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Secrets Behind The Door
$23.73Shivering, Molly Montgomery peers through the branches of her secret place, watching as the lamp in her bedroom window flickers on, then off. Seconds later, a fluorescent glow appears through slatted shutters of the adjacent room. Five-year-old Molly shudders. Only she can interpret the signal. Jeremy, her older brother, is on the hunt. She is his prey. Secrets Behind the Door exposes the truth of incest, bringing the problem into focus through a family living in an affluent Chicago suburb. Real-estate maven Babs Montgomery heads the household-a role happily abdicated by her husband, Jameson. Their daughters barely register on their radar. Most-favored status goes to Jeremy, whose parents are blind to his faults-even when they stare at them in the form of purple bruises on Molly’s arm. Shamed by the experience that forces her into an emotional deep freeze, Molly stays silent. People are dangerous. Isolation is safe. Only one person breaks through her armor: Kate Johnson, a whimsical redhead who becomes Molly’s lifelong friend. Through Kate and her family, Molly begins a healing journey that transforms her life.
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I Wish I Had An Uncle Dick
$28.73Growing up in the forties, we became best friends, my brother and I. I watched Dick grow tall in stature and strong in character. He became a loving father. Compassionate and loyal, he was unusually perceptive in his approach to life. Perhaps it was during the years that Dick spent as a truck driver with only the Lord as a traveling companion when he learned to trust him. For when cancer gave an ultimatum, he never faltered in his confidence that his Savior would guide him safely to his final destination. A niece beautifully described his outlook: “Uncle Dick helped me understand life’s inequities,” she said. “I watched him reconcile many hardships with the Lord. Even when death was inevitable, he seemed to say, ‘Okay, Lord, if that’s the way it is, it’s all right.’ He just smiled, and went on.” Dick touched our lives, and left behind an imprint of faith and hope.
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I Wish I Had An Uncle Dick
$18.73Growing up in the forties, we became best friends, my brother and I. I watched Dick grow tall in stature and strong in character. He became a loving father. Compassionate and loyal, he was unusually perceptive in his approach to life. Perhaps it was during the years that Dick spent as a truck driver with only the Lord as a traveling companion when he learned to trust him. For when cancer gave an ultimatum, he never faltered in his confidence that his Savior would guide him safely to his final destination. A niece beautifully described his outlook: “Uncle Dick helped me understand life’s inequities,” she said. “I watched him reconcile many hardships with the Lord. Even when death was inevitable, he seemed to say, ‘Okay, Lord, if that’s the way it is, it’s all right.’ He just smiled, and went on.” Dick touched our lives, and left behind an imprint of faith and hope.
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Shepherd And His Sheep
$15.61The inspired writings of the Apostle John are revealing of spiritual truth, devotional in character, warm in love, and challenging to any who would know the life eternal offered by God in Christ. Some have called John the mystery writer, not because he is hard to understand, but rather, because he is easily understood while deeply profound in relating spiritual verities. He puts truth on the surface, with always much more in the mine for the digger. The Bible is full of metaphors to help us in understanding its truths. These are examples taken from common experiences in our physical lives, and given to illustrate spiritual realities. Often we can perceive and relate to unseen things by such metaphors. The shepherd/sheep relationship illustrates the Christian’s affinity to the Good Shepherd. John 10 is a gripping chapter for anyone who is serious about living the Christian life.
