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Selections From Friedrich Schleiermachers Christian Ethics
$40.00Add to cartBrandt presents important selections from German theologian Schleiermacher’s Christian Ethics, a work that moves beyond formal matters to offer a comprehensive analysis of ethical issues, including what constitutes moral action for individuals in relation to the family, the state, the school, the church, and society. This edition also includes James Brandt’s in-depth introductory essay, describing the role of Christian Ethics in Schleiermacher’s overall corpus, its place in the history of Christian ethical reflection, and its structure and character.
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Stages Of Me
$13.95Add to cartThe Stages Of ME with faith, hope and understanding anything is possible. In The Stages Of ME you will experience a journey. Through each stage you will see the Director and how He intercedes to produce His scene. He is ever present hoping to form a personal relationship with anyone willing to open his or her heart to Him. The stages of ME are the stages of WE! ? WE – are all a collection of the words and actions that breach our path. Each interlude is a continuation. – WE – continue through the ME’s of the future. – WE – have tasks to perform with Direction. – WE – must be careful in the touches of others as gentle as possible and when we are not, stop, rewind and redo our scenes. The stages of ME has included my personal experiences with a debilitating muscle disease, near death occurrences, heart disease in the man I love and the loss of loved ones. My stages are personal as are yours. By sharing my journey I hope it sparks a desire for you to reflect on your stages. The irony of life has brought me full circle. My Director, places a touch, and a whisper of my future as He casts the people in my life. He is always guiding if I am open to Him. This is a journey I did not plan to take. I hope you enjoy the show with me. I hope and wish for you to find your STAGES OF ME!
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Evangelist Caper
$24.99Add to cartIn Mr. Malta’s first published novel, Evangelist Caper, Nassau County Detective Michael Ryan never dreamed that a charitable function would provide such profound changes to his life. Along with his partner Peggy Younger, he has become embroiled in the brutal murder of the wealthy and beautiful Evangelist, Tamara Steele. The case leads the two detectives down a path of intrigue where deception and corruption become the order of the day. The Tamara Steele murder forces Mike into corridors he can not otherwise avoid: the unsolved killing of his wife Katie, the care of his disabled son, Jamie and his relationship to Peggy, who is a born-again Christian. Who killed the charismatic Tamara? What was the motive for this brutal murder? Could it be greed, jealousy? Or was it the working of a deranged killer seeking revenge?
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Analogy Of Being
$51.99Add to cartExplores whether human minds can truly discover God without Christ
Does all knowledge of God come through Christ alone, or can human beings discover truths about God philosophically? This volume of essays by expert Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theologians examines the relationship between divine revelation through the person of Jesus Christ and human reason.
These essays are the continuation of a lively, decades-long debate between Karl Barth and Erich Przywara, first sparked in 1932 when Barth wrote that the use of natural theology in the Catholic tradition was the “invention of the anti-Christ.” In The Analogy of Being, contributors analyze and reflect on both sides of the controversy and look deeply into such topics as the role of metaphysical thinking in theology, the nature and grace of human knowledge of God, and the Trinitarian structure of divine revelation and action.
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Resonant Witness : Conversations Between Music And Theology
$42.99Add to cartShows how music and faith can work powerfully in partnership
Resonant Witness gathers together a wide, harmonious chorus of voices from across the musical and theological spectrum to show that music and theology can partner together – and that the majesty and power of both are profoundly amplified when they do.
Examines the musical philosophy of St. Augustine
Delves into the theological imagery of J. S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen
Demonstrates how jazz improvisation can inform scriptural interpretation
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Hand Of Fate
$17.99Add to cartWhen the host of a popular radio talk show is murdered, the suspects seem to out number his millions of listeners. Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically when poisonous gas fills the studio while his polarizing show, “The Hand of Fate”, is on air. In the ensuing panic, police evacuate downtown Portland–and the triple threat of FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, Crime reporter Cassidy Shaw and Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce begin piecing together the madness, motive and the mystery of what just happened. And this time it’s personal since one of the women was secretly dating the host and has access to his home…and secret evidence. In the days following Fate’s murder, these three colleagues and friends must confront a betrayal of the team while piecing together the not-so-public life of Jim Fate. Together, they must uncover the stunning truth of who killed him, how close the killer really is, and what the ultimate motive is for this cold-blooded murder.
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If I Get Left Behind
$13.49Add to cartThink you have all the time in the world? How much time is that? What if tomorrow wasn’t guaranteed? Would you accept Christ today? What if you woke up one morning and discovered Christians everywhere had vanished and you’d been left behind? What do you do next? Is it too late to accept Christ as Lord and Savior? Could you survive what was to come? With Christ, you can survive in post rapture times. It’s not too late to receive salvation today.
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Voices Of The Faithful
$15.99Add to cartThis brilliant, 366-day devotional features incredible stories of God’s faithfulness in the face of uncertainty and danger, written by hundreds of missionaries worldwide. With a foreword by International Mission Board president Jerry Rankin and an introduction by Beth, this volume also includes advice on how to hear God’s voice, pray for missionaries, and understand the church’s and individual’s role in missions.
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Graceful Evangelism : Christian Witness In A Complex World
$28.00Add to cartIntroduction: What This Book Is About
Part 1: Where Did We Come From?
1. What Is Evangelism? Perspectives And Problems
2. What Does The Bible Say? Biblical Models Of Evangelism
3. Patterns Of Evangelism Through The Ages
4. The Western Missionary Movement In The 19th Century: An American Perspective
Part 2: Where Are We Now?
5. The Situation For Evangelism In The 21st Century: Two Sides Of A Coin
6. Today’s Mission Trends
7. Contemporary Theologies Of Evangelism
Part 3: Where Are We Going?
8. Abundant Life
9. A Mission Statement For Evangelism
10. Changing Context: Transforming Mission
Part 4: Can We Craft A Graceful Evangelism?
11. Insights From Contemporary Theologies Of Evangelism
12. Challenges To Crafting A Graceful Evangelism
13. Changes: New Movements And Institutional Re-visionings
14. Seeding Through Their Eyes: A Spiral Of Knowledge Acquisition
15. Radical Habits: Practices For Evangelism Today
Appendix: Constructing A Congregational Timeline
IndexesAdditional Info
The word evangelism evokes strong reactions among Christians. Conflict about what it is, whether to do it, how to go about it, and the desired results divides churches, demonstrating the need for new theologies and methods that address today’s religiously pluralistic and secular contexts. This book offers a comprehensive treatment of evangelism, from biblical models to contemporary practice. Frances Adeney shows that understanding different contexts and approaches to evangelism and accepting the views of others on this crucial topic can help replace the “evangelism wars” (social action vs. proclamation) with a more graceful approach to sharing God’s good news with the world. -
Dance Gods Gift To You
$16.49Add to cart“The aroma of God is being sensed throughout the earth, awakening those who God has ordained to carry forth the anointing of the dance in the earth.” In the 21st century church, God is calling ministers of the dance in record numbers to fulfill His purpose-revealing His glory in the earth. This calling has prompted a myriad of questions in the minds of leaders and laypersons in the body of Christ. In Dance, God’s Gift to You, Dr. Crawford presents a fresh, clear biblical understanding of how God views the dance, elaborating on how and why dance should be used in the worship experience. This book will answer many questions and help open the eyes of your understanding to: * The origin and purpose of the dance * How dance is used as a powerful weapon against the enemy * How dance is used to restore and bring order out of chaos * Why God takes pleasure in the dance * How to pursue the presence of God through the dance * The healing qualities of the dance * What God expects of His ministers of the dance May this book stir the gift of dance in you and cause you to “move out” in obedience to the call of God on your life!
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Quest For A Black Theology
$15.00Add to cartThe late 1960s witnessed tumult over the Vietnam War, the deaths of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., rioting by African Americans in major U.S. cities, and the rise of the Black Power Movement. At the same time there emerged, even amid serious controversy in the black churches, black liberation theology and its radical critique not only of white power structures but of historic Christianity itself. This classic volume, a gathering of essays from a pivotal conference of black churchmen, ethicists, and theologians at Georgetown University in 1969, reflects the urgency, contention, and energy of that time. Debating black consciousness, pride, power, and liberation in relation to Christianity, the chapters of this volume speak of and to the pain and possibility experienced by African Americans at the time, as well as to the deep divisions-and deep faith-within the black churches of the day.
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Slavery Terrorism And Islam
$17.99Add to cartThis is a fascinating, well illustrated and thoroughly documented response to the relentless anti-Christian propaganda that has been generated by Muslin and Marxist groups and by Hollywood film makers. As Karl Marx declared: “The first battlefield is the re-writing of History!”
