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El mundo del fin: Cómo las profecías de Jesús sobre los últimos tiempos moldean nuestras prioridades
by Dr. David JeremiahEn un mundo que parece estar girando fuera de control, necesitamos la esperanza más que nunca. ¿Y si la esperanza que sostiene la vida que usted necesita se encuentra dentro de las páginas de la Biblia?Acompañe al Dr. David Jeremiah, autor best seller del New York Times y maestro de la Biblia de confianza, mientras desglosa las Escrituras para revelar que los problemas a los que nos enfrentamos son de esperar, y de hecho aumentarán a medida que nos acerquemos al fin de los tiempos. Pero lo más importante es que no debemos preocuparnos, ya que Jesús ha vencido al mundo. Y por ello hay esperanza para esta vida, pero sobre todo para la siguiente.Aprenda cómo:La Biblia ya ha sentado las bases sobre cómo podemos vivir victoriosamente, incluso en tiempos difícilesJesús no solo llama a los cristianos a un estándar más alto, sino que nos equipa con las herramientas y la fuerza que necesitamos para seguirle con confianza cada díaExplorar los Evangelios más de cerca para encontrar el consuelo que necesita para confiar en que Dios tiene el control y que su plan sigue funcionando hasta el final Haga crecer su fe, profundizando, con el Dr. David Jeremiah.The World of the EndIn 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 Dr. David Jeremiah, New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher, as he unpacks the Scriptures to reveal that the problems we are facing is to be expected, and in fact will increase as we draw closer to the End Times. But even more importantly we should not worry since Jesus has overcome the world. And because of this there is hope for this life, but more importantly for the next.Learn how:The Bible has already laid the foundation on how we can live victoriously, even in difficult timesJesus not only calls Christians to a higher standard, but equips us with the tools and strength we need to confidently follow him dailyTo explore the Gospels more closely to find the comfort you need to trust God is in control and that his plan is still working to completionGrow your faith, by going deeper, with Dr. David Jeremiah.
El mundo es como uno lo sueña: Enseñanzas chamánicas del Amazonas y los Andes
by John PerkinsIn his third book on native spirituality and ecology, John Perkins takes fellow travelers deep into the jungles of Ecuador, to the home of the Shuar and their healing shamans, or curanderos. Hoping to help the Shuar, who face Western encroachment and the destruction of native forests, Perkins comes to realize that it is the mind and soul of the Western, "developed" cultures that are most in need of help and healing. The Shuar believe that the perceptions of a people, their "dream," creates individual and communal reality. Our distorted vision of the human being at the top of nature's pyramid contrasts vividly with the native dream of an intricate, intimate relationship among all participants in the web of life. Through their music, myth, herbal medicine, and the sacred ceremony of the hallucinogenic plant ayahuasca, the Shuar invite us into a dream that they have made reality--one that is nourishing and life-sustaining and in which the great privilege of being human is in embracing our role as caretakers of Mother Earth.• Offers both personal transformation and cultural awakening, since the curanderos of the Shuar-like shamans the world over are catalysts for profound change.• Explains the life-sustaining world view of an endangered indigenous culture, affirming the U.N. Year of Indigenous People.
