The Battleground of Rational Fear
by Joe-Paul Swinski
“And yet we are saved…”
This refrain plays through my mind as I encounter struggles in my own life and see them in the life of so many Christians who are near and dear to me. We all took that step of faith where we proclaimed we were helplessly dead in our sins and could do nothing but call out to the God of Heaven and Earth to save us and bring us into an eternal relationship with Him. We took that step of faith and maybe we thought that everything else would fall into place. The growing pains I experienced when I realized that God would neither remove me from the battle that is life, nor give me the victory over every struggle I faced the first day I was saved is still fresh in my mind. Listening to a respected leader in our church who I go to for advice and encouragement, I was sternly reminded that the road of faith and dependence on God does not end with salvation. “How were you saved,” he asked. “By faith,” I replied. “And do you think we no longer live by faith now that we are saved?” “No, I guess not.” This book is a collection of the lessons I learned as I came to realize this most basic truth. — from the Preface
Each chapter in this book will start off with a corresponding key verse. Appropriately, the key verse for the whole book is Proverbs 3:5. As you read through the pages that follow, I want you to ask yourself: “How would I act if I truly obeyed this verse?”
Heart Warming Truths
Drew Craig
Heart Warming Truths is a series of Meditations gleaned in his studies of the Word of God and which we commend to your perusal. May they be a blessing to all who read.
This is a collection of forty meditations. They have been listed in alphabetical order but the reader will quickly realize that I have not followed any particular theme. I am hoping that the comparisons and contrasts from one to another will add a sense of spiritual adventure!
“The first meditation, ‘A Caring Creator,’ captured my attention, and warmed my heart, but that was just the beginning. Every page is exciting and enriching reading, as the author exalts our beloved Lord. He does so as he dwells on ‘Constraining Love,’ ‘God’s Pleasure in His Son,’ who ‘Demonstrated His Grace.’ ‘Moral Excellence’ and other great attributes of God and His Son, will encourage you in ‘Serving Our Own Generation,’ and ‘The Kind of People God Uses’—such as ‘A Man With Fear in His Heart,’ ‘A Man with Fountains in His Eyes,’ ‘A Man with Fire in His Bones.’
Sit back, relax, and meditate on these soul-thrilling themes.” —Arnot McIntee, from the forward
He Touched Me
Rex Trogdon
This book is offered with a fourfold purpose:
1. It is intended to bring the Scriptures before us.
2. It is to tell the story, relived using some sanctified imagination.
3. It gives an opportunity to study.
4. It is a sermon. It seeks to provide truth in a multilevel presentation so we can apply it to our lives.
Overall, this book is presented with the desire to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. You and I have the privilege of being a magnifying glass that others might see Him better through us. Why? Because we can all claim, “He Touched Me!”
“A unique book. Many devotional books are good, but their scope prevents them from giving the doctrinal foundation of their promises. This sometimes leaves the reader uncertain. Likewise doctrinal books, also necessary, can leave the reader informed but untouched. Rex Trogdon has gone a long way to solve this problem and has given us a book that touches both the head and the heart, it reaches both the mind and me. Believers young and old, especially those communicating the scriptures to others will benefit from He Touched Me. No reader will remain untouched. I heartily endorse it” -Brian Gunning
