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    • Crisis Ministry : A Handbook

      $17.94

      How can caregivers help families facing a crisis? What can friends say and do to assist church members who turn to them for guidance under stress? What are the first steps compassionate people can take to respond to individuals and families during a traumatic event?

      This addition to the Smyth & Helwys Help! series is a collection of short, helpful responses to different crises, designed as a “first steps” guide for ministers and caregivers in a congregation. It assumes biblical principles and values for believers rendering “first care.” Resources for appropriate referral are mentioned at the end of each topic, and further reading is suggested for more extensive care. In each case we assume that the emergency caregiver is not an expert on the issue, but one who can direct hurting people to proper sources of care, coping, and help.

      Topics covered include abortion, abuse, death and dying, guilt and shame, gender issues, hospitalization, imprisonment, birth defects, infertility, job loss, mental illness, panic-anxiety, rape, stress, and suicide. Suggestions are also made about how to listen attentively, how to use prayer and scripture in caregiving, and how to set realistic boundaries in ministry.

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    • Alone In His Presence

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      SKU (ISBN): 9781591601036ISBN10: 1591601037H. Daniel WilsonBinding: Cloth TextPublished: July 2002Publisher: Xulon Press Print On Demand Product

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    • Impossible But Not With God

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      Impossible But Not With God! is a collection of 101 true, previously unpublished stories from our own lives, those of our parents, and very close, reliable friends. These events took place in a number of our own United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) as well as 15 other foreign countries. The stories tell of fantastic healings of physical bodies; ofdeliverance from unseen forces of evil; the granting of seemingly impossible requests; of instantaneous answers to prayer; and even the dispatch of heavenly beings to guard the children of God in the face of unseen danger.

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    • Words Of Encouragement

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      SKU (ISBN): 9781591600886ISBN10: 159160088XAngela AllenBinding: Cloth TextPublished: July 2002Publisher: Xulon Press Print On Demand Product

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    • 6th Seal : The Sealing Of The 144,000 Bible Prophecy Fulfilled

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      Hunte’s book deals with the Sealing of the 144,000 servants of God as prophecied in Revelation 7. She intimates why she believes this sealing has already started by describing how sealing occurs as well as her own experience in receiving her seal. She also relates her personal testimony as it pertains to the events leading up to her sealing. A good portion of the book is devoted to the meanings of sacred symbolism surrounding the Sealing, and the final chapters include short chapters on divine revelation and false prophets.

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    • 6th Seal : The Sealing Of The 144,000 Bible Prophecy Fulfilled

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      Hunte’s book deals with the Sealing of the 144,000 servants of God as prophecied in Revelation 7. She intimates why she believes this sealing has already started by describing how sealing occurs as well as her own experience in receiving her seal. She also relates her personal testimony as it pertains to the events leading up to her sealing. A good portion of the book is devoted to the meanings of sacred symbolism surrounding the Sealing, and the final chapters include short chapters on divine revelation and false prophets.

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    • Hombre Frente Al Espejo – (Spanish)

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      This book is perfect for every man who is faced with daily pressures and stress. Some of the topics it covers are:

      To accomplish my dream I have left a good share of broken relationships, will I have a chance to heal them? If my wife knew my thoughts, would she still be with me? I would do anything to conquer my thoughts. Are others confronted with this same problem? Answers to these and many other questions make this book indispensable.

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    • There Are Demons In The Sea Cycle B (Revised)

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      This book offers valuable and superbly organized background information on whether Jesus provided a cure from something or for something – Hoefler’s scholarship, perceptive insight, and potent illustrative material make this volume an invaluable aid to preaching preperation or scriptural study. It studies ten miracle stories from the Gospel of Mark featured in Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary

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    • Virtual Incarnation

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      In a time when spiritual hype is rampant and modern Pharisees sometimes seen to drown out all other voices, the quiet, reflective messages of William Kincaid offer a refreshing journey for the soul. His relaxed, conversational style will engage readers, and the insights of this master preacher into both scripture and modern life will leave them thirsting for more. Virtual Incarnation? is a superlative collection of sermons-it is don’t-miss reading not only for ministers and teachers, but also for personal worship and devotions.

