I'm delighted this work has been revised! I first read this book in the 1980's while a missionary in El Salvador and consider it one of the more personally influential books on the subject I have read. While acknowledging every culture presents unique challenges, the authors contend a standard planning model can help missionaries develop unique strategies for any culture. I have personally followed their ten-step planning model and incorporated it into missionary training curriculum with good success. The empahsis on teamwork in mission is accompanied with a wealth of practical suggestions. I recommend this work to any present or prospective missionaries. The principles given in this book are just as applicable to local church pastors who need to understand basic concepts of strategic planning.

This is not light or easy reading. The authors' research is sound and their presentation thought-provoking. Read this book carefully and I predict you will have a hard time forgetting what you have read.

The book very well authorized the life of two different boys. The situation had split them into the monarchy and the very por class. When these boys switch places they are in for an experience they may never have wanted to see. The saying goes the grass is not always greener on the other side.

This is a really wonderful collection of poetry. Flipping through these pages proved to be a most rewarding experience. I can not say that it will replace Whitman and Dickinson in the classroom but it is a sweet volume of Tibetan verse nevertheless. I had read Warriors Path To Enlightenment and was familiar with Trungpa through his friendship with Allen Ginsberg. This purchase was a whimsical choice and it has been duly rewarded. The poems are honest and heartfelt. There are little pearls of zen wisdom as well as some that bear the influence of Ginsberg and of Jack Kerouac. A poem like Missing The Point does anything but. I was enthralled by poems like Completely Intoxicated By You and I Miss You So Much. Trungpa seemed to possess a certain purity of thought that I admire in poetry. I would recommend this book to poetry afficianados as well as persons with an interest in Asian arts and culture. It is a fine collection.

The challenging idea to find a common point from where to unify a science as pluralistic in style, method, theory and subject as ecology, is taken up by the authors in a strikingly consistent way. The introduction of the notion of scale as a framework to re-order a vast amount of existing theories renders many new and provoking aspects to the scientists view on his or her own subject. Nevertheless, the authors never directly address implicit philosophical models of construction and re-construction they apply and hence fail to see there own work in a broader horizont. Instead, a certain reluctance to get to close to "esoteric argumentation" keeps them from any more theoretical justification that I charge as obligatory when a notion as strong as >scale< is introduced newly at a point as central and crucial as in this book. Focusing on >scale< not only implies focussing on a totally new frame, it implies drawing all questions related with quality/quantity interface problems finally into discussion.

This was the best of the crisis of empire series, a standalone novel set in the same universe as the rest of the series. Although there are some tieins to the rest of the series this can be enjoyed on its own and conclusion does not affect the rest of the series. The main character, Al Spencer is a navel intellignce officer who has just had his life ruined by the whims of the empire. He is picked up out of the gutter by the Kona Tatsu (secret police), cleaned up, given a small task force and sent to a world where KT agents keep disappearing. The novel deals with the problems of understanding and dealing with an Artificial Life form (AI) while at the same time trying to deal with his own problems. One of the books stregenths is the personality built into the AI. Although enormously powerful it has its own weakness and gaps in understanding. The book takes a little while to develop its characters and situation but by a third of the way through it is hard to put down. Highly reccomended

Was hoping to read an unbiased history of the conflict in the Middle East. Instead entire book is so heavily slanted toward Israel that had to put it down after a few chapters. If you are genuinely trying to educate yourself about this important region, don't bother purchasing this book. Just more pro-Israel rhetoric.

This book is absolutely correct. It is an accurate account of the Last War. Dr. Lewis is a fine Bible teacher. His books are Biblically accurate. He doesn't speculate or put his views into it. The Bible is the final authority. You won't regret purchasing this book or any of Dr. Lewis' books. Buy one and give it to a friend after you read it.

I cannot stress forcefully enough the enormous importance of this book.

With the current worldwide political climate, especially relating to events in the Middle East, it is essential that we understand the background and true context of news reports emanating from that region. Ultimately they will affect each and every one of us.

David Lewis provides a thorough, comprehensive and incisive analysis of this very issue. His easy to read and in-depth analysis of the media reports and the political & religious background to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is absorbing.

Lewis supports his analysis through a range of thought-provoking interviews with a number of political figures who possess a vast knowledge of the historical and political core issues of the present unrest.

Having read this book, one will forever examine our TV News and International Media reports with a fresh outlook. This book is of great assistance in achieving just that.

The received view about German saboteurs in US and in UK is that they were all captured soon after arrival on foreign soil, then executed or turned into double agents The author makes out a fair case that this was far from the truth. The most interesting case is perhaps that of Hans Hansen who parachuted into England in 1940 and appears to have fooled British Intelligence right up to 1945. There are also some intriguing accounts in the book about nazi spies in Latin America, the IRA connection with the Abwehr and the double dealing of FBI director J Edgar Hoover who continually overstated his own success. One caution: the bibliography contains only secondary sources. An excellent read rather than a work of scholarship.

This book seems like it is not a typical documentation of spying and sabateuring as most government and FBI files have publicized to America. It seems to be the "untold" story. A plus for this book is that it presents not only it's perspective upon the spy stories, but others' perspectives as well. Johnson chooses the stories well and alternates between different stories throughout the book, and thus held my interest.

