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This is a unique work from one of the preeminent early leaders of the Christian Church. These are wonderful and inspiring writings of St. Augustine that not only teach us some of the intellectual and theological elements of our faith, but also of the passion.

[a.d. 277.] The Manichæan heresy, which was destined to operate so terribly against the Church and the purity of the Gospel, encountered its earliest successful antagonism in the Thebaid; and I have not doubted the wisdom of prefixing this Disputation to the veritable name and work of Alexander of Lycopolis, as important to the complete history of the great Alexandrian school. The Edinburgh translator of this work regards it as an "authentic relic of antiquity," in spite of Beausobre, who treats it as a romance. I have forced myself, in this republication, to reject no theory of the Edinburgh collaborators to which I have not been able to give as much critical attention, at least, as they have evidently bestowed upon their work. It seems to me a well-sustained presumption that the work is fundamentally real, and Dr. Neander admits its base of fact.

[a.d. 273-313-326.] The records of the Ante-Nicene period, so far as Alexandria is concerned, are complete in this great primate, the friend and patron of Athanasius, and, with him, the master-spirit of the great Council of Nicæa. I have so arranged the "Fragments" of the Edinburgh series in this volume as to make them a great and important integer in rounding out and fulfilling the portraiture of the school and the See of Alexandria. The student will thus have at hand the materials for a covetable survey of the Alexandrian Fathers,-their history, their influence, and their immense authority in early Christendom. In an elucidation I venture to condense my thoughts upon some points which it has been the interest of unbelievers to misrepresent, and to color for their own purposes. But, as the limitations of my editorial duty do not allow me to enter upon a dissertation, I am thankful to refer the reader to the truly valuable though by no means exhaustive work of Dr. Neale on The Patriarchate of Alexandria. His statements are not, indeed, to be received with unreserving confidence; for, in spite of his pure and lofty purposes, his mind had been formed under the strong bias of a transient fashion in divinity, and he always surveyed his subject from an Occidental if not from a Latin (I do not mean a strictly Roman) point of view. To other popular historians I need not refer the student, save, by anticipation, to the list of authorities which will be furnished in the concluding volume of this series.Let us reflect, then, upon the epoch to which we have now come. The intense sufferings, labors, and intellectual as well as moral struggles, of the three heroic centuries, are closing, and Alexander of Alexandria is the grand figure of the period. Diocletian is preparing to let loose upon the sheep of Christ the ferocious wolves of the tenth persecution. Lucian is founding the school of Antioch, revising the New Testament, and, in fact, the whole Bible of the Fathers, for his labors included the version of the Seventy. Unhappily, the ambitious Arius, who calls him master, has begun to trouble the evangelical See of St. Mark; and Achillas, notwithstanding the warnings of Peter, has laid hands upon him, and made him a presbyter. He aspires to be made a bishop.

[a.d. 200-232-245.] In a former volume, strengthened by a word from Archbishop Usher, I have not hesitated to claim for Theophilus of Antioch a primary place among Christian chronologists. It is no detraction from the fame of our author to admit this, and truth requires it. But the great Alexandrian school must again come into view when we speak of any considerable achievements, among early Christian writers, in this important element of all biblical, in fact, all historical, science. Africanus was a pupil of Heraclas, and we must therefore date his pupilage in Alexandria before a.d. 232, when Dionysius succeeded Heraclas in the presidency of that school. It appears that in a.d. 226 he was performing some duty on behalf of Emmaus (Nicopolis) in Palestine; but Heraclas, who had acted subordinately as Origen's assistant as early as a.d. 218, could not have become the head of the school, even provisionally, till after Origen's unhappy ordination. Let us assume the period of our author's attending the school under Heraclas to be between a.d. 228 and a.d. 232, however. We may then venture to reckon his birth as circa a.d. 200. And, if he became "bishop of Emmaus," it could hardly have been before the year 240, when he was of ripe age and experience. He adds additional luster to the age of Gregory Thaumaturgus and Dionysius, as well as to that of their common mother in letters and theology, the already ancient academy of Pantænus and of Clement.

