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History Of Ancient Israel And Judah (Revised)
$55.00Add to cartThis classic textbook, widely used for over two decades, constructs a history of ancient Israel and Judah through a thorough investigation of epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical sources. Approaching biblical history as history, Miller and Hayes examine the political and economic factors that give context to the Israelite monarchy’s actions and the biblical writers’ accounts. Now updated with the latest research and critical discoveries, including the Tell Dan Inscription, and considering the lively debate surrounding the reliability of biblical accounts, Miller and Hayes’s judicious and evenhanded portrayal gives detailed attention to the nature, strengths, and limitations of various forms of evidence for understanding Israel’s origins and early history. The new edition also includes thirty-four new maps, helpful notes, and numerous charts and photographs.
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Danger Of Raising Nice Kids
$27.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
It’s not enough to raise kids who merely look nice on the outside. They have to have courageous, godly character on the inside. Tim Smith provides practical, biblical advice for parents who want to raise kids who will have an impact on their world by targeting nine key qualities kids often lack, such as compassion, discernment and healthy boundaries.
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Successful Adoption : A Guide For Christian Families
$19.99Add to cartGillespie brings a practical and spiritual view of adoption. Topics include: types of adoption, where to begin, necessary paperwork, finances and more. Gillespie also shows when and how to tell a child when he is adopted, the long-term afects of adoption, through real life stories and sample documents.
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Suburban Christian : Finding Spiritual Vitality In The Land Of Plenty
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Suburbia: Paradise or Wasteland?
Suburbia is a place of spiritual yearnings. People come to suburbia looking for a fresh start, the second chance, a new life. It embodies the hopes and longings of its residents, dreams for the future, safety and security for their children, and the search for meaningful community and relationships. Yet much in our suburban world militates against such aspirations, and people find themselves isolated and alienated, trapped by consumerism and materialism. Is there hope for a Christian vision for the suburbs?
Al Hsu unpacks the spiritual significance of suburbia and explores how suburban culture shapes how we live and practice our faith. With broad historical background and sociological analysis, Hsu offers practical insights for living Christianly in a suburban context. Probing such dynamics as commuting and consuming, he offers Christian alternatives for authentic spirituality, genuine community and relevant ministry. And he challenges suburban Christians to look beyond suburbia and marshal their resources toward urban and global justice.
Suburbia may be one of the most significant mission fields of the twenty-first century. Here is guidance and hope for all who would seek the welfare of the suburbs.
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Balancing Work And Life
$13.99Add to cartLife is more like a marathon than a sprint. Here’s how to stay well conditioned.
Bill Butterworth will make you laugh-and learn while you’re doing it! In the opening chapter of this powerful little book, Bill shares with you how, while running his rotund body in a nightmarish 440-yard dash, he learned a great lesson:
Life is much more like a marathon than a sprint.The attitudes and actions that result in steady success over the long haul are what make for long-term satisfaction and achievement. To experience this for yourself, you need to understand how to deal with life’s inevitable challenges:
*The “Hazies”-losing sight of long-term goals
*The “Lazies”-lacking the self-discipline to bring life back into focus
*The “Crazies”-allowing life to run out of controlEach of these can be conquered by three “clarifying triangles:” setting clear priorities, learning the discipline of endurance, and reaching the finish line through skillful pacing. It all adds up to a succinct and inspiring guide to balancing excellence at work with fulfillment in all of life.
Also look for the On-the-Fly-Guide to Building Successful Teams!
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Not Your Parents Marriage
$13.99Add to cartFind God’s Unique Shape for Your Marriage
It’s not just the two of you and God. The truth is, you bring your family into your relationship in more ways than you realize. Yet God has plans for your marriage that differ from the expectations of your parents’ generation. Looking at the past, how do you know what to jettison and what to keep as your own?
Jerome and Kellie Daley have wrestled with the tough questions about which spouse is responsible for what and why, how last night’s fight could help you love each other more, and what it really means to leave your parents and become full partners in marriage. As you practice the freeing biblical truths about marriage, you discover that many of the practicalities that worked for previous generations are a poor fit in your relationship.
Not Your Parents’ Marriage examines God’s dreams for marriage today, based on the scriptures and including honest dialog, fun questionnaires, and space for journaling. It’s time to honor what God has done in the past while unlocking the creativity and passion that are unique to your relationship.
Whether you are engaged, married, or somewhere on the way, God wants to do a new thing in your relationship. Are you ready to experience it?
Includes discussion questions for couples or groups.
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Terror In Branco Grande
$9.99Add to cartIn Terror at Branco Grande, Mr. Michaels is misled by a request to transport “relief supplies” to South America. Instead, he is framed by a drug-smuggling ring and arrested, and Kate and Chad enter a life and death fight to prove his innocence before they’re deported – and their father faces a worse fate.
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Adelaide Piper : A Novel
$15.99Add to cartAdelaide Piper, small-town Gen-X debutante and renegade poetess, calls her own tune. But Piper’s tunes lead her and those closest to her to dangerous places. Tragedy and heartbreak mean a return to the very ground that she once cursed, though with a deeper appreciation for that southern heritage, however infirm it may be.
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Fear Of The Lord (Revised)
$18.99Add to cartPositions your heart to receive answers, promises divine protection, provides clarity and direction, produces riches honor and life.
Many christians have never understood the fear of the Lord, which builds passion and intimacy into their relationship with God and makes their lives real and pure.
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Bruchko And The Motilone Miracle
$16.99Add to cartThe powerful sequel to Buchko, a remarkable tale of adventure, tragedy, faith, and love. It shows how, despite incredible dangers and obstacles, one humble man and a tribe of primitive, violent Indians – by joining together in simple obedience – have been transformed forever by the sovereign will of God. This book, which details Olson’s missionary work and events from the 1970s to the present, will stir and encourage the hearts of readers to serve and follow God passionately.
