John King

We imperil our own souls when we marginalize the prophetic visions in the Old Testament, when we set the Old Testament aside as a message to Ancient Israel and not us. Almost sixty percent of the Scripture by book (almost 75% by verse) is in the older record of what God had to say to all of us-not just Israel. Assuming this record is only an ancient literary work fails to consider the passion by which our Creator directed biblical history. There is, in other words, a pulsating love that throbs behind every word in the text and we should be feeling it. Isaiah chapter five and Habakkuk's prayer are throbbing with a passionate divine interest in us and the times in which we live. Some of this emphasis may be lost in translation. This booklet represents a desire to capture some of the nuance that suggests urgency and an importance for our world. As Habakkuk shows: It is in prayer our eyes our opened to a spiritual reality, to another interpretation of our circumstances, of life itself in Christ 1 John 5:11]. And even if Isaiah nor Habakkuk could say all this before Calvary, there is that prophetic glimpse into a higher, divine, purpose behind what was about to happen in Judah when God chose Habakkuk to join Isaiah in warning them of God's imperative to repent. What God did, God does.

What happens when you start delving into the seedy world of big business and corporate corruption? When deception, misrepresentation and dishonesty combine with powerful individuals and a toxic leadership style, the results can be deadly. Bitter Water is an intriguing and thought-provoking thriller which sees a team of researchers in Oxford banding together to try to understand the pathological behaviour of those at the top of corrupt corporations. An unlikely crew made up of experts and insiders, the group has to deal with its own internal conflicts as well as the threat posed by those who want to silence them. From awkward family connections to forbidden love interests, the team end up questioning their own ethics as well as those of the people they are studying. And when they end up uncovering a project which takes advantage of a vulnerable population, will they be able to do anything to stop it? Bitter Water is a tale of corruption, modern terrorism and the attempted suppression of political dissent. A battle of social justice versus corporate power, John King's novel will make you question everything you thought you knew about big business and the people behind it.

What happens when you start delving into the seedy world of big business and corporate corruption? When deception, misrepresentation and dishonesty combine with powerful individuals and a toxic leadership style, the results can be deadly. Bitter Water is an intriguing and thought-provoking thriller which sees a team of researchers in Oxford banding together to try to understand the pathological behaviour of those at the top of corrupt corporations. An unlikely crew made up of experts and insiders, the group has to deal with its own internal conflicts as well as the threat posed by those who want to silence them. From awkward family connections to forbidden love interests, the team end up questioning their own ethics as well as those of the people they are studying. And when they end up uncovering a project which takes advantage of a vulnerable population, will they be able to do anything to stop it? Bitter Water is a tale of corruption, modern terrorism and the attempted suppression of political dissent. A battle of social justice versus corporate power, John King's novel will make you question everything you thought you knew about big business and the people behind it.

Jesus' life for ours, is a message on grace. His substitutionary death lies at the heart of our salvation. In our quest to learn God's mind and heart, we should take care not to value interpretations that are popular because they sound logical but are not supported by scripture: And yes, we come under strong influences of reason whether ◆ Occam's nominalism as Abelard did that we cannot be held responsible for Adam's sin or ◆ The search for a non-violent justification based solely on God's wondrous love melting our cold, cold hearts as postmoderns want to believe or ◆ A justification that satisfies without punishing as Greek influences suggested or ◆ The logic of the courts that seemed to explain justice best, in legalese, which the reformers of the 16th century promoted or ◆ The language of finance because Satan deserved justice, too, as Gregory of Nyssa in the 4th Century surmised or ◆ The payment of a debt because it explains things in simplest terms, as Anselm of Canterbury argued. But Paul, himself, warned us not to get entangled in explanations that lead nowhere good. What is logical to our way of thinking might not be of faith. "See to it that no one carry you away with philosophical jargon after sheer human reasoning, and not after Christ" (Colossians 2:8). We enjoy discussing the Cross-and we ought to. ... at finding a reasonable explanation in contemporary terms not what happened on Golgotha's hill that Friday (we know what happened) ...but why. Why His death? Why a sacrifice? Why did Jesus have to die? We seek to learn the story of Calvary. Calvary is a story still being written on the believer's hearts and into their lives (Romans 8:29). Until there are more answers we rest only in this promise in John 20:31: "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."

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The story of David's bones is a story of his struggle with sin, in others against him, but, foremost within himself. In Psalm 51 broken bones became a metaphor for a soul in anguish, a despondency that weakened resolve and drained any enthusiasm for life. Broken bones do not dance, which means, broken bones do not celebrate in song and music the Lord's grand victories among His people. Nothing could be more descriptive of David's heart and spirit after Nathan-not literally but in every way more real-entered the bed chamber and threw back the sheets, uncovering David's indefensible act of depravity. David knew Nathan was God-sent. After this David didn't find Temple worship the same as before. In his misery, sacrifices no longer seemed the gifts of love they were intended to be-not until he sought and received God's mercy, . That's the story of Psalm 51. Consider this work to be an exposition on this Psalm, but it is more. It is the record also of my struggle with sin, my personal agony when temptation appeared more monstrous than it really was. Psalm 51 should speak to us all. Psalm 51 is alive with the tears, the agony, and the longing of a servant's heart to put to rest the turbulence of a tortured memory. .. And God? He still speaks, "Peace, be still" to the waves

My wife and I love our sons unconditionally and equally. Talking with one of them about his atheism has brought me to a new dimension in my relationship with him, to a review of my own christian beliefs, to a more critical examination of the church, and to a different understanding of ministry in today's world. As personal as I make this all sound, my family represents a thousand families, a hundred thousand and more, who have sat in painful silence because religious differences have taken away their voice. They tire of confrontation, angry discussions, verse hurling and jabbing one another with theories over every conceivable divisive issue. It is a powerful idea that those who do not share our faith should know that we do, not so much in our argument as in our love. It is time to listen.

My wife and I love our sons unconditionally and equally. Talking with one of them about his atheism has brought me to a new dimension in my relationship with him, to a review of my own christian beliefs, to a more critical examination of the church, and to a different understanding of ministry in today's world. As personal as I make this all sound, my family represents a thousand families, a hundred thousand and more, who have sat in painful silence because religious differences have taken away their voice. They tire of confrontation, angry discussions, verse hurling and jabbing one another with theories over every conceivable divisive issue. It is a powerful idea that those who do not share our faith should know that we do, not so much in our argument as in our love. It is time to listen.

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This work represents the daydreaming of a retired minister of his perfect church. It becomes a study of the Beatitudes. The beatitudes are the key to interpreting Scripture because they speak of the Cross. They are, themselves, a pastoral hermeneutic that is the scriptwriter for every sermon and the voice of all biblical counsel. A thousand theologians would have a thousand different views on this dynamic text and all would be right. In a thousand sermons and homilies we have not begun to uncover the secrets contained here for living a holy life. The way of holiness is locked away in these verses-even though Jesus gave us the key, "follow me" (John 12:26)

The plan for our salvation was drawn up in the ages past by our Lord to encompass, not just those final acts of forgiveness but, the entire span of our Savior's sojourn among us. As the earthly life of the Savior comes to its climactic conclusion, so does the fury of the opposing darkness. Whatever devilish plans may have been held in reserve over the 30 or so years Jesus was among us, have inevitably and predictably, on the eve of His death, burst forth in all its rage. As Jesus approached Golgotha, He invited more and more people to involve themselves in some way in the confrontation. What was once a very private conversation on some forsaken hillside with His twelve discussing His sufferings and death, had become a sermon "shouted from the housetops." It is the Story of when the light invaded the blackness of a spiritual night. It is the Story of when God walked among us.