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Church Curiosities: Strange Objects and Bizarre Legends

David Castleton - Shire Publications
Format: Paperback

Why does Frensham Church contain a cauldron said to have belonged to fairies? What stories lurk behind Lincoln Cathedral's imp, Westminster Abbey's macabre royal effigies, and Salisbury Cathedral's 'boy bishop' statue? Why do Britain's churches contain dragon-slaying...
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The Birth of Modern Belief: Faith and Judgment from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

Ethan H. Shagan - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

An illuminating history of how religious belief lost its uncontested status in the WestThis landmark book traces the history of belief in the Christian West from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, revealing for the first time how a distinctively modern category of belief came into being....
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Brave Surrender: Let God's Love Rewrite Your Story

Kim Walker-Smith - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

Kim Walker Smith's passionate performance of "How He Loves" helped transform Jesus Culture into a global worship movement. Brave Surrender is the story of how Kim journeyed from a place of shame and fear to stages around the world where she boldly proclaims the unconditional love...
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Know Who You Are. Live Like It Matters.: A Homeschooler's Interactive Guide to Discovering Your True Identity

Tim Tebow - WaterBrook
Format: Paperback

The World Does Not Define You!Nobody said your life would be easy. And the older you get, the more difficult it seems to become. Deep down you may know your value as a person isn't defined by wearing cool name-brand clothes, scoring points for a sports team, or even by having a huge...
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Work Play Love: How the Mass Changed the Life of the First Christians

Mike Aquilina - Paraclete Press
Format: Paperback

"Christians make the Mass, and the Mass makes Christians." So said the Martyrs of Abitina, North Africa, in A.D. 304. The Mass was the reality most essential to the life of believers, and it deeply affected everything they did. In Work Play Love popular author Mike Aquilina shows...
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The World of the End: How Jesus' Final Prophecies Shape Our Priorities

Dr. David Jeremiah - ?Thomas Nelson; ITPE edition
Format: Paperback

In a world that seems to be spinning out of control, we need hope more than ever. What if the life sustaining hope you need is found within the pages of the Bible?Join New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher, Dr. David Jeremiah's as he unpacks the scriptures to reveal...
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The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn't Say about Human Origins

Peter Enns - Brazos Press; 10th Anniversary edition
Format: Paperback

Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the fall of Adam. But an evolutionary view of human origins doesn't allow for a literal Adam, making evolution seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul...
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Choose Your Wine In 7 Seconds: Instantly Understand Any Wine with Confidence

Stephane Rosa - Universe
Format: Paperback

For anyone who feels intimidated in a wine shop -- vast selection, mystifying variety, attitudinal staff -- this guide simplifies choosing wine in an easy-to-use system of pictogramsWith this innovative book, browsing and buying wine is transformed into a fun, positive experience, empowering...
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Prodigal Daughter: A Family's Brave Journey through Addiction and Recovery

Rob Koke - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

A gripping true story, Prodigal Daughter narrates a family's darkest time through addiction and their journey toward healing. Father and daughter team, Rob Koke - founder and Senior Pastor of Shoreline Church - and Danielle pull back the curtain on the mind-numbing power of addiction...
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Absolute Power: How the Pope Became the Most Influential Man in the World

Paul Collins - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy, its most influential pontiffs, troubling doctrines, and rise in global authorityIn 1799, the papacy was at rock bottom: The Papal States had been swept away and Rome seized by the revolutionary French armies. With cardinals...
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