Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9 The Reformed Pastor, the work of Richard Baxter, has been long known and cherished by ministers of various evangelical denominations as among the most inspiring, sacred, and fervent works ever written on the duties and responsibilities of the pastoral office. Many of them have had their own souls and ministries greatly affected as they read the book, much like they might imagine the burning coal from God’s own altar did regarding the lips of the prophet (Isaiah 6:5-6). Although this book is more directly addressed to pastors, the lessons contained in the book may be applied to all Christians to whom God has given the opportunity and means of influencing others for His kingdom. List of Chapters Part 1 – The Oversight of OurselvesCh. 1: The Nature of This OversightCh. 2: The Motives to the Oversight of Ourselves Part 2 – The Oversight of the FlockCh. 3: The Nature of This OversightCh. 4: The Manner of the Oversight of the FlockCh. 5: The Motives for the Oversight of the Flock Part 3 – ApplicationCh. 6: The Use of Humbling Ourselves Part 4 – The Duty of Personal Catechizing and InstructingCh. 7: Motives to This DutyCh. 8: Objections to This DutyCh. 9: Directions for This Duty About the AuthorRichard Baxter (1615–1691) preached “as a dying man to dying men.” He was devoted to God and was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Best known as the minister of Kidderminster in England, his love for God and others resulted in practically the entire town of Kidderminster turning to Jesus during Baxter’s ministry there. Richard Baxter desired unity among Christians, which often resulted in opposition from those who held to church loyalty or theological views rather than to Christ and God’s Word. Baxter had his share of persecution, even being imprisoned on several occasions. Read more

There is a calling deep within you to experience only Love, Peace, and Truth in your life … to experience your Oneness with everyone and everything … and to contribute to the world in the highest, most effective, and life-changing ways. This way of life is possible for each of us, and it is possible now. In the 5 Steps to Hearing God’s Voice, you will learn and experience: • A simple and effective practice for getting into a loving state of mind and staying there • A quick and consistent method to quiet your mind and connect with that Divine Consciousness within you • A process for directly experiencing your divine connection all through the day • A natural deepening of your relationship with God • The ability to receive clear and specific divine guidance at any time • A guaranteed method for knowing whether you are receiving divine guidance or not • An inspired technique for discovering your life’s purpose and how to fulfill it • And how to join the growing community of people around the world dedicated to hearing, sharing, and being the Presence of God in their daily lives through these 5 Steps A Universal Spiritual Practice The 5 Steps to Hearing God’s Voice is a comprehensive, holistic, and fully restorative spiritual practice that you can use to restore yourself to the direct experience of Love, Peace, Understanding, Compassion, and all of the other divine qualities of your True Self. Because this healing process is rooted in connecting with the Infinite Source of all Love, Wisdom, and Truth within you, it is universally applicable. It can be used and applied in all areas of your life, including your relationships, your parenting, your marriage, your job or career, your health and well-being, your financial stability, and in every area of your life. There is no area where God’s unconditionally loving guidance and healing cannot penetrate and transform your experience. Giving You the Support You Need DavidPaul and his wife, Candace, have taught the 5 Steps to Hearing God’s Voice to thousands of people over the past 10 years, with countless students experiencing life-changing results. Because they know how impacting these steps have been, and in order to make this process accessible to everyone, they are making the 5 Steps available in written form for the very first time. It is time to answer the call within you and give yourself the gift of living in full divine guidance and awareness. The 5 Steps to Hearing God’s Voice is guaranteed to change your Reality. About the Author: DavidPaul, along with his wife Candace Doyle, is the co-founder of The Voice for Love, a leading nonprofit, nondenominational spiritual organization and global community of people who join together in celebration to give and receive love, communication, inspiration, learning, and support for being the Presence of Love in the world. The Voice for Love’s worldwide team of certified spiritual counselors, coaches, and teachers provides education and training through its free telephone hotline and resource center, through its website, and through its many public events throughout the world, including workshops, weekend intensives, tele-seminars, and certification programs. Read more

