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How It All Began: Studies in Genesis* William C. Brownson Someone once said that if we are to understand ourselves, "we need to know where we've been." Surely that is a critical issue in our time. Many struggle with understanding themselves, their relationship with the world and their relationship with God. Where can we look for answers? Is there a deeper well from which to draw than the words of Genesis - the book of beginnings? Here we learn what we were, what we are, and what we're meant to be. Perhaps one of the best ways to discover our humanity is in a new look at this old book. Welcome to the search!
How to Live Happily* William C. Brownson Ours is an age which insists on knowing "how." We are impatient with theories we can't practice and instructions we can't follow. If we're to do something, we want someone to show us a workable plan, to lead us, as we say, down a "plain path." When it comes to knowing how to live, all of us share some of that ineptness. We greatly need both direction and inner strength. In Jesus Christ we can learn how to live - and live happily.
Light From Tzeltal Lamps Sam and Helen Hofman Fifty years ago the Tzeltal Indians of southern Mexico heard the gospel. With grateful enthusiasm they shared the good news of salvation with their people and surrounding tribes. Today 60,000 Tzeltals, over 1/4 of the tribal population, are passionate believers. Sam and Helen Hoffman gathered these exciting sermon illustrations from homiletics classes and the preaching for Tzeltal church leaders and translated them into English.
Men Who Speak for God* Dr. Henry Bast The whole message of the Bible can be summed up in three basic words: God has spoken. From the first chapters of Genesis to the close of Revelation God continually speaks to His people. The writer of Hebrews testifies to "those who spoke for God" people we usually call prophets: In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son. Hebrews 1:1-2 Who are these prophets - these men who spoke for God? And is it possible that the message they spoke over 2,000 years ago can have any relevance for us today?
Messages from Revelation* Dr. Henry Bast Fear and confusion tend to describe the way people look at the book of Revelation. This causes many to skip over it in favor of more "friendly" books of the Bible. However, after reading Messages from Revelation by Dr. Bast you will see that Revelation is ultimately not about fear and destruction but about inspiration and encouragement - it teaches us that God is in control of history and He will bring it to a good end.
The Life of a Christian* Dr. Henry Bast Imagine writing a letter to a loved one that would most likely be the last words they would ever receive from you. What would you say? Dr. Henry Bast explores these final words of Peter in The Life of a Christian. "In this letter Peter looks not only at the circumstances, problems, difficulties and temptations the Christians faced in the first century; he looks beyond these to the second coming of Jesus Christ and the end time." While reading this book you may find that Peter's message rings strangely true even today.
When We Question God* William C. Brownson We all have our questions. We ask them of parents and teachers. We put them to experts and professionals in various fields. We debate them with friends and mull over them in quiet moments alone. Our most agonizing queries, though, are reserved for Someone else. We sense instinctively that not even the wisest of our fellow humans can answer them. They are the big questions, the -loaded- ones: "Why was I born?" "Why do wicked people seem to prosper?" "What happens after I die?" They are the questions our history forces on us, life-and-death issues that scream for an answer. We have nowhere else to go, no one else to turn to. We raise them with God.
When You're Feeling Down William C. Brownson Life for all of us has its low moments. We wrestle with emotions that are painful, with experiences that trouble us deeply. We find ourselves feeling down. What does the Christian gospel say to us at such times? What resources does faith provide for "living through" our low periods? These studies are one struggler's attempt at an answer.