http://revival.aimoo.comAimoo CityAimooen-USAimoo http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Read-this-book-1-1658704.html Didaktikon 2009-11-22 18:04:01.263 Recommended Reading Good morning, all. Genesis chapter one seems to be a perennial favourite among those who like to wrestle with matters hermeneutical. Unfortunately too many people hold to positions statements which aren't adequately informed by the facts. "The Lost World of Genesis One" by Dr John Walton will http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Women-At-The-Cross-1-1555558.html Sea Urchin 2009-09-20 16:33:24.53 Recommended Reading Just read a beautiful book called 'Women At The Cross' about the seven women who witnessed one of the most important moments in history - the crucifixion.  Linda Lesniewski examines a powerful and significant yet often overlooked dimension of Christ's ministry - the devotion http://revival.aimoo.com/category/More-from-Bishop-Tom-Wright-1-1552097.html Metanoian 2009-07-14 21:03:18.873 Recommended Reading Food for thought:Am reading a book by Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham called “Surprised by Hope.” This book deals with Eschatology and on page 39, Wright makes this point:“ ..do we have immortal souls, and if so what are they? Again, much Christian and sub-Christian tradition has assumed that we all do http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Grasping-God-s-Word-1-1540851.html Didaktikon 2009-07-01 09:02:29.023 Recommended Reading All,Quite a few people who frequent this site have found considerable benefit in reading and applying Gordon Fee and Doug Stuart's little book, "How To Read the Bible for all it's Worth". As a primer, this book is without peer.Eventually, however, people will want to progress to the next level. With http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Tyndale-College-1-1540120.html Talmid 2009-09-23 08:52:53.373 Recommended Reading I'd like to recommend a distance ed. theology course run by Tyndale College for all those who want to get a firm grasp of the bible, Christian doctrine, and the "t" word (theology) while studying at home with great flexibility. There's also training in practical stuff such as pastoralia, preaching, http://revival.aimoo.com/category/David-Pawson-1-1504771.html Guest 2009-06-01 20:39:01.153 Recommended Reading David Pawson is one of the Church's most highly regarded leaders and provocative teachers. As both pastor and preacher he has developed a reputation for prophetic biblical insight, clarity of expression and uncompromising but living challenge to Christian hearts and minds. He is a world-renowned tea http://revival.aimoo.com/category/I-m-almost-tempted-1-1496271.html Didaktikon 2009-06-30 07:19:05.133 Recommended Reading ... to state, that if you buy only one Christian book this year, make it this one!Bishop Tom (N.T.) Wright, Justification (published by SPCK, 2009). Koorong is selling the paperback for about $25.00 at the moment.The work is the bishop's rejoinder to The Future of Justification: a Response to N.T. W http://revival.aimoo.com/category/David-Wells-has-done-it-again-1-1452215.html Didaktikon 2009-04-19 21:45:10.737 Recommended Reading Good evening, all.Professor David Wells is a conservative American Christian who is particularly well known for being something of a Jeremiad. However, he writes books which serve as trenchant critiques of much of the shallow nonsense that infects Western churches, and he's done so again: The Courag http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Not-Without-My-Sister-memoirs-of-3-sisters-who-grew-up-in-Children-of-God-1-1136260.html EvilOutsider 2008-11-18 20:39:36.06 Recommended Reading "Not Without My Sister - the true story of 3 girls violated and betrayed" by Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones & Juliana Buhring.this book is not for the faint hearted!  It's a very informative view into life in the Children of God cult, from the perspective of 3 separated sisters all living in http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Stolen-Innocence-Elissa-Wall-FLDS-church-in-America-1-1136219.html EvilOutsider 2008-11-18 20:25:03.263 Recommended Reading The first book I read on cult-churches.  Fortuitously, not long before I found out that a friend of mine had been in the GRC and recently left.  This book allowed me to have some understanding.Mum and I really enjoyed this book. The strength of this girl is incredible.I wanted to share tha http://revival.aimoo.com/category/A-very-very-good-and-useful-book-1-1074260.html Didaktikon 2008-10-31 05:14:14.483 Recommended Reading Good morning, all.I bought a little book the last time I was at Koorong, but never got around to reading it. Well, last night I did and I was very impressed! The author was Professor Carsten Thiede, formerly of Basel (he died a few years ago). The title being, Jesus, Man or Myth? (Lion Hudson Publis http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Behind-the-Exclusive-Brethren-by-Michael-Batchelard-1-1054268.html outaegypt 2008-11-18 20:02:56.733 Recommended Reading Hi All,I would like to recommend a book that most of us who have come out of a controlled church environment would relate to.Different Group but the similarities are astounding."Behind the Exclusive Brethren" by Michael BatchelardMichael is closely following the 'Duker' case and has made several rep http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Kingdom-Triangle-1-1032353.html Didaktikon 2008-07-27 19:17:19.247 Recommended Reading Hi, all.I thought I'd recommend another very good book for those who choose to read very good books.J.P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recovering the Christian Mind. Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit's Power (Zondervan, 2007).Moreland is a very highly qualified and respected American Christian phi http://revival.aimoo.com/category/War-on-the-Saints-1-1026751.html misterkilometres 2008-07-10 12:29:50.67 Recommended Reading I have just read this really informative book about spiritual warfare for those baptised with the holy ghost written in 1912, from the Welsh revivals of the time I think.  it is :War On The Saintsby Jessie Penn-Lewis with Evan RobertsWorld Wide Web Edition the Unabridged 1912 Edition)It is a bi http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Athanasius-1-1020287.html Guest 2008-04-07 05:41:58.06 Recommended Reading It is a little sad that persons who have "come out of " the Revival Centre groups have little realization of the need to develop orthodox theology. I myself was one and I remember that when I did leave these fellowship groups, even after being in a place of leadership, my grip on theology http://revival.aimoo.com/category/For-Ian-question-on-Church-History-1-1017672.html george-b 2008-02-29 06:35:16.123 Recommended Reading Hi Ian,Can you recommend a book, or series of books, on Church history? I have been listening for the past 6 months on my ipod to a lecture series on Church History from the Reformed Theological Seminary in the USA. It was a subject I was interested in during my CAI time, but had no time or opportun http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Book-to-read-Agnostic-have-doubts-In-God-we-Doubt-1-1016715.html anon1 2008-02-15 19:22:59.74 Recommended Reading A recent  book for  all parties interested in  'religion' and  "faith".John Humphreys is a very well know radio/TV  presenter/commentator/news reader on the BBC in the UK.Though  Dawkins goes for the "kill", no messing  argument; Humphreys will http://revival.aimoo.com/category/REINVENTING-YOUR-LIFE-1-1014947.html Glad-to be out 2008-01-28 04:34:43.17 Recommended Reading While this book has been around for awhile, it is a pretty good one for those of us who want to continue to grow and learn after our various destructive experiences."Reinventing Your Life" byJeffrey Young Ph. DJanet Klosko  Ph. DThe blurb says, "The breakthrough program to end ne http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Misconceptions-about-cults-1-1014012.html my_dogs_on_fire 2008-01-14 09:27:13.96 Recommended Reading Cults are easy to spot, they wear strange clothes and live in communes. Well some do. But most are everyday people like you and me. They live in houses. They wear the same clothes. They eat the same food. Cult leaders don't want you to know that you are being recruited into a cult and so they order http://revival.aimoo.com/category/BOOKS-what-do-I-do-with-them-now-1-1012582.html Guest 2008-01-07 21:35:36.917 Recommended Reading I posted this on the  CAI forum, but   I've posted it here as well as I thought you book-ish people might be interested.  :-)#############################################################################  - I've left the CAI cult.I have a BIG collection of Books - I http://revival.aimoo.com/category/10-things-you-need-to-know-1-1009064.html MothandRust 2008-01-26 17:15:41.233 Recommended Reading 10 things you need to know if you have a cult member in your family...1. This is NOT a family disgrace. It can happen to anybody and is really a back-handed compliment for parents who raised their child to be independent of them and an idealist who wants a better world. 2. Don't nag, preach or lectu http://revival.aimoo.com/category/revival-archive-articles-1-998450.html Guest 2007-11-30 10:21:13.233 Recommended Reading I opened this thread for people to post any archive articles they may have. http://caic.org.au/biblebase/rci/hrtfire.htm HEART OF FIRE EXTRACT In 1958, the Christian Revival Crusade (then known as the Commonwealth Revival Crusade) was being led in Melbourne by Lloyd Longfield and in Geelong http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Born-or-Raised-in-High-Demand-Groups-Developmental-Considerations-1-986335.html Anonymous 2005-09-23 22:41:30.0 Recommended Reading Born or Raised in High-Demand Groups: Developmental Considerationshttp://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/furnari_leona_bornraised.htm http://revival.aimoo.com/category/On-tithing-an-interesting-website-1-980216.html Didaktikon 2007-09-20 20:28:49.0 Recommended Reading Hi, all.I certainly haven't read it all (or much of it in great detail, so I neither support nor denounce the site and/or its findings), however, what Ihaveread I've found rather interestinghttp://www.tithingdebate.com/God bless,Ian http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Misquoting-Jesus-The-Story-Behind-Who-Changed-the-Bible-and-Why-1-936408.html Te