Unveiling Mercy

Unveiling Mercy will do just that—unveil how the mercy of God in the Messiah is spoken of from the very opening Hebrew word of the Bible, all the way to the closing chapter of Malachi. By the end of the year, you will have entered the Old Testament through 365 new doorways, looked with fresh eyes at old verses, and traced a web of connections all over the Scriptures that you've never spotted before. You'll begin to see what one person meant when he described Hebrew words as "hyphens between heaven and earth." Reading the Bible in translation can be like "kissing the bride through the veil." Each of these 365 devotions is crafted so as to lift that veil ever so slightly, to touch skin to skin, as it were, with the original language. You do not need to know anything about Hebrew to profit from these meditations. They are not written to teach you the language of Abraham, Moses, and Isaiah, but to give you a taste of their insights, to expose you to their eloquence, to laugh with them at their winking wordplays, to un-English their idioms, and—most importantly—to trace their trajectories all the way into the preaching of the Messiah and the writings of his evangelists and apostles.

Discover the Echo of Divine Compassion in Everyday Life In a world clamoring for justice and retribution, the whisper of mercy offers a soothing balm to the weary soul. Mercy's Whisper: Listening for God in the Bible takes you on a profound journey through the scriptures, uncovering the essence of God's mercy from the dawn of creation to the modern-day discipleship. This book is more than just a guide; it's an invitation to witness the transformative power of mercy in your life. Embark on a quest that begins in the Introduction: The Echo of Compassion, setting the stage for an immersive experience that unravels mercy's multifaceted presence in the biblical narrative. From the heartfelt promises in Genesis to the awe-inspiring revelations in Revelation, every chapter serves as a doorway into the depths of God's compassionate heart. Mercy's Whisper is not simply a scholarly exploration but a personal one, inviting you to discover mercy in the intricate tapestry of patriarchs' lives, the liberating stories of Exodus, and the profound teachings of Jesus. Find solace in the Psalms, wisdom in the Proverbs, and hope in the prophets as you journey through each page. Discover how the Gospels portray Jesus as the embodiment of mercy, and how the Acts and Epistles extend this legacy of love to the early church -- challenging modern disciples to live out mercy in their communities. Through practical insights and reflective prompts in chapters like Following in His Steps: Acts of Mercy and Fostering a Merciful Heart, this book equips you to transform your understanding into action. Beyond a historical and theological exploration, this book tackles the challenges of practicing mercy in a divided world. Through chapters dedicated to mercy in family, church, and society, it offers a roadmap for navigating the complexities of justice, forgiveness, and social compassion. Whether you're wrestling with personal forgiveness or advocating for social justice, Mercy's Whisper offers wisdom to guide your path. Allow Mercy's Whisper: Listening for God in the Bible to challenge and change you. Dive deep into the heart of mercy, and let its whisper transform your life, your relationships, and your understanding of God's boundless love. This book is more than a read; it's a journey towards a more compassionate and merciful world, starting with the individual whisper of mercy in your own heart.

“Wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy.” —Pope Francis Whether dealing with adoption, sobriety, bullying, the Boston Marathon bombing, or friendship with a Jehovah’s Witness, Mathew Schmalz’s own life serves as the backdrop for his reflections on the complex nature of mercy—how we give it, and how we receive it. From a home for lepers in India to a halfway house in the Bronx, the author probes his experiences to reveal mercy as a virtue that doesn’t necessarily come easily, but is infinitely rewarding. Discussion and reflection questions at the end of each chapter allow you to dig deeper into your own ideas about mercy, what it looks like in your life, and how to move toward a more merciful existence. Perfect for individual or group study.

Applying all seven keys introduced in Book 1 of The Unveiling: The Book of Sevens, we now open The Seven Visions revealing seven facets of a comprehensive revelation. The goal is to bring understanding to the Book of Revelation that is readable, devotional, and applicable. The intent is to bring hope and light on this perplexing and rarely taught book. The Revelation is not intended to be an indecipherable enigma, it is not meant to puzzle and bewilder but to disclose God’s plan, purpose, and provision to His bond servants. Therefore, to that end, the purpose is to bring the authors comments on each facet of The Revelation to the reader with these goals in mind. The Book of Revelation is unveiled as a seven faceted jewel. The seven visions of the Book of Revelation open to God’s bond servants the insight and encouragement needed to persevere until He comes. It reveals the fulfillment of old testament prophecy with Israel’s Great Day of the Lord in 70 AD while in these same visions reveals the cataclysmic end of this age. These two tracks of judgment bring to a conclusion the “former days” and introduce “these last days” as prophetically revealed throughout Scripture. “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.” (Revelation 1:3)

Reading the Old Testament can seem like exploring an old, mysterious mansion, packed with of all sorts of strange rooms. The creation room, vast and sublime. The exodus room, with hardhearted pharaohs and dried-up seas. The war room, with bloody swords and crumbling walls. The tabernacle room, with smoking altars and dark inner sanctums. What does this odd and ancient world have to do with us, who are modern followers of Jesus? As it turns out, everything! Every chapter in the Old Testament, in a variety of ways, tells the story that culminates in Jesus the Messiah. What Christians today call the Old Testament is what Jesus and the earliest believers simply called the Scriptures. That was their Bible. From its pages, they taught about the Messiah's divine nature, his priestly work, his ministry of salvation. The Christ Key will reintroduce readers to these old books as ever-fresh, ever-new testimonies of Jesus. By the end, you will see even Leviticus as a book of grace and mercy, and you will hear in the Psalms the resounding voice of Christ.

Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988) sets out to reunite Truth and holiness by returning the saints to their proper place at the heart of philosophy, theology, and metaphysics. Love Itself is Understanding is one of the first systematic treatments of Balthasar’s theology of the saints. Matthew Rothaus Moser presents Balthasar as an alternative to Idealist philosophy, a thinker who develops a religious metaphysics in which the saints’ practices of prayer and contemplation are the chief mode of knowing that the Truth of Being is divine love. Love Itself is Understanding casts new light on dominant themes in Balthasar’s thought and invites a renewed vision of the theological and metaphysical significance of the spiritual practices of prayer, obedience, and charity.