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Postmodernism 101 : A First Course For The Curious Christian (Reprinted)
$24.00Add to cartContents
AcknowledgmentsWhy Read About Postmodernism
Premodern And Modern Minds
The Postmodern Turn Against Reason
Truth, Power, And Morality
Language And Thought
Inquiry And Interpretation
Culture And Irony
History And HopeEpilogue
Notes
For Further ReadingAdditional Info
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Be Still And Know That I Am God
$14.99Add to cartThis daily devotional is based on selected reflections written over a three-year period by the author whose challenging, thoughtprovoking, and personal reflections invite the reader to pause, be still, and know the presence of God.
Begun as a daily discipline of quiet time, each day includes a Scripture reading, the author’s reflection, and a concluding prayer. An inspiring resource for teens and adults, the book includes special holiday devotions for Christmas, Easter, and more.
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Jesus And Archaeology
$66.99Add to cartArchaeology still has many things to reveal about the life and world of Jesus of Nazareth. To touch a two-thousand-year-old pot held by a Jew who lived in a small village frequented by Jesus can bring us closer to understanding those who were touched by Jesus.
Jesus and Archaeology contains the revised and edited lectures that leading archaeologists and biblical scholars presented at a gathering in Jerusalem to celebrate the new millennium. Many contributors came directly from their excavations in places like Bethsaida, Capernaum, Nazareth, and Jerusalem to share their discoveries and insights, focusing on the question In what ways do new archaeological discoveries clarify the world, life, and thought of Jesus from Nazareth? Readers of Jesus and Archaeology will gain many new insights into the life and times of this fascinating Galilean Jew.
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Cross Examinations : Readings On The Meaning Of The Cross Today
$34.00Add to cartIn today’s theological landscape the significance of the cross has become strongly affirmed and radically questioned. This exciting volume gathers theologians and historians who have thought through these critical and constructive issues: Do traditional understandings of the cross valorize suffering or violence? Are the older soteriological models, which see redemption as a kind of ransom or debt satisfaction, fitting for the contemporary worldview? Do they produce a piety that acquiesces in needless suffering, or does the cross precisely meet the massive suffering and injustice of today’s world?
Following an expert introduction to the issues and options by editor Marit Trelstad, each author addresses the Christian symbol of the cross in the context of current theological, sociological, political, or environmental issues.
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4 Elements Of Success
$19.99Add to cartLaurie Beth Jones, management expert and business consultant extraordinaire, noticed that none of the personality/temperament profiles in the market today, none of them provided a tool that was simple, visual, intuitive, and powerful enough to create a shift in thinking as well as relating. So she developed The Path Elements Profile (PEP), which can be used in recruitment, placement, retention, team building, and customer relations as businesses transform many individuals into a harmonizing, humming force for good. Within the framework of the book will be scriptural examples as well as modern day business stories.
Based upon the elements of Earth, Water, Wind and Fire, the Path Elements Profile helps determine both individual and team behavioral tendencies that affect everything from career choice to daily “to do” lists. We choose to act on what we value, and each element type values very different things:
Fire personality types love and thrive on challenge
Water personality types thrive on harmony and calm
Wind personality types love chaos and change
Earth personality types love order and structure
PART I of this book provides an overview of the elements themselves as individual personality types. Jones will explain each element’s strengths and challenges and will have the readers identify their own as well as those of their team members.Then in PART II, readers will assess their teams. There are 28 one-day principles, that, if followed will take readers on a simple yet radical journey to a transformed workplace.
INCLUDES an Assessment Test for Your Team’s Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses
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Oxford Guide To The Book Of Common Prayer
$51.00Add to cartThe Book of Common Prayer runs like a golden thread through the history of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer is the first comprehensive guide to the history and usage of the original Book of Common Prayer and its numerous descendants throughout the world. It shows how a seminal text for Christian worship and devotion has inspired a varied family of religious resources that have had an influence far beyond their use in the churches of a single tradition.
The Guide is unique. In it experts from every part of the globe and every branch of Anglicanism, as well as from the Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and Unitarian traditions, provide an unparalleled examination of The Book of Common Prayer and its lineage. From 1549 to the Twenty-first Century, The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer offers a fascinating journey through the history and development of a classic of world literature.
Much more than simply a history, this volume describes how Anglican churches at all points of the compass have developed their own Prayer Books and adapted the time-honored Anglican liturgies to their diverse local cultures. In the dozens of editions now in use throughout the world, the same texts–Daily Prayers, the Eucharist, Marriage and Funerals, and many others–resemble each other, and yet differ from each other in interesting ways. A brief look at “electronic Prayer Books” offers a glimpse at how this story of development and adaptation may continue in the Information Age.
Oxford is pleased to publish a varied selection of The Book of Common Prayer in formats, features, and prices to suit every need and budget. We invite you to explore our Web site for further information regarding these fine resources.
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ABCs Of Being A Christian
$16.99Add to cartThe ABCs of Being A Christian is a collection of twenty-six phrases, each beginning with the letters of the alphabet. There is one phrase for each letter. For each phrase there are included a number of Biblical references that relate and support each phrase. In addition there is a narrative that explains the meaning of the phrase and how it relates to being a Christian. Also there is a list of behaviors that a Christian must exhibit to lead a Christian life. The book will enable many different individuals to apply the information to their specific purpose. It may be used for Bible Study, personal help, life direction or any purpose that requires an understanding of our role as Christian servants. It is hoped that as you read the book you will find the glorious joy that is found in serving the Lord.
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Bruchko : The Astonishing True Story Of A 19 Year Old American His Capture
$16.99Add to cartWhat happens when a 19 year old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous trive of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson, it meant capture, disease, terro, loneliness, and torture. But what he discovered by trial and error has revolutionized the world of missions.
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Small Acts Of Grace
$10.99Add to cartAmong the many wondrous ways of a woman is the inborn desire to make a difference in the world. For as long as she can remember there has been a deep longing to nurture, comfort, help, teach, and bless those around her. A woman’s dreams can be as magnificent as training a child, as lofty as launching a corporation, as gentle as wrapping her arms around someone in need, or as innovative as a little girl opening a lemonade stand to raise money for charity.
