A walk with a friend unspools a far-ranging, darkly comic, philosophical dialogue in this novella by "one of the masters of contemporary European fiction" (George Steiner).With celebrated novels such as The Loser, Woodcutters, and Extinction, Austrian author Thomas Bernhard cemented his reputation as "one of the century's most gifted writers." Though he is favorably compared with Franz Kafka and Samuel Beckett, it is only in recent years t...

What are the differences between Lutherans and Calvinists, and do they really matter? In Wittenberg vs. Geneva, Brian Thomas provides a biblical defense of the key doctrines that have divided the Lutheran and Reformed traditions for nearly five centuries.It is especially written to help those who may have an interest in the Lutheran church, but are concerned that her stance on doctrines like predestination or the sacraments may not have biblical support. To get to the heart of the ...

He left KoRn to help himself. He went back to help others. And along the way, he nearly lost everything.A life-changing spiritual awakening freed Brian “Head” Welch from a stranglehold of drugs and alcohol and prompted him to leave the highly successful nu-metal band KoRn in 2005. What followed was a decade-long trial by fire, from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving the shatteri...

A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about how a newly independent nation was challenged by foreign powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation.When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa routinely captured American sailors and held them ...

“I can’t stand the thought that I make her unsafe, that my very existence somehow puts her at risk. I need to make her safe. I need to keep her with me forever.”Mina, my dark phoenix rising from the ashes, the goddess returning from her descent into the underworld.I will kill anyone who dares to threaten her.But what if I’m the one who breaks her this time? What if I become her angel of death?NOTE: This is book 2 in Brian an...

Navigating through life as a Christian is difficult. There are so many ideas out there on how to grow spiritually and what we need to practice in order to play the part. The challenges of growing as a believer in Christ can discourage us and make us feel alone. The goal of this short book is to provide the reader with essential questions that need to be thought through during an individual's spiritual journey.

Britain's MI5 tolerates Charlie Muffin because he's their best field agent. What none of his colleagues knows, though, is that he is married to Natalia Fedova, a colonel in the FSB, the Russian intelligence successor to the KGB. It's a secret that could land her in front of a firing squad, and him in jail for life. Worst of all, their daughter would then end up in a Russian state orphanage.But a frantic call from Natalia has brought their secret out, and Charlie must lead a combined...

What does it mean to be human, to live on planet Earth, in theuniverse as it is now understood? Bestselling author and mathematicalcosmologist Brain Swimme takes us on a journey through the cosmos insearch of the “new story” that is developing in answer to this age-oldquestion.

Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including History, Sociology, Political Science, and Literature. Most of the essays focus on a single text from the Enlightenment, borrowing or secularizing the format of a sermon on a text, and are d...

Learn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them*--Five Views on the Chur...

The Future Is Here.“The series successfully showcases future voices representing the vast spectrum of the speculative fiction genre.” —Library Journal“The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest has quietly been shaping the next wave of genre storytellers—with a legacy that’s as cosmic as the stories themselves.” —SciFiNow.co.uk“The gangbuster of science fiction short story collections. Outstanding.” —Midwest Book Review

This isn’t your typical workbook. It’s not homework. It’s not one-size-fits-all.This companion guide to Brian Tome’s Free Book is an interactive tool designed to help you discover what’s holding you back from the free, full life God intends for you.What you choose to do about that thing is up to you. But know this: God really wants you to be free, and he’s got more than enough power to make it happen. He wants you to experience the kind of freedom ...