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    • Thespian Theology Cycle B

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      If you want audiences to laugh while being stimulated to see the scriptural message in a new light, you’ll love the enjoyable and enlightening sketches in the latest installment of John TenBrook’s popular Thespian Theology series. It’s an inspiring collection based on Cycle B lectionary readings for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons. Originally developed for presentation by a high school-age youth group, the simple, easy-to-perform scenes are an excellent tool for sharing the Gospel with unchurched people and getting them excited about Jesus Christ. Each skit is introduced by “Thespian Theological Thoughts: that briefly make an explicit connection between the drama and the scripture passage. Use these versatile pieces in place of the Sunday sermon or for youth programs and other fellowship settings-their offbeat humor is just what you need to inject a healthy dose of fun into the serious business of speaking and hearing the Word of God.

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    • Bethlehems Closet A Reunion Of Grace

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      If you want to try something different for Advent this year, Bethlehem’s Closet — A Reunion Of Grace is a great resource that provides congregations with an intriguing learning experience. It’s a unique series of five monologues telling the fascinating stories, warts and all, of the women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus. Donald Neidigk believes that the embarrassing events in some of these women’s lives are important for us to know, since they demonstrate that Jesus was born into an imperfect family, with secrets in the closet, just like you and me. And that makes him a sympathetic Savior — exactly what we need. So even though the shepherds and wise men may be more typical of the season’s characters, Bethlehem’s Closet — A Reunion Of Grace offers a refreshing way to celebrate Christ’s birth. Each monologue comes with a children’s message (using easily obtained objects to reinforce the lesson) and a convenient order of worship.

      The monologues examine these women:
      * Tamar — A Wronged Widow
      * Rahab — A Former Prostitute
      * Ruth — A Moabite Convert
      * Bathsheba — A Violated Wife
      * Mary — A Young Mother

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    • Betty Crockers Cooky Book

      $29.99

      Here is the complete cooky book-more than 450 recipes, dozens of appetizing full-color photographs, and many how-to-do-it sketches. This treasury of cooky baking embraces all tastes-from the old-fashioned and traditional to the new and sophisticated. Plus a large section devoted entirely to holiday cookies. Fun to use. . .perfect to give.

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    • When Bad Things Happen

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      Chaos, tragedies, broken relationships, wars, disasters, plagues in this world there is no end to bad news. Hard questions haunt us: If God really is who He says He is, how can He allow these things? If He’s God, why doesn’t He intervene? If we can’t find hope and help in the midst of these tough times, those questions can crush our spirit and deaden our faith.

      But now, beloved Bible teacher and author Kay Arthur guides readers to discover the answers revealed in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk, so that they can know God, understand Him, and love Him more fully, no matter what happens.

      In When Bad Things Happen, Kay Arthur shares bold answers to those questions and helps readers solve the dilemma. But more than that, they’ll encounter God and come to understand, love, and appreciate Him more deeply. They’ll discover that God is big enough to handle their questions, and strong enough to deliver them from pain and doubt. And as a result, they’ll be equipped with strength and courage so they can minister to others who wrestle with the same questions.

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    • Savior Worth Having

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      If you don’t know Him, you should, and you can. Just read on.A Savior Worth Having is a collection of sermons that E.V. Hill delivered over the years that all center on our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ. In an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand way, E.V. Hill paints an amazing picture of our glorious Lord.Includes a CD of Dr. E.V. Hill’s message What You Have When You Have Jesus delivered during Moody Founder’s Week, February 1980.

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    • Make Love Everyday

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      Marriage was created to be a CELEBRATION! This book gives couples permission to celebrate, and shows them how to live with respect, ceremony, and festivity.

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    • Supreme Harmony Of All

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      Jonathan Edwards lived in an age in which the doctrine of the Trinity was sometimes openly repudiated and more often quietly ignored. But as this important book shows, Edwards in fact took care to creatively fashion the Trinity into the centerpiece of his Christian life and work. Through her pursuit of Edwards’s writings, especially his lifelong intellectual diary, Amy Plantinga Pauw traces the way Edwards established the basic outlines of his trinitarian thought when he was only twenty years old, and how the doctrine continued to run like a subterranean river throughout his famed career as a pastor and teacher. Recognizing the centrality of the Trinity in Edwards’s thought both nuances our understanding of his Puritan inheritance and challenges the narrowness of Edwards’s enduring legacy as the preacher of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”

