Relevant to nonconformist Christians, this book explores the transformative and often overlooked implications of Christ’s teachings. The author shows the possibility to still be surprised by the sayings of Christ—to rediscover “the Way” as a liberating path toward freedom. What Christ Said delivers an absorbing experience, rich in unexpected turns and insights to ponder and meditate into. Taking the New Testament text as the raw material, the author builds a coherent picture of Christ’s Way in which themes such as Fire, Life, Light, and Consciousness take the central stage. This work also offers a very personal contribution to scholarship: a provocative hermeneutics focused on truth and freedom, echoing the efforts of the apostles, early Christians, the fathers, and the mystics to reconcile the sayings of Jesus with their own experience—mystical and worldly. Infused with poetry and mysticism, yet without compromising theological and intellectual rigor, each chapter makes the reader a participant in explorations evocative of a Christ-like apprehension of life and reality. This inquiry reflects mental and emotional patterns that keep us bound, at the same time providing a path through which the Christian Way could be inspiring—in an original and sometimes radical manner.

This book reveals Bible prophecies that show us we are living near the end of time. Author, Dr. Jimmie Chapman says, "The signs are everywhere and we need to be observant. History proves that the ancient Bible prophecies concerning the nation of Israel and the coming of Christ, were accurately fulfilled. "We as Christians, the people of God, should not fail to recognize the signs that God is giving this generation," "The generation that is alive right now could see the end of the world as we know it. The world is rapidly moving toward the one world government, the Beast which both Daniel and John prophesied to rule the world in the last days." "The Beast is here now and is in the advanced stages of its formation. Its military arsenal already exists in entities like the UN, the US, NATO, the EU, China Russia and others. The beastly government that will control all that military hardware is slowly and subtlety taking form behind the scenes in what has been called, "The New World Order,"

When the charismatic founder/leader of a religious movement dies, the popular belief is that the movement usually disintegrates. However, many new religions not only survive but prosper, despite leadership transition. In this book, prominent scholars examine what happened to eleven new movements following the deaths of their leaders, and why. An Introduction by J. Gordon Melton serves to integrate the case studies.