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Dare To Be True
$17.99224 Pages
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Dare to Be True doesn’t downplay the difficulty of living honestly in today’s world, but it doesn’t throw in the towel, either. In this challenging but encouraging book, Mark Roberts introduces a bold plan to practice complete honesty in every area of our lives in what we say, in how we live, and in who we are. Combining biblical truth with real-life stories and plenty of practical applications, Roberts helps us experience the rewards of truthfulness personal wholeness, healthy relationships, and deeper intimacy with God. Set out today on the adventure of truthful living, if you dare!Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Sheet Music : Uncovering The Secrets Of Sexual Intimacy In Marriage
$17.99246 Pages
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Get ready to make beautiful music together! Dr. Leman’s practical guide will help any couple stay “in tune” for an active God-designed sex life. Addressing a wide spectrum of individuals—with positive, negative, or no experience—his frank descriptions, line drawings, and warm and friendly tone will help couples find greater harmony through intimacy.Add to cart2 in stock (additional units can be purchased)
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Sermons Alive : 52 Short Dramatic Sketches For Sunday Worship
$22.431. All I Want For Christmas
2. Back To Back With Benny
3. A Ball Game
4. The Bible Study
5. The Bonsai Tree
6. Bringing My World To God
7. The Choir Member
8. Christianity Lite
9. The Christian Plant
10. Counting The Cost
11. The Dream
12. Fat Jack
13. The Fisherman Etc.Additional Info
A sketch a week companion to sunday worship services. The 52 3 to 7 minute dramas included in this book are ideal for introducing sermons. These entertaining sketches illustrate prayer,giving,peer pressure,eternal life,dealing with failure and others. Minimal to no props or set pieces required. Right and permission to reproduce sketckes is included.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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You Can Do Christian Puppets
$19.931. Puppet Craft Constructing Paper Mache Puppets
2. Constructing Movable Mouth Muppets
3. Using Your Puppets
4. Building A Folding Puppet State
5. Playscripts Old Testament Puppet Plays
6. Church Life Plays
7. Christian Behavior Plays, Etc.Additional Info
A basic text for any would-be puppeteer. Really two books in one! First a book of puppet craft which details how to construct paper-mache’ puppets, cloth, movable-mouth puppets, how to build a folding puppet stage and instructions about using puppets in performance. Many pages of action illustraions and patterns to help guide the user. The second half of the book includes a wide variety of puppet playscripts including Old Testament themes, chuch life plays, Christian behavior, Bible lessons, specials days and other topics. The best possible book for a beginner or for a teacheer who is instructing others to do puppetry. A book for every church school library.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Mime Ministry : An Illustrated Easy To Follow Guidebook For Training Christ
$22.431. Mime Yesterday And Today
2. Rationale For Mime In Christian Ministry
3. Purpose Of A Christian Mime Ministry
4. How To Organize A Mime Troupe
5. Programming A Mime Ministry
6. Makeup And Costumes
7. Warm Up Exercises And Games
8. Techniques Of Mime
9. Performance Tips, Etc.Additional Info
An illustrated, easy-to-follow guidebook for organizing, programming and training a troupe of Christian mimes. Tells how to organize a mime troupe for in church or an outreach program; includes war up exercises, games and performance tip. Ideas for song and Scripture interpretations; many performance skis and sketches.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Journeys Of The Muslim Nation And The Christian Church
$14.99Islam and Christianity often appear at opposite and unbridgeable poles, both committed to world mission. Given the political tension and violent acts that have surrounded these two major world religions, it is essential for both sides to understand the other’s history, beliefs, traditions, and vision for the future.
This invaluable resource from an expert in comparative religious studies examines Islam and Christianity at their deepest spiritual, cultural, and communal levels. It explores the similarities and differences found in Isaac and Ishmael, Jesus and Muhammad, the Bible and the Qur’an, Jerusalem and Medina, the Eucharist and the Hajj, the Church and the Ummah. Reflecting years of conversations and dialogue with Muslim friends, Shenk’s
story and theology is filled with anecdote and personal experience that bridges the poles and builds understanding.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Maria Mitchell : The Soul Of An Astronomer
$24.50In the mid-1800s, a turbulent time when women were often thought to be unworthy of higher education, Maria Mitchell rose above the prejudices of the day to become America’s first professional woman astronomer. This exciting biography tells the story of Maria Mitchell’s life, her amazing achievements, and her faith that saw God’s handiwork in the heavens.