Luo Yi 2007-03-29 08:01:54.0 Recommended Reading The popular perception of the Bible as a divinely perfect book receives scant support from Ehrman, who sees in Holy Writ ample evidence of human fallibility and ecclesiastical politics. Though himself schooled in evangelical literalism, Ehrman has come to regard his earlier faith in the inerrant ins http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Are-You-in-Queensland-1-908318.html Anonymous 2005-10-05 00:23:19.0 Recommended Reading For those of you in Queensland there is a Christian based Cult support service with a website and hhotline phone number. They have had extensive experience with Revival Centre groups and ex-members. They are very supportive and will help you however they can and WILL NOT PUSH THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS http://revival.aimoo.com/category/A-PATH-WITH-HEART-1-888781.html dogmafree 2006-02-25 06:16:30.0 Recommended Reading The book with the above title is EXCELLENT reading, and I thoroughly recommend it. The author is Jack Kornfield, a teacher, psychologist and meditation master. It has a sub-title 'A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life'. Jack has written another book, that is equally good re http://revival.aimoo.com/category/The-Subtle-Power-of-Spiritual-Abuse-1-840905.html singed but not destroyed 2007-02-23 05:20:17.0 Recommended Reading The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse by david Johnson and Jeff Van Vonderen was the first book I came in contact with just over one year ago at Koorong.It really opened my eyes and made me start to really question things. So many parallels that I had to really ask my self was rci a loving God run chu http://revival.aimoo.com/category/more-recommended-reading-for-ex-GRC-and-current-GRC-1-840445.html Anonymous 2007-01-21 04:43:45.0 Recommended Reading $%*'`[anonymous]%*'`@http://insearchofacity.org/files/ecc.htmlhttp://insearchofacity.org/files/Books.htmhttp://insearchofacity.org/files/OneBodyInChrist.htmhttp://www.webcom.com/hchp/conspiracy.htm http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Basic-Bible-study-aids-1-814647.html Didaktikon 2008-08-19 15:01:05.267 Recommended Reading 'morning, all. For those who might be interested, enclosed below is a list of basic Bible study aids that would help the average Christian to get a better 'grip' on the content (and contexts) of Scripture. All the works that I list have been designed for peoplewithouttraining in biblical or theologi http://revival.aimoo.com/category/please-learn-the-truth-and-don-t-be-frighted-into-the-lie-1-796865.html watch this 2007-11-07 23:20:51.0 Recommended Reading I know most of you want a world war three but I don't and I don't want to be lieded into oneThese people are very powerful and you will not win but at least you will know the truth and see what is happening.Don't play the game with the rest of the people who will read this. You have left the cult an http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Book-The-Jesus-Mysteries-1-785661.html Anonymous 2006-09-11 05:42:25.0 Recommended Reading $%*'`[anon1]%*'`@Hi allnot so long ago I read this book.My personal opinion it should be reccommended reading for all people involved in all the RCI/CAI etc fellowships - for all existing members and members who have left and are struggling with their faith etc.The Jesus Mysteries: The Original Jesu http://revival.aimoo.com/category/MUST-SEE-1-779305.html dogmafree 2007-05-16 05:36:27.0 Recommended Reading Coming this Monday on ABC TV at 9.35pm..... Andrew Denton's 'God on my side'. Should be great viewing! Dog. http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Authority-1-756675.html franks ghost 2007-10-04 00:44:03.0 Recommended Reading Am enjoying being challenged by John Beveres book 'Under Cover'.Iv'e never read any of Beveres work before has anybody got a comment on his credability as an Author? Iv'e seen 'Bait of Satan' b ut never picked it up.The book which speaks a lot about Gods authority and respect of the appointed author http://revival.aimoo.com/category/something-to-demolish-the-quot-we-are-the-only-ones-quot-mentality-1-734990.html Guest 2005-11-05 17:40:34.0 Recommended Reading "Chasing the Dragon", by Jackie Pullinger.Jackie was a young woman of 22 who went to Hong Kong to be a missionary. She was filled with the spirit after she went there and worked in the walled village - a labyrinth of crime and drug abuse that housed several thousand people.Through her efforts so man http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Bevere-Viola-authors-1-726696.html franks ghost 2007-10-07 18:19:56.0 Recommended Reading I submit my Question to Didi firstly.I was interested to hear your comment on Bevere, having now completed 'Under Cover' I found it an interesting read. But I did take you comments as a good reflection of the care to be taken with such popular works.Today I've started reading a 2nd volume to Frank V http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Cults-Too-good-to-be-true-what-is-a-cult-1-722273.html MothandRust 2006-02-16 06:06:47.0 Recommended Reading How many of these eight do you identify with?One of the best-known sets of criteria by which a cult can be judged has also been provided by robert LIfton. He studied Chinese thought reform of the 1950s and the psychology of Nazi doctors. In doing so he arrived at a list of eight definitive character http://revival.aimoo.com/category/link-1-695120.html mf doom 2005-07-07 12:43:36.0 Recommended Reading jesus versus churchianity http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Mind-Control-in-The-Revival-Centres-1-681716.html hojusaram 2005-10-15 08:46:13.0 Recommended Reading Mind Control in The Revival CentresCompiled by Troy WallerAdapted fromMind Control in the ICCby Brian RittIntroductionMIND CONTROL? The phrase conjures up visions of zombie-like trances, shaved heads and orange robes, sunken eyes deprived of food and sleep, and the drip, drip, drip of the ageless "C http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Beyond-Born-Again-Towards-Evangelical-Maturity-1-677825.html Anonymous 2004-12-07 19:18:17.0 Recommended Reading A very good online book:Beyond Born Again: Towards Evangelical Maturityhttp://www.infidels.org/library/modern/robert_price/beyond_born_again/index.shtml http://revival.aimoo.com/category/and-now-for-something-thought-provoking-and-humorous-1-673621.html anon1 2007-03-30 01:52:26.0 Recommended Reading Now a good few years old, but still a great read "hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Great cult-abuse recovery material.- one of my favourite quotes is below:"The Babel fish," said The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy quietly, "is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the http://revival.aimoo.com/category/God-said-huh-1-672208.html Anonymous 2005-10-22 23:00:01.0 Recommended Reading God said...huh?http://www.thislife.org/ra/290.ram(audio file)Skip through until about 38:00 to listen to an excerpt from a one woman show. She goes on about losing faith in God. It's about 30 mins.Beware, the ending is disturbing.TROY http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Infidels-and-the-Secular-Web-1-648970.html Anonymous 2005-01-05 19:50:15.0 Recommended Reading If anyone feels ready to really investigate what the informed critics of Christianity have to say then I suggest the material on this site:http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theism/christianity/index.shtmlThere are literally thousands of pages of stuff that challenges and in some cases debunks h http://revival.aimoo.com/category/THE-THING-IS-THOUGH-THEY-RE-A-CULT-1-646783.html Te Luo Yi 2005-11-21 05:18:20.0 Recommended Reading With all the discussion lately on doctrine etc, I felt I would like to make a post concerning the cultic nature of the Revival Centres. I focussed on the doctrine for the longest time.I think because the RCs place such a huge emphasis on it but also because it is often the doctrine that is used so b http://revival.aimoo.com/category/BOUNDARIES-1-645768.html Anonymous 2004-05-04 00:05:17.0 Recommended Reading BOUNDARIES?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />ByNancy Miquelon, M.A., L.P.C.Boundaries is a common topic in the field of counseling psychology, and is a very important area of discussion in cult recovery.We include a session on boundaries at the AFF Cult Recovery W http://revival.aimoo.com/category/The-Baptism-of-the-Holy-Spirit-1-618888.html Guest 2007-09-11 21:12:38.0 Recommended Reading THE BAPTISM with THE HOLY SPIRITThe Reception of the Holy Spirit as Confirmed by Speaking in TonguesBy Verna M. Linzey, D.D.ISBN:1594670595Comments "Verna M. Linzey's book is a restatement of classic Pentecostal convictions on baptism of Spirit and speaking in tongues, with the same ingenuousness an http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Psychological-Issues-of-Former-Members-of-Restrictive-Religious-Groups-1-615516.html hojusaram 2004-11-24 09:23:23.0 Recommended Reading Psychological Issues of Former Members of Restrictive Religious GroupsJim Moyers, MA, MFCC(While this article was originally written for psychotherapists working with ex-fundamentalists, it should be helpful for anyone who has been involved with a restrictive religious group.)Mostpsychotherapists ha http://revival.aimoo.com/category/The-Lowdown-on-God-s-Showdown-1-611416.html hojusaram 2005-01-05 20:38:57.0 Recommended Reading An excellent article about the supposed return of Jesus...http://www.secweb.org/asset.asp?AssetID=86The Lowdown on God's ShowdownbyEdward Babinski http://revival.aimoo.com/category/On-Richard-dDawkins-1-591579.html SOTT1 2007-05-23 05:37:00.0 Recommended Reading Hi, all. I'd recommend the following two works by Dr Alister McGrath (holder of earned doctorates in both the physical sciences [molecular biophysics] and in theology): 1.Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life, Blackwell, 2004. A very balanced and respectful critique of Dawkins' athiesti http://revival.aimoo.com/category/Pentecostalism-on-Radio-National-1-559802.html Anonymous 2005-05-20 10:53:03.0 Recommended Reading $%*'`[MrJonah]%*'`@ABC Radio National had a good show the Hillsong Church on recently. More importantly, it had some great stuff on the history ofPentecostalism and modern tongues belief. You can access the transcript at:http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/enc/stories/s1348900.htmAnyone wantinginfo on th