QUOTES FROM YOUR BIBLE PROPHECY SURVIVAL MANUAL FOR THE END OF THE AGE! THE SECOND GREATEST LIE EVER TOLD! The teaching that the Church will be raptured before the Great Tribulation is the second biggest lie told in human history—the first being told to Eve by Satan, “You shall surely not die if you eat of the forbidden fruit!” This second great lie--“you will be safe”-- not only lulls people to sleep in the belief they will be carried to heaven to escape all the trouble that will plague the earth during the tribulation, but it also minimizes the importance of the glorious earthly kingdom, “the throne of David,” that the Lord Jesus will occupy when He returns. The KINGDOM OF GOD is a prominent theme of both the Old and New Testaments; yet, except for praying, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” we give very little thought to the Lord’s earthly kingdom. Some pre-tribulation teachers say that Israel will receive the earthly blessings while the “church” will receive the greater heavenly blessings. Some further say that even though Israel will have the preeminence, we, the church, will be able to travel back and forth between heaven and the earthly kingdom of Christ during the millennium. If all of this sounds strange and foreign to you, you have only to listen to what is being taught over Christian radio and television. And millions of Christians are listening and believing. We must be very careful of being so heavenly-minded that we cut ourselves out of the Lord’s earthly kingdom. We need to see the “church” as both heavenly and earthly citizens. Although the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” theme has been widely promoted through radio and television sermons, videos, the Internet, and books and movies, like Left Behind, Christians, reading their Bibles with great care, will find not one passage that emphatically states that Christians will, indeed, be raptured before the “Great Tribulation!” Pre-tribulation rapture proponents throw out a few isolated scriptures and as they expound on them, listeners become so enamored with the excitement of the promises that they do not realize that the commentary and the scriptures do not match. Sometimes you may hear “it can be implied; we can surmise; this seems to indicate” --- but nothing regarding a doctrine as important as a “Pre-tribulation Rapture” is directly stated in clear, bold SCRIPTURES, as are other teachings regarding the last days. The “Second Coming of Christ” is so important that, even though Christians differ, we must be willing to sit down, pray together, and study with open Bibles, letting the Holy Spirit of God direct our hearts and minds “till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. (Eph. 4:13-15) This manual, written to awaken Christians from their lethargy, is not intended to be an advanced course on Bible prophecy. This is an “emergency manual”-- a guide to help you stay focused on the Word of God and give you a minimum of what you need to know and do before our Lord returns. Do not be mesmerized by the eloquence of pre-tribulation rapture preachers-- their striking appearances, their remarkable knowledge, their magnificent charts, their powerful deliveries, their irresistible promises. Rather, be like the ancient Bereans, who “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 Although time may be short, keep studying and keep searching the Scriptures for truth. Through a sincere desire for truth, you will learn how to “

Selected works of Alice Aycock from 1971-2013 shown at the Parrish Art Museum, April 21, 2013 to July 13, 2013.

This book is for children whose family experiences a miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death. The book gives families words to support feelings that a child may have and to move forward as a family unit.The Book includes tips for caregivers, illustrations that represent all families, and simple words that help all children understand. Appropriate for children ages 1-11.

Being a good mom isn't about doing everything right to create a set of perfect trophy children--though every mom has felt the pressure to do just that and to do it all on her own. To ask for help feels like defeat. Yet when we try to do it all by our own strength, we end up depleted, lonely, and ineffective. Heather MacFadyen wants you to know that you are not meant to go it alone. Sharing her most vulnerable, hard mom moments, she shows how moms can be empowered by God, supported by others, and connected with their children. With encouragement and insight, she helps you foster the key relationships you need to be the mom you want to be. Whether you work or stay home, whether you have teenagers or babes in arms, you'll find here a compassionate friend who wants the best--not just for your kids but for you.

In the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family’s farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad but stable life, headed toward the chaos of the Civil War, and spent the next several years in Alexandria, Virginia, devising ways to aid recently escaped slaves and hospitalized Union soldiers. A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time shapes Wilbur’s diaries and other primary sources into a historical narrative of a woman who was alternately brave, self-pitying, foresighted, and myopic. Paula Tarnapol Whitacre describes Wilbur’s experiences against the backdrop of Alexandria, a southern town held by the Union from 1861 to 1865; of Washington, DC, where Wilbur became active in the women’s suffrage movement; and of Rochester, New York, where she began a lifelong association with Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. Harriet Jacobs, author of Incidents of a Slave Girl, became Wilbur’s friend and ally. Together, the two women, black and white, fought social convention to improve the lives of African Americans escaping slavery by coming across Union lines. In doing so, they faced the challenge to achieve racial and gender equality that continues today. A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time is the captivating story of a woman who remade herself at midlife during a period of massive social upheaval.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play—now with a new preface by Neil Howe. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America’s past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras—or “turnings”—that comprise history’s seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post–World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.