A complete muster and regimental history for the 19th Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army. This volume was written and compiled by men whose grandfathers had served honorably in the 19th Texas. There is a photo section at the back of the book with photographs of some of the men who served in the 19th Texas during the War for Southern Independence.
Military achievement was only a small portion of the life-story of General Robert E. Lee. General Lee also served as the president of a Christian College, a Bible Society President, and he was instrumental in the founding and/or construction of over 60 churches. His character and strong Christian faith documented in this 17-chapter book. 161 sources are listed in the endnotes.
Macon to Manassas a novel by John Wayne Dobson and Walter Kevin Sark. It was edited by Edward DeVries. Kevin and John were born in and are life-long residents of Macon, Georgia. Both have known The Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior for much of their lives. They are close friends and veteran re-enactors of The 16th GA, Co. G Infantry Re-enactment Company, ""The Jackson Rifles."" The book was a 20-year labor of love dedicated to the Confederate companies that were raised in the authors' native Macon. 23 Confederate combat units were raised during the course of the War from Macon. At War's end, there were not enough survivors to muster 7 companies. With so many men from Macon giving their lives for ""The Cause,"" the authors wanted to write a novel that would not only be good reading, but also tell the story of the brave and honorable men from Macon. Those who survived the war, and those who did not. www.dixieheritage.net
This is Dr. Carroll's classic work. The introduction was written by Dr. Edward DeVries when he was pastoring Oakland Baptist Church. Oakland was Dr. J. M. Carroll's very first pastorate. This very easy to read adjustable print-size edition of the "Trail of Blood" comes complete with Dr. Carroll's illustrated chart of Church History.
This 2-volume set is the ONLY set of books of its kind in print. From Daniel Weisiger Adams to Felix Kirk Zollicoffer - its volumes contain a portrait and biography of every one of the 425 men who served as General Officers in the Confederate States Army.
Volume II in the 2-volume series. This volume contains biographies of Confederate Generals William Edmondson Jones - Felix Zollicoffer. This 2-volume set is the ONLY set of books of its kind in print. From Daniel Weisiger Adams to Felix Kirk Zollicoffer - its volumes contain a portrait and biography of every one of the 425 men who served as General officers in the Confederate States Army.
Basic instruction on how to pray - a step-by-step walk through "The Lord's Prayer." Religion has a terrible habit of complicating the simple. When the Disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray He did not give them a theological discourse. He did not preach a sermon - or a series of sermons. There were no detailed instructions. He simply said, "After this manner pray ye," and then, He prayed a very brief and simple prayer to the Heavenly Father. In less than 5 minutes Jesus had taught His disciples everything they needed to know in order to begin conversing with their Heavenly Father. Yes, Friends and Neighbors, prayer really is SIMPLE! Do you struggle in your prayer life? Do you desire to pray? To simply pray? To simply set or kneel and converse with your Heavenly Father? Jesus taught His disciples how to do so in just a few short minutes. Prayer is Simple! So simple, that, as this easy to read book illustrates, even a child can do it.
Biographical Sketches of the life and religious beliefs of each of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Did you know that 52 of them were "fundamentalist" and "evangelical" Christians? This book also contains rare and hard to find portraits for each of the 56 signers.