First of all, the author is not DIOGENES Allen (whose books I recommend), though his name continues to be attached to the book's listing months after I attempted to have the error corrected. I mention that because I bought the book by mistake, and others might do the same. I did keep the book and read it, however. It is basically a popular history of Christianity from the standpoint of what the author calls Pentecostals and Charismatics. This is the "stream" of contemporary Christianity to which the author, a lecturer at the Assembies of God College in the UK, belongs. The book seems mainly to be aimed at others in that movement. It is a slim volume without much depth, and more than half of the book is devoted to the 18th through 20th centuries. The author is not pretending to write an academic history. His view is that the charismatic movements are the result of the Holy Spirit working to bring the faithful back to the path set forth at the original Pentecost and that God is directing the leaders of these movements and giving them the power to heal. The author's point that pentecostal-like movements have arisen throughout history is worth making, but I think his outlook makes him overestimate some of these movements, and it wasn't obvious to me that they were all praiseworthy. He does note some excesses. It is easy to imagine that some of the events in the twentieth century on which the author places great significance will turn out to be of minor importance. There is no denying the power of the pentecostal movement in Africa and other parts of the "Third World", but there is very little about that in the book, which ends up being largely concerned with charismatic denominations in Britain and the US. I'm only giving it two stars, but the book does have information and a bibliography that could be of interest even to those not in the author's movement. Fire from Heaven by Harvey Cox, though told a bit too personally for my taste, is a book I would recommend on modern pentecostal movements.

Although with a slight emphasis given to Holy Spirit and His gifts, which cannot be said is unreasonable, this book is a real stream of Church History. A book that contains not only dry facts but reasons, feelings and details that can lead you to the heart of the matter. Dr David Allen's grasp of the subject is indubitable and proved by this book. If someone would like to learn the basics of Church History, should buy this easy-to-read book, which can guide to further study through the inclusive bibliography on each subject. We would be delighted to have more books from him!

Once you've finished reading this book, it'll doggedly haunt you. The screenplay format makes it easy to read and it flows pretty quickly, but this is certainly no warm-'n'-fuzzy religious piece. Whether or not you agree with Rigsby's assertions, you'll find yourself immersed in the ideas he presents in this meaty interpretation of the precarious intersections of history, politics and the horrifying warnings outlined in the Book of Revelations; this timely book will definitely inspire well-needed conversation and debate. Flop down on the couch with a steaming bowl of your favorite soup and prepare for a good read.

I've read this book and I've got to admit, it's very interesting. I'm not sure that I agree with everything the author claims to be the truth about mankind's past as it relates to the Bible, but he makes some very good arguments and they're very well supported. I can't for the life of me, figure out why anyone would only give this book one star. It's a great story and very well told. Even the author himself closes his own story by telling readers that he's only steering them in the direction of self-discovery and that to learn the rest of the truth to go and read the Bible or God's Word.
In terms of ambition and scope, "Revelations" reminds me of early epic poems of Homer and Satyricon. Its episodic nature works quite well and I was caught up in every single story, from the story of creation, Satan's race of giants to the finale at Armageddon. The way the author tied modern-day circumstances with Bible prophecy is simply remarkable and frightening. His writing style is very cinematic in quality, with wonderfully descriptive passages. I loved the way he combined elements of science fiction, spiritualiy and even the Roswell story. It was very post-modern in tone.
In conclusion, the story was great, ambitious, grand (and grandly entertaining), and a whirl-wind tour of the eternal battle between Satan and God. What an imagination! Five Stars!

I've read all of the "Left Behind" series and the "Christ Clone Trilogy." This two-part (but both are in the one book) story leaves them all behind! (Pardon the pun.) I had no idea that history and the Bible went together like this. Adam and Eve were buried in the Giza pyrmamids, which were built by the righteous seed of Seth... NOT the Egyptians. How did a handful of men do that? By faith that moves mountains. Jesus said we could command a mountain to cast itself into the sea and if we had enough faith, it would obey. If that doesn't seem far-fetched enough, the author cleverly reveals through the plot and his characters how he came about such startling conclusions and revelations. (Now I understand the title). The real shocker was that Lucifer is a living machine made in the image of the original pre-flood serpent that joins with four other living machines of gold (lion, eagle, ox, and man) and carries God's throne this way in the 3-D world. Talk about some ancient Power Rangers! I won't spoil anymore of the story. You've got to read this one. It even predicted the fall of the World Trade Towers and the attack on Washington DC and this story was originally copyrighted in 1999!

I am thankful that Mr. Mills does not classify himself as an expert. His views, while seemingly unique, fall in line with what he seems to like to avoid, conformity. Only his conformity is not to a fundamentalist regime, but to an untra beyond liberal regime instead. I am highly dissappointed that a father could relay such pessimism and unrealism to the world (or at least the small one that reads this book) and lead a child into beliefs that will lead her hopeless. While many atheists have non-religious morality, Mr. Mills apparently needs to grow in this area. His proud writing leaves much to be desired. I am highly disappointed that I wasted my time reading this book- thankfully, I did it for free on his website.

In his book, *Science Shams & Bible Bloopers*, David Mills covers a wide variety of topics in common sense, easy-to-read fashion. This is a must read for those weary of dry theological discourse or wordy scientific jargon which only those "in the know" can understand. Mills addresses everything from the geologic column to homeschooling; from chiropractic to the existence of hell, all in a simple yet fulfilling manner.

Mills discusses many of the arguments posited as proof of God and shows that they prove no such thing. And rather than just rejecting arguments for theism, Mills offers explanations for the universe's existence and "beauty of nature" that are at least as plausible as those of creationists, in fact perhaps more so.

My lone complaint is that some may perceive Mills as a man with an axe to grind with religion; perhaps a more conciliatory tone toward Christians would be more effective when discussing some topics. Overall, however, the book is excellent and a must for all those who want common sense advice on many important topics.

David Mills has taken the feelings of many and put them into words everyone can understand. No longer are we forced to live in the dark with ideals being passed from "above". In his book, the Church, Heaven, Hell, and just about everything in between, is put into a perspective that not only lifts a cloud of disillusionment, but clarifies the new vision to allow a life to be fulfilled with one's own dreams and aspirations, and not dictatorial dogma.