The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

In this little volume of 200 pages we have a series of dissertations on spiritual subjects, addressed especially to Christians, including thoughts on the Mountain Sermon, the Beatitudes, the Spirituality of the Law, the True Motive in Service, the Lord's Prayer, and on Not Judging but Doing. It is an earnest and affectionate plea for a higher plane of Christian living, and a more thorough and consistent Christian life and character. The writer's style is clear and simple, hut full of that eloquence and warmth of heart which is sure to reach the heart of the reader and plant there its own convictions. It is one of those books which cannot be read with indifference. It is full of an affectionate persuasiveness which is sure to make itself felt.

Answers questions from real teenagers 52 short chapters covering wide variety of topics e.g. prayer, racism, Harry Potter, mental illness

This book is a graphic format regarding events to come forth in the latter days. These great disasters will initiate with the saints in Utah-for the lack of obedience to the commandments of God. Events are well described as to what is going to take place in the latter days, backed up with proven evidence that the Lord works with all of his children with open hands, hoping they themselves will reach out and ask, knock, seek, and find for themselves the answer Jesus Christ is more than willing to give. As we honor our covenants and commitments to the Lord, His church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we will find those talents through our obligations and opportunities to serve that will be multiplied, which will not just help us, but many others as well. We know the time of the Lord is at hand, and those that assume that they will have many more playful years to repent are simply not seeing the signs in the heavens and are not reading their scriptures. They will be sadly mistaken when these devastations take place, which is explained in this work. It will be from the destructions that take place to the saints, and all those who live within that region, that will initiate the remainder events. Pay great heed to the words of Isaiah, for Nephi himself told us that Isaiah's writings were meant for our day. That through dreams, God will still give warning and guidance as long as we seek out the Holy Ghost for the correct interpretation of those dreams and/or visions we are seeking for ourselves and our families, knowing that these revelations were meant for you personally. Understanding that your dreams and/or visions will never go against the council of our prophet and apostles.

There is nothing new under the sun. All over the world, Satan launches his attacks on the saints—sometimes subtly, sometimes furiously, but none of his tactics are new. Every family has issues. Whether it is single parenthood, adultery, misled children, or just plain old family squabbles, everyone has something difficult to deal with. Satan uses many measures in his effort to break families apart. But you are not alone in these struggles. Whatever problems Satan hurls at our families, the Bible provides a pointer to God's solution, because these issues were found in ancient times as well. Flawed Saints combines biblical stories with examples from the modern world to give relevant lessons to families everywhere. It began with Adam and Eve's family when the first murder was committed. It continued throughout the centuries until even Joseph and Mary, the chosen parents of Jesus, endured a scandalous pregnancy and much else besides. These are the types of stigmas and issues that Christian families must deal with even today. Emmanuel Oladipo goes in depth to discover how to overcome human frailties in light of these stories.Flawed Saints: Bible Family Problems and Lessons of Graceis an enlightening guide and comprehensive survey that uses giants of faith in the Bible to offer insightful guidelines to family health.

For anyone seeking deeper spiritual formation and/or a closer walk with God this book will be a guide using Scripture and the Twelve Steps adopted by many addiction treatment programs. Finding a quiet, comfortable space where one can spend an hour, or even thirty minutes, working these steps will bring one the joy of a more mature spiritual relationship with God and deepen faith in one's self. This work is designed that you may take as much of the ritual as you wish and leave the rest. It is advised by the author that you meditate on the scripture reading and compare that with the step you are working on before you read his commentary. Be as honest with yourself as you can in working this program, remembering that our denial can cover a lot of hidden things. * The author suggests that you begin with Step One (January 1st) no matter the calendar date.