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This Rebellious House
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THIS REBELLIOUS HOUSE: AMERICAN HISTORY & THE TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY by Steven J. Keillor There was a day when the plausibility of Christianity was debated on a philosophical and metaphysical basis: Does God exist? Can a good God create and sustain a world marred by evil? Can peoples in all times and places take seriously the very particular claims made by and for Jesus Christ? But in the college classrooms of today, Christianity is often considered disproved on the basis of history. Rather than attack the supposed proofs of God’s existence, skeptics are more likely to point to slavery, patriarchalism, mistreatment of Native Americans and other historical examples of Christian oppression. Limiting himself to the United States, a country he never supposes to have been a genuinely “Christian nation,” historian Steven Keillor here meets the anti-Christian case head-on. He relies on basic Christian assumption and the best contemporary historical scholarship to present a provocative, compelling and robustly pro-Christian reading of American history. A significant book for historians, students, Christians and other citizens caught in the crossfire of America’s current-day culture wars.
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Revisioning Evangelical Theology
$28.99Add to cart1. Revisioning Evangelical Identity
2. Revisioning Evangelical Spirituality
3. Revisioning The Theological Task
4. Revisioning The Sources For Theology
5. Revisioning Biblical Authority
6. Revisioning Theologys Integrative Motif
7. Revisioning The ChurchAdditional Info
IVP Print On Demand TitleRecent decades have witnessed new gains in respectability and influence for evangelical theology. To strengthen that influence evangelicals can no longer simply maintain a defensive posture. The postmodern era calls for a fresh articulation, a renewed vision for theology that will address the gospel to new concerns.
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Marriage Counseling : A Christian Approach To Counseling Couples
$55.99Add to cartEverett Worthington provides this in an integrated, biblically based theory of marriage and marriage therapy with analysis at three levels: the individual, the couple, and finally the family. The model he has constructed, with techniques drawn from the major psychological schools, is standard enough to guide counselors in actual interventions and powerful enough to produce change.
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Inner Healing : A Handbook For Helping Yourself And Others
$30.99Add to cartWhat makes this manual especially useful is that it both shows how ordinary Christians can help others and offers guidance on how we can seek God’s healing in our own lives. Here is the book that explains how God’s power and forgiveness can heal us from a painful past and lead us to freer, more God-graced lives.
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Families At The Crossroads
$25.99Add to cart1. Postmodernity: A New Battlefield For The War Over The Family
2. The Unnaturalness Of Family
3. Advanced Capitalism And The Lost Art Of Christian Family
4. Church As First Family
5. The Superiority Of Singleness
6. Whose Fidelity? Which Intimacy?
7. Welcoming Children And Other Strangers
8. No Christian Home Is A Haven
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IVP Print On Demand Title“Scant decades ago most Westerners agreed that…lifelong monogamy was ideal…mothers should stay home with the children…premarital sex was to be discouraged …heterosexuality was the unquestioned norm…popular culture should not corrupt children. Today not a single one of these expectations is uncontroversial.” So writes Rodney Clapp in assessing the status of the family in postmodern Western society. In response many evangelicals have been quick to defend the so-called traditional family, assuming that it exemplifies the biblical model. Clapp challenges that assumption, arguing that the “traditional” family is a reflection more of the nineteenth-century middle-class family than of any family one can find in Scripture. At the same time, he recognizes that many modern and postmodern options are not acceptable to Christians. Returning to the biblical story afresh, Clapp articulates a challenge to both sides of a critical debate.
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Act Of Bible Reading
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Many approaches to biblical interpretation have been put forth in recent years. This comprehensive resource by the distinguished faculty at Regent College (including Gordon Fee, J.I. Packer, and Eugene Peterson) combines the strengths of different approaches to take your understanding of God’s Word to a deeper level.
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What They Dont Always Teach You At A Christian College
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Prepare your high-school graduates for the challenges that await them as they enter college life! From time management to dating to living for Christ, this relevant resource will help them make faith-full decisions as they face the complex issues of life.
