This book brings you into a conversation about the life of a man from our time, in the voices of two people who were very close to him. In the first part, Elsie and Chip, who have literally kept Syd's message pure, palpable, and genuine, tell of the unexpected enlightenment of a simple, ordinary man, recounting meaningful and unforgettable moments they shared with him.In the second and third parts of the book, we learn more of Sydney Banks' story; the meaning of what was waking up in him, and how this changed him. You will also find Syd's voice here, and throughout the book, in quotes so powerful that they can take the reader beyond his words, to the essence of what is being conveyed.

"No interpreter of the creation narratives can avoid interacting with this book." —Derek W. H. Thomas Christians have long discussed and debated the first three chapters of the Bible. How we interpret this crucial section of Scripture has massive implications for how we understand the rest of God's Word and even history itself. In this important volume, biblical scholar Vern Poythress combines careful exegesis with theological acumen to illuminate the significance of Genesis 1–3. In doing so, he demonstrates the sound interpretive principles that lead to true understanding of the biblical text, while also exploring complex topics such as the nature of time, the proper role of science, interpretive literalism, and more.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

From later antiquity to the close of the 18th century, most educated men accepted without question a traditional view of the plan and structure of the world. In this volume, Lovejoy copiously illustrates the influence of this conception, and of the ideas out of which it was compounded, upon the imagination and feelings as expressed in literature.