“Gormley successfully paints a picture of a world that failed to mold Mitchell to its standards, focusing on the telling details that bring the story to life. Inspiring and incisive.” – Kirkus Reviews
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Cockleshell Pilgrim : A Medieval Journey To Compostela
$20.99In 1986 the skeleton of a medieval man, dressed as a pilgrim, was found in Worcester Cathedral. Katherine Lack tells the story of the pilgrimage he might have made to Santiago de Compostela in 1423.
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Tabernacle Of David
$21.86The Tabernacle of David is a topic that has stirred much interest in recent years. How could such an obscure subject suddenly come to center stage? In this exposition, the author will show clearly how this veil-less tent upon Mount Zion reveals the higher dimension of worship that our God seeks (John 4:24). David’s Tabernacle not only reveals the higher worship of Mount Zion, but it also reveals the New Covenant standard. This veil-less tent housed the Ark of the Covenant. The veiled Ark speaks of the Old Covenant, whereas the unveiled Ark speaks of the New Covenant. David had entered (figuratively) into a dimension that the church is just rediscovering: the reality of the rent veil, the reality of the manifest presence of God, and the qualifications that will allow us to ascent the “Holy Hill.” This commentary will challenge you to be a true worshipper!
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2nd Century Christianity (Expanded)
$25.00This revised and expanded edition of a book that first appeared in 1945 offers an inside look at the growth and spread of Christianity in the second century by providing source materials from pagan witnesses, Christian churches, and movements that became known as heretical. Reading these selections provides a first-hand sense of issues and concerns in that period. It brings the reader right into the arena in which Christianity and Christians were being discussed and provides a first-hand look at what churches were facing as the Christian movement spread. Thirty-nine sections plus a biography are included.
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Search To Belong
$19.99A practical guide for those struggling to build a community of believers in a culture that wants to experience belonging over believing Who is my neighbor? Who belongs to me? To whom do I belong? These are timeless questions that guide the church to its fundamental calling. Today terms like neighbor, family, and congregation are being redefined. People are searching to belong in new places and experiences. The church needs to adapt its interpretations, definitions, and language to make sense in the changing culture. This book equips congregations and church leaders with tools to: * Discern the key ingredients people look for in community * Understand the use of space as a key element for experiencing belonging and community * Develop the “chemical compound” that produces an environment for community to spontaneously emerge * Discover how language promotes specific spatial belonging and then use this knowledge to build an effective vocabulary for community development * Create an assessment tool for evaluating organizational and personal community health
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Last Bullet
$12.99256 Pages
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Clay Bostin’s fortune changes quickly on the Nebraska plains. Left to die in excruciating pain by marauding Indians, he is rescued by a wagon train and nursed back to health by lovely Rachel Flanagan. Soon afterwards, the Cheyenne attack, and Clay is chosen to replace their fallen trail boss. Now it’s his fate to protect the pioneers from the relentless assault of the Cheyenne warriors. What will happen if brutal Black Hawk reached the beautiful girl?Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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How To Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong
$17.00224 Pages
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Despite the abundant availability of both self-help books and Bible study materials, many of us find it difficult to apply what we learn, to make that long head-to-heart journey of change. When we are faced with life’s daily trials, our responses often lack the Christian maturity we desire–showing us clearly just how far we have to go. Is it possible to achieve a deeper, more permanent change of heart?Discover the principle that could transform your life through one practical, simple-to-understand and easy-to-remember model. You will:
– gain a new perspective on the troubles God allows in your life.
– come to better understand your response to those trials.
– discover the underlying idols that hamper your efforts to change.
– learn how to discern the truth of God’s Word.
– develop the heart response that will draw you closer to God.
Come on a journey of personal growth and spiritual discovery as your heart is drawn back to a central tenet of the Gospel: Truth isn’t something you learn, but Someone you know. And the Truth will set you free.
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Boo : A Novel
$18.99Talk about Working out Your Faith with Fear and Trembling.
The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone-or, “Boo,” as the locals fondly call him. For the past sixteen years, the reclusive writer has been the town’s greatest attraction, having unintentionally turned the once-struggling Skary into a thriving tourist-trap for the dark side: from the Haunted Mansion restaurant, famous for its “bloody fingers” (fries splattered with ketchup) to Spooky’s Bookstore (where employees dress like the walking dead).
But when a newly reformed Wolfe suddenly quits the genre and subsequently starts to pursue Skary’s favorite girl-next-door, Ainsley Parker, the little town made famous by his writings becomes truly horrified. Soon, a scheme is plotted to put the fright back into Skary-and get their most famous resident out of love and back into the thrill business.
Filled with humor, small town charm, and a gentle message of enduring faith, Boo shows how even the most colorful group of busybodies and hypocrites can become a community changed forever by God.
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Finding Alice
$19.99Bright, inquisitive, and excited about her life ahead, Alice Laxton seems no different than any other college girl. But when a genetic time bomb detonates, strange experiences threaten to break her grip on reality. Carlson weaves a raw yet poignant tale of one woman’s journey through schizophrenia toward hope, recovery, and spiritual healing.
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Tough Questions Leaders Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99Reasonable answers to the tough questions about faith_for seeker small groups This revised edition of the Tough Questions series of small group curriculum faces head-on the difficult and challenging questions seekers ask about the Christian faith. This honest, informative series is the result of authors Garry Poole and Judson Poling’s extensive work with seekers at Willow Creek Community Church. Each of the 7 guides deals frankly with common objections to Christianity: * How Does Anyone Know God Exists? * What Difference Does Jesus Make? * How Reliable Is the Bible? * How Could God Allow Suffering and Evil? * Don’t All Religions Lead to God? * Do Science and the Bible Conflict? * Why Become a Christian? In 6 sessions, each guide is designed to get small groups thinking, discussing, and eventually discovering that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny. Quotes from non-Christian skeptics in various disciplines, together with responses from credible Christian apologists, fuel the discussions. The Tough Questions Leader’s Guide provides detailed lesson plans for facilitating the discussion and, in the process, giving an overview of the key elements of Christianity. This series is appropriate for small groups, churches, and Sunday school classes. It offers seekers and believers alike the kind of reasonable, factual answers that inspire faith, conviction, and trust in the reality and claims of Christ.
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What Difference Does Jesus Make
$14.99Reasonable answers to the tough questions about faith_for seeker small groups This revised edition of the Tough Questions series of small group curriculum faces head-on the difficult and challenging questions seekers ask about the Christian faith. This honest, informative series is the result of authors Garry Poole and Judson Poling’s extensive work with seekers at Willow Creek Community Church. Each of the 7 guides deals frankly with common objections to Christianity: * How Does Anyone Know God Exists? * What Difference Does Jesus Make? * How Reliable Is the Bible? * How Could God Allow Suffering and Evil? * Don’t All Religions Lead to God? * Do Science and the Bible Conflict? * Why Become a Christian? In 6 sessions, each guide is designed to get small groups thinking, discussing, and eventually discovering that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny. Quotes from non-Christian skeptics in various disciplines, together with responses from credible Christian apologists, fuel the discussions. The Tough Questions Leader’s Guide provides detailed lesson plans for facilitating the discussion and, in the process, giving an overview of the key elements of Christianity. This series is appropriate for small groups, churches, and Sunday school classes. It offers seekers and believers alike the kind of reasonable, factual answers that inspire faith, conviction, and trust in the reality and claims of Christ.
