Heaven Is For Real

Well written and very easy to read, Heaven is for Real tells the tale of a four year old boy who visited heaven.

I am not at all into the ‘sensational’ and hesitated to read the book until curiosity got the better of me.  To my surprise I ended up enjoying it and read the whole book in one sitting.  You will find it hard to put down.   This book can potentially help those looking for assurances about the loss of a loved one and perhaps even ease their pain. 

In the first few chapters, Colton's dad talks a lot about himself and the pain and struggles that he had to endure prior his son’s experience, which for me was also a lesson in honesty and perseverance. Not many people nowadays, in my opinion, have the guts to stick to their beliefs and sense of mission. 

Heaven is for Real is an inspiring book and offers a glimpse of heaven through the experience of a four year old boy. I would recommend this book to those who would enjoy an easy, yet meaningful, heart-warming and thought-provoking read.

Jungle Warfare

Great Sales Resource!

"can you imagine the confidence that would radiate from you as you stood in front of your customers if they knew your faith was in something deeper than the sale?"

- C. A. Cunningham, Jungle Warfare.

Jungle Warfare will not only give you lots to think about but it will also give you practical answers to practical questions. The book is divided in two parts. Part one is in devotional format with sections which include a verse, a battle plan, a prayer and space for you to write your thoughts and personal prayers. Part two includes common questions Christians face or will face in their professional careers such as: “I compromised my integrity. What do I do now?” And “What if my customers don't like me?.”

Uplifting and encouraging. I highly recommend this book.

11 Thoughts About Grace

1. God's grace (favour) is unmerited, outrageous and unfair.
2. God's grace is a gift. You don’t work for it. You don’t earn it. You don’t deserve it. Like any gift you can accept it or reject it. And once you accept it, it’s yours.
3. Through grace God made a way for you to have life through His death. God's main concern is not that we are sinners in desperate need of forgiveness; His greatest concern is that we are dead in desperate need of life. (John 10:10, Ephesians 2:1)
4. Through grace we can be the visible representation of an invisible God. Jesus didn’t come to help you be good and serve God, he came to live his life through you. (Galatians 2:20)
5. Through grace the task of being a Christian is no longer impossible. You understand that Jesus didn't come to get you out of hell into heaven, but to get himself out of heaven into you.
6. Through grace there is nothing you can do to make God love you more, there is nothing you can do to make God love you less.
7. Through grace you are as righteous as Jesus. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
8. Through grace it’s not about what you do but who you are in him (Romans 5:17). The question is not how God can make you righteous? A better question would be:“How can God make Jesus become sin?” Jesus became sin so that you could be clean.
9. Through grace we can clothe ourselves with Christ and approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. What is our greatest time of need? Isn’t it when we are failing? (Hebrews 4:16)
10. Through grace we can find forgiveness. C.S. Lewis put it brilliantly when he said “repentance is not something that God arbitrarily demands of us; It is simply a description of what going back is like”. For the prodigal son that meant going back to a life of love, joy and abundance.
11. Through grace you can predict your future, for through Jesus You have a hope and a future.

The conclusion could easily go like this:

Repent now. That will determine what your life will look like.

Ask for grace. That will empower you to keep going.