The Royalton Family have purchased an old Victorian style house that they hope to fix up. There is a lot of work ahead, but they are confident they are up to the task. As for the attic, the children are not only finding it a fun place to play but it also happens to be a portal to another world.Despite the children's adventures to the divine, the Royalton family is experiencing great turmoil and darkness. With struggles against disease, infidelity and a wayward teen, the Royaltons find themselves fighting forces that appear beyond their control.Mikaela Royalton is a bright eleven-year-old girl. Along with her younger brother Zachary, the children are set on a journey they hope will restore the Royaltons to the once happy family they were prior to moving to Arendelle Court. Join the Royalton children as they learn how to use the power they have received from this supernatural realm to combat darkness and forces from another world.

[a.d.100.] The writer of this Epistle is supposed to have been an Alexandrian Jew of the times of Trajan and Hadrian. He was a layman; but possibly he bore the name of "Barnabas," and so has been confounded with his holy and apostolic name-sire. It is more probable that the Epistle, being anonymous, was attributed to St. Barnabas, by those who supposed that apostle to be the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, and who discovered similarities in the plan and purpose of the two works. It is with great reluctance that I yield to modern scholars, in dismissing the ingenious and temperate argument of Archbishop Wake1 for the apostolic origin of this treatise. The learned Lardner shares his convictions; and the very interesting and ingenious views of Jones never appeared to me satisfactory, weighed with preponderating arguments, on the other side.

The Epistle of Polycarp is usually made a sort of preface to those of Ignatius, for reasons which will be obvious to the reader. Yet he was born later, and lived to a much later period. They seem to have been friends from the days of their common pupilage under St. John; and there is nothing improbable in the conjecture of Usher, that he was the "angel of the church in Smyrna," to whom the Master says, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." His pupil Irenæus gives us one of the very few portraits of an apostolic man which are to be found in antiquity, in a few sentences which are a picture: "I could describe the very place in which the blessed Polycarp sat and taught; his going out and coming in; the whole tenor of his life; his personal appearance; how he would speak of the conversations he had held with John and with others who had seen the Lord. How did he make mention of their words and of whatever he had heard from them respecting the Lord." Thus he unconsciously tantalizes our reverent curiosity. Alas! that such conversations were not written for our learning. But there is a wise Providence in what is withheld, as well as in the inestimable treasures we have received.

[a.d. 205-240-265.] Alexandria continues to be the head of Christian learning. It is delightful to trace the hand of God from generation to generation, as from father to son, interposing for the perpetuity of the faith. We have already observed the continuity of the great Alexandrian school: how it arose, and how Pantænus begat Clement, and Clement begat Origen. So Origen begat Gregory, and so the Lord has provided for the spiritual generation of the Church's teachers, age after age, from the beginning. Truly, the Lord gave to Origen a holy seed, better than natural sons and daughters; as if, for his comfort, Isaiah had written, forbidding him to say, "I am a dry tree."

If Hippolytus reflects the spirit of Irenæus in all his writings, it is not remarkable. He was the spiritual son of the great Bishop of Lyons, and deeply imbued with the family character imparted to his disciples by the blessed presbyter of Patmos and Ephesus. But while Cyprian is the spiritual son and pupil of Tertullian, we must seek his characteristics and the key to his whole ministry in the far-off See and city where the disciples were first called Christians. Cyprian is the Ignatius of the West. We see in his works how truly historical are the writings of Ignatius, and how diffused was his simple and elementary system of organic unity. It embodies no hierarchical assumption, no "lordship over God's heritage," but is conceived in the spirit of St. Peter when he disclaimed all this, and said, "The presbyters who are among you I exhort, who am also a presbyter."

The Treatises of St. CyprianOn the Occasion of the Schism of Novatian, to Keep Back from Him the Carthaginians, Who Already Were Not Averse to Him, on Account of Novatus and Some Other Presbyters of His Church, Who Had Originated the Whole Disturbance, Cyprian Wrote This Treatise. And First of All, Fortifying Them Against the Deceits of These, He Exhorts Them to Constancy, and Instructs Them that Heresies Exist Because Christ, the Head of the Church, is Not Looked To, that the Common Commission First Entrusted to Peter is Contemned, and the One Church and the One Episcopate are Deserted. Then He Proves, as well by the Scriptures as by the Figures of the Old and New Testament, the Unity of the Church.

