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Jesus – ‘God with us’ (Matthew 1:23) – came to be ‘to’ and ‘through’ us. This is a gift from God. He refreshes our soul, and then flows through us to the world around us. He gives us purpose, power, direction – every day, now and forevermore. Jesus gave people not only truth to believe, but paths to follow, and Spirit to minister. He told us that believing in him, streams of living water would flow – not just over us, to refresh us, but from within us, to water life around us. ‘… life that is truly life.’ (1 Timothy 6:19) Cover photo by Jack Walker: @jack.dw

I was at a gas station sharing verse cards and booklets with people. It was a windy day but the rain was holding off… A guy that looked homeless to me went into the station, bought a cup of coffee, and came back outside and stood next to me. His name was Tim. Turns out he was not homeless, and he was, in fact, quite wealthy. He loved Jesus. He spoke to me in very simple, spiritual terms. One thing he said to me was: ‘Before you were born, Jesus said what you would do, and who you would be!’ Two key things that Tim put down here in faith for me, for you: 1. Your God-Given Path: God has...

‘God, don’t leave us here!’ My friend, Brian, had whispered this prayer the night before. Just outside his door there had been a violent, cold-blooded fight. Many against one, kicking the young guy unconscious. Brian’s one line resonated with my soul. It expressed my own heart’s cry at many times, with many feelings of fear in this world. After hearing Brian put this cry into words, it was a prayer I whispered many times after that. It's OK to pray like this. It’s OK to feel like this. Prayers in the Bible press even harder: ‘How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How ...

In this short book I work in reverse order. I begin by sharing where I’m at now in dealing with cults, and then I work back to explain how I got to this place over the years. I share some personal experiences and key Scriptures, which have helped me grow in this area and find a footing in dealing with cults. I focus mainly on the core and common error of them all, i.e. denying the true identity of Jesus, and therefore the true message of the gospel. (2 Corinthians 11:4) Let me define a cult very simply here: Any offshoot of Christianity that denies the identity of Jesus, and adds that you...

God looks for you. He searches for you. Jesus notices when you’re not there, and he leaves the crowd, the event, to find you. I hope God’s words and love come off these pages and stay with you, as ‘spirit and life’. (Excerpt) Introduction: To heal the blind man, Jesus spat in the ground, made a paste in the mud, and smeared this mud in the sockets of the man’s eyes. He asked the man if he could see. Not clearly, he said. Jesus put his hands on him again to finish this work of healing.[1] It is also interesting that Jesus did this in private (took the man ‘outside the village’)...

‘Moses came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush... though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” (Exodus 3:1-4) I think this moment when the Lord meets with Moses captures the essence of when the Lord meets with anyone – with you, with me. It is a quiet moment away from other people. It is deep, it is spiritual. It is a revelation that is beyond nature, impossible, but true – like something on fire, but not burning ...

You can only see what you see. This sounds obvious, but determines everything. What you see determines where you go and what you do. Do you see a path ahead? You see it, therefore you head in that direction. You don’t see it, you go elsewhere… Do you ‘see’ value or meaning in this career? You ‘go’ in that direction. You invest, study, sacrifice, meet up with… The light in your eyes – your physical eyes – gets you out of the woods, the literal woods. And the light in your mind, in your heart, connects you to life choices and relationships.

Peter Walker and his family live in NC, USA. For more on the author, please visit: www.1peter1three.weebly.com Contents: 4 Thoughts on Joseph, The Best Translation of the Bible, Ever!, Living Hope, What Is True Repentance?, Mark 1 – Five Points, Some, Loving God, Using Talent!, Kingdom Construction, Good God?, Feeling Pressure to be Rad’ for Jesus?, False Dimensions, Now I Know You Love Me, Grace, Yes!, My Healed Land: A Reflection, Suffering and a Good God, Poverty Wealth & Jesus Christ, Christ’s ‘Actual’ Blood?, This Side of Evil

(excerpt from the text) '... This is critical, my friends, the issue of what we can and do know regarding sin andsuffering, and what we don’t and can’t know. We got to stay in our ‘truth’ lane.There will be paradoxes in our understanding, and therefore (hopefully!) inour communications and interactions with people. This is good! In some areasof God’s revelation, to be true to it, we must be limited, this far and no further, thisclear and no clearer… We’re called to weep with those who weep, not to tell themthat God ordained the disaster, and has a plan in it. If that truly ...

Terri’s cancer had returned. I had the honor of meeting weekly with Terri to talk about faith, about Jesus, life here and life to come. Our times together were the highlight of my week, lasted just over a year, and then Terri went to be with the Lord. In this short book I recount some of our conversations together, and Scriptures we discussed. I know Terri would have liked to share more of her faith with family and friends, particularly as she experienced it in her final months. It is my hope that this memoir serves that purpose. In loving memory of Theresa Molloy, 10th March 1950 – 7th...

