The most accessible Kierkegaard reader ever“In a culture awash in religious silliness, Kierkegaard’s bracing metaphors expose our mediocrities and energize us with a clarified sense of what it means to follow Jesus.” –Eugene Peterson, author, Subversive SpiritualityProvocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard’s prodigious output: his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he cal...

André Trocmé of Le Chambon is famous for his role in saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. But his bold deeds did not spring from a void. They were rooted in his understanding of Jesus’ way of nonviolence – an understanding that gave him the remarkable insights contained in this long out-of-print classic.In this book, you’ll encounter a Jesus you may have never met before – a Jesus who not only calls for spiritual transformat...

Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion.Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian LivingSilver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers AssociationWhy, in an age of connectivity, are our lives more isolated and fragmented than ever? And what can be done about it? The answer lies in the hands...

The Blumhardts, father and son, two witnesses to the power of holy spirit, heralds breaking in god’s kingdom here on earth. almost inseparable today, so completely did son take up his famous father’s mantle absorb vision.But God marches forward in history, and whoever stands still is in danger of losing God. Here the son, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, writes as nowhere else about his father, Johann Christoph Blumhardt, clarifying the unity and continuity in their ...

What does it cost to follow Jesus? For these men and women, the answer was clear. They were ready to give witness to Christ in the face of intense persecution, even if it cost them their lives. From the stoning of Stephen to Nigerian Christians persecuted by Boko Haram today, these stories from around the world and through the ages will inspire greater faithfulness to the way of Jesus, reminding us what costly discipleship looks like in any age.Since the bi...

This unique book addresses the need for the scholarly works that include the voices of clinicians, community stakeholders, and leaders of faith-based institutions in various phases of developing, implementing, and evaluating programs that address health inequities and health disparities among marginalized, middle and low resource communities. Another feature of this book is the contributions to the evidence on SDOH from not only academic researchers but clinicians, community partners, and ...

Join this father and son as they team up with the famous neuroscientist Doctor Bub and his friend Sam Miller to genetically engineer an army of mice to become smarter. But to what end?The father, George, is employed by a lab in Memphis while enjoying the beauty of this small town of Caruthersville, Missouri.While this is a fiction novel, one must wonder about the truthfulness of this story as it is told in such a convincing way. There are parts of the story that are factual...

Silo Sam’s ConundrumBy: Charles E. MooreSince waking up from an accident-induced coma, Sam Miller is now blessed with being able to remember everything he is told or reads—a condition called “hyperthymesia,” which affects but a handful of people on the face of this planet.Rather than leave well enough alone, Sam, fascinated with his newfound “superpower,” chooses to explore his situation with a firm specializing in the research of individuals who are gifted and poss...

Join Doctor Bob L Gum along with his significant other and learn what it means to do the deed and be more than just a mouse as he wishes himself from mortal man to mouse and back to man again and learns what it means to not just make a wish, but be the architect of one’s transformation and fine-tuning that brings about real change in this world. To accomplish this he skirts around and dodges what some might consider illegal undertakings if he were human, but for a mouse he could be acquitt...

HIGH PRAISE This outstanding anthology of English poetry has received acclaim from all quarters, or at least sixths. Here is what the commentators have had to say: This is, to the poetry of the English language, a seuss of an introduce. Dr. Zeus I liked the art most. A sixth grade student who wishes to remain anonymous We have found this book invaluable in its presentation to our young, green students of the poetry of the Earth-English language. The United Teachers Association of Mars If s...

The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, were written by Martin Luther in 1517 and are widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Luther used these theses to display his displeasure with some of the Church's clergy's abuses, most notably the sale of indulgences; this ultimately gave birth to Lutheranism. Luther's popularity encouraged others to share their doubts about the Church and to protest a...

From the author of Jews, God, and History, this comprehensive history of the Jewish people is "an epic drama, searching and nobly conceived" ( Publishers Weekly).A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsi...