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The Emmanuel Promise

Discovering the Security of a Life Held by God

by Summer Gross ...

God's face is always shining toward usOur God is not asleep, nor indifferent. But we don't always experience His nearness or the depth of how beloved we truly are--especially if we have experienced neglect, abandonment, or emotional distance in our formative human relationships.Drawing from the deep well of Scripture, attachment theory, and her own personal story, Summer Joy Gross invites you to ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

God's face is always shining toward usOur God is not asleep, nor indifferent. But we don't always experience His nearness or the depth of how beloved we truly are--especially if we have experienced neglect, abandonment, or emotional distance in our formative human relationships.Drawing from the deep well of Scripture, attachment theory, and her own personal story, Summer Joy Gross invites you to
... Read more
Walking the Camino de Santiago

Find your path on the Way of St James

by DK Travel ...

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the Camino de Santiago.The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, is one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage routes, but it’s not just one route, it’s many. So which one to choose?Written by travel writers Sarah Baxter, Dayna Camilleri Clarke, and Daniel Stables, who have all undertaken their own pilgrimages along the Way, this inspiring at-home ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the Camino de Santiago.The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, is one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage routes, but it’s not just one route, it’s many. So which one to choose?Written by travel writers Sarah Baxter, Dayna Camilleri Clarke, and Daniel Stables, who have all undertaken their own pilgrimages along the Way, this inspiring at-home
... Read more
Demonic Conspiracy Known As Calvinism

The truth about Calvinism no one else has had the insight or courage to reveal!

by Ron Craig ...

There is a way that seems right to a man, but it ends in death--said two times in Proverbs. Every believer wants to believe he or she is in the right church. But Jesus warned: Take heed that the light in you is not darkness. Many churches and movements today may seem right to many, but they are purveyors of darkness. The Calvinist theological system is one of the darkest. This book thoroughly ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

There is a way that seems right to a man, but it ends in death--said two times in Proverbs. Every believer wants to believe he or she is in the right church. But Jesus warned: Take heed that the light in you is not darkness. Many churches and movements today may seem right to many, but they are purveyors of darkness. The Calvinist theological system is one of the darkest. This book thoroughly
... Read more
Gentle Persuasion

Creative Ways to Introduce Your Friends to Christ

by Dr. Joe Aldrich ...

Gentle Persuasion is an encouraging appeal of all Christians of all ages and abilities to become part of God's strategy for brings needy men and women to Christ. Join Joe as he explains how cherry piess, hammers and saws, lawn mowers, broken-down cars, chariots of fire, babysitters, duck hunters, llama farmerss--and even attack lambs with steel wool--can draw your friends to the Savior. ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Gentle Persuasion is an encouraging appeal of all Christians of all ages and abilities to become part of God's strategy for brings needy men and women to Christ. Join Joe as he explains how cherry piess, hammers and saws, lawn mowers, broken-down cars, chariots of fire, babysitters, duck hunters, llama farmerss--and even attack lambs with steel wool--can draw your friends to the Savior.
... Read more
The Essenes

Children of the Light

by Stuart Wilson, Joanna Prentis ...

Eyewitness accounts of the secrets of the mystery school of the Essenes at Qumran; and Jesus’ and Joseph of Arimathea’s connection with the Essenes. The information was gained through regressive hypnosis, conducted by Joanna Prentis. ... Read more

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Eyewitness accounts of the secrets of the mystery school of the Essenes at Qumran; and Jesus’ and Joseph of Arimathea’s connection with the Essenes. The information was gained through regressive hypnosis, conducted by Joanna Prentis.
... Read more
The Case for God

by Karen Armstrong ...

From the bestselling author of A History of God and The Great Transformation comes a balanced, nuanced understanding of the role religion plays in human life and the trajectory of faith in modern times.Why has God become incredible? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about God in a way that veers so profoundly from the thinking of our ancestors?Moving from the ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of A History of God and The Great Transformation comes a balanced, nuanced understanding of the role religion plays in human life and the trajectory of faith in modern times.Why has God become incredible? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about God in a way that veers so profoundly from the thinking of our ancestors?Moving from the
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Luther's Legacy

The Thirty Years War and the Modern Notion of 'State' in the Empire, 1530s to 1790s

by Robert von Friedeburg ...

In this new account of the emergence of a distinctive territorial state in early modern Germany, Robert von Friedeburg examines how the modern notion of state does not rest on the experience of a bureaucratic state-apparatus. It emerged to stabilize monarchy from dynastic insecurity and constrain it to protect the rule of law, subjects, and their lives and property. Against this background, ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

In this new account of the emergence of a distinctive territorial state in early modern Germany, Robert von Friedeburg examines how the modern notion of state does not rest on the experience of a bureaucratic state-apparatus. It emerged to stabilize monarchy from dynastic insecurity and constrain it to protect the rule of law, subjects, and their lives and property. Against this background,
... Read more
Dharma

The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India

Edited by Veena R. Howard ...

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it. Often translated as “ethics,” “religion,” “law,” or “social order,” dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it. Often translated as “ethics,” “religion,” “law,” or “social order,” dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the
... Read more
Perspectives on Tithing

4 Views

by Ken Hemphill, Bobby Eklund, Reggie Kidd, Gary North ...

