* Fifty-two reflections, one for each week of the year, arranged thematically * Powerful for personal reflection, sermon preparation, or small group discussion

Sometimes, beautiful gifts come in dreadful wrapping. Nobody plans to get into an accident. Especially one that could end your life, or life as you know it. No one aims to get cancer. You avoid it like the plague, and even as you hear loved ones getting it or even dying of it, you don’t wish it upon yourself. And while we all know we will die someday, we pray it doesn’t come too soon. We fear its pain. Its uncertainty. Its finality. In this bittersweet account, Rissa Singson Kawpeng bares her soul, her grief, and her victory as she stared at death—in the face of loved ones and in her own body. As she wrestled with life’s burning questions regarding sickness, suffering, and death, she finds her answers in the most elemental truth of the universe: God’s unconditional love.

When Elisha discovered that a poisonous ingredient had been found in the pot of stew that was to be served to the sons of the prophets, surprisingly, he didn't dispose of the contents, but rather, asked for flour (symbol of God's Word) to be poured into the mix. Truth always prevails against lies and the genuine always wins over the counterfeit. Today's hyper-grace message has spread like cancer through the Body of Christ. Indeed, many are already experiencing the effects of the poison that's been introduced by some unscrupulous preachers. The purpose of this writing is not to fight against flesh and blood, but rather to inject enough of the Word of God into the mix, so as to neutralize the harmful effects of this most lethal teaching.2 Thessalonians 2:3 tells us about a "falling away" that will take place before the return of the Lord. Although we're not told what is causing it, I'm convinced the hyper-grace message that is currently spreading through the Church plays an important part in it.No destructive strategy is more effective than one that comes from within. I believe that the enemy is using this deceptive teaching in the same way the Greeks used the Trojan Horse to invade the city of Troy.As one of my dear friends pointed out, rat poison is made up of 97% edible grain! The reason many are embracing this false teaching is because it contains some elements of truth. But remember that even if these teachings were mostly made up of biblical truths, it's the 3% of poison that will eventually kill you!We know that ultimately, the Church will never be destroyed. Jesus Himself said that the gates of hell would not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18). But this does not mean that many won't be deceived and taken out of the Church. In fact, we're witnessing this very thing happening around the world at this very moment. Countless men and women are leaving Word based churches and are joining the hyper-grace groups that have sprung up all over the world.If you've not been touched by this current pandemic, may this book be the preventive medicine that immunizes you against it. If you're already feeling the effects of it and there is confusion in your spirit about it, may this be the antidote that neutralizes the poison with which you've been injected. And if your spiritual house is built on the revealed Word of God, may this book provide you with the spiritual weapons you need to deliver friends, family, and loved ones who've already been infected.

Grace under Pressure: Grey’s Anatomy Uncovered is a collection of essays that offers a scholarly, critical analysis of the hit ABC network series. Within these pages, the authors examine various topics in depth, including the making of the series; its marketing and promotion; the creative team behind the show; the role of music within the series; gender and gender roles; family and relationships; and morality.

Few scholars of the Book of Mormon have read this volume of scripture as closely and rigorously as Joseph M. Spencer. And of those, none have devoted as much time and effort as he to a theological reading of that sacred text—that is, as Spencer writes, “how it might shape responsible thinking about questions pertaining to the life of religious commitment” (p. 1:173.) The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology divides into two volumes exploring and thinking about these pertinent questions. Each concerns a different part of the defense of the claim that theology is and ought to be particularly important for Book of Mormon studies. In this first volume, Spencer gathers early essays in which he gestures toward theological interpretation without knowing how to defend it; essays about why theology is important to Book of Mormon scholarship and how to ensure that it does not overstep its boundaries; and essays that do theological work on the Book of Mormon in relatively obvious ways or with relatively traditional topics. The last category of essays divides into two subcategories: essays specifically on the central theological question of Jesus Christ’s atonement, as the Book of Mormon understands it; and essays on a variety of traditional theological topics, again as the Book of Mormon understands them.