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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Mercy Thompson's all-new comic book adventure comes to its tense conclusion, in a story by New York Times' bestselling author, Patricia Briggs! Mercy has discovered a fae connection to the buried bodies. But can that knowledge help save her stepdaughter Jesse before she becomes Hopcross Jilly's next victim?
42) Perpetua
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Perpetua, a woman of royal birth, was martyred for her faith in ancient Carthage (modern day Tunisia) in AD 203. She wrote The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, a journal recounting her trial and imprisonment that was continued by a contemporary who described Perpetua's death in the arena. Both her martyrdom and its account have been highly revered by ancient and modern Christians. Her text is one of the rare surviving documents written by...
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
From a life filled with heartache and hardship, comes an unmatched beauty destined for a fairy-tale ending: Pear Blossom, a young Korean girl, leads a happy life with her parents--until her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new wicked stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom the victim of their cruelty. They give her the nickname Pigling, or little pig, and do everything they can to torture her. But soon, magical creatures come to Pear...
45) The Letters #2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The instructional epistles of Paul to the churches in Philippi, Colossae, Thessalonika and his personal pastoral letters to Timothy, Titus and Philemon.
46) Christ #7
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"THE REDEEMER" The disciples argue about who is the greatest, Jesus heals a blind man, teaches about prayer and saves a woman caught in adultery. Who is greatest, healing of blind man, prayer, woman caught in adultery. Special addendum "The Trial," on the healing of the man born blind.
47) Prophets #2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In the Prophets Vol. 2 we are introduced to two prophets to whom God gave unusual messages and illustrations. The Book of Ezekiel was written during the Babylonian captivity of the Jews. He sought to bring his fellow Jews to repentance and to give them hope for the future. Ezekiel sought to remind the Jews that God was sovereign even in defeat and despair and they must obey to receive God's blessings. Through the illustration of a wayward wife, the...
48) Judges #3
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The days of the judges were termed the days when "everyone did what was right in their own eyes." As the people of Israel began following the customs and gods of the nations around them God began delivering them into the hands of their oppressors. Judges 3 covers the time of Samson leading the people of Israel and the days after Samson, when the people again turned away from God to do whatever they saw fit.
49) Vladimir
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
He was a ruthless murderer but after his conversion to Christianity in 988 Vladimir brought Russian Orthodoxy to Russia.
64 pgs, FC
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The Pilgrim's Progress, a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan, is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Now retold and in graphic novel form, Volume 2 Christian meets Faithful, who arrested and put on trial at Vanity Fair. After Faithful's death, Hopeful takes Faithful's place to be Christian's companion for the rest of the way. In Volume 2 of John Bunyan's classic fantasy told in graphic novel form,...
51) Esther
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
It is the year 539 BC and the Persian Empire rules most of the Middle East. When the popular queen of King Xerxes publicly refuses his command to appear, the Persian leaders feel it is best for the king to locate a replacement queen and wife for the king. After a long and thorough search a young woman is selected to be the new Queen, but the king and rulers do not realize that she is Jewish. When a plot of genocide is discovered against the Jews the...
52) Babylon #4
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The book of Daniel can be very confusing to readers because of all its symbols and imagery. But within this book is a very clear understanding of what will happen in the world in future events. The prophecies of Daniel had their fulfillment in both near events and also in future world events. This comic book dives into these prophecies and also explains the Seventieth Week of Daniel.
54) Revelation #4
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
As dark forces attack God's people and seek to destroy planet Earth, the story of mankind seems to be futile and hopeless. But God is only setting up the climax for the visible return of Jesus Christ to destroy all those opposed to God and establishing the visible, physical kingdom of Jesus Christ on the Earth.
55) David #4
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
King David makes a fatal mistake when he commits adultery with the wife of one of his loyal soldiers and then sets up to have the loyal soldier killed in battle. One of the results of this sin is that the civil war that ensues in the country and against him is led by his own son Absalom. David survives the revolt against his kingship but his own son is killed in the process. Later, when David compels his army leaders to do a census of the fighting...
57) The Fall
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Through His prophets, God sent many warnings of what would happen to His chosen people if they neglected His law and His many warnings. Though there were periodic revivals under God-fearing kings such as Asa, Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah, many of the kings of both Israel and Judah abandoned the worship of Yahweh and chose to follow the false gods of the nation around them and of the lands they conquered. As a result, God allowed the Assyrians and the...
58) Christ #6
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"THE HEALER" Jesus Christ raises to life a twelve-year old girl who has died, heals the blind, feeds 5000 people, and then shows his authority over the elements as he walks on water. He goes to a mountain and is transfigured before Peter, James and Jon and when he comes down from the mountain, he casts out a demon his disciples could not cast out. Special addendum on the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, "Unclean."
60) Elijah
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Under King Ahab and his wicked wife Queen Jezebel, the people of Israel had reached a low point morally and spiritually. The demonic god Baal was being promoted as the true God, prophets of Baal had been appointed in the land and the words and law of God were being neglected throughout the nation. But to counter this reign of wickedness, God raises up one of the most powerful and fearless prophets of the Old Testament - Elijah.
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