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Christianity, Religion
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This book, rooted in the disciplines of political theology and peace studies, reflects with and on war-affected communities in Colombia…
in order to offer crucial lessons about transitioning from violence to peace. It argues that much that is significant for peacebuilding in situations of war escapes the notice of governments, human rights organizations, and academics because it is accomplished through a kind of agency they do not recognize. The book names that agency as constructive agency under duress and demonstrates its significance for peacebuilding by reflecting on a form that the author has seen operating in Colombia over nearly two decades.
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Fifteen short mysteries, spanning past and present, rooted in the Bible. Simon Brett examines an Old Testament murder in "Cain…
Was Innocent." Also includes Bill Crider's modern crucifixion tale "The Man on the Cross" and works by Carole Nelson Douglas, Peter Robinson, the editor, and others. Some strong language. 2005
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Christianity, Judaism
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The continuation of Dennis Prager's bestselling five-part commentary, The Rational Bible. Many people today think the Bible, the most influential…
book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant—both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written. Do you doubt the existence of God because you think believing in God is irrational? This book will give you many reasons to rethink your doubts. Do you think faith and science are in conflict? You won’t after reading this commentary on Genesis. Do you come from a dysfunctional family? It may comfort you to know that every family discussed in Genesis was highly dysfunctional! The title of this commentary is “The Rational Bible” because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager’s words, “If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job.” The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager’s forty years of teaching the Bible—whose Hebrew grammar and vocabulary he has mastered—to people of every faith and no faith at all. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world in general and to you personally. His goal: to change your mind—and, as a result, to change your life.
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Why do so many people think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is outdated? Why do our…
friends and neighbors – and sometimes we ourselves – dismiss the Bible as irrelevant, irrational, immoral, or all of these things? This explanation of the Book of Exodus, the second book of the Bible, will demonstrate that the Bible is not only powerfully relevant to today’s issues, but completely consistent with rational thought. Do you think the Bible permitted the trans-Atlantic slave trade? You won’t after reading this book. Do you struggle to love your parents? If you do, you need this book. Do you doubt the existence of God because belief in God is “irrational?” This book will give you reason after reason to rethink your doubts. The title of this commentary is, “The Rational Bible” because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. As Prager says, “If something I write does not make rational sense, I have not done my job.” The Rational Bible is the fruit of Dennis Prager’s forty years of teaching the Bible to people of every faith, and no faith. On virtually every page, you will discover how the text relates to the contemporary world and to your life. His goal: to change your mind – and then change your life.
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I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth...The Creed is the bones of our faith.…
In all our different ways, it makes us who we are. But when we stand up and recite the Creed in unison, we have no time to contemplate what it is that we are committing ourselves to. The words rush past, their meaning blurred by familiarity. If we could only slow them down and hear them properly, they would have the power to change worlds. That is what The Creed in Slow Motion aims to do. This is a book for people who like to think things through from first principles. It will not tell you what to believe. (It is for you to engage your mind and discover that for yourself. And for unbelievers to learn what exactly they disbelieve, and why.)In forty short chapters, with clarity and wit, The Creed in Slow Motion draws examples from real-life stories, history and even science to uncover the core claims of Christianity. By turns it is deep, heartening, startling, revolutionary and even, by the world's standards, outrageous.
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Christianity
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I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth...The Creed is the bones of our faith.…
In all our different ways, it makes us who we are. But when we stand up and recite the Creed in unison, we have no time to contemplate what it is that we are committing ourselves to. The words rush past, their meaning blurred by familiarity. If we could only slow them down and hear them properly, they would have the power to change worlds. That is what The Creed in Slow Motion aims to do. This is a book for people who like to think things through from first principles. It will not tell you what to believe. (It is for you to engage your mind and discover that for yourself. And for unbelievers to learn what exactly they disbelieve, and why.)In forty short chapters, with clarity and wit, The Creed in Slow Motion draws examples from real-life stories, history and even science to uncover the core claims of Christianity. By turns it is deep, heartening, startling, revolutionary and even, by the world's standards, outrageous.
