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Why is it that some pastors flourish wherever they go, while others with superior theological and practical training continually fail? Why do some insignificant events end up touching people in significant ways? Why do people leave churches with vibrant and exciting programs while others remain loyal to churches that seem to have very little to offer? What makes the difference?

In a book that is both profound and practical, Mary Sellon and Daniel Smith make the case that the health of churches and synagogues depends on congregations learning how to live out love in “right relationships.”

The authors found that the effectiveness of a congregation, as well as the participants’ sense of fulfillment and commitment, varied according to the quality of their relationships with each other.

“Pastors who possessed strong relational skills and worked at establishing healthy relationships thrived almost anywhere they went,” write Sellon and Smith. “Pastors less adept at relationships continually struggled even though they engaged in the same best practices as their colleagues.”

The quality of relationships seemed to be the key. Leadership is not a matter of using certain skills and implementing particular practices, nor it about being right. Leadership is a relationship.

Sellon and Smith bring together the wisdom they gained in their work with dozens of pastors and congregations with the findings of prominent researchers on emotional intelligence and relationship dynamics to show the practices that are central to building relational leadership.

Thousands of scientific facts, disproving every basic area of evolutionary theory.
A fascinating book that is easy to read. Full of facts most people do not know. Written so the key points quickly jump out at you. 1350 scientific quotations or references.
Browse through this book, and you will be amazed at what you find. You will soon know more about a far wider range of scientific facts than many scientists are taught.
Topically arranged, easy-to-read print size, and a full-size index - so you can quickly find what you are looking for.
Written for all ages, but outstanding for students. Includes study questions and research helps. Because of the way it is arranged and typeset, this book is excellent for fifth grade through college level.
Remarkably broad coverage. No complicated math. Hundreds of statements by prominent scientists who disprove evolutionary theory. They know evolution is a hoax.
Keep this book. You will refer to it for years to come, as you explain different points to others. Facts are powerful. Give copies of this book to your loved ones. Everybody needs this book.

Table of Contents
1. History of Evolutionary Theory: How modern science got into this problem.
2. The Big Bang and Stellar Evolution: Why the Big Bang is a fizzle and stars cannot evolve out of gas.
3. The Origin of the Earth: Why the Earth did not evolve out of a molten state.
4. The Age of the Earth: Why the Earth is not millions of years old.
5. The Problem of Time: Why long ages cannot produce evolutionary change.
6. Inaccurate Dating Methods: Why the non-historical dating techniques are unreliable.
7. The Primitive Environment: Why raw materials on earth cannot produce life.
8. DNA and Protein: Why DNA and protein could not be produced by random chance.
9. Natural Selection: Why natural selection only makes changes within species.
10. Mutations: Why mutations cannot produce cross-species change.
11. Animal and Plant Species: Why the species barrier cannot be broken.
12. Fossils and Strata: Why the fossil/strata theory is a hoax.
13. Ancient Man: Why there is no evidence humans have evolved from anything.
14. Effects of the Flood: What actually happened after the Flood.
15. Similarities and Divergence: Why similar structures are not an evidence of evolution.
16. Vestiges and Recapitulation: You have no useless or unnecessary structures inherited from earlier life forms.
17. Evolutionary Showcase: The best examples of evolution have proven worthless.
18. The Laws of Nature: The laws of nature oppose the evolutionary theory.
19. Evolution, Morality, and Violence — Evolutionary theory is ruining modern civilization.
20. Tectonics and Paleomagnetism — The truth about plate tectonics and paleomagnetism.
21. Archaeological Dating — Egyptian, and other, dates correlate archaeological finds with the Bible.
22. Evolutionary Science Fiction — Fabulous fairy tales which only tiny children can believe.
23. Scientists Speak — Evolutionary scientists say the theory is unscientific and worthless.
24. Utterly Impossible — Things evolution could never invent.
25. Latest Evolution Crisis — Events from 1959 to 2006.
26. Summary of the Anthropic Principal — Discovering a flood of coincidences.
27. Big Bang Creationism — When opposites are combined.
Research Guide – How to locate additional information for your research paper
Subject Index – The best way to find what you are looking for in this book

Can you love the Lord too much? Can you spend too much time with Him? Absolutely not!

You will maximize your effectiveness in ministering to others as you first experience the daily power of His presence. Roxanne Brant shares keys to overcoming your own limitations in ministry and to tapping into the power of God.

Imagine trying to understand modern culture without knowing how we dressed, what we ate, where we lived, and about the jobs that people worked at all day. Under those circumstances it would be easy to misunderstand something we said or did. Yet most people know very little about the daily lives of the thousands of people who fill the pages of the Bible, from Adam and Eve to the Apostle Paul. The Bible becomes much easier to understand, and a much more fun book to read, if we take the time to learn about the manners and customs of the biblical culture. The people of the Bible, and the lessons in it, become alive for us, hold our attention, and make sense.

