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3rd Terrorist : The Middle East Connection To The Oklahoma City Bombing
$22.99Add to cartIn this alarming book, reporter Jayna Davis tells of her amazing journey leading from the smoking rubble of the Murrah Federal Building to the sleazy haunts of John Doe #2, the mysterious Middle East suspect who the Justice Department was at first desperate to find?then insisted never existed.
With a reporter’s practiced skill, Jayna Davis unscrambles the convoluted and distorted facts of the Oklahoma City bombing to present a compelling case that proves Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols did not act alone and in fact worked in tandem with Middle East connections that lead directly to Saddam Hussein’s personal army.
Ten years after the tragic April 19 bombing, this revised edition of the controversial book that captured the attention of the 9/11 Commission offers new information and a new afterword that covers the Iraq War, the verdict in the Nichols state murder trial, and recent confirmation of Al-Qaeda General Al-Zawahiri’s visit to OKC to approve the bombing.
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Feminism Vs Women
$15.49Add to cartIs feminism a movement that aims to promote the interests of all women? Their actions over the last few decades, from the women’s studies departments of academia to the halls of Congress, indicate that the answer is “no.” In practice, the modern feminist movement is not a movement to promote freedom and equality for all women, no matter what their social, political, or religious beliefs may be. It operates as a rigid ideology dictating what women should think and how they should live. Although they might claim to speak for all women, many feminists have absolutely no interest in advocating for the majority of them. Instead, they aim to mold all women into loyal, obedient liberals who tow the establishment line. For all their caterwauling about “choice” and “women’s rights,” feminists fail to respect women’s most important right of all: the right to think and act for ourselves.
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Cells Design : How Chemistry Reveals The Creators Artistry (Reprinted)
$17.00Add to cartArmed with cutting-edge techniques, biochemists have unwittingly uncovered startling molecular features inside the cell that compel only one possible conclusion-a supernatural agent must be responsible for life. Destined to be a landmark apologetic work, The Cell’s Design explores the full scientific and theological impact of these discoveries. Instead of focusing on the inability of natural processes to generate life’s chemical systems (as nearly all apologetics works do), Fazale Rana makes a positive case for life’s supernatural basis by highlighting the many biochemical features that reflect the Creator’s hallmark signature.
This breakthrough work extends the case for design beyond irreducible complexity. These never-before-discussed evidences for design will evoke awe and amazement at God’s creative majesty in the remarkable elegance of the cell’s chemistry.
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Millennium
$22.99Add to cartThis book is a wealth of information, which is interestingly written and justified with documents. It is very thorough and informative, whilst also discussing a delicate issue courageously. No matter what you think about the Millennium, you won’t be bored with this book! In addition, you will learn many facts about the situation in the Middle-East and Israel, which the newspapers refuse for some reason to reveal. The Finnish Christian TV-7, January 2008 One has to admire the author’s knowledge of the Middle-East and the people living there; few have such expertise. When we add his knowledge of the Bible, there certainly aren’t many people who can boast to know equally much. The book covers the basic Gospel too, and thus is also suitable for anyone who is still seeking. In all, this book is very extensive and it can be warmly recommended to anyone. The Finnish Christian Weekly magazine, December 2007
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Doors Of The Church Are Closed
$15.49Add to cartMartin Luther and John Calvin challenged Roman Catholicism; John Wesley, George Whitefield, and Jonathan Edwards challenged spiritual lethargy; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged America’s social injustice; and now Dr. Dana Carson is challenging the Christian Church! The Doors of the Church are Closed is one of the most relevant 21st century writings to the Church. Statistics suggest nearly 4,000 churches are closing with only 1,200 to 1,800 opening annually. Less than 20% of Americans attend church and 97% of churches didn’t win one convert last year! Yet, the Church has exchanged its mission of Kingdom expansion for popularity and wealth. The Doors of the Church are Closed! This book identifies the root causes of the contemporary Church’s failures and raises some monumental challenges to believers. This book is a must read for the Body of Christ and those who desire to fulfill the will of God in their lives.
