From Preserving Democracy, by Elgin Hushbeck: Now in the abstract, there is nothing wrong with this. Equality is a good thing and in a perfect world, we should and would have equality. But once again we do not live in a perfect world and in the real world equality comes at a cost, and the…
From Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God by Alden Thompson: I find the revelation of God in Christ a clearer and better revelation, but I certainly need not deny the marvelous experience that God gave to his people at Mount Sinai. It was just what they needed and it was good. Even today I…
From Grief: Finding the Candle of Light, p. 2: Grief is a journey. While this is no surprise to anyone seeking answers by picking up this book, I pray that readers may discover what I am discovering: I go on because I have Hope in a tangible, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. This book is…
From Preserving Democracy by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., page 42: But again this is impossible, as a 100 percent effective tax rate is impossible.1 The point here is not to show that we will reach a 100 percent effective tax rate in any particular year. Any number of assumptions could have a very large effect on…
From Christianity and Secularism by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. Based on their own writings and actions, those who wrote and passed the first amendment did not see it as completely separating church and state, but rather, they saw it as prohibiting the establishment of a national religion. Not only was this the view of the founding…
WANTING TO START A STUDY/PRAYER GROUP? LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW FOR YOUR STUDY/PRAYER GROUP? 52 WEEKS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE/EXTRAORDINARY GOD by Jody Neufeld Introduction excerpt from the book: As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. Proverbs…
Jody Neufeld has provided a short extract from her book Grief: Finding the Candle of Light titled Remembering and Living.
Disciples: Jesus With Us has received final approval and will appear at the normal online retailers soon. We are still holding to a shipping date of 5/21/07 for any copies ordered directly from us. To give you a flavor for this discipleship tool, we are making the preface and table of contents available as a…
The following extract is from What’s in a Version?. Once when I was teaching a group of young people about Bible translations I remarked that the quickest way to bring persecution on yourself is to translate the Bible. It is unfortunate that this is so, not only among those people who don’t want to see…
The following extract is from Revelation: A Participatory Study Guide and come from the introductory lesson. Outline and Notes Note: Please wait to read this outline and notes until you have completed Exercise 1. Introduction: Millions of Christians study Revelation, ranging from experts, to preachers who make an entire ministry out of such study and…
