Sometimes problems and difficulties hit our lives like a tornado. Leaving people in worry, fear, and stress. God did not design us to live that way. We were created to live in rest. The challenge is entering in that rest. As you go through the chapters, you will see some things that prevent most believers from entering God's rest. Once you identify these causes, you can then enter God's rest.

The God of the universe created us for a love relationship with Him! We long for that sweet intimacy with God, but it often seems so out of reach. Yet even in the busyness of daily life, we hear those whispers calling us, drawing us to sit at the feet of Jesus. Best-selling author Nancy Leigh DeMoss demystifies the process of coming to know God intimately. For over 10 years A Place of Quiet Rest has spoken to readers, helping them to a deeper relationship with Christ. In A Place of Quiet Rest Nancy shares from her heart and life how a daily devotional time can forever change your life. Includes personal reflections by Elisabeth Elliot, Kay Arthur, Barbara Rainey, Joni Eareckson Tada in addition to Making it Personal sections for deeper study.

Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. This new edition of a top-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the refined thinking of a mature scholar. It includes over 30 illustrations. Students and pastors who want to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament will find this a helpful and instructive study.

Rest Area 10 is a story of ordinary people having extraordinary experiences with a maintenance worker in a rest area that only exists while they are there. It moves Christ away of the Church and out of the Bible to exemplify His dynamic personality in connecting and correcting people's lives. It brings Him into everyday situations to answer questions and provide solutions to life's problems. It's emotionally intimate, spiritually intense, and physically exhilarating.

Our current culture is producing anxiety-ridden and stressed-out people. The busyness of our lives, as well as certain strongholds and thinking patterns, can prevent us from connecting with God and finding His peace. Living in Gods Rest is a guide to letting go of the tensions and worries that chain us down and relaxing in His love and redemption. When we know how to enter into that divine place of rest, we can find ourselves at peace, no matter what is happening all around us. Thank you, Nancy, for this powerful book. God will use this to lift the heavy yokes of stress, fear, and anxiety off of peoples hearts and find rest in Him. Living in Gods Rest is an amazing book. Dale Walker, author, Kissing the Face of God and pastor, Heart for the World Church and Ministries Living in Gods Rest is a practical guide to learning to relax into Gods loving arms. Nancy LaPointes personal story combined with usable information brings letting go and letting God so much closer. This book is indeed a blessing for us all. Sandi Browne, author, Touch the Sky the Story of a Mom, a Wife, an Airshow Pilot and Wingrider Living in Gods Rest is a powerful book about biblical rest, a book that all of us involved in caring for a broken world need to read. Not so that we will stop working, God forbid; on the contrary, as we rest in Him, we become all the more productive at advancing the Kingdom of God on this earth. Nancy offers an enormous gift of encouragement to those of us spending ourselves on behalf of the hungry and I treasure her words of wisdom. Vicki Penwell, author, Down Mercy Road and founder of Mercy In Action-Philippines

Many of us have endless demands and stifling daily routines. Learn why Sabbath is essential to our full humanity and faith, a rhythm of work and rest set by God that if restored to our lives will bring prolonged life, enriched relationships, increased fruitfulness, and abundant joy. We are waylaid by endless demands and stifling routines. Even our vacations have a panicky, task-like edge to them. “If I only had more time,” is the mantra of our age. But is this the real problem? Pastor Mark Buchanan believes that what we’ve really lost is the rest of God—the rest God bestows and, with it, that part of himself we can know only through stillness. In The Rest of God, you’ll: Form a deeper relationship with God by understanding Sabbath’s true purpose Learn how Sabbath allows us to live more fully into our status as free people, released from the grueling, incessant demands of life Connect Sabbath to the ultimate rest—heaven Receive practical advice for restoring Sabbath in your life With this book, Buchanan reminds us that Sabbath is about much more than going to church on Sunday. It's about the much-needed time to be still. The gift of Sabbath is essential to our full humanity and faith. God, knowing that and knowing how easily we might neglect it, made it a command. Begin your own journey of restoration and renewal!