If Jesus is a Jew, why is there a wedge between Christianity and Judaism? If Jews and Christians both believe in the same God, why is there such division? Why is history littered with deathly accounts of this division, from the early Jewish persecution of Christians to the Crusades' slaughtering of Jews? The Lion of Judah unpacks the roots of this division, showing how jealousy, theology, the law, and the integration of Gentile believers into what was once a predominantly Jewish early church contributed to the schism. It then goes on to reveal how Jesus magnificently fulfilled every word in the Bible. Readers will discover why the Lion of Judah is the rightful Lord and King of all people--Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, atheists, and the rest of creation. This book will help Christians understand the history of Christianity and Judaism, get into greater alignment with God's plan of redemption, be better equipped to share the gospel with Jewish people, and become more sensitive to and appreciative of their Hebraic heritage.

All of God's physical Creation reflects a higher spiritual Reality. In that Creation, light is synonymous with Truth or God; who is the source of Truth. It should surprise no one that when you unwrap light to find the Rainbow, the Rainbow gives a detailed account of what God is all about. He is about loving and saving mankind by wooing them into the Rainbow Covenant of Marriage. From the red blood sacrifice of the Gospel Truth of Jesus, to the purple royalty of the Holy Spirit; God's constant and repeated message is that there is only one way to attain the purple royalty that is God's. That way is through faith in the red blood sacrifice of Jesus as the propitiation for our sins. He is the only gate or door into the Rainbow Covenant. We are all spiritual Cinderella's, enslaved to the 3 evil stepsisters of the world, the flesh and the Devil. But the Prince can raise us up out of the ashes and into the beauty of a royal mansion. There is another option, however. We can reject God's suit and pursue a life of self-will. We know that marriage means the death of self-will. This book describes the Dark Path of Separation from God that is the shadow opposite of the Rainbow Covenant of Marriage. Cain was the first to tread this path to its bitter end; which for mankind in this Age of Engagement, is incontrovertible sentencing or engagement to separation from God in the Lake of Fire. But it is God's will that all be saved. There's more than enough room in the lifeboat that I choose to call, "The Rainbow Covenant".

Somewhere along the way, our culture lost its definition of manhood, leaving generations of men and men-to-be confused about their roles, responsibilities, relationships, and the reason God made them men. It's into this "no man's land" that New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson declares his mantra for manhood: play the man. In this inspiring call to something greater, he helps men understand what it means to be a man of God by unveiling seven virtues of manhood. Mark shares inspiring stories of manhood, including the true story of the hero and martyr Polycarp, who first heard the voice from heaven say, "Play the man." Mark couples those stories with practical ideas about how to disciple the next generation of men. This is more than a book; it's a movement of men who will settle for nothing less than fulfilling their highest calling to be the man and the father God has destined them to be. Play the man. Make the man.

"Day of War" is a gritty, intense, stylistic portrait of the Mighty Men of Israel--a rag-tag band of disgruntled warriors on the run with David, the soon-to-be king, whose legendary deeds are recorded in 2 Samuel 23 and 1 Chronicles 11.