Series series Perspectives
Was the tithe just for Israel, or is it also applicable to Christians? Must a tithe go only to your local church, or can it be received by any Christian organization? Do we tithe on the net or the gross amount?Perspectives on Tithing presents in point-counterpoint format the most common views about how Christians are to give of their financial resources, addressing the myriad of questions that ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Was the tithe just for Israel, or is it also applicable to Christians? Must a tithe go only to your local church, or can it be received by any Christian organization? Do we tithe on the net or the gross amount?Perspectives on Tithing presents in point-counterpoint format the most common views about how Christians are to give of their financial resources, addressing the myriad of questions that
... Read more
A Defence of Nihilism

by James Tartaglia, Tracy Llanera ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Philosophy
This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth, meaning, or morals. Many religious believers think atheism leads to moral chaos (because it leads to nihilism), and atheists typically insist that we can make life ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

This book offers a philosophical defence of nihilism. The authors argue that the concept of nihilism has been employed pejoratively by almost all philosophers and religious leaders to indicate a widespread cultural crisis of truth, meaning, or morals. Many religious believers think atheism leads to moral chaos (because it leads to nihilism), and atheists typically insist that we can make life
... Read more
You are the Messiah and I should know

Why Leadership is a Myth (and probably a Heresy)

by The Revd Justin Lewis-Anthony ...

Is 'Leadership' a useful sociological tool in the increasing professionalisation of the Church's ministry and mission, or a dangerous threat, akin to a heresy?Every human endeavour, from a primary school to the government, needs leadership. The Church believes itself to have a clear understanding of what constitutes Christian leadership, but advocates of leadership have been unable to give a clear ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Is 'Leadership' a useful sociological tool in the increasing professionalisation of the Church's ministry and mission, or a dangerous threat, akin to a heresy?Every human endeavour, from a primary school to the government, needs leadership. The Church believes itself to have a clear understanding of what constitutes Christian leadership, but advocates of leadership have been unable to give a clear
... Read more
Zen and the Gospel of Thomas

by Joanne P. Miller ...

Zen and the Gospel of Thomas illuminates sacred, mysterious wisdom from two traditions, revealing how these profound teachings apply to our everyday life and spiritual practice.Imagine that the Buddha asked Jesus to write a text for a Zen audience that would explain his take on the mysteries of his Kingdom. Imagine also that Jesus chose to present it in a set of short koanlike sayings similar to ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Zen and the Gospel of Thomas illuminates sacred, mysterious wisdom from two traditions, revealing how these profound teachings apply to our everyday life and spiritual practice.Imagine that the Buddha asked Jesus to write a text for a Zen audience that would explain his take on the mysteries of his Kingdom. Imagine also that Jesus chose to present it in a set of short koanlike sayings similar to
... Read more
Juifs par les mots

by Amos Oz, Fania Oz-Salzberger ...

Translated by Marie-France de Paloméra ...

Le judaïsme est une civilisation. Et l’une des rares civilisations à avoir laissé sa marque sur toute l’humanité. La religion est une dimension centrale de la civilisation juive, peut-être même son origine, mais cette civilisation ne peut pas être présentée comme rien de plus qu’une religion. De la source religieuse de cette civilisation se développèrent des manifestations spirituelles qui ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Le judaïsme est une civilisation. Et l’une des rares civilisations à avoir laissé sa marque sur toute l’humanité. La religion est une dimension centrale de la civilisation juive, peut-être même son origine, mais cette civilisation ne peut pas être présentée comme rien de plus qu’une religion. De la source religieuse de cette civilisation se développèrent des manifestations spirituelles qui
... Read more
Soyez sages

Commentaire biblique et pratique sur la première épître aux Corinthiens

by Warren W. Wiersbe ...

«Car la folie de Dieu est plus sage que les hommes, et la faiblesse de Dieu est plus forte que les hommes.» (1 Corinthiens 1 : 25 – Parole vivante).Comment est-il possible de s’estimer instruit et spirituel tout en vivant dans l’impurete´ et la corruption ? C’est pourtant la folie a` laquelle les chre´tiens de Corinthe s’adonnent tant dans leur vie personnelle qu’au sein de leur assemble´e locale. ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

«Car la folie de Dieu est plus sage que les hommes, et la faiblesse de Dieu est plus forte que les hommes.» (1 Corinthiens 1 : 25 – Parole vivante).Comment est-il possible de s’estimer instruit et spirituel tout en vivant dans l’impurete´ et la corruption ? C’est pourtant la folie a` laquelle les chre´tiens de Corinthe s’adonnent tant dans leur vie personnelle qu’au sein de leur assemble´e locale.
... Read more
The Enneagram of Belonging

A Compassionate Journey of Self-Acceptance

by Christopher L. Heuertz ...

