KNUCKLEBALL is an inspirational story of how one man learns to live through the unexpected and, in the end, discovers it is never too late to realize a dream. It is 1955 in rural Indiana. As he stands on the pitchers mound on a hot August afternoon, fifteen-year-old Davie Miller focuses intently on the catchers mitt and grins when he sees his favorite sign --three fingers pointing toward the ground. KNUCKLEBALL. In a matter of seconds, Davie tosses his third no-hitter of the season. As he celebrates, Davie is already painfully aware of lifes uncertainties but he has no inkling of what lies ahead for him in the next thirty-five years. Davie embarks on a journey into adulthood, not completely aware of the knuckleballs his mother has endured until she reveals the poignant details behind two tragic family events during a series of intimate conversations with her son. Never forgetting her words of wisdom, Davie lives life to the fullest, shows promise as a baseball player, discovers love and a rewarding career as a public relations professional, and swings at lifes knuckleballs with faith that is tested time and again. But an unforeseen gift for his fiftieth birthday changes everything forever.
Charlie Simpson was a simple man. But in 2016 - frustrated by the ongoing inability of Congress to pass significant legislation - he made a decicion that eventually swept the nation, a movement fueled by murder. U.S. representatives and senators had failed for years to accept the depth of voter exasperation, until it was too late. Sadly, Charlie paid a heavy personal price."--Back cover.
Lessons Learned in Obscurity" is a journey of one church and the pastor who learned the hard way how to develop a unique and healthy fellowship in today's culture. It is a candid look at the things that worked and those that failed. It will be a handy guide to anyone who is more concerned with being a part of a Christian environment that is more relevant than religious. This book should be required reading for those who are not afraid of "coloring outside the lines" and want to be more effective in reaching a world that is increasingly less interested in traditional church. Ken Duggan is senior pastor of Dallas Bay Baptist Church in Hixson, Tennessee. While leading the church since 1990 the fellowship has grown from the original 8 members to nearly 2,300 today. Ken, and his wife Marilyn, are natives of Tennessee and were approved as church planters for the Southern Baptist Convention. Ken has a bachelors' degree in political science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and spent several years in a secular career before entering seminary and earning his Doctorate of Theology. He is also the writer of "Out of the Box" a weekly web log which looks at life from a creative Christian's perspective at www.kenduggan.net.
The Apostle Paul associated life ""in the Spirit"" with changes in the ""mind"" (Rom 8) and urged believers to be ""transformed"" by the renewing of their minds (Rom 12:2), ""and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."" (Eph 4:17-23). This book is a pastoral analysis of how that works. It seeks to look practically at the radical change envisaged in the New Testament. The word Paul uses repeatedly for ""mind"" is nous -"the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging, determining; the intellectual faculty." What is it, "to be renewed in the spirit of your minds"? What does that "new self" look like, when "created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness""? This book claims that the language of the New Testament is not aspiration but experience.
You might not have had the opportunity to approach a stranger in the Philippines, or Jerusalem, or Topeka, Kansas, as Ken has, but this book will help you become a soul-winner in your hometown! Through humor, biblical principles, and a zealous heart for people, Ken Gaub is lighting a clear path to sharing the Good News one-on-one!
During a period of two years, the author quarreled with many practices of the church and the way he and Christians behaved. He writes of the hopes, conflicts, and joys he had as he looked at his experiences and judged those with whom he came in contact with insight, humor, and empathy. Feet of Clay is a uniquely honest study of the human condition. Although he did not write to be controversial, but rather to examine his own struggles and conflicts of faith, the author's conclusions will be prickly because he looks at the real, seldom-discussed issues of the day. But he has a sense of humor, too. What is the proper response when a German Shepherd pees on his khakis? How can the World's Worst Restaurant be so good at being bad? How much time should he give to the garrulous, suicidal man who wants to take up his writing time?
In this presentation ... Pastor Ken Reed, offers detailed instruction with Biblical insights, into the possibility of living free from ... constant failure, chronic negative behaviors, and those nagging sinful patterns, which seem to hold us all, as prisoners. Pastor Ken is it really possible for me to live free from, the torments of sinful behavior? Pastor Ken Reed asserts ... that everyone in Christ Jesus, already has the key to God's promise of freedom, within them. It is all found, within the Revelation and Practice of this simple principle ... "If You Are Free From The Root, . You Are Free From The Fruit.." He encourages you, to Read this book, prayerfully and carefully ... Observing and practicing the keys listed through-out.
The bestselling coauthor of The Serving Leader (over 90,000 copies sold) provides a roadmap that all leaders can use to create and align entire organizations around an inspiring purpose that drives superior performance.
If you never deal with your past, your past will deal with you. Don't hide from your past, use it to share your faith with others. Isn't it ironic how painful the thought of vomiting is, yet you always feel better after you've done it? International speaker and author Ken Freeman uses this same analogy for sharing your testimony in Toilet Bowl Christianity. He teaches us that despite the hardships we face in life, we are to give God the glory, and the best way to do that is to "throw up" all over those whom God puts in our path. Sharing your testimony is the greatest way to give God glory and defeat the enemy who would try and hold you back. Peer into Ken's life as he shares the horrible tragedies of his childhood, and learn from him how you can be a Christian who is not afraid to throw up on the world
Ken Walston is the Executive Director and Founder of the Ken-na Outreach Ministries. Ken-na was established in 1995 and is a worldwide outreach to the Body of Christ for the edification of ALL Believers who profess that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Saviour. The headliner for Ken-na Outreach is "JESUS is Lord and God!" as proclaimed throughout the New Testament of the Holy Bible. Ken-na Outreach is a free Outreach Ministry which the Lord has provided for to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and minister the teaching and testimonies that God has given Ken. Places where the Outreach is working to spread the Gospel of Christ are: United States, New Zealand, South Africa, Ethiopia, England, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil. Ken was a practicing Jew until 1981 when he received a physical revelation which convinced him beyond doubt that Jesus was the Messiah, then a calling from the Lord Himself to go and spread the Good News about the Messiah to both Jew and Gentile. Ken Walston took the challenge from Ephesians 4:11 to be a Teacher (Rabbi) for the edification of the Body of Christ. His writings and revelations from the Lord are published through the Outreach Ministry and sent to the Body of Christ throughout the world. He is also a musician and songwriter, who has turned his classical Rock N Roll and Pop style towards the worship of the Lord with 12 songs which are released on CD through his Music Ministry, The Messiah's Minstrel.
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