For almost forty years I have been involved in Church music and Bible teaching. I taught adult classes, served as a guest teacher, as a guest speaker, and delivered many sermons. When I was involved in the music of the church as an organist, pianist, or director of the choir, I taught a Bible class developing my own class format, which demanded a lot of research and study. I hold an L.L.B. degree; however, as does every law student, I learned very early the importance of, and how to do research and documentation. This has served me well in my Bible study and preparation for both teaching and writing.

During my years in law school, I had the great experience of working for a blind judge, and as a result was required to learn to read and write Braille. During this time, I also worked in the Capitol of my state, and was permitted to sit in on hearings in the Georgia Public Service Commission, the Supreme Court trials, and served as stenographer in the Attorney General’s office.

Through the years I have taken many special courses and non-credit classes in Ancient History, Archaeology, Ancient Documents, Hebrew, Greek, and other subjects related to the Bible, and these have been an invaluable background source in my writing.

Although I am not now registered, I have had certificates in accounting and nursing, and worked with my husband, D.L. Burns, M.D., as head nurse and director of his clinic until his death from cancer. I was elected to and served twelve years on the Valdosta Board of Education, and served as Chairman of Personnel for twelve years, as well as president, and chairman of various committees. I did not choose to run for a third term of six years, but did not put education aside. During my tenure of office, I served as a substitute teacher for a couple of months in a class on the Constitution of Georgia and the United States, where I saw the need for some parliamentary education. As a result I wrote a Parliamentary Leadership Training Course, which I taught over a period of several years in the high school, and a number of civic, professional, and church organizations, including the local synagogue.

For twenty years, when my husband was living, we would take a holiday of at least thirty days each year, and traveled the world, visiting the Near East, the Middle East, Europe (all except < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Turkey and < s t 1 : c o u n t r y - region>Russia), < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>China, < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan, the South Pacific, and the Far East. On one trip to < s t 1 : c o u n t ry-region>Nepal we flew through the Himalayan Mountains in a helicopter, just the two of us and the pilot, to deliver some food to Tibetan refugees who had been granted asylum and were living at a very high level in the Himalayas. My husband was requested to give a medical opinion on the health condition of the refugees and their living conditions.

In our travels, we had many modes of transportation, some more interesting than others, particularly that of a camel ride across the Sahara Desert to visit an archaeological site, and sailing in a felucca on the Nile River from Luxor < s t 1 : c o u n t ry-region>Egypt down to the Aswan Dam, visiting historic sites along the way. Always before we left for our proposed destination I did research and prepared notes on that country, which have been invaluable to me in my writing.

During my years of teaching I had a wide range of students, which included college professors, teachers, ministers, lawyers, and laity, many of whom were just getting acquainted with the Bible. They repeatedly asked why I did not put my lectures and notes into a written form so that others could share them.

Finally, in September 1988 I attended Valdosta Technical Institute, a Georgia State Institution, for computer training. I bought my first computer, and started writing in 1991. Since then I have written a commentary on all the books of the Old Testament, except the twelve Minor and four Major Prophets, and a commentary on The Apographa and Pseudepigrapha, which covers the approximate four-hundred-year period between the Old and the New Testaments. A list of the Bibles that include this work is also given. In the New Testament a commentary has been written on A Parallel of the Four Gospels, The Trial of Jesus, and the Revelation to John.

This has entailed a lot of study and a lot of work, but I’ll just keep on writing until my goal of a commentary on ALL of the books of the Old Testament, The Apographa and Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament is reached.

Gerald & Carolyn are overjoyed to present this definitive book cataloging the history of the Apostolic Faith Church of God. This book contains the researched history of the Apostolic Faith Church Of God from the beginning to the present. Bishop William Joseph Seymour from Los Angeles, California is credited with establishing this organization in Handsome, Virginia. The photographs included enliven the transcript and allow the readers to visualize the history of the past and present.