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To Do Justice
$24.00Add to cartEncouraging Christians to call for public policies to benefit those most vulnerable in our nation, To Do Justice offers tools for studying complex domestic social problems (e.g., Social Security, immigration, the environment, and public education) and serves as a guidebook to becoming involved in social action. Rooted in Christian tradition, each essay analyzes a contemporary problem from social, biblical, and theological perspectives before providing directions for public policy. These engaged ethicists from across the mainline denominations provide concrete examples of how progressive-minded Christians can work for justice in response to these moral dilemmas. With discussion questions in each chapter, it is an excellent resource for classroomsboth in colleges and in churches.
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Renewing The Face Of The Earth
$21.00Add to cartThis important and timely study provides a much needed theological framework for considering and responding to the challenges of climate change. In a highly readable and clear style, it explores the spiritual questions being opened up by this issue: questions about human life and destiny, about our relationship to the planet and to each other, about altruism and selfishness, about the place of technology, about justice, our values and hopes. A practical exploration of these questions is set in the context of the biblical notions of covenant – God’s commitment to creation which David Atkinson sees as the ‘inner meaning’ of creation, and sabbath – regular times of rest and replenishment for humans and for the earth itself. Seeing climate changes in the light of these biblical concepts reveals a strong moral imperative to act in ways that are help to bring about the New Testament hope that the whole of creation will one day be renewed in Christ.
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Cry Of The Harvest
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The great labor of love that Jesus called ‘Harvest’ is still defined by this statement, “The laborers are few.” There must be a generation that leaps the hurdle of this self-fulfilling prophecy and redefines history. Is it you? 2006 the earth population reached 6.5 billion It is projected to reach 8 billion by 2020 9 billion by 2042 doubling the world population Is the modern church in position to answer this epic challenge? Can our present efforts keep up with this population quantum leap? Chad Taylor takes you past current rhetoric and reveals that the coming of Christ is not an unpredictable event but rather a moment hinged on world harvest. Chad confronts the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that face the church today and puts the mission field within reach. Breaking from the Christian mainstream Chad challenges the church to “launch out into the deep” and invites us all to go with him. The adventure begins now! “Chad Taylor addresses the greatest issue on the heart of God right now – the harvest. He does so with profound insight, and prophetic stirring. I highly recommend this evangelistic gem.” – Bill Johnson Pastor of Bethel Church Redding, CA. Chad Taylor currently resides in Yakima, Washington with his wife and children. Chad has traveled the length and breadth of America with a clarion call for a modern reformation. Chad is also the author of numerous prophetic words and articles that have been read around the world and the critically acclaimed book, “Why Revival Still Tarries.” Please visit www.consumingfire.com for more information. -
Cutting Edge : Clinging To God In The Face Of Self Harm
$24.99Add to cartAn encouraging and practical guide to being able to find God through the struggle of self-harm.
The Cutting Edge recounts the first-hand experiences of a teenage girl caught inside the vicious circle of self-harm and her recovery journey. The book is rooted in biblical teaching and emphasizes the principality of God’s unique role in the recovery process. Wilson discusses contemporary issues such as self-image and media pressure, self-worth and overcoming false senses of failure. This book also addresses biblically-based topics concerning the power of prayer, spiritual cleansing, and restoring our first love. The Cutting Edge encourages young people to turn to God for their true identity.
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Who Gets To Narrate The World
$22.99Add to cartWho gets to narrate the world?
This is the burden of Robert Webber’s final book. Convinced that American evangelicals are facing the demise of their entire way of life and faith, Webber challenges his readers to rise up and engage both the external and internal challenges confronting them today. This means that Christians must repent of their cultural accommodation and reclaim the unique story-the Christian story-that God has given them both to proclaim and to live. -
Too Small To Ignore
$18.00Add to cartMost of Wess Stafford’s messages about how society needs to take better care of children and the poor will be familiar to listeners. When he is explaining the principles behind his beliefs and the actions he recommends, he’s predictable. Only his storytelling cadences bring interest to his message. He sounds folksy and concerned, and he emphasizes key points through both volume and pauses. What sets this account apart is when Stafford tells stories of his experiences in Africa as the child of Christian missionaries. Some are brutal, even shocking; others are warm and touching. Listen to these stories. You’ll understand the hearts behind the Compassion International organization.