When Samson said that the Philistines had “plowed with my heifer,” he was not in any way referring to cattle he owned. Just as our culture refers to girls in various ways, including “dolls, babes, chicks,” etc., so in the Biblical culture young girls were sometimes referred to as “heifers.” Knowing that fact makes the passage understandable, and more fun to read. There are hundreds of examples in Scripture, where the meaning of a verse is clear if the custom is known. Understanding the manners and customs of the Bible can turn a frustrating session of Bible reading into a fun and meaningful session. Knowing biblical manners and customs can mean the difference between understanding and misunderstanding the Bible.

This book makes known many of the manners and customs of the people of Palestine. It covers many subjects, including the climate they lived in that affected their daily lives, the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the work that consumed their days, their love and marriage, the birth and raising of children, their funerals and mourning, and more. It helps people understand and enjoy the people of the Bible, and the Bible itself.

Is fire actually a preservative? Silly question? Well, isn't that what the traditional doctrine of eternal torment really teaches?

The Fire That Consumes is an excellent book that provides a comprehensive look at this controversial subject. As the flyleaf says, the notion of conscious, unending torment for the wicked has long troubled the minds and hearts of many devout Christians. Most have presumed it to be the biblical teaching, and so not subject to question. The Christian Church in general has never given this subject thorough and open-minded study.

The Fire That Consumes does just that. Its comprehensive scope, thorough research, and readable style commend it to scholar and lay person alike. The book first asks, "What does the Bible actually teach about the end of the wicked?" Like the traditional view, it concludes that the Lake of Fire is final and irreversible.

Unlike the traditional view, however, if finds the ultimate punishment to be "eternal destruction"--the wicked, once totally consumed, will cease to exist forever. A second question naturally follows: "If the Bible does not teach eternal, conscious torment, where did the idea come from and why is it so generally held in the Church?" The Fire That Consumes searches through the centuries for the answer--and finds it in the pagan notion of immortal souls that crept into early Christian thinking.

Drawing on a variety of sources for historic Unitarianism (Rees, Morgridge, Dana, Farley), Snedeker's study stresses the importance of reason in theological inquiry.

The author conflates the various arguments of Trinitarianism, then refutes them according to reasonable standards of biblical interpretation and staying within the framework of common sense.

Various Trinitarian arguments are stated, explanations are given as to why they are not reasonable enough to overthrow the many verses in which the Father is represented as God. Jesus Christ is exalted according to the Unitarian view of God, as Jesus is positionally second over all of God's creation.

A compelling contribution to the Unitarian-Trinitarian debate

Chapter 1: Unitarianism
Chapter 2: Trinitarianism
Chapter 3: The Doctrine of the Double Nature of Christ
Chapter 4: Corruptive Influences in the Early Church
Chapter 5: Examples of Bad Trinitarian Arguments and Conclusions
Chapter 6: The Traditional and Historical Development of the Doctrine of the Trinity
Chapter 7: Mystery versus Contradiction
Chapter 8: Reason and Revelation
Chapter 9: Rules of Biblical Interpretation
Chapter 10: Continuity of Belief in One God
Chapter 11: Jesus
Chapter 12: The Logos
Chapter 13: Holy Spirit
Chapter 14: Names and Titles
Chapter 15: Timely Statements
Chapter 16: Verses
Chapter 17: Concluding Statements

But God can help us break that cycle. He offers His healing and hope.
Hope that will see more clearly how our wounding experiences fit God's design for our lives.
Hope that our scars will one day sing the praises of our living and loving Saviour, even as we embrace the reality of choice, change, and transformation.
Hope that sees in the splintered fragments of broken lives the reflection and triumph of Jesus' empty tomb.

Jesus Christ is the only all-sufficient healer for hurt people. And He graciously uses human instruments in His healing work. It is the prayer of the author that our loving Lord will use this book as part of your healing process.

"Dr. Sandy Wilson knows why people hurt, where they hurt, and how to heal those hurts. She gets right to the heart of these matters in her very insightful and provocative book. It is a must read for anyone who wants to break free from the bondage of unhealed personal hurts."

--Dr. Chris Thurman
author, The Lies We Believe

"Rubenstein has taken one of the major religious controversies of the early Christian Church...and turned it into a flesh-and-blood encounter of real people that reads like an adventure story."

"After almost three hundred years of persecution, Christianity made an astonishing breakthrough in 324, when Constantine the Great became the emperor of Rome. No longer fearing for their own survival, Christians turned to the question of how to define what beliefs identified a "true" Christian. Led by two charismatic priests -- Arius who preached that Jesus, though uniquely holy, is less than God, and Athanasius who argued that Jesus is God himself in human form -- the debate over Jesus' degree of divinity escalated from heated argument to violence and bloodshed.

With vivid detail and METICULOUS research, Rubenstein re-creates the political intrigue, riots, and power struggles of one of the most critical moments in history -- one with startling parallels to our own time."

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This small book is about the lethal poison of rejection, and the healing antidote of affirmation. Filled with short stories and poems to heal the soul and lift our minds to the "balcony" of life. You will want to read this heart warming book over and over again.

