"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion, but it is always the strongly marked feature of all law-religions, or religions established by law." - Thomas Paine, Rights of Man. In many modern societies, laws have been put in place to protect citizens from discrimination based on their gender, beliefs, race, and sexuality. The sheer thought of having these rights impeded upon in any way is something people in the West often consider...

In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to 'follow the argument wherever it leads' led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever change the atheism debate.

Where is the Garden of Eden where the first man Adam used to live? Where is the kingdom of heaven, which is as clear and beautiful as crystal? How will the Judgment of the Great White Throne be performed? What is Heaven like where the saved believers will enter and dwell forever? The beautiful Heaven is largely divided into five kingdoms. As written in the Book of Revelation, a new sky and a new earth will appear after the Millennium Kingdom and the...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Kingdom of God: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources. What does the Bible say about God's Kingdom and what Kingdom living looks like? In the...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Steve Harvey's Jump by Instaread Preview: Jump by Steve Harvey, a well-known television personality, is an inspirational self-help book designed to motivate people to get out of their habitual ruts and take substantial risks to achieve their dreams. Too many people believe that leaving an unsatisfying job or relationship is too great a chance to take. They think that they can't start over or that they'll go broke and...

What would you do for the cross of Christ? For two thousand years, Christians have courageously triumphed over beatings, stonings, burnings, wild beasts, and every form of evil to boldly proclaim one truth: the name of Jesus. Voices of the Martyrs AD 33 - Today is their story and your Christian heritage. In the 16th century, English preacher John Foxe created what would later be called the "second most important book in history" after the Bible:...

The Book of Revelation is the only book of the Bible with a promise to the reader! Why? What makes this book so special? Revelation is a lens that puts the entire Bible into focus. The lens is focused on the person of Jesus Christ, and his destiny is imminent. This is a book of victory: We are overcomers! We are the ultimate winners in the game of life! (I read the ending: We win!) One of the reasons this book strikes us as strange is because of our...

Inspired by the poetry of William Blake, Heaven and Hell delves into the murky topic of human consciousness through a discussion of religious mystical perception, biochemistry and psychoactive drug experimentation. Heaven and Hell explains how science, art, religion, literature, and psychoactive drugs can expand the reader's everyday view of reality, offering a more profound grasp of the human experience. Like his earlier essay, The Doors of Perception,...

Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect. On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power. Even those who do attempt to make use of the Old Testament "law" often find it either irrelevant,...

Maybe you have been there: you're running late to church, and you know it will be hard to find an empty seat. This is an all-too-frequent experience in a growing church. For churches experiencing this dilemma, a common solution is to add another service or location. This seems like a cost-effective fix. Besides, no one wants to turn away non-Christians. But is it the best option? Jonathan Leeman presents a series of biblical, theological, and pastoral...