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Saints Have We Turned The Lighthouse Into A Hell House
$16.99Add to cartThis book was written to address the disappointments people are facing today caused by Ministry faculty members. It is designed to encourage obedience and hope in the midst of betrayal or shame experienced from hypocritical practices or personal attacks by such members. Therefore, this is a faith-building book!
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Moral Makeover : Reshaping The Meltdown With The Wisdom Of Solomon
$25.99Add to cart1. Righteousness
2. Humility
3. Absolute Truth
4. Inner Initiative
5. Generosity Commitment
6. Equal Justice
7. Peace As Current As The News HeadlinesAdditional Info
This book is for every person who is tired of the moral decline in our Nation, and is willing to help turn the tide- beginning with an inner examination! Drawing from the wisdom found in the Old Testament book of Proverbs, seven major principles are examined: Righteousness Humility Absolute Truth Inner Initiative Generosity Commitment Equal Justice Peace As current as the news headlines, these issues are put on display in an insightful way. Each chapter contains notable quotes, key Proverbs, interesting stories, and a checklist for personal diagnosis. While not a commentary on Proverbs, this book will deliver a renewed appreciation for this often-overlooked section of the Bible. This is recommended reading for everyone from politicians to pastors; from professors to people of all ages who desire to live a principled lifestyle in era of moral decline. -
Gospel Of Deliverance
$21.99Add to cartThe End Times Are Here! Are you prepared? Through this First Seal God warns His creation of the days ahead and reveals satan’s hidden agenda to His beloved Elect. Discover Powerful Insights into: * What Really Happened When Adam Fell * Satan’s Secret Agenda * The True Nature of Water Spirits * God’s Blueprint on How to Deal with Unclean Spirits * How Healing and Deliverance Can Work for You * How to Make the Most of God’s Life in You * God’s End Time Survival Strategy for You Gospel of Deliverance explains biblical principles with new insight reaching beyond mere theology to offer practical advice on how today’s Christians can get the best out of God’s salvation. You cannot read this explosive book and ever be the same again! “But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the Kingdom of God is come upon you.” Luke 11:20
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Grandpas Hook
$29.99Add to cart“America already has a tomb for the unknown soldier,” Lawyer Blake Nepper told reporters. “Can we not have one obituary for the unknown fetus?” Ward Brown’s daughter, Mindy, is newly pregnant. It’s Thanksgiving of Mindy’s senior year of high school. She has already been granted a college academic scholarship. She is no longer involved with her baby’s father. Ward Brown fears the dastardly inevitable; he needs a miracle, will try anything to stop his daughter from aborting her baby. With help of a shrewd insurance CEO and his troubled lawyer, Ward Brown takes out a controversial life insurance policy on his unborn grandchild. As his daughter Mindy Brown endures her senior year, delaying an inevitable abortion, the world awaits a civil trial which could topple Roe v. Wade. “A Grisham-like thriller, Grandpa’s Hook engages legalized abortion much like Uncle Tom’s Cabin engaged, and helped end, legalized slavery.” -Jedd Hafer.
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Grandpas Hook
$19.99Add to cart“America already has a tomb for the unknown soldier,” Lawyer Blake Nepper told reporters. “Can we not have one obituary for the unknown fetus?” Ward Brown’s daughter, Mindy, is newly pregnant. It’s Thanksgiving of Mindy’s senior year of high school. She has already been granted a college academic scholarship. She is no longer involved with her baby’s father. Ward Brown fears the dastardly inevitable; he needs a miracle, will try anything to stop his daughter from aborting her baby. With help of a shrewd insurance CEO and his troubled lawyer, Ward Brown takes out a controversial life insurance policy on his unborn grandchild. As his daughter Mindy Brown endures her senior year, delaying an inevitable abortion, the world awaits a civil trial which could topple Roe v. Wade. “A Grisham-like thriller, Grandpa’s Hook engages legalized abortion much like Uncle Tom’s Cabin engaged, and helped end, legalized slavery.” -Jedd Hafer.
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Gospel According To Harry Potter (Expanded)
$24.00Add to cartIs Harry Potter a Christ figure? Was book 7 a metaphor for the resurrection? Just how much did religion help shape J. K Rowling and the moral worldview of the most popular books of all time? Connie Neal has these answers and more!
With the series now complete, fans of Harry Potter will be eager to read this revised and updated edition of The Gospel according to Harry Potter. This new edition includes discussion of all seven of the books in the Harry Potter series, including book seven, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Neal, an author and youth minister, finds many “glimmers of the gospel” in the stories of Harry Potter, Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and the other characters who inhabit the magical world of Hogwarts.
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Social Ministry In The Lutheran Tradition
$22.00Add to cartThis indispensable volume offers a fundamental rationale or “case” for Lutheran engagement in social services by highlighting the biblical warrants, panoramic historical expressions, and deep theological under-pinnings of such Christian corporate social engagement.
Social Ministry in the Lutheran Tradition gathers the insights of historians, theologians, and organizational leaders to address this task.
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Israel Gods Time Clock
$12.49Add to cartIn this book he attempts to present what he feels is a clear picture of the future as described in the Bible. It is his conviction that these are literally the Biblical “last days,” and that the “rapture of the church” could occur at any moment. Hopefully, all who read it, especially any who have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, will be drawn into a place of blessing and spiritual fellowship with the one “who died that we might live.”
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New Climate For Theology
$27.00Add to cartClimate change promises monumental changes to human and other planetary life in the next generations. Yet government, business, and individuals have been largely in denial of the possibility that global warming may put our species on the road to extinction. Further, says Sallie McFague, we have failed to see the real root of our behavioral troubles in an economic model that actually reflects distorted religious views of the person. At its heart, she maintains, global warming occurs because we lack an appropriate understanding of ourselves as inextricably bound to the planet and its systems.
A New Climate for Theology not only traces the distorted notion of unlimited desire that fuels our market system; it also paints an alternative idea of what being human means and what a just and sustainable economy might mean. Convincing, specific, and wise, McFague argues for an alternative economic order and for our relational identity as part of an unfolding universe that expresses divine love and human freedom. It is a view that can inspire real change, an altered lifestyle, and a form of Christian discipleship and desire appropriate to who we really are.
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New Conspirators : Creating The Future One Mustard Seed At A Time
$20.99Add to cartTom Sine helps us to think critically and creatively about the world we’ve inherited and the global community we’re crafting. Often we are overwhelmed by the big problems and are content to live in isolation from each other. Sine shares stories of churches and ministries that have planted hope in this troubled world. With inimitable insight and delight, Sine commissions this mustard seed generation to refashion the world according to God’s great vision. The New Conspirators offers encouraging signs that God’s people can flourish and minister to the changing and challenging world around them by living out their faith in small and great ways.
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Senior Citizens Pre Election Workbook (Workbook)
$14.99Add to cartSince I have been taught to never criticize without suggesting a solution I have made some that I believe would allow our elected officials to solve last century’s problems before a decade or two of this century passes. Suggestions: SET ONE TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS ALLOWING THEM TO WORK FULL TIME WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT RELECTION. This would allow those who want to, to acknowledge GOD without the worry of being POLITICALLY INCORRECT harming their reelection chances. * ELIMINATE THE SECULAR LIBERAL’S PLANTATIONS OF DEPENDENCY * ELIMINATE THEIR MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR ABORTION BUSINESS * ELIMINATE THEIR SOCIALIST METHIODS IN THE BLOATED INEFFECIENT AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES After reading my workbook please make you own recommendations to your lawmakers. GOD BLESS
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Why The Christian Right Is Wrong
$14.95Add to cartIntroduction: The 9/11 Effect.
Part One: The Speech Heard Round The World.Part Two: The Sin Of Hypocrisy: Line By Line.
1. Christians Don’t Start Wars, They Try To Stop Them.
2. Missing In Action: The Sermon On The Mount.
3. Rich Chicken Hawks For Jesus.
4. Terminal False Dichotomies.
5. The National Debt, Family Values, And Why They Hate Us.
6. Homosexuals And The Politics Of Death.
7. “Pro-Life” Should Include Mother Nature.