Un mundo soñado
by Grace McCleenUna historia de suspense creciente que brindará al lector la posibilidad de asomarse al opaco universo del fundamentalismo religioso, donde la fe y la razón libran una batalla despiadada. Distinguida con el Desmond Elliott Prize 2012, esta audaz y conmovedora primera novela de la escritora galesa Grace McCleen fue recibida con ferviente entusiasmo por la crítica literaria del Reino Unido y sin duda permanecerá en el recuerdo del lector durante largo tiempo. El personaje central es una niña extraordinaria en una situación extraordinaria. Huérfana de madre desde su nacimiento, Judith vive atrapada entre dos mundos excluyentes. Por un lado su padre, un fundamentalista cristiano que recorre las calles predicando la verdadera fe y le impone una rigurosa disciplina anclada en el pasado. Y por otro la escuela, donde su carácter peculiar incita las burlas y agresiones de sus compañeros. Para evadirse, Judith ha construido en su habitación una réplica de su ciudad con figuritas de alambre, un cielo de gasa, un arco iris de brillante papel de caramelos y muchos otros elementos rescatados de la basura: un auténtico refugio donde dejar volar la imaginación. Así, cuando, al día siguiente de haber simulado que la nieve cubría su poblado en miniatura, una nevada verdadera cae prematuramente a comienzos del otoño, Judith se cree capaz de obrar milagros. A partir de ese momento, una serie de coincidencias entre los juegos de la niña y determinados hechos que ocurren a su alrededor refuerzan su misticismo y la aproximan peligrosamente a la delgada línea que separa la realidad de la ficción. La asombrosa voz de Judith, su mirada inocente y carente de prejuicios otorgan al relato una perspectiva fresca y diferente que emociona e invita a la reflexión. La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela intensamente conmovedora, escrita con maestría.»The Sunday Times «La escritura de Grace McCleen es profunda, imaginativa e imponente [...]. Retrata un fascinante microcosmos con generosidad, humor y capacidad para el asombro [...]. Una primera novela maravillosa.»The Independent «Un mundo soñado ofrece un retrato conmovedor y, al mismo tiempo, perturbador de lo que significa la fe.»Entertainment Weekly «Asombrosa, emotiva, profunda y compleja.»The Guardian «Apasionante [...] una indagación sobre la naturaleza de las creencias religiosas y su influencia en el desarrollo psicológico. Un mundo soñado coloca a una niña en esta encrucijada y nuestro corazón la sigue conmovido.»The New York Times
Munich Signature (The Zion Covenant #3)
by Bodie Thoene Brock ThoeneElisa Murphy holds information that might be a key to stopping Hitler. Zion Covenant book 3.
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History - Abridged Edition (Princeton Classics #111)
by Ibn Ibn KhaldûnThe Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldûn (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics. The first complete English translation, by the eminent Islamicist and interpreter of Arabic literature Franz Rosenthal, was published in three volumes in 1958 as part of the Bollingen Series and received immediate acclaim in the United States and abroad. A one-volume abridged version of Rosenthal's masterful translation first appeared in 1969.This Princeton Classics edition of the abridged version includes Rosenthal's original introduction as well as a contemporary introduction by Bruce B. Lawrence. This volume makes available a seminal work of Islam and medieval and ancient history to twenty-first century audiences.
Muqtada: Muqtada Al-sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq
by Patrick CockburnTime magazine listed him as one of its "100 People Who Shape Our World." Newsweek featured him on its cover under the headline "How Al-Sadr May Control U.S. Fate in Iraq." Paul Bremer denounced him as a "Bolshevik Islamist" and ordered that he be captured "dead or alive." Who is Muqtada al-Sadr, and why is he so vital to the future of Iraq and, arguably, the entire Middle East? In this compellingly readable account, prize-winning journalist Patrick Cockburn tells the story of Muqtada's rise to become the leader of Iraq's poor Shi'ites and the resistance to the occupation. Cockburn looks at the killings by Saddam's executioners and hit men of the young cleric's father, two brothers, and father-in-law; his leadership of the seventy-thousand-strong Mehdi Army; the fierce rivalries between him and other Shia religious leaders; his complex relationship with the Iraqi government; and his frequent confrontations with the American military, including battles that took place in Najaf in 2004. The portrait that emerges is of a complex man and a sophisticated politician, who engages with religious and nationalist aspirations in a manner unlike any other Iraqi leader. Cockburn, who was among the very few Western journalists to remain in Baghdad during the Gulf War and has been an intrepid reporter of Iraq ever since, draws on his extensive firsthand experience in the country to produce a book that is richly interwoven with the voices of Iraqis themselves. His personal encounters with the Mehdi Army include a tense occasion when he was nearly killed at a roadblock outside the city of Kufa. Though it often reads like an adventure story, Muqtada is also a work of painstaking research and measured analysis that leads to a deeper understanding both of one of the most critical conflicts in the world today and of the man who may well be a decisive voice in determining the future of Iraq when the Americans eventually leave.
A Murder Among Friends
by Ramona RichardsThe death of bestselling author Aaron Jackson turned Maggie Weston's world inside out. The manager of Jackson's Writers Retreat, Maggie knew a murderer hid among her colleagues and friends. Was it actress Lily Dunne, target of a stalker's obsession? Lily's writer husband, struggling to make a name for himself? Money-loving Korie, Aaron's wife? Or someone else?Maggie herself stood to inherit from Aaron's estate. As former New York City cop Fletcher MacAllister piled up evidence against Maggie, only faith kept her strong. And Fletcher needed to rekindle his own faith in time to prevent the killer from claiming another victim.