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Unto The Hills
$21.99Add to cartThe classic 365-day devotional from Billy Graham, now back in print.
No matter your place in life, this classic collection of devotional readings is designed to bring you daily to that special place of renewal-to help you pause and gaze “unto the hills” for help and inspiration.
Each of the 365 daily readings in this inspiring collection offers a carefully chosen passage of scripture, a brief, thoughtful message from Dr. Graham, and a heartfelt prayer composed especially for this book. Distilled from a lifetime of study and ministry, these devotionals supply daily food for thought about living fruitfully and joyfully in an often fretful world.
Simple, direct, encouraging yet challenging, this book offers itself as a heartening companion for your daily walk in the valley. This collection is a gentle but constant reminder that we can find help for all our needs as long as we remember to look up . . . unto the hills but especially unto the Lord.
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Consuming Youth : Leading Teens Through Consumer Culture
$19.99Add to cartToday’s relentless, consumer culture—dominated by popular media’s emphasis on bigger, better, and more, and catering to teenagers every want and desire—is leaving our youth adrift in a sea of conflicting messages. Messages that every youth worker must be able to decode and redirect away from the material world towards helping young people become who God created them to be: givers instead of receivers, servers instead of consumers. Consuming Youth is for any adult who recognizes that following Jesus means leading young people through the pitfalls of consumer culture, helping them discover vocation—where their great gladness meets a world’s great need, and unleashing the kingdom of God on earth.
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Joyful In Hope
$24.99Add to cartEight different women of all ages, Eight familiar stories united by a common thread; how to find God in the most testing of circumstances. Meet, for example, Louise who whilst surfing one weekend was caught in a rip current and carried out to sea…Or Rosie, who was told that her two-year-old son had autism. Or Karen who, along with her younger sister, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Or Liz who experienced years of unsuccessful IVF treatment before deciding to adopt a boy from overseas. These are stories of women of all ages, facing challenges that many of us encounter in some form or other.
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In Pursuit Of The Miraculous
$13.99Add to cartOne dictionary definition of miracles is that they are ‘remarkable and welcome events that seem impossible to explain’. But can they still happen today? Should we expect them? Jesus certainly encouraged his disciples to anticipate miraculous accompaniments to their proclamation of his good news. In Mark 16:17-18 he emphasizes five signs that ‘will accompany those who believe’ (v17).
So if we accept that miracles do happen today, how might we see more of the miraculous in the twenty-first century? How can they be experienced? Just what kind of faith is needed for them to happen? Are there hindrances that can stop them occurring and if so, what are they?
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Reframing Hope : Vital Ministry In A New Generation
$31.00Add to cartMuch has been written about the changing landscape the church finds itself in, and even more about the church’s waning influence in our culture. From her vantage point as an under-40 pastor, Carol Howard Merritt, author of Tribal Church, moves away from the handwringing toward a discovery of what ministry in, with, and by a new generation might look like. What does the substance of hope look like right now? What does hope look like when it is framed in a new generation? Motivated by these questions, Merritt writes Reframing Hope with the understanding that we are not creating from nothing the vital ministry of the next generation. Instead, we are working through what we have, sorting out the best parts, acknowledging and healing from the worst, and reframing it all.
She explores the spirit of collaboration that has grown up in our culture as the diffusion of authority continues to move toward a network of sharing resources and information. She shares the spiritual longing she sees in those of her generation and acknowledges that people will no longer settle for one-way preaching and entertaining services-they want their worship to become meaningful; they want their spirituality to lead to action. Merritt believes that if we can manage to navigate many of these important shifts, the years ahead are full of hope, but only if we recognize and welcome the changes that will come and open ourselves to what new adaptations will bring to us.
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Rivers Of Darkness Visions Of Light
$17.95Add to cartRivers of Darkness, Visions of Light: From Extortion to Salvation is the true story of an extortion attempt and of the life that both precedes and follows the decision to commit the crime. The story involves a maze of psychological and spiritual twists to maintain an element of growing suspense throughout.
This true account is told with an unusual transparency, revealing normally hidden personal thoughts, vulnerabilities, and motivations. The first chapter opens with a glimpse into the tormented mind of a young child separated from life and love, and the second chapter has the reader swimming along with the author in the Mississippi River for five miles in a daring nighttime operation to pick up a packaged bundle of cash along a New Orleans riverbank. Action follows with the site being under continual and hidden surveillance by a seven-man team headed by the FBI.
The story then reverts to the events that helped shape the life that brought about this crime, and a chronology unfolds throughout the next fourteen chapters that affords a view of human nature that is painfully honest, at times disturbing, and eventually uplifting as reconciliation with God and man is achieved.
This is a story of one man reaching out to God, his finding only walls and silence, and his acting out of an absolute sense of futility and frustration. Then, when least expected as that life finally seemed to come together with a notable measure of success as a commercial deep sea diver in the Gulf of Mexico, the real story of life begins. The reader gets a front row seat with an unobstructed view to see how a life plays out when a person first rejects and then ultimately receives spiritual light.
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Jesus : Your Very Best Friend
$5.95Add to cartWould you enjoy the high privilege of leading your own child (or grandchild) to accept Christ as Lord and Savior? Do you feel ill-equipped to do such an important task?
You can now erase all those fears and thoughts of not having enough Bible knowledge! Jesus Your Very Best Friend is an easy-to-use guide that will help any interested adult lead a young person toward the all-important decision to become a Christian. It is a study book and discussion guide all in one!
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Finding Our Way Again
$18.99Add to cartWhy have certain spiritual disciplines been in use for centuries, and why are they so important?
It is questionable if one can ever be exactly the same person waking up on two consecutive days. How are spiritual sojourners to cope with the constant change? Many are beginning to explore the ancient Christian spiritual practices, such as fixed-hour prayer, fasting and sincere observance of the Sabbath. What is causing this hunger for deeper spirituality?
Brian McLaren guides us on this quest for an explanation of these spiritual practices, many of which go all the way back to Abraham and the establishment of Israel. In the midst of contemporary Christianity, we discover the beauty of these disciplines and the transformation through Christ that each can provide.
Includes foreword by Phyllis Tickle and leads into seven additional titles, The Ancient Practices, a classic series featuring some of the leading writers on spirituality in the world today.
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Discovering Our Spiritual Identity
$25.99Add to cartEach chapter in this workbook by Trevor Hudson is peppered with “holy experiments,” simple practices that bring us into God’s presence and help us experience life as his beloved. At the end of each chapter is a set of questions which are ideal for discussion with one or two spiritual friends or a small group. This practical and winsome book covers topics such as:
hearing and speaking with God
growing in spiritual friendship
practicing stewardship of our work and play
learning discernment
approaching our death and the world beyond
living now in the kingdom of GodWherever you may find yourself along the Way, a real and vital spirituality awaits you in these pages.
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Sharing Possessions : What Faith Demands Second Edition
$22.99Add to cartChallenges Christians to change the way they regard their worldly goods
Respected scholar Luke Timothy Johnson here defines the slippery concept of human possession (especially in relation to God’s divine ownership) and investigates the parameters of biblical teaching on the mystery of human possessing and possessiveness.
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Global Church Planting (Reprinted)
$42.00Add to cartPrologue: The Parable Of The Apple Trees
Part 1: Biblical Foundation
Part 2: Strategic Considerations
Part 3: Development Phases
Part 4: Critical FactorsAdditional Info
With over forty years combined global church-planting experience, Craig Ott and Gene Wilson are well qualified to write a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for cross-cultural church planting. Combining substantive biblical principles and missiological understanding with practical insights, this book walks readers through the various models and development phases of church planting. Advocating methods that lead to church multiplication, the authors emphasize the role of the missionary church planter. They offer helpful reflection on current trends and provide best practices gathered from research and empirical findings around the globe. The book takes up a number of special issues not addressed in most church planting books, such as use of short-term teams, partnerships, and wise use of resources. Full of case studies and real examples from around the world, this practical text will benefit students, church planters, missionaries, and missional church readers. -
Knockout Entrepreneur
$16.99Add to cartBoxing great and business success George Foreman shares his knockout business secrets for entrepreneurs.
Readers remember George Foreman as the former Heavyweight Boxing Champion and the spokesman for the popular George Foreman Grill. What they may not know is that he is also a successful entrepreneur whose portfolio today boasts the George Foreman Grill, George Foreman’s Knockout Cleaner, a line of clothing with Casual Male, fitness videos, Elgin watches, and much more. In Knockout Entrepreneur, Foreman shares his success secrets with aspiring and current entrepreneurs.