8. We Have Met The Enemy.
9. Cleansing The Temple Of U.S. Health Care.
10. Christian Fascism And The War On Reason.
Part Three: A Call To Nonvolent Resistance: How To Save The Country And The Church.
Notes.
The Author.
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“I join the ranks of those who are angry, because I have watched as the faith I love has been taken over by fundamentalists who claim to speak for Jesus but whose actions are anything but Christian.”
-Robin Meyers, from his “Speech Heard Round the World”
Millions of Americans are outraged at the Bush administration’s domestic and foreign policies and even angrier that the nation’s religious conservatives have touted these policies as representative of moral values. Why the Christian Right Is Wrong is a rousing manifesto that will ignite the collective conscience of all whose faith and values have been misrepresented by the Christian Right. -
7 Strategic Changes Every Church Must Make
$15.99Add to cartAuthor Mark Conner reveals seven strategic changes that every church must make to remain relevant and progressive in today’s culture. These shifts – from inreach to outreach, from events to relationships, from consumers to contributors, from local to kingdom – will transform your church into a powerful force in the 21st Century.
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Declaration Of Financial Independence
$17.49Add to cartIn our culture many corrupted ideas of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness have been promoted and accepted for so long that they bear the superficial appearance of being right. Americans design lifestyles and build financial plans around these “ideas” without realizing oppression lies just beneath their surface-a tyranny far worse than the British Crown ever stamped on us. By exploring the causes and the destructive effects of excess, A Declaration of Financial Independence is a rallying cry for preserving our sacred freedoms. It empowers the reader with a Biblical perspective for financial decision-making and reveals the secret of contentment in an age of unprecedented-but often unfulfilling-wealth. This one-of-a-kind composition is principled, clever and instructive. From Jesus to Joseph Goebbels (Hitler’s propaganda minister), the book uses Scripture, history, statistics and personal anecdotes to expose and expel a new tyrant-the Crown of Popular Culture.
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Certainty Trap
$21.99Add to cartA certainty trap has sprung up within both Islam and Christianity, resulting in a world struggling with the fallout from extremist and violent interpretations of what the word of God might mean. In The Certainty Trap, Musk looks at the phenomenon of fundamentalism in Christianity and its contributions toward the messy state of international affairs in which many – especially Muslims – find themselves today. By scrutinizing sacred book interpretation in both the Islamic and Christian heritages, The Certainty Trap challenges contemporary religious fundamentalism and is a timely contribution to Muslim-Christian relations.
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Solomon Among The Postmoderns (Reprinted)
$25.00Add to cart1. Vapor’s Revenge
2. The Elusive Word
3. The Decentered Self
4. Power Is With The Oppressor
5. Eat, Drink, RejoiceAdditional Info
Solomon’s words from a famous passage of Ecclesiastes have been translated, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” But in Solomon among the Postmoderns, author Peter Leithart says those words are better translated as “Vapor of vapors, all is vapor,” emphasizing that human life is fleeting. Leithart uses this theme, as well as the entire book of Ecclesiastes, to indicate how Solomon resonated with postmodernism.Exploring the strengths and limits of postmodernism, he displays how the theory reflects an important biblical theme: the elusiveness and instability of the world. But he goes on to show that biblical faith takes us beyond cynicism and despair, exploring Solomon’s frequent call to “eat, drink, and rejoice.”
A skilled theologian and widely published author, Leithart writes for audiences including professors and students of philosophy, apologetics, biblical studies, and theology, as well as laypeople seeking a biblical view of postmodernism. Those familiar and unfamiliar with postmodernism will learn from the book’s forthright exegetical approach, which is unique among the many books about postmodernism available today.
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Parables Of Dr Seuss
$20.00Add to cartThis breezy and engaging book will delight the Dr. Seuss fan in all of us! Robert Short looks at spirituality in the stories of children’s book author and illustrator Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Giesel, arguing that Giesel was “a first-class Christian thinker.” The book explores Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and others.
Short writes in the Introduction, “When I first became acquainted with his books and was struck by the many parallels I saw between his work and what is said in the Bible and by Christian faith, I considered these similarities to be merely ‘happy accidents.’ Today I still see these parallels as ‘happy,’ but I’m now convinced that they are not merely ‘accidents.'”
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Holy Superheroes : Exploring The Sacred In Comics Graphic Novels And Film (Expan
$23.00Add to cartSpider-Man. Batman. The X-Men. The Fantastic Four. Comic books and the characters they have spawned have become twenty-first-century mythology. Greg Garrett helps us see the profound depth that can be found in the glossy, fast-paced, and often violent world of comics, graphic novels, and the films they inspire. The book features extensive discussions of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. It includes an appendix with descriptions of twenty-five comics and graphic novels Garrett recommends for discussion of spirituality and comics.
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Healing For A Broken World
$17.99Add to cartDo today’s believers know how to be not simply good citizens but good Christian citizens? Are they ready to respond to contemporary public policy issues such as genocide, global AIDS, global warming, and human trafficking according to Scripture rather than any particular political agenda? A growing segment of them are, even if they aren’t quite sure how to accomplish it. This book is for them.
With American evangelicals having more political influence today than ever before, this book is especially important. The opening chapters establish the foundational biblical principles that are relevant to our lives as Christian citizens no matter the topic. Author Steve Monsma next highlights crucial global issues in which believers are called to live out their faith. Forgoing ready-made answers, Monsma encourages a reflective, thoroughly biblical response via a lively writing style. His book will equip all believers to make godly, humanitarian choices rather than purely political ones.
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Israel Gods Servant
$29.99Add to cartHistorically antiSemitism has been ingrained in much Christian theology and practise. Is this the result of NT teaching or an alien intrusion into Christianity? What is a Christian attitude towards the Jewish people and towards the State of Israel? What is currently going on in the Middle East and does Israel still play a role in Gods purposes for the redemption of the world? This book seeks to set out a biblical and theological case for the ongoing importance of the Jewish people in Gods plans for creation and to explain something of the complex and controversial situation in the modern day Israeli state.
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Faith And Human Rights
$14.00Add to cartThe UN’s 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights stands as a highpoint of twentieth-century moral deliberation, yet sixty years later human rights are widely denied, evaded, or ignored around the world. Where are religious persons in this situation? Here a philosopher and a theologian address the issues with authority, clarity, and genuine passion in a way that does not spare religion or even religious people, who have been among the most egregious violators of human rights in the world.
Faith and Human Rights argues that the idea of human rights is not exclusively religious, but that its realization in practice requires urgent action on the part of people of all faiths – and of no faith. The authors contend that while faith has much of value to contribute here, the world’s religions will require vigilant reappraisal if they are to function as genuine partners in the global struggle for human dignity. Acknowledging the ambiguous moral legacy of their own tradition, Christianity, the authors draw on Christological themes to draft blueprints for a culturally sensitive “theology of human rights.”
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Street Girls : Hope On The Streets Of Brazil
$24.99Add to cartStreet Girls tells the inspirational story of the Meninadanca Project – a charity established to reach out to the street-girls of Belo Horizonte in Brazil. It will introduce you to the Street Girls themselves and inspire you with stories of how God has brought hope to their lives through Matt Roper and the Meninadanca team. Its personal, readable style coupled with a poignant immediacy make this a uniquely compelling and moving read.
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Plowing In Hope
$12.00Add to cartCulture is a continuing, forward process-the gradual unveiling of truth as life. But often we get ensnarled. We can only imagine culture as a war, a gritty ideological and religious struggle where every arena is bloody with strife: art, philosophy, cuisine, music, literature, science. But at its foundation, culture is about building, not conflict. The time has come for us to beat our swords into plowshares.
By realizing the Bible’s vision for a cultivated earth, we can build a more comprehensive, radical, holistic culture, resistant to compromise and dedicated to a Trinitarian aesthetic. What does this culture look like? It is the development of the earth into a global fabric of gardens and cities in harmony with nature-a glorious garden-city. Plowing in Hope provides a positive, clear, and colorful introduction to this transformational topic.
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Thumpin It : The Use And Abuse Of The Bible In Todays Presidential Politics
$37.00Add to cartIn one of the most insightful, provocative, and witty books yet to explore the fascinating relationship between the Bible and American politics, author Jacques Berlinerblau looks at how the left, right, and everyone in between have used and misused the Bible to advance their political causes and careers.
The Bible s raw power is surging into American politics with an intensity perhaps not equaled since the nineteenth century, Berlinerblau writes in his introduction. Politicians, especially those seeking the presidency, know the importance of having, as Berlinerblau calls it, a good Scripture game. And no longer do Republicans have a grip on this; blue-state Democrats have begun quoting Scripture, employing religious advisors, and telling their own faith stories in an effort to court the religious vote.
In this engaging book Berlinerblau looks at the recent history of how Scripture has influenced public policy debates about the environment, abortion, stem-cell research, and foreign policy; how recent U.S. presidents have employed the Bible; and how each of the major candidates in the 2008 presidential elections is using and often misusing the Bible in his or her race for the White House.
He concludes that politicians would do well to invoke Scripture with caution because, as he says, too often it can be used to argue both sides of a position. It is an abuse of the Bible to claim that the answer to highly nuanced and complex modern problems simply sits on its pages. . . . It is a cynical business, politics is. It becomes no less so when public servants and interest groups get it into their heads that God Himself provided proof texts for their policy initiatives two thousand years ago.
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Spirit And The Politics Of Disabablement
$29.00Add to cartIn this remarkable and incisive work, Sharon Betcher analyzes our world and God’s embodied presence in the light of her own disability and the insight it affords. She claims disablement as a site of powerful social and religious critique and reflection. With searing honesty, she reveals how our culture, only recently tolerant and supportive of disabled people, still fears them. The presence of disabled persons stands as a rebuke to our images of body and health, to the distorted values of our consumerist culture, and the globalized economy that embodies those values in unjust structures.
Yet, Betcher claims, disablement has also revealed powerful alternative understandings of the body and body politic, in Scripture, in the actions of Jesus, in the healing work of the Spirit at work in a broken world. Brimming with insight, Betcher’s work is a revelation and a bracing challenge to all Christians.
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Power Of The Word
$34.00Add to cartWhat is the purpose of reading the Bible? Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza tackles the tough question of the Bible’s role in the world today and how its vision can further a more just world. She shows particularly the radical power of the Word to challenge imperial ways, the humiliation of persons, and the use of religion itself to keep people down, today as then. Finally, she offers an understanding of the implications of such a program for the field and practice of biblical studies, an indispensable parner in challening the status quo.
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As America Has Done To Israel
$19.99Add to cartGod’s everlasting promise to bless those who bless Israel-and curse those who curse Israel-is still in effect today. Throughout its history, America has been in a unique position to bless the Jewish people, and has experienced many blessings as a result. In more recent years, however, America has failed to consistently stand by Israel and suffered dramatic disasters.
In this interesting and thorough book, McTernan traces the history of the Jewish people in America and how America’s spectacular rise to power was tied to blessing the Jews. He examines America’s integral role in fulfilling God’s plan for the rebirth of the Jewish nation, and details the times when our nation defaulted on this call. Through a step-by-step analysis of political events, McTernan gives conclusive proof that God’s judgment on those who curse Israel is still active. In every case where America has failed Israel, it has faced dramatic consequences within 24 hours.
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Borders And Bridges
$19.95Add to cartConflicts today regularly break out along religious fault lines, whether in Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Sudan, or elsewhere. This volume contains case studies of ways in which Mennonites have contributed to peacebuilding and reconciliation in multi-religious contexts and offers a theological rationale for interfaith collaboration.
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Deafening Sounds Of Silent Tears
$15.99Add to cartCaring For Life is a charity that began in a Baptist church in Leeds and for twenty years has provided vulnerable young adults with the stability they need to rebuild their broken lives. It has nationally unrivalled success rates in preventing re-offending (85 per cent) and in obtaining long-term settled accommodation (98 per cent). Its focus, as its name suggests, is not on quick fixes, but lifelong support that makes the love of Jesus tangible for some of the most damaged young people. Some of the stories of abuse and deprivation in this book are a shocking indictment of today’s affluent society, but dedicated pastoral care has produced many miracles of transformation. This is an inspiring account of faith in action, answered prayer, and the gospel being practiced, rather than preached. It is essential reading for all churches and agencies who work with the marginalized.
