Deacon: 81 books

Saul, Saul, Why Do You Persecute Me seems to accentuate what the Greeks called the tragedy of man versus God. This book highlights struggles between good and evil in Sacred Scripture. How blessed we are to understand what must have been enigmatic for those who lived through these experiences. Prime...

Jesus died to set us free, yet we all experience thoughts from the enemy that lead us away from Christ and his truth. Popular author and speaker Deacon Keith Strohm shines God's light on ten of the most common lies that Satan uses to bind our hearts and prevent us from experiencing the fullness of...

Larry Oney endured years of adversity and racial prejudice as a child in a sharecropping family on a plantation in northern Louisiana and into his high school years in New Orleans. Black, proud, and angry, his life began to pivot toward hope when a mysterious white woman offered his family a random...

Do you want to have a successful guesthouse in a developing country? This is the guide for you! Full of practical, useful tips from the perspective of a very well traveled writer who has stayed at more than 300 guesthouses. This quick guide covers everything from what important features you shouldn't...

As Pope Benedict XVI has said, "A writer once said that angels can fly because they don't take themselves too seriously. Maybe we could also fly a bit if we didn't think we were so important." Imagine the pontiff, now in his eighties and undoubtedly feeling the pains of growing older himself, cracking...

The Christian religion is one of the most powerful organizations in the world; it is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the United States. Most people in the west know something about Christianity; many people in the west were born into Christian families and raised as Christians. Many were...

The definitive guide to financial independence at any age! Retiring early is not limited to lottery winners or the super rich. In fact, with proper planning, we can all retire at a younger age than we ever dreamed—but only with the right plan. Personal finance expert Deacon Hayes explains...

The global economic crisis continue to dominate headlines, yet measures to build a social floor under the global economy and reform global governance have received little attention. In 2012 the Social Protection Floor was adopted as a global social policy measure ensuring that all could have access...

There are thousands of business opportunities out there, and more people joining old and new network marketing businesses everyday. "The 5 Reasons" helps people new to owning their own home based business understand what it really takes. It is also a great tool for those currently building...

Isolated from the outside world, Darlene had no idea how brutally abusive her life was. She just thought it was normal. Her mother, Jean, beat her from infancy. After she was confronted about the excessive bruises on Darlene, she admitting doing so by coldly saying, “She was driving me crazy.”...

A guide to put the sparkle in your love life Ever since Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight gripped millions with its tale of a girl torn between apparently perfect loves, many of us have been on the hunt for our own Edward or Jacob. Can such a love truly exist? Louise Deacon reveals the relevance...

In his revolutionary book Cross Vision, Gregory A. Boyd proposed his groundbreaking "cruciform hermeneutic," a way for Christians to make sense of the violence of the Old Testament by seeing it through the crucifixion of Jesus. Now Boyd has teamed up with pastor Deacon Godsey to develop...

More homilies by a deacon for deacons—and anyone else who preaches. These homilies, which reflect the author's firm commitment to social justice, are followed by discussion questions.

Visit the accompanying website from the author at www.blackwellpublishing.com/deacon. Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas. Provides insights into many...