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Commentaries On Genesis 1-3
$70.99Add to cartThe church fathers displayed considerable interest in the early chapters of Genesis, and often wrote detailed commentaries or preached series of homilies on the Hexameron–the Six Days of Creation–among them Eustathius of Antioch, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Ambrose, John Chrysostom and Augustine. This volume of Ancient Christian Texts offers a first-time English translation of Severian of Gabala’s In cosmogoniam and a fresh translation of a portion of Bede the Venerable’s Libri quatuor in principium Genesis. Severian, bishop of Gabala in Syria, who early on was a friend of John Chrysostom, later turned against him and opposed him at the Synod of Oak in 403. Though displaying his own strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies, Severian still represents the so-called Antiochene school with its preference for literal over allegorical interpretation of texts. The text derives from the critical edition found in Clavis patrum graecorum and has been ably translated with explanatory notes by Robert C. Hill. The commentary from Bede the Venerable derives from Book I of his four-book commentary on Genesis from the account of creation to the casting out of Ishmael. Bede was a polymath–teacher, computist, exegete, historian–and one of the foremost scholars from Anglo-Saxon England. As a teacher, Bede strove to hand on the tradition of the church in a form easily understood by those who might not be well educated. These early chapters in Genesis provided teaching on creation, human origins, sin and redemption. The text deriving from Corpus Christianorum Latina is ably translated with explanatory notes by Carmen Hardin.
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Mission Of The Holy Spirit
$18.95Add to cartThis book, The Mission of the Holy Spirit, grew out of a series of messages given by Pastor Wade Graber in 1995. Now fifteen years after the initial vision, paradigm shift, and some personal spiritual growth, Wade’s hope in penning The Mission of the Holy Spirit is for Christians to more fully understand the presence and ministry of God the Holy Spirit and for unbelievers to receive the indwelling Spirit. The message of the book is quite simple. You are the mission field of God the Holy Spirit. He has numerous things He wants to do in your life that affect your present and your eternity. The Holy Spirit wants to transform you into Christ’s image and glorify the Father and the Son. This book and the accompanying songs require uninterrupted worship and meditation in order to experience the richest reality of the Holy Spirit.
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New Monasticism As Fresh Expression Of Church
$27.00Add to cartThe combination of Fresh Expressions and the explosion of interest in monastic spirituality is resulting in the emergence of new monastic communities inspired by historic patterns of religious life, but reframed for the contemporary world. This worldwide movement is seen as a radical expression of ecclesial community and was named in Mission Shaped Church as one of the leading new forms of church that would help people reconnect with Christianity. aaA new monastic community may be a dispersed group of families and individuals meeting to share meals and worship, it might be a group connected virtually; it might be a youth group exploring monastic spirituality. In this book, leaders of traditional religious communities and emerging ‘new monastic’ communities tell their stories and reflect on how an ancient expression of being church is inspiring and shaping a very new one.aaIncluded are many well-known contributors: Graham Cray, Tom Sine, Shane Claiborne, Ray Simpson, Abbot Stuart Burns and others exploring intentional liv
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Warrior Before His Throne
$14.99Add to cartA teen age girl from a third world country arises above the challenges of being the daughter of a Hindu “holy man”, faces persecution and even death from her father because of her faith in Jesus Christ.
She has countless experiences with demonic forces of darkness, but amidst all adversities, she is determined to follow Jesus.
At the age of sixteen, she fell in love with a Christian young man from an Islamic background and that made matters worst with her father and other family members. -
7 Years Of Silence The Book
$15.49Add to cartJacqueline Jackson loves the Lord and has a burning desire to please Him. She has worked in the health care field for more than fifteen years. She feels called to evangelize those whom God puts in proximity to her. Married for more than twenty years to the late Elder Leonard Jackson Sr., she is both a mother and a grandmother. She has sat on multiple planning committees and consumer advisory boards, and for the past seven years has been a planning committee member of a faith community outreach project sponsored by the state health department called On Common Ground.
While she was on bed rest one day, she was watching a TV program about feeding children in Africa. The program showed babies who were abandoned by parents infected with the HIV virus. The organization that sponsored the show had established houses for the abandoned babies called abandoned baby centers (ABCs). On the program, people talked about how the church kept silent concerning HIV/AIDS. As I lay in bed saddened by the babies I saw, I felt an indignation rise up inside of me. With a very pompous attitude, I muttered under my breath, “God, it’s a shame how the church has kept silent regarding this subject.” The Lord quickly replied, “Yes, you have remained silent for seven years.”
Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
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Countdown To The Last Day
$27.99Add to cartWhy does God mention the catching of 153 Great Fish in His Word, the Bible?
* Does the storm of Acts 27, in which 276 men were saved, show the duration of the Great Tribulation period of 8,400 days (276 months)?
* How does the example of Elijah calling fire down from Heaven upon the 2/3 (of the 153 men) relate to the 153 days of the End?
* Is the 153 days from May 21, 2011 to October 21, 2011 significant, since it ends on the Last Day of the Feast of Tabernacles, that Great Day?
* Will the houses of worship experience an overthrow similar to Christ expelling the moneychangers from the temple; is the overthrow of Sodom related to the overthrow of the fallen houses of worship?
* What comes forth from the bottomless pit during the final five months of history according to Revelation 9?
* Does God’s covenant with Day and Night allow salvation to continue to the last day?
* Since 1,000 years are as a day with the Lord, is the 7,000th anniversary of the flood in the year 2011 significant?
* What did the waters of Noah’s flood represent as they increased greatly and prevailed for 150 days?
* Why are the Biblical numbers 17, 19, 21, 23, 37, 42, 51, 84, 153 & 276 so important during the time of Great Tribulation and after?
* Is May 21, 2011 or October 21, 2011 the most likely time of the rapture?
* Will Satan (the Northern) be removed before the final 153 days?Are we all months away from the greatest event in human history? Yes, we are at the precipice of the great day, in which Christ is coming in power and great glory! The final 153 days of 2011 A.D. are May 21, 2011-October 21, 2011!
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Nuggets For Life
$15.49Add to cartNuggets for Life contains hundreds of “Golden Nuggets” that encouraged me through my battle with stage four cervical cancer. God wants me to share them with you. He has a plan for your life He knows your dreams; He put them there for a reason. He knows exactly what you want.
Some nuggets He will use to catapult you to a higher level.
Some nuggets will motivate you to dream more and help others.
Some nuggets will encourage you in your trials until you get your victory.
Some nuggets will give you mountain-moving faith.
Remember, God wants to give you the desires of your heart.
Trust Him. Live your life so that people want what you have.
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Irrevocable Purpose Of A Woman In Life
$13.49Add to cartThis book is a wake-up call to all who have decided to reject the basic truth of God’s Word because of the tradition they have adopted, rendering the Word of God about marriage less effective. His Word says a man will definitely need a helper on his journey through life. The only precise and adequate helper the almighty God has provided is the precious woman; no other choice is appropriate. If you do choose a different helper, it is against God’s principle of life. A life without a woman is incomplete.
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Bumbleweed Field
$20.99Add to cartWhat should parents do when their children refuse to get along? All the arguing and fighting, bickering and yelling can almost tear a family apart! Jim Carter wrote this book for his pre-teen nieces nearly twenty years ago. After changing the names to protect the “innocent”, this charming short story marshals all the elements of growing up as siblings and charts a course to becoming friends as well as sisters. Jim flies for a major airline and knows how critical the proper course is for a safe and happy arrival! He and his wife Susan live in Northern Virginia. Bible study, horses and travel fill their “empty nest” and they happily wing their way to see grown children in Texas and South Carolina.
Local artist Cortney Matz adds a colorful and simple beauty to the Bumbleweed Field’s pages. Cortney was in high school when she added her rich and textured style of water colors to The Bumbleweed Field. Her father, Dan was in the same men’s Bible study with Jim Carter and her Dad’s glowing endorsement sealed the venture. Today Cortney is a producer and communications specialists for CDR Productions and 1Voice Films in Northern Virginia. Her company’s most recent release is “For the Glory”. Look for more projects from Cortney’s fertile imagination in the near future.
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Your Highest Calling
$21.99Add to cartYou have a specific unique Highest Calling by God’s Divine Design and Purpose. You need to know how to follow His blueprint during your lifetime.
Find out specifically: what this is and how to grow into Your Highest Calling, even through difficult circumstances and troubled economic conditions.
Some books positively affect you for a long time… Apply what you read here, and this book will change you for a lifetime!
So make a serious decision for real positive impact and change… Get this book; to have the opportunity to apply the answers, keys and solutions, you discover. Then continue in this new exciting understanding of your unique mission! These keys and answers presented are specific; the solutions discovered are time tested and work well.
Based on the firm foundation of God’s Word, this book could well become one of your most important practical manuals, for developing yourself personally and spiritually… in order to uniquely fit into Your Highest Calling!
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Search For Methuselah
$27.99Add to cartAstronaut Andy Lockridge was on an expedition to the planet Jupiter, but then found himself on a voyage to a planet that perished. His spaceship travels backwards in time 76 years before the Great Flood. After learning that Noah does not know that he is the grandson of the legendary Methuselah Ranaseth, Andy and Noah’s son, Shem, set off in search of the long-missing warrior prince across a violent antediluvian world teeming with lost civilizations and dinosaurs.
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Treasures Of Biblical Wit
$12.99Add to cartIf you will allow Him to, the Holy Spirit will speak to you through God’s written Word, the Holy Bible: and when it happens, your life will take on greater meaning and you’ll be wiser in dealing with the events of each day. God’s Word is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires and exposing us for what we really are. The humor found in this book will help relieve the stress of your daily routine here on Earth, our temporary place of abode, and prepare us for the life to come. God has an answer for all that is happening around us, and everything is naked and exposed before His eyes. His Word is profitable for our teaching, our correction, and our conviction.
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Greatest Commandment : Matthew 22:31
$17.95Add to cartThe book is titled “The Greatest Commandment”, since it is the most important point of the book. (John 5:41-42) If you Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, Mind, Soul, then why is there a second law? The second law really displays the same principles as the first. This is why the first commandment is the greatest or most clear description of what God calls us to do. God is a Creator, and the law is a representation of how he builds. How do you Love the Lord your God with all your Soul, Heart, and Mind? Master the second law and the first law will become clearer.
The photo on the cover is symbolic to the laws by which we are governed, just like scriptures state that the law is the cornerstone of government. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. (Ephesians 2:19-20) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. (Isaiah 9:6)
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Time Traps : Proven Strategies For Swamped Salespeople
$18.99Add to cartProductivity. It has been a buzz word in the business world for years. But despite our best attempts and countless self-help books, we still fall behind, work late, juggle our schedules, and become swamped. Time Traps addresses the most common misconceptions we have about time and our use of that time in the marketplace. Duncan has proven remedies for universal time troubles, and he shows readers how to set a schedule that works-not just some days but every day. With the principles in Time Traps, salespeople will see a rise in their sales as they experience a drop in their working hours.
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Life Points : Twenty Five Directives That Will Change The Way You Life
$14.95Add to cartBy systematically following the enclosed directives in this resource, one will have the motivation, information, and plans to accomplish much more in your life. “Life Points” presents the foundation needed to launch life in a direction that will be fulfilling, exciting, and successful.
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Redeeming Liberty
$14.99Add to cartIn this timely thriller by ExFeds Diane and David Munson (former Federal Prosecutor and Federal Agent), parole officer Dawn Ahern is shocked to witness her friend Liberty, the chosen bride of Wally (former “lost boy” from Sudan) being kidnapped by modern-day African slave traders. Dawn tackles overwhelming danger head-on in her quest to redeem Liberty. When she reaches out to FBI agent Griff Topping and CIA agent Bo Rider, her life is changed forever. Suspense soars as Bo launches a clandestine rescue effort for Liberty only to discover a deadly Iranian secret threatening the lives of millions of Americans and Israelis.
Glimpse tomorrow’s startling headlines in this captivating story of faith and freedom under fire.
The Munsons’ novels are companion books, with some characters re-appearing in new titles. They can be read in any order.
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Citizens Of Heaven Residents Of Earth
$14.99Add to cartIntroduction
1. The Meaning And Means Of Heavenly Citizenship
2. The Nature And Challenge Of Earthly Residency
3. Heavenly Citizenship In A Culture That Is Becoming More Adversanial
4. Human Philosophies That Shape The Culture Of This World
5. Be Submissive – Citizenship Recognizes Heaven’s Jurisdiction
6. Be Aware – Citizenship Calls For Discipleship And Disciplines (Part 1)
7. Be Aware – Citizenship Calls For Discipleship And Disciplines (Part 2)
8. Be Aware – Citizenship Calls Fo Rdiscipleship And Disciplines (Part 3)
9. Be Diligent – Citizenship Calls For Mission To The World (Part 1)
10. Be Diligent – Citizenship Calls For Mission To The World (Part 2)
11. Be Courageous – Citizenship Has Its Hardships
12. Be Encouraged – Citizenship Provides Power For Endurance
13. Be Faithful To The End – We’ll Be Going Home SoonAdditional Info
What does citizenship mean, and as Christians, where is our citizenship located-on earth or in heaven? Like foreigners who come to America and don’t want to go home, we have lost our deep love and longing for the homeland of heaven. Explore the benefits and responsibilities of heavenly citizenship as you learn how to live ‘in the world’ and carry out our God-given mission ‘to the world,’ while not being ‘of the world.’ -
Sacred Journey : The Ancient Practices
$18.99Add to cartHave Christians rejected pilgrimage?
The Israelites knew it. David knew it. The writer of Hebrews knew it. John Bunyan knew it. “Blessed are those whose strength is in You. They have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” (Psalm 84:5) We are strangers and pilgrims here. We’re passing through this world on a sacred journey to somewhere else. Charles Foster explores the approaching of each day as a pilgrimage-a chance to move one step closer to our ultimate goal and to even now experience tastes of that goal through prayerful awareness, study, and meditation.
Culling from his many journeys across the globe, Foster exhibits the very definition of pilgrimage: a journey to the most holy locations of our faith. This is at once both internal and external, and the author shows us how the two intersect.
A best-selling author and barrister in Oxford, Foster has spent much of his life testing the limits of human and spiritual endurance.
A volume in the eight book classic series, The Ancient Practices, with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle, General Editor.
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Tithing : Test Me In This
$12.99Add to cartStories of people who live a generous and happy life (and why you’ll want to live that way too.)
Journalist Douglas LeBlanc travels the nation to talk with believers whose lives have been enriched by the ancient spiritual discipline of tithing. He discovers people along the way who do not understand the practice as an onerous law but as God’s call to a life of generosity and compassion. The effect on their lives is dramatic.
LeBlanc talks with a variety of believers-from a pastor in the south side of Chicago to progressive Episcopalians, from an Orthodox rabbi to an Eastern Orthodox priest and his wife. By holding their gifts with open hands, they are drawn deeper into a life of joy and sharing that begins in the very heart of God.
A volume in the eight book classic series, The Ancient Practices, with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle, General Editor.
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Liturgical Year : The Spiraling Adventure Of The Spiritual Life
$18.99Add to cartA journey of the soul through the map of Christian time.The liturgical year, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent and carrying through the following November, is the year that sets out to attune the life of the Christian to the life of Jesus, the Christ.
What may at first seem to be simply an arbitrary arrangement of ancient holy days, or liturgical seasons, this book explains their essential relationship to one another and their ongoing meaning to us today. It is an excursion into life from the Christian perspective, from the viewpoint of those who set out not only to follow Jesus but to live and think as Jesus did.
And it proposes to help us to year after year immerse ourselves into the sense and substance of the Christian life until, eventually, we become what we say we are-followers of Jesus all the way to the heart of God. It is an adventure in human growth; it is an exercise in spiritual ripening.
A volume in the eight book classic series, The Ancient Practices, with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle, General Editor.
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101 Project Management Problems And How To Solve Them
$19.95Add to cartEven with a terrific project management program in place, problems can arise to derail your team’s hard work. The last thing you need in the heat of battle is academic theory. You need field-proven fixes, practical answers to urgent questions, and simple strategies for navigating around obstacles. 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them explores a wide range of these real-world challenges, including how to: * Keep a project on track despite unavoidable interruptions. * Prevent unreliable outside collaborators from jeopardizing the entire project. * Manage project teams who have little or no project management experience. * Make up for lost time without cutting corners. * Succeed in the face of threatened budget cuts. * And many more. Filled with plan-ahead strategies as well as on-the-fly solutions, this helpful guide is the ultimate project adviser and on-the-job troubleshooter in one!
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Ephesians Colossians
$18.25Add to cartAugsburg Commentary of the NT is written for a variety of people. This volume covers Ephesians and Colossians and will be used by laypeople as a resource for Bible study at home and at church. Students and instructors will read it to probe the basic message of the books of the NT. Pastors will find it to be a valuable aid for sermon and lesson preparation.
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Barmen Theses Then And Now
$19.99Add to cartApplies a bold Christian stand against Nazi thinking to the issues of today
In 1934, the German Protestant Church faced strong attempts by Hitler’s Nazi regime to bring it into line with anti-Semitic and decidedly unbiblical ways of thinking. In defiant response, leaders in the church adopted the Barmen Declaration. This bold statement of dissent, grounded in the authority of Scripture, has become a powerful model for the contemporary confession of the Christian faith against modern forms of skepticism and unbelief.
Eberhard Busch here demonstrates to a new generation how the decisions of the German Protestant Church during a specific time of crisis can guide Christians today. He interprets each of the six theses in its original context – Nazi Germany – and then applies them to the cultural and political challenges facing Christianity in our time.
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For The Communion Of The Churches
$33.99Add to cartEncourages Christians to work toward greater unity and fellowship
Founded by Abbe Paul Couturier in 1937, the Groupe des Dombes is a Protestant-Catholic coalition in French-speaking Europe uniting Reformed, Lutheran, and Catholic scholars in a common spirit of prayer, dialogue, and discernment; their pioneering work has influenced many other official ecumenical dialogues.
*Brings together an anthology of statements produced by the Group des Dombes from 1971 to 1991, appearing here together in English translation for the first time
*Expresses the Groupe’s keen insights into the renewal of theology and church life necessary for progress toward full ecclesial unity
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Sacrifice Of Africa
$24.99Add to cartDisplays the power of Christianity to unleash true political transformation in Africa
Christianity is rapidly expanding in Africa – but so also are the vexing realities of war, civil unrest, corruption and violence. What are the connections between these two faces of Africa? Can Christianity become the much-needed social force for a new future in Africa? How would such a future come about, and what would it look like?
These questions lie at the heart of The Sacrifice of Africa by Emmanuel Katongole. A Catholic priest from Uganda, born in 1960, who lived through the reign of Idi Amin and who has seen firsthand the problems that ravage his home country and its neighbors, Katonogole argues that recurring civil war, violence, corruption and instability are wired within the imaginative landscape of modern Africa, are set within the founding narratives of Africa’s inception into the modern world through colonialism and its successor institution, nation-state politics.
In the face of these entrenched political imaginations, the most critical social challenge is one of “daring to invent” the future through new foundational narratives that reflect and nurture a fresh, different vision for African politics and social life. This is the primary political difference that Christianity can make in Africa.
The stories of three African Christian leaders and their work – Bishop Paride Taban and the Holy Trinity Peace Village in Southern Sudan; Angelina Atyam in Uganda and the Concerned Parents Association in Uganda; and Maggie Barankitse and Maison Shalom in Burundi – cap off Katongole’s inspiring vision of hope for Africa.
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Introduction To The Old Testament As Scripture
$44.00Add to cartPreface
AbbreviationsPART ONE: THE OLD TESTAMENT: INTRODUCTION
The Discipline Of Old Testament Introduction
The Problem Of The Canon
Canon And Criticism
Text And CanonPART TWO: THE PENTATEUCH
Introduction To The Pentateuch
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
DeuteronomyPART THREE: THE FORMER PROPHETS
Introduction To The Forms Prophets
Joshua
Judges
Samuel
KingsPART FOUR: THE LATTER PROPHETS
Introduction To The Latter Prophets
Isaiah
Jeremiah
EzekielThe Book Of The Twelve
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
MalachiPART FIVE: THE WRITINGS
Introduction To The Writings
The Psalms
Job
Proverbs
Ruth
Song Of Songs
Ecclesiastes
Lamentations
Esther
Daniel
Ezra And Nehemiah
ChroniclesPART SIX: CONCLUSION
The Hebrew Scriptures And The Christian Bible
Index Of Authors
Additional Info
This Introduction attempts to offer a different model for the discipline from that currently represented. It seeks to describe the form and function of the Hebrew Bible in its role as sacred scripture for Israel. It argues the case that the biblical literature has not been correctly understood or interpreted because its role as religious literature has not been correctly assessed. -
To The Cross And Beyond
$14.95Add to cartIn each of Sunday’s assigned lectionary readings — the First, Second, and Gospel lessons — we are invited to view the glorious narrative of scripture through three different, yet harmonious, perspectives. In the gospel lesson, we return to the fountainhead, bringing the congregation back to where Christianity began. Like the first disciples, we walk with Jesus, hearing his words and witnessing his miracles as we journey to the Cross.
To the Cross and Beyond takes us through Jesus’ final days on earth as recounted in the Sundays of Lent and Easter. David O. Bales explores some of the gospel’s best-known moments as Jesus journeys to Jerusalem and, ultimately, to the Cross and then the empty tomb.
This collection of sermons is a valuable resource for:
Sermon starters and illuminating illustrations
Gaining a new homiletical perspective to the lectionary
Offering a newer, deeper understanding and appreciation of scripture
Using as a starter for adult Bible study groups or personal devotionsThis insightful collection of sermons includes:
Looking Down on God
Putting the World Back Together
Jesus’ Prayer: The Pause in the Battle
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Show And Tell Cycle A
$14.95Add to cartIn each of Sunday’s assigned lectionary readings — The First, Second, and Gospel lessons — we are invited to view the glorious narrative of scripture through three different, yet harmonious, perspectives. In the first reading, the congregation returns to the heritage of our faith as described in the Old Testament, as well as in the New Testament book of Acts. We travel with the children of Israel as they take their first steps in faith, reliving the highs and lows of that journey with them. Through studying this part of scripture, we can see our own journey of faith played out by an entire nation.
Show-and-Tell guides us through some of the earliest accounts in the Bible in Genesis and Exodus, as well as the prophetic words of Isaiah and Ezekiel. During the Easter season, the first readings also explore the beginnings of Christianity as recounted in Acts. By taking us back to the beginning, Dr. Everett offers insight and encouragement into how we can live out our faith today.
This collection of sermons is a valuable resource for:
Sermon starters and illuminating illustrations
Gaining a new homiletical perspective to the lectionary
Offering a newer, deeper understanding and appreciation of scripture
Using as a starter for adult Bible study groups or personal devotionsSermons in this volume include:
Will This Be on the Test?
A Breath of Fresh Air
Stuck in Park
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Made To Crave
$19.99Add to cartJust because a woman finally fits into her skinny jeans doesn’t mean she’s won her battle with food. Too often, women overlook the spiritual component to their physical struggle with healthy eating. Made to Crave taps into the desires God gave you to consume food without letting food consume you!
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3 Views On The Rapture
$22.99Add to cartThe rapture, or the belief that, at some point, Jesus’ living followers will join him forever while others do not, is an important but contested doctrine among evangelicals. Scholars generally hold one of three perspectives on the timing of and circumstances surrounding the rapture, all of which are presented in Three Views on the Rapture. The recent prominence of a Pre-Wrath understanding of the rapture calls for a fresh examination of this important but contested Christian belief. Alan D. Hultberg (PhD, Trinity International University and professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology) explains the Pre-Wrath view; Craig Blaising (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary and president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) defends the Pre-Tribulation view; and Douglas Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews and professor of New Testament at Wheaton College) sets forth the Post-Tribulation view. Each author provides a substantive explanation of his position, which is critiqued by the other two authors. A thorough introduction gives a historical overview of the doctrine of the rapture and its effects on the church. The interactive and fair-minded format of the Counterpoints series allows readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions.
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Story Of Christianity 2
$27.99Add to cartTHE STORY OF CHRISTIANITY, VOLUME 2, is an informative, interesting, and consistently readable narrative history. Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this second volume continues narrative history to the present. Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, dramatic events, and shaping ideas of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy during this period, keynoting crucial theological developments while providing fresh understanding of the social, political and economic forces that influenced the formation of the church. In particular, the author notes recurring themes of unrest, rebellion, and reformation. Gonzalez presents an illumination record of the lives, impelling ideas and achievements of such prominent figures as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin-movers and shapers in the emerging Protestant church. His biographical insights, in conjunction with vivid historical accounts, reveal how individual lives mirror and clarify core theological concerns and developments. The interpretive overview of The Story of Christianity includes a thorough and timely analysis of the growth and maturation of Christianity, including events in Europe, the United States, and Latin America-the latter an area too often neglected in church histories, yet increasingly vital to an understanding of Christianity’s historical development, present situation, and future options. Gonzalez’s richly textured study discusses the changes and directions of the church in the traditions of Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Christianity. The Story of Christianity covers such recent occurrences as the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, the movement toward Christian unity, and much more. It concludes with a thoughtful look at the major issues and debates involving Christians today. The Story of Christianity will serve as a fascinating introduction to the panoramic history of Christianity for students and teachers of church history, for pastors, and for general readers.