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Yearning
$25.99Add to cartPopluar psychology says we should be fulfilled. Advertisement tease us with dozens of ways we can be fulfilled. Many preachers and books promise Christian fulfillment. Craig Barnes suggests we weren’t created to be whole or complete. With a fresh reading of the early chapters of Genesis, he says that much of our pain and disillusionment arises from wrong expectations of the gospel and of life. Barnes writes for anyone who knows that faith must be tough enough to “hold up in the emergency rooms of life.” But he doesn’t merely help us face reality. He helps us see how our needs and limitations are gifts, the best opportunities we have to receive God’s grace.
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When The Spirit Comes With Power
$32.99Add to cartWhat do you make of powerful signs—uncontrolled shaking, sudden falls during prayer, healings? White conducted many interviews and researched past revivals to determine if signs are psychological, demonic, or divine. This biblical book handles controversial issues evenly while drawing important conclusions.
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Windows For Sermons
$12.95Add to cartAll those who preach or teach, or who just enjoy fascinating stories, anecdotes, and illustrations, will want to include this book in their library. After a lifetime of preaching Don Yocom has collected all of his best illustrations from life and history and categorized them in a topical index, making this as especially valuable resource.
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Dorothy Day : A Catholic Life Of Action
$21.99Add to cartThis engaging introduction to Dorothy Day will show
you how one person can accomplish big things.This colorful book introduces you to the world of Dorothy Day, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will be inspired as you learn about Day’s life-from her efforts to further peace and equality as a young woman to her work helping the hungry and homeless with food, shelter, and unconditional love-and her belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place.
Through enjoyable biography, activities inspired by Dorothy Day’s values and beliefs, and Day’s own words, Dorothy Day: A Catholic Life of Action will show you how to stand up for your beliefs and lead a life that inspires those around you to do the same. -
More Christmas On Stage
$28.95Add to cartSample Titles Include: Heavenly Committee Plans Christmas, The Nutcracker Story, Merry Christmas Plus Peace On Earth, The Story Of “Silent Night,” O Little Town Of Bennington, And The Child Was Born And More.
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You’ll be amazed at the creative and varied ways our playwrights have dramatized the Christmas story. We’ve selected many of our best-selling plays for this book, from a traditional pageant for children to multicultural selections to laugh-out-loud comedies. There are dramas for many ages and situations, and they have all been audience-tested with resounding success. We’ve only included scripts that are user-friendly, with production suggestions describing how to stage the performances easily. Scripts feature a variety of cast sizes. The selections will carry you through from Advent through Epiphany. Best of all – the scripts are royalty-free! Anyone responsible for planning Christmas programs will appreciate this cost-effective and helpful resource. -
Grammar Wars 2
$18.95Add to cartBy Tom Ready. How to integrate improvisation and language arts. The original and very popular “Grammar Wars” text has been workshopped in classrooms throughout the U.S. Now a new text to answer questions about this unique and valuable technique for learning language and theatre arts. In addition to over 130 new games, the author explains productive and defensive behaviors that students exhibit in the performance of the exercises. By encouraging productive behavior, students learn performance skills as well as punctuation, grammar and parts of speech. An excellent supplement text.
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Authority To Heal
$17.99Add to cartDoes God heal, today? Why are some healed and some not? Ken Blue’s search for satisfying answers from the evangelical tradition took him deep into Scripture and into the healing ministry today. His passion for the power of God has produced a book of startling answers.
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Mime Time
$17.95Add to cartA book of routines and performance tips by Happy Jack Feder. Forty-five complete mime routines for performers of all ages adaptable to audiences of different types. This book may be used as a class text or a library resource. In addition to the wide variety of routines are technique suggestions and ideas about makeup, props, staging, where and when to perform and teamwork! Routines for solo and ensemble presentation
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Discipleship Of The Mind
$30.99Add to cartChristians who are serious about their faith want to love God with all that they are-heart and mind and strength. Books abound on the devotional life, on commitment, on evangelism and practical Christian lining, but few take up what it means to love God with our minds. How do we learn to honor God in the ways we think? James Sire blazes a trail for Christians concerned about the discipleship of our minds. After looking at the atitudes toward God and ourselves necessary for the journey, he introduces us to the basics of the Christian world view. Separate chapaters discuss the foundations of knowledge and the relationship between knowing and doing. With an eye to the practical, Sire offers specific suggestions on getting to know what is good and getting to know the world. He also provides valuable insights on how Christians might approach various academic disciplines as disciples of Christ.
