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In today's Western world, plenty of shiny false gods still hold power - idols of prosperity, nationalism, and self-interest. Old Testament scholar Christopher J. H. Wright combines a biblical study of idolatry with practical discipleship. He calls listeners to consider connections between Old Testament patterns and today's culture, especially recurring temptations to trust in political power.

Over 100 years ago, while the world was experiencing a deadly pandemic, three children witnessed the Virgin Mary, and were told on October 13, 1917, there would be a miracle performed. Over 70,000 people witnessed the “Miracle of the Sun".

Much of the contemporary discussion of the Jesus tradition has focused on aspects of oral performance, storytelling, and social memory, on the premise that the practice of communal reading of written texts was a phenomenon documented no earlier than the second century CE. Brian J. Wright overturns that premise by examining evidence that demonstrates communal reading events in the first century.

Even a cursory glance at the news is enough to convince us that the world is falling into chaos. But we haven't seen anything that compares to what will happen in the final events leading to the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Leading small groups with purpose requires skills, strategies, and practical tools so that a leader knows exactly how to lead a small group. In Small Group Success, leadership principles and practical strategies are presented to make leaders more effective. Pastors and small group coordinators can use this book as a tool to train those leaders, either by simply having them listen to it, or by using the discussion questions at the end of each chapter.