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    • Appealing To Scripture In Moral Debate A Print On Demand Title

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      Arguing from scripture is one of the ways that Christians test their moral judgments. But are all methods of appealing to the Bible equally valid and effective? In this book Charles Cosgrove looks at the church’s long tradition of moral debate and analyzes five important hermeneutical rules that guide contemporary use of scripture in ethical argument. After introducing the nature of moral arguments generally, Cosgrove devotes one chapter to each of the five rules of biblical interpretation that make ethical appeals to scripture persuasive. He sets forth each rule’s rationale, provides examples of its operation, and subjects it to critique. Based not only on the work of biblical scholars and Christian ethicists but also on Cosgrove’s own experience with debates in classrooms, churches, and other Christian contexts, this volume is a valuable aid to readers who employ moral reasoning in real-life settings.

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    • Preaching The Parables Cycle B (Revised)

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      The parables of Jesus are timeless stories-and with the current popularity of narrative preaching, the parables are a familiar topic in the contemporary pulpit. But preaching on the parables is not as easy as it looks at first glance. Should we simply tell the parable in our own words and let it stand on its own feet, or is its lesson most effectively communicated by constructing a sermon around the central theme? Or should the preacher spiritualize the parable by probing for allegorical meaning?

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    • Sermons On The Second Readings Series 1 Cycle B

      $46.18

      The sermons in this anthology reaffirm the hope that is ours through Jesus Christ, and challenge readers to a deeper and more intense faith relationship with the Almighty. The collection provides a complete set of sermons for each Sunday and major celebration throughout the Christian year based on the Second Reading from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. Outstanding preachers from across the denominational spectrum draw on texts from the New Testament epistles to explore how the practical and moral concerns of the early church offer lessons for modern Christian living. Each biblically grounded message confronts real issues with Christ-honoring solutions that bring challenge, comfort, and conviction to those who look at life with the eyes of faith.

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    • Sermons On The Gospel Readings Series 1 Cycle B

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      Filled with wit, insight, and inspiration, this anthology includes sermons for each Sunday and major celebration throughout the Christian year based on Gospel Readings from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. The Thoughtful and imaginitive messages from preachers across the denominational spectrum proclaim the Good News in today’s language – helping readers apply the lessons of scripture to their personal situations. Unforgettable in their power and witness, these sermons offer strength, support, and vision to those hoping to enrich their Christ-centered life.

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    • Sermons On The First Readings Series 1 Cycle B

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      Full of gripping illustrations that bring the Scriptures to life, this anthology includes sermons for each Sunday and major celebration throughout the Christian year based on the First Readings from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. The powerful messages from preachers across the denominational spectrum interpret texts from the Old Testament and Acts in fresh ways that proclaim the Good News for the 21st century. Building upon stories in which God moves ordinary people to extraordinary heights, these sermons combine creative imagination with abundant insight into vital current issues to transform our human despair into trust in the Lord’s divine providence.

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    • Call To Worship

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      Busy pastors and worship leaders are always searching for worship elements that underline the scripture passages and provide a unifying theme. A Call To Worship answers that need, supplying a range of calls to worship, prayers, and litanies for each Sunday, all based on the readings for Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. A special feature is a weekly “childrens” benediction” that summarizes the day’s theme in a brief phrase that young people can understand and repeat with the congregation. A Call To Worship is a valuable library of resources that you’ll want to have right at your fingertips.

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    • Lectionary Worship Aids Series 6 Cycle B

      $24.93

      Preparing to lead a congregation in worship Sunday after Sunday is a formidable and pressure-filled responsibility. That’s why busy worship planners will love this all-new edition of a favorite CSS reference. It’s a handy, easy-to-use resource with several passages for every Sunday and major observance in Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. For each First Lesson, Second Lesson, and Gospel text there’s a call to worship, an invocation/collect, a prayer of confession, and suggested hymns. This complete collection offers a wide selection of practical aids for greating sincerely reverent, meaningful worship.

