Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 181. Field Trip T181 is an overview of the geologic problems — and opportunities — associated wiht development of cities and towns in the western United States. The trip deals specifically with urban areas in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Its route is an historic one, being followed by the European settlers moving west during the last century. Not coincidentally, it was also a route covered by the pioneering King, Hayden, and Powell geological surveys. These early expeditions were the immediate ancestors of the modern United States Geological Survey.
ROMAN’S 8:28 was influenced by the importance of Mental Health and Self-Empowerment. With no promises of glitz or glam, this book does prove to be authentic and aspiring. Based on a true story.
Have you ever questioned the teachings of the church? Do they make sense to you? When there are teachings you don't understand, have you ever been told, "Just take it on faith, brother?" I have! This was not acceptable to me. If God wants us to know him and his son, Jesus Christ, and the Word of God is his communication to us, then we as individuals should be able to study his Word and understand it. However, I believe that we are in the unfortunate time for the church in which the prophecy of the Apostle Paul has come to its fulfillment: For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (2 Timothy 4:3-4) This book presents many of the questions I had in my quest for truth. It addresses some of the most egregious doctrines that lead people away from understanding God's plan and how they are to fi t into it. In order to effectively seek God, you must ask questions. Why? Mainly because it is just as easy to believe a lie as it is the truth. Remember John 4:23-24: Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.
Before the Ministry of Jesus really began, He had to select His twelve disciples. Two of John the Baptist's followers decided to follow Jesus. The first question Jesus asks is, "What do you seek?" (John 1:38). His reply to their answer "Come and you will see" (John 1:39). I would like to invite you the reader to come with me on a journey that will take one year and a day. This book was originally written for my wife Charise. This way she could have a daily word, scripture and a short illustration combining them both. The word come, the verb, advancement, approaching, to make progress. My hope is that this book will be just a little help one day at a time for you the reader. There were two men on their way to Emmaus, Jesus approached them and began walking with them. I take a little liberty now, thus the name of the book: Come, take My hand and walk with Me awhile, and I'll explain a few things to you (Luke 24:27). My hope is that after we have walked with Him awhile, it will turn into forever.
In this second devotional, expanded to cover 12 new original songs, one of the authors describes how his airplane, carrying the shrouded body of a heart attack victim, landed only to have the man throw off his covers and walk off the plane. Another of the writers of this book explains seeing a miracle when a young man walked unharmed out of what should have been electrically charged swimming pool waters. And the third scribe tells for the first time a previously untold secret of why his army platoon buddies were fatally ambushed and why he wasn't with them. All this and lots more awaits the reader in ‘Here for a Reason.’
Some reputable sociological research indicates that a surprising number of evangelical churchgoers are living out a version of the Christian life that's more informed by the values of the surrounding culture than by the discipleship teachings of Jesus and his apostles. Viewing the cause of this disturbing trend in the church to be a "discipleship deficit" that's exacerbated by a "pneumatological deficit," Gary Tyra has written a book that addresses both. In this work, Tyra encourages evangelical Christians of all stripes to become more fully aware of the tremendous difference it makes when the Holy Spirit is experienced in ways that are real and existentially impactful, rather than merely theoretical, conceptual, and/or ritualistic. Intended to be read by church leaders as well as by students in Christian colleges and seminaries, the message here is that the cure for the ministry malady currently confronting us is the recovery of a robust, fully Trinitarian doctrine of the Spirit. A pneumatological realism, says Tyra, combined with an understanding of just how important a spiritual, moral, and missional faithfulness is to a genuine Christian discipleship, can revitalize the lives of individual Christians and churches, making it possible for them to reach their post-Christian peers for Christ!
Has there ever been a time in your life, or someone you may know, when you questioned if you might really be saved? This book is written so that any person, Christian or not, can read through the miracle process by which we are saved. Our salvation is won - this is a fact. Although there are many areas along which we might have discussions regarding this topic, salvation is a fact and none of us can change that truth. Is there someone in your life who God would have read this book? Gary and his wife, Diane, are native Houstonians. Having had a career as a corporate pilot and, later, as a sales pilot for a local jet sales organization allowed him to travel all over the world. "In my travels, God gave me the opportunity to see just how blessed I and my family are to live in a free and prosperous country where we can worship God without fear," Gary recounts. He has changed careers and is currently a field engineer for a marine electronics firm which services radar and communications systems for the various cargo and cruise ships in the Port of Houston. Gary has been continually active in his church and in local organizations such as Boy Scouts and FFA and looks forward, prayerfully, to more writing and published works in the future. To contact him, please send an email to: GJmail2@sbcglobal.net
How do we cultivate a deeper faith as we walk our Christian paths? And as we walk, where can we turn to look for hope within hopelessness, or joy within despair? Just as Jesus revealed himself to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, he continues to reveal himself today to modern-day believersoffering us guidance and nourishment, and patiently and compassionately walking with us in faith. In Emmaus Road: Stories, Scripture, Hymns, and Art for the Christian Journey, author and Reverend Gary M. Schimmer shares stories of humor, surprise, justice, sorrow, and hope from his congregational ministrystories that will stir your emotions and deepen your knowledge of the churchs faith and practice. Each story has a corresponding Bible verse, theological reflection, hymn, and art suggestion, and Rev. Schimmer invites believers to dwell on their spiritual growth in all of these ways and begin a journey to a deeper faith. These moments of faith are offered as a gift for your reflections on the theology and practice of the Christian faith. Believers can use them to grow spiritually and to improve their preaching and teaching. More than anything, dwelling on the presence of Gods hand in the everyday lives of his children will help you deepen your faith and draw closer to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
God’s extraordinary grace is hard to grasp—but made easier to understand through stories of God’s people. Gary Chapman and Chris Fabry search the Scriptures for examples of God’s grace in the lives of those named in Jesus’ lineage, but what they find are people with faults, foibles, and sins, just like the rest of us. So obviously, grace is not about doing everything exactly right. It is a gift . . . an astonishing gift given by God. In Extraordinary Grace, you will hear the call of grace; laugh because of grace; apply grace; be overtaken by grace; and know the extraordinary grace that comes from loving Jesus. Chapter studies, for individuals or groups, will help you to find examples of extraordinary grace reflected in the lineage of Jesus.
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