Cyprian Had Promised Donatus that He Would Have a Discourse with Him Concerning Things Divine, and Now Being Reminded of His Promise, He Fulfils It. Commending at Length the Grace of God Conferred in Baptism, He Declares How He Had Been Changed Thereby; And, Finally, Pointing Out the Errors of the World, He Exhorts to Contempt of It and to Reading and Prayer.

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My experience of how God led me to write this book: The Covid-19 pandemic, which began in 2020 offered an awareness for many of us of what to do in this time. Many lost their health insurance, homes and jobs. It became a worldwide concern. During this time, Iwas finishing one of my books, One on One : It's Personal. My prayers asked for guidance on what to do next. I started to clean and purge what I didn't need from my house. The next thing I knew, I was packing. I left Mexico City and moved to San Miguel Allende. Moving was challenging; I had to remind myself God was with me.

The first great Christian Father whose history is Roman is, nevertheless, not a Roman, but a Greek. He is the disciple of Irenaeus, and the spirit of his life-work rejects that of his master. In his personal character he so much resembles Irenaeus risen again, that the great Bishop of Lyons must be well studied and understood if we would do full justice to the conduct of Hippolytus. Especially did he follow his master's example in withstanding contemporary bishops of Rome, who, like Victor, "deserved to be blamed," but who, much more than any of their predecessors, merited rebuke alike for error in doctrine and viciousness of life.

Josh Mendel, toiling under the weight of his shattered existence and broken dreams, spends his days dealing with America's own broken dreams-emptying her countless foreclosed homes. However, God hasn't forgotten Josh. In His perfect timing, He moves Josh back home-Israel.Josh has an extraordinary assignment, but he'll need a partner to pull it off. Ariella Segal, a highly trained member of Israel Defense Forces' elite division, is the perfect woman for the job.History's newest power couple must contend with Vincente Basile, the bad guy to end all bad guys. Vincente's unprecedented genius and a life forged in a powerful Italian mafia family, produces the ideal adversary.These men have different God-ordained assignments: Josh's is to feed those who refuse Vincente's wicked agenda; Vincente's is to lead many to destruction.

Joey and Natalie's home is bursting with excitement as their family prepares for Christmas Eve. But, what is most exciting is a surprise visit from carolers with one special gift…a beautifully wrapped gift box. What's inside the box, represents the family's past, as well as the true meaning of the Christmas season.Come along and enjoy this Christmastime story that shares the good news of the season. It is sure to have a special place in your home & in your heart.

Running to escape the past, determined to stop a generational cycle of abuse, Kathy marries at eighteen, seeking to build the best possible life. Twenty-one years later, a change of direction, a new beginning has her returning to the thing she has tried to escape for years. Betrayed by lies and fake smiles, Kathy finds herself back in a dysfunctional family environment when she opens up her heart to a widowed, handicapped man and his motherless daughter. However, their honeymoon reveals Kathy’s new life would be one of domestic violence. Violence that would make the abuse of her childhood seem almost nominal.  Haunted by the fear of a once again failed marriage, burdened by her desire to help this man and his daughter, Kathy struggles to make things work. Huddled in the corner of a dark closet, alone, physically bruised and emotionally scarred far deeper than the visible evidence; Kathy is controlled not only an abusive husband, but also by his child who learned all the ropes of abuse and manipulation from her father. Under their cruel rule of authority, for five years Kathy lives in a dominating, dictatorship household. Remorse overwhelms, she questions her faith, where is God in all of this? “Who Will Hold the Ladder?” A final abuse drove a broken woman to wander for days trying to fill memory voids.  A relentless faith and a realization of wanting to live; Kathy walks away from the domestic violence. A walk that takes her down a path of newfound inner courage and strength. Once again she begins to climb up the ladder of her life with God steadying the ladder, His tender, soothing voice encouraging each of her fragile steps towards the top and freedom.

