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WHEN this fair world rose out of chaos, and man, formed in the image of his Maker, was invested with do mini on “over all the earth,” “The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy;” even the Lord himself looked down from Heaven upon every tiling that He had made, and “behold it was very good.” Had man continued holy, he would have continued happy; hut an enemy was at hand. Satan, the leader of that rebel host of angels who kept not then first estate, beguiled Eve through his subtlety, and thus human nature became subject to the arch deceiver. From ...

Have you ever wondered why there are different Christian churches that are called denominations? Are you one of many people out there who were born-again at some point in your life but never knew where you fit in to the Christian community, the body of Christ, the church, your adopted Heavenly Father's family? Have you ever wondered how it's possible that the Bible talks about the "church", one body of Christ Jesus when there seems to be so many? While visiting many different churches that were part of many different Christian denominations I had an on-going question, a prayer really, that ...

“I hate that man more than anything in this world. He caused a traumatic brain injury that took months to heal.” Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple, and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. Ryker is a strapping construction worker, who along with his brother has a passion for helping kids in the community of Little Bend and at the Living River ...

An officer rescues a malnourished child from horrid circumstances all the while developing a relationship with a matron who stands by his side. Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple, and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. Hunter is the epitome of a handsome young officer doing his best to serve his community. Little does he know that he will have a ...

A handsome, yet disheveled man shows up at the ranch with twin redheaded girls. Will the girls steal Stormi’s heart or will the presence of this mystery man create an undeniable attraction? Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. Fall festivities are in full order in the village of Little Bend, all the while ...

Who’s that knocking at my door? Come on in, stay awhile for sure! Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. The big, burly, yet misunderstood farmer, Maxwell, moves his farm further along with his plans for spring planting and a bulging livestock business. All the while, a beautiful young veterinarian finds that his ...

Avery, a young widowed mother, strives to care for a beaten-down domestic survivor on the ranch. How might Scout Westbrook, a burly young military veteran influence both of their lives? Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. The leaves are beginning to change on the ranch and the early fall harvest is in full gear. ...

A gorgeous teacher and a handsome officer meet abruptly. Who do you think might win the fight for intrigue? Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. The winter snow is blanketing the ranch with a glistening array of pure white as far as the eye can see. Winter has a unique effect on a ranch located near the dunes and ...

What does an addict, an abused woman, and a good Samaritan have in common? More than you can ever imagine. Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. The prodigal son returns to Little Bend to repent and seek grace from family and friends. His challenges are many, but hope abounds in his recovery especially as he forms ...

The accident that killed Brendan’s wife devastated his life. How will he raise his two young girls with the killer still in town? Nestled in the hills of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the ranch overlooks open fields and rich oak, maple and beech tree groves. It has been owned by the Katzen family for generations. Once a working ranch producing cattle and milking cows, it has now turned into a therapy ranch for a multitude of special populations. Summer has made its way to the ranch with a flurry of activity. The mid-summer harvest of vegetables and the slaughter of cattle is providing ...

According to one song, “today is only yesterday’s tomorrow” - which means that tomorrow starts today! But we aren’t going to see our future by looking at the past. Yes, we need to celebrate and honor what has brought us to where we are. However, it will not be enough to get us to what God has in store. We need to let go of the old to receive the new.

It’s high-stakes, win-or-die football action in the far future, as aliens and humans fill positions based on physiology and leave their blood, sweat and tears on gridirons across the galaxy. Last season, 19-year-old rookie quarterback Quentin Barnes overcame his racism and unified his team. He led the Ionath Krakens to a lower-tier championship, a championship that earns them promotion into the meat grinder known as “Tier One.”

Decades as a Christian leader, most notably at the UN as president of the Center for Family and Human Rights, have earned writer Austin Ruse, once a Washington liberal with little faith, his share of defeats and triumphs. Perhaps most valuably, he has intuited keen tactical insights from his confrontations with the dark side of human nature. You come away from this groundbreaking book with the sense that Ruse knows the enemy better than the enemy knows himself. Ruse carefully examines how the anti-Christian forces gained power over every elite institution in America.

Mal 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: It appears the day spoken of in this verse is close. Very close. And there are things you must know before it gets here. This book was written to get you up to speed on the issue of the rapture of the Church. This book was also written to contest the currently most popular but questionable rapture theories. The real truth is in the Book of Truth, but lots of what is currently being taught is not. Elijah is probably walking among us right now, but he has a different name and ...

Ronald Blythe (1922-2023), author of the inimitable Akenfield, was a prolific and poetic chronicler of rural and spiritual life, nature and literature. He spent a joyful century close to his Suffolk roots, time travelling in his imagination and publishing forty books and thousands of essays. His wide creative network included John and Christine Nash, Cedric Morris, Benjamin Britten, E. M. Forster, Patricia Highsmith and Richard Mabey.

The previously untold story of how a remarkable set of lay and professional nurses shaped Church of Christ (COC) missions in southeastern Nigeria. These women’s decisions and actions occurred within a broader shift of COC perspectives away from missionary healthcare as incidental volunteer women’s work, and toward healthcare missions as a Christian duty. For each being a missionary nurse meant delivering healthcare as part of Christian evangelism. To that end they executed multiple roles: healer, educator, revolutionary, advocate, good-will ambassador, protector, administrator, ...

Politics Reformed makes a provocative contribution to understanding foundational questions in an era of rising fundamentalism and emboldened secularism, inspiring listeners to rethink the importance of religion in political theory and practice, and the role of the covenant tradition in particular.

In chapter 24 of Matthew’s Gospel we are told that when Jesus returns to call His church away, things here on earth will be just like they were during the days of Noah. You ask, “How were things”? Well… people were eating and drinking and going about ‘business as usual’. Crime was high, violence filled the land, and people were greedy. There were wars, famines, pandemics, and earthquakes. Does that seem to resemble today, or what? Is a trumpet about to sound? You decide.

* Attention readers! A NEW story (September 2014) was added to this timely book. "Into Thin Air" is a dramatic story, thought provoking, and goose-bumpy chilling! The 12 short stories within the covers of this book are poignant reminders that something ominous is just over the horizon - as in Jaws, the music sets the viewer on edge with its terrifying and suspenseful dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun as the shark approaches. A mystery hangs in the air. Something terrifying is about to happen, but what? These stories, written by Tim Cameron and Ed Gaulden go to the very cusp, the edge, the threshold...

Sustainable Church is a thorough Bible-based exposition of how the ministry of every church should be organically built around all of the Spirit-gifted followers of Jesus within that local body. It critiques the shallow pragmatism and unsustainability of nonorganic churches and biblically showcases the sustainability of the organic church.