In Treasures for Women Who Make a Difference, best-selling author Alice Gray helps women celebrate the joy in touching someone else’s life with help and hope. At the same time it is a guide for those still looking for their path of purpose.
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Ethics In The Community Of Promise
$19.00Add to cartIn this excellent and accessible introduction, now in a second edition, Childs helpfully articulates the shared features of Christian faith and shows how that communal commitment forms our values, character, virtues, and “eagerness to do what is right.” Who we are informs what we choose. This dynamic, dialogical basis for ethics is an open framework. Childs applies it to a host of tough, real-life dilemmas such as affirmative action, end-of-life decisions, medical ethics, truth telling, environmental justice, and war-making.
Previously published by Fortress Press in 1992 as Faith, Formation, and Decision, the new edition updates discussions throughout, adds numerous cases and illustrations, adds questions for discussion and items for further reading, and contains a new section on courage.
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Uplifting Christ Through Autumn
$9.95Add to cartUplifting Christ Through Autumn gathers together 12 imaginative sermons from a remarkably gifted parish pastor and campus minister, covering a variety of important occasions, such as:
* World Communion Day
* Stewardship Sunday
* Homecoming/Fall Festival
* Reformation Sunday
* All Saints Day
* Holy Cross Day
* ThanksgivingHowever, the ecumenically oriented expressions of Christian faith, hope, and love in these messages make them relevant for any time of the year. Plus, Wuchter’s keen eye for the telling detail, exemplified by his observation that “the refrigerator is the household religious shrine that reveals the ethical heartbeat and spiritual faith of a family,” means they’re readable and appealing for everyone.
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Psychology Of Selling
$19.99Add to cartBrian Tracy, one of the top professional speakers and sales trainers in the world today, found that his most important breakthrough in selling was the discovery that it is the “Psychology of Selling” that is more important than the techniques and methods of selling.
Tracy’s classic audio program, The Psychology of Selling, is the best-selling sales training program in history and is now available in expanded and updated book format for the first time. Salespeople will learn:“the inner game of selling”
how to eliminate the fear of rejection
how to build unshakeable self-confidence
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Meet Me Where I Am Lord (Reprinted)
$15.99Add to cartHarvest House Print On Demand Title
Bestselling author Emilie Barnes has devoted her life to helping women carve more time out of their day for family, faith, and renewal. In these short and satisfying meditations, created especially for busy women, Emilie offers
*devotions to inspire and encourage
*practical suggestions for infusing life with faith
*closing prayers to place concerns in God’s hands
*Bible verses for wisdom and comfort
*space to write reflectionsWomen from all walks of life who have ever desired the lasting refreshment of God’s presence will find meditations to meet them-right where they are.
Formerly titled Minute Meditations for Women
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Castles In The Sand
$18.99Add to cartHarvest House Print On Demand Title
In Castles in the Sand, the follow up to the first book in The Beach House series, author Sally John explores themes of forgiveness and redemption.When Susan and Drake Starr discover that their 20-year-old daughter Kenzie is pregnant, their lives are turned upside down. The news sends Drake, a pastor of a huge San Diego church, reelingand he sends Kenzie packing. Susan finds herself caught in the middle. Does loving Drake mean cutting ties with her only child? What will this path mean for her daughter? For herself?When Susan seeks the refuge of a beach house, a secret from her past resurfaces. This is a captivating story of how Gods mercy is evident when our foundations crumble.
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Philosophy And Theology
$17.99Add to cartIn this clear, concise, and brilliantly engaging essay, renowned philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo addresses the great and classical philosophical questions as they inextricably intersect with theology – past, present, and future.
Recognized as one of the leading philosophers, Caputo is peerless in introducing and initiating students into the vital relationship that philosophy and theology share together. He writes, “If you take a long enough look, beyond the debates that divide philosophy and theology, over the walls that they have built to keep each other out or beyond the wars to subordinate one to the other, you find a common sense of awe, a common gasp of surprise or astonishment, like looking out at the endless sprawl of stars across the evening sky or upon the waves of a midnight sea.” -
Healing The Whole Man Handbook
$16.99Add to cartYou can walk in divine health and healing. The secrets to God’s words for healing and recovery are in this comprehensive, easy-to-follow guidebook containing powerful healing prayers that cover everything from abuse to yeast infections and everything in between.
Truly anointed with the gifts of healing, Joan Hunter has over thirty years of experience praying for the sick and brokenhearted and seeing them healed and set free. By following these step-by-step instructions and claiming God’s promises, you can be healed, set free, and made totally whole-body, soul, and spirit! -
Overcoming Giants : 7 Spirits To Conquer On The Way To Your Destiny
$10.99Add to cartWe all have giants we have to face. Some we’ve shared with others and other’s we keep secret. However sooner or later they will block your path and attempt to hinder you from growing and discovering the destiny God has for you. This book is not only descriptive of various obstacles but also insightful in providing ways to deal with them. No matter where you are in life’s journey and no matter how difficult the challenges are you’re facing, you will find inspiration as well as information that will build up your courage and strengthen your faith to overcome problematic spiritual hindrances. Overcoming Giants is from God to you – and is sure to change the way you view your destiny.
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Oil Of Promotion
$15.99Add to cartThis book was written to support a biblical foundation, aid in the purifying of focus, and help the believer graphically define not just the anointing, but the process of increase. It carries a clear and distinctive prophetic voice that will not just be revelatory, but revolutionary in terms of its insight and impact. For Dr. Harvey ministry is the bottom line. The lesson, although educational, is greatly supplemented by an anointed impartation that will emphatically speak. Not only is an anointed intimacy inevitable as you are found by a book that is not content with just holding your attention, but this work’s assignment is to prompt a holy pursuit. This book is a must read for every believer who is en route to another level in God I and can sense, even now, that the Oil of Promotion is knocking at their door.
