My story, which chronicles a long and merciless struggle with alcoholism, is offered to illustrate the human tragedy that we all encounter with a life that is void of the presence of God. In fact, the crux of the story is not about alcoholism, but an on-going battle with God caused by pride. To alleviate my plight, an enormous price had to be paid. The solution was found in two significant books: (1) The Bible and (2) Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book). The New Testament of the Bible gives us the good news of the Gospel where God has provided us the "Way, the Truth and the Life" (John 14:6) through His Son Jesus Christ, which is our only hope. The twelve steps of the Big Book takes us step by step to a spiritual awakening and the promise that only God can restore us to sobriety and a new life of recovery. The overriding message that is developed in this book is that the solution to our predicament is not found through an intellectual exercise, but by engaging an action plan. I describe in this book the power of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) along with working the twelve-step action plan resulted in a life-saving spiritual awakening. But more importantly, I demonstrate through my story how a spiritual awakening and the promises of the twelve steps revealed the good news of the Gospel. And the Gospel of Jesus Christ not only saved my life but gave me a whole new life. All the glory is to God.

In this classic work of spiritual reflection and exploration, Fr. Peter van Breemen reminds us that in an age where everything seems temporary, the love of God is permanent. God won't let go of us. In this beautifully written, personal exploration, van Breemen enters the depths of forgiveness, mercy, compassion, and resurrection. A book written for our age, its message is timeless: there is absolutely nothing that can sever us from the love of God. Inspired by van Breemen's series of retreats in Bingen, Germany celebrating St. Hildegard, The God Who Won't Let Go is a gift, an invitation for each of us to experience for ourselves the God whose love is life's foundation. Here van Breemen becomes our own retreat partner, walking with us into the very heart of God. Experience life's center, the love of the God who holds onto us through every turn in our lives.

Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Why does consciousness inevitably involve us in a spiritual quest? Why, in short, won't God go away? Theologians, philosophers, and psychologists have debated this question through the ages, arriving at a range of contradictory and ultimately unprovable answers. But in this brilliant, groundbreaking new book, researchers Andrew Newberg and Eugene d'Aquili offer an explanation that is at once profoundly simple and scientifically precise: the religious impulse is rooted in the biology of the brain. Newberg and d'Aquili base this revolutionary conclusion on a long-term investigation of brain function and behavior as well as studies they conducted using high-tech imaging techniques to examine the brains of meditating Buddhists and Franciscan nuns at prayer. What they discovered was that intensely focused spiritual contemplation triggers an alteration in the activity of the brain that leads us to perceive transcendent religious experiences as solid and tangibly real. In other words, the sensation that Buddhists call "oneness with the universe" and the Franciscans attribute to the palpable presence of God is not a delusion or a manifestation of wishful thinking but rather a chain of neurological events that can be objectively observed, recorded, and actually photographed. The inescapable conclusion is that God is hard-wired into the human brain. In Why God Won't Go Away, Newberg and d'Aquili document their pioneering explorations in the field of neurotheology, an emerging discipline dedicated to understanding the complex relationship between spirituality and the brain. Along the way, they delve into such essential questions as whether humans are biologically compelled to make myths; what is the evolutionary connection between religious ecstasy and sexual orgasm; what do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of spiritual phenomena; and how does ritual create its own neurological environment. As their journey unfolds, Newberg and d'Aquili realize that a single, overarching question lies at the heart of their pursuit: Is religion merely a product of biology or has the human brain been mysteriously endowed with the unique capacity to reach and know God? Blending cutting-edge science with illuminating insights into the nature of consciousness and spirituality, Why God Won't Go Away bridges faith and reason, mysticism and empirical data. The neurological basis of how the brain identifies the "real" is nothing short of miraculous. This fascinating, eye-opening book dares to explore both the miracle and the biology of our enduring relationship with God.

An accessible discourse written by a trusted expert and scholar critiquing the new atheism on its own merits and claims. The rise of the new atheism, which includes the manifestos of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, has created a public willingness in today's marketplace to talk about God and religion. Yet the debate up to this point has focused largely on rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity. Why God Won't God Away moves into new territory by challenging the new atheism on its own grounds. Chapters include discussion on: What is the new atheism The problem of religion The problem of human nature Believing only what can be proved Dealing with imagined worlds and myths The new humanism and the new enlightenment Violence and dogmatism This book is written by a theology professor and Christian apologist who not only has a best-selling book rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity but has debated Richard Dawkins in Oxford, Christopher Hitchens in Washington, and Daniel Dennett in London.

