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Disillusioned by narrow theologies, church dysfunction, and constricted readings of Scripture, people are leaving Christianity in droves. But Jesus describes the reign of God as a house with many rooms, writes Debie Thomas, one of the most auspicious voices in religious writing today. In this work of sprawling spiritual and literary imagination, Thomas claims that wherever God dwells, there is expansiveness and belonging.
Thomas knows what a cramped...
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The observations and insights of the Buddha are practical and eminently down to earth, dealing exclusively with awareness in the here and now.
Buddhism Plain and Simple offers listeners these fundamental teachings, stripped of cultural trappings that have accumulated around Buddhism over the past 25 centuries. The newcomer will be inspired by the clear, simple principles found in Buddhism Plain and Simple, and those familiar with Buddhism will welcome...
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What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective, and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve?
Written by an accomplished historian, award-winning author, public evangelical spokesman, and respected teacher, this introductory textbook shows why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding...
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This groundbreaking study of race, religion, and popular culture in the twenty-first century United States focuses on a new concept, "Muslim Cool." Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim-displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the 'hood, and in complex relationships to state power. Constructed through hip hop and the performance of Blackness, Muslim Cool is a way of engaging with the Black American experience by both Black and non-Black...
5) In Her Eyes
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In Her Eyes is a novel that takes readers on a journey to a deeper understanding of the crucifixion. The main character leads a life of redemption, and ultimately inspires others. This is a novel for those seeking God's love, forgiveness, and guidance.
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Former Second Lady Karen Pence encourages readers to accept God's challenges through her spiritually uplifting story of how God called her, an elementary school teacher, to positions she did not expect.
Washington D.C. is full of people eager to bend your ear about statistics, polls, and policies. Karen Pence is more likely to talk about beekeeping-if she's not busy teaching an art class, painting watercolors, or riding her bike.
A schoolteacher...
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Leadership is tough. Now more than ever. To compete in today's marketplace, leaders can no longer avoid issues of justice. But the landscape often feels fractured and confusing, filled with complex cultural landmines that can threaten the health and success of their companies.
If you're a leader, where should you start?
If you don't have the skill and understanding to wade into these messy waters, you-and your company-will be left behind. To...
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As the news shows us every day, contemporary American culture and politics are rife with people who demonize their enemies by projecting their own failings and flaws onto them. But this is no recent development. Rather, as John Corrigan argues here, it's an expression of a trauma endemic to America's history, particularly involving our long domestic record of religious conflict and violence.
Religious Intolerance, America, and the World spans...
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FUN, INSPIRING, AND "UNCONVENTIONAL"... This book is an "assignment" God gave me. Write stories, and poems, and other things that all contain a "pearl of wisdom"; and that can be read on the "fly". I honestly believe I can tell you, I fulfilled my "heavenly assignment". This book is designed for this fast paced generation, with twists and turns that are all designed to make the reader's journey amusing, and provocative at the same time. I know...
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Belief in God in the face of suffering is one of the most intractable problems of Christian theology. Many respond to the spiritual challenge of evil by ignoring it, blaming God, or insisting on the inherent meaninglessness of life. In this book, William Greenway contends that we don't have to deny our moral selves by either ignoring evil or abandoning our moral sensibilities toward it. We...
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The Foundation of Communion with God introduces readers to the Trinitarian piety of John Owen (1616-1683). Ryan McGraw's introduction to Owen sketches the major events of this important theologian s life and shows how his circumstances shaped his thought on the themes of the Trinity and public worship. The second part of the book presents forty-one brief selections from Owen's writings that trace his thoughts on knowing God as triune, on Scripture...
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Using his own understanding and study of Scripture, J.C. Ryle consolidates, organizes, and explains this learned wisdom in The Duties of Parents. Broken up into 17 principles, perfect for devotional use, this resource provides advice, guidance, instruction, reminders, and tools for parents who desire to raise children who not only know God but who can also develop their own relationship with Him and live according to His Word. Preparing a Biblical...
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In a delightfully engaging series of essays, Elisabeth Elliot captures the joys and trials of a life fully given to Christ. A timeless spiritual perspective on the value of being a woman, wife, mother and Christian.
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a missionary and a critically acclaimed author and speaker. For over half a century, her life of obedience, timeless teachings, and best-selling books have influenced both believers and seekers of the...
14) Paging God
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While the modern science of medicine often seems nothing short of miraculous, religion still plays an important role in the past and present of many hospitals. When three-quarters of Americans believe that God can cure people who have been given little or no chance of survival by their doctors, how do today's technologically sophisticated health care organizations address spirituality and faith?
Through a combination of interviews with nurses,...
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People today desperately want to know what is true and authentic in a world increasingly characterized by cultural confusion and a loss of trust in established institutions.
Are the answers to life found in the writings of secular scientists who tell us that we're simply a product of chance – an accidental mixture of elements in one stage of development, no more important in the long range scheme of things than a rock, or a sea urchin?
Are...
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Christin Ditchfield carefully extracts and examines the beautiful, Biblical truths and parallels in George MacDonald's The Princess and Curdie. MacDonald's moving and thrilling tale mirrors the journey of faith, through persecution, doubt, trials, and temptations, in a familiar and classic fairytale style.
Ditchfield's Christian Readers' Guide breaks down each chapter of this work, using expertly crafted discussion questions, tying in Bible verses,...
17) Jesus to Jesus: The Tale of the End Times & Interfaith Harmony, Giving Christians & Jews a New Persp
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"Jesus To Jesus" is a religious fiction narrative that dives into the eternal story of Jesus as represented in Islamic tradition. From his miracle birth to his predicted return. This religious fiction book reveals a new perspective on Jesus' life across two millennia. As the novel goes on, readers get pulled into an engaging religious tale that ends in an epic showdown between Jesus and the Dajjal, exploring faith, prophecy, and conflict between good...
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"Déité-Tao-Abellio" montre et démontre qu'une proximité philosophique et spirituelle existe entre ces trois courants : la Déité de Maître Eckhart – 1260-1328 –, le Tao de la pensée chinoise – 500 ans avant notre ère, notamment le taoïsme philosophique – et la pensée de Raymond Abellio – 1907-1986 –. Alors que ces trois mouvements paraissent très éloignés, aussi bien dans le temps que dans l'espace, ils reposent, tous les...
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Do you know the theology of Gnosticism? If you don't, Ms. Gnosticism is advancing Gnosticism to enligthen you. If you do, Ms. Gnosticism is advancing Gnosticism to enlighten you.
Ms. Gnosticism will share Gnosticism with you in her favorite cities of Austin, Beirut, and Damascus. She will also share Gnosticism with you, if you frequent other cities.
When you want to advance Gnosticism, kindly choose this book.
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- Je m'appelle Azor et je suis d'Alexandrie, dis-je en lui tendant la main.
Il la serra un moment, en soutenant ce regard affable que j'avais trop peu croisé dans ce pays.
- Je m'appelle Jésus et je suis d'ici. Bienvenue Azor, ça doit être tout une expérience de te retrouver dans un pays si différent du tien ?
- En effet, j'en apprends tous les jours mais, si les inquiétudes se répètent, seules les coutumes changent.
Mais je me gardai...
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