An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of HebrewsThe book of Hebrews can be intimidating for modern-day Christians due to its connection to Old Testament text. However, once understood, this New Testament epistle offers great insights into the superiority and sufficiency of Jesus―rightly justifying his place as high priest.In this addition to the New Testament Theology series, scholar Dennis E. Johnson highlights the main biblical-theological themes of He...

Eleven preachers with different gifts, backgrounds, and personal emphases show how they proclaim Christ from all the Scripture in a variety of contexts.Edmund P. Clowney (1917-2005), the late president and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, was a trailblazer of Christ-centered, redemptive-historical preaching. Through his classroom instruction, his publications, and his example as a preacher, he ignited in many seminary students and pastors a passi...

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a tree belonging to the palm family (Arecaceae) and is cultivated for its sweet edible fruits. Over the past century, it has become a major commercial fruit crop and a key component of agricultural production in the world's subtropical arid and semiarid regions. A crop suited both to the low-input small-farmer and the modern high-input commercial plantation, the date palm provides a livelihood for millions of people living in marginal land areas where ...

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." --Acts 1:8After his resurrection, Jesus commissioned his apostles to reach all nations. But at that point, Jesus's followers were just a handful of Jewish men and women. When would his kingdom of grace spread to all nations? The book of Acts narrates Jesus's outpouring of God's Spirit to empower his witnesses to spread his gracious reign among the nations. Studying Acts sheds indispensable light on the events leading ...

There was once a tree on an island – tall, majestic, and proud. But he was lonely. No children played around him. Then one day, he was transferred to another estate – across the waterway – and he had to go sailing! His journey was an adventure and he got to see many things. Finally, they arrived and he was replanted. This estate had kids who played around him, and there were friendly squirrels running around his branches. He was not lonely anymore – and was finally home. Based on a true st...

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that our system of campaigns and elections has become much more fragile than we had previously thought. More specifically, in the past twenty years, campaigns have changed profoundly: social media and viral messaging ...

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that our system of campaigns and elections has become much more fragile than we had previously thought. More specifically, in the past twenty years, campaigns have changed profoundly: social media and viral messaging ...

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that our system of campaigns and elections has become much more fragile and vulnerable. More specifically, in the past twenty years, campaigns have changed profoundly: social media and viral messaging compete with tra...

I live in the middle of a well-populated low and middle-class city. I'm goal-oriented and self-sufficient. I keep to myself to fully concentrate on my tasks and dedicated efforts to being an esteemed and professional book author. My hobbies are limited due to my love and passion for book writing and becoming a professional writer.

This is a sweeping narrative of American domestic public policy—its triumphs, struggles, and failures over the past 120 years. In a larger sense, it is a reflection on how the United States has grown and matured, faced challenges and opportunities, and how its federal leaders and policymakers have responded or failed to confront pressing problems. Moreover, American Public Policy addresses the hurdles and challenges that still lie ahead.Four critical questions are posed an...

Debo, Mad-C, and their team, aredragged back into action, after oneof their foes; Donald Warwick isreleased back into society to claimthe Three Hundred Million dollarhe feels they stole from him. Andto seek revenge on them for thelast seven years he spent in prisonon account of them. They are alsoforced to take on high rankingofficers of the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment, the FBI, the ATF, andHom...

On the streets of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Inglewood CA . . . ,and, in a world of chance, survival, hope, greed, and uncertain success,there are tasks that must be accomplished, and somebody has to be manenough to accept the responsibility of that accomplishment. This is allin a world where almost everything you have to do is detrimental. Debo(D-Angelo L. Jackson) teams up with Mad-C (Charles Write) to takeon a mission where they must ...