Is America a nation under God or a nation getting over God? In the United States, the Christian cause is in full retreat: Courts enshrine the counterfeit right of same-sex marriage Prayer, long since made illegal in public school, is increasingly pushed from other public places and occasions Policies of the social welfare state owe more to the principles of Robin Hood than of Jesus Crosses, erected in memorials to fallen soldiers, are threatened with demolition Immigrants are treated as pawns of politicians instead of the strangers Jesus spoke of Everyone worries about being on the wrong side of history, but few seem concerned about being on the wrong side of God. In the midst of it all, voting booths are declared a God-free zone. But, what If God Won Our Elections? What if voters applied the teachings of the Bible to their daily lives and the choices they made as citizens? If we return to the Bible and trust it to guide our decisions, instead of getting over God, America can again be the nation the Declaration of Independence and the blood of fallen heroes has made us: One nation under God. If God Won Our Elections is the resource that answers these questions for the Christian voter by opening up the greatest voter guide ever written: The Holy Bible.

Every battle in this life is winnable! All battles that we face whether as individuals or groups are represented in three categories – wars, diseases and famine. Wars represent both physical and spiritual oppositions, battles and conflicts we face daily. Diseases include all sicknesses, infections; curable and incurable diseases. Then, famine or drought involves all economic, financial lack and other challenges. And in this book, we effectively show that it is possible to always go through these challenges and come out victorious. Here, you will find established and tested principles that will permanently put you on the victorious side. They are indeed tested, divine, universal and eternal. They cannot fail! Every battle in this life is winnable! All battles that we face whether as individuals or groups are represented in three categories – wars, diseases and famine. Wars represent both physical and spiritual oppositions, battles and conflicts we face daily. Diseases include all sicknesses, infections; curable and incurable diseases. Then, famine or drought involves all economic, financial lack and other challenges. And in this book, we effectively show that it is possible to always go through these challenges and come out victorious. Here, you will find established and tested principles that will permanently put you on the victorious side. They are indeed tested, divine, universal and eternal. They cannot fail! Here you will find ten well-loaded and powerful chapters: Prayer of Jehoshaphat, God of Heaven and Earth, It is Our Inheritance, War, Diseases and Famine, See How They Reward Us, Won’t You Stop Them? Don’t be Afraid or Discouraged; It is Not Your Battle, March out and Take Your Positions, and Power of Praise. We also have set of powerful prayer points that will bring immediate results at the end of each chapter.

Alaska’s Kenai court system is corrupt. I read that the hardest walk is the walk alone, but it also makes you the strongest. Be careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15–16) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10) The fear of the Lord prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. (Proverbs 10:27) I’ve never feared death. I understand death. Death has no hold on me, and death is not the end. My blade is for the King. My heart belongs to Monica and my children. These are my friends. These are my family. These are all I have. These are all I need. Show me your circle of friends, and I will tell you who you really are. There is a person who lied about me. You know who you are, and you lied about the number of years you spent in prison. The public can access your record. You are a fake! Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. (Proverbs 17:28) Therefore, each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. (Ephesians 4:25) Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. (Romans 8:33) This world is under demonic power, a massive psychosis that’s overpowering the minds of the enslaved. Think you are free? Think again. People are dependent on government and religion. They will also use climate change to endorse the one world order, and this is Satan’s (Morning Star) world. Humans are being gathered into flocks and slowly led to the slaughter. Wolf in sheep’s clothing? Have you ever thought that maybe you need the wolf to protect the sheep against the false shepherds who are leading them to slaughter to take the heads of those who do not bow and worship the one who gives power to the beast? The beheaded will reign with the King… Which of your churches belong to the 501(c)(3), and do you know what that means? It’s written that the number of the beast is the number of a man, 666, in the book of Revelation. And do you really understand what that is? Many of us already took it without knowing, and I’m not talking about the vaccine that they are trying to enforce on us through new laws and regulations. Now you can be forcefully removed from your home—man, woman or child—and quarantined against your own will if they even suspect you have a virus like COVID-19, and they’re allowed to use experimental drug testing on you. I believe that virus was fabricated in a lab to be used as some type of biological weapon to add to depopulating the world. By abuse of authority and power, our freedoms are slowly being taken away, and the Holocaust will repeat itself. Make America Great Again! (President Donald Trump) (Kid Rock, “We The People”) I believe the United States will soon no longer be united with these invaders coming into our country. It was strategically planned to destroy our country from within; and civil war will happen, most likely followed by martial law or vice versa, if we haven’t gone into a full-blown World War III by then. So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand). (Mathew 24:15)