struggles through the study of
Scripture. It contains thousands of
notes on courage, temptation, im-
age, leadership and pride. Also
featured are profiles of great and
not-so-great men of the Bible
along with insights about faith. In
Spotlight there are 43 charts cre-
ated from a uniquely male per-
spective designed to help the
reader visualize important truths
about God's Word. Twenty-six
Perspectives present ideas from
well�known men on a particular Bi-
ble verse. Finally, you will find snapshots from noted authors on
summary of each book's message in What's the Point.
spiritual journey of a registered nurse who answered God's
Her memoir draws on journal entries about her decision to
need. Augustiniak was born and raised in Detroit, the oldest
plagued by domestic violence. She
nursing experience when she be-
only to Bangladesh but to the Phil-
job of cleaning out her cluttered,
grimy house fell to Vicki. She threw
out six dumpsters full of trash and
even stumbled onto mouse drop-
pings and a dead cat in the basement. The de-cluttering pro-
cess engendered profound strength in Vicki and led her to write,
or avoid touching people because of what they looked like. I felt
that if I could clean that house, I could do anything and go any-
where. I may not always like what I see... but I would do whatever
God wanted me to do."
book will go directly to support that project.
story with a total stranger, you are not
alone. Many Christians feel inadequate
and/or unprepared when asked to leave
exception. But when believers radiate the
goodness and beauty of God through a re-
laxed demeanor and Spirit-filled words and
actions, others will be drawn rather than
pushed into the kingdom. In today's world,
people hunger to hear that they really can
become like Jesus--through effort and
grace--if transformation is truly the cry of
their heart. Christianity offers so much more
than a bar code faith that stamps our ticket to
heaven without any expectation for committed
discipleship. God longs for us to step into a new life
with Him that will generate love, peace, joy and power,
a life that we need not wait to enjoy in the next world.
at times it is everyone's responsibility." In view of that
overarching reality, since 1968 The Salvation Army every
year has held a National Seminar on Evangelism (NSE)--
teaching, inspiring and equipping delegates to make
disciples one at a time.
Banfield and Major Donna Leedom, features
NSE stories of success, failure and attempts
in between to spread the Gospel. By high-
lighting prayer as a vital component of suc-
cessful evangelism, the authors invite Salva-
tionists to co-partner with Jesus, to seek His
help in explaining how to take off the old
self and put on the new self. Evangelists are
urged to avoid discouragement if the results
of their work are not dramatically obvious.
out grace on their words and actions, like
is simply to try, to show patience, to submit
outcomes to God and to know that God will
section and background information about the NSE.