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In his enduringly popular masterpiece The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy. With spiritual insight and wry wit, Lewis suggests that demons, laboring in a vast enterprise, have horribly recognizable human attributes: competition, greed, and totalitarian punishment. Avoiding their own painful torture as well as a desire to dominate are what drive demons to torment their "patients." The style and unique dark humor...
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Convergent Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Gulley explores the terrain of faith and doubt as shaped by family, church, and young love. As they question their faith, many are faced with a choice: retreat to spiritual security and the community that comes with it, or strike out into the unknown. Himself raised by a Catholic mother and a Baptist father, Gulley found his way to a less convenient but fully formed adult spirituality: he became a Quaker and a pastor. Here he offers conversations...
86) Angels
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Word Pub
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
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Relating his personal experiences, Graham helps to call a world in crisis to faith.
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Worthy Books, an imprint of Worthy Publishing Group, a division of Worthy Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Looks at the three heavens spoken of in the Bible and how the clash between light and darkness play out in them and affect those of us in this world. Hagee uses the Word of God, science, and incredible true stories of the supernatural to explore the First Heaven. He exposes Satan's diabolical tactics in the Second Heaven. He looks at the deep riches of the Third Heaven and how our hope of that eternal home changes our life on earth.
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Gotham Books
Pub. Date
©2013.
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English
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Applying to the secular activity of baseball a form of inquiry usually reserved for the study of religion, Sexton reveals a surprising amount of common ground between the game and what we all recognize as religion: sacred places and time, faith and doubt, blessings and curses, and more.
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Publisher
Smyth & Helwys Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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In a society consumed by fears of not having "enough" -- money, possessions, security, etc. -- Autry suggests that if we cultivate gratitude as a way of being, we may not change the world and its ills, but we can change out response to the world" -- Cover p. [4].
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English
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Biblical womanhood -- the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers -- pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments.This...
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Tyndale Elevate
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Millions of people around the world have reported a near-death experience. Do they prove the existence of a loving God? Never in history, until now, have we been able to hear from so many people around the world who have been brought back from clinical death. Modern medical resuscitation and digital communication have revealed a goldmine of intriguing near-death experiences (NDEs) that show us the character of God. John Burke has spent the last three...
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Baker Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Thought leader and executive editor of Christianity Today helps parents understand how technology, and the way we use it as families, can hinder or help us and our children grow in character and become the kind of people we want to be.
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Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"This world can be ugly, despairing, and cynical-but you can cultivate resilient joy that will give you peace and delight in times of turmoil. Through memorable storytelling and humor, Joy Clarkson offers respite and rejuvenation and reveals simple secrets to lasting happiness that will leave you feeling lighter, braver, and wiser"--
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Publisher
Nelson Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Dr. Stanley introduces you to the essential beliefs for trusting God. Even when you cannot understand why God would allow certain situations to occur, these beliefs form the basis for trusting Him. It is what you believe that makes it possible to ask the right questions in the face of a tragedy or great needs in your life.
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