What are believers to do when belief and lived experience collide? Must the experience of suffering be hidden or pushed aside in favor of only "positive" expressions of praise during corporate worship? Focusing on the premise that "worship is not pain denial," this book seeks to reveal the dearth of soul care within modern corporate worship, and the multidisciplinary approach needed to build and implement a more thorough approach that calls and enables believers to weep with those who weep...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What happens when seven billion people are no longer needed to keep the economy running?That's not a dystopian premise. It's a question we'll answer within our lifetimes, and the answer isn't what most people expect.The prevailing narrative says AI will make big companies bigger and everyone else irrelevant. That a handful of megacorporations will own everything, optimize everything, and reduce the rest ...

Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural, political, and economic well being. However, it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account for Native American perspectives on the range of factors that actually contribute to these problems in the first place. The authors in Medicine Ways examine the ways people from a multitude of indigenous communities think about and practice hea...

Have you ever stopped and wondered why our world is so different from the way it was about one hundred years ago? It seems like so much has changed in a very short time. I know, looking back into history, that things seemed to move at a slow pace for progress. Was this by design? If it was, is this the way God wanted?I know these are crazy questions to be asking, but if we think about it, something changed. Was it the founding of the United States of America? I would say yes. I wou...

Some stories are written in silence. Others are stolen by noise.Jack Willis has spent years moving through the world unnoticed. A long-haul truck driver by trade, he writes quietly in the margins of his life, never intending for his words to be seen, least of all celebrated.Ruby Vale has built her life on competence and control. She flies planes, runs a café, and plans a future that looks solid from the outside. What she doesn’t do is perform, pretend, or t...

Watson, a reindeer living at the North Pole, has a dream; to fly with Santa on Christmas Eve. When Santa announces he will add to the Elite Eight, his well-known team of reindeer, Watson has his chance.Troy, the head Elf flight instructor, assigns Watson's elf friends, Georgia and Sasha, to train him. They have no idea what they have gotten themselves into, but they are determined to help Watson succeed.Excited by the prospect of a real chance to fly with Santa, Watson star...

Who were the Gestapo officers? Were they merely banal paper shufflers, or were they recognizably evil? Were they motivated by an eliminationist anti-Semitism? Did the average German know about the mass murder of Jews and other undesirables while they were happening? Exactly how was Nazi terror applied in the daily lives of ordinary Jews and Germans? Eric A. Johnson answers these questions as he explores the roles of the individual and of society in making terror work.Based on years...

"The Covenant: A Job Story, Book Six: The Eternal Covenant" is a reflective and resonant conclusion to a journey shaped by loss, restoration, and enduring faith. Set in the renewed city of Elwood, the novel follows Jeremiah, Raina, and their daughter Liora as they navigate the aftermath of devastation and the responsibilities that come with renewal.As Elwood rises from ruin, its people face a quieter test. Prosperity returns, laughter fills the streets, and trust is slowly rebuilt....

Rings of the Santa Order plunges readers into a thrilling adventure where holiday magic meets epic fantasy. When Asher Jupes accepts the sacred responsibility of becoming Santa Claus, he inherits more than the red coat and sleigh-he becomes the guardian of a powerful ring infused with ancient magic.But Asher isn't the only one who knows about the ring. A dark figure from the shadows, Savio, will stop at nothing to claim its power and twist it to his own sinister en...

An American historian and a German sociologist seek answers from those who lived through Nazi Germany: how did the country stand by while one of the biggest genocides in history took place?**“A very important book.” —**Financial TimesThe horrors of the Nazi regime and the Holocaust still present some of the most disturbing questions in modern history: Why did Hitler's party appeal to millions of Germans, and how entrenched was anti...

Mormonism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. For those who have wondered in what specific ways Mormonism differs from the Christian faith, Mormonism 101 provides definitive answers, examining the major tenets of Mormon theology and comparing them with orthodox Christian beliefs. Perfect for students of religion and anyone who wants to have answers when Mormons come calling.

Jong Hun Joo offers a model of how both solid biblical understanding and effective practice of worship can be realized in churches today by exploring the theology and practice of Matthew Henry (1662-1714). Matthew Henry is one of the most famous biblical commentators in the English-speaking world. However, Henry was also a pastor who was liturgical in negotiating the political and religious landmines of his day. This all but overlooked aspect of Henry's biography and writings is both a win...