Rediscover this Old Testament book of Malachi. Midst the pronouncements of coming judgment is a thread of hope that helps Christians understand the refining process of adversity. What are those blessings God pours out from heaven? How do we obtain them? Dr. Dorsett explains in seven practical and theologically sound lessons that will challenge your Bible study group. RELIGION / Christian Education / Adult

Devotional guide based on a trip my wife and I went on to the Holy Land with a group of pastors from New England. It was an amazing week as we visited the places we had learned about in seminary and preached to others about for years. Walking where Jesus walked was intensely spiritual and humbling. Throughout the trip I made notes of what the Spirit was speaking to me. Though my notes were originally only for my own spiritual edification, a few months after the trip I realized that others might be as blessed by the experience as I was. This devotional guide grew out of those notes, and is a picture into my soul of what the Lord taught me as a result of the trip. It is my prayer that through taking this spiritual journey with me, we will all touch the footprints of Jesus, and in so doing, be spiritually refreshed and renewed.

Malachi: A Prophet in Times of Despair connects the plight of the people returning from Babylon with challenges facing modern Christians, indicating the biblical hope and call to selfless obedience. In non-technical language, Baruch Maoz surveys the circumstances of the time, the book’s characteristics, and its’ place in the Bible. He explores the text, passage by passage, to draw out riches from the message, helping readers connect that word to life in today’s world. Christians interested in Jewish Christian insights of an overlooked prophetic book, and Pastors seeking inspiration for preaching will find in Malachi: A Prophet in Times of Despair a helpful guide. Readers facing frustration, disappointment, marital stress, or spiritual malaise, will discover that Malachi’s message shines on the dark places of life with God’s amazing comfort, light and guidance.

Highlights urgent truths every church needs to fulfill its mission as part of the "Elijah generation." In Malachi's writing, striking similarities can be seen between his age and ours, when a battered Israel was longing for the Messiah, and our own age, when we are looking for Christ's second coming!