Miraculous

Miraculous
Author: Kevin Belmonte
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1595554963

“For thousands of years, the hope of heaven has called to people through miracles. When we stop to consider their stories, God’s voice calls to us as well.” In our age of constant innovation, technological achievement, and the sad tendency to see ourselves as the captains of our fate, we may be tempted to make little time for miracles, or give little credence to them. But to live our lives without a sense of the miraculous is to live impoverished lives. Our word for miracle comes from the Latin word mirari, “to wonder.” And well might we wonder when we consider the nature of miracles and their purpose. It is here that a grand conversation beckons. God has been our help in ages past. He is our hope for years to come. To learn of holy events and people—supremely, to look upon the Savior—is to see the power of God, and how He has always sought to draw us to Himself. He is our eternal home. Miracles point the way there. Look at a night sky, studded with numberless constellations of stars. Each is a celestial shard of glory—bestowing glimpses of the eternal. Miracles in Scripture are like the stars. They, like the heavens, declare the glory of God. In these pages are scenes and lives touched by eternity, settings of almighty declaration, moments marked by deliverance, by mercy, or visionary unfoldings of God’s divine intent. Kevin Belmonte provides learned insight into the profoundly important history of miracles. Miraculous is a richly researched text of wondrous things that have taken place from ancient times to the present.

Miraculous Messages

Miraculous Messages
Author: David W. Balsiger
Publisher: Bridge Logos Foundation
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780882704678

It is a mystery to which all of mankind is seeking the answer. Beginning with the story of Noah and woven throughout the pages of the Bible is a thread that ties together our past, present, and future-a series of supernatural messages that carry the keys to life, death, and eternity. Can these miraculous messages provide answers to life's most fundamental questions? What is mankind's purpose on Earth? What does the future hold? Will we escape impending End Times catastrophic events? Our quest for answers to these tough questions leads us to a mountaintop in eastern Turkey, and to the remains of a 5,000-year-old wooden ship. Could this be Noah's Ark? You will be amazed at what has been discovered! Book jacket.

Stevie's Miracle Quest

Stevie's Miracle Quest
Author: Gary P. Allen
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2013-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1491806567

The idea for the story came about after careful thought and research into the discoveries thus far in the world, with a natural progression of realities that are coming about constantly.

On Christ’s Mission

On Christ’s Mission
Author: Riaan Engelbrecht
Publisher: Riaan Engelbrecht
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2023-07-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

When Jesus departed to be with His eternal Father, He gave the church (the ecclesia) a clear mission statement in Matthew 28, which speaks of the Great Commission. And what is the Great Commission, therefore, the mission? Go and make disciples so that the world may be told of Jesus and, therefore, be saved. Some will say some translations never speak of making disciples, but rather to teach all nations, “baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”. But is the purpose of teaching the nations of Christ not to make disciples? If one teaches someone about Jesus, you are surely equipping them to be a follower of Jesus. And such a follower is a disciple. We are called in God's wisdom and by His Spirit to teach all people about Jesus, for the purpose of making disciples. It doesn’t happen automatically. It will take a concerted and decisive effort of the Bride of God. Time is, however, slipping away to get our house in order with God, and now is the time to do so. We are living in the last days, and the day of the Lord’s coming is at hand. Billions of people are still lost in every city, town, and village across the world. There is no more time to be playing church or to be consumed with our agendas. We need to come into alignment with God, seek Him, and be awake from our slumber. The church has been slumbering for a long time, lulled into sleep by a false sense of security, peace and a sense of accomplishment. Yet there is a mission to complete, which is the Great Commission. It is God’s mission of bringing in the harvest of the lost and broken. Now is the time to get busy with God’s business, and His business is about salvation, redemption and restoration. The call to the church to actively engage in this mission, therefore, to make the main thing the main thing, is covered in volumes one and two.

The Cult of Saint Thecla

The Cult of Saint Thecla
Author: Stephen J. Davis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198270194

"Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and 'martyr' among Christians in late antiquity. In the early church, Thecla's example was associated with the piety of women - in particular, with women's ministry and travel. Devotion to Saint Thecla quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs, stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses and wooden combs, and even woven into textile curtains. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, often for the first time, Stephen Davis here reconstructs the cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor and Egypt - the social practices, institutions, and artefacts that marked the lives of actual devotees. From this evidence the author shows how the cult of this female saint remained closely linked with communities of women as a source of empowerment and a cause of controversy."--Jacket.