"This special edition of Gary Smalley and John Trent's best-selling book offers a fresh, updated look at the life-changing gift the Bible calls "the blessing." The unconditional love and approval that comes with the blessing is an important element of our self-esteem and emotional well-being. And many of us - perhaps unknowingly - spend a lifetime striving for this acceptance." "The Gift of The Blessing is a powerful book no family should be without. Within its pages, you will find solid, practical advice on how to be a blessing as well as how to insure that your parents, spouse, and children all feel the security of family approval."

"When to say YES....When to say NO...To Take Control of your Life." "Is your life out of control? Do people take advantage of you? Do you have trouble saying no? Are you disappointed with God because of unanswered prayers? Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual. Often, Christians focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limits and limitations." This book will help you set your boundaries for a healthy life! We trust this book will be a great blessing to you in your walk with the Lord.

76 Pgs, Tithing is a biblical law. But so is the rite of circumcision and so is the sacrificing of animals. Does this mean that Christians today should ritualistically circumcise their male children or sacrifice animals because these laws were once ordained in the Bible? Dr. Martin has spent 40 years in studying the teachings of the Bible. He is a professional theologian whose adult years have been constantly involved in the academic study of all biblical subjects. The one on tithing has been very confusing to most of the laity. This is because preachers, priests and evangelists have misused (indeed, they have abused) the laws of tithing in garnering funds for their church activities. There is no book that will make the subject of tithing plainer than this one. When this research study is understood there will be no longer any need for having The Tithing Dilemma.

34 Pgs, A study paper to further the restoration of biblical faith. "There is One God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Tim. 2:5).

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The True Believer's Defence, against charges preferred by Trinitarians, for not believing in The Divinity of Christ, The Deity of Christ, The Trinity, by Charles Morgridge, minister of the First Christian Church in New-Bedford, Boston 1837, reprinted by Christian Educational Services 1994

Responding to: Multiculturalism, The Rejection of Reason and the New Postmodern Diversity. Whatever Happened to Truth? America is in the midst of a revolution in thinking that impacts every conceivable aspect of life. Postmodernism, the guiding spirit of our times, teaches that things like reason and rationality are cultural biases, and that truth - especially God's truth - doesn't exist. A society that forsakes truth believes that: - All lifestyles, religions, and worldviews are equally valid -The only real sin is criticizing someone else's view or moral choices -Opinions matter as much as evidence - Reality is in the mind of the beholder Not since Charles Darwin confronted Christian with his doctrine of naturalistic evolution has the church faced a challenge for which it is so ill-prepared. We are witnessing The Death of Truth.

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The Scripture Doctrine of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost A Course of Lectures, by Frederick A. Farley, D.D., Pastor of the Church of the Saviour, Brooklyn, N.Y. Boston 1873, reprinted by Christian Educational Services 1994

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Lectures on The Principles of Unitarianism by J.S. Hyndman Minister of the Unitarian Chapel, Alnwick 1824, reprinted By Christian Educational Services 1994

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Letters Addressed to Relatives and Friends, chiefly in reply to arguments in support of The Doctrine of the Trinity by Mary S.B.Dana, Boston 1845, reprinted by Christian Educational Services 1994

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A fresh look at the One Another Passages. What did Jesus really mean when he commanded his follows to "love one another"? Did he mean more than hearty handshakes and happy smiles on a Sunday morning? How are we to love one another as he has loved us? Veteran pastor Gary DeLashmutt presents a balanced and mature pattern for healthy spiritual relationships by examining how the New Testament letters present the various "one another" commands. Encouraging one another, forgiving one another, serving one another-these and numerous other admonitions form the blue print for a lifestyle of authentic Christian love. Loving God's Way is a fresh look at the practical issues of loving one another in a way that honors Christ and builds up the body of believers. "As those who have put our trust in Christ, we are called to express the love and truth of God to our culture," writes the author. "To do this we need to express something of the quality of community God has intended for human beings…This book is not about finding the right church structure. Many different structures facilitate Christian community…The heart of Christian community, however, is not structure. It is the commitment of its members to love one another as Christ loves us."

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The Human Thirst for the Divine, "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." Psalm 42:1 During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit of God. He wrote all night, the words coming to him as fast as he could put them down, When the train pulled into McAllen, the rough draft was done. Although written in such a remarkably short period of time, the depth, clarity and completeness of Tozer's message has made The Pursuit of God an enduring favorite.

The Socinians, as they were known, developed this catechism to quickly ground their followers in the essential truths of their Unitarian faith in a climate of hostility and persecution. Many of the biblical and logical arguments against the Trinity contained in this catechism are as profound as any that have ever been advanced. The reader of this catechism will not be surprised, then, that a religious war rose up around the document, leading to the murder of many Socinians, and the burning of their publishing houses and universities.

This document is valuable for those who have an interest in the Christian essence of early Unitarianism, and for those engaged in the very current controversies still surrounding the Trinity in 21st Century Christendom. Though there are a few conclusions that do not hold up well after 400 years of Protestant scholarship, on the whole we trust the reader will find in this work some of the finest Unitarian reasoning and biblical exposition in all the literature of the Reformation.

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