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Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask
$18.99Add to cartWhy are Christians against people who love each other getting married?”How could a loving God send someone to hell? Some questions can stop a conversation. Today, more than ever, people are asking difficult, penetrating questions about their faith, God, and the Bible. Based on a Barna survey of thousands of Christians, The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (with answers) presents nine of the most troubling questions facing Christians today. These questions cover everything from the existence of hell to the issues of abortion and homosexuality, as well as the perceived contradictions in the Bible to evolution. In his trademark warm and friendly way, Mark provides Christians with straightforward, open, and honest ways to steer the conversation with a person asking these troubling questions to the ultimate questions-the purpose of life, the nature of humanity’s relationship with God, and the truths in the Bible. A must-read for anyone who hears these difficult questions-whether it’s at school, in college classrooms, or at work.
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New Matthew Henry Commentary
$54.99Add to cartFor nearly 300 years, Christians have consulted the rich insights and brilliant reflections of Presbyterian minister Matthew Henry’s commentary on the Bible. Updating the language of the original while retaining its beauty and reliable content, The New Matthew Henry Commentary renders this classic work more accessible than ever.
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Rethinking The Origins Of The Eucharist
$68.99Add to cartThe Eucharist is the central act of Christian worship. In this book Martin Stringer brings together some of the scholarship associated with the sociological analysis of biblical texts into conversation with liturgists and historians of the first century. He begins his analysis of the Eucharist and other early Christian meals from a detailed discussion of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, the most studied text in the sociological tradition of biblical scholarship. He proposes that the meal portrayed in chapter 11 of that letter is more likely to have been an annual event rather than a weekly one. He considers other texts, both biblical and those from the first hundred and fifty years or so of Christian history and shows that the Eucharist, that is a ritual event consisting of the sharing of bread and wine, which are associated by the community with the body and blood of Jesus, is most likely to have been an invention of the Asian or Roman church in around 100-110 CE. Martin D. Stringer is Professor of Liturgical an
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Marxist Goliath Among Us
$20.99Add to cartMany believe America is secure and we are safe because communism is dead.
That prevailing supposition is delusive. Marxism is flourishing and no less venomous. Christianity and family are predicted to collapse, our freedom replaced with its tyranny. Jesus prophesied: “They will deliver you to tribulation and will kill you.” So did Lenin: “Destroy the family, you destroy the country.” Who are Marxism’s covert operatives?
* Ministers influenced by Marxist theology are helping create “Christian Socialism.” A church group supports Cuban spies in America and has financed communist movements.
* The unwanted, the burdens on society, are eliminated by euthanasia’s hired killers as “death with dignity.”
* Humanism, a powerful weapon in Marxism’s arsenal, promotes individualism and marital infidelity, insisting God is a mass “sociopathic killer.”
* Marxism endorses drug trafficking to destroy our culture.
* Planned Parenthood promotes youthful sex and disobedience to parental authority, protects pedophiles and offers abortion. It has advocated killing Christians.
* The Communist Party insists it is tolerant of, and cooperative with, Christianity, but it is no less atheistic.
* Jesus is being crucified with evil words and depictions his crowns of thorns on Marxism’s cross of decadence.
* Satanism is prospering with its death rituals and immorality because Karl Marx was a committed emissary of Satan.How can we rescue ourselves from this threat and save America? God tells us in His Word. We must confront the Marxist goliath, as David did, and annihilate it.
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Words From The Heart
$10.99Add to cartA little about myself, I’m 54 years old. At an early age, I had my first child, a girl I named Tamika. Three years later, my second daughter, Rochelle and then five years later, I had my son I named Khalif. It was not an easy life, always looking for love and trying to find myself. My children have always been my life and now that they are older, I had to found what to do in life.
Well, I have the best thing in my life now. He is always there for me. He loves me even when I make mistakes. Every day, I try to empty myself to fill myself with His word. I no longer look for love in the world or try to find myself in it.
I love family outings, Christian plays and I love singing. Life is so much simpler now that I’m not running around trying to figure out what I should be doing. I’m listening to God. I am human and sometimes I make mistakes and He forgives me. The best time in my life was when I found my Savior.
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Longing For God In An Age Of Discouragement
$21.99Add to cartZechariah is getting more attention from pastors and laymen as they rediscover its important connections with key parts of the New Testament, such as the passion of Christ and Revelation. If you desire renewal, but are discouraged by the church’s lack of influence on our culture, here are answers.
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Discovering Jesus : Why Four Gospels To Portray One Person
$16.99Add to cartAn introductory guide to the four Gospels, showing how each differs in what it emphasizes about the nature and ministry of Jesus Christ. If asked how Matthew’s Gospel differs from Luke’s, or what aspects of Jesus’ personhood and ministry the Gospel of Mark focuses on compared to those of John, how would you answer? In Discovering Jesus, T. D. Alexander sets out to help readers understand how each Gospel account is uniquely written and why all four are important for having a rich picture of the person of Jesus Christ. Alexander guides readers to see how the Gospels display Jesus as the Son of David who establishes the kingdom of God, the Son of God who suffers to ransom others, the Savior of the world who seeks the lost, and the Lamb of God who brings eternal life through a new exodus. Each chapter ends with discussion questions for individual or group study.
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Jacobs Ladder : On Angels
$33.99Add to cartFew of the great Russian author Sergius Bulgakov’s writings achieve the lyrical heights of Jacob’s Ladder. In this book, originally published in 1929, Bulgakov discusses the doctrine of angels and their importance for contemporary humanity. He includes reflections on the meaning of love, the sexes, death, and the Christian hope of resurrection, meditating on the Wisdom of God in the creation.
Jacob’s Ladder completes the development of Divine Sophia and creation begun in The Burning Bush and The Friend of the Bridegroom, which together constitute Bulgakov’s first dogmatic trilogy.
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Chronicles Of Narnia Movie Tie In 7 Book Set
$69.93Add to cartEdmund and Lucy Pevensie return to Narnia, this time with their incorrigible cousin Eustace. There they are reunited with Caspian, now a great king, aboard the Dawn Treader and embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther and farther from charted waters, they discover that their quest is more than they imagined and that the world’s end is only the beginning.
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Spiritual Identity Fraud
$17.49Add to cartJon Potter’s honest book can start a revolution-a revolution of honesty. It is time for all of us to come out of hiding. This significant book will help you make the journey toward true healing.
It is shocking to feel the tug on the surface of your spirit as Jon gently peels back the protective veneer of religiosity and pride that has enslaved so many to a life of emptiness and loss. Then, using a laugh-out-loud humor, raw candor, profound simplicity and Scriptural precision, this amazing journey will create an inescapable impact on your mind and heart as you rediscover a place called home!
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Putting Your Angels To Work
$6.99Add to cartDo you know how to put your angels to work for you? Most People don’t know how to put angels to work, and what you don’t know can hinder you. Angels are in the ministry of helps. They minister in many different ways, but they always minister on direct orders from God. They work in line with the Holy Spirit and according to the Bible.
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Gospel And Letters Of John Volume 1
$63.99Add to cartUrban von Wahlde’s radically new, three-volume commentary on the Gospel and Letters of John is the most detailed study of the composition of the Johannine literature ever put forth by an American scholar.
Nearly all of the problems confronted by those who study John have to do with the literary strata of the Gospel of John and their relation to the composition of the Letters of John. With an archaeologist’s precision, and engaging a whole range of scholarly contributions in this area, von Wahlde digs down to the foundations and exposes three distinct literary strata in the development of the Johannine tradition. Volume 1 gives detailed evidence identifying and listing the criteria for each stratum. Volumes 2 and 3 apply those criteria to the Gospel and Letters of John respectively.
These books are part of the Eerdmans Critical Commentary series, edited by David Noel Freedman and Astrid B. Beck.
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Never Give Up
$17.99Add to cartJoyce Meyer is probably better equipped than anyone when it comes to never giving up. She overcame an abused childhood, a bad marriage and extremely limited opportunities to become one of the most popular author/speakers in the world. Joyce Meyer Ministries was the first ministry in America to be headed by a woman, and it’s one of the largest in the world. If anyone knows how to hold on to a dream and realize it, it’s her.
Packed with examples of people who pursued their goals relentlessly, the book profiles nearly fifty individuals who prevailed against all odds. From the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge to the chemists who invented Post-It notes we meet people like Bessie Coleman, an African-American who had to go to flight school in Paris in order to learn how to fly. But she did, becoming the first woman in America to earn her pilot’s license in 1920.
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So You Think You Dont Know One
$23.95Add to cartUnpacking a common, but rarely addressed problem-from the theological dimensions of codependency to treatment of the minister and congregation-clergy experts Platt and Knudsen cite real-life experiences with clergy addiction and congregations in crisis in this ecumenical approach to recovery.