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How Reliable Is The Bible
$14.99Reasonable answers to the tough questions about faith_for seeker small groups This revised edition of the Tough Questions series of small group curriculum faces head-on the difficult and challenging questions seekers ask about the Christian faith. This honest, informative series is the result of authors Garry Poole and Judson Poling’s extensive work with seekers at Willow Creek Community Church. Each of the 7 guides deals frankly with common objections to Christianity: * How Does Anyone Know God Exists? * What Difference Does Jesus Make? * How Reliable Is the Bible? * How Could God Allow Suffering and Evil? * Don’t All Religions Lead to God? * Do Science and the Bible Conflict? * Why Become a Christian? In 6 sessions, each guide is designed to get small groups thinking, discussing, and eventually discovering that the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny. Quotes from non-Christian skeptics in various disciplines, together with responses from credible Christian apologists, fuel the discussions. The Tough Questions Leader’s Guide provides detailed lesson plans for facilitating the discussion and, in the process, giving an overview of the key elements of Christianity. This series is appropriate for small groups, churches, and Sunday school classes. It offers seekers and believers alike the kind of reasonable, factual answers that inspire faith, conviction, and trust in the reality and claims of Christ.
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100 Prophecies Fulfilled By Jesus Pamphlet
$4.99Unfolds To 33″ Long.
High Gloss Plastic Coated SheetAdditional Info
Students will be amazed to discover that Jesus fulfilled more than 100 prophecies that were foretold 400-1500 years before he was born concerning his birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection. Reproducible worksheets on back. Now available as a pamphlet.Add to cart7 in stock
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Epistle To The Romans (Student/Study Guide)
$29.98This inductive Bible study focuses on a message for the early Christian church in the city of Rome, carefully examining the apostle Paul’s concerns for believers. This in-depth twenty-three week study takes a close look at the theology presented by Paul and investigates the practical guidelines for those who are in a relationship with Christ. The study provides a number of options for working on the lessons. It also offers a time of reflection in Scripture every day to provide a call to worship for the student. The study of the Epistle to the Romans addresses the role of Christians as members of the body of Christ. When a group is meeting weekly to discuss the lessons, each student will benefit from the review discussion suggested by the accompanying leader’s guide.
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I Bear A Cross
$28.11Do you know your spiritual self? Do you know your mission and purpose in life? Are you or someone dear to you experiencing a lengthy mental or physical illness? Then it’s a must that you journey with Peggy Thomas Templeman, a professional social worker and survivor of clinical depression-a condition with which she has struggled for over forty years. Her highly inspirational autobiography tells of her almost insurmountable challenges, of progressively increasing trust and faith in God, and of the powerful light of hope. Feel the author’s struggles prior to birth and on through college, marriage, motherhood, numerous hospitalizations, and up to the completion of this book. She acknowledges this writing as a “divine assignment.” Marvel with Peggy Templeman in her recent diagnosis of Meniere’s Disease-an inner ear disorder. According to some medical professionals, it is this condition that could have contributed to her lengthy struggles with depression.
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Vicar To Dads Army
$21.99“He is one of the best known faces in television comedy, yet the long-suffering vicar of Walmington-On-Sea is in real life a Christian of deep conviction. Perfectly cast as the eccentric vicar, constantly tetchy at the invasion of his church hall by Captain Mainwaring and the elderly platoon, he appeared in “”Dad’s Army”” throughout its nine-year run and also in many other television and stage dramas. Still in constant demand for public appearances, Frank takes an affectionate view behind the scenes of the series and the world of show business and reveals his personal journey through faith.”
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Science And Faith
$32.00Many believers worry that science undermines the Christian faith. Instead of fearing scientific discovery, Jack Collins believes that Christians should delight in the natural world and study it. God’s truth will stand against and challenge and will enrich the very scientific studies that we fear. Collins first defines faith and science, shows their relation, and explains what claims each has concerning truth. Then he applies the biblical teaching on creation to the topics of “conflict” between faith and science, including the age of the earth, evolution, and miracles. He considers what it means to live in a created world. This book is for anyone looking for a Christian engagement with science without technical jargon.
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Finding A Spiritual Home
$19.95The Jewish community has lost some of the most sensitive spiritual souls of this generation. They are Jews who were looking for God and found spiritual homes outside of Judaism. Their journeys traversed the Jewish community, but nothing there beckoned them. The creation of synagogue-communities in which the voices of seekers can be heard and their questions can be asked will challenge many loyalist Jews. It will upset and enrage them. But it would also enrich them.
