**A journal-style book containing inspirational messages from Pope Francis—**Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013Only a little over a year into his papacy, Pope Francis had been hailed by the news media, Christians, and non-Christians alike as a refreshing figure in the Vatican. His humility, piousness, and forward-thinking ideas have been celebrated around the world.Reflections from Pope Francis features brief exce...

A journal-style book containing inspirational messages from Pope Francis—Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2013Only a little over a year into his papacy, Pope Francis is being hailed by the news media, Christians, and non-Christians alike as a refreshing figure in the Vatican. His humility, piousness, and forward-thinking ideas have been celebrated around the world.Reflections from Pope Francis features brief excerpts for reflection from Pope Francis’s homilies, speech...

In this edited collection, Daniel B. Oden, J. David Stark, and the contributors wrestle with the complexities of unity.Discussing Genesis 1:1–11:9, the essays herein describe the hermeneutics of unity appeals from the Ancient Near East to the twenty-first century and in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The contributors particularly attend to these appeals' hermeneutical dimensions, asking why and how the appeals connect themselves to Genesis and how they foster a v...

OCPD Workbook for Adults: Practical Strategies and Worksheets to Conquer Perfectionism and Regain Balance with CBT, DBT, and MindfulnessThis workbook is designed to support adults living with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), helping you let go of rigid standards, ease control-driven habits, and build a more flexible, balanced way of life.Inside, you'll find evidence-based tools grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Be...

Reuben CarterThrowing myself in front of my estranged sister didn't win me any brownie points. It did, however, grant me one alien abduction and a cozy cell on an actual-freaking-spaceship, where I'm being poked and prepped for relocation to some backwater trading planet, then sold to the highest bidder—how's that for a hero's reward?My escape plans hit a snag when Vo'ak, the hot and arrogant lizard king, buys me the second I land. There's no denying our se...

The Holy Spirit is reintroducing the church to Pentecostal Fire!When many consider modern Christianity, they rightly wonder how we have come so far from the dynamic, supernatural community pictured in the Book of Acts. God did not change between then and now. What happened? Could it be that, in our quest to be relevant, entertaining, hip and appealing to modern culture, we have lowered the standard for the Christian life?We need a true revival that...