For the Enneagram enthusiast looking to deepen their transformation, The Enneagram of Belonging offers an enlightening, enriching path forward. eBook EXCLUSIVE: 45+ COLOR illustrations to provide greater depth of understanding.Many have discovered the Enneagram to be a powerful tool for self-understanding, yet knowing ourselves doesn't necessarily mean we accept ourselves. Most of us tend to ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

For the Enneagram enthusiast looking to deepen their transformation, The Enneagram of Belonging offers an enlightening, enriching path forward. eBook EXCLUSIVE: 45+ COLOR illustrations to provide greater depth of understanding.Many have discovered the Enneagram to be a powerful tool for self-understanding, yet knowing ourselves doesn't necessarily mean we accept ourselves. Most of us tend to
... Read more
Leadership in a Shrinking Church

Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places

by William H. Harrison ...

Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a ... Read more

$43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a
... Read more
God's Library

The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts

by Brent Nongbri ...

A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscriptsIn this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscriptsIn this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended
... Read more
Talking with Mormons

An Invitation to Evangelicals

by Richard J. Mouw ...

For over a decade Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw has participated in Mormon-evangelical dialogue with a view to developing a better understanding between the two groups. His participation in these discussions has drawn severe criticism and even anger from people who believe such talks are pointless or even dangerous.This brief, highly accessible book is his answer. Advocating humility, ... Read more

$23.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

For over a decade Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw has participated in Mormon-evangelical dialogue with a view to developing a better understanding between the two groups. His participation in these discussions has drawn severe criticism and even anger from people who believe such talks are pointless or even dangerous.This brief, highly accessible book is his answer. Advocating humility,
... Read more
Life in Year One

What the World Was Like in First-Century Palestine

by Scott Korb ...

For anyone who's ever pondered what everyday life was like during the time of Jesus comes a lively and illuminating portrait of the nearly unknown world of daily life in first-century Palestine.What was it like to live during the time of Jesus?Where did people live?Who did they marry?And what was family life like?How did people survive?These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

For anyone who's ever pondered what everyday life was like during the time of Jesus comes a lively and illuminating portrait of the nearly unknown world of daily life in first-century Palestine.What was it like to live during the time of Jesus?Where did people live?Who did they marry?And what was family life like?How did people survive?These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers
... Read more
The Civilization Of Ancient Egypt

by Paul Johnson ...

A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations in full color.Ancient Egypt, with its legacy of pyramids, pharaohs and sphinxes, is a land of power and mystery to the modern world. In The Civilization of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson explores the ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations in full color.Ancient Egypt, with its legacy of pyramids, pharaohs and sphinxes, is a land of power and mystery to the modern world. In The Civilization of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson explores the
... Read more
Christmas in Ontario

Heartwarming Legends, Tales and Traditions

by Cheryl MacDonald ...

Series series Amazing Stories
"Every year, he put on the red Santa suit. Every year, there were more sick and needy children to attend to. And every year, as word of his activity spread, Jimmy collected more money and gifts to distribute." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history and human interest stories. Christmas is a time for celebrating with friends and family and for sharing ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

"Every year, he put on the red Santa suit. Every year, there were more sick and needy children to attend to. And every year, as word of his activity spread, Jimmy collected more money and gifts to distribute." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history and human interest stories. Christmas is a time for celebrating with friends and family and for sharing
... Read more
Shrewd Samaritan

Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor

by Bruce Wydick ...

Learn to live the message of the Good Samaritan and make a global impact, using the resources already at your disposal.If there were a popularity contest among all the parables of Jesus, the Good Samaritan would probably win. Nobody is against the Good Samaritan because being against the Good Samaritan is like being against Mother Theresa or Oskar Schindler or the firefighters who ran into the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Learn to live the message of the Good Samaritan and make a global impact, using the resources already at your disposal.If there were a popularity contest among all the parables of Jesus, the Good Samaritan would probably win. Nobody is against the Good Samaritan because being against the Good Samaritan is like being against Mother Theresa or Oskar Schindler or the firefighters who ran into the
... Read more
Vatican II

Renewal within Tradition

Edited by Matthew L Lamb, Matthew Levering ...

From 1962 to 1965, in perhaps the most important religious event of the twentieth century, the Second Vatican Council met to plot a course for the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After thousands of speeches, resolutions, and votes, the Council issued sixteen official documents on topics ranging from divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. In many ways, though, the real challenges ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

From 1962 to 1965, in perhaps the most important religious event of the twentieth century, the Second Vatican Council met to plot a course for the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After thousands of speeches, resolutions, and votes, the Council issued sixteen official documents on topics ranging from divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. In many ways, though, the real challenges
... Read more
Piloting Church

Helping Your Congregation Take Flight

by Cameron Trimble ...

Prepare your church for take-offA majority of churches are grounded - shrinking in membership and resources, unsure how to make the changes needed to be vital again. Pastor and pilot Cameron Trimble has helped hundreds of congregations get airborne again, and Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight guides you through the steps to getting your congregation out of the maintenance ... Read more

$22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Prepare your church for take-offA majority of churches are grounded - shrinking in membership and resources, unsure how to make the changes needed to be vital again. Pastor and pilot Cameron Trimble has helped hundreds of congregations get airborne again, and Piloting Church: Helping Your Congregation Take Flight guides you through the steps to getting your congregation out of the maintenance
... Read more

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