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Step into a realm where time bows to eternity, where the Creator meets His creation in an endless dance of love and light. The Sunshine Country is not just a book; it's a journey to the heart of divine romance — a vivid tapestry woven from the promises of Revelation 21-22. From the grand unveiling of the New Jerusalem to the eternal celebration of Christ and His Church, this book invites you into a world where every shadow is banished, and every heart beats with unending joy. Have you ever wondered what awaits beyond the veil of time? What is the nature of the eternal city, the New Heaven...

As the Israelites camped before Mount Sinai, the Lord gave them His law, and the people gave a promise that they would obey it. But because God knew they would not be able to keep their promise, he instituted offerings and sacrifices to make atonement through the shedding of blood. The book of Leviticus, written by Moses, details the sacrificial system of the nation of Israel, including the shedding of the blood of an innocent animal, which showed the seriousness of sin.

As Saul crumbles under the weight of kingship, a young man rises to take his place: David. As Jonathan Kirsch observes in King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel (New York: Ballantine Books, 2000), the story of David is “a work of genius that anticipates the romantic lyricism and tragic grandeur of Shakespeare, the political wile of Machiavelli, and the modern psychological insight of Freud." David is one of the greatest characters in world literature; he is also my favorite character in the Bible.

Msgr. Rossetti’s uplifting words are suffused with a spirit of gratitude and joy. He encourages listeners to abandonment to God and a habitual awareness of God’s loving presence. It is precisely this Presence that gives inner peace and radiates God’s joy. This retreat given to the Bishops, focuses on the Divine invitation to a deeper relationship with God. Drawing on a lifetime of ministry to priests and bishops, speaking of such important spiritual topics as prayer, Eucharistic amazement, the Mother of God, hope, facing suffering, thanksgiving, and joy.

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after 10 months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote The Hiding Place, a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp.

The book of Habakkuk showcases an honest and compelling conversation between the prophet and God. In this study, Skip Heitzig explores the details of that conversation and some of its underlying truths that still apply to us today.

If Isaiah is the Thundering Prophet and Jeremiah is the Weeping Prophet, Ezekiel is the Weird Prophet! Ezekiel is taken captive to Babylon after its second attack on Jerusalem, 597 B.C. Ezekiel’s book is set in Babylon and it consists of thirteen separate “visions” that span twenty years. And they are very strange visions, indeed!

A Servant of God, Volume Two is a collection of five theological works by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. The books in this collection represent a span of 21 years of Archbishop Sheen's priestly life. Three of them share a similar theme: the examination of Christ's seven last words.

The poetry and the power of the word of God comes alive in this informative presentation that is meant to instill in all lovers of the Bible a deeper intimacy with the living Word of God, the logos, the Christ. Dr. Healy skillfully fuses together the history of salvation in Hebrew Scriptures with the culmination of that history as spiritually understood in the New Testament. Nevertheless, only a person who is truly looking for the inspiration that comes from the Holy Spirit can truly unlock the meaning of the inspired word.

The Changed Life was originally intended to be given as a spoken address by the renowned 19-century Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond.

Have you ever wondered how to stay focused and faithful in your walk with the Lord? This study through the book of Colossians with Pastor Skip Heitzig gives you direction on how to remain steady and balanced in your walk and challenges you to draw closer to the One who loves you more than any other.

In 1 Kings 4: 32, we read that Solomon’s songs “numbered a thousand and five”: The Song of Songs is #1 on the Hit Parade. A frankly erotic love poem, the Song of Songs speaks of fiery romantic love and crushing loss. As an allegory, it may also speak of God’s love for Israel and of Christ’s love for the Church.

When Spurgeon speaks, you’d be wise to listen. The great London preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon had a lot to say during his four decades of ministry at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. And beyond his mighty voice, Spurgeon’s pen churned out countless words of biblical interpretation and Christian wisdom. These words can still encourage us today! This volume of the Spurgeon Speaks series focuses on the power of God’s Word. Nothing motivated Spurgeon more than proclaiming the holy Scriptures. His love for the Bible will encourage you as well.

In this lesson we turn to future events, what the prophets refer to as “the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” Here we witness the cataclysmic events that the prophets foretell and that Peter foresees in 2 Peter 3: 10—“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.”

In Leviticus, God tells his people to “be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Leviticus 19: 2). Leviticus is a handbook of holiness. Here God prescribes the five great sacrifices that enable a sinful people to be brought into fellowship with a holy God: 1) the burnt offering; 2) the grain offering; 3) the peace offering; 4) the sin offering; and 5) the guilt offering. Four of these five are animal sacrifices.

Revelation is the easiest book in the Bible to read and to teach—providing you have read all the books in the Bible that precede it! We noted at the very start of our study together that the Bible—in its final, finished form—is a unified literary work: The curtain rises in Genesis and it falls in Revelation. In between we have a linear narrative: God is the main character; sin is the conflict; redemption is the theme. Thus, reading Revelation is like reading the final chapter in a 2,000-page novel.

With gentle humor and rich insight, the beloved Archbishop Fulton Sheen teaches the deeper meaning of the contemplative prayer of the Rosary. Learn the physical, mental, and spiritual power and significance of this beautiful prayer. Remastered digital audio of a live sermon.

Although not the first of Paul’s epistles, his Epistle to the Church in Rome (or simply, Romans) takes the place of first importance. Written from Ephesus in A.D. 57, Paul crafts a formal argument in Romans, employing the structure of a “scholastic diatribe,” stating and defending his theses that we are “saved by grace through faith.” Romans is a brilliant work, and it is foundational for understanding the all that Paul has written.

The prophet Zechariah received ten visions from God, all in one night. Skip Heitzig examines these visions of what God would do in their immediate future, and in the messianic kingdom.

It's hard to look at the headlines, see the continuing turmoil in the Middle East and the decline of society here in the United States, and not think that we are living in the end times. The prophetic stories of the Bible seem to be happening right in front of our eyes today as we see what is happening around the world. Scripture tells us that we do not know the day nor the hour when Christ will return, but that we should recognize the signs of His imminent return and be prepared.