The Origin of Satan


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From the National Book Award-winning and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. "Arresting...brilliant...this book illuminates the angels with which we must wrestle to come to the truth of our bedeviling spritual problems." —The Boston Globe With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan’s story into an audacious exploration of Christianity’s shadow side, in which the gospel of love gives way to irrational hatreds that continue to haunt Christians and non-Christians alike.




Your God is Too Glorious


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Most of us are regular people who have good days and bad days. Our lives are radically ordinary and unexciting. That means they're the kind of lives God gets excited about. While the world worships beauty and power and wealth, God hides his glory in the simple, the mundane, the foolish, working in unawesome people, things, and places.In our day of celebrity worship and online posturing, this is a refreshing, even transformative way of understanding God and our place in his creation. It urges us to treasure a life of simplicity, to love those whom the world passes by, to work for God's glory rather than our own. And it demonstrates that God has always been the Lord of the cross--a Savior who hides his grace in unattractive, inglorious places.Your God Is Too Glorious reminds readers that while a quiet life may look unimpressive to the world, it's the regular, everyