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7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life

MARY C M D NEAL · Convergent Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

In this inspired follow-up to her million-selling To Heaven and Back, Dr. Mary Neal shares untold stories about her encounters with Jesus and powerful insights about how the reality of heaven can make each day magnificent. Dr. Mary Neal's unforgettable account of a 1999 kayaking accident...
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Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters

Leslie Rule · Andrew McMeel
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, the stories of the supernatural in Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters will keep you riveted.Macabre and fascinating, Ghosts Among Us offers true-life, haunting accounts of eerie visitations and paranormal...
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A Short History of Christianity

Geoffrey Blainey · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religion's rise and fall through the ages, from Jesus himself to Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Francis Xavier, John Wesley, and even the Beatles, who claimed to be "more popular than Jesus."...
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The Star Spangled Buddhist: Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the Quest for Enlightenment in America

Jeffrey Ourvan · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Approximately four million Americans claim to be Buddhist. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Americans of various faiths read about Buddhism, are interested in its philosophical tenets, or fashionably view themselves as Buddhists. They’re part of what’s been described as the fastest-growing...
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God and the Afterlife

Jeffrey Long · Harperone
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Based on the largest near-death experience study in history, involving 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions, including nonbelievers, God and the Afterlife presents startling evidence that a Supreme Being exists - and there is amazing consistency about what he is like.In...
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Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master

Brad Warner · New World Library
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

A Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye"Even if the whole universe is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk-type things, there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk." - Eihei Dogen (1200-1253 CE) The Shobogenzo...
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Your Legacy: The Greatest Gift

James Dobson · FaithWords
Format: Hardcover

We live in a culture that seeks to destroy the embryonic faith of our children and usher them into politically correct ideology, godless systems of belief, and gross immorality that would have shocked previous generations. This is what confronts todays Christian parents and many of them...
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When Power Meets Potential: Unlocking God’s Purpose in Your Life

T. D. Jakes · Destiny Image
Format: Print book

Unlock Your Purpose and Unleash Your Potential Do you want to fulfill your life purpose? Then its time to stop looking for purpose and start using the divinely placed purpose inside of you. Your destiny is not waiting to be found, its waiting to be released! New York Times Bestselling author...
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Defeating Jihad

Sebastian Gorka · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Since September 11, 2001, America has been at war. And that's about all anyone can say with certainty about a conflict that has cost 7,000 American lives and almost $2 trillion. As long as the most basic strategic questions - Who is the enemy? Why are we fighting? - remain unanswered, victory...
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Exposing Myths About Christianity: A Guide to Answering 145 Viral Lies and Legends

Jeffrey Burton Russell · IVP Books
Pages: 361
Format: Paperback

Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, turns to the serious questions that confront Christianity in contemporary culture. Russell examines a wide array of common mispercerptions, characterizations, stereotypes, caricatures and outright myths...
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Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Change the World

Dzigar Kongtrul · Shambhala
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

A little guide to cultivating tsewa: the loving warmth of heart from which the awakened mind arises--from the popular Buddhist teacher and author of The Intelligent Heart.This is a call to a revolution of heart. In Tibetan Buddhism, it is taught that one of the most essential qualities...
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A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon

Sophie Hudson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

There's nothing quite like family--and some people would say that there's nothing better. But in a world where we sometimes know more about the Kardashians than we do about the people sleeping right down the hall, it's easy to forget that walking through life with our family offers all sorts...
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms

Tim Tebow · WaterBrook
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover

Who are you when life is steady? Who are you when storms come? Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. In this powerful book,...
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