Acknowledgements -- A brief and biased view of moral history -- What is wrong? -- The disappearance of sin: an eyewitness account -- A new social morality -- Sin into crime -- Sin into symptom -- Sin as collective irresponsibility -- The old seven deadly sins (and some new ones) -- Sin, so what? -- The bluebird on the dung heap -- Epilogue: the displaced preface -- index. Abstract An examin…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-317).
Part 1. Talk is not cheap. God speaks ; Satan speaks ; The Word in the flesh ; Idol words -- Part 2. A new agenda for our talk ; He is King! ; Following the King for all the wrong reasons ; Speaking for the King ; Getting to the destination ; Citizens in need of help ; On the King's mission -- Part 3. Winning the war of words ; First things first ; Winning the war of words ; Choosing your words.
Love tanks with a leak -- Part one : How and why we fear others. People will see me -- People will reject me -- People will physically hurt me -- The world wants me to fear people -- Part two : Overcoming the fear of others. Know the fear of the Lord -- Grow in the fear of the Lord -- Biblically examine your felt needs -- Know your real needs -- Delight in the God who fills us -- Love your enem…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-165)
In his fourth book, Christian pastor Buchanan delves into the concept of the Sabbath, by which he means both a day and an attitude. He campaigns persuasively for readers to revive the Sabbath as a refuge from our pervasive and spiritually destructive culture of busyness. Buchanan's prose is fresh and immediate, earnest and self-effacing at the same time. Each chapter is peppered with vivid stor…
The Codependant in your life -- Understanding Codependency : How does a person become a codependent? -- The Primary [and] secondary characteristics of codependency -- The Process of healing for a codependent -- Essential elements in the healing process -- Understanding Yourself : Your relationship to the codependent -- Your needs -- Your role in the codependent's life -- Facilitating the healin…
Part 1: The sacrificial husband: to scale the heights -- A man's responsibility: servant leadership -- God's reasons for servant leadership -- God's resources for servant leadership -- Part 2: The sacrificial wife: noble love -- A woman's responsibility: the completion of another -- A woman's dignity: the care of another -- A woman's desire: the honor of another -- Part 3: Sacrificial partners:…
God's perfect design -- The Curse of the fall -- Christ first -- conforming to His image -- Disappointment with marriage -- Created male, created female -- Resolving conflicts -- Love language -- The Lust for money -- Sexual freedom -- The Snakebite of adultery -- Forgive seventy times seven -- When only one will try -- Steps to setting your marriage free -- Steps to freedom in Christ -- Materi…
Not someday -- today -- Nurturing the dreams of children -- We're all in this together -- Getting the full picture -- A time to grow -- How much is enough? -- Of winners and losers -- The silence of the lambs -- Breaking the silence -- Back to "civilization" -- Why doesn't poverty just go away? -- The day Jesus got upset -- A child shall lead them -- Imagine -- Shape the wet cement -- Afterword…
Five-minute messages for children. Genre; Prayers and devotions.
No more hiding behind the past -- No more feeling worthless -- No more allowing for immorality -- No more going through the motions -- No more dabbling in defiance -- No more compromising your integrity -- No more sifting through the rubble -- No more giving in to temptation -- No more second-rate marriages -- No more passive fathering -- No more sissified males -- No more playing the lone rang…
Promise Keeper strives for ethical integrity -- Promise Keeper believes it's never too late to start over -- Promise Keeper seeks to know God's will -- Promise Keeper strengthens his marriage -- Promise Keeper works for the unity of all Christians -- Promise Keeper pursues racial reconciliation -- Promise Keeper loves and disciplines his children -- Promise Keeper protects his sexual purity -- …