-from Chapter 18
In this fresh look at the spiritual possibilities of American Jewish life, Rabbi Sidney Schwarz presents the framework for a new synagogue model-the synagogue community-and its promise to transform our understanding of the synagogue and its potential for modern Judaism.
Schwarz profiles four innovative synagogues-one from each of the major movements of Judaism-that have had extraordinary success with their approach to congregational life and presents practical ways to replicate their success.
Includes a discussion guide for study groups and book clubs as well as a new afterword by the author describing developments in synagogue change projects since the book was first published.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Elegantly Frugal Costumes
$17.951. Introduction Resources
2. Where Do I Start
3. Period Costumes
4. What Was That Masked Man
5. Underneath It All
6. Helpful Hints And Useful Information
7. The Play’s The Thing
8. Epilogue Behind The ScenesAdditional Info
Do-it-yourself costume maker’s guide by Shirley Dearing. This wonderfully practical book literally shows you how to make costumes for plays, pageants and musicals at the lowest possible expense! Over 150 detailed illustrations work with the easy-to-follow text to walk you through every step of the process. Just about every basic period is covered: Biblical to Medieval, Renaissance, The Fabulous Fifties, 1800s to World War I, the Roaring Twenties and more.Many helpful hints on making or buying realistic period theatrical costumes on a shoestring budget from cast-offs, donations, scraps, and other easily obtained materials.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Christmas On Stage
$28.951. Elementary Grades
2. Middle Grades
3. Programs For Teens And Adults
4. Readers Theatre For Christmas
5. Adaptions From Classics And Legends
6. Christmas LegendsAdditional Info
A collection of twenty-seven Christmas plays for all ages and all types of worship services compiled and edited by Theodore O. Zapel.The one-act plays included contain both traditional and contemporary settings, drama and humor, and new offerings and old favorites.The plays are easily staged with a minimum of costumes and props, and many of the scripts require no memorization.Christmas music interspersed with the drama adds a special touch to worship services. Since no royalty payments are required for performances, this low-cost anthology is a money-saving program resource for any drama group.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Healing The Masculine Soul
$23.73In his groundbreaking book fifteen years ago, Gordon Dalbey identified the fact that men’s souls have been torn between strength and sensitivity. Today, the situation is even worse. The politically correct crowd cries out for men to be more sensitive, to tame their masculine nature. On the opposing side, the media bombards men with “macho” images of violence and lust. Is it any wonder men are left bewildered about who they should be? In this newly revised and updated edition of Healing the Masculine Soul, Dalbey claims that there’s hope for restoration, hope for healing_because Christ has come to heal us. God is calling men out to a relationship with Himself and calling them out to authentic manhood. “Our task is not to curse our manhood, but to redeem it,” he writes. Gordon Dalbey’s refreshing, comprehensive picture of God’s design for the masculine soul dares men to be as God created them to be_not as society demands. Dalbey tackles the tough issues, including work, sexuality, marriage, and fatherhood. Book includes Study Guide.
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More With Less Cookbook (Anniversary)
$19.99With over 800,000 copies in print, the More-With-Less Cookbook has become the favorite cookbook of many families. Full of recipes from hundreds of contributors, More-With-Less gives suggestions on how to eat better and consume less of the world’s limited food resources.
More-With-Less Cookbook has not only changed how people eat, but their entire approach to life has reflected this more-with-less philosophy. In fact, more-with-less has become an integral part of our daily language.
This 25th anniversary edition features a new foreword along with the original collection of recipes—spiced with anecdotes, comments, and tips gleaned from 25 years of cooking More-With-Less.
