Jamie Buckingham

A wonderful devotional for those looking for a daily encounter with God -- a face-to-face encounter with the Messiah. The Nazarene invites you to a sacred, personal meeting with Jesus. Richly woven with threads of Scripture, meditation, and vivid imagery, this 50-day devotional will challenge your mind, excite your imagination, and stir your heart. You will walk where Jesus walked, stand with him on the windswept shores of Galilee, and sit with him at home in the Temple. Finally, you will follow him up the fateful road to Golgotha. At all these places, you will be moved by the people Jesus met. You will feel the excitement of the crowds, the astonishment of the disciples, and the offense of the Pharisees. And you will experience the Messiah's immense compassion for the wounded and confused, his tender mercy toward sinners, his healing touch upon the sick, and his authority over demons. And you will find he can change your life, too. This book can be used as a companion to the video devotional series by Jamie Buckingham, "50 Days Before Easter," which can be found at www. JamieBuckinghamMinistries.com

This Book is For Christians - And Everybody Else who Takes Himself too Seriously Buckingham, renowned storyteller and master satirist, goes behind the scenes to name names and talk about hilarious incidents in his life, and the life of others close to him. No one escapes his pointed pen. The big shots, the unknowns, his wife, his kids, his mother, friend and foe -- all are targets of his humor. He even pokes fun at himself -- his weight, his balding head, and his often fumbling methods to represent God. In this collection you will read the stories of what happened when he baptized a fat woman; when he thought his washing-machine had a demon; when he walked behind the horse who had just be given five gallons of laxative; and his ongoing battles with tomatoes and people who wear toupees. TV preachers, the rapture, prophetic "words" -- nothing is sacred in this book. "Only Jamie can get away with it," quipped Oral Roberts. "If he says another word about my hair transplant, he's fired," one of his publishers told him. "The kingdom needs a Jamie Buckingham," a friend once bemoaned. "But only one." If you like to laugh, or laugh at others who can't laugh at themselves, you'll love this book.

This workbook has been specifically designed to accompany the video series on DVD, The Journey to Spiritual Maturity, which can be found at www. JamieBuckinghamMinistries.com. Jamie Buckingham's visually spectacular video series traces the footsteps of Moses and the children of Israel through the Sinai, and shares fresh insights for those seeking to deepen their own walk with Christ. On your journey, you see what Moses saw, and stop where he stopped, as Jamie teaches the lesson in spiritual maturity learned in that place. Featuring more that two hours of footage shot on location in the Sinai, this video series is designed to be used with this workbook which contains a separate, in-depth study for each of thirteen lessons. While these lessons can be completed by an individual reader working at his or her own pace with the use of a Bible, the series and workbook have been found to be particularly effective when studied and discussed a lesson at a time in a small group. Each member of the group fills in his own workbook. At the end of each lesson is a true/false review quiz and a Scripture verse to memorize, which sums up the lesson.

Do you sometimes feel that you are wandering in a wilderness of grief, confusion, and faltering faith? If so, you are not alone. Like the lost children of Israel, many have searched for a way through a personal wilderness. But just as those same Israelites followed God's leading to the Promised Land, you too can find the promised new life in the Spirit. Jamie Buckingham made such a journey - not only figuratively but literally. During a time of intense personal struggle, he traveled to the Sinai. There he found restoration and, in the solitude of a wilderness night, he learned ancient Bible truths that would alter his life forever. Of all the locations Jamie visited during his many trips to Israel, he loved the Sinai desert the most. In this book he shares with you the simple, healing secrets that God first revealed to Moses at the dawn of faith.www. JamieBuckinghamMinistries.com

Have you ever wondered what Disney World would be like if it were centered on Jesus instead of cartoon characters? Would it be a good thing? Or would there just be as much fantasy as any other theme park run by robotics and remote controls? Is it OK to make Jesus and his message more "entertaining" if people are converted in the process? Or is it better to simply follow the pattern of his life and his lifestyle, and make not just converts, but true disciples? Jesus World, a novel, is a fictional study of the differences between high profile Christianity, riddled with compromise yet justified by countless conversions, and simple Jesus-like discipleship. Can both exist side-by-side? Or will one overtake the other, in the name of God?

Why is happiness in life so elusive - even for Christians who are "walking in the Spirit"? Is happiness even possible? Will I always scream at the children? Do I have to live with this lustful spirit forever? Why am I fat and miserable? Will I ever reach the place where I won't lose my temper with my spouse? Why does my stomach get all knotted up when I think about that hurtful event in the past? If you have ever asked yourself one of these questions, or countless others like them, then you need to know this: The Holy Spirit came not only to comfort the afflicted, but to afflict the comfortable. Unfortunately, too many of us who call ourselves "Spirit filled" have grown comfortable, finding it easier to wear a mask than to permit ourselves to live transparently-and run the risk of being seen for who we really are. That's what this book is all about. Transparency. Openness. Risky living-the kind that, if practiced, will allow the Holy Spirit to take off your mask, peel back the layers, and heal you from the inside out. All who are self-sufficient should stop here. This book won't apply to you. But if you are not really happy-if your inner person is lonely, empty, and confused-if you know your mask is keeping you from experiencing authentic relationships with people and with God-then read on. Real happiness is possible. Are you willing to take the risk? Risky Living Ministries, Inc. www.rlmin.com

UPDATED to include over 2 dozen photographs Here is the dramatic chronicle of the men and women who comprise the Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JAARS), the flying arm of the famous Wycliffe Bible Translators. Viewed from a distance theirs is a life of color and adventure, but however dramatic and colorful the job of these pilots may seem, it is basically a rigorous, lonely, and thankless task. Most of the JAARS personnel could command handsome salaries among American and European commercial airlines; all of them could thrive as leaders in the renewal sweeping the civilized Western World and draw large crowds to hear their testimonies. But these are rugged people who have heard the call of Christ to come away from the glory of the crowds and comfortable living to serve naked aborigines and headhunters whose languages have never been committed to writing. Sometimes their only thanks is a brandished spear. But sometimes, far above the clouds, they do enjoy the momentary glory of looking down at the shadow their little crafts cast on the cloud-tops. Around that shadow a peculiar dispersion of the sun's rays creates a corona of light. Pilots have long called that corona "the glory" and when they finally have to descend beneath the clouds, they fly "into the glory." At the moment the plane and shadow converge at the cloud there is a virtual explosion of light. And in a special sense for the pilots of JAARS they do fly into the glory - the glory of serving the least of all the peoples of the earth in obedience to Jesus Christ.