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The Christmas story & the story of the wisemen
By Laura Van Leeuwen. 2017
The hot topic: what we can do about global warming
By Gabrielle Walker, D. A King. 2008
A concise guide to both the problems and the solutions of global warming. Guiding us past a blizzard of information…
and misinformation, Walker and King explain the science of warming, the most cutting-edge technological solutions from small to large, and the national and international politics that will affect our efforts. They propose specific ideas to fix a very specific problem, and offer hope that we can still do something about it. 2008.The holiness of God, extended version
By R. C Sproul. 2013
In this expanded edition of his classic series The Holiness of God, DR.R.C. Sproul provides a comprehensive, biblical survey of…
God's holy character and demonstrates how the demands of His holiness are met in Christ. 2013.The Hebrew bible (The modern scholar)
By Lawrence H Schiffman. 2008
The Hebrew Bible, known to Jews as the Tanakh and to Christians as the Old Testament, is the basis of…
our tradition of monotheism as well as the main avenue by which the ethics and teachings of the Hebrew spirit entered Western civilization. In these lectures, eminent scholar Lawrence H. Schiffman discusses how that collection came into being and how it was passed down and interpreted throughout the ages. He provides details on how this tradition developed into the basis of Judaism and Christianity and how it continues to mold our society and culture today. 2008.The heartache no one sees: Christ's promise of healing for a woman's wounded heart
By Sheila Walsh. 2004
Walsh shows why some people are able to access and maintain an absolute hope that cannot be shaken, while others…
lose it like the morning mist. You're invited to join her on a prayer-filled, God-seeking journey to understand how to live in this world, with all its potential for hurt, pain, and fear, and still experience a deep healing that you are able to hold on to, no matter what life throws at you. 2004.The gospel according to god: rediscovering the most remarkable chapter in the old testament
By John MacArthur. 2018
Written to help readers better understand Jesus's life, death, and ultimate mission, this new book by well-known preacher John MacArthur…
looks at an important'yet often misunderstood'section of the Bible: Isaiah 53. Often hailed as one of the greatest chapters in the Bible, this passage foretells the crucifixion of Jesus, a critical event in God's ultimate plan for salvation. Explaining the prophetic words of Isaiah 53 verse by verse, MacArthur highlights important connections to the history of Israel and to the New Testament'ultimately showing us how these prophetic words to ancient Israel illuminate essential truths for our lives today. 2018.The Greenpeace to Amchitka: an environmental odyssey
By Robert Hunter. 2004
Eleven landlubbing environmentalists and one old sea captain planned to pilot a small, aging fishing boat across 3,800 kilometres of…
the Gulf of Alaska in the middle of storm season to try to stop a hydrogen bomb test - and possibly be incinerated in the process. Launched from Vancouver, the 1971 odyssey failed to stop the bomb but did ignite a world-wide environmental movement. Written by a member of the expedition, the book captures the idealism and hope of the psychedelic '60s, while also telling a sea story, full of the debates and misadventures of the characters on board. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.The greatest story ever told: a tale of the greatest life ever lived
By Fulton Oursler. 1949
The down-to-earth guide to global warming
By Laurie David, Cambria Gordon. 2008
Laurie David educates young listeners about the ecological crisis called Global Warming.The dangers posed are very real, and the planet…
may undergo drastic changes within this century. People do, however, have the power to fight back and save the earth, and they can start by listening to this audiobook. Grades 4-7. 2008.The ecological planet: an introduction to Earth's ecosystems (The modern scholar)
By John C Kricher. 2008
Wheaton College professor John Kricher presents an absorbing analysis of the diverse ecosystems that exist on Planet Earth. He provides…
a factual study of the many fragile and threatened portions of our biosphere while describing the interaction between each system and the effect of man's presence in these ecosystems. He also explains the amazing variety of flora and fauna that inhabit the individual ecosystems and addresses current ecological issues facing mankind. 2008.The dolorous passion of our Lord Jesus Christ: from the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich (Recorded Books inspirational)
By Anna Katharina Emmerich. 2004
This book, one of the sources for Mel Gibson's motion picture, The Passion of the Christ, is taken from the…
eighteenth-century journals of the Catholic nun who had visions of scenes from the life of Christ. 2004. Uniform title: Bittere Leiden Unseres Herrn Jesu Christi.The ecology of commerce: a declaration of sustainability
By Paul Hawken. 1993
Provides a blueprint for a marketplace where businesses and environmentalists work together, showing companies how to redesign and manufacture products…
in innovative ways, re-educate customers, and work closely with government toward a profitable, productive, and ecologically sound future. 2005, c1993.The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language
By Ernest Freeberg. 2001
Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind…
at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001.The diamond that cuts through illusion: commentaries on the praynaparamita Diamond sutra
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Anh Huong Nguyen. 1992
The Buddha and his disciple Subhuti teach us how to cut through our dualistic ways of looking at the world…
in order to have a deeper contact with the wondrous reality that is inside us and all around us. 1992.The doors of the sea: where was God in the Tsunami?
By David Bentley Hart. 2005
The divine dance: if the world is your stage, who are you performing for?
By Shannon Kubiak Primicerio, Johanne Sheridan. 2006
Recognizing that teen girls spend much of their time trying to please their friends, parents, and teachers, Primicerio encourages these…
girls to stop performing for the world and start dancing for the One who matters. 2006.The Dead Sea scrolls: the truth behind the mystique (The modern scholar)
By Lawrence H Schiffman. 2007
New York University professor, Lawrence Schiffman, discusses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important collection of Jewish texts from the…
centuries before the rise of Christianity. Only through efforts to understand what the scrolls can teach us about the history of Judaism is it possible for us to learn what they have to teach us about the history of Christianity, because Christianity came into being only after these texts were composed and copied. 2007.The cross of Christ
By John R. W. John Robert Walmsley Stott. 1989
The universal symbol of the Christian faith is not a crib nor a manger but a gruesome cross. Yet many…
people are unclear about its meaning, and cannot understand why Christ had to die. In this book John Stott explains the significance of Christ's cross and answers the objections commonly brought against biblical teaching on the atonement. 1989.The Da Vinci code breaker: an easy-to-use fact checker
By James L Garlow. 2006
The circle maker: praying circles around your biggest dreams and greatest fears
By Mark Batterson. 2011
Pastor of the National Community Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., offers suggestions for using the ancient practice of…
prayer circles. Provides examples of what the ritual can achieve and asserts that "who you become is determined by how you pray." Bestseller. 2011.