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Love and Power: Glimpses of the Gospel for Those Addicted to Self by Charles M. Garriott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Whether it's high-profile Evangelical pastors being removed from their positions, politicians slamming and slurring their rivals, or husbands tyrannizing their wives and children, there is a common ailment infecting them all - us all. Charles M. Garriott, pastor, author, and pioneer in a ministry to those in government positions as part of the Presbyterian Church in America's Mission to North America, presents readers with an opportunity to examine their love of self in a soon-to-be-released 128 page softback: "Love and Power: Glimpses of the Gospel for Those Addicted to Self." This easy-to-read manuscript addresses a highly prevalent predicament that worms its way through most of our hearts: narcissism. In a sense, men and women in civil government often reflect the citizens they represent, but on a larger, grander scale. Therefore Garriott uses the Bel...

Prayers for Trump: Petitions for the 45 th President Charles M. Garriott Riott Publishing, LLC 3731 Van Ness Street NW Washington, DC 20016 ISBN: 978-0-9762004-5-1; $18.99; March 2017 5 stars of 5 There are sparks and censures on the one side as well as applause and admiration on the other. And in between are oodles of worried and baffled looks from those in the middle. But if one claims to be a Christian, there is one thing for certain, no matter how one voted or didn’t vote, we have a biblical obligation to pray for the President, whether we consider him our President or not. And that’s the well-reasoned premise of Charles “Chuck” Garriott, Presbyterian minister, founder and director of Ministry to State, and accomplished author, in his soon-to-be published 96 page hardcover, “Prayers for Trump: Petitions for the 45 th President”. This nonpartisan compendium is meant to be useful for pastors and parishioners alike as they seek to navigate their Christian respon...

Rulers: Gospel and Government by Charles M. Garriott My rating: 4 of 5 stars In a highly politicized age like ours, it's rare to find Christian people who simply want to serve Christ by serving Government leaders. Most Jesus-followers I know have serious difficulty in separating their personal political views from their ultimate politics - the Kingdom of God. Over the centuries several pastor-scholars have sought to distinguish between the two realms, from St. Augustine's "The City of God" to Herman Dooyeweerd's Sphere Sovereignty. At times the Church has conflated one earthly reign or other with God's reign; and at other times, at least for a few portions of Christ's Church, the two reigns have been so divided that there has been almost no interface. All of this leaves Christians wondering how they can minister, as disciples of Jesus taking the Gospel of Jesus into the world for Jesus, to civil leaders. "Rulers: Gospel and Government" edited...