Solve for X? What a horrible task to assign to an English teacher! Yancey Phillips, murdered outside her 24th Century classroom, finds an impossible problem on her hands: How can one be DEAD but not dead?  Parties as yet unknown snatch Yancey before she reaches the oblivion she expects death to bring. She lands on an alien planet—Planet X, in fact. Quite a challenge for a dead woman! At least her “deadpan” sense of humor transports with her!  Launching her on a mind-boggling quest in this alternate reality, the aliens require Yancey to search for an unexpected x-factor. She must seek the unknown quantity she missed from her life’s equation as she lived it back on Earth.  Yancey’s journey to a mystery-city called Leapside exposes her to danger, an arch-enemy, aliens big and small, a lost love, and…eventually…to understanding.

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Sam gave Willie a hard push, sending him sprawling. “All right, Andy, he’s all yours,” he encouraged. Andy slowly walked up to Willie, “You gonna fight me or not?” “Not,” he answered, picking himself up off the ground. Andy turned, “He’s not gonna fight.” “So?” Exclaimed Gabe, “Hit him!” Andy marched right up to Willie and balled up his fist, but Willie looked him in the eye. It wasn’t a challenge. He didn’t smile. He just waited.  Thirteen-year-old Hildi Barnum has faced a lot in the last six months. She saw her best friend shot, was held captive, twice, and then was wounded by the murderer, Emmit Romney, before being rescued. The ordeal robbed her of a normal summer vacation with her best friend, Willie Cooper.  Now, with a new school year beginning, comes the chance at a fresh start. But a new face has joined her eighth grade class, Andy Porter. His father has taken on the project of restoring the old Crenshaw mansion in Ridgeview. He brings tales of strange happenings at the old house, the sight of a grisly suicide fifty years ago. But what troubles Hildi is not the rumor of paranormal activity, but the reality that Andy and his brothers are bullies of the most dangerous sort. Moreover, she questions Willie’s response to being the target of their assaults when he refuses to fight back. Has her brave friend suddenly become a coward? Or is he up to something else that takes far more courage?

Imagine shaking your fist at God in anger, then having him show His eternal love to you. Christine, an embittered elderly woman, has just this experience. In this book, the reader can follow Christine as she has the chance to see what life might be like if Jesus came for the first time today. God gives her the opportunity to find out for herself whether or not Jesus is a myth. The reader can also, through Christine, experience the emotions the disciples must have felt when they saw firsthand the miracles Jesus performed. Will this experience change Christine's life? Read and find out.

Anna’s Family is a tale of adventure set in the late 1800’s. Part One, The Journey relates the exciting journey across the south, as Anna’s father, Dr. Joseph Warren gathers a diverse group of people who are melded into a wonderful Christian family. They are hindered in their journey by many obstacles including: a train wreck that leaves Anna’s nursemaid, Sheba, grievously injured, chiggers, a lost child and a mysterious wedding.  Part Two, The Abduction, begins with the family’s exciting discovery of many unique locations in Arkansas, but their lives are turned upside, when they arrive in Fort Smith during the preparations of one of the Land Runs into Oklahoma Territory. One of their wagons is stolen along with five-year-old Anna, her three-year-old cousin, Joshua, her toddler brother Jeremiah and Sheba. The children’s captivity and harrowing attempt to escape their kidnappers, along with the family’s valiant efforts to locate them, unites them in faith and god’s power.

The story begins with the opening of the Kansas-Nebraska Territory in 1864, and follows a family of pioneers who leave their comfortable farm and neighbors in Illinois to claim a piece of the new territory in what is now southeastern Kansas. The first person account of ten-year-old Arvilla tells of her experiences on the journey and the challenges of settling a new land. Her parents, her sixteen-year-old twin brothers, and baby sister Ann are the center of her world, with new friends and neighbors playing an ever-increasing role as she grows to be a young woman. The events of the time, racial and political controversy, and all the difficulties that the Kansas climate can produce work together to challenge the lives and faith of the family. Interactions with the local Native Americans are an important part of her story.