Journal of a Journey to the Kingdom of God STEPHEN PAUL BROWN
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And all who seek.
not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers. Luke 22:32 KJV What many see we call a real thing, and what only one sees we call a dream. But things that many see may have no taste or moment in them at all, and things that are shown only to one may be spears and water-spouts of truth from the very depth of truth. C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces
Preface ............................................................................................... i Introduction .................................................................................... iv Acknowledgement ........................................................................ vi BATTLE IN THE DARK – THE QUEST FOR LIGHT ............ 1 TURNING TO FAITH ................................................................... 4 JOURNEY OF HOPE ..................................................................... 7 MANSIONS of CHARITY ............................................................ 9 DO WE BUILD OUR OWN PEARLY GATES?...................... 12 REFINING SILVER ...................................................................... 14 A DREAM FOR YOU .................................................................. 15 DO NOT FORGET ....................................................................... 18 WHO'S SMOKING WHOM? ..................................................... 22 NEW WINE ................................................................................... 26 SET THE CAPTIVES FREE ......................................................... 30 EXPLOITS ...................................................................................... 33 JESUS WILL NOT COME BACK ANY MINUTE ................. 42 AT CALVARY .............................................................................. 47 BATTING AVERAGE ................................................................. 49 MY FRIEND ROBERT ................................................................. 53 PETER COTTEN TAIL'S GIFT .................................................. 57 THE MIRACLE OF THE RECEIVING CHURCH ................. 60 THE MIRACLE OF THE SURRENDERED CHURCH ......... 65 LITTLE MIRACLES ..................................................................... 69 FROGS FOR JESUS ...................................................................... 76 GOD'S NEVER ENDING $20 BILL .......................................... 79 ΩMEGA .......................................................................................... 82
TAKE OFF THY SHOES ............................................................. 93 THE LENS OF GOD .................................................................... 97 THE FABRIC OF HEAVEN ..................................................... 102 ACCESS TO THE THRONE .................................................... 110 WHAT ARE YOU?..................................................................... 112 WHAT ARE YOU FACING? ................................................... 121 ALL THINGS ARE YOURS ..................................................... 129 GOD'S PLAY ............................................................................... 132 THE LITTLE PEOPLE ............................................................... 141 INVITATION .............................................................................. 144 BREATHE OF LIFE ................................................................... 149 JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT ............................................... 151 NOTES.......................................................................................... 153 PILGRAM'S MUSINGS ............................................................ 162 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ............................................................ 168
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