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Lutherans Today : American Lutheran Identity In The Twenty First Century
$27.99In the middle of the twentieth century, American Lutherans were newsworthy enough to find themselves on the cover of “Time” magazine. Their claim to fame? In an era when American churches were beginning to look and act alike, Lutherans’ strong confessional nature and stress on theology as well as their liturgy and ethnicity set them apart. They were “Protestants with a difference” at a time when differences were supposed to be dissolving in the American melting pot.
Subsequent years have posed serious questions to Lutheran identity, as disputes about the true nature of Lutheranism and the meaning of the Lutheran confessions, the structure of ministry, ecumenism, sexuality, and multiculturalism have all left their mark on Lutheran denominations. In “Lutherans Today” several historians, social scientists, journalists, and other leading experts map out the place of Lutheranism in the landscape of contemporary American Christianity and explore the directions in which it is heading in the new millennium.
Presenting new and original research, the book is divided into two sections. The first examines change and movements within American Lutheranism. Distinguished church historian Mark Noll here sets the scene by arguing that the predicament of American Lutheranism has always been the struggle to remain faithful to the enduring witness of the European Reformation while also accommodating itself to the democratic pluralism of the New World. Six other chapters discuss the Missouri Synod, the “Lutheran Left,” the Called to Common Mission agreement, the evangelical catholic movement within Lutheranism, the rise of “megachurches,” and Lutheran charismatics.
The second section considers trends and issues related to Lutheran identity, including politics and the pastorate, the impact of immigration and multiculturalism, the loss of Lutheran identity at Lutheran colleges and universities, and conflicting patterns of commitment among Lutheran youth.
As a whole, “Lutherans Today” will be valuable not only to all Lutherans but also to those interested in the development and current state of religious life in America.
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Magic And Paganism In Early Christianity
$26.66Klauck describes the religious world into which Christianity was born, by looking at it from the many experiences of the first Christians as recorded in Acts. You will journey with Peter as he encounters Simon the magician, the people of Lystra want to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas, and a soothsaying slave-girl is the occasion for conflict in Philippi. Your travels continue with Paul to Athens and find a city full of idols but also discovers an altar “to an unknown god” where Paul then delivers the famous Areopagus speech. In Ephesus, where some are burning their books of magic formulae, while others are provoking a riot in the name of Artemis.
Hans-Josef Klauck is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago. He has published commentaries and monographs on 1 Corinthians, the Johannine epistles, New Testament theology, noncanonical gospels, and the history of religion in the Graeco-Roman world.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Developing The Leaders Around You Workbook (Workbook)
$17.99Dr. John C. Maxwell is committed to more than just being a leader_he’s also committed to nurturing and mentoring thousands of potential leaders around him. This passion is what caused him to found INJOY and EQUIP, and it is the driving force in his ministry. Both practical and inspirational, Developing the Leaders Around You is crammed with strategies that help you effectively transform your goals into reality by building leadership in the people around you. Emphasizing that an organization can’t grow until its members grow, Dr. Maxwell encourages readers to foster a productive team spirit, make difficult decisions, handle confrontation, and to nurture, encourage, and equip people to be leaders.
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Living With Hope
$23.00Advent is a time for deepening encounter with reality, including the ultimate reality made manifest in human form at Christmas and Epiphany. This thought-provoking book illuminates biblical thinking with striking new insights from the author’s twin disciplines of theology and science at the cutting edge of physics.
Though daily readings for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Polkinghorne explores such themes as the end of the world, individual destiny, unseen realities, heaven, hell, and suffering; this is not a book that hides behind platitudes or easy solutions, yet the author offers profound insight into his deep reflections on the nature, meaning, and purpose of creation.
Suitable for individual study, as a guide to prayer during Advent and beyond, or as the basis of small group discussion, Living With Hope offers a unique and inspiring pathway into the coming of Christ in history, in our lives, and in what we shall be.
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2 Corinthians : A Commentary
$68.00This commentary on II Corinthians in the New Testament Library continues the exemplary quality of the series. Frank Matera provides a commentary that is a close study of the backgrounds and language of the text while also providing important theological insights into the message of Paul for his time and for the contemporary church.
