Highlights how Jesus and the Apostle Paul provided their faith communities with clarity during the cultural mishmash of ideological confusion during their day, while maintaining the ethos, pathos, and logos of the kingdom of God. The hope is, by examining how they confronted the various violent, religiously nationalist, ethnically biased, imperialistic, and corrupt ideologies of their day, that twenty-first century church leaders can develop roadmaps for discipling their faith communities into the salt and light of the world, without them becoming as the world.

Reflection of current events within the Christian church in America among Christian nationalist, Christian activist and carnal Christians. Infamous similarities to church schisms during the 4th through 5th century A.D. are cited, as well as cautions about the possibility of similar outcomes. A well-known perspective to be embraced by American Christians that potentially could lead to a Church unified under the primacy of Jesus' kingdom message is offered.

Explores the history that contributed to the powerlessness that we Christian Westerners often experience from our prayers. A case is made for the practice of contemplative prayer. This ancient form of Christian prayer, practiced by desert solitaries and some Church Fathers, can effectively help us to experience prayer as a viable spiritual weapon.