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Ambush in the Mountains
by Mary AlfordInnocent lives at stake…Can a former soldier and his canine save them?Helping a pregnant woman he comes across in a mountain storm puts Axel Sterling right into the path of ruthless human traffickers. Now it&’s up to the ex-soldier and his dog to keep Summer and her unborn baby safe from the abductors she&’s finally escaped. But between the icy wilderness and the armed gunmen following them at every turn, one wrong move could cost Axel and Summer their lives.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Ambush on the Ranch
by Tina WheelerSeeking ranch refuge… with lethal threats at every turn. After running for her life through the forest, art gallery owner Janel Newman wakes up in the hospital with no memory of the past forty-eight hours. A car bomb and masked gunman make it clear she must&’ve seen something she shouldn&’t have. When she's forced to hide at deputy sheriff Zach Walker&’s family ranch along with her twin sister, secrets are uncovered, and a murderous conspiracy is revealed. With ruthless criminals dogging their every step, will Janel and Zach be able to thwart these villains&’ plan to silence Janel for good?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Amelia Bedelia Holiday Chapter Book #3: Amelia Bedelia Hops to It (Amelia Bedelia Special Edition Holiday #3)
by Herman ParishCelebrate the holidays with Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia, her friends, and her family hop to it while celebrating the arrival of spring. This chapter book is an excellent choice for children who are ready to read independently, and is terrific for building vocabulary and social and emotional learning. Includes a springtime craft and recipe!Spring has finally sprung! Amelia Bedelia loves the warm weather, the flowers in bloom, and all the new baby animals in her town. Best of all, Amelia Bedelia and her class will be hatching chicks in her science class. But when the incubator breaks and there’s no money to buy a new one, Amelia Bedelia and her friends come up with an eggceptional solution to raise money for a new incubator: a springtime fair!A humorous story, plenty of misunderstandings, loads of vocabulary and wordplay, and a fun craft and recipe make this an ideal gift book for newly independent readers and storytime sharing.Amelia Bedelia has been making readers laugh since 1963, when the first Amelia Bedelia book was published. Now, you can meet the young Amelia Bedelia. Come join the fun!
Amelia's Journey: A Prequel to the Winds Across the Prairie Series (Winds Across the Prairie)
by Martha RogersFor Ben Haynes it is love at first sight, but can a Boston socialite find true happiness with a cowboy from Kansas? Once childhood friends, Ben Haynes is taken with Amelia Carlyle when he runs into her at her sister&’s wedding. Although he will be returning to Kansas and life on his father&’s ranch, Ben calls on Amelia several times, and they find they have more in common than they first realized. As he leaves for Kansas, they promise to write.Back in Kansas, Ben begins to save money toward a home for Amelia even though he has not made his intentions known. He&’s relying on God to make a way. Meanwhile, Amelia is presented to society and has several young men vying for her attention.Although Ben has captured Amelia&’s heart, her parents make every effort to discourage the relationship, even forbidding Amelia to correspond with him. Amelia tells Ben that she will wait for him as long as it takes, but will the love and loss they experience along the way bring them closer or drive them apart forever? SERIES DESCRIPTIONSet in Oklahoma Territory before the days of statehood, Winds Across the Prairie is a series of stories of how love and forgiveness can overcome even the most difficult obstacles when God is in control. When one&’s heart is attuned to God&’s leading, the greatest of sins can be forgiven and a new life begun. These love stories will appeal to women as well as young adults as a story of how God helps His children overcome circumstances when they put their trust in Him.
The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
by Sharon BrousThe national bestsellerFrom one of our country&’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most impactful sermons.In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture and alienation, what will it take to mend our broken hearts and rebuild our society?Sharon Brous—a leading American rabbi—makes the case that the spiritual work of our time, as instinctual as it is counter-cultural, is to find our way to one other in celebration, in sorrow, and in solidarity. To show up for each other in moments of joy and pain, vulnerability and possibility, to invest in relationships of shared purpose and build communities of care. Brous contends that it is through honoring our most basic human instinct-- the yearning for real connection-- that we reawaken our shared humanity and begin to heal. This kind of sacred presence is captured by the word amen, a powerful ancient idea that we affirm the fullness of one another&’s experience by demonstrating, in body and word: &“I see you. You are not alone.&” An acclaimed preacher and story-teller, Brous pairs heart-driven anecdotes from her experience building and pastoring to a leading-edge faith community over the past two decades with ancient Jewish wisdom and contemporary science. The result is a clarion call: the sense of belonging engendered by our genuine presence is not only a social and biological need, but a moral and spiritual necessity.With original insights and practical tools, The Amen Effect translates foundational ideas into simple practices that connect us to our better angels, offering a blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected and caring world.