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Dining With Joy
$17.99Add to cartJoy Ballard has a secret: she’s a cooking show host who can’t really cook. When her South Carolina-based cooking show, Dining With Joy, is picked up by a major network, Joy Ballard’s world heats up like a lowcountry boil. Joy needs help. Then she meets chef Luke Davis who moved to Beaufort after losing his Manhattan restaurant. A cook at the Frogmore Cafe, he’s paying debts and longing to regain his reputation in the elite foodie world. Luke and Joy mix like oil and water-until Joy is exposed on national television. With her career and his reputation both under fire, they’ll have to work together to fix the mess. Is it possible that they can learn to feast on God’s love and dine with joy?
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Didache : A Window On The Earliest Christians (Reprinted)
$28.00Add to cartThe Didache (or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles) is one of the earliest Christian writings, compiled and used from 50-70 CE before the four gospels became prevalent. Rather than preaching the good news about Jesus, it provides practical instructions on how a Christian community should function and offers a unique glimpse into how the earliest believers lived and worshipped.
Document expert O’Loughlin shares the story of this first-century manual for training converts from its discovery in an obscure library in Istanbul in the late nineteenth century to the present and then offers an analysis of the text’s importance. His new translation, along with a commentary, highlights areas of key interest to Christians today: the faith and hope, discipline and rituals, and anxieties and challenges facing Gentiles being trained for full participation in the earliest Jewish-Christian communities. The book concludes with a discussion of how the Didache relates to other early church texts, particularly the gospels, and gives answers to the most frequently asked questions about this fascinating and important treatise.
The Didache features a detailed description of the day-to-day faith and step-by-step routines that shaped the Jesus movement some twenty years after the death of Christ. The focus of the faction at that time was not on proclaiming the titles and deeds of Jesus. Those aspects come to the fore later in the letters of Paul and in the gospel narratives. Instead, the focus of the Didache was on the life and knowledge of Jesus himself.
O’Loughlin links the findings of historians, Scripture scholars, and liturgists to provide a clearly written, accessible work that will be helpful to students and pastors, as well as those searching for authenticity in Christian community.
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Knit One Pearl Two
$10.99Add to cartLadies of all ages will enjoy this unique study of God’s Word which takes lessons learned by a knitter and applies them to daily living. Even if a woman doesn’t knit and has no desire to learn, there are still applications to be gleaned. Perfect for a group who knits for charity or donation, this study is designed for learning, fellowship and discussion.
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Fructose Exposed : The Truth About Americas Expanding Waistline And Failing
$16.49Add to cartThe United States is witnessing an explosion of the metabolic syndrome. We have unprecedented levels of people walking around with high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, type II diabetes and high cholesterol. The healthcare system is overrun with heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, gout, fatty liver, gastroesophageal reflux disease and the complications that come with prolonged obesity.
Research is finally defining the cause of the metabolic syndrome. A sugar in the headlines these days, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), was initially thought to be the culprit. But fructose, also known as fruit sugar, is the true villain; and its consumption in America has increased 600% in the past 25 years! While the nation is boycotting HFCS and returning to table sugar-sweetened foods, excess fructose is killing adults and the youth of America.
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Gospel And The Mind
$19.99Add to cartBy establishing central themes of the West’s Christian inheritance as the basis of the intellectual life, Green shows that any recovery of the life of the mind depends on a recovery of the gospel. History demonstrates that wherever the cross is planted, the academy follows. But history alone cannot demonstrate why this is-and must be-the case. Green engages theology and philosophy to prove that the Christian vision of God, mankind, and the world provides the necessary precondition for and enduring foundation of meaningful intellectual life. The Gospel and the Mind, deeply rooted in Augustinian and Reformed thought, shows that core principles of the West’s Christian inheritance-such as creation and the importance of history, the centrality of a telos to all things, and the logos and the value of words-form the matrix of any promising and sustainable intellectual life. More than a lament of the state of the evangelical mind or even an argument for the primacy of a Christian worldview, The Gospel and the Mind is a paradigm-shifting declaration that the life of the mind starts at the cross.
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Soundings In The Theology Of Psalms
$32.00Add to cart1. The Faithfulness Of The Lord Endures Forever – The Central Theological Witness Of The Psalter
2. The Single Most Important Text In The Entire Bible – Toward A Theology Of The Psalms
3. The Destiny Of The Righteous And The Theology Of The Psalter
4. Theology As Story – Theology And The Canonical Shape Of The Psalter
5. God At Work In The Word – A Theology Of Divine-Human Encounter In The Psalms
6. Rethinking The Enterprise – What Should Be Considered In Formulating A Theology Of The Psalms
7. Theodicy Writ Large – The Psalter And Theodicy
8. Saying Amen To Vilent Psalms – Patterns Of Prayer, Belief, And Action In The PsalterAdditional Info
The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.Soundings in the Theology of Psalms is the second of several “Soundings” volumes to be published by Fortress Press. These volumes offer state-of-the-art essays introducing readers to the current state of discussion and debate on various segments of the Bible.
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Dancing With Dynamite
$18.95Add to cartHuff stitches together stories of a radical life of presence and friendship among children, youth, and adults facing profound emotional, social, mental, developmental, physical, and spiritual challenges. His journey of full-time service, learning, and advocacy for poor, oppressed, misunderstood, and marginalized people across Canada and around the world are powerfully captured.
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Ecology Of The New Testament
$28.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
God is the Creator of all and cares deeply for all that he has made. His vision for creation is seen through a world teeming with life where eternity is breathed into and through all creation. Jesus teaches that humans must live with a spirit of generosity and restraint; however, a spirit of meanness and greed dominates human culture and leaves nearly 1.3 billion people living on less than $1 a day.
The politics of globalization based on principles of greed have resulted in the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and a shortage of food and clean water. Jesus teaches that those who are generous are blessed, and such generosity brings justice to all creation. There cannot be God’s social justice without ecological sanity, and yet we tend to speak of social justice as though non-human creation doesn’t matter. God cares even for the flowers of the field, yet we show contempt for God in our careless plunder of his creation. To love God is to love all that he has made, from our own families to the soil outside our homes.
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Besides The Bible
$32.99Add to cartInterVarsity Press Publication
So many books, so little time. How do you decide what to read? Walking into a bookstore, a library, or looking online can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience, to say the least. With so many options and not knowing what’s best for you, it’s easy to just end up making an impulse buy or giving up on reading altogether. We barely spend as much time reading as we’d like, and then we often end up completely frustrated by what we chose to read. Besides the Bible is a guide to the really great books that you should read-ones that matter. Covering a wide array of subjects and authors, from Christian bookstore best sellers to classics of Christian history and more, you’ll find yourself agreeing with some titles, shaking your head at others, and even shocked by a few. This isn’t a dry catalog with dull summaries of books authored by a bunch of dead guys. Dan Gibson, Jordan Green, and John Pattison, along with an all-star team of today’s most interesting Christian thinkers-including Donald Miller, Derek Webb, Phyllis Tickle, Steve Taylor, and William P. Young- will re-ignite your love for reading or if you’re a little lazy, give you enough information to make it seem like you’re incredibly well read.
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Divine Complexity : The Rise Of Creedal Christianity
$32.00Add to cartIntroduction
1. The Primacy Of The Gospel
Augustinian Critique Of Epistemology
The Primacy Of The Gospel
Natural Theology? Divine Simplicity?
