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Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and it will change you too. Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using her well-honed literary expertise, Evans examines some...
Author
Publisher
The Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one's own art.
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box, an inspiring and uplifting series about one man's search for faith as he walks across America.
What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life—all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christofferson, he's tempted by his darkest thoughts. A bottle of pills in his hand and nothing left...
What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life—all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christofferson, he's tempted by his darkest thoughts. A bottle of pills in his hand and nothing left...
Author
Language
English
Description
A few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection, meaning, depth, but settling for busy. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, writer, and I know all too well that settling feeling. But over the course of the last few years, I’ve learned a way to live, marked by...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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"Grit and Hope tells the story of five inner-city Hispanic students who start their college applications in the midst of the country's worst recession and of Reality Changers, the program that aims to help them become the first in their families to go college. This year they must keep up their grades in AP courses, write compelling essays for their applications, and find scholarships to fund their dreams. One lives in a garage and struggles to get...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Boyd and the rest of the Cold Case Unit reopen the files on more unsolved crimes. But working closely together, under pressure to get results, the team starts to crack. Now, Mel, Frankie, Spencer and Grace will have to find confidence in their intense, moody Chief.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"From gadgets that give superheroes incredible powers to the enduring controversy over the NASA moon landing, MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage have a ball testing out urban legends, exposing fakery and trying TV and movie tricks themselves. If you've ever wondered, "Could that ever be true?" or "How did they do that?", don't miss these 12 fascinating episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. "
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Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"In this profound work, bestselling author and the former Episcopal Bishop of Newark John Shelby Spong offers a radical new way to look at the gospels today. Pulling back the layers of misunderstanding created over the centuries by Gentile ignorance of things Jewish, he reveals how a literal reading of the Bible is so far removed from the original intent of the Jewish authors of the gospels that it has become an act of heresy. Using the gospel of...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage...