Alastair Dickens needs a new duelist. A bullet forced the current one into early retirement. The replacement needs to be fast and willing to get their hands dirty. Most of all, Alastair needs a champion with nothing to lose.Oliver Green fit the bill perfectly. He'd once had a bright future, but threw it all away in a drunken tragedy years ago. Now, he spends his days drifting through the streets of New York City drinking, fighting and trying to bury his dark past. Alastair opens a ...

Featuring the same first-person style and easy-to-read text as My First Study BibleTM**, this book is a great stand-alone devotional or story-by-story companion and reinforcement tool for My First Study Bible****.**Each devotion is contained on a two-page spread and expands on a Bible story with real-life applications, fun facts, Scripture challenges, and amazing mysteries. This special book creates an environment that will help young readers deve...

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Amalina breaks one simple rule in her superstition-bound village ... and is swept away by an ancient, evil entity. To survive she must keep her wits about her while she plots a way out of his lonely castle in the mountains, and out of a mysterious plot he is hatching ... But what if her only chance to escape means his -- or her -- death? The darkest, most dangerous time in Amalina's life begins!

Amalina, once an unwilling servant to a monster, now finds reasons to stay in his service:to protect the lives of seven young princesses visiting the castleto discover the identity of a vicious murderer and put him out of action before he can strike againand -- even more compelling -- to hide from an entity much more powerful than her master, who seems to be hunting her down.All in a day's work for our clever Amalina? Or in...

Now helplessly folded into her monstrous master's plans, Amalina struggles to remain above suspicion as she serves as a secret agent for the commander of a growing counterforce intent on bringing her master down. All the while, Amalina must try to keep her friend, a guileless princess from the west, entertained, unaware of her peril, and out of harm's way.

This book is an exploration of the renewal of the Baptist Union of Great Britain in the 1990s, the only historic UK denomination which grew in this period. It was an exciting time, with plenty of denominational activity and engagement, both theological and institutional. The book tells this story focusing on the particular individuals involved and the wide-ranging discussions centered around mission and identity, ministry, associating, and ecumenism. It argues that there were competing vis...

This beautifully illustrated children's Bible storybook focuses on 100 Bible Heroes. A follow-up of the best-selling book 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs, this book is designed to help children remember and learn more about their favorite Biblical heroes and their life stories.This book contains two full-length CDs filled with over three hours of popular sing-along music produced by award-winning producer Stephen Elkins. 100 Bible Heroes, 100 Bible Songs is a w...

Forget about that Russell Crowe NOAH movie.If you want to get the REAL story on what happened on the day that Noah built that big old floating zoo you REALLY ought to talk to Uncle Bob.While you are at it get him to fill you in on all of the inside information on what REALLY went on in the Garden of Eden.This is the story of the Old Testament as retold by the oldest fart in the entire universe.Namely, my Uncle Bob.True stories, truthfully told - with...

The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the story beneath all the stories in the Bible. From Noah to Moses to King David, every story whispers his name. This multiple award-winning storybook Bible was created to encourage children to discover for themselves that Jesus is at the center of God’s great story of salvation—and at the center of their story, too. Audio for each story is also included with narration by British actor, David Suchet. Volume 2 includes the following ten stories: Ten ways to b...

Children and their parents will enjoy meeting Adam and Eve and the sneaky snake; brave Daniel in the lions' den; Jonah and the enormous whale, and Joseph and his rough-tough brothers. These nine tales, full of lively characters, make the perfect introduction to Bible stories."Positively jaunty in tone, and Nicola Smee's friendly illustrations make this collection very accessible"- Parenting MagazineContents:How the World Was MadeThe Story of Ad...

Children love the soothing sound of rhyme! And now they can enjoy thirty-five delightful, classic Bible stories retold in lilting verse and rollicking, read-aloud rhyme in this new updated edition of The Rhyme Bible Storybook. From the story of creation, to the resurrection of Jesus, this is the perfect choice for parents who want to introduce their children to the Word of God. Updated and vivid illustrations by Laurence Cleyet-Merle breathe new life into a previously successful storybook ...