Nowadays, the idea that the way a country borrows its money is connected to what kind of government it has comes as a surprise to most people. But in the eighteenth century it was commonly accepted that public debt and political liberty were intimately related. In A Free Nation Deep in Debt, James Macdonald explores the connection between public debt and democracy in the broadest possible terms. He starts with some fundamental questions: Why do governments borrow? How do we explain the existence of democratic institutions in the ancient world? Why did bond markets come into existence, and why did this occur in Europe and not elsewhere? Macdonald finds the answers to these questions in a sweeping history that begins in biblical times, focuses on the key period of the eighteenth century, and continues down to the present. He ranges the world, from Mesopotamia to China to France to the United States, and finds evidence for the marriage of democracy and public credit from its earliest glimmerings to its swan song in the bond drives of World War II. Today the two are, it seems, divorced--but understanding their hundreds of years of cohabitation is crucial to appreciating the democracy that we now take for granted.

A Free Nation Deep in Debt: The Financial Roots of Democracy

History

JAMES MACDONALD

World

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Can Randal safeguard a mysterious statue from those who may abuse its great power? Edad sugerida: A partir de 12 anos

The wizard's Statue

Debra Doyle

scholastic

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is a comprehensive guide that will equip God’s people to use biblical truth to change lives. More than that, this book will increase people’s confidence in the sufficiency and relevancy of God’s Word to address real-life issues in a multitude of counseling situations. Readers of this book will:
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<li>Understand clearly why they should embrace biblical counseling</li>
<li>Be encouraged to trust God’s Word to provide rich insight for living in the midst of even the most difficult challenges</li>
<li>Enjoy the relevant, pastoral, and theological teaching they have come to appreciate from such noted authors as James MacDonald, John Piper, Mark Dever, and Elyse Fitzpatrick</li>
</ul>
The 28 chapters blend theological wisdom and practical expertise. The first half of the book emphasizes a practical theology of biblical counseling; the second half highlights a practical methodology of biblical counseling.
Though accessible to all Christians, the book will especially appeal to pastors and church leaders, counseling practitioners, students, and educators.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Religion & Spirituality

Bob Kellemen

Stephen Viars

Christian Books & Bibles

Harvest House Publishers

Vertical Church: What Every Heart Longs For. What Every Church Can Be.

David C. Cook

Are you truly serious about allowing the power of God to transform your life? If you are, then prepare yourself for an incredible, life-changing experience. Change is difficult, but it's made even harder without practical guidance on how to do it. You will find that guidance in Lord, Change Me. James MacDonald is serious about the business of change according to God's Word. While many tell us that we should change and be more like Christ, MacDonald actually teaches us how to do it. Lord, Change Me is split into three sections as the model for approaching change: 
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<li>The Preparation for Change: choosing the right method and partnering with God to select the areas in need of change in your life. </li>
<li>The Process of Change: exploring the biblical method of saying 'no' to sinful patterns and 'yes' to the things God desires for you. </li>
<li>The Power to Change: explaining how to experience the power of God personally and continuously. </li>
</ul>This is a book about a different you. There are no warm fuzzies within these pages. Rather, MacDonald is a direct, to-the-point pastor with a heart for seeing lives completely transformed by the truth of the Gospel. If you're serious about changing your life, this book is just what you need.

I Really Want to Change... So, Help Me God

Moody Publishers

A bestseller since 2001, Lord, Change My Attitude Before It's Too Late is classic James MacDonald: bold, practical, and communciated in a way designed to set readers free from the negativity that erodes happiness. This new revision now includes study application questions in each chapter to help readers identify the attitudes of the heart that need change in order for God's abundance to flow. While patterns of thinking won't always change overnight, Pastor MacDonald shows readers how to begin to recognize wrong attitudes and work on replacing them with the right ones.

Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late

When was the last time you were truly gripped by God's greatness? 
Most Christians recall heartfelt resolutions around a fire at bible camp as children or a revival meeting. But what causes the fervor of those experiences to translate into a consistent life pattern?
Pastor and author James MacDonald believes that the better we understand God, the better we understand ourselves, and the less likely we are to favor our own will over God's. He writes, "God is not safe and He will not be squeezed into some neat, respectable Sunday discussion... No. To know God at all is to watch Him explode any box we put Him in with His terror, majesty, and indescribable wonder.'" Expounding upon Isaiah's encounters with God, MacDonald prods snoozing saints to rediscover the wonder of God's attributes. He also shares candidly from his experiences in life and ministry where God proved Himself to be the Great I AM.
This book will spur new and seasoned believers alike to detest mediocrity in their spiritual walks. Ideal for individual or small group study.

Gripped by the Greatness of God

"Life is hard right now, and I just don't know what to do." When life is hard-really hard-we often spend all our time pleading, begging, yelling, refusing, and questioning. While none of these things are necessarily unusual, they are missing the ultimate point. When life is hard, when things get ugly, when all hope seems to be lost... that is when we are able to display the superiority of God by leaning on His promises and truths. Working his way through five questions we've all had run through our heads, trusted pastor James MacDonald helps us understand what we should do in the midst of trial: What kind of trial am I dealing with, and is God involved in it? Why am I experiencing trial? What should I do in the midst of trial? Are God's purposes really being fulfilled in this? Why won't this trial go away? God told us to expect trials, so don't be surprised when they come. Grow when they come. Find hope when they come.

When Life Is Hard

God has recorded some assurances for us in the Bible. Read along with Pastor James Macdonald as he tests five major categories of promise in God's word. God is always with me God is always in Control God is always Good God is always Watching God is always Victorious

Always True: God's 5 Promises When Life Is Hard

Moody

Winter 2206-07 quarterly publication of Master Work Includes lessons from A Sufficient Grace by J. Oswald Sanders and lesson from I really want to change. . So, Help Me God by James MacDonald

Master Work (Winter, 2006-07)

J.OSWALD SANDERS

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