Richard Halverson Chaplain Senate (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- NO GREATER POWER helps us recognize and understand important relationships we need to nurture and maintain: with our nation, and ultimately with Christ, whose presence within us is indeed our true power. . .(From the foreword by Billy Graham). . .See photos for additional content. . .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Fine condition textured blue boards with gold spine lettering contained in a near fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Preliminary Page Quote by Ronald Reagan; Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Appendices consisting of: An Introduction to the Constitution of the United States by Merrill Edward Gates, LL.D. , L.H.D; Biography of Merrill Edeard Gates, 1848 - 1922; Objexts for Which the Constitution Was Established; Constitution of the United States; Some Comments on the Constitution; An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom Passed in the Assembly of Virginia (1785-1786); Human Rights and Christian Love by Former President Jimmy Carter; Dr. Halverson Answers Questions From the Dallas Workshop, Presbyterian Congress on Renewal, 1985; Books Recommended for Reading and Reference; Pamphlets and Notes. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. " 'We the people of the United States .do ordain and establish.' Those words seem rather simple and ordinary now, but when they were written at the close of the eighteenth century, monarchs were sovereign and people were subjects. Most of the world still believed in the divine right of kings and in people as "commoners." The thought of the people themselves being the government was both radical and revolutionary 200 years ago. Where did such an idea originate? Two sentences in the Declaration of Independence lay the foundation for this unique concept of human government: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Liberty is a great gift - and how rare throughout human history. As our founding fathers understood it, there was little of it in their experience; next to life itself, it was their greatest treasure. Two hundred years later, at the close of the twentieth century, there is still too little of liberty in our world. Do we treasure it as did our founding fathers? The majority of us fail to exercise our power by even voting in presidential elections. Have we grown so accustomed to our precious gift that we take it for granted? Richard Halverson's prayer as we begin the celebration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution is that we would see a recovery of the people's interest in and awareness of the gift we have been given, and that we would experience a fresh commitment to the serious exercise of our sovereignty. These respectful meditations on our liberty and government are directed at getting Christians to understand that their being citizens in this country is a matter of unique responsibility and privilege, and that our Constitution is as basic as the Bible in determining our roles and responsibilities." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.