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Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas

Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas

by Ace Collins

Enhance your holiday celebrations as you discover the real story behind some of your most beloved Christmas customs and how they all point to Christ.Ever wonder where some of our unique and meaningful Christmas traditions come from?Why are red and green popular colors of the season?Why is exchanging gifts a family tradition? The golden traditions of Chr… Read more…

Debt-Free Living: Eliminating Debt in a New Economy

Debt-Free Living: Eliminating Debt in a New Economy

by Larry Burkett

Credit is so easily obtained, and credit card applications flow into our mailboxes virtually every day. Many couples find themselves deeply in debt and not even sure of how they got there, let alone how they can get out of it. Larry Burkett has the solution! His bestselling book, Debt-Free Living, has been updated and modernized. Debt-Free Living has been… Read more…

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Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture

Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture

by Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis

Part of the Christian Worldview Integration SeriesWhether setting about to love our neighbor, to settle a dispute, to share in the suffering of others or to speak up on behalf of the marginalized, we inevitably must engage in communication. And what could be more natural, more human, than communication?But we all learn quickly enough that good communication … Read more…

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith
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Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith

by Ann Spangler, Lois Tverberg and Laural Merlington

Narrated by Laural Merlington

What would it be like to journey back to the first century and sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus as one of his Jewish disciples?Join award-winning author Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg as they reveal the Jewish Jesus that his first disciples knew.Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus takes you on an in-depth tour of the Jewish world of Jesus, offering inspira… Read more…

How Harry Cast His Spell: The Meaning behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books

How Harry Cast His Spell: The Meaning behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books

by John Granger

More than any other book of the last fifty years (and perhaps ever), the Harry Potter novels have captured the imagination of children and adults around the world. Yet no one has ever been able to unlock the secret of Harry's wild popularity . . . until now. Updated and expanded since its original publication as Looking for God in Harry Potter (and now c… Read more…

Muslims Next Door: Uncovering Myths and Creating Friendships

Muslims Next Door: Uncovering Myths and Creating Friendships

by Shirin Taber

This insider’s view of how North American Muslims think and live goes beyond false stereotypes and provides practical suggestions on how to establish friendships that can point to Christ. Since September 11, 2001, Americans are more curious about the followers of Islam. We can no longer afford to be ignorant of such an influential and historical world reli… Read more…

How Christianity Changed the World

How Christianity Changed the World

by Alvin J. Schmidt

Western civilization is becoming increasingly pluralistic,secularized, and biblically illiterate. Many people todayhave little sense of how their lives have benefited fromChristianity’s influence, often viewing the church withhostility or resentment.How Christianity Changed the World is a topicallyarranged Christian history for Christians and non-Christian… Read more…

Five Cities that Ruled the World: How  Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History

Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History

by Douglas Wilson

In Five Cities that Ruled the World, theologian Douglas Wilson fuses together, in compelling detail, the critical moments birthed in history’s most influential cities —Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York. Wilson issues a challenge to our collective understanding of history with the juxtapositions of freedom and its intrinsic failures; liberty … Read more…

Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community

Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community

by Andrew Marin

Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year Award winnerGolden Canon Leadership Book Award winnerRelevant Magazine: Top 20 Best Overall Books winnerEnglewood Review of Books: Top 20 Best Overall Books winnerChristian Manifesto Lime Award winnerAndrew Marin's life changed forever when his three best friends came out to him in three consecutive months. Suddenly… Read more…

Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers

Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers

by Cathleen Falsani and Secher Allen

Fans of the eccentric and edgy films of the Coen brothers know there's more going on in their films than meets the eye. Award-winning author and columnist Cathleen Falsani is the perfect guide for Coen fans, inviting them to take a deeper look at the popular films, from their debut Blood Simple to the recent Burn After Reading and all the strange and won… Read more…

Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit:  A Reflection on Creativity and Faith

Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit: A Reflection on Creativity and Faith

by Luci Shaw and Thomas Nelson

“The double question we must always ask is,‘How does faith inform art?’ and ‘How can art animate faith?’”Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a means to glorify and better understand our Lo… Read more…

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Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller

Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller

by Gary M. Burge

Storytellers made history, and Jesus was the greatest of them all. But how can modern readers know what he actually meant in such iconic parables as the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan? Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller combines the readability of a popular novel and the authority of scholarship to uncover the hidden meaning of references too often m… Read more…


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