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"July Crisis" by Thomas Otte

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July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914 by Thomas Otte My rating: 5 of 5 stars When arriving a bit late for a dinner party, there is that awkward and embarrassed feeling the diner quickly gets as he steps into a group heavy with discussion. If he has any savoir faire, he would recognize that he has just entered an already raging conversation and would be clearly foolish to speak too authoritatively on the present topic. It is almost the same sensation with regard to Thomas Otte’s new 555 page hardback, “July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914.” Otte, Professor of Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia, has crafted a fine, scholarly, heavily footnoted retelling of the immediate events that preceded the conflagration of the First World War. It doesn’t take too many minutes of reading to swiftly grasp one has stepped into a long, impassioned discussion and that the author is now making his case. In “July Crisis” Otte walks the reade

Revival and Reformation Pt 11: Moving Revival and Reformation Forward

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[ Here is the audio file ] --- Revival and Reformation Pt 11 1 Chronicles 22-29 Moving Revival and Reformation Forward You word is a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path. Lord God, open our eyes to its leading, by your Holy Spirit, and for the honor of Christ Jesus, your Son and our Lord. Amen. Exploding out of the turn-around in chapter 21, David now makes provision for the future – to move Revival and Reformation forward: Chapter 22-29. Look over the outline of these 8 chapters to see how they are woven together. By doing this, it will help you to see that chapters 28-29 fill in many of the nooks and crannies of chapter 22. Even though there was likely a time lapse between chapters 22 and 28-29, nevertheless the theme is what the Spirit-directed editors were focusing on. With that in mind, I think we’re safe to delve into 28-29 and get the points [Because of time, we’ll just tackle 28 tonight, and 29 next week]. A.     Keep the Faith (Chapter 28)! Side

Pastoral Prayer - 22 June 2014 PM

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“ Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.” Even though at times we feel that you have forsaken and forgotten us, nevertheless you promisingly declare: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me” (Isaiah 49.13-16). Thank you Father; Lord; Mighty God! O Father, we believe; help our unbelief and help us to hold on to your loving promise – even better, Lord – hold us tight to your promise. O Lord, hear our prayer. Lord God, hear our prayer for your Church world-over; North Church; Oaktree AOG; OKC Faith Church; The Rock; South Pointe Church; and Southside AOG; as well as our Chaplains – CDR Dwight Horn ; LCDR David Cullen; LT Jason Gregory; MAJ Tim Park; CPT Jonathan E