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    • Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series 7 Cycle B

      $48.68

      Providing a fresh, timely reflection every week on assigned scripture passages is one of the most daunting tasks facing pastors. So when time or inspiration is flagging and you need the jump-start of creative ideas, the latest edition of the classic CSS resource Lectionary Preaching Workbook is just what the doctor ordered! Prominent pastor, former seminary president, and prolific author Jerry Schmalenberger draws upon the experiences of a lifetime in the ministry to help readers effectively share God’s Word with crisply written insights. This outstanding set of practical aids explores many homiletical approaches and is sure to help preachers prepare more vital, incisive sermons.

      Each chapter includes:
      * a listing of the applicable Revised Common, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal lectionary texts;
      * a theme for the day’s service;
      * commentary on the Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospel lessons;
      * suggestions on preaching possibilities;
      * an outline of possible sermon moves; and
      * additional illustrations to flesh out the message.

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    • 10 Commandments : A Preaching Commentary

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      Plenty of resources help preachers explore and understand the lectionary texts—but what if you don’t follow the lectionary, or occasionally depart from it during the year? Offering valuable assistance for preparing sermons on The Ten Commandments, John Holbert’s helpful preaching commentary—the first volume in The Great Texts series—will help you to powerfully proclaim this keystone of the faith.

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    • Prayers For The Lords Day

      $29.00

      In this collection of liturgical prayers, James S. Lowry provides an excellent resource for preaching pastors. Correlating with the Book of Common Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), the sections include Prayers Before Worship, Prayers of Confession, Pastoral Prayers, Prayers of Thanksgiving, Prayers before Meetings, Prayers for Weddings, and Prayers for Funerals. Believing that the church is currently in a state of exile, Lowry seeks to feed the church’s hunger for language and poetry in their worship that is not tied to old clichis or laden in the watered-down language of current liturgical reform.

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    • Enacting The Word

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      The addition of simple drama to sermons is effective in bringing Bible passages alive and involving a variety of church members in preaching. In this book, James O. Chatham invites clergy to develop a use of drama to proclaim the gospel. Chatham writes that the Bible is comprised primarily of stories–stories of the relationship between God and God’s people spanning over more than a thousand years–many of which are so good that they need little explanation. There is no more engaging way to tell these stories, he says, than through effective sermon drama. Chatham offers seven example dramas that are ready for use, complete with lines, stage directions and a list of characters and needed props. Drawing from both New Testament and Old Testament texts, Chatham’s dramas tell the stories of the persistent widow in Luke 18, of Rahab, and of Jonah; give testimony to the re-creative power of God. God’s continued calling of God’s people, and the importance of the Easter story in modern contexts, and provides a lesson for discerning light from darkness.

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    • Liberty And Justice For All

      $55.00

      In the century between the Emancipation Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln and the “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., America sought both to rebuff and to redeem the promise of “liberty and justice for all.” The story of slavery and the bloody civil war that abolished it has been told, but the story of the struggle for liberty and justice by and for African Americans in the half-century following the end of Reconstruction has been largely overlooked. In this highly readable narrative, distinguished historian Ronald C. White, Jr. portrays the people, their ideas, and their ongoing struggle for racial reform in the United States from 1877-1925–a vital prelude to the modern civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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    • Janice VanCleaves Science Through The Ages

      $16.00

      How much would you weigh on Mars?

      What can exploding balloons tell us about weather?

      Why do heavy ships stay afloat on water?

      How can you lift an elephant with one finger?

      You’ll discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions when you journey through science history with Janice VanCleave as your guide. Packed with fun facts, activities, and experiments, Janice VanCleave’s Science Through the Ages introduces you to the amazing stories behind some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time. Each chapter provides easy-to-follow instructions for hands-on experiments, as well as clear explanations that reveal the many ways science has helped people–from ancient times right up through today!

      You’ll find out how to use Stone Age tools to make art, build a simple telescope, look at your own blood vessels (did you know you have thousands of miles of them?), construct a stethoscope, create a model of Galileo’s gas thermometer, and much more. As with all of Janice VanCleave’s books, the materials are safe, inexpensive, and easily found around the house. So take a time-traveling tour of discovery and get ready for hours and hours of fascinating science fun–at home or in the classroom.

