David Teems

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  Majestie : The King Behind The King James Bible

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  Written with a touch of the irreverent, Majestie is a shared biography: that of the first Stuart King of England (James I) and the Bible that goes by his name. It is part tabloid, part history lesson, part speculation; but it’s all James. A biography of James Stuart is a study in paradox, one that entertains as much as it informs. James I waddles through history, sidewise and crablike. Intellectually astute, he can dazzle and charm with the polish of his rhetoric one minute, and speak with the vulgarity of a tavern bawd the next. James is an amusing mix of bombast and majesty, of sparkle and grime, of smut and brilliance, of visionary headship and foolishness. And only he, this all-too-human king, our flawed James, could have given us the great book he did. Early in his reign, James fashioned himself as the “new Solomon,” the pacifist prince entering the “the land of promise,” that is, the England inherited from his cousin Elizabeth. But the milk and honey he expected was a mirage. Still, in many respects he flirts with greatness. He is the first king of a united, or “Great Britain.” For all his foibles, all his bungling, James possesses an evolved sense of majesty, a type of faith in majesty itself, and wants nothing more than for his new Bible to reflect this majesty, to gild and elevate the reign, to be the great medicine that might heal the realm. Colorful, witty, imperfect, sensuous, bawdy, intelligent, England has had no king like him, nor any book like the one he bequeathed us, before or since.

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  And Thereby Hangs A Tale

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  Reaching out to the millions of dog and animal lovers, David Teems offers delightful stories that highlight spiritual principles through the antics and love of his canine companions. Through energetic and endearing stories, readers will see how their canine friends…
  offer unconditional love
  are eager to please
  relish being with them
  exhibit vibrant energy
  are totally committed to “the now”

  And what Christian doesn’t want these qualities in their relationship with God? David draws on a dog’s positive attributes to call readers to lives filled with abundant love, unabashed enthusiasm, and a wholehearted desire to be with Jesus.

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  To Love Is Christ

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  Each page of this new devotional by David Teems is charged with originality, beauty and the richness of our common language, as well as necessary and timely spiritual content. Each day illuminates one subject, Love. Each entry puts Christ at the center of that love, whether it’s love for your husband or wife, for you neighbor, for the stranger, for God. It’s all centered in Him and in 365 lovely treatments. The language is lyrical, speaking the way love speaks, sounding the way devotion is supposed to sound. Each day also closes with a benediction, such as, “May Christ be the template by which love shapes itself in you.” It’s about true Christianity, about worship, about devotion, about ourselves, and much much more. An incredibly generous book, you could say it’s the little book with the big heart. And finally, as it says in the Prologue, offering us perhaps the clearest description of itself, “This is a book of love. It only thinks it’s a devotional.”

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