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Transforming Word : Discovering The Power And Provision Of The Bible
$14.99Add to cartMaybe you read a portion of the Bible every day, or several times a week…but do you know the transforming power of that book you hold in your hands? The Word of God is unlike any other book…it is divinely inspired and therefore an agent by which we can be changed. In his personable style, Tony Evans explains where Scripture came from and why it is so unique. You will never view the Bible the same way again!
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Aquinas Summa Theologica 1
$15.00Add to cartThe SCM Briefly series is a series of summarized texts that are commonly used on theology and philosophy A level and Level One undergraduate courses in the UK. As students are less likely today to come to these subjects with language experience, the Briefly series, summarising the meaning of the original texts, is a painless and quick way to get to grips with what the philosophers were writing about. The language throughout is modern and approachable, but the books manage to avoid “dumbing down” by including line by line analysis and short quotes to give students a feel for the original. In addition each book begins with an introduction, which provides a context for the writer and his writings, the chapters contain summaries to ensure the student has a context for that particular piece of writing, and each book also contains a glossary of terms. Aquinas’ Summa Theologica is his most famous work. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time and consists of a summary of the reasonings for almost all points of the Catholic faith. It is the fullest presentation of his views and covers the widest range of subjects – reason, sin, just war to name but a few – in detailed philosophical language. He worked on it from 1265 until the end of his life in March 1274. When he died he had reached Question ninety of Part III, on the subject of penance. The work is in three parts, dealing firstly with questions of God, then in part II with man’s striving for the highest end, and in the third part with Christ and the union between human and divine. Each part is structured as a series of questions and assertions and relies heavily upon key thinkers and writers at that time, including Aristotle, St Augustine, Dionysius and Rabbi Moses.
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Religious Syncretism
$48.00Add to cartEven a quick scan of today’s headlines makes clear that the growth of fundamentalist versions of Islam is having a vast impact on our world. For Americans the rise of Christian fundamentalism, especially the Evangelical movement, is also socially and politically shaping the country, as debates about abortion, stem cell research and other important issues are often driven by fundamentalist notions. In profound ways, orthodox versions of Judaism have altered the fabric of Middle Eastern politics through the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially regarding settlements in Gaza and the West Bank, making peace there all the more difficult, and further destabilizing an already unstable region.
The rise of fundamentalism in the three monotheistic faiths is fully examined in this textbook. It is not about fundamentalism however, it is about its opposite trend: religious syncretism. Syncretism describes the phenomenon of one religion borrowing elements from another, and it is part of religion that fundamentalists will seldom acknowledge. This textbook explores Judaism, Christianity and Islam, using compelling examples of how syncretism works and looks, to show how these three religions have adopted customs and conceptions of other religions, most often acquiring practices from pagan predecessors and neighbours. The book shows how these three faiths – despite how modern media would have us believe – have been willing, at various times and places, to borrow.
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Life God Rewards For Teens
$12.99Add to cartWe’re not just living for today. But today matters a lot more than many of us may have thought! As young adults encounter Bruce’s life-changing teachings on the relationship of now to the afterlife, they will find out what they can do to change things for all eternity…starting right now! Bruce speaks straight to teens, using their own true stories supported by scriptures and interactive questions. Teens will find the ultimate best reason to seize the day and serve God with all their heart for all their life.
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Circle Of Fire
$15.99Add to cartIn the fifth installment of the Journeys of the Stranger series, legendary hero John Stranger works to break up an eight-man band of night riders who are terrorizing local ranchers near Billings, Montana. As he works to bring justice to the outlaws, John remains unaware that another “stranger” has adopted his identity and is robbing and murdering people in the area. Ultimately, the Stranger brings in the last night-riding bandit, only to find himself arrested for even worse crimes. Can the Stranger clear his name? The answer lies in Al Lacy’s Circle of Fire.
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Future Of Liberation Theology
$44.99Add to cartThere is a notion amongst some academics that Latin American Liberation Theology has had its day, a dream killed off by the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran revolutions, the 1989 demise of socialism and the “end of history” claims of the champions of capitalism. However in this book Petrella proves this to be an ill-conceived notion, and shows that this theology can be reinvented to bring its preferential option for the poor into the real world. The actualisation of historical projects is possible by adopting the methods developed by the Brazilian champion of critical legal studies, Robert Unger. Doing so will entail the rejection of these theologians’ unitary concepts of a despised and rejected capitalism and a canonized and accepted socialism. Petrella argues for a reconstruction of these concepts and those of democracy and property too. He closely analyses the differences in democracy and capitalism as practised across the USA and Europe in support for the reconstruction of these concepts bringing about far-reaching suggestions for the future of liberation theology.
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We Never Walk Alone
$13.49Add to cartMy book has two objectives, the second being most important. First, this book is for the Christian to draw strength from in knowing that no one is ever alone on this earth. God is with each person all of their life and wants to help us. He is only waiting for your prayer of faith in Him and you laying your troubles at His feet for Him to help you. Second, this book is an evangelical tool in the hands of a Christian, because by giving it to some lost soul, they may see that they are not alone, that God loves them, that God wants them to spend eternity with Him in heaven, and all that God wants you to do is accept His Son, Jesus Christ, as your Savior. All the instruction you need is contained in the pages of this book along with twelve peoples’ testimonies of God’s hand in their lives and their profession of faith in Jesus as their Savior. Read the book. It will change someone’s life.
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Quiet Thunder
$15.99Add to cartIn the sixth installment of the Journeys of the Stranger series, legendary hero John Stranger becomes involved in the lives of a brave and skillful Sioux warrior named Quiet Thunder and the white Army captain who has been his blood brother since childhood. Despite the disapproval of both their people, Quiet Thunder and Thane Tyler remain faithfully true to their friendship…both in their hearts and on the battlefield. But when the two must inevitably face each other with weapons drawn, which will win out: love or duty?
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Sierra Jensen Collection Volume 1
$18.00Add to cartHappenstance…or God’s Great Plan?
