A response to commonly asked questions about the Bible: authenticity, reliability, message. Begins with a summary of the metanarrative of the Bible then responds to questions about existence of God, characteristics of God, prophecy, miracles, Jesus, manuscript evidence, archaeology, authorship, verifiability, comparison to other sacred texts, the questions that confound, and effects of the biblical message in our world. The topics are grand, but the style is easy to read. The goal is for the reader to say at some points along the way, "I never thought of it that way before.
This day-planner-style daily devotional features 52 Biblical principles of faith, providing a year-long journey for finding rest in a busy world. Every week a different Biblical principle is introduced and studied throughout the week with a different task each day.
The heart of God is for us to understand the book of Revelation. PREPARE was written for that purpose. Beginning with an eye-opening foundation in Daniel, PREPARE unveils the end times in a riveting chapter-by-chapter walk-through of the book of Revelation. You will have a clear understanding of the timeline, events, and their significance for the end times when you finish this book. And you will see just how close we are to Christ’s return! In PREPARE, you will learn: • the proper sequence of events in the book of Revelation; • the three conditions necessary to automatically trigger the end times (two are in place, and the third is ready to go); • about the rapture: is it pretrib? midtrib? posttrib?...or something else?; • the riddle unveiling Antichrist’s identity; • the necessary conditions for the second coming of Christ and the onset of God’s wrath. PREPARE is for: • pastors who have been afraid to teach Revelation until now; • the average Christian who is grasping to understand what is happening in this world, and how it relates to Biblical prophecy.
Fiscal Health for Local Governments offers a how-to approach to identifying and solving financial problems. Its principal selling point lies in its assumptions: instead of using the vocabulary and research agendas of economist, finance scholars, and political scientists, it will appeal to readers who lack sophisticated knowledge in these areas and nevertheless need practical advice. The book stems from the Fiscal Health Education Program, an applied economics program at the University of Minnesota. It uses three measures of fiscal health — financial condition, trend analysis, and financial trend monitoring system — as the basis for advocating particular fiscal strategies. The book examines the tools that can be used to assess the condition of a local government's fiscal health and some of the policy causes or remedies for certain situations, as well as some of the strategies governments can pursue to maintain and improve health. It will serve as a primer for readers interested in understanding financial processes and alternatives, and as a practical guide for those who need access to fiscal measurement tools. How-to approach will appeal to readers who lack sophisticated knowledge Contains discussion questions and anonymous case studies of actual cities and municipalities Presents practical methods for identifying and solving common fiscal problems
Out of Eden contributes towards conversations about interpreting scripture. Rather than adopting traditional views (creation and 'fall' or growth), this study integrates literary-critical theories and feminist scholarship to read the Genesis narrative in relation to concerns of contemporary communities. The question of how we might engage the interpretative process and the rhetorical power of texts as we live our lives 'out of Eden' is addressed. Stratton argues that the interpretration of Genesis 2-3 matters, that there are consequences for the actions we take on the basis of our interpretations, and that we should enter the interpretative process only with care.
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