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    • Power Of Apology

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      SKU (ISBN): 9780471218920ISBN10: 0471218928Beverly EngelBinding: Trade PaperPublished: July 2002Publisher: Jossey-Bass, Inc./Wiley Print On Demand Product

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    • Help Im A Small Church Youth Worker

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      Practical help for volunteer, part-time, and full-time youth workers in small churches
      Eighty-five percent of the churches in America are classified as small. This book provides youth workers with processes and ideas that enable them to address their particular needs as part of small churches.

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    • When Chruch Became Theatre

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      For nearly eighteen centuries, two fundamental spatial plans dominated Christian architecture: the basilica and the central plan. In the 1880s, however, profound socio-economic and technological changes in the United States contributed to the rejection of these traditions and the development of a radically new worship building, the auditorium church. When Church Became Theatre focuses on this radical shift in evangelical Protestant architecture and links it to changes in worship style and religious mission.

      The auditorium style, featuring a prominent stage from which rows of pews radiated up a sloping floor, was derived directly from the theatre, an unusual source for religious architecture but one with a similar goal-to gather large groups within range of a speaker’s voice. Theatrical elements were prominent; many featured proscenium arches, marquee lighting, theatre seats, and even opera boxes.

      Examining these churches and the discussions surrounding their development, Jeanne Halgren Kilde focuses on how these buildings helped congregations negotiate supernatural, social, and personal power. These worship spaces underscored performative and entertainment aspects of the service and in so doing transformed relationships between clergy and audiences. In auditorium churches, the congregants’ personal and social power derived as much from consumerism as from piety, and clerical power lay in dramatic expertise rather than connections to social institutions. By erecting these buildings, argues Kilde, middle class religious audiences demonstrated the move toward a consumer-oriented model of religious participation that gave them unprecedented influence over the worship experience and church mission.

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    • Finding God

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      In this small yet immensely helpful guide, pastor Thomas Lewis offers spiritual resources for the many persons today suffering from depression. By turning his readers toward praying the Psalms, as he did in his own battle with depression, Lewis assists those seeking hope and a healing touch to find, in his words, “a cup of cold water in parched land.” He speaks frankly about his own battle with deep depression, discusses types of depression, the symptoms, and where to get help: and then lays out several Psalms of lament that can support people in the times of depression and form a foundation for all other approaches to treating the illness. This book will prove to be an invaluable resource for those engaged in pastoral care and counseling, for those who have loved ones suffering from depression, and persons suffering from depression themselves

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    • Gifted

      $15.99

      Three friends whose lives needed a jolt… An earthquake that struck without warning… A supernatural gifting of mysterious powers…

      The Gifted is one of Terri Blackstock’s most intriguing novels. A massive natural disaster leads to an even more earth-shaking supernatural transformation in the lives of three friends who have no idea why they’ve been spared or infused with these distinct gifts.

      One thing is certain…the earthquake was just the warm-up for what lies ahead.

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    • Worldview : The History Of A Concept

      $39.99

      Perhaps the time is right — for ecclesial, cultural, and global reasons — to explore history of worldview as a concept and to reflect upon it theologically and philosophically. First of all, the last several decades have witnessed an explosion of interest in worldview in certain circles of the evangelical church. Several writers, including Carl Henry, Francis Schaeffer, James Sire, Arthur Holmes, Brian Walsh and Ricahrd Middleton, Albert Wolters, and Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey have introduced many believers to worldview thinking and its importance. This wave of interest has appeared to some extent in Catholic and Orthodox contexts as well. Christians of all kinds are discovering that overt human beliefs and behaviors, as well as sociocultural phenomena, are — consciously or not – most often rooted in and expressions of some deeper, underlying principle and concept of life. Furthermore, worldview has served a hermeneutic purpose in the church by helping believers understand the cosmic dimensions and all-encompassing implications of biblical revelation. This book argues that a worldview is an inescapable function of the human heart and is central to identity of human beings as imago Dei.

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    • Joy In Our Weakness (Revised)

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      Instead of looking for sensational end-time scenarios or wondering who will be left behind, Dawn sees the Book of Revelation as a comforting story of God’s ultimate victory over evil. Her theology of weakness is particularly relevant for those who struggle with physical limitations and chronic illness.