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Religion, Politics and government, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, Christianity
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Award-winning journalist warns of the threat of "Islamofascism," a radical form of Islam that seeks world domination. Posits that Islamic…
revolutionary ideas have spread from Iran to Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territory. Urges action to stop Iran's nuclear program. Includes interviews with world military and political leaders. Bestseller. 2007
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Religion, Inspirational and family life, Christianity
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Minister and author of Look Great, Feel Great (BR 16709) offers a guide to developing a fulfilling, effective communion with…
God. Suggests ways to incorporate prayer in daily life and to utilize the Bible. Discusses types of prayer, hindrances to praying, and the phenomenon of unanswered prayer. 2007
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Christian fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionChristianity
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Houston, Texas. After hiding her boyfriend from the police, sixteen-year-old Camille is ordered by juvenile court to join a community…
service group called Good Girlz. She reluctantly joins the group's founder Rachel, pregnant Angel, tough-acting Jasmine, and rich Alexis. The teens eventually form strong bonds. For senior high readers. 2006
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Bishop Jakes offers advice on how to succeed and prosper by reassessing one's life and positioning oneself for the future.…
Jakes uses scripture and personal experience to illustrate the connection between faith, good works, and responsibility. Foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw. Bestseller. 2007
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Biography, Sports and games, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Religion, Religious biography, Sports biography, Christianity
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Autobiography of the first African American coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl win, taking the Indianapolis Colts…
to victory in 2007. Dungy describes the priorities and attitudes that contributed to his winning experiences and emphasizes putting God and family first. Bestseller. 2007
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Journals and memoirs, Christianity
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Italian Protestants? Few people seem to have heard of them, but the author's mother's immigrant Italian family was Protestant while…
his father's were Catholic immigrants from Sicily. Relative Strangers describes the author's search for the religious roots of his parents' families in northern Italy and Sicily. He traces the history of the Waldensians, the Protestant sect which began in Lyon, France in the 12th century, often suffering persecution, but surviving to this day both in Europe and America.
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A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection “The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever…
come across.” —Douglas Preston An investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost. On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen on a desolate stretch of road in northern Mexico controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Firing semi-automatic weapons, the attackers killed nine people and gravely injured five more. The victims were members of the LeBaron and La Mora communities—fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when their religion outlawed polygamy in the late nineteenth century. The massacre produced international headlines for weeks, and prompted President Donald Trump to threaten to send in the US Army. In The Colony, bestselling investigative journalist Sally Denton picks up where the initial, incomplete reporting on the attacks ended, and delves into the complex story of the LeBaron clan. Their homestead—Colonia LeBaron—is a portal into the past, a place that offers a glimpse of life within a polygamous community on an arid and dangerous frontier in the mid-1800s, though with smartphones and machine guns. Rooting her narrative in written sources as well as interviews with anonymous women from LeBaron itself, Denton unfolds an epic, disturbing tale that spans the first polygamist emigrations to Mexico through the LeBarons’ internal blood feud in the 1970s—started by Ervil LeBaron, known as the “Mormon Manson”—and up to the family’s recent alliance with the NXIVM sex cult, whose now-imprisoned leader, Keith Raniere, may have based his practices on the society he witnessed in Colonia LeBaron. The LeBarons’ tense but peaceful interactions with Sinaloa deteriorated in the years leading up to the ambush. LeBaron patriarchs believed they were deliberately targeted by the cartel. Others suspected that local farmers had carried out the attacks in response to the LeBarons’ seizure of water rights for their massive pecan orchards. As Denton approaches answers to who committed the murders, and why, The Colony transforms into something more than a crime story. A descendant of polygamist Mormons herself, Denton explores what drove so many women over generations to join or remain in a community based on male supremacy and female servitude. Then and now, these women of Zion found themselves in an isolated desert, navigating the often-mysterious complications of plural marriage—and supported, Denton shows, only by one another. A mesmerizing feat of investigative journalism, The Colony doubles as an unforgettable account of sisterhood that can flourish in polygamist communities, against the odds.
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A trusted senior statesman in Christian ethics and ministry addresses the crisis of political polarization threatening the existence of the…
church. Polarization and political gridlock have been the norm in the United States for decades. As that reality seeps into every aspect of our society, churches find themselves not only affected, but often at the very center of the conflict. Rather than remaining places of inclusive community and generous dialogue, our sanctuaries have too often become ground zero of the culture wars. What can pastors do to restore the church&’s witness to the unity of all things in God—especially when it feels like members of the congregation would rather position the church&’s identity firmly on one side of the political spectrum or the other? And how can church leaders maintain peace while speaking the truth on important social issues—without either alienating parishioners who disagree or resorting to inane bothsiderism? Widely respected pastor and ethicist Robin Lovin offers sage counsel in this helpful book, arguing that to resist the trend of polarization in our church we must rediscover how the gospel teaches us to understand ourselves, our neighbors, and the purpose of politics. In part one, Lovin provides an overview of the situation in which we find ourselves, showing how polarization developed over recent decades and how, in both our society and our churches, we have adapted to division as the norm. In part two, he considers how Christians can shape a different response by learning to listen—to the Word of God, to the world, and to those who are not usually heard. With questions for discussion and reflection aligned with the content of each chapter, What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening? provides an accessible roadmap for navigating out of the morass of polarization into a brighter future of church unity, during election seasons and beyond.
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The bestselling NIV Teen Study Bible helps teens apply God&’s Word to the issues they face every day!Full of study features that…
will help today&’s teen learn more about God, the Bible, and how God&’s Word relates to their lives, the NIV Teen Study Bible will help them keep in step with all God has done, is doing, and will do in the world. This NIV Bible for teens will help them discover the eternal truths of God&’s Word and apply them to the issues they face every day, including offering biblical advice about dealing with everything from friends, family, and school to problems such as bullying and depression. As teens navigate their hectic and sometimes stressful lives, this study Bible will help them to deepen and understand their faith while reassuring them that God is always with them and they are never alone.With over 4 million copies sold, the NIV Teen Study Bible continues to be a teen&’s top resource for discovering the foundational truths of the Bible. Features:Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)&“We Believe&” features unpack the Apostles&’ Creed to reveal the biblical foundation of faith&“Panorama&” features keep the big picture of each book of the Bible in viewTopical indexes help with in-depth Bible studyBook introductions provide an overview for each book of the BibleImportant Bible verses to memorizeQ and A&’s test your Bible knowledgeProfiles of people in the BibleInformation about the Apostles&’ Creed8-page full-color map sectionBiblical advice about friends, family, school, and other issues
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Christianity, Self help
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Are you ready to stop wasting time and start turning your mundane life into one of adventure and blessing? Ken…
Harrison, Chairman and CEO of Promise Keepers, masterfully weaves together powerful stories and deep truths from Scripture to point you to the life for which God has called you.Ask Christians what they expect to happen to them after they die, and most will say they will go to heaven. And they&’ll probably say that they will meet Jesus and hope to hear Him say, &“Well done good and faithful servant.&” But many believers know they are not living up to God&’s calling on their lives. In fact, many might even admit their lives don&’t honor God at all—at least Mondays through Saturdays. In A Daring Faith in a Cowardly World, Ken Harrison masterfully uses his stories as a Los Angeles police officer in one of the deadliest areas of the country to explain and illustrate deep truths from God&’s Word. This isn&’t your typical inspirational book—it&’s a hard-hitting work that packs a lot of truth into an easy-to-read page-turner. Each chapter starts and ends with a gripping story that has a twist, a &“rest of the story&” at the end of the chapter, and packs intense biblical truth and wisdom in the middle. You will:Have a clear picture of what being a true follower of Christ looks like and how to become oneGain insightful truths that lead to genuine &“Aha!&” moments in your lifeExperience stories you won&’t forget and that create a lasting change to your faithLearn what the Bible says about the myriad of issues in today's culture Are you ready to take the first step towards a more courageous and bold life lived in Jesus? In A Daring Faith in a Cowardly World, find the motivation you&’ve been longing for.
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El mundo tal como lo conocemos terminará, no con una explosión ni un gemido, sino en etapas claramente establecidas en…
la Palabra de Dios.En El fin de los tiempos, John Hagee usa las Escrituras como guía mientras cuenta regresivamente los minutos proféticos a través de los eventos que deben ocurrir antes del fatídico momento en que cada individuo no redimido debe enfrentarse a Dios en el Día del Juicio. Citando ejemplos de los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y utilizando las Escrituras para confirmar sus ideas, presenta un argumento convincente para demostrar que el tiempo realmente se está agotando.Una edición actualizada y revisada de su publicación anterior bajo el título De Daniel al Día del Juicio, El fin de los tiempos informa sobre los titulares que ocurren hoy que apuntan al Arrebatamiento que se acerca. No solo interpreta los tiempos, sino que también revela lo que aún tiene que ocurrir antes de ese fatídico momento en que cada individuo no redimido debe enfrentarse a Dios en el Día del Juicio Final.Esta es la quintaesencia de Hagee sobre la profecía bíblica y la enseñanza del fin de los tiempos. Este libro perspicaz es un recurso ideal para los cristianos que buscan una guía de lo que la Biblia dice sobre el fin de los tiempos y cómo reconocer que se acercan.The End of The AgeThe world as we know it will end, neither with a bang nor a whimper, but in stages clearly set forth in God&’s Word.In The End of The Age, John Hagee uses Scripture as a guide as he counts down the prophetic minutes through events that must occur before that fateful moment when every unredeemed individual must face God on Judgment Day. Citing examples from national and international media and using Scripture to confirm his insights, he presents a compelling argument to prove that time is indeed running out.Updated and revised from its previous publication under the title From Daniel to Doomsday, The End of The Age reports on the headlines occurring today for the coming Rapture. It not only interprets the times, but also unveils what has yet to occur before that fateful moment when every unredeemed individual must face God on Judgment Day.This is quintessential Hagee on Bible prophecy and end-times teaching. This insightful book is an ideal resource for Christians looking for a guide to what the Bible says about the end times—and how to recognize that they are approaching.
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God does not suggest, he commands that we do justice.Social justice is not optional for the Christian. All injustice affects…
others, so talking about justice that isn't social is like talking about water that isn't wet or a square with no right angles. But the Bible's call to seek justice is not a call to superficial, kneejerk activism. We are not merely commanded to execute justice, but to "truly execute justice." The God who commands us to seek justice is the same God who commands us to "test everything" and "hold fast to what is good."Drawing from a diverse range of theologians, sociologists, artists, and activists, Thaddeus Williams builds a case that we must be discerning if we are to "truly execute justice" as Scripture commands. Not everything called "social justice" today is compatible with a biblical vision of a better world. The Bible offers hopeful and distinctive answers to deep questions of worship, community, salvation, and knowledge that ought to mark a uniquely Christian pursuit of justice.In the Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth Study Guide, Williams confronts our religious and political tribalism and challenges readers to discover what the Bible and the example of Jesus have to teach us about justice. He presents a compelling vision of justice for all God's image-bearers that offers hopeful answers to life's biggest questions.
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Do you want to fight for the people you love and show others how valuable they are to God? There…
is a way, and you are more equipped than you know. Ten years ago, Hosanna Wong packed her life into suitcases and started traveling the country to talk to people about Jesus. Along the way she discovered lies she had believed that held her back from actually sharing God's love. Lies such as:your story is not that importantyou're not qualifiedit would be best if you waited until everything is perfectThat's how not to save the world. The truth is better. Through faithfully studying God's Word and fumbling through her own flawed progress, Hosanna uncovered what the Bible actually says about revealing God's love in our everyday lives.With honesty and humor, Hosanna will help you:embrace your unique story to naturally talk about Jesus without being weird or pushydiscover the three most effective steps to take when fighting for a loved one who is in a tough placeovercome the lies that hold you back so you can empower people to encounter a God they've never knownIt turns out, you can naturally share God's love in your everyday life. You can fight for those you love and a world Jesus loves. There is a way for every person you know to realize how valuable they are to God. You've been created for it, equipped for it, and you're ready for it. Let's go!Designed for use with How (Not) to Save the World Video Study, sold separately.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to contend with longstanding tensions surrounding gender and race. Yet women…
of color in the United States and across the Global South adopt and adapt the faith to their contexts, many sharing the high level of satisfaction expressed by Latter-day Saints in general. Caroline Kline explores the ways Latter-day Saint women of color in Mexico, Botswana, and the United States navigate gender norms, but also how their moral priorities and actions challenge Western feminist assumptions. Kline analyzes these traditional religious women through non-oppressive connectedness, a worldview that blends elements of female empowerment and liberation with a broader focus on fostering positive and productive relationships in different realms. Even as members of a patriarchal institution, the women feel a sense of liberation that empowers them to work against oppression and against alienation from both God and other human beings. Vivid and groundbreaking, Mormon Women at the Crossroads merges interviews with theory to offer a rare discussion of Latter-day Saint women from a global perspective.