010 miljardair en staat hij aan het hoofd van de grootste sociale netwerksite ter wereld: Facebook. Facebook is het verhaal van twee kansloze studenten die het briljante idee bedenken om meisjes te beoordelen aan de hand van klassenboeken op het internet. Wat volgt, is het waargebeurde avontuur vol gehaaide durfkapitalisten, onweerstaanbare vrouwen en een team Olympische roeiers. Facebook is zo succesvol omdat het mensen over de hele wereld samenbrengt, maar de ironie wil dat juist dit succes twee beste vrienden uit elkaar dreef. Het levert een van de meest vermakelijke en fascinerende boeken van 2010 op.
Why should you let Ben Stein tell you how to live? Who's he to say what's what? The reason you should listen to Ben Stein is, quite simply, he says a lot of smart stuff about many different things. He's the wise old owl perched in a tree, waiting to answer all of your questions about life, marriage, work, and money. Delivered with the dry, honest wit that millions of people have come to know and love, Ben Stein shares his advice on nearly every topic imaginable, from the importance of being a loving spouse to the folly of supply-side economics. Understand the value of punctuality, sleep, and diversification. Let his wisdom guide you in coping with loss, feelings of despair, and national deficits. Stein's experience from Washington to Hollywood and everywhere in between makes him an ideal individual to offer guidance to others. His expertise in countless fields substantiates his keen observations on the range of challenges that people face every day. What Would Ben Stein Do? Well, he would read this book. Learn something new and useful from Ben Stein today.
In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet is broken, he argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. Google annihilates your privacy and Facebook amplifies right-wing propaganda because it is profitable to do so. But the internet wasn't always like this-it had to be remade for the purposes of profit maximization, through a years-long process of privatization that turned a small research network into a powerhouse of global capitalism. Tarnoff tells the story of the privatization that made the modern internet, and which set in motion the crises that consume it today. The solution to those crises is straightforward: deprivatize the internet. Deprivatization aims at creating an internet where people, and not profit, rule. It calls for shrinking the space of the market and diminishing the power of the profit motive. It calls for abolishing the walled gardens of Google, Facebook, and the other giants that dominate our digital lives and developing publicly and cooperatively owned alternatives that encode real democratic control. To build a better internet, we need to change how it is owned and organized. Not with an eye towards making markets work better, but towards making them less dominant. Not in order to create a more competitive or more rule-bound version of privatization, but to overturn it. Otherwise, a small number of executives and investors will continue to make choices on everyone's behalf, and these choices will remain tightly bound by the demands of the market. It's time to demand an internet by, and for, the people now.
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