Murder and Misconception: A Ben Time Mystery (The Ben Time Mysteries)
by T. A. HugginsFirst in a cozy mystery series: A railway engineer is riding on borrowed time as he turns amateur sleuth to solve the murder of a colleague. It&’s a matter of routine for Ben Time, a seasoned locomotive engineer: pull thousands of tons of miscellaneous freight from Indianapolis to St. Louis day and night. But the impatience of an early morning rail yard delay turns to dread when Ben discovers that the train master has been found murdered. All signs point to a fellow engineer who had a knack for antagonizing anyone who stood in his way. Ben included. But Ben also believes the man isn&’t guilty. Making peace with the prime suspect is only the beginning. Ben also has to clear his name. That means risking his own life to find out who wanted a co-worker dead, and who had the motives for framing an innocent man.
Murder at Eagle Summit
by Virginia SmithA romantic ski resort seems the perfect place for a wedding. Until a murder on the slopes turns everyone on Eagle Summit into suspects. Liz Carmichael, the bride's cousin, saw a shadowy figure on a chair lift in the middle of the night. But was it the victim or the killer? Liz goes to the police--and finds herself giving the report to her ex-fiancé, Deputy Tim Richards. After a three-year estrangement, she could finally make things right--unless the killer finds her first. . . .
Murder at Golgotha: Revisiting the Most Famous Crime Scene in History
by Ian WilsonCrime Scene: Golgotha approaches Jesus's crucifixion from the perspective of a crime scene investigator: What do we know is fact? What can be historically documented? What can we deduce may have happened? Taking the popular CSI television dramas as inspiration, Crime Scene: Golgotha is a direct reaction to Mel Gibson's much-talked-about movie The Passion of the Christ. Ian Wilson systematically outlines what is known for sure about Jesus's trial and crucifixion, as well as where art and the movies have gone astray. His investigatory methods include eyewitness testimony (that of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), archeology, medical and forensic findings, and history, which systematically describe the most famous murder in history.
Murder at Granite Falls
by Roxanne Rustand"Just let it go. . . ;"Everyone in Granite Falls tells Carrie Randall the same thing. Is it a threat, or a warning? Yet even if it endangers her fresh start, Carrie needs to know what secret the town's hiding. There's her troubled student and his disturbing drawings. His fiercely protective father, and the mysterious death of his mother. And Carrie definitely has to find out more about the bad reputation of her standoffish new landlord, Logan Bradley. She wants to trust him, but she's been fooled by charm before. Is the town wrong about him-or is she?
Murder at the Monastery: The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller (Canon Clement Mystery)
by Reverend Richard ColesCanon Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover takes respite at the monastery where he was a novice. But the monastery doesn't allow the break he needs, for tensions are building there too. There is a death at the monastery, and Daniel thinks it might be murder.Meanwhile back at Champton, Daniel is the subject of village gossip, his mother Audrey is up to something again, there's trouble at the dress shop, trouble up at the big house, and the puppies are running riot.As dark secrets unfold, can Daniel solve the mystery at the monastery without the help of Detective Seargeant Neil Vanloo?
Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem: Strange Stories from the Bible to Leave You Amused, Bemused, and (Hopefully) Informed
by Luke T. HarringtonThis humorous book is also full of new insights into ways we&’ve been missing the point of so many beloved Bible stories.Approximately 80 percent of Americans admit they haven&’t read the Bible. If they did, they&’d be pleasantly surprised by its impressive quantity of sex and poop jokes.David danced naked. Noah was basically a moonshining hillbilly. Ezekiel baked poop bread. Herod was eaten by worms. Jesus cursed a fig tree, just to prove he could. Mark went streaking. Hosea married a prostitute. Lot was date-raped by his own daughters.It turns out, there&’s a lot of weird stuff in the Bible. Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem is a funny look at some of the stranger tales in the Bible. From Elisha, who loosed homicidal bears on some kids because they called him bald (it&’s a long story), to the story of Ehud, who gets away with assassinating a tyrannical king because his servants think said king is taking a dump (also a long story), this book examines and casts new light on some of the Bible&’s stranger moments.Organized by topic (poop, genitalia, weird violence, prostitution, gratuitous nudity, seemingly pointless miracles, and other fun stuff), Murder-Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem is a thoroughly researched (really!), reverent, and insightful look at the amazing book at the center of our faith.
Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
by Kent WhitakerThis is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons. Straight from the headlines comes an incredible true story of a son's treachery. For the first time, readers are offered inside access to the emotional drama that went on behind the scenes. At the core is the remarkable healing power of forgiveness, demonstrated by Kent Whitaker, which shows how the survivors of such atrocious events can still forgive those who have permanently damaged their lives. One evening, the Whitaker family returned home after dinner, celebrating a son's impending graduation from college. On opening the front door, they faced a gunman lying in wait. The gunman opened fire, instantly killing the younger sonand Kent's wife, leaving Kent and his older son lying wounded until police and ambulances arrived. While recovering in the hospital, Kent resolved in his heart to forgive whoever was responsible for the deaths of his wife and son. Over the next few weeks, it was discovered that the whole murder plot had been orchestrated by the surviving son -- whom Kent had unknowingly forgiven. After a trial that resulted in a death sentence for his son, Kent emerged from this harrowing ordeal to share their astonishing journey toward forgiveness and redemption.
Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
by Kent Whitaker"On December 10, 2003, an intruder waits inside the home of Kent and Tricia Whitaker. The Whitakers and their two sons, Bart and Kevin, are returning from a dinner celebrating Bart's college graduation. Four shots ring out; the first two kill Tricia and Kevin, and the next two wound Kent and Bart, who is struck while struggling with the gunman." "Three days later, as investigators explore leads so they can secure justice for the victims, they find evidence that Bart has been leading a double life, and he becomes the chief suspect. Kent thinks the police are allowing the real killer to escape while they focus on Bart, but when Bart disappears into the mountains of Mexico seven months later, even Kent has to face the possibility that his son was involved in the murder. Fifteen months later Bart is arrested and charged with masterminding the shootings, and in March 2007, he is convicted and sentenced to death." "How can a father survive the anguish of what his son has done and forgive such betrayal? Murder by Family is the true story of a father's search to save his son, and the son's long road toward awakening to, acceptance of, and reconnection with God."--BOOK JACKET.
Murder By Mushroom
by Virginia SmithServing up murderous munchies at a church potluck social wouldn't win any popularity contests, as Jackie Hoffner discovered. Someone had laced the casserole she brought with poisonous mushrooms. . . and the deadly dish had fellow churchgoer and town fussbudget Alice Farmer pushing up daisies. Now the gossip-hungry townsfolk suspected Jackie of foul play. To prove her innocence, she decided to conduct her own murder investigation, and Trooper Dennis Walsh's helpful efforts and boy-next-door charm were welcome. Meanwhile, the town's mysterious poisoner seemed to have more victims in mind. . . .
Murder by the Grace of God: The CIA and Pope John Paul I
by Lucien GregoireThe Revolutionary Life of John Paul I and the Investigation into his Mysterious Death. In 1978, driven by Paul VI's encyclicals Populorum Progressio and Liberation Theology, there were two fronts on which the CIA was confronted by communism as a free democratic society, Italy and Central America. If Italy fell to communism much of Europe would follow. If Central America fell to communism much of Latin America would follow. It was in these parts of the world communism was raising its head as the will of the people that was so dangerous to the United States and its capitalistic allies. Henry Kissinger sounded the alarm, "Domination by Moscow is not the issue. Communist control of Italy and Central America is the issue. It would have terrible consequences for the United States and is the number one threat to its national security."_ When Paul VI died the CIA joined right-wing factions in the Church to elect a pro-American Pope. When the avowed Marxist--John Paul I--was elected it struck a nerve of shattering proportions in the United States. A swarm of mini-Cubas loomed on the horizon in Europe and in America's backyard. In CIA headquarters in McLean Virginia the ball began to roll.
Murder Freshly Baked (An Amish Village Mystery #3)
by Vannetta ChapmanWhen delicious baked goods become lethal, a trail of poetry leads to a sweet-toothed killer.Don’t taste it / Don’t share it /Just throw it away / If you try my bakery pie / You won’t live to see another day.The Amish Artisan Village of Middlebury, Indiana, might be the last place you would ever expect to find a murderer. But Amber has been managing the Village for decades and there’s nothing she hasn’t seen. Or so she thought.When poetic notes begin appearing around the bakery, warning that some of the pies have been poisoned, Amber is as confused as she is concerned. Who poisons pies? And more to the point, who leaves poems of warning after they’ve done it? When Amber decides to help the police track down the sweet-toothed saboteur, she enlists Hannah Troyer for another round of Amish-style detective work.Can Amber and Hannah help the police before the Poison Poet strikes? Both women will need to draw on their faith to preserve the peaceful community they’ve built in Middlebury . . . and to protect the girls who work in the Amish Artisan Village.