Sometimes heroes aren’t very heroic. . . Sometimes heroes fail. . . David had always fought to protect others, even before he knew who he was. He defended those that could not defend themselves. In the eternal battle between good and evil, he balanced the scales. He saved countless. . . but he couldn’t save her. He failed the love of his life. After three years drunk in an alley, he still refuses to listen to the truth his heart is trying to tell him. But when. . . the tequila no longer numbs his guilt, can the mysterious two-thousand-year-old Emma, or the Archangel Michael, get David to wake up in time? Join David and his battle companion Saint Bernard, Duke, as they embark on an epic tale of loss, guilt, and possible redemption. As the darkness that has settled on David’s soul slowly lifts, a battle that he cannot win awaits. Can David and Duke avenge thier loss? To do so, the very gates of hell await. Avenging Love is the first novel of the trilogy in the Trinitarian Knights Collection. Filled with fast-paced action sequences, a strong love story sub-theme, supporting characters that will have you cheering, and a pompous prideful Satan that may just have you rolling on the floor laughing, Avenging Love is a must read. Read more

Meditation retreats have become increasingly popular in recent years. While considerable effort is put forth by the organizers of these retreats, oftentimes meditators have not adequately prepared, nor do they have a plan for how to best benefit from their experiences afterwards. While the teachers often are incredibly experienced, they may not empathize with the specific trials of modern urban life – its chaos and neuroses abound. If you are someone who’s grown up in such a world, learning about the journey through the first ten-day meditation retreat that changed my life can be helpful. This book is the first in a series written to appeal to those interested in the benefits, with full disclosure on my mistakes, what I wish I knew, and an in-depth look at why it was the most life-changing event I’ve been fortunate enough to experience. While this series may be applicable to many forms of meditation retreats, it is catered specifically to Vipassana meditation, as taught by S.N. Goenka. This is the meditation technique said to have been practiced by Gotama the Buddha, liberating him from suffering and allowing him to achieve enlightenment. I spent ten days in the California desert learning the practice of Vipassana – a technique to see things as they really are, not as they appear to be. Read more

The purpose of this book is to make the way of salvation as plain as day to men, women, and children, with the expectation that many of those who read the book will see the way, will take it, will be saved at once, and will obtain eternal life. The book goes out into the world for the same purpose that Jesus Christ came into it: to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10 AKJV). Jesus Christ came to save sinners. Do you want Jesus to take an interest in you and save you? Then you must take your place before Him as a sinner – a commonplace, unadorned, unvarnished, inexcusable, self-confessed sinner. Not a respectable sinner; no, not a sophisticated sinner or a cultivated sinner; no, not an attractive sinner or an amiable sinner; no, just a plain, unadorned sinner – a poor, miserable, vile, guilty, worthless, hell-deserving sinner. Did you know that more people are shut out of Jesus Christ’s saving grace, pardon, heaven, and eternal life because they won’t come to Jesus Christ as sinners – plain, ugly, wretched sinners? Far more people are shut out of heaven by the pride that keeps them from crying, God be merciful to me a sinner, than are shut out by the enormity of their sins or by the stubbornness of their infidelity. It is as true today as it was when Jesus Christ first said it to the moralists of His own day: The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you (Matthew 21:31). Christ Jesus came not merely to save the sinner from the guilt of his sins and from the penalty of his sins, but to save him also from the power of sin. Jesus Christ does save from sin’s guilt and from sin’s punishment; He does save from a guilty conscience and from hell, but thank God, that is not all; He saves from sin’s power. Our Lord’s own words bring this out with great clearness and force. He says in John 8:34 (ASV), Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant [slave] of sin. We all know this is true. How many of us know from bitterest experience the slavery of sin, the slavery of drunkenness, the slavery of lust, the slavery of the greed for gold, the slavery of a bad temper, the slavery of an unruly tongue, the slavery of a mean disposition, or the slavery of unclean thoughts. Yes, we have all known something about the bondage of sin, but listen to what Jesus Christ: If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (John 8:36 ASV). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior who died on Calvary’s cross to make pardon possible, rose from the dead and is a living Savior today. He has all power . . . in heaven and in earth (Matthew 28:18 AKJV), and is therefore able to save to the uttermost, not merely from the uttermost but also to the uttermost, all those who come to God through Him (Hebrews 7:25); He saves us from all the slavery of sin. He saves us from sin’s power as well as from sin’s guilt. That is what He came to do; that is what He does do.– Reuben A. Torrey About the AuthorReuben Archer Torrey traveled all over the world leading evangelistic tours, preaching to the unsaved. It is believed that more than one hundred thousand were saved under his preaching. Torrey married Clara Smith in 1879, with whom he had five children. In 1908, he helped start the Montrose Bible Conference in Pennsylvania, which continues today. He became dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) in 1912, and was the pastor of the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles from 1915 to 1924. Torrey continued speaking all over the world and holding Bible conferences. He died in Asheville, North Carolina, on October 26, 1928. Read more