Amen to That!
by Ferdie AddisMany of us have never read or studied the Bible, yet people have been quoting from its pages for centuries, not knowing the origin or significance of these timeless expressions. Let there be light! Amen to That will delightfully shed clarity on how a collection of ancient stories, written in three languages over the course of a thousand years, has had such an impact on the way we speak today. Through intriguing stories and riveting tales of epic battles and acts of betrayal to miracles and beyond, you'll quickly discover the meanings behind such familiar phrases as: A drop in the bucket All things must pass As old as the hills Bite the dust Eat, drink, and be merry The powers that be Woe is me Amen to That is a wonderful look at the gripping storytelling and cultural wealth to be found in the world's best-selling book, as well as a fascinating insight into our language.
America: Religions and Religion (5th Edition)
by Catherine L. AlbaneseAlbanese (emerita, comparative religions, U. of California--Santa Barbara) introduces students to the variety of religions in the US, and to the theories and practices of studying religion. She considerably shortened and revised the 2007 fourth edition to account for changes in classes and students, and for this fifth takes account of changes in the religious landscape since then--including findings from the 2010 census. She covers the original cast, new-made in America, patterns of expansion and contraction, and American religion and American identity. Among specific topics are tradition and change among Native Americans, the presence of Roman Catholicism, the protestant churches and the mission mind, African American religion and nationhood, 19th-century new religions, Eastern peoples and Eastern religions, and many centers meeting.
America: Turning a Nation to God
by Tony EvansHow can YOU help bring hope to our nation?At a time when it seems that our nation is toppling over—morally, culturally, economically, and politically—you may be asking this question: Is there any hope for America?Dr. Tony Evans says YES.In America: Turning a Nation to God, Dr. Evans helps Christians understand that at the core, America's problems are spiritual. And, God and His rule are America's only hope. As His people, God is calling us to return to Him in humility and repentance, to submit to His rule and authority. Only as we commit to doing so, individually and collectively, will we realize that hope.We hold within the collective body of Christ not only the power but also the capacity to put our country back on the path of ascendancy. This straight-forward teaching, when embraced by believers in our nation, will usher in the greatest revival in American history.
America: Turning a Nation to God
by Tony EvansHow can YOU help bring hope to our nation?At a time when it seems that our nation is toppling over—morally, culturally, economically, and politically—you may be asking this question: Is there any hope for America?Dr. Tony Evans says YES.In America: Turning a Nation to God, Dr. Evans helps Christians understand that at the core, America's problems are spiritual. And, God and His rule are America's only hope. As His people, God is calling us to return to Him in humility and repentance, to submit to His rule and authority. Only as we commit to doing so, individually and collectively, will we realize that hope.We hold within the collective body of Christ not only the power but also the capacity to put our country back on the path of ascendancy. This straight-forward teaching, when embraced by believers in our nation, will usher in the greatest revival in American history.
America: Land I Love
by Kurt A. GrussendorfThe people were living in the New World long before the Europeans discovered it. Over four thousand years ago, after the great Flood of Noah's day, God caused the people of the world to speak many different languages and scattered them from the tower of Babel "upon the face of all the earth."
America, a Redemption Story: Choosing Hope, Creating Unity
by Senator Tim ScottThe American Dream isn&’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present.Now more than ever it&’s easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nation. It may seem as if our best days are behind us, but bestselling author and senator Tim Scott believes we have yet to realize the fullness of our identity. We are in the midst of a story that&’s still unfolding. And beautiful opportunities await.In this powerful memoir, Scott recounts formative events of his life alongside the inspiring stories of other Americans who have risen above hardship and embodied the values that make our nation great. Together these personal and inspirational accounts call readers to embracethe mountaintops as well as the valleys on the journey to a more perfect union;a path marked by optimism, hope, and resolve; anda future characterized by endurance, unity, and strength.Both a clear-eyed reckoning with our nation&’s failures and an ode to its accomplishments, America, a Redemption Story issues a clarion call for all of us to rise courageously to the greatness within our reach.