We felt it was necessary to research and preserve this legacy so generations to come will know their history. We hope and pray that each person who reads this book will appreciate and be enlightened by the heritage this organization has maintained and is building upon.

Meet the genius behind the myth. From the study of creativity and mythology comes a startling new perspective on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The book adopts Joseph Schonfield’s thesis that Jesus stage-managed his own crucifixion and resurrection, accepts the suggestion of a number of scholars that there was a romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary, and proposes that Lazarus’ resurrection was a publicity stunt to raise interest in a flagging mission. But most startling of all is the book’s new theology. Jesus’ goal was not to save the world but to liberate our minds from superstition. His message was simple -- seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and all else will follow, for within the Kingdom of Heaven lies all the human heart could ever desire. Within the realm of the mind through the creative process lies escape from despair. This is his 'good news'.

"The greatest hero is intriguing “not only because it suggests a different and original explanation of the critical events in Jesus’ life and death and resurrection (with Jesus still depicted as a good and heroic man), but because it embodies some very thoughtful interpretations of some of Jesus’ most puzzling pronouncements." 

 

James R. Horne, Philosophy Professor, Rev. and author of Beyond Mysticism, The Moral Mystic and Mysticism and Vocation.

 

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The First Fifty Years: Shining on the Emerald Coast is the story of one small congregation in the Panhandle of Florida, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast (the UUFEC). In it is a short introduction to Unitarian Universalism and its place in the deep South, but the book's main emphasis is on those whose contributions and personalities made this particular fellowship what it is today. More than anything, these pages are a tribute to all those whose visions created the Fellowship, whose lives and thoughts became part of its common spiritual growth, and who left their tears and laughter imprinted on its walls. This is the story of how one congregation was shaped.

This book is for everyone whoever day dreamed or secretly desired to venture into a different career, but felt a little insecure about doing so. This book will encourage you to believe in yourself, you will learn your gifts, talents, and how to develop them. No matter what career or job that you are currently performing after reading this book you will not hesitate to try something different. Learn how others who faced difficult challenges in their lives how they overcame them, you will be surprise to learn that some of our great historians like Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and even our president Barack Obama started from humble beginnings to become successful people. Before you finish this book you will understand what you were created to do.

Th is book exposes the unholy alliance between Christian fundamentalists and

Republican plutocrats. Th ey form the nation’s fi rst religiously based national

political party, dedicated to government favors for the rich, imposition of

evangelical Christian morality on society at large, and the undermining of

constitutional freedoms established by the nation’s founders.

“Ignorance is Strength,” one of Big Brother’s slogans in Orwell’s dystopian

novel, NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, is the guiding principle of the

fundamentalist-Republican party. It has promoted the deliberate dumbing

of < s t 1 : c o u n t r y - region>America, waging a war against science on all fronts, including the teaching

of evolution and the benefi ts of contraception in combatting sexually

transmitted disease. It preaches a gospel of primitive fear. Its militant true

believers view expansion of the < s t 1 : c o u n try-region>Iraq war into a Middle East confl agration

as the means of assuring Jesus’s Second Coming.

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH explains why the nation’s founders

created the world’s fi rst constitutional republic banning state-sponsored

religion. Th e founders established religious liberty, free of the coercion that

perpetrated Europe’s ferocious religious wars and sectarian atrocities. Th ey

promoted the private concept of religion, rejecting the primitive appeals to

fear by proponents of state-sponsored religion. Th e founders propelled us

forward toward individualistic freedom; the fundamentalist-Republicans

urge us back toward a superstitious dictatorship of the busybodies.