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Hispanic Challenge : Opportunities Confronting The Church
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Ortiz first explores the unique needs and concerns of Hispanics in the United States. Then he turns to key missiological issues, including Protestant-Catholic relationships, justice, racial reconciliation and ecclesiastical structures. The book focuses on leadership training, education, and contains interviews with Hispanic leaders which describe their models of ministry.
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Jesus Paul And The End Of The World
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Ben Wetherington takes a hard look at the Gospel texts and makes a thorough and critical assessment of Paul’s eschatology. For each topic examined; the language of imminence, the dominion of God, the community of Christ, the Israel of God, the day of the Lord and the resurrection of the dead; he compares and contrasts Jesus and Paul. The result is an important contribution to our understanding of New Testament eschatology.
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Why Should Anyone Believe Anything At All
$30.99Add to cartWith insight and humor, James Sire takes a look at the actual reasons people give for believing what they do. He then probes further to suggest more satisfying and compelling reasons for belief. Having explored the issue of belief in general, he turns to the question of believing that the Christian faith is true. Central to Christianity’s truth claims, he argues, is the person of Jesus Christ. What can we know about him? Why should we believe what we read about him is true?
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Lent With Evelyn Underhill
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Culled from the diverse sources of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated spiritual writers! Belshaw challenges us to take stock of our inner selves in order to reclaim our true center. Throughout the book, he delves into Underhill’s references to psychology, theology, history, and a wide range of devotional literature. -
Church That Never Sleeps
$18.99Add to cartAuthor Barnett tells of a dream his renowned evangelist father, Tommy Barnett, experienced as he drove through the streets of Los Angeles more than thirty years ago: a vision to take the inner city for Christ. Supposedley hand-picked by God, then seconded by the elder Barnett, young Matthew leaves his comfy, suburban church home and heads for Los Angeles, seeking to flesh out his father’s vision. Barnett shares the struggles and success stories from his position as pastor of the L.A. International Church that he and his father co-founded. With a 24-hour open-door policy, this five-year-old church now leads more than 200 ministries, feeding roughly 10,000 people weekly, distributing more than 1000 articles of clothing monthly, caring for the 100 addicts who live in the Discipleship Home, rescuing troubled teens and homeless young people off the streets and running a free medical clinic. Through individual personal testimonies, Barnett reveals the work that he feels God has accomplished in the lives of the locals. He also recounts stories of miraculous monetary provision to continue this work and equip the workers to serve the city’s people. Barnett excitedly tells how the poorest and the wealthiest stand side by side to minister to others, united through the inspiring, enduring bond of a vision for a better world.
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Quest For The King
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Uncle John and his new wife disappear without a trace. So May and her cousins set out to find them in the one place they know they must be–Anthropos, the land of dwarfs, sorcerers, and goblins. This adventure will captivate young and old alike.
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Sword Bearer
$25.99Add to cartThe Sword Bearer – It was John’s birthday. He would be thirteen. And what’s more, it was on this day that his grandmother would tell him the mystery of his locket … and of his parents. But it was not to be. Before he could find out, he was magically transported to the land of Anthropos where he was startled to be hailed as the Sword Bearer, the slayer of the Goblin Prince. Here, in this imaginative story of the early history of Anthropos, John White captures the excitement and wonder of another world.
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Iron Sceptre
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Anthropos is in danger. So Wesley, Kurt and Lisa are once again magically transported from their home in Winnipeg to help save this threatened land. The Iron Sceptre, the source of King Kardia’s power to rule, is in peril. The children, joined by their cousin Mary, are called on to stop Mirmah and her chief sorcerer, Archimago. But to do so, they must travel beneath the Northern Mountains, around Goldcoffin’s Palace and into the very heart of Mirmah’s kingdom. What awaits is much more than a mere adventure.
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Predestination And Free Will
$28.99Add to cartIf God is in control, are people really free? The Basingers present four views on this thought-provoking question: Bruce Reichenbach on God’s self-limited power, John Feinberg on God’s control through foreordination, Clark Pinnock on God’s self-limited knowledge, and Norman Geisler on God’s control by foreknowledge.