Kataphatic Theology2. From Resurrection Kerygma To Gospel Narrative
The Resurrection Of The Crucified As Hermeneutic
The Chief Question: Resurrection As The Spirit’s Narration
Resurrection As Event In The Life Of God
Resurrection As Possibility In The Life Of The World
Resurrection As Reality In The Life Of The World
Resurrection’s Retroactive Causality
Bultmann’s Objection
The Gospel As Promissory Narrative3. The Scriptures’ Emergence As The Church’s Canon
Jesus-New And Living Temple
The Johannine Bridge
Critique Of Modern Johannine Criticism
Kasemann’s Dissent
Hoskyns’s Theological Interpretation Of John
The Johannine Theology Of The Martyr
Ignatius, Polycarp, And The Martyrs’ Canon
The Knowledge Of God In The New Testament4. The Trinitarian Rule Of Faith
Paul As Theologian
Paul’s “Canon” Of Faith (Galatians 6:16)
Early Christian Dogma In The Pastoral Epistles
Martyrological Ethos In The Pastoral Epistles
Christian “Atheism” In Justin Martyr
Justin Against Gnosticism
Irenaeus And The Theology Of The Martyrs
The First Dogmatics
The Economy Of God
The Rule Of Faith And The Trinity5. The Confrontation Of Biblical And Philosophical Monotheism
The Problem Of Christianity And Platonism
Overview Of Trinitarian Doctrine And Trinitarian Errors
Two Kinds Of Monotheism: The Living God Of Radical, Or Exclusive,
Monotheism
Two Kinds Of Monotheism: Divine Simplicity
Eternal Generation
Systematic Theology As Systematic Apologetics
Arius As Consistent Platonist6. The Holy Trinity As The Eternal Life
The Martyriological Background
The Creed At Nicea 325
Theology Of Redemption
Lord And Giver Of Life
The Homoiousions And The Homoousions
The Failure Of Biblicism
The Trinitarian Theology Of The Cappadocians
Worshipped And Glorified, Together With The Father And The SonPostscript: The “Impassible Passibility” Of The Trinity
Notes
IndexAdditional Info
Paul Hinlicky reads the history of the early church as a genuine, centuries-long theological struggle to make sense of the confession of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Protesting a recent parting of the ways between systematic theology and the history of early Christianity, Hinlicky relies on the insights of historical criticism to argue in this historical survey for the coherence of doctrinal development in the early church. Hinlicky contends that the Christian tradition shows evidence of being governed by a hermeneutic of “cross and resurrection.” In successive chapters he finds in the New Testament writings a collective Christological decision against docetism; in the union of Old and New Testaments, a monotheistic decision against Gnostic dualism; in the resulting sweep of the canon a narrative of the divine economy of salvation that posed a trinitarian alternative to Arian Unitarianism; and in the insistence upon the cross of the incarnate Son, a rebuke of Nestorianism.This book is written with the student of early Christianity and the development of doctrine in mind.
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Trinity Practically Speaking
$26.99Add to cartThree Gods, or One, or Three-in-One?
Since the word Trinity does not appear in the Bible, many people wonder whether the doctrine is anything more than an intellectual puzzle created by theologians. This book takes readers on a guided tour of the logic leading to understanding God as a Trinity.
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in the Bible (and in Christian experience) are all vital to the reality of salvation. All three save. This point may not seem to be very significant until seen in the light of the basic premise of the entire Bible, namely, that only God can save (Hosea 13:4). There are benefits involved in understanding God as a communion of persons, a circle of love. God is no longer viewed as a distant judge removed from the sorrows of earthly existence. Salvation can be seen as more than mere forgiveness of sins. It also involves a life-transforming communion of divine love. A robust understanding of the Trinity fosters a more full and transformed Christian life.
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Closer : 52 Devotions To Draw Couples Together (Reprinted)
$16.99Add to cartWhat Couples Want Today: A Devotional with a New Approach
The Love Dare challenged individuals to love their spouse more. Quiet Conversations for Couples shows wives and husbands how to grow that love together. Introduced with Scripture verses and engaging stories, these 52 devotionals will inspire couples to draw closer through faith conversations–those quiet talks so vital for emotional and spiritual intimacy in a marriage. Guided, practical action steps round out each reading.
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Open The Sky
$17.49Add to cartOn September 1, 1991, bush pilot Dwayne King spearheaded one of the first missionary flights into the crumbling Soviet empire. The historic mission climaxed the transformation of a wild child from upstate New York into a selfless servant. The saga continues at Kingdom Air Corps, where he’s training the next generation of young missionaries to fly the Word beyond where the road ends and wilderness begins.
Award-winning journalist Mark Winheld, Dwayne’s friend and fellow traveler, spotlights the turning point. When Dwayne, a teenage hot-rodder, read Jungle Pilot-the story of missionary Nate Saint, martyred in Ecuador in 1956-his heart turned from drag-racing for fun to flying for God. From that moment on he followed a higher calling, armed only with faith, humor and chutzpah-and the reflexes that had kept him from wrecking cars on the hilly roads of home.
In “Open the Sky,” you’ll see, through Dwayne’s eyes, the ravages of loneliness and alcohol in the Alaskan bush. You’ll feel the courage of Russian believers surviving in the ruins of a destroyed civilization, given new hope by recent aviation freedoms. You’ll sense the forces that hammered a thrill-seeking adolescent into a mature servant who lives out the words he says and believes: “There’s only three things that are eternal. Only three. God, God’s Word, and people.”
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No Place For Abuse (Revised)
$22.99Add to cart1. The Prevalence And Severity Of Abuse Against Women
2. Beginning To Respond
3. Growing In Compassion
4. Steeple To Shelter: Paving The Pathway
5. Searching The Scriptures
6. Man And Woman: Dimensions Of Their Union
7. Does The Suffering Of An Abused Woman Bring Salvation To Her Husband?
8. A Concern For The Christian Family? The Dangers Of Idolization And Idealization
9. Repentance & Forgiveness
10. Issues Of Abuse & Authority
11. Good News For & About Abusers
12. The Biblical Option Of Divorce
13. What Can Church Folk Do?
14. Taking Action: Web-based And Print Resources To Assist Pastors And CongregationsAdditional Info
Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury and death to women worldwide. Nearly one in four women around the globe is physically or sexually abused in her lifetime, and gender violence causes more death and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war. Regrettably, the church is not immune to this problem. Numerous studies suggest that incident rates among active churchgoers are nearly the same as those among the general populace.In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark share with readers a further ten years of experience in listening to the voices of women from around the world and especially to those within the church. They help us hear their cries and find concrete ways to respond so that no home will be a place of abuse.
In this immensely helpful guide you’ll find
true stories and updated statistics that illustrate the gravity and extent of the problem worldwide
a look at what Scripture says about domestic violence, including verbal abuse and patterns of concealment, secrecy and silence
a discussion of how proper concerns for Christian families can be twisted to endanger women and their children
an assessment of alternatives to suffering in silence in a threatening environment
new chapters on what churches can do and an introduction to the RAVE (Religion and Violence e-Learning) Project website, which provides a wide array of continually updated resourcesHere is a book for all who want to make a difference in women’s lives.
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On This Day In Christian History
$19.99Add to cartAmazing stories of faith from twenty centuries of church history. From the Roman Empire to the Reformation, St. Valentine to St. Francis, Martin Luther to Billy Graham, On this Day introduces readers to a parade of preachers, popes, martyrs, heroes, and saints from 2,000 years of Christianity. This introduction to 365 of the most interesting men and women of faith brings a year’s worth of inspiration and spiritual challenge and offers an enjoyable glimpse into church history. Each day includes a related Scripture reading and a simple, colorful story about history-making events in the lives of people who loved God wholeheartedly.
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Worship Warrior : Ascending In Worship Descending In War (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartRelease the Rule of God Upon the EarthAs God’s people boldly enter His throne room in adoration and praise, we are clothed with His authority to claim the earth for His kingdom! The Worship Warrior shows you how to ascend in worship and descend in God’s power to declare His will in your life, your family, your city and the nations.In this revised and updated edition of their bestselling book, Chuck Pierce and John Dickson uncover the biblical model of worship and show you how to push back the kingdom of darkness to claim God’s blessings. Each chapter concludes with fresh prophetic insights that reveal what God is seeking to accomplish in the near future through worship and spiritual warfare.Are you ready to go to war? The Worship Warrior is your call to arms, and it will ignite a fervor in your spirit for God’s rule and reign over the earth.
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Following Jesus The Servant King
$24.99Add to cartIn Following Jesus, the Servant King, Jonathan Lunde presents a biblical theology of discipleship that gives the “big picture” of God’s relationship with humanity. In biblical terms, Jesus is the King who demands righteous obedience from his followers, and Jesus is the Servant who provides the grace that enables this obedience. Lunde presents a view of Christian discipleship that is grounded in an informed Christology of Jesus, the Servant King.
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Raising Charlie : A Self Help Book For Single Mothers
$13.95Add to cartRaising Charlie is the story of a single career mom trying to do her best job at home caring for her two little sons while keeping her career afloat on the job. Like every mother who is left with awesome job of “going it alone”, she is tired most of the time, scared all of the time, and overwhelmed by each and every day’s surprises. This is also the story of two little boys whose progress encouraged their mom to live beyond her known potential to “get the job done”. Their energies were shared in an interesting way. The journey was difficult, necessary and fun beyond words.
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Discipleship Defined
$12.49Add to cartHow do we make disciples as Jesus intended?
DON’T read this book if you want to remain comfortable! Eric challenges us to consider what Biblical discipleship looks like based on what Jesus did. Eric writes this book with the integrity of a man who is not merely theorizing about the way things ought to be, rather he is
describing what is actually happening as he builds Biblical disciples in the context of the inner city. This book is soundly Biblical, challenging and practical. This book is about building disciples not programs.