 

Your book is the first that gives hope. Anthony L. At last, everything makes sense. This may have saved my life. Merrill P. Yes, our world is in a monstrous MESS: - fear, violence, corruption - faked scientific data, religious hypocrisy, secular despair - evil at the highest levels, permeating every facet of our daily lives WHY ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE SUFFERING? Why is there so much injustice? What can we do? PLANET HIJACKED: A murderous mob have seized control. They have chilling plans for you and your family. But a powerful figure is set to smash their agenda. Meanwhile, simple steps will guarantee your survival. The RESCUE program: Some are already pre-tasting its benefits and will survive. But because it threatens the covetousness, corruption and careers of an elite, they have deceitfully manipulated every aspect of our society – mentally conditioning us to doubt, ignore or reject this survival strategy. Hence, most are unaware. Actionable BENEFITS: This is about your most precious possession – your life… • Its purpose • Where you came from • How to enjoy a fuller, happier life now • How to survive the coming crisis • How to live long enough to achieve all your dreams… then more Inside: $100,000 to disprove the thesis of this book

Your book is the first that gives hope. Anthony L. At last, everything makes sense. This may have saved my life. Merrill P. Yes, our world is in a monstrous MESS: - fear, violence, corruption - faked scientific data, religious hypocrisy, secular despair - evil at the highest levels, permeating every facet of our daily lives WHY ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE SUFFERING? Why is there so much injustice? What can we do? PLANET HIJACKED: A murderous mob have seized control. They have chilling plans for you and your family. But a powerful figure is set to smash their agenda. Meanwhile, simple steps will guarantee your survival. The RESCUE program: Some are already pre-tasting its benefits and will survive. But because it threatens the covetousness, corruption and careers of an elite, they have deceitfully manipulated every aspect of our society – mentally conditioning us to doubt, ignore or reject this survival strategy. Hence, most are unaware. Actionable BENEFITS: This is about your most precious possession – your life… • Its purpose • Where you came from • How to enjoy a fuller, happier life now • How to survive the coming crisis • How to live long enough to achieve all your dreams… then more Inside: $100,000 to disprove the thesis of this book

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This is a book about the religious origins of the violent clash between Western and Muslim societal values. It places before Muslims, as well as Jews and Christians, questions calling for immediate answers; questions that because of political/religious correctness are not being addressed in the general discourse. It is also a book that maps a road out of this internecine morass.

There are many good books in circulation regarding Pentecostal history and most of them will be referred to in this work. However, they all seem to assume prior knowledge or understanding of what Pentecostalism is about. This book seeks to rectify this by giving a brief but detailed account of Pentecostal history and the main players within it.

It begins with a look at what Pentecostalism is all about and its particular emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit in the world. It continues with an outline of what fed into the Pentecostal movement from preceding generations of Christian leaders and their experiences. This hopefully sets the scene for the main section of the book.

The main thrust of the work centres on three leaders who, propelled the movement forward. They are William Joseph Seymour, Thomas Ball Barratt and David du Plessis. Seymour was an Afro-American who brought the Pentecostal experience to the attention of the American public through his own magazine, Apostic Faith, and through reports in the secular press. Seymour's magazine went on to influence a minister from Norway, T. B. Barrat, who in turn brought the message of Pentecost to Europe. Almost singlehandedly these two men influences two continents through their preaching, writing and personal encounters with others. Some years later the movement was propelled forward in another direction through the efforts of a South African minister, David J. du Plessis, who helped bring the Pentecostal experience into the historic churches and thereby the Charismatic movement was born.

These men, however, would not be seen by Pentecostals as the founders of the movement but significant and influential figures in the development of the Pentecostal revival in the world yet controversial for all that.

A few brief observations written at the request of others to confront and counteract the obvious bias portrayed throughout Mrs. Spencer’s book, "Cult Insanity".

A few brief observations written at the request of others to confront and counteract the obvious bias portrayed throughout Mrs. Spencer’s book, "Cult Insanity".

A few brief observations written at the request of others to confront and counteract the obvious bias portrayed throughout Mrs. Spencer’s book, "Cult Insanity".

> The Episcopal Church of All Saints, located on the corner of 16th and Central, was originally built in 1911 as the Cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Today, it is a thriving congregation of people from diverse backgrounds. The sign over the front door stating "All are welcome" is there to welcome everyone into God's house and into God's hands... Please join us.