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In Defense Of Israel (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartWhy is the Middle East in turmoil? Is the State of Israel in God’s plan? Can believers do more than pray for the Holy Land? In his easy-to-read style, Hagee provides a practical understanding of the current situation and a biblical overview of God’s perspective—and your role in supporting the Jewish people.
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Red River Rising
$28.99Add to cartIn a world of political shenanigans, religious ambiguity, and public fears comes a book with understandable and keen insight to both Scripture and today’s headlines. Larry Ferguson has struck a chord where common sense and truth merge with understanding today’s world events in biblical perspective. Red River Rising is a masterful collage connecting the dots between alignments of nations and events prophesied two and a half millennia ago with today’s front-page headlines. Larry answers the tough questions on the minds of all concerning Islamic-fascism and “What about America?”
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Red River Rising
$18.99Add to cartIn a world of political shenanigans, religious ambiguity, and public fears comes a book with understandable and keen insight to both Scripture and today’s headlines. Larry Ferguson has struck a chord where common sense and truth merge with understanding today’s world events in biblical perspective. Red River Rising is a masterful collage connecting the dots between alignments of nations and events prophesied two and a half millennia ago with today’s front-page headlines. Larry answers the tough questions on the minds of all concerning Islamic-fascism and “What about America?”
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Overcoming Racism Through The Gospel
$23.99Add to cartOvercoming Racism… is a uniquely-inspired, educational journey that enlightens the reader in understanding the reasoning for racial hatred and how destructive it has been for humanity. Expect to see things from a new perspective, and lessons that have not been taught. Truth is the key element of the word of God, and spares no individual of shortcomings while encouraging everyone to make personal changes for the better. Racism exists to the extent that it does today because the church has abdicated its position as the only earthly representative of the Kingdom of Heaven authorized by God to provide the real examples of love, unity and fellowship. Many will take offense with the contents of this book as the strongholds are challenged, but many will find healing and restoration. Before racial hatred can be effectively challenged, it first must be understood and recognized as the spiritual cancer that it is.
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Economics In Christian Perspective
$31.99Add to cartVictor Claar and Robin Klay introduce students to the basic principles of economics and then evaluate the principles and issues as seen from a Christian perspective. This textbook places the economic life in the context of Christian discipleship and stewardship and integrates it with economic research and principles.
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Why Good People Mess Up
$14.99Add to cartWhy do good people fall into immorality? This book answers the question and provides understanding and practical guidelines for everyone involved-help and hope to those who are dealing with overwhelming sexual compulsions, and forgiveness and knowledge for those who have been hurt by them.
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Confronting Kingdom Challenges
$25.00Add to cartAmong the challenges facing the twenty-first-century church worldwide are theological uncertainty, divisiveness among Christians, the rise of paganism and New Age religions, AIDS, sexual abuse and trafficking, evangelizing the world’s great urban centers, and responding to ethnic and religious conflict.
Clearly, there is no shortage of kingdom challenges. The chapters in this volume, written by some of the leaders of the global Reformed and evangelical church, provide superb analyses of these challenges and offer clear, biblical suggestions for answering them. Through their suggestions the contributors outline what is necessary to be a global evangelical Christian in the twenty-first century.
The overarching theme of Confronting Kingdom Challenges is that of burden-sharing. Readers will see that no Christian, no church, no nation need face these kingdom challenges alone.
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Focus : The Art And Soul Of Cinema
$24.99Add to cartPeople love films. Whether it is going out to the cinema or curling up at home with a DVD, movies are one of our favorite forms of entertainment. However, it is important that Christians learn to watch films thoughtfully rather than just seeing them as entertainment.
This book prompts readers with questions to consider when they watch films. Being aware of what you’re watching rather than idly letting it soak in is essential to our Christian growth. We should understand the messages films communicate and how they relate to the good news of Jesus Christ.
