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Unleashed: Being Conformed to the Image of Christ

Eric Mason · B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 208
Format: eBook

You're a Christian, now what? God not only saved you from something, but for something. Pastor Eric Mason is passionate about helping Christians unleash the transformative power of God in their lives as they learn to be faithful disciples of Jesus. Being conformed to the image of Christ...
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters

GARRY WILLS · Viking
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover

America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks...
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The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

Ronald Hutton · Yale University Press
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence - and often a painful death - in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically...
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The New Divine Feminine: Spiritual Evolution for a Woman's Soul

Megan Don · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 295
Format: Print book

"In this wise and deeply nuanced book, beloved spiritual guide Meghan Don masterfully walks us through the light and the darkness of the Holy into the arms of the Divine Feminine . . . where we are emboldened to step up as a force of healing and hope in the world." -- Mirabai...
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Scriptorium: Poems

Melissa Range · Beacon Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

A collection of poems exploring questions of religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary AppalachiaA National Poetry Series winner, selected and with a foreword by Tracy K. SmithThe poems in Scriptorium are primarily concerned with questions of religious authority....
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Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments that Matter

Annie F Downs · B & H Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

"I want you to take every step of your life with excitement for where you are headed. And I want you to feel beautiful and confident as you do." But how? When the enemy whispers lies that we are not smart enough, pretty enough, or rich enough? Or are you too dumb, too loud, too quiet,...
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Being a Dad Who Leads

John MacArthur · Harvest House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

As a Christian father, you bear a tremendous responsibility―to raise your children through both biblical instruction and personal example. But how can you succeed in a society that attacks the role of fatherhood and godly family values? Are you sometimes tempted to give in or give...
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Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals

Nick Redfern · Visible Ink Pr
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Claims and counter-claims. Accusations and allegations. NSA spying and suppressed evidence. Cover-ups and threats. Documented connections and intrigue. Suggestions of a New World Order. Are we to believe the coincidences are mere chance? Might the paranoid be on to something? Who really...
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Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Jim Al-Khalili · Picador
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T....
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The Book of Common Prayer

Episcopal Church · Good Books
Pages: 914
Format: Print book

For more than 460 years, The Book of Common Prayer has been a treasured resource for those of the Episcopal faith, which today has nearly two million members in the United States. Within its pages, countless many have found guidance, strength, and hope. One of the major works of English...
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In God's Hands: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2015

Desmond Tutu · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

In Gods Hands is the 2015 Archbishop of Canterburys Lent Book. It is a meditation on the infinite love of God and the infinite value of the human individual. Not only are we in Gods hands, says Desmond Tutu, our names are engraved on the palms of Gods hands. Throughout an often turbulent...
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The Genesis 6 Conspiracy: How Secret Societies and the Descendants of Giants Plan to Enslave Humankind

Gary Wayne · Trusted Books
Pages: 816
Format: Paperback

There are giants among us, passing largely unnoticed, intent on carrying out a secret plan to enslave all humanity. They may not look like giants today, but their bloodlines extend all the way back to the Nephilim-the offspring of angels who mated with human women-described in Genesis 6 when...
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The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death

Annie Kagan · Hampton Roads Publishing; 3.1.2013 edition
Format: Paperback

Annie Kagan is not a medium or a psychic, she did not die and come back to life in fact, when she was awakened by her deceased brother, she thought perhaps she had gone a little crazyIn The Afterlife of Billy Fingers How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me Theres Life After Death, Kagan shares...
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Great Faith, Great Wisdom: Practice and Awakening in the Pure Land Sutras of Mahayana Buddhism

Ratnaguna · Windhorse Publications
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

The three Pure Land Sutras are a body of Mahayana scriptures that for centuries have played an important part in the spiritual life of East Asian Buddhists. These texts describe Sukhavati, the archetypal "land of bliss" presided over by Amitabha or Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite...
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Now You're Speaking My Language: Honest Communication and Deeper Intimacy for a Stronger Marriage

Gary Chapman · B&H Books; Revised edition
Format: Book

Now Youre Speaking My Language from multimillion selling author Gary Chapman The Five Love Languages encourages husbands and wives to offer steadfast loyalty, forgiveness, empathy, and commitment to resolving conflict, thus encouraging each other in spiritual growth. With great clarity,...
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