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
by Ian BurumaIAN BURUMA RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE LAND TO EXPLORE, THROUGH THE STORY OF THE MURDER OF A FAMOUS FILMMAKER AT THE HANDS OF AN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST, THE GREAT DILEMMA OF OUR TIME IT WAS THE EMBLEMATIC CRIME of our moment: On a cold November day in Amsterdam, an angry young Muslim man, Mohammed Bouyeri, the son of Moroccan immigrants, shot and killed the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, great-grandnephew of Vincent and iconic European provocateur, for making a movie with the Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali that "insulted the prophet Mohammed." After Bouyeri shot Van Gogh, he calmly stood over the body and cut his throat with a curved machete, as if performing a ritual sacrifice, which in a very real sense he was. The murder horrified quiet, complacent, prosperous Holland, a country that prides itself on being a bastion of tolerance, and sent shock waves across Europe and around the world. Shortly thereafter, Ian Buruma returned to the country of his childhood to investigate the event and its larger meaning. The result is his masterpiece: a book with the intimacy and narrative control of a crime novel and the analytical brilliance for which Buruma is renowned. Ian Buruma's entire life's work has led him to this story. the tale of what happens when political Islam collides with the secular West, and tolerance finds its limits.
Murder in the Appalachians
by null Susan FurlongOn the run in the mountains… with a killer on their trail. After unearthing secrets from her late brother&’s police notebook, journalist Emma Hayes discovers his death was no accident—he was murdered. Only someone doesn&’t want Emma to find out the connection to the cold case her brother was investigating…and they&’ll kill to keep it that way. Now Emma must rely on local ER doctor Logan Greer to help her stay alive and follow a trail of elusive evidence. But as they unravel a conspiracy, they realize that the killer could be anyone hiding in the mountains…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Murder in the City of Liberty (A Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery #2)
by Rachel McMillanHamish DeLuca and Regina “Reggie” Van Buren have a new case—and this one could demand a price they’re not willing to pay.Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership with the handsome, yet shy, Hamish DeLuca.Their latest case arrives when Errol Parker, the leading base stealer in the Boston farm leagues, hires Hamish and Reggie to investigate what the Boston police shove off as a series of harmless pranks. Errol believes these are hate crimes linked to the outbreak of war in Europe, and he’s afraid for his life. Hamish and Reggie quickly find themselves in the midst of an escalating series of crimes.When Hamish has his carefully constructed life disrupted by a figure from his past, he is driven to a decision that may sever him from Reggie forever . . . even more than her engagement to wealthy architect Vaughan Vanderlaan.
Murder in the Milk Case
by Candice SpeareWhen Trish Cunningham reaches for her gallon of milk in > the milk case, > she finds a hand. The hand is attached to a body! Trish, > wife, > mother, step-mother and amateur sleuth investigates. Christian mystery.
Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man
by Claudia Mair BurneyFor Amanda Bell Brown, just living her life is murder! How's a woman supposed to grapple with faith, a fine man, and turning thirty-five when she keeps tripping in her high heels over mysteries -- and not just the God kind? Amanda Bell Brown knows that life as a forensic psychologist isn't quite as cool as it looks on prime-time TV. But when she turns thirty-five with no husband or baby on the horizon, she decides she's gotta get out and paint the town -- in her drop-dead red birthday dress. Instead, she finds herself at the scene of a crime -- and she just may know who the killer is. She needs to spill her guts, but not on the handsome lead detective's alligator shoes -- especially if she wants him to ask her out. A complicated murder investigation unearths not just a killer but a closet full of skeletons Amanda thought were long gone. Murder, mayhem, and a fine man are wreaking havoc on her birthday, but will her sleuthing leave her alive to see past thirty-five?
Murder Mix-Up: Dangerous Sanctuary Murder Mix-up Shattered Trust (Secret Service Agents)
by Lisa PhillipsHis brother was the intended victim…Now someone’s after him in this Secret Service Agents storyAfter a man is killed while carrying his brother’s navy ID, Secret Service agent Declan Stringer is determined to figure out why—even if it turns a killer’s sights on him. But first he must convince NCIS agent Portia Finch to partner with him on the case. As attraction sparks between them, Portia knows she’s on dangerous ground…because Declan is hiding deadly secrets.
The Murder of Jesus: A Study of How Jesus Died
by John MacarthurYou've seen The Passion of The Christ; now discover what it means to you.