America, American Jews, and the Holocaust: American Jewish History (American Jewish History #4)
by Jeffrey S. GurockThis volume incorporates studies of the persecution of the Jews in Germany, the respective responses of the German-American Press and the American-Jewish Press during the emergence of Nazism, and the subsequent issues of rescue during the holocaust and policies towards the displaced.
America, Amerikkka: Elect Nation and Imperial Violence (Religion and Violence)
by Rosemary Radford RuetherAmerica views itself as a nation inhabiting a "promised land" and enjoying a favoured relation with God. This view of unique election has been coupled with racial exclusivism and the marginalization of non-white citizens.America, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns behind America’s sense of itself. In its examination of America’s "chosenness", the book ranges across the doctrine of the "rights of man" in the 18th and 19th centuries, the role of America in the twentieth century as "global policeman", and the enforcement of neo-colonial relations over the "third world". The volume argues for a vision of global relations between peoples based on justice and mutuality, rather than hegemonic dominance.
America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
by Robert WuthnowMuslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other non-Western religions have become a significant presence in the United States in recent years. Yet many Americans continue to regard the United States as a Christian society. How are we adapting to the new diversity? Do we casually announce that we "respect" the faiths of non-Christians without understanding much about those faiths? Are we willing to do the hard work required to achieve genuine religious pluralism? Award-winning author Robert Wuthnow tackles these and other difficult questions surrounding religious diversity and does so with his characteristic rigor and style. America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity looks not only at how we have adapted to diversity in the past, but at the ways rank-and-file Americans, clergy, and other community leaders are responding today. Drawing from a new national survey and hundreds of in-depth qualitative interviews, this book is the first systematic effort to assess how well the nation is meeting the current challenges of religious and cultural diversity. The results, Wuthnow argues, are both encouraging and sobering--encouraging because most Americans do recognize the right of diverse groups to worship freely, but sobering because few Americans have bothered to learn much about religions other than their own or to engage in constructive interreligious dialogue. Wuthnow contends that responses to religious diversity are fundamentally deeper than polite discussions about civil liberties and tolerance would suggest. Rather, he writes, religious diversity strikes us at the very core of our personal and national theologies. Only by understanding this important dimension of our culture will we be able to move toward a more reflective approach to religious pluralism.
America Fascism and God
by Davidson LoehrReligion and politics have always been a potent mix. History is littered with times when that combination caused sweeping death and destruction, when it fueled aggression and oppression-and when it gave fascism a religious and diplomatic face. Reverend Davidson Loehr is afraid that we may be living in such a time in America today. On the Sunday following the election on November 2, 2004, Loehr, a liberal minister in Texas, delivered a sermon titled "Living Under Fascism"-a sermon that spread like wildfire through the Internet. "I mean to persuade you that the style of governing into which America has slid is most accurately described as fascism, and that the necessary implications of this fact are rightly regarded as terrifying," the preacher told his congregation. ". . . and even if I don't persuade you, I hope to raise the level of your thinking about who and where we are now. " In this series of incisive and inspired sermons, Loehr takes aim at the unholy alliance of corporate money, political power, and religious fundamentalism that is threatening both our political and our economic democracy. But Loehr's words provide little comfort to liberals and progressives who have stubbornly clung to a radical individualism and an amoral secularism. "America, Fascism, and God" is a call-first to understand that religion has been hijacked and debased. And then to take it back.
America! Jesus Is Here!
by Cliff Dudley Mel TariMel Tari because of the daring of Like a Mighty Wind is in suspect by many people. There are those who praise him and those who curse the day he was born. Now Mel brings you messages from God on the simplicity of the Word, Christ's return, spiritual growth, and the command for the baptism of love.Jesus is alive and doing great and mighty things among His people - listen to the cry of Mel Tari, America, Jesus is Here!
America Looks Up: Reaching Toward Heaven for Hope and Healing
by Max LucadoWhen tragedy strikes, people desperately search for answers. On September 11, 2001, our Nation began that desperate search. There wasn't a city, a family, or a single person that survived unaffected by the horrific events of that infamous day. Best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado points to the only real answer: Prayer. Derived from Max's prayer for the Nation in response to the attacks, America Looks Up explores how we should pray in these uncertain and confusing days.
América no es libre: Lo que su gobierno no quiere que sepan
by Mike DonovanAmérica no es libre representa un llamado ferviente a los americanos que aman la libertad a fin de recuperar nuestras libertades constitucionales y escapar de lo que él define como «nuestra relación abusiva con el gobierno». El innovador trabajo de Mike Donovan a favor de las libertades personales lo ha convertido en un objeto de fascinación tanto para la derecha como la izquierda.En este revelador libro, Mike Donovan, CEO de Nexus Services, planta cara a las élites políticas de ambos partidos, que ejercen el poder en nuestro país, no solo a nivel federal, sino de todos los estados, condados, ciudades y pueblos. América no es libre representa un llamado ferviente a los americanos que aman la libertad a fin de recuperar nuestras libertades constitucionales y escapar de lo que él define como «nuestra relación abusiva con el gobierno». Donovan detalla cómo esta «trituración integral de la Carta de Derechos» comenzó mucho antes de la presente crisis de la COVID-19 y las manifestaciones y violencia desatadas tras el asesinato de George Floyd. América no es libre nos muestra que las fuerzas de nuestros gobiernos locales, estatales y federal aprovecharon estos eventos, pero llevaban décadas atropellando sistemáticamente nuestros derechos. Mike nos recuerda que es Dios quien concede estos derechos, y que la Constitución, la Carta de Derechos y la Decimocuarta Enmienda los garantizan. Mike pastorea actualmente la Primera Iglesia Cristiana Universalista de Harrisonburg, Virginia, pero no se parece en nada al típico clérigo tranquilo y campestre: es un guerrero feroz con el espíritu de Dios y la piel gruesa de un legislador que ha dedicado su vida a proteger la libertad, preservar los derechos individuales, servir a los necesitados y ministrar a los olvidados de nuestra fallida sociedad. De hecho, varios aspectos de su pasado y presente lo convierten en un blanco fácil para juzgarlo desde todas direcciones. Pero Mike Donovan no esconde nada, sino que abraza abiertamente los errores de su pasado y dedica su presente a crear un futuro que ayuda a los demás a superar los infortunios de su pasado. Nacido en una familia pobre en el condado de Page, Virginia, a temprana edad fue condenado por emitir cheques sin fondos, lo que le acarreó múltiples delitos graves por los que pasó siete meses en la cárcel del condado. El tiempo encerrado, lejos de hundirlo, lo convirtió en el hombre que es hoy: un hombre de ley y un hombre de Dios que cree de todo corazón y con toda el alma en la posibilidad de redención y el poder de resarcirse de los errores del pasado. También terminó esa experiencia sabiendo que necesitaba marcar la diferencia para otras personas que se encontraban donde él había estado. Obras son amores y no buenas razones, por eso Mike Donovan sigue los pasos del Jesús que dijo: «Estuve en la cárcel y me visitasteis … En cuanto lo hicisteis a estos, a mí lo hicisteis». América no es libre muestra cómo hacer todo eso por América y por nuestros hijos. El libro finaliza con una promesa de preservar la libertad americana a modo de compromiso para que los lectores declaren que solo votarán a los legisladores que estén dispuestos a proteger los derechos y libertades garantizados por la Carta de Derechos y la Decimocuarta Enmienda.
America Out of the Ashes
by The Editors at Honor BooksOn September 11, 2001, our nation experienced the horrific acts of terrorism through the tragic events in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. However, the devastating effects were not just confined to these areas as the entire world felt the impact of this attack on freedom and the loss of innocent lives. America Out of the Ashes depicts true stories of courage, hope, and inspiration accompanied by prayers to renew our souls and heal our hearts, to bring us from recovery to restoration. These inspiring stories of heroism and the prayers for god's comfort and provision reveal that with God's help America is rising up out the ashes, stronger and healthier than before.
America the Beautiful Part 1: America from 1000 to 1877
by Charlene NotgrassAmerica the Beautiful, collated in a chronological order, is a package where we learn about America in thirty units. Lessons include: Our American Story; God's Wonders; An American Landmark; An American Biography; Daily Life. The author of the book ensures that readers learn about God in the making of America.
American Aliya: Portrait of an Innovative Migration Movement
by Chaim I. WaxmanThe major focus is on the who, when, and where of American immigration to Israel, but it is the "why" of this aliya which constitutes the core of the book. Waxman analyzes the relationship between Zionism, aliya, and the Jewish experience. Chapters include "Zion in Jewish culture," a synopsis of Zionism through the years, and "American Jewry and the land of Israel in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," an account of proto-Zionist ideas and movements in early America. Chaim I. Waxman delivers a broad analysis of the phenomenon of American migration to Israel - aliya. Working within the context of the sociology of migration, Waxman provides primary research into a variety of dimensions of this movement and demonstrates the inadequacy of current migration theories to characterize aliya.
