Without the bad news of sin, death and hell, there can be no good news of Christ, salvation and eternal life. Mead’s work is a masterful exhortation first building from 1 Kings 8:37-39 of the dreadful reality of God’s judgment against sin, which leads to death, which in turn leads most people to hell. Mead was present in the great plague of London in 1665 which killed 100,000 people. Mead saw the plague as a direct example of God’s wrath against the city for its sin and wickedness. Mead’s work is not simply a discovery of sin, but a remedy for it. He demonstrates twelve sins that London was continually committing, many of which are the same sins we commit today. Mead shows what those sins are, and how to remedy them through the power of Christ’s converting Spirit of repentance. Christians often will speak of America’s need of repenting, and that God’s judgment is on America now, slowly tearing out the morality it once had, and pressing the country into a deeper sense of depravity and moral turpitude. But repentance and reformation start in the house of the Lord, just like judgment does. We don’t hear very many individual Christians saying, “America needs to repent of its sin, and this movement needs to begin with me…” Mead brings this very important point to light and causes the reader to take a spiritual inventory of his “sin list” to determine whether he is part of the cause of God’s judgment. Mead also shows what the Christian can do in circumstances like the Great Plague, and how they can be useful to the Kingdom of God. This is not a scan or facsimile, has been updated in modern English for easy reading and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.

Rare stories from more than 250 years of Native Americans' service in the military Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of the highest rates of any ethnic group. Why We Serve explores the range of reasons why, from love of their home to an expression of their warrior traditions. The book brings fascinating history to life with historical photographs, sketches, paintings, and maps. Incredible contributions from important voices in the field offer a complex examination of the history of Native American service. Why We Serve celebrates the unsung legacy of Native military service and what it means to their community and country.

Can the Church delegate the Gospel to the government? Can the Church depend upon coercive powers to be the guarantor of Biblical values of charity, love of neighbor, fairness, generosity, shelter and nurture? Can anything but the Holy Spirit make us free? Caesar, Christian, Church, Government, Welfare, Freedom, Gospel, Laverentz, Finance, Religion

Henry Barnes, the author of A Life for the Spirit, brings us a comprehensive view of the roots and development of anthroposophy throughout North America. From its seminal beginnings with a few hearty souls in New York City, it moved across the prairies to the west coast and beyond, to Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii, and took root in the hearts and minds of the "new world." Here is the story of those adventurous spirits who took responsibility for bringing the work of Rudolf Steiner to North America in the form of study groups, agricultural initiatives, Waldorf and special education, the arts, and so much more.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR ALL THE SAVED WHO ARE SO WAITING FOR THE RAPTURE. IT WILL GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO STAY WITH IT AND BE PREPARED FOR THAT DAY WE ARE WAITING FOR. THE DAY WILL COME WHEN THE TRUMPET SOUNDS, JUST LOOK UP. ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD TO BE READY. READ THE SCRIPTURE DAILY, IF THERE ARE CHILDREN, READ TO THEM AND TALK ABOUT THE MEANING AND LET THEM GIVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD, AS THEY NEED TO DISCUSS THEIR JOY OF MEETING THE LORD IN THE AIR. IT IS EXCITING FOR THEM AS FOR YOU. LET THEM MAKE A PLAN FOR THAT SPECIAL DAY. IT’S SO WONDERFUL TO TALK ABOUT OUR PLAN FOR THE TRIP HOME. I KNOW I LIKE TO THINK ON THE DAY OF THE LORD, HOW WONDERFUL TO GO THRU THE CLOUDS AND MEET THE LORD. WHAT A DAY OF REJOICING THAT WILL BE.

In Heart Jewel Geshe Kelsang presents two essential practices of Kadampa Buddhism, the popular Mahayana Buddhist tradition that derives from the renowned Tibetan teacher Je Tsongkhapa. The first practice is relying upon a spiritual guide, which lays the foundation for gaining all the blessings and realizations of the paths to liberation and enlightenment. The second practice is relying upon and enlightened Dharma Protector, whereby we can swiftly overcome all obstacles to our spiritual practice and create favourable conditions for developing and increasing pure dharma realizations. An invaluable introduction to the profound and dynamic tradition of Kadampa buddhism. In Heart Jewel Geshe Kelsang presents two essential practices of Kadampa Buddhism, the popular Mahayana Buddhist tradition that derives from the renowned Tibetan teacher Je Tsongkhapa. The first practice is relying upon a spiritual guide, which lays the foundation for gaining all the blessings and realizations of the paths to liberation and enlightenment. The second practice is relying upon and enlightened Dharma Protector, whereby we can swiftly overcome all obstacles to our spiritual practice and create favourable conditions for developing and increasing pure dharma realizations. An invaluable introduction to the profound and dynamic tradition of Kadampa buddhism.

For the purpose of letting go of unneeded and unnecessary burdens, Janine Palmer (Silver Moon) shares tools of wisdom for balance in many areas of life and for taking our power back as we work our way through the tests and initiations of our sometimes-challenging journeys, healing through the transformative fires of life and rising out of the ashes. Janine Palmer (Silver Moon) is a clinical hypnotherapist and shamanic practitioner. Her messages are presented and shared here in short poetic verses with deep compassion, love, and wisdom.

Archaeological practice is currently shifting in response to feminist, indigenous, activist, community-based, and anarchic critiques of how archaeology is practiced and how science is used to interpret the past lives of people. Inspired by the calls for a different way of doing archaeology, this volume presents a case here for a heart-centered archaeological practice. Heart-centered practice emerged in care-based disciplines, such as nursing and various forms of therapy, as a way to recognize the importance of caring for those on whom we work, and as an avenue to explore how our interactions with others impacts our own emotions and heart. Archaeologists are disciplined to separate mind and heart, a division which harkens back to the origins of western thought. The dualism between the mental and the physical is fundamental to the concept that humans can objectively study the world without being immersed in it. Scientific approaches to understanding the world assume there is an objective world to be studied and that humans must remove themselves from that world in order to find the truth. An archaeology of the heart rejects this dualism; rather, we see mind, body, heart, and spirit as inextricable. An archaeology of the heart provides a new space for thinking through an integrated, responsible, and grounded archaeology, where there is care for the living and the dead, acknowledges the need to build responsible relationships with communities, and with the archaeological record, and emphasize the role of rigor in how work and research is conducted. The contributions bring together archaeological practitioners from across the globe in different contexts to explore how heart-centered practice can impact archaeological theory, methodology, and research throughout the discipline.