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    • Worship Workshop : Creative Ways To Design Worship Together

      $21.99

      Break out of the traditional worship box with this “seminar in a book.” You and your staff will learn how to evaluate your current services and get more people involved in the planning process; explore liturgical history and various forms of congregational praise; and discover ways of using the arts and artists to create meaningful, memorable worship experiences.

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    • Protestant Theology In The 19th Century (Reprinted)

      $58.99

      Introduction by Colin E. Gunton

      Interest in Karl Barth is running at unprecedented levels in the English-speaking world, and it is high time that his excellent survey of formative eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Protestant thinkers be made available again to theological students and general readers.

      Featuring an extensive introduction by Colin E. Gunton that recontextualizes and reintroduces Barth’s work for a new generation, this book provides a superb review of the shapers of modern Protestant thought and practice. Barth offers insightful readings of all the most significant figures of the modern period – Rousseau, Lessing, Kant, Hegel, Schleiermacher, Feuerbach, Ritschl, and others – as well as several lesser-known thinkers. Also included here are Barth’s preface to the original 1946 German edition and a translation of his hard-to-find essay “On the Task of a History of Modern Protestant Theology.”

      In addition to providing insight into some of the church’s seminal theologians, this volume offers an excellent look at Barth himself. In capturing Barth’s personal views on doctrine, the church, and intellectual history, the book also provides valuable background reading for those studying Barth’s own theology.

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    • Introduction To Christian Theology

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      Students preparing for ministry, both in traditional M.Div. programs and non-traditional certification or training programs, all share a common need for grounding in the theological traditions of the Christian faith. Yet the days when instructors could assume that students arrive in their classrooms with that theological ground already in place are over. Discussion of the two basic building blocks of theological study – the content of the core Christian beliefs, and the tools and methods of “thinking theologically” – requires more and more time when students have little or no prior exposure to them.

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    • Worship

      $35.00

      Hughes Oliphant Old masterfully summarizes the worship of Israel and the early church and traces the development of worship through the period of the Reformation. He provides a sterling historical study that will be highly useful for pastors and church study groups as well as for scholars and students interested in Reformed worship. Old includes chapters on baptism, the Lord’s Day, the ministry of praise, the ministry of the Word, the ministry of prayer, the Lord’s Supper, daily prayer, and alms. His concluding chapter on “Tradition and Practice” focuses on how the Reformed tradition of worship should shape our current practice and on what the Reformed liturgical heritage has to offer American Protestants today. An extensive bibliography of resources for the study of Reformed worship adds to the value of this book

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    • Church As Learning Community

      $37.99

      Norma Cook Everist contends it is meaningful to say that in ministries of adminstration, outreach, and pastoral care, the church is functioning as a learning community. Whenver and wherever Christians are being formed into the image of Jesus Christ through ministry. Christian education is taking place. Christian education is the name of this process of formation. Building on this central insight, Everist has written a major new introduction to the tasks and practices of Christian education.

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    • True Vine

      $16.00

      In this thirty-one day devotional, Andrew Murray draws upon the gospel parable of the vine and its branches to illustrate the beautiful relationship we are meant to have with Christ. Find out in these inspiring pages how you can: dwell in God’s rich love; receive answers to your prayers; weather life’s difficult storms; establish unbroken communion with Christ; replace fear and doubt with lasting peace; rest in God’s secure protection; and produce eternal results. The fullness of God’s merciful loving kindness awaits you. You can come through life’s greatest difficulties safely, and every longing of your heart can be satisfied. Discover that as you daily abide in the Vine, your branch will grow and bloom, enriched by the nourishing presence of the Lord.

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    • False Positive

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      After a woman is rushed to the ER in shock from massive blood loss, second-year medical resident Julien “Red” Richison becomes suspicious about the procedures being practiced at the nearby “VIP” abortion clinic.
      Soon, with the help of Bethany Fabrazio, director of a pro-life women’s clinic, Red finds himself investigating what goes on behind closed doors at VIP.

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    • Ice : The Greatest Truths Hide In The Darkest Shadows

      $22.99

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      A frozen wasteland. A desperate fight for life. A mystery for the ages.

      In the late 1960s, NASA proposed hardware and mission parameters for an extended Apollo program that never materialized. Decades later, the existence of ice beds at the lunar south pole was discovered buy NASA’s space probe Clementine and confirmed by the lunar satellite Lunar Prospector. Now author and Apollo missions historian Shane Johnson explores the fantastic possibilities of what might have transpired had the more ambitious version of the Apollo program gone forward as originally planned.

