Biographical study of the final five years of the life of Mormon Church founder and prophet Joseph Smith.

At a time such as the one we are in, people need answers to many questions about life and its worth and require solutions to the challenges that it poses. This illuminating book equips the reader with seven practical principles that constitute a solid foundation for a life of glory in Jesus Christ. It gives the reader the hope and optimism that is required to live life meaningfully in the face of adversity. The 7 Pillars of Glorious Living provides a timely and much-needed survival toolkit that every person must have in order to live gloriously during inglorious times!

"Jesus never existed." "The Bible is a book of fairy tales." "Accounts of Christian persecution are fables." Christians of today face ridiculous claims of this type on a regular basis. These charges gain traction in the modern world because the average person has practically no knowledge of the Church's ancient past. I Am A Christian: Authentic Accounts of Christian Martyrdom and Persecution from the Ancient Sources aims to remedy this deficiency. The works collected in this book represent some of the most trustworthy first-hand accounts of the triumphs and travails of the early Church that have survived antiquity. These include several authentic transcripts of Roman legal proceedings against Christians, along with obscure but fascinating historical works that are unfamiliar to even the most informed Christians of today. In several cases, readers will be presented with the actual words of the martyrs themselves. In others, they will read accounts penned by eye-witnesses or authors writing within the living memory of the events themselves. Taken together, these works form a glorious record of early Christian zeal and fortitude in the face of aggressive state persecution. When reading them, one notices a common refrain: when questioned, the accused would cry out: “I am a Christian,” which was the equivalent of saying, “I am guilty as charged.” In an era when such an admission carried a death sentence, these authentic testimonies provide a convincing answer to modern skeptics who will find them as baffling as did the ancient Roman emperors, proconsuls and magistrates of nearly two millennia ago.

From the celebrated author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" comes a startling expos of the political ambitions of the Christian Right--a clarion call for everyone who cares about freedom.

The Glorious Appearing is about the calling of God on the believers life; overcoming adversity when all hell breaks loose around you; committing to God in our personal relationship with him; the fall and the redemption of mankind; the power of the Holy Spirit and his manifesting presence in the life of true believers in prophetic revelations, dreams, and visions; and of his coming return for his bride, the church, to set up his earthly kingdom in the new heaven and new earth in the coming kingdom. This book is also an encouragement to all believers to focus on why we are living the faithful life, what our goals are as believers, and the grace of God on a dying world. Its about the supernatural power of the blood of Jesus in defeating our powerful enemySatan, the deviland to live in anticipation of the hope of his glorious appearing, which is the expectation of all believers, to inherit eternal life and to reign with him forever and ever in the new heaven and earth. This book was dictated by the Holy Spirit to encourage all believers to seek God earnestly in praise and worship and prayer and fasting. Worship is the key. When we seek God with all our heart, we will find him. Worship takes us into the presence of God. It is there that we experience the manifesting presence of God in signs and wonders and Spiritual revelations. When you have entered the holy of holies, He takes what is of his Spirit and releases it into your spirit. God is very, very real to me, and his Word says, They that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. This is a spirit fi lled book easy to read, and full of the powerful works of the Holy Spirit in dreams and vision, revelations and spiritual manifestation.