Biblical Times

Written by the CPC’s pastor, Rev. Bob Higgs, Signs of the Times begins with an explanation on why the Bible is authoritative and essential to fortifying the social justice movement worldwide. He explains his methodology in analyzing scripture, demonstrating that the sermons are not just opinions, but plausible expositions of the word of God. With a world retreating steadily from Christ’s vision for an inclusive, mutually supportive humanity rooted in love, Signs of the Times reminds advocates of the progressive movement that they are not alone. God is on our side.

We toil to live a Jesus-centered life. It's hard! Christians level up their lives by delving deep into Bible episodes. Then, applying lessons from the episodes to what's happening in their lives. This book helps you to do just that. Bible stories aren't there to entertain us. The stories are to teach us. Level UP enhances your self-awareness as you look deeply into motives, emotions, and actions. Designed as a Bible study, the book is ideal for self or group study. Questions don't encourage simple answers. They require you to dig deep into the Bible. Importantly, they require you to search ...

Kingdom Come is a Book written to address the concerns of the modern charismatic movement called the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Kingdom Come is written to give a biblical response to the prevailing theology within the NAR movement, which is Dominion Theology. Many questions and concerns have arisen over the last several decades about the formation, doctrine and practices of the NAR movement. Author, Don Pirozok

The Jewish festival scrolls known as the Megillot is a collection of Old Testament books that recognize that life itself—with all its joys and griefs, successes and failures, achievements and yearnings—can be a key to interpreting Scripture. In Reading the Megillot, Jeanette Mathews uses her own translations to reimagine each book as a different type of performance: Song of Songs as a Greek play, Ruth as a miniseries, Lamentations as performance poetry, Ecclesiastes as a television talk show, and Esther as a pantomime. Each script is introduced with historical and literary context and ...

Why do we suffer? Why is there so much suffering in the world? Why is God so often silent? Evil & The Garden of Good explores the origin of evil in the Bible and other ancient writings as well as classical answers to evil and suffering. Recounting questions people ask about suffering, stories of suffering, how our faith is challenged or changed, and how our understanding of God and Christian doctrine is shaped by suffering, this book concludes with a theodicy for caregivers, guidelines for writing a personal theodicy, and questions for discussion. R. Page Fulgham was born in Alabama but ...

Step back into New Testament times - to Ancient Palestine at the time of Christ and of the historical Roman Empire, and ask: What could a cynical, non-conformist dry-goods salesman, a disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all have in common? The answer: Down deep, they all seek something better. But will they find the true fulfillment they are seeking?

In this publication, we will discuss the coming Kingdom of heaven. We are now part of the Kingdom of God, but there is yet a greater manifestation of the Kingdom in store for us. We have must examine how to live in the Kingdom of God at present, but we must live in hope of the coming of the Kingdom of God in all its majesty.