She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God. She’s Sierra Jensen, Christy Miller’s good friend, ready for her junior year of high school! All twelve books in the popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four volumes to reveal the ups and downs of Sierra’s incredible God-led journey!
Volume One: In Only You, Sierra, she’s nervous to be the “new girl” after her family moves to Portland and wonders if meeting Paul in London was only by chance. Just when everything important seems to elude her, all it takes is one weekend In Your Dreams to prove otherwise. But even a vacation doesn’t keep her troubles away in Don’t You Wish.
Christy Miller knows a good friend when she meets her, and so will you–
Get ready for Sierra Jensen!
Only You, Sierra
The Europe mission trip brought Sierra Jensen the best gift possible: two new friends, Katie and Christy. But now Sierra is headed home, and she can’t help but wonder will her friendships last? And what about her new home? Her family moved while she was gone, and that means facing a new high school. And the biggest question of all: Will she ever find love? Then a chance meeting in a London airport answers that question. Paul makes her heart leap. But she’ll never see him again! Or will she?In Your Dreams
Sierra has had it! She’s done everything she can to find the right job, good friends, and most important, true love. But nothing is working out. Now she has to stay home to care for her grandmother. By herself. For the whole weekend! It will be terrible. But a series of startling surprises shows Sierra just how wrong she is–and before she knows it, she’s on her way to the perfect job, her first real date, and an encounter with a mysterious stranger.Don’t You Wish
Sierra has three wishes: visit her California friends; have her older sister, Tawni, disappear; and learn more about the mysterious stranger. When Easter break arrives, Sierra’s first wish comes true! She’s headed to Newport Beach for fun, sun, and surf. Unfortunately, not only does Tawni not disappear, she accompanies Sierra on her escape. What’s worse, everyone has a boyfriend except Sierra. But will her wishes begin to change as she realizes God wants to mold her according to His wishes?Story Behind the Book
“After writing the twelve-book Christy Miller series for teens, a new character showed up on the pages of the final novel. Her name was Sierra J -
Growing Up With Jessica
$16.49Add to cartWhether you are a believer or not, young or old, parent or not, I encourage you to read this book because it will touch you, minister to you, and my hope is that you will conclude, as I did, that you will become a better person and parent as the result of reading Growing Up With Jessica.” Jessica’s father tells the true story of his family, who found themselves grappling with an extraordinary crisis when their two-month-old baby developed a mysterious and unexpected affliction. Jessica was left severely handicapped and has required total care for the last 27 years. Part tragedy, part mystery, but an inspiring story, as Jim relates the ups and downs of the experience in his clear and passionate style, you will ride the roller coaster of tragedy, love, hope, and faith and emerge touched and inspired
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Killed By Friendly Fire
$16.49Add to cartThe wise words of our dear Saviour state that “offenses must come.” No truer words can be spoken. For some this warning means a temporary setback or perhaps the loss of valued relationships. For others it entails years of mistrust, doubt, and an eventual flight from the church body. Such ploys are the manipulation of Satan to run us away from victorious living, the comfort we offer each other, and finally from the caring arms of Jesus Christ. So before your Christian life goes code blue, consider the alternatives that may be that fresh breath of air you need to go into your purpose. Quit quitting. Stop stopping. Refuse to lose! The abuses launched against you carry heavy rewards and you are entitled to whatever it takes to win.
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Let My People Go
$16.99Add to cartIn the war-ravaged African nation of Sudan, slavery is a way of life. Islamic fundamentalists in the north capture women and children-many of them Christian-in the south and sell them to other northern Muslim as servants and concubines. There they live on table scraps and are forced to convert to Islam. Their stories are devastating, yet their capacity for hope is an inspiration to the world. Let My People Go is the gripping, heartrending, sometimes infuriating first person account of a 1997 mission to return Sudanese slaves to their southern homeland, buy them, and set them free in the name of the Lord. It is a story you will never forget.
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Satan Sex Strategies
$19.99Add to cartThis book speaks to serious sexual issues affecting marriages, church fellowships, and business relationships, due to the impact of the sex explosion upon society. The effects of spirit sex, self-sex, and same-sex is discussed in details, whilst exposing the new breed of seductive women in the church, called She Devils, who use animism to undermine sexual performance and influence many Christians to compromise their sexual purity and leadership integrity. Satan has released many perverse spirits into schools, churches, families, and businesses, seductively trapping leaders, family members, and children with varied lusts that rearrange their thinking, reorient their sexuality, and exploit their weaknesses, thereby corrupting their morality and spirituality. Satan Sex Strategies reveals how Satan uses his sex demons to undermine man’s self-control, manipulate his desires, and weaken his resolve, leading mankind to the pandemic spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. This book can save your marriage, family, ministry, and business.
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In Search Of Humanity And Diety
$68.99Add to cartThis book is a collection of essays to celebrate 50 years of John Macquarrie’s publishing with SCM Press. A considerable influence on many current thinkers and theologians, John Macquarrie’s work in areas as diverse as Christology, mysticism and ecclesiology are celebrated here. With contributions from around the world, including tributes from 25 theologians, this collection is a reflective and enlightening survey of one man’s achievements that will be as enjoyable to the theology student as to the church goer.
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Turning Points
$24.99Add to cartIs there meaning to life? Is history just random? Where does my life fit in? These are topical questions in any age, but particularly so in our postmodern era. Vaughan Roberts
addresses these questions and others by examining what the Bible presents as the “turning points” in history, from creation to the end of time.This does not read like a normal history book. It does something far more important, to help you see history as God does, so that you might fit in with His plans for the world.
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Tears Of The Sun
$15.99Add to cartBook Four of the Journeys of the Stranger series finds the legendary John Stranger summoned to Apache Junction, Arizona, where a hard-fought land dispute between the local Apache and Zuni Indians has led to the wedding-day kidnapping of the son of Arizona’s governor. As terms for his return, the warriors demand weapons that can only escalate the fighting between the tribes, as well as the white men who come to the area looking for gold or-as it’s known to the Indians-“Tears of the Sun.” Readers will experience the drama and adventure as John Stranger fights to rescue Ben Wheeler and shares the tears of a very different “Son” in a dramatic new installment of the Journeys of the Stranger.
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Snow Ghost
$15.99Add to cartIn the seventh installment of the Journeys of the Stranger series, legendary hero John Stranger is called in to track the “ghost” of a murder he captured three years earlier, in Butte, Montana — a man who had vowed to come back from the grave to kill the judge, the jury, Sheriff Johnson … and John Stranger. Now, the jury members are turning up dead, and the people of Butte fear that Payton has come back to have his vengeance. Crow Indian legend indicates that the killer has come back as a snow ghost — a human-shaped shadow that can be seen moving amid the falling snow. Certain that the killer is no phantom, the Stranger sets out to find the true murderer and bring him to justice in Snow Ghost.
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Swashbuckling Faith : Exploring For Treasure Thru Pirates Of The Caribbean
$17.99Add to cartPirates, Patches, and Parrots! What unexpected markers do you find along your faith journey, ones that lead you closer to God? In Swashbuckling Faith , author and former pastor Tim Wesemann helps you find surprising doorways to God’s truth in the scenes and dialogue of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Created merely to entertain, these movies find Captain Jack Sparrow and his cohorts unintentionally leaving behind traces of truth ready to be explored and expanded in light of the Bible. Wesemann springboards from these glimpses to explore scriptural lessons on faith, prayer, contentment, spiritual warfare, forgiveness, hope, and much more. When your biblical perception starts finding treasures of truth in popular culture and everyday occurrences, you’ll set sail for the adventure of a lifetime!
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Corner Conversations : Engaging Dialogues About God And Life
$18.99Add to cartWelcome to Turnerville – an imaginary place where people take time to think and discuss the real issues that get rushed past or ignored in our world. Written by Gold Medallion nominee Randy Newman, this captivating sequel to Questioning Evangelism, allows readers to learn new evangelistic skills by eavesdropping on important conversations that grapple with hot-button issues.
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Sermons On The Gospel Readings Series 2 Cycle C
$40.95Add to cartBring Jesus? message and ministry to life with this complete set of inspiring and thought-provoking sermons for every Sunday and major celebration in the Church year. Six notable preachers from across the denominational spectrum offer a treasure trove of creative homiletic ideas and practical, scripture-based wisdom in messages based on Gospel texts from Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Weaving together insightful illustrations with keen insight into contemporary life, these sermons passionately proclaim the Good News and powerfully remind us of God’s limitless love. Each riveting message is certain to enlighten the mind and warm the heart.
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Way Of The Mystics
$20.00Add to cartIn The Way of the Mystics we are invited to take a journey to the heart of our faith by examining the stories of thirteen of Christian history’s most revered mystics. These spiritual pioneers devoted their lives to exploring a deeper communion with God and through their examples show us how we can apply spiritual wisdom to our own lives. The mystics featured in this book are from different centuries, countries, and Christian traditions but all have been divinely blessed to transcend the limitations of worldly concerns and fully enter the spiritual realm 3/4a place that so often seems closed off to us. The Way of the Mystics offers insights into the lives of such familiar figures as St. Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Merton, and others. The authors explore these spiritual giants’ experiences, the movements they founded or influenced, and the controversies they generated, offering nuggets of truth distilled from their voluminous and often enigmatic writings. In addition, the book offers practical suggestions for applying the mystics’ wisdom to our lives, enabling us to better pursue a deeper relationship with God.
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Who Told You That You Were Naked
$15.99Add to cartThe gnawing question, Who Told You That You Were Naked? fell a bit more heavily than the forbidden fruit from that tree of knowledge of good and evil. As Victor Schlatter follows the fallout from that fatal bite, we find two streams of destiny flowing all the way into the 21 st century. The first was the Hebraic bedrock on which the Judeo-Christian standards were once founded; the challenger is the worldview of the ancient Greeks, which has formatted the mindset of the Western world-the very mindset that has become so familiar to the self-centered culture that swirls around us today. No less probing than it was in the Garden that dripped with dew and daisies, Who is it that has been whispering that all may not be well as we stand stripped of our humanistic self-confidence in a society that has long since forgotten how to blush?
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From Cooperation To Competition
$25.99Add to cartCongregational life has changed in so many ways in recent years, not least among them the transition from cooperation to competition as the central model of how churches relate to one another. Simply put, congregations that don’t learn to compete in this new “economy” will have few chances to thrive.
This change can be scary, because it forces us out of established patterns of behavior and thinking. This is why trying to lead a congregation in these changing times seems so often to lead to conflict. Yet that conflict is not inevitable, says Lyle Schaller. We can’t stop the change that has led to higher levels of competition, but we can manage that change in a variety of ways, such as making certain that we accompany it with an increase in the number of choices a congregation experiences, and by allowing change to lead to healthy competition.
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Skeptical Passionate Christian
$25.00Add to cartIn the tone of a much-loved college chaplain, Michael F. Duffy takes his readers through a personal theological journey, exploring what it means to discern and live out a thoughtful, informed, and responsible faith. Encouraging Christians to develop and commit themselves to a critically developed vision of God, Duffy introduces the basic intents, questions, and conversation partners in theology, providing guidance on how to responsibly engage each one. Finally, he utilizes the skills he introduces to lead his readers through an exploration of vocation-whether God calls, whether God calls each of us individually, and, if so, what God calls us to.
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Whatever Happened To Delight
$25.00Add to cartPreaching is an art, Barrie Shepherd argues, and the sermon is an art form, an exercise in creativity and imagination. But all too often preaching suffers from a lack of imagination and a loss of the joy, wonder, and delight that attracted the crowds to Jesus’ words two thousand years ago.