The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.
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When Did I Stop Being Barbie And Become Mrs Potato Head
$18.99A humorous yet comforting look at the unavoidable process of aging This hilarious collection of real-life “adventures in growing older” is designed to make women laugh while it encourages them with the assurance that they are not alone. Even though they are getting older, they can find great encouragement in remembering God’s unchanging, ageless love. Combining cozy comfort with a sardonic twist, the author opens the reader to God’s poignant touch through laughter and, sometimes, through tears. The book explores growing older, emptying the nest, and changing roles. It offers the reader the encouragement of knowing that she is not alone in living with these changes and gives her a glimpse of God’s perspective. Designed for quick reading, this book is perfect for today’s woman on the go.
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Jewish Pregnancy Book
$16.95A first-of-its-kind guide to nourishing your pregnancy
with wisdom from Jewish tradition.
B’sha-ah Tovah! You’re pregnant! With all the changes happening to your body right now, it would be easy to focus only on the physical aspects of this life-changing event. But pregnancy is also a spiritually meaningful period in life, a time to reflect and comfort the soul.
The Jewish Pregnancy Book is the first resource to nurture the body, mind and soul of the pregnant woman by combining up-to-date medical information with spiritual nourishment from Jewish tradition.
* For the soul-Ancient and modern prayers and rituals for each stage of pregnancy, as well as traditional Jewish wisdom on pregnancy.
* For the body-Pre-natal Aleph-Bet yoga, a unique blend of yoga and spirituality inspired by the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
* For the mind-Medical information on topics such as fetal development, pre-natal testing, and potential pregnancy problems, as well as discussions from a contemporary Jewish perspective on ethical issues such as selective reduction and home birth.
In clear, easy-to-follow, accessible language, this groundbreaking handbook guides you through the miraculous and challenging process of creation, engaging your whole being in a uniquely Jewish way.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Mime Book
$20.951. The Body Isolation
2. Coordination
3. The Illusion
4. The Movement Of The Mime
5. The Mime Of The Object
6. The Subject As An Object
7. Creating A World
8. The Mime Of The Subject
9. Pantomime
10. The Mime
11. AppendicesAdditional Info
A comprehensive guide to mime by Claude Kipnis. The great French mime performer, Claude Kipnis, reveals the mechanisms and techniques of mime in an easy-to-understand translation. This book is not a theoretical “art of” book, but a functional “how to” and “why to” instructional guide. Individual exercises are included, together with detailed coverage of body movements, the illusion and how to create a world. We know of no other book that so comprehensively explains how the functions of mime are achieved. Certainly a basic text for any aspiring mime.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Gift Of Sex (Revised)
$19.99Clifford and Joyce Penner, clinical therapist and nurse have written a sensitive and forthright guide to understanding sexuality and how it fits into God’s design for marriage. This revised and updated version features a new introduction, new illustrations, a section on addictions and the Internet, and a timely discussion on sexually transmitted diseases and their consequences. With the latest information on sexuality and intimacy, this best-selling book is ideal whether you are newlyweds or have been married for many years.Chapters include: The Physical Dimension The Total Experience Moving Past Sexual Barriers Resolving Difficulties Finding Help
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1 Body One Spirit
$26.99IVP Print On Demand Title
This volume offers insights and implications for church leadership, worship styles, conflict resolution and much more.
As society diversifies, local churches find themselves interacting with people from every tribe and tongue. But not every church is equipped to handle the realities of ethnic and racial diversity in their congregational life. Sociologist George Yancey’s pioneering research on multiracial churches offers key principles for church leaders wanting to minister to people from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds. Insights from real-life congregations provide concrete examples of how churches can welcome people of all heritages, giving them a sense of ownership and partnership in the life of the church. Here is an essential resource for pastors and church leaders committed to cultural, ethnic and racial reconciliation in their congregations.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase