This book is about understanding the real love between us and God, a two-way love, not the one-way love being lived out by the world today. The title comes from Jesus who said He came to serve and to proclaim the truth of God, His Father. So in practice, He was a Servant and a Guardian. Therefore, every disciple and apostle, except Judas, was and is expected to follow in His footsteps, live by His standard, and to guard the truth of His Holy Word, the Bible. Therefore, in practice, every Christ-centered follower is a designated Servant-Guardian. This story is my personal spiritual autobiography, covering the years it has taken me to finally understand this and the fights I have had with false teachings and teachers along the way. The confession about my fall is a transparent look at my own failures, mistakes, and lack of obedience to my God and Heavenly Father. My prayer is that all who read my story will not fall into the same traps, or if you already have, to find the same restoration and love I have. Love and service on GodaEUR(tm)s terms are all that is asked of us. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 11:4, aEURoeBe imitators of me, as I am of Christ.aEUR Jesus asks us the sobering question, aEURoeIf people are following you, where are you leading themaEUR"to heaven or to hell?aEUR

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Edward Rutherfurd, the grand master of the historical novel, comes a dazzling epic about the magnificent city of Paris. Moving back and forth in time, the story unfolds through intimate and thrilling tales of self-discovery, divided loyalty, and long-kept secrets. As various characters come of age, seek their fortunes, and fall in and out of love, the novel follows nobles who claim descent from the hero of the celebrated poem The Song of Roland; a humble family that embodies the ideals of the French Revolution; a pair of brothers from the slums behind Montmartre, one of whom works on the Eiffel Tower as the other joins the underworld near the Moulin Rouge; and merchants who lose everything during the reign of Louis XV, rise again in the age of Napoleon, and help establish Paris as the great center of art and culture that it is today. With Rutherfurd’s unrivaled blend of impeccable research and narrative verve, this bold novel brings the sights, scents, and tastes of the City of Light to brilliant life. Praise for Paris “A tour de force . . . [Edward Rutherfurd’s] most romantic and richly detailed work of fiction yet.”—Bookreporter “Fantastic . . . as grand and engrossing as Paris itself.”—Historical Novels Review “This saga is filled with historical detail and a huge cast of characters, fictional and real, spanning generations and centuries. But Paris, with its art, architecture, culture and couture, is the undisputed main character.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Both Paris, the venerable City of Light, and Rutherfurd, the undisputed master of the multigenerational historical saga, shine in this sumptuous urban epic.”—Booklist “There is suspense, intrigue and romance around every corner.”—Asbury Park Press

This book provides the basic "skeleton" for all the services of the Orthodox Church, into which variable texts from other sources are inserted. The work is presented in a well-bound large print format. Using traditional English the book has the fixed texts for all the daily services of the Orthodox Church. Clear rubrics set out in red ink explain how the form of the services varies between Sundays and weekdays, fasting seasons etc. This edition also includes extracts from the variable texts of the Menaion, Triodion and Pentecostarion. An absolute must for any student of Christian liturgy.