I didn’t choose to be born. In other words, I didn’t choose to exist. I didn’t choose my parents or my circumstances. I definitely did not choose my looks or my personality. And yet these things and these people seem to define me. I didn’t choose for those bad things to happen. But they mark me. They made me fear, fight, be insecure, and even do things I wish I didn’t do. And now these things seem to define me. How do I get out of this maze? Who am I really? Where do I belong? God says, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love,’ and ‘before you were born I called you by ...

Jesus called his followers to share his message with others. ‘The Holy Spirit will testify about me, but you also must testify, because you have been with me.’ (John 15:26-27) His message, his ‘good news’, being his own name and person: ‘God with us.’ (Matthew 1:23) God has come. His name is Jesus Christ. He paid for our sin by his own death. He came back to life. He calls us to turn away from our sin, to believe in him. If we do this, we will be forgiven, and live forever with God. This is the message that messengers brought to you and me. And this is the message that we are to...

Jesus asked us to have faith in him. He did not just want ‘belief’, he wanted faith. Faith is a mysterious thing. In this short booklet we’ll consider what Jesus really meant by asking us to have faith, and how to take that step of faith. At the end of this booklet there are ten journal reflections, so you can consider some words of Jesus and write down your own thoughts. Let’s get started!

Do you find it hard to separate your relationship with Jesus from your relationship with your parents?When you think of faith in Jesus, do you think – and feel – many things to do with people, and not God? Like people using the Lord’s name to get you to be disciplined, to be ‘good’, to be honest, to go to church, to tithe your money, to feel bad, to say sorry, to not really enjoy…?This booklet is purposed to help you find your own true identity in Jesus, and see just how separately and uniquely you stand – both as an individual, and as a follower of Christ. I hope this booklet...

God has put eternity in the hearts of all people. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) When we open the door of our hearts to Jesus Christ, he moves through our mind and our spirits, now and forevermore. In the Scriptures God has given us access to the deep things of his truth and his own Spirit. In this booklet I share some thoughts and Scriptures to help us know more of God - not only in word and thoughts, but in 'spirit and truth'. (John 4:24)

A father’s acceptance. A father’s delight in you. Listen, whether your father gives you this or not, it doesn’t change your true worth, the true you. Jesus said, ‘Do not call anyone no earth ‘father’, for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.’ (Matthew 23:9) You might have some DNA from an earthly parent, but that is surface stuff. The real stuff is that you have been ‘made in the image of God’, and that he has put eternity in your heart. The deep truth about you comes from the throne room of your Creator, your Father in heaven. And your true and ‘secret’ name will...

¿Has perdido tu camino? ¿Tuviste una verdadera fe en Jesús en algún momento, pero ahora te encuentras distanciado? Jesús conoce tu camino. Conoce tu historia. Te ama y te llama de vuelta a casa. ‘Todavía estaba lejos cuando su padre lo vio y se compadeció de él; salió corriendo a su encuentro, lo abrazó y lo besó.’ (Lucas 15:20) Peter Walker y su familia viven en Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos. Para más información sobre el autor, visita: www.paraservirle.weebly.com Foto de portada por @jack.dw

I remember when I was six years old and saying goodbye to a friend. Our family was moving country. We had everything packed and the car engine running. This buddy came running out and handed me his prized keychain as a gift. I knew it was his favorite of all time – a little Lego man on a chain. Our friendship meant more to him than his favorite thing, so he gave me the thing to make sure I knew that. Jesus had an amazing experience like this one time. It was shortly before his death, and a woman named Mary sensed this. Jesus had meant a lot to this woman; he had forgiven her sins and had ...

Elias Girawong, Earth Wizard and knowledge keeper, must act. His ceremony, calling the thirteen, heralds a long overdue change to shake the foundations of life itself. But there are those who covet power beyond reason. Each of the thirteen "called" have their assigned roles. Each of them must travel to join the circle of thirteen. Each of them must face the challenge of their journey and the will and power of those who would thwart them.

I love to hide. I love to get off the grid of life, even just for half an hour. I sometimes make a cup of coffee, turn off my phone, and sit on the floor somewhere in a back room of the house, or in the shed, and just close my eyes. We live in a torn and broken life. Think about your day for a minute. Everything we do is survival: working for money, using it buy food to ward off hunger, to pay rent for a roof overhead; washing clothes for work, sleeping for energy to work, appointments for health, for teeth, for hair, for repair… car breaks down and insurance won’t pay. And then there ...