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Disciplined Life
$10.99Add to cartThe door to spiritual maturity can be unlocked by the key of discipline. In the day of easy living, when the cult of comfort yearns for the luxury and ease, here is a straightforward treatment that is vitally needed by everyone who names the name of Christ. The author is both forthright and sympathetic, pratical and yet weaves an a strong idealism.
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Black Mans Religion
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Is Christianity a “white man’s religion?” Keener and Usry say, “absolutely not!” In this extensively researched book, you’ll find the first pro-Christian interpretation of religion and history from a black perspective. Fascinating and compelling, this is must-reading for anyone interested in African-American culture and issues of faith.
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Redeeming Creation : The Biblical Basis For Environmental Stewardship
$28.99Add to cartThis sensitive and eloquent study by four Christian biologists addresses the ecological crises we face at the turn of the millennium: population explosion, rain forests stripped bare, destruction of animal habitats, the death of entire species, depletion of the ozone layer, global warming. In the light of Scripture and the presence of God, we can face these crises with hope. More than an investigation of the environmental crisis, this book brings Scripture into fruitful dialogue with current scientific findings and commitments. What emerges is a clarion call to a biblically informed individual and corporate response to our creation.
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Contemporary Christian
$45.99Add to cartThe Contempory Christian, Applying God’s Word to Today’s World by John Stott from Intervarsity Press is now available in convenient softcover. John Stott makes a trumpet call to all disciples of Christ to be both contemporary and Biblical. The first means to live and move with the times. The second requires that we retain unswerving loyalty to God’s Word. Combining the two is not an easy task. Today people reject Christianity, not because they think it is false, but because they think it is irrelevant. Disciples, he says, can prepare for this task by cultivating a listening ear, embracing both mind and emotions, and finding God’s true guidance. In addition, he sympathetically uncovers the emptiness of secular men and women, demonstrating how the church can meet their quests with the truth and grace of Jesus Christ. John Stott is knwon worldwide as a gifted evangelist, preacher, scholar and Christian statesman. Among his books are Basic Christianity, The Cross of Christ, and Romans.
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Christian Apologetics In The Postmodern World
$32.99Add to cartInterVarsity Press Publication
In these pages, some of evangelicalism’s most stimulating thinkers consider three possible apologetic responses to postmodernity. William Lane Craig argues that traditional evidentialist apologetics remains viable and preferable. An essential feature is trenchant chapters by Douglas Webster, Ron Potter, and Dennis Hollinger considering issues facing the local church in the light of postmodernity. The editors have added important introductory essays that orient the reader to postmodernity and various apologetic strategies.
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Biblical Foundations For Small Group Ministry
$45.99Add to cartIf you think small groups are some newfangled gimmick—think again! Icenogle examines both Old and New Testament texts to explain the basis for small groups, emphasizing the early church. He reveals why small groups are a crucial part of any ministry, shows how to apply biblical principles to set up small groups, and includes suggestions for training leaders. This is an invaluable resource for anyone who works with, or plans to work with, small groups.
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Doctrine Of God
$35.99Add to cartWhat is theology? What is the nature of God? How should we think about the relationships among the persons of the Trinity? In a carefully reasoned style, Gerald Bray distills the essence of these questions and introduces readers to a theological understanding of the personal, trinitarian existence of God. Engaging classical and contemporary theology along the way, Bray also leads us into conversation with the Eastern Orthodox tradition, where he finds valuable insights sadly neglected by evangelical theology. Here is a substantial introduction to the nature and subject of God, and a compelling call for evangelicals to renew their commitment to the solid foundation of a truly trinitarian theology.
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Temptations Men Face
$32.99Add to cart1. SET FREE
2. THE TEMPTATION TO BE MACHO
3. THE TEMPTATION OF SEXUAL LUST
4. THE TEMPTATION TO HAVE AN AFFAIR
5. THE TEMPTATION TO WIELD POWER
6. THE TEMPTATION TO LOVE MONEY
7. THE TEMPTATION TO BE PERFECT
8. DELIVERANCE
9. HOW CAN I HELP MY MAN? A CHAPTER FOR WOMENAdditional Info
IVP Print On Demand TitleLike a rushing current in a dark river, temptations flood all around us. Every believer has felt the undertow. And some, even some prominent Christian leaders, have not been able to keep their heads above water.
How can a man stand against these forces? How do men experience common temptations and what can be done about them? Tom Eisenman gives a man’s perspective on these and other tough issues. In straightforward language he honestly discusses the difficulties he and others have had in avoiding common stumbling blocks in the Christian walk. More than that, in a personal and practical way he shows how deliverance is possible even from besetting sins.
He doesn’t stop there. In a chapter for women, he tells how they can keep from contributing to their husband’s problem and suggests what to do when a man resists help. Finally, he offers general strategies for all of us on how to oppose temptation and find freedom from the evil that binds us.
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Christian Spirituality : Five Views Of Santification
$25.99Add to cartThe nature of Christian Spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. Even today different groups of Protestant disagree on how we draw closer to God. To answer these questions Donald L. Alexander, professor of biblical theology at Bethel College, has brought together five scholars that represent each of the main historical Protestant traditions. With an introduction by Alexander and responses to each of the main essays by other contributors, this book provides a helpful and stimulating introduction to an important doctrine of the church.
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Disciplemakers Handbook : Helping Pelple Grow In Christ
$28.99Add to cartWhat does a healthy discipling relationship look like? What do you do together? In order to answer these and other questions, Alice Fryling gathered a team of experienced disciplemakers. Together they give us practical help in such ares as: overcoming our fears about discipling others; beginning a discipling relationship; how to be a friend; learning how people change; helping others share their faith. Many chapters include time-tested resources you can use in discipling relationships. A handbook for those who need help and encouragement in reaching out to others.
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God Kids And Us
$26.95Add to cartA vital guide for all who care about the full inclusion of children and their families in the life of the church today, and an engaging blend of theory, story, and practical resources for congregations commited to welcoming and nurturing children and those who care for them.
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Major Bible Prophecies
$16.99Add to cart* The Prophetic Chart of Human Destiny * The Future of Israel as a Nation * The Rapture and The Great Tribulation * Signs of the Second Coming * The New Heaven and the New Earth * And Much, Much More!
Behind the clutter and confusion of world events, a grand pattern is unfolding. And in the midst of a planet that’s unraveling at the seams, you have more reason than ever for hope as a Christian, as you look for the imminent return of the King of kings.
Now, John F. Walvoord, one of the world’s most widely recognized experts on Bible prophecy, examines thirty-seven of the most important biblical prophecies. From earthquakes to events in the Middle East, from the advent of world government to the rise of the Antichrist, Walvoord makes these prophecies easily understandable and shows you how to interpret them in light of today’s changing world.
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What Every Child Needs
$18.99Add to cart1. Security: Hold-Me-Close Love
2. Affirmation: Crazy-About-Me Love
3. Belonging: Fit-Me-Into-the-Family Love
4. Discipline: Give-Me-Limits Love
5. Guidance: Show-Me-and-Tell-Me Love
6. Respect: Let-Me-Be-Me Love
7. Play: Play-With-Me Love
8. Independence: Let-Me-Grow-Up Love
9. Hope: Help-Me-Hope Love256 Pages
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Drawing on the insights of moms across America and on the latest research, What Every Child Needs helps mothers meet their children’s nine basic needs for security, affirmation, belonging, discipline, guidance, respect, play, independence, and hope. Using a child’s language of love, Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International show how moms can meet each need . . . and respect their own needs in the process. Seasoned with poignant stories and wise quotes from moms, this book will encourage mothers that the person they are is the mom their child needs. -
Vanished
$16.99Add to cartWhat sinister secret lies hiddden in the town of Roanoke II? How did the entire population of this desert military instillation simply disappear? High-level Pentagon orders call J. D. Stanton, retired navy captain, back to active duty to investigate. Heading a crack team of military, government, and scientific experts, Stanton faces a bewildering scenario. Food still on dinner plates, gas nozzles still in the fuel ports of cars at the filling station . . . Whatever happened took the people of Roanoke II completely by surprise. But took them where? The answer — far beyond what Stanton could conceive in his wildest dreams — carries a steep price. For forces higher than the Pentagon are invested in the top-secret research of Roanoke II. And they’ll protect it ruthlessly. Caught with his team between trained paramilitary killers and an unearthly and deadly enigma, Stanton faces a choice that will stretch his Christian faith to the limits. It could supply answers to the mystery of Roanoke II . . . Or unfathomable and irrevocable horrors.
