Raising the Standard: Reclaiming Our World for God

by Carman Licciardello

Today, whole ranks of everyday Christians are becoming heroes of faith, by standing against godliness and winning in the fight against spiritual darkness. This book chronicles their bold faith... and shows how you can stand among them! No longer can we ignore the raising hostility to God and his moral laws. We see forces destroying the values on which our civilization, our families, our very lives are founded. The battle is at our doors and our losses are great * false religions in our schools * the barring of Christianity from the public places * countless lives lost to abortion * violence in our neighborhoods * perverse laws that favor the ungodly. We cannot run any longer. All that remains, then.. is to raise the standard and retake our world for Christ!

Genres: Christian

204 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Born January 19, 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey to Domenic and Nancy Licciardello. When he was 20 years old he moved to Las Vegas to pursue a music career. Soon after his move to Las Vegas he attended an Andrae Crouch concert where he embraced Evangelical Christianity. From then on he has only sang for the Glory of God. He has since relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has recieved 15 gold and platinum albums and videos and has sold over 10 million records. Carman holds the record for the largest solo Contemporary Christian concerts in history. 80,000 attendees in at a Charlotte, NC show. 71,132 at Texas Stadium. Also the largest ticketed solo Christian concert with 50,000 people in Johannesburg, South Africa. He continues to be the only stadium act in Christian music history. Not only is he a singer, but he is an actor, evangelist, author, rapper, and television show host for TBN's Praise the Lord. He has written 2 novels, The Champion, based on his film, Carman: The Champion and Undefeated in Love and War which is loosely based on The Champion as well. Carman has released 25 studio albums. GMA Dove Award winner. Grammy Nominated. He has hosted his own variety series called Time 2 on TBN. He has appeared in 4 films. He currently has started a new ministry called For Real, For Now. He still performs to this day. He is a cultural phenomenon in Contemporary Christian Music. And he does it for Jesus Christ.

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again I say, Carman is a great writer. I highly enjoyed this book. It was so informative and eye opening. I complete agree with everything Carman says. Especially nowadays, people need to stand up and raise their standards. I finished it in 2 sittings. I couldn't put it down. :)

[Faye Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though this book was written in the 90s, I read it anyway. There are still some things he addressed in this book that are still issues even 30 years later, such as suicides, teenage pregnancy. Toward the end of the book, he explained that if we're bold in sharing the Gospel, we'll be amazed at how many people want to hear it and come to know Jesus.

[Josiah Rex · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little dated in some spots. But overall still very applicable to present day Christians.

[Robert Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to believe that it's 20 years old. Had the book, but never read it. I' m glad I did. Really thought provoking to tell people to take a stand and stop waiting for the rapture. We got work to do.