Twelve Gates to the City

by Daniel Black
Twelve Gates to the City
Author: Daniel Black
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429989939
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A novel of self-discovery, family bonds and the healing of one small southern town Twelve Gates to the City is the much-anticipated sequel to Black's acclaimed debut, They Tell Me of a Home. In this novel, Sister assumes the voice of the narrator, speaking from the spirit realm, telling her brother TL things he could have never known about their family. She constructs the story as a series of spiritual revelations, exposing to readers both who she was in the years of TL's absence and how every event in his life was an orchestration for his return. TL in the meantime is back in Swamp Creek, to stay this time, but he's still haunted by his sister's death. His decision to become the Schoolmaster is the only thing he's sure about, and his impact upon the students becomes palpable. But he still doesn't know what happened to Sister. As he searches for ultimate truth, he discovers the secrets and beauty of Swamp Creek. Twelve Gates to the City is a novel about spiritual revelation, and communal healing, ushered in by one who finally realizes that his gifts were bestowed upon him, not for his own glory, but for the transformation of his people.

Twelve Gates to the City

by Carol S. Lawson
Twelve Gates to the City
Author: Carol S. Lawson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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The Chrysalis Reader is an annual anthology of poetry, essays, and short fiction on topics of spiritual growth and development. Twelve Gates to the City revolves around the hero's journey.

Heaven and the Afterlife

by Erwin W. Lutzer
Heaven and the Afterlife
Author: Erwin W. Lutzer
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802494528
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Get ready for life after death. Combining three books that together have sold nearly 1 million copies, Heaven and the Afterlife gives you Erwin Lutzer’s best reflections on eternity and what it means for you today. The trilogyincludes: One Minute After You Die. A simple and moving explanation of what the Bible teaches about death, this book makes you consider a sobering truth: one minute after you die, your life will not be over. Rather, it will be just beginning—in a place of unimaginable bliss or indescribable gloom. Are you ready for that moment? How You Can Be Sure You Will Spend Eternity with Godsummarizes the Bible’s teaching on salvation, answering questions like, “What role do I play in my own salvation? Can I lose my salvation if I commit a serious sin? What if I doubt that I’m saved?” Your Eternal Reward. This book explores the often-overlooked Scriptures about reward and judgment for Christians, answering questions like, “How will believers be judged? Do rewards for faithfulness vary? If heaven is perfect, why do rewards even matter?” Together these books will help you live faithfully today, readying you for that final hour when you meet your Maker.

They Tell Me of a Home

by Daniel Omotosho Black
They Tell Me of a Home
Author: Daniel Omotosho Black
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312341879
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Twenty-eight-year-old protagonist Tommy Lee Tyson steps off the Greyhound bus in his hometown of Swamp Creek, Arkansas--a place he left when he was eighteen, vowing never to return. Yet fate and a Ph.D. in black studies force him back to his rural origins as he seeks to understand himself and the black community that produced him. A cold, nonchalant father and an emotionally indifferent mother make his return, after a ten-year hiatus, practically unbearable, and the discovery of his baby sister's death and her burial in the backyard almost consumes him. His mother watches his agony when he discovers his sister's tombstone, but neither she nor other family members is willing to disclose the secret of her death. Only after being prodded incessantly does his older brother, Willie James, relent and provide Tommy Lee with enough knowledge to figure out exactly what happened and why. Meanwhile, Tommy's seventy-year-old teacher--lying on her deathbed--asks him to remain in Swamp Creek and assume her position as the headmaster of the one-room schoolhouse. He refuses vehemently and she dies having bequeathed him her five thousand-book collection in the hopes that he will change his mind. Over the course of a one-week visit, riddled with tension, heartache, and revelation, Tommy Lee Tyson discovers truths about his family, his community, and his undeniable connection to rural Southern black folk and their ways.

The 12 Gates of Heaven

by Judy Faass
The 12 Gates of Heaven
Author: Judy Faass
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-05-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781714954186
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Plug into your spiritual nature, and begin to seek and find. Study life experiences and life challenges while you travel along many paths and travel through many gates. The 12 Gates of Heaven will provide you with exercises and life applications to help you along your journey; a journey that will ultimately lead you to a new awareness and the fulfillment of living the life you were born to live!

Inside the Gates of Heaven

by Oden Hetrick
Inside the Gates of Heaven
Author: Oden Hetrick
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2014-01-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0768405025
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Inside the Gates of Heaven is one of the most compelling accounts of an individuals encounters with God in this generation. Not only does this account take you on a journey through the gates of glory, it answers some of the questions long asked by many about our eternal destination. I have personally read and re-read this account in light of what the Lord is revealing to many of us in this hour and find that Brother Oden was a forerunner for many of us. His words and experiences have been repeated through many others who have had similar experiences. The Lord is truly trying to encourage this generation with the reality that awaits all of us - Heaven, our eternal destiny. Bruce Allen For those unsure of the existence of Heaven, Oden Hetrick’s detailed account of his visits to the place we all long for serves as a true doubt-demolisher and faith-injector. The fact that Oden led an exemplary righteous, Christian life lends further credence to his written testimony. It was my honor both to have known him as a friend and to have been inspired by his great faith. Steve Jones Extra Mile Ministries www.extramileministries.net The Hetrick family is very special to me. They adopted me into their family like a daughter and sister, and have blessed me in many ways. Dad Hetrick was a genuine man of God with a gentle spirit. I trust you will be blessed and edified by what the Lord has revealed to him. I look forward to experiencing the exciting glories of Heaven soon that he has left on record for our encouragement and instruction. Arlene A. Cober

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

by Gwendolin Sims Warren
Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Author: Gwendolin Sims Warren
Publisher: Urban Ministries Inc
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1997
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780805044102
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Gathers Negro spirituals, traditional gospel songs, European American hymns, and contemporary gospel songs.

The Saints' Inheritance

by J. N. Lounghborough
The Saints' Inheritance
Author: J. N. Lounghborough
Publisher: Teach Services, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781572583030
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In The Saints' Inheritance, early revivalist J. N. Loughborough studies what awaits the saints after the second coming: their inheritance. Many have supposed that the saints are to receive a literal kingdom with literal territory, but carefully read the Biblical evidence that brought Loughborough to the conclusion that it is to be the "kingdom, and dominion, and greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens," which the saints of God will ultimately inherit as their eternal abode. . Follow the evidence that has led Loughborough to the claim that the saints' final reward is to be this earth redeemed from the curse, after the works of the Devil have been burned out of it, and when it stands as beautiful and glorious as when it came from the hands of its Creator, who pronounced it "Very good." As Dr. J. Cummings of England said, "We have got a notion as if there were something essentially impure and hopeless in what is material. But it is not so. Only exhaust from the earth the poison, sin - let the footfall of Him who made it be echoed from the hills and valleys once more, at dewy dawn, and at even tide, and this earth of ours will be instantly transformed into an orb, the like of which is not amid all the orbs of the universe besides."

Chapter 1, Verse 1

by Tom Allen
Chapter 1, Verse 1
Author: Tom Allen
Publisher: Tom Allen
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2010-08-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN:
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The Book of Revelation is not about the destruction of the world. It is about the revealing of Jesus Christ, in you. "Chapter 1, Verse 1" explores the manifestation of Christ within us by providing a verse by verse explanation of the symbolism found in the Book of Revelation. It explains how and why this last book of the Bible reveals the mystery of God, Christ in you. Here is the return of Jesus Christ, the one who said, "…I am with you always." Christ is revealed in us, to us and through us.