<p>Raheem is late, the last one on the airplane. Annoyed he sits in the first available seat. He's a young doctor returning to his home in Kenya after studying in the USA. He hates airplanes.   Ellen Johnson, suspicious of this irritated man next to her, tries not to think that he looks and acts like a terrorist. She calms herself by talking...to him.  They discover that they both grew up in the exotic seaport of Mombasa, Kenya; Raheem from an Indian Muslim home and Ellen from an American Christian home.   With a future full of promise, Ellen heads back to her roof-top apartment in Mombasa and to a job she loves as a tutor for disadvantaged children.   Raheem’s father died leaving him an inheritance. Uncle Abdul Ashkar, a powerful criminal, tries to steal the inheritance from Raheem.   On the plane Raheem snuck Ellen’s passport out of her bag and read it while she was in the restroom. As they part at Moi Airport Raheem declares, “Your birthday is October first. I’ll be at Island Dishes seven o’clock sharp.” He smiles with one eyebrow up. “Celebrate with me?”   His green eyes – they invade her dreams. She knows this is an impossible relationship.  Raheem’s mother begins arrangements for a suitable girl to be his wife, but he's drawn to Ellen’s compassion for people and passion for God. Ellen is intrigued but uneasy with Raheem.  Ellen and her friends, Asmina and Zillah meet Raheem at Island Dishes. Ellen is wary yet pleased with Raheem and with his friends, including Ali, an Imam.   Raheem's evil Uncle Abdul, a drug baron, casts a deadly curse on Raheem. Ellen finds herself linked to this notorious criminal.  Norman, a youth pastor Ellen dated while in college in the US, visits Kenya and works with Ellen over Easter week. He pursues a deeper relationship with her.   And then Rick, Ellen’s childhood sweetheart, arrives in Mombasa the same week. He is rough, tough and a sweet romantic with a big black motorbike.   Ellen must decide what is right for her.  Woven into the plot is the story of God's great love, His sacrifice and gift for those who accept Him.  “Invaded Dreams” is a fast paced, easy read, (151 pages) intended not just for those who enjoy action and a good romance but also for Muslim ladies whose first language is not English.  It's a small gift book to be passed on to friends so that conversations and testimonies about God's gift of love may begin.</p>

Invaded Dreams

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Morse, J.R.P

Literature & Fiction

Authentic UK

The third part of John Calvin's superb harmony of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and the power of his verse-by-verse studies of the Epistles of James and Jude, are captured in this masterful translation by A. W. Morrison. Precise and authoritative

Matthew Mark and Luke (Calvin's New Testament Commentaries)

JEAN, CALVIN

Religion & Spirituality

There are no limits to God's capacity to surprise us.  When the Russian troops marched into Latvia for the second time during World War II, Chuck Kelly's grandfather fled with his family on a German cargo ship, a smoked ham strapped to his back.  Sixty years later, Chuck returned to Latvia to receive Latvia's highest honor, the Order of the Three Stars, for his work in the rebuilding and spiritual development of the country after the destructive decades of Communism.  No one was more surprised by this turn of events than Chuck.  Remarkably, Chuck is not a reformer, a politician, or a diplomat: like his grandfather before him, he is a minister and founder of an international Christian charity.  For more than twenty years, Chuck’s mission has been to build bridges between people, church and organizations in North America and Latvia.  Surprised by the Father's Plan is the compelling story of God's unexpected leading in the life of a man, a ministry and a nation.  A powerful example of God's redemptive faithfulness through the generations, it challenges us to recognize the surprises that God works in our own lives.

Surprised by the Father's Plan (After Christendom Series)

Kelly, Charles

A new framework for reading the Bible which supplements an individuals personal response to Christ, with an emphasis on Gods passion for authentic, just and inclusive community. It is well known that individualism and consumerism are so pervasive that they have become the spectacles through which we view and understand our lives, including our spirituality. Sadly we keep these glasses on as we read our Bibles, and in the process we allow our reading to reinforce our individualism. Many readers and expositors of the Bible take verses without due concern for their context. In the process, verses that were originally intended to be understood within a community setting are made to mean something different from what their authors intended. One of the most serious consequences is that passages which refer to our community life are made to reinforce our individualism. This is not handling the Word of Truth correctly. In We Not Me Andy Matheson argues that we need to embrace the perspective of the God who sees. His vision is relational; he sees with communal lenses. Community is so core to Gods nature and purposes that it undergirds everything that is implicitly inferred or explicitly stated on every page of the Bible. If we can rediscover what it means to be a community the kind of community where all barriers are broken down and where our lives reflect the original vision of the gospel then we will play a much more effective part in ushering in Gods Kingdom.

We Not Me

Matheson, Andy

<p>Responding to recent scholarly developments, this foremost proponent of the openness of God position continues the current conversation by offering his most sophisticated statement yet.</p>

Most Moved Mover: A Theology of Gods Openness

Clark H. Pinnock

Listening to the Past comprehensively examines the doctrine of communion of saints, bringing together wisdom concerning atonement, free will, theology, politics, and the importance of listening to and learning from tradition and history. Each individual chapter focuses on a different aspect of modern-day questions and conundrums involving God and faith, in a succinctly written study of lessons already learned throughout the centuries. Listening To The Past is especially recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in Christian Doctrine & Theology.

Listening to the Past: The Place of Tradition in Theology

Holmes, Stephen R.

Guest explores how evangelical congregations have appropriated the values and media of contemporary culture in the propagation of a Christian message and how this process has shaped evangelical identity. He builds on an ethnographic study of St Michael - le - Belfrey Church in York, England — a recognized leader in charismatic renewal and evangelical innovation since the 1960s. Guest shows how a persistent tradition of cultural engagement may generate growth, while at the same time bringing about significant changes in the structure and function of the evangelical congregation and in the social construction of Christian identity itself.

Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture: A Congregational Study in Innovation (Paternoster Biblical Monographs)

Guest, Mathew

In recent sociological approaches to the Old Testament, Christians have been finding unexpected resources for their ethical reflection and action relative to the modern world's pressing social and economic dilemmas. This unique survey by Christopher Wright examines life in Old Testament Israel from an ethical perspective by considering how the economic facts of Israel's social structure were related to the people's religious beliefs. Observing the centrality of the family in the social, economic and religious spheres of Israelite life, Wright analyzes Israel's theology of land, the rights and responsibilities of property owners, and the socioeconomic and legal status of dependent persons in ancient Israel — wives, children, and slaves — showing the mutual interaction between such laws, institutions, and customs and the nation's covenant relationship with God. While primarily exegetical, God's People in God's Land contains many useful insights for Christian social ethics: Wright suggests how the ethical application of his findings might proceed as Christians with different theological perspectives and cultural contexts seek to work out the relevance of the Old Testament for today.

God's People in God's Land: Paternoster Digital Library

Christopher Wright

The Saving Righteousness of God (Paternoster Biblical Monographs)

Bird, Michael

Calvin, Barth and Reformed Theology

MacDonald, Neil B.

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