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1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI
by Peter LanceA journalist explores how the FBI overlooked opportunities to stop the 9-11 terrorist attacks. His conclusions are based upon interviews and declassified documents.
The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History
by Michael BaigentBecause Jesus and his death have been so heavily mythologized, Baigent now reveals the truth about Jesus's life and crucifixion. With bibliographical references.
In Deep Voodoo
by Stephanie BondHealth food business owner Penny Francisco is more interested in celebrating her recent divorce than preparing for Mojo Louisiana's Voodoo festival. When Penny receives a gag gift voodoo doll created to look like her ex husband, Penny happily sticks it with a pin. But then her ex is found stabbed and Penny is the prime suspect. . She hires a sexy Cajun P.I. to help discover the truth behind the murder.
The Religions of Man
by Huston SmithNot a history or a critique, this is a unique study of all the world's great religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confuciansim, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
Younger By the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit
by Victoria MoranLife coach Moran gives advice on how to reverse mental and physical aging. The book is both an informative guide and inspirational encouragement based on the medical and metaphysical from a variety of cultures.
The HarperCollins Study Bible (Revised Edition)
by Harold W. AttridgeThe landmark general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version, now completely revised and updated by leading biblical scholars, including new introductions and notes--25% revised or new material.
Devotional Classics: Selected Readings For Individuals And Groups
by Richard J. FosterA New, Expanded Edition of Renovaré's Classic Companion to the Devotional Life Updated to incorporate all six traditions, or "streams," that comprise a healthy and holistic life of faith, these fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce the reader to the great devotional writers over the course of one year. Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard J. Foster. In addition, each entry includes a related biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises. With devotional readings in 1. The Prayer-Filled Life 2. The Virtuous Life 3. The Spirit-Empowered Life 4. The Compassionate Life 5. The Word-Centered Life 6. The Sacramental Life Foster and Smith sift through works from the great spiritual writers of the past as well as readings from contemporary spiritual leaders to create a guide that is indispensable for those looking for a deeper and more balanced spiritual life.
Meditation Made Easy
by Camille Maurine Lorin RocheTips on how to make meditation simple and pleasurable. Provides info on creating mini meditations, overcoming boredom and racing thoughts, customizing personal practices, and more.
Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned
by Kenneth C. DavisDavis presents the Bible book by book describing succinctly the actions and backgrounders.
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality
by John Shelby SpongAn autobiography shows the courage and integrity of Bishop Spong.
Pascal's Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God
by James A. ConnorJames Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith.
Not the End of the World
by Geraldine MccaughreanNoah's daughter, daughters-in-law, sons, wife, and the animals describe what it was like to be aboard the ark while they watched everyone around them drown.
Almost Friends: A Harmony Novel
by Phillip Gulley(back of book) Its summer in Harmony, but not everything is as sunny as the weather. The good citizens of Harmony are back and stirring up trouble as usual, sometimes with disastrous results. Pastor Sam Gardner must take a leave of absence from his post at Harmony Friends Meeting to take care of his ailing father. But when spunky pastor Krista Riley comes to fill his position, the quirky Quakers seem to fall in love with her, and it begins to look like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent. Krista's resilience is put to the test when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton begin to question whether a woman can faithfully lead their flock, and it looks like the resulting tiff might just be the undoing of Harmony Friends Meeting. Will Sam come to the rescue? Finding the answer to this question makes the trip hack to Harmony worth turning every page.
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith
by Henri J. M. Nouwen Michael J. Christensen Rebecca LairdHenri Nouwen shares thoughts of looking within, looking to God and living in community. He discusses the journey of spiritual formation and answers questions on how to live out faith through prayer and service.
The ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life
by Laura Schlessinger Stewart VogelGod's laws for mankind analyzed from both a Jewish and Christian perspective showing how they are as relevant today as they were when God gave them to Moses thousands of years ago.
Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession
by Richard Wightman FoxWhere else but America do people ask: What Would Jesus Do? What Would Jesus Drive? What Would Jesus Eat? "This book is for believers and non-believers alike. It is not a book about whether one should believe in Jesus, but about how Americans have believed in and portrayed him." -- from the Introduction Jesus in America is a comprehensive exploration of the vital role that the figure of Jesus has played throughout American history. Written by one of our most distinguished historians, Richard Wightman Fox, this book provides a brilliant cultural history of Jesus in America from its origins to today, demonstrating how Jesus is the most influential symbolic figure in our history. Fox shows how Jesus influenced such major turning points in American history as: Columbus's voyage of discovery The arrival of the English puritans and Spanish missionaries The American Revolution The abolition of slavery and the Civil War Labor movements Social and cultural revolutions of the sixties and beyond The swelling tide of Christian voices in the politics and entertainment of today. Fox gives an expert, lively account of all the ways that Jesus is portrayed and understood in American culture.
The Christmas Scrapbook: A Harmony Story
by Philip GulleyFrom the book jacket: IT'S AUTUMN IN HARMONY, AND Pastor Sam Gardner has vowed to be ready for Christmas. Determined to redeem a dreadful history of gift giving, Sam enrolls in a scrapbooking class to make a Christmas gift his wife will never forget. However, Sam's absence from their home every Wednesday night, coupled with his fishy alibi of attending a men's group, raises her suspicions. Meanwhile, Sam struggles in the class and must attempt to complete his project with only the help of his faithful secretary, Frank. As Christmas fast approaches and rumors of Sam's Wednesday night absences swirl along with the snow, a series of mishaps leads to a Christmas no one will soon forget.
Angel of Ruin
by Kim WilkinsSophie needs to pay the rent and a story on the occult would sell around Hallowe'en time. The Lodge of the Seven Stars is good for research but Sophie's a sceptic and doesn't believe in any of the rituals. Until she meets The Wanderer who has a story to tell her: a story of three sisters in 17th-century London, their love for each other torn apart by an angel. Not plague, nor Paradise Lost, nor the Great Fire of London can prevent the youngest from trying to save her sisters as they sink deeper and deeper into the angel's seductions.
A Random Act: An Inspiring True Story of Fighting to Survive and Choosing to Forgive
by Cindi Broaddus Kimberly Lohman SuitersCindi Broaddus didn't realize that her life was about to be forever altered as she sat in the passenger seat of a car on a lonely highway, speeding toward the airport in the early morning hours of June 5, 2001. The sister-in-law of Dr. Phil McGraw, a single mother of three, and a delighted new grandmother, she was thinking only of her imminent, well-earned vacation when a gallon glass jar filled with sulfuric acid, tossed from an overpass by an unknown assailant, came crashing through the windshield. In a heartbeat, Cindi was showered with glass and flesh-eating liquid, leaving her blinded, screaming in agony, and burned almost beyond recognition. When she reached the hospital, the attending doctors gave her little better than a 30 percent chance of survival. But Cindi Broaddus did survive--and after excruciating years of recuperation and seemingly endless sessions of skin grafts and reconstructive surgery, she emerged from her ordeal in many ways stronger than she had ever been before. This book includes picture descriptions.
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile
by John Shelby SpongFrom back cover: [Spong presents his] controversial stands on the Bible, Jesus, theism, and ... [He calls] for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind faith, on love rather than judgment, and that focuses on life more than religion.
The Best-Kept Secret (Reverend Curtis Black #3)
by Kimberla Lawson RobyFollowing the phenomenally popular Casting the First Stone and Too Much of a Good Thing comes a mesmerizing tale featuring rascally preacher Curtis Black Too good to be true ... It was love to hate at first sight when Kimberla Lawson Roby's readers met the Reverend Curtis Black, surely one of the cleverest ministers ever to set foot in a church. Now Curtis is starting over. He has a new job as founder and minister of Deliverance Outreach, a new wife (again), and a newfound will to follow the straight and narrow path of righteousness. True love versus passion ... Or so he thinks. While his spirit may be willing, the wayward preacher has a particular weakness when it comes to female flesh. Curtis has never made a promise he could keep, and before long, he's tempted to be up to his old tricks. The difference now is his third wife, Charlotte, mother of his seven-year-old son, Matthew, and a woman unlike any he's ever encountered. For the first time in his life, Curtis just might have met his match. Charlotte has her own hidden desires and is every bit Curtis's equal. Secrets always have a way of surfacing ... Struggling to make their marriage work, Curtis and Charlotte may have finally found the strength to stay together. But just when it looks like life for the Black family is getting back to normal, an explosive surprise ending will leave readers stunned. Shhhh ... Don't tell.
The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need
by Peter J. Gomes"What do I need to be good? How can I truly be happy? To whom or to what dare I give my ultimate loyalty, my deepest love, my full and total service? Out of all this moral discourse and analysis, what can I find and use to make a life, and not just a living? More than thirty years as minister at Harvard University, Peter J. Gomes has given his share of advice to the "best and the brightest as they set sail into the world. Yet he has found that even these highly privileged students often run aground on the harsh realities of a life based in values that lead to ruin. "The Good Life is his distillation of years of observation and insight into what is wrong and how we can all set our minds and hearts on higher things. Gomes begins with the contemporary crisis of moral education in higher learning and subverts the prevalent assertion that the youth of today's colleges and universities are spoiled and lacking in the capacity and desire to become good people and good citizens. Impressed by the sharp moral curiosity of young people today, as well as their strong desire to know, to be, and to do good, Gomes sets out to reclaim the tradition of virtue he believes can make this "the greatest generation. In this search for a new nobility, he distinguishes between "the plausible lies that our culture tells us about the good life and "the fantastic truths that alone can bring true and abiding happiness.
A New Christianity for a New World: Why Traditional Faith Is Dying and how a New Faith Is Being Born
by John Shelby SpongSpong is the former Episcopal bishop of Newark. In this book, he outlines his vision of a new and better Christianity. He shares his insights on God, Jesus, the afterlife, evil, worship, and prayer.
Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs
by Steve HagenAccomplished Zen teacher explores some of the religions most essential questions. Draws on life experience and stories of various Buddhist teachers in order to dispel misconceptions and educate on topics such as wisdom, compassion, awareness, and what it means to be awake. Written in prose, The author's words are meant to appeal to newcomers and those who are already familiar with the faith. Hagen explains that Buddhism is based on life experience and not just thoughts about experience. The book aims to guide the reader towards a path to joy and freedom.
The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
by Dallas WillardHow to Live as Jesus Lived. Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest. The Spirit of the Disciplines is for everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.