Epicenter by Joel Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers Inc., 2006)
I loved this book from the first word to the last. It’s about end times and what the Bible says about the happenings in the Middle East as the epicenter of end-time events.
Rosenberg spends the first 50 pages explaining how he came to write the follow 262 pages. He actually started as a fiction writer combining his imagination with end-time prophesies. His first book, The Last Jihad, was about Islamic terrorists flying a suicide mission into an American city. He had one chapter left to write when 9/11 happened. He followed with other fiction books that ended up paralleling actual events before they happened. He doesn’t claim to have divine knowledge of future events. He just reads Scripture and imagines the events that might lead to what the Bible says will happen. He was called into the White House to give account for his seeming foreknowledge and ended up giving a Bible study.
Actually, Rosenberg does have more behind-the-scenes knowledge than the rest of us, which helped in the writing of this book. He’s a Christian Jew with friends in high places. He was a speechwriter in Steve Forbe’s 2000 presidential campaign. He’s also worked for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli deputy Prime Minister Natan Sharansky. He has access to many high-ranking world figures, and he interviewed many of them for this book.
That brings us to the fascinating 262 pages where Rosenberg boldly predicts 10 future headlines we will read in the newspaper. Then he backs up his predictions with Scripture and with current events. Some of those future headlines are: Israel Discovers Massive Reserves of Oil, Gas; Treaties and Truces Leave Israelis More Secure Than Ever Before; Kremlin Joins “Axis of Evil,” Forms Military Alliance With Iran; Global Tensions Soar as Russia Targets Israel… You have to read it. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
Cat & Dog Theology by Bob Sjogren and Gerald Robison (Authentic Publishing, 2003)
The reading is light, but the message is deep, and very necessary for the day we live in. The authors compare Christian theology with cats and dogs. And right off, you must know, dogs are the best when it comes to their relationship with their owners. The bottom line is that dogs live for their master, while cats expect that their master lives for them. Dogs serve. Cats expect to be served.
After exploring the differences and ramifications, the book highlights 11 dangers of cat theology, and one of them is reading the Bible and listening to messages with “me” in mind, and not with God in mind. Self-centered cat theology affects how these believers view winning and losing, how they pray, how they handle difficult times and who gets the glory in any instance. Dog-type believers live to glorify God, and they have God’s goals and mission in mind.
The whole concept extends to the church-level. Which way does your church lean in its teachings and outlook? With the prosperity gospel, increasingly, churches promote the idea that God is all about us. It’s time to look at the popular Christian tide and make sure we’re not flowing with it! This book helps to do that in a creative way. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell (Living Books/Tyndale House Publishers, 1977, 2005)
I know this book has been around long enough to be considered a classic, but I recommend it, as it was recommended to me by my pastor, as a great tool to give to unbelievers to cause them to look at the claims of Christ and show that he was/is the Son of God and the only way to the Father. Think of it as a thoughtful 120-page tract.
Josh starts the book with his testimony of how he sought for purpose and peace. He followed the intellectual trail that led him to find out if Jesus was a liar, lunatic or Lord. He covers the issues unbelievers would want to know, such as how we know the Bible is reliable. He discusses prophecy and statistical probabilities of things happening as they did. He places great emphasis on the fact that history has never denied Christ’s life, death or resurrection because history is silent about proof to the contrary. He ends with how he was converted and how his life changed.
This is a great book to give to someone who is a thinker and who responds to logic and proof. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
Epicenter by Joel Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers Inc., 2006)
I loved this book from the first word to the last. It’s about end times and what the Bible says about the happenings in the Middle East as the epicenter of end-time events.
Rosenberg spends the first 50 pages explaining how he came to write the follow 262 pages. He actually started as a fiction writer combining his imagination with end-time prophesies. His first book, The Last Jihad, was about Islamic terrorists flying a suicide mission into an American city. He had one chapter left to write when 9/11 happened. He followed with other fiction books that ended up paralleling actual events before they happened. He doesn’t claim to have divine knowledge of future events. He just reads Scripture and imagines the events that might lead to what the Bible says will happen. He was called into the White House to give account for his seeming foreknowledge and ended up giving a Bible study.
Actually, Rosenberg does have more behind-the-scenes knowledge than the rest of us, which helped in the writing of this book. He’s a Christian Jew with friends in high places. He was a speechwriter in Steve Forbe’s 2000 presidential campaign. He’s also worked for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli deputy Prime Minister Natan Sharansky. He has access to many high-ranking world figures, and he interviewed many of them for this book.
That brings us to the fascinating 262 pages where Rosenberg boldly predicts 10 future headlines we will read in the newspaper. Then he backs up his predictions with Scripture and with current events. Some of those future headlines are: Israel Discovers Massive Reserves of Oil, Gas; Treaties and Truces Leave Israelis More Secure Than Ever Before; Kremlin Joins “Axis of Evil,” Forms Military Alliance With Iran; Global Tensions Soar as Russia Targets Israel… You have to read it. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
Cat & Dog Theology by Bob Sjogren and Gerald Robison (Authentic Publishing, 2003)
The reading is light, but the message is deep, and very necessary for the day we live in. The authors compare Christian theology with cats and dogs. And right off, you must know, dogs are the best when it comes to their relationship with their owners. The bottom line is that dogs live for their master, while cats expect that their master lives for them. Dogs serve. Cats expect to be served.
After exploring the differences and ramifications, the book highlights 11 dangers of cat theology, and one of them is reading the Bible and listening to messages with “me” in mind, and not with God in mind. Self-centered cat theology affects how these believers view winning and losing, how they pray, how they handle difficult times and who gets the glory in any instance. Dog-type believers live to glorify God, and they have God’s goals and mission in mind.
The whole concept extends to the church-level. Which way does your church lean in its teachings and outlook? With the prosperity gospel, increasingly, churches promote the idea that God is all about us. It’s time to look at the popular Christian tide and make sure we’re not flowing with it! This book helps to do that in a creative way. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell (Living Books/Tyndale House Publishers, 1977, 2005)
I know this book has been around long enough to be considered a classic, but I recommend it, as it was recommended to me by my pastor, as a great tool to give to unbelievers to cause them to look at the claims of Christ and show that he was/is the Son of God and the only way to the Father. Think of it as a thoughtful 120-page tract.
Josh starts the book with his testimony of how he sought for purpose and peace. He followed the intellectual trail that led him to find out if Jesus was a liar, lunatic or Lord. He covers the issues unbelievers would want to know, such as how we know the Bible is reliable. He discusses prophecy and statistical probabilities of things happening as they did. He places great emphasis on the fact that history has never denied Christ’s life, death or resurrection because history is silent about proof to the contrary. He ends with how he was converted and how his life changed.
This is a great book to give to someone who is a thinker and who responds to logic and proof. – Jody Shee (mastertruth.com)
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