In this book, based on his 2003 Beecher Lectures at Yale Divinity School, Shepherd hopes to encourage the preacher toward a more creative vision for the sermon. His approach is spontaneous, eclectic, intuitive, and daring. Shepherd’s purpose is to encourage the preacher to think of life as filled with God’s presence, to search for the presence, and to use images and words to unveil that presence. The end result is a sermon that is full of joy, wonder, astonishment, and delight.
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Connecting With God
$14.99Add to cartGod has communicated with his people throughout the ages in many ways. Adam and Eve encountered him directly in the Garden of Eden, Teresa of Avila experienced him through visions, and Francis of Assisi heard his voice in nature. This book gives practical advice for connecting on a deeply personal level with God. It uncovers new places to look for God, while providing reflection questions and activities to reinvigorate communication with God in such traditional areas as prayer and Bible study. Divided into twelve chapters conveniently organized for individual or group study, each section explores a different area in which we can deepen our individual communion with God.
The Renovare Spiritual Formation Guides, created by Richard J. Foster and the team that developed The Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible and the longstanding A Spiritual Formation Workbook, provide tangible lessons that help us become spiritually formed, conformed, and transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. Geared for either individual study or use in small groups, each Renovare Spiritual Formation Guide explores one facet of our life with God, providing readings from Scripture as well as classic and contemporary works of spirituality. The combination of readings, reflection questions, exercises, and activities makes these books invaluable interactive guides that prompt true spiritual growth.
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Stories For A Womans Heart Second Collection
$16.99Add to cartLike the tender and uplifting original edition of Stories for a Woman’s Heart, this new collection of stories from the bestselling Stories for the Heart series will inspire and stir the souls of women. More than one hundred selections — including many from today’s most loved and respected Christian communicators — offer encouragement on topics such as friendship, love, virtue, motherhood, memories, and faith. Whether savored in a quiet moment alone or shared with friends and family, these stories provide timeless joy that women are sure to cherish.
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Why Religion Matters
$15.99Add to cartHuston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World’s Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically practiced as the vital source of human wisdom.
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Gods Little Book Of Guarantees
$8.99Add to cartThis little gift book delivers personalized promises from Scripture rephrased as direct “guarantees” from God to the reader. Key verses addressing important areas of life — finances, marriage, ministry, healing, eternal life, and more — are organized topically and indexed so seekers can easily find promises to meet their very specific needs. Each page offers one resounding guarantee, complete with “warranty notes” describing the conditions of the promise and a short prayer helping the reader “stake your claim!” The promises of God have never been easier to find or simpler to receive
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Authority From God (Student/Study Guide)
$16.49Add to cartAuthority from God will enable you to recognize and repel Satan from every area of your life! You can live free from the shroud of deception Satan has placed over many people’s eyes. You can recognize what is from God and what is from Satan. You can overcome the bad things Satan tries to bring into your life. You can stop the devil from controlling your affairs. Discover the source of authority over Satan. Forces of darkness operating in the world are exposed in this book. You will learn how to: Identify demons and their operational tactics Exercise authority over unseen, evil forces Live free from the effects of sin Stop the devil’s work in your family Activate God’s power in your life Authority from God will equip you to live a life of victory over all the forces of evil.
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Confessing Faith
$5.00Add to cartThis brief, accessible guide for confirmation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) examines the process of confirmation, what it means, and its ongoing importance in the church. This essential resource, which includes discussion and reflection questions at the end of chapters, is perfect for individual or group study. It is ideal for all those being confirmed, parents, and all those assisting individuals who are being confirmed.
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Incompatibility : Still Grounds For A Great Marriage
$16.99Add to cartDo women really spend more time in the bathroom? Are men truly more gifted when it comes to handling the remote control? Will women ever understand the intense concentration demanded by Monday Night Football? Chuck and Barb Snyder (who reveal that their only area of compatibility is having the same kids and grandkids) tackle these and other questions in Incompatibility: (Still) Grounds for a Great Marriage, an entertaining, insightful, and sensible primer on marriage for Christian couples. Ten years after their popular original book, they’ve teamed up again to present new material and elaborate on their original themes. Readers will learn that differences between couples are actually part of God’s plan for marriage and should be viewed as assets, not liabilities.
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Measure Of A Lady (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartBestselling author Deeanne Gist offers a clever, engaging historical romance of a virtuous young woman maintaining her honor amid decadent Gold Rush San Francisco
Christy Award Winner 2007
Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return East as soon as possible. Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as her brother and sister are lured by the city’s dangerous freedom and a missionary-turned-gambler stakes a claim on her heart. Rachel won’t give up without a fight though, and soon all will learn an eloquent but humorous lesson about what truly makes a lady.
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From The Maccabees To The Mishnah (Revised)
$40.00Add to cartIn this new edition of a best-selling classic, Shaye Cohen offers a thorough analysis of Judaism’s development from the early years of the Roman Empire to the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. Cohen’s synthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature of Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles, the function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of normative Judaism and other Jewish sects. In addition, Cohen provides clear explanations concerning the formation of the biblical canon and the roots of rabbinic Judaism. Now completely updated and revised, this book remains the clearest introduction to the era that shaped Judaism and provided the context for early Christianity.
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Sierra Jensen Collection Volume 2
$18.00Add to cartHappenstance…or God’s Great Plan?
She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God. She’s Sierra Jensen, Christy Miller’s good friend, ready for her junior year of high school! All twelve books in the popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four volumes to reveal the ups and downs of Sierra’s incredible God-led journey!
Volume Two: Paul’s voice lives in her memory, but now it’s loud, clear, and right behind her in Close Your Eyes . With summer fast approaching, it is Without a Doubt bound to be Sierra’s best yet. In With This Ring, she can’t help but ponder the meaning of first kisses and lifetime commitments.
Close Your Eyes
Sierra Jensen has prayed and prayed for the unattainable Paul, but no answers have arrived yet. She hopes a visit with her classmates to a homeless shelter will take her mind off Paul, but guess what? He’s working there! Finally they talk, and before Sierra knows it, Paul agrees to come over for dinner. Their evening together is perfect–until Randy shows up on Sierra’s doorstep! Can things get any more confusing?Without a Doubt
What could be more fun than a backpacking expedition? Sierra can’t wait to go, especially since things in her life have gotten so…complicated. Paul has moved to Scotland, and Randy is moving into Sierra’s heart. But just when things start to make sense, Sierra is asked out by Drake–the gorgeous guy her best friend, Amy, likes. How can Sierra even think about Drake when she knows doing so will hurt Amy and Randy? When a freak snowstorm hits, Sierra suddenly realizes what really matters most–but is it too late?With This Ring
Sierra is on her way to Southern California for the very best reason of all: a wedding! Tracy and Doug’s long-awaited I dos are about to happen, and Sierra is eager to join Christy Miller and the rest of their friends. As soon as she arrives, Sierra discovers that everyone seems to be in love–except for her. That’s okay…she has what she needs–a gold purity ring from her dad and a vow of her own: to save herself for marriage. But when Sierra returns home, she wonders if her best friend, Amy, has settled for less than God’s best. Can Sierra convince her that purity is worth celebrating? -
Stories For The Extreme Teens Heart
$16.99Add to cartCompiled with the help of teenagers, Stories for the Extreme Teen’s Heart features true stories of teens living committed lives for Christ. These inspiring selections show teens making a difference in their families, schools, and world. Captivating stories with themes specific to teen interests instruct by example, not preaching, while encouraging wise choices and a deeper walk with the Lord. This wonderful resource will intrigue nonbelievers and move believers closer to God as they receive affirmation of His presence.
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Stories For A Mans Heart
$16.99Add to cartThis rerelease of the popular Stories for a Man’s Heart is an enjoyable collection of quotes, humorous stories, and short stories selected just for a man’s heart, repackaged in an attractive new cover. These uplifting, feel-good, and motivational stories will inspire men to be “all they can be.” The book features contributions from many of today’s most respected and loved communicators and is divided into sections on virtue, love, motivation, encouragement, fatherhood, sports, legacy, and faith. Each inspiring story touches on the values and virtues that mean the most to men.
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Secret Place
$17.99Add to cartHandsome, accomplished Dr. Erik Linden veers between heroism and accolades/ failure and despair in this fascinating new historical novel. A recent medical graduate in nineteenth-century Switzerland, Erik finds himself in a crisis of faith after his former fiancee dies on his operating table. Should he give up performing surgery? Should he abandon his homeland and seek a better life in a freer place? Meanwhile, lovely young Dova, a friend in Erik’s hometown, faces murderous avengers after identifying them to the authorities, even as she struggles with an affection that she must keep quiet. As the two young people cope with love’s longings on opposite shores, can they find the serenity of God’s covering in The Secret Place?
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Prince Among Them
$18.99Add to cartInheriting his slighted forefathers’ bitter hatred for Queen Victoria, Nigel Whitaker has finally found a way to punish the Queen: kidnap her great-grandson David, “the apple of her eye,” and whisk him off to America. But when fortune-seeking emigrants Jeremy and Cecelia Barlow, unable to have children of their own after a riding accident, become attached to the adorable child, his fate is even more uncertain. Meanwhile back in England, Queen Victoria’s grace and her faith in Christ are working changes in the heart of Nigel’s secret accomplice. The Lacys weave another complex plot line involving America’s early immigrants and revealing the all-knowing power of God.
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Perfect Gift
$17.99Add to cartAs Jack and Julianna make their way back to Fort Bridger to announce their engagement they run across a couple stranded along the road, Matt and Emily McDermott, and their daughter Holly. Holly is six years old and bears a remarkable resemblance to Patty Ruth. When tragedy strikes and Holly dies of pneumonia Emily McDermott becomes mentally unstable and refuses to believe that Holly is dead. She heads out one day to find Holly and mistakes Patty Ruth as her dead daughter. Matt’s heart is torn between his wife and the guilt of keeping Patty Ruth. He finally decides he must take Patty Ruth home on Christmas Eve. Hannah decides that God has given her the perfect gift this Christmas-to have Patty Ruth back.
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Dancing Under The Red Star
$22.99Add to cartThe shocking and inspirational saga of Margaret Werner and her miraculous survival in the Siberian death camps of Stalinist Russia.
In 1932, Henry Ford sent 450 of his Detroit employees and their families to live in Gorky, Russia, to operate a new manufacturing facility. This is the true story of one of those families-Carl and Elisabeth Werner and their young daughter Margaret-and their terrifying life in Russia under brutal dictator Joseph Stalin.
Margaret was seventeen when her father was arrested on trumped-up charges of treason. Heartbroken and afraid, she and her mother were left to withstand the hardships of life under the oppressive Soviet state, an existence marked by poverty, starvation, and fear. Refusing to comply with the Socialist agenda, Margaret was ultimately sentenced to ten years of hard labor in Stalin’s Gulag.
Filth, malnutrition, and despair accompanied merciless physical labor. Yet in the midst of inhumane conditions came glimpses of hope and love as Margaret came to realize her dependence upon “the grace, favor, and protection of an unseen God.”
In all, it would be thirty long years before Margaret returned to kiss the ground of home. Of all the Americans who made this virtually unknown journey-ultimately spending years in Siberian death camps-Margaret Werner was the only woman who lived to tell about it.
Written by her son, Karl Tobien, Dancing Under the Red Star is Margaret’s unforgettable true story: an inspiring chronicle of faith, defiance, and personal triumph.
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Hand To Hand (Revised)
$20.95Add to cart“My journey has transformed me from Royal Marine Commando to Lay Minister of Healing. Twenty-five years ago, I was trained to kill or be killed; now it is my privilege to teach people to heal and be healed.” So Nigel Mumford, director of the healing center, the Oratory of the Little Way, summarizes his extraordinary journey. He shares his personal story, stories from his healing ministry, and healing prayers, giving the reader insight into a little known world of modern miracles.