This book is dedicated to one of the great Southern Baptist Missionaries, Lottie Moon. If you are a Southern Baptist you are accustomed to the annual Christmastime tradition of taking up the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for Foreign Missions. The Lottie Moon offering is specifically important to Southern Baptists because 55% percent of all of the money that is raised by the denomination every year comes from this one offering. And while most Southern Baptists know that Lottie Moon was a missionary to China, few know, because their denominational leaders no longer wish to tell the story, that before becoming a missionary, Lottie was a spy for the Confederacy during the War Between the States. Another inconvenient truth is that the Moons were one of Virginia's most prominent slave-owning families. After the War, Lottie would choose to go to China as a missionary because it was preferable to her than living under the cruelty of Yankee occupation. Unable to live in a free Southern nation, she chose instead to live as a "free" Southern woman in the harsh land of China rather than as a slave in her beloved but Yankee occupied Southland that had been overrun by carpetbaggers and re-constructionists. And thus she gave her life, inspiring millions. Also noteworthy is the fact that unlike the many Southern Baptist leaders insistent upon apologizing for Lottie and others of her generation, Lottie herself never once apologized for having been a Southerner. Never once did she apologize for the fact that her family owned a plantation, or slaves. Nor did she ever apologize for her dangerous service to the Confederate nation of which she still considered herself a citizen even at life's end. The author is NOT writing this book to impugn the testimony of Lottie Moon. She has been, and she remains, one of his heroes of the faith. Rather, the author rightly points out that while slavery was horrible, equally horrible is to judge Lottie Moon, John Broadus, or other faithful Christians of the antebellum period by the standards and morality of a future time in which they did not live. May you be inspired as you read the testimony of one of God's most special and unique servants.
Did you know that 80% of all first-time church visitors did NOT come by invitation of the pastor? Thats right, 80% of all first-time church visitors come as the result of being invited by a non-salaried member of the church.As a Pastor I have knocked EVERY door in the community 11 times and I have knocked every door in the surrounding towns 3 or more times. Yet the greater number of our church's visitors do NOT come as the result of my efforts. They come because one of our members (their neighbor, co-worker, relative, etc.) expressed an interest in them and invited them to come.As a full-time Baptist evangelist I discovered that a church with a soul-winning pastor will have regular professions of faith and baptisms. But a church with a soul-winning membership will have SEVERAL professions of faith and WEEKLY baptisms.The Local Church is supposed to be the Body of Christ where every member exercises his gift for the glory of God and the propagation of the Gospel. Yet MOST churches are a one-man show. The Pastor does everything and the church members do little or nothing.When I was a boy, we called people who had non-functioning body parts RETARDED. And that is what most local churches are today - RETARDED bodies where ONE member, the pastor (and maybe a few others) drag the rest of the members like a retarded man would drag a limp leg.And we wonder why our churches do not grow and do the things that we know God has called us to do.The key to a growing church is to create a church where EVERY member is a minister.Granted, not every member will be the pastor. Not everyone will be a leader. But every member can determine his spiritual gift and contribute to the work of the church by exercising his gift.The 11 chapters in this book have been used by pastors all over the world to motivate their members to serve in the local church. One pastor in Arkansas preached an 11 part sermon series (a sermon from each chapter) and as a result over half of his membership are now active in the ministries of the church.I have personally preached these lessons in churches all over the united States and in each church where I have preached these messages the members catch a vision to serve in their church.If you are a pastor, deacon, Sunday school superintendent, teacher, or just someone who wants to do more for God by serving in His church this book is for you. My address, phone number, and E-mail address are on the back cover in case you have any questions as you read.
In this modern economy, retirement planning can be a complex task. Every retirement plan needs to be unique. When you meet with a financial advisor, what are the right questions to ask? This book is designed to be food for thought. The information is for retirement education purposes only. Naturally views differ amongst professionals, and these eight authors do not necessarily agree with each other and do not necessarily endorse the views of the other authors in the book. If expert retirement assistance is required, the services of appropriate financial, accounting, and legal professionals should be sought.
Originally published back in 2000 under the title THE PROFITABLE SERVANT, Dr. Ed DeVries' verse-by-verse commentary on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon has been expanded for inclusion with his other commentaries in his new EXPOSITORY PREACHERS COMMENTARY series.
The ability of plants to produce new leaves and flowers depends largely on a small population of stem cells found at the apex of the stem, which is known as the Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM). The activity of the SAM can be influenced by the development of immature fruit, often causing a biennial pattern in yield called Alternate Bearing (AB). In order to understand how the SAM responds to the fruit at a genetic level, the expression profile of inflorescence meristems from Arabidopsis thaliana were studied under high fruit load conditions. The pattern of responses was found to resemble carbohydrate starvation, supporting the competition hypothesis. Several additional discussions are provided to revise old concepts, offer suggestions for improvement, and describe how genetic tools could be best applied to alternate bearing research.
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