American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism
by Matthew Avery SuttonThe first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, American Apocalypse shows how a group of radical Protestants, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. Matthew Avery Sutton draws on extensive archival research to document the ways an initially obscure network of charismatic preachers and their followers reshaped American religion, at home and abroad, for over a century. Perceiving the United States as besieged by Satanic forces: communism and secularism, family breakdown and government encroachment, Billy Sunday, Charles Fuller, Billy Graham, and others took to the pulpit and airwaves to explain how Biblical end-times prophecy made sense of a world ravaged by global wars, genocide, and the threat of nuclear extinction. Believing Armageddon was nigh, these preachers used what little time was left to warn of the coming Antichrist, save souls, and prepare the nation for God's final judgment. By the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and conservative Republicans appropriated evangelical ideas to create a morally infused political agenda that challenged the pragmatic tradition of governance through compromise and consensus. Following 9/11, the politics of apocalypse continued to resonate with an anxious populace seeking a roadmap through a world spinning out of control. Premillennialist evangelicals have erected mega-churches, shaped the culture wars, made and destroyed presidential hopefuls, and brought meaning to millions of believers. Narrating the story of modern evangelicalism from the perspective of the faithful, Sutton demonstrates how apocalyptic thinking continues to exert enormous influence over the American mainstream today.
American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism
by Matthew Avery SuttonIn the first comprehensive history of American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, Matthew Sutton shows how charismatic Protestant preachers, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. Narrating the story from the perspective of the faithful, he shows how apocalyptic thinking influences the American mainstream today.
American Apocalyptic: Beliefs, Rituals, and Expressions of Doomsday Culture in the US
by Juli L. GittingerIn this book, Juli Gittinger argues that America’s fascination (obsession?) with the apocalypse is a synthesis of religion, popular culture, and politics in a way that is particular to the US and consonant with mythological-historical narratives of America. As a result, we can identify American apocalypticism as a sort of religion in itself that is closely tied to “civil religion,” that has a worldview and rituals that create identifiable communities and connects American mythology to apocalyptic anxieties. Gittinger discusses how various cultures and groups form as a result of this obsession, and that these communities form their own rituals and responses in various forms of “prepping” or survivalist practices. She lays out an argument for a broad eschatology prevalent in the US that extends beyond traditional religious designations to form an apocalyptic worldview that is built into our narrative as a country, as well as furthered by popular culture and media’s contributionto apocalyptic anxieties. Subsequently, Gittinger uses case studies of apocalyptic events—current or speculative—that reveal how our anxieties about the end of the world (as we know it) inform our culture, as well as religious narratives that emerge from such crises.
American Awakening: Eight Principles to Restore the Soul of America
by John KingstonA healthy and united America--perhaps a country more united than it has ever been--is truly possible, and it starts with us. John Kingston draws on wisdom from history, science, faith, and culture, along with his own experiences, to offer eight principles for discovering purpose, meaning, and true community. We live in the greatest peace and prosperity that the world has ever known, but Americans are feeling more division, isolation, depression, and despair than ever before. These are issues of the soul. We seem unable to find purpose and meaning. We can't find "the life that is truly life"--a vibrant and purpose-filled way of living best experienced together.From his youth, Kingston has always carried a vision for a free and united America. With an approachable and conversational style, as well as a dash of humor, Kingston draws on a diverse and compelling collection of wisdom--the parables of the Bible and the philosophy of Aristotle, the legacy of Nelson Mandela and the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, the songs of Bruce Springsteen and current studies from the best neuro and social scientists today--to remind us that there is no "them," there is only us, and we're in this together.In American Awakening, Kingston offers eight timeless principles for breaking through this darkness and despair and cultivating a radical togetherness, both here in this country and around the globe. You'll discover the profound impact of:In-person connectionMaking more from lessDiscovering purposeRedeeming adversityResponding instead of reactingFinding your unique sense of belongingWherever you find yourself politically or spiritually, a healthy and united America starts with you. Join the Awakening movement and let's rediscover who we are--together.