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Twelve Stones
Notes on a Miraculous Journey- A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Twelve Stones is the story of Barbara Ilaynia, a secular Jew who worships Art and Romance, who tries to unravel the meaning of existence and make every moment a masterpiece. She lives and loves with passion, though not always with wisdom, in Parisian garrets and in Moroccan villages, in the light...
by Mark Hatch
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2006
A few vocal futurists have publicly admitted that we are likely to destroy ourselves by the year 2050. Many more admit that, for the first time in human history, we cannot confidently predict the broad outlines of the human condition a mere 50 years from now. Here is a fascinating look at why many...
Atlas Girl
Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Disillusioned and yearning for freedom, Emily Wierenga left home at age eighteen with no intention of ever returning. Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else--anywhere else. Her travels took her across Canada,...
by H. Wayne House
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
With all of the different religions, sects, denominations, and belief systems out there, it can be difficult to separate the facts from mere opinion, especially if one is relying solely on online sources which may or may not be vetted and which often have an ideological or political slant to them....
by David J. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps readers navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to...
Fierce Marriage
Radically Pursuing Each Other in Light of Christ's Relentless Love
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either...
Free of Me Participant's Guide
Why Life Is Better When It's Not about You
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Our me-centered culture affects every area of our lives--our friendships, our marriages, even our faith. The self-focused life robs our joy, shrinks our souls, and is the reason we never quite break free of insecurity.
Now churches and small groups can together heed the call to a bigger, Jesus-centered...
Nice
Why We Love to Be Liked and How God Calls Us to More
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019
God never called us to be nice.
What happens when we replace courage with compromise?
What happens when we replace honesty with likability?
What happens when we replace conviction with clichés?
What happens when we replace discipleship to Christ with a devotion to nice?
We live in a...
Into the Fray
How Jesus's Followers Turn the World Upside Down
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
In the earliest days of the Christian church, the gospel spread out from Jerusalem in a burst of incredible stories. A man who could calm a stormy sea with a word, who healed the lame and the blind, who raised the ire of the religious leaders, and who even raised people from the dead. Compare this...
Shalom in Psalms
A Devotional from the Jewish Heart of the Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
The ancient Jewish life-giving balm in Psalms helps us recover our equilibrium in a world where so much knocks us off balance and steals our shalom. This devotional and Tree of Life Version of the Bible come from the heart of today's Messianic Jewish movement to provide the Jewish essence of Psalms in a way that promises shalom for the heart and soul.
Preparing for Christian Ministry
An Evangelical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
Encouragement for students to reflect on the nature and task of ministry in the 21st century and to seek education to equip them for ministry.
by W. H. Jr. Bellinger
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps any reader navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent...
Confronting Old Testament Controversies
Pressing Questions about Evolution, Sexuality, History, and Violence
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
For many people, skeptics and believers alike, the Old Testament is rife with controversial passages and events that make both belief and sharing our beliefs with others difficult. Often our solutions have tended toward the extremes--ignore problem passages and pretend they don't matter or obsess...
by Thomas F. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps readers navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to...