      February 1975:
      Apollo 19, the last of the manned lunar modules, has successfully landed. Exhilarated and confident, Commander Gary Lucas and pilot Charlie Shepherd set out to explore a vast, mysterious depression ot the lunar south pole.

      There in the icy darkness-where temperatures reach 334 degrees below zero-the astronauts search for the fragments of crystalline bedrock the scientists back home had hoped for. But when tragedy strikes, the men are driven deeper into the lethal realm, where they find much more than they bargained for-a startling discovery that could transform mankind’s entire perspective on the universe.

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    • Final Justice

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      Preface
      Illustrations
      Abbreviations
      Tables

      INTRODUCTION
      Geographical, Chronological, And Cultural Parameters
      Sources
      Musical Instruments In The Bible
      Meaning
      Classification
      The Instruments
      ‘ Aseberoim
      halil
      hasosera
      kinnor
      mena’an’im
      mesiltayim, Selselim
      nebel, Nebel ‘asor
      pa’ Amon
      qeren Hayyobel
      opar And operot Hayyobelim
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      ‘ugab
      Instruments In Daniel
      Collective Expressions – Typological Terminology
      Terminology In The Psalms And Unresolved Questions
      Instruments In The New Testament

      THE STONE AGE
      (12th Millennium-3200 B.C.)
      Natufians (ca. 12,000-8000 B.C.)
      Syncretism Of Work, Cult, Adornment, And Sound
      The Chalcolithic Period (ca. 4000-3200 B.C.)
      Music In The Dumuzi Cult
      The Appearance Of The Harp

      THE BRONZE AGE
      (3200-1200 B.C.)
      Dance With Lyres And Drums
      The Lute
      Egyptian-Canaanite Music – Gods And Musicians
      Music In The Symposium
      Clay Rattles: Mass Music – Mass Cults – Mass Culture
      The Priests’ Bronze Cymbals
      The Megiddo Flute

      THE IRON AGE
      (1200-587 B.C.)
      Female Drummers In The Israelite-Judean Kingdom And Surroundings
      From The Sacred Female Double-Reed Blowers To Male Double-Reed Players
      Lyres In Solo And Ensemble Performance
      Pottery Drawings
      Seals
      Musicians And Dancers Of The Philistine And Phoenician Coast
      Conch Trumpets
      The Mystery Of Absence, Or An Argumentum Ex Silentio?
      The Babylonian-Persian Period (587-333 B.C.): An Interlude

      THE HELLENISTIC-ROMAN PERIOD
      (Fourth Century B.C.-Fourth Century A.D.)
      Apotropaic Bells
      Idumean Hunting And Mourning Music And The Jewish Temple Trumpets
      The Nabatean-Safaitic Culture
      Instruments Of Avant-Garde Professionals And Conventional Folk-Musicians
      The Cult Of Dionysus
      Musical Instruments In Samaritan Areas
      Musical Instruments As Symbols Of Cult, State, And Identity
      The Shofar: Tool Of Sound And Ritual, Symbol Of Faith And National Identity
      Bibliography
      Index Of Subjects And Names
      Index Of Scripture References

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      This book contains the first study of the musical culture of ancient Israel/Palestine based primarily on the archaeological record. Noted musicologist Joachim Braun explores the music of the Holy Land region of the Middle East, tracing its form and development from its beginning in the Stone Age to the fourth century A.D.

      This is not a study of “music in the Bible” or music in “biblical times” but a unique, in-depth investigation of the historical periods and cultures that influenced the music of the region and its people. Braun combines significant archaeological findings – musical instruments, terra cotta and metal figures, etched stone illustrations, mosaics – with evidence drawn from written (mainly biblical) texts and anthropological, sociological, and linguistic sources.

      The portrait Braun assembles of this past musical world is both fascinating and innovative, suggesting a reconsideration of many views long accepted by tradition. Enhanced with numerous illustrations and photographs that bring the archaeological evidence to life, this exceptional work will be a valued resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the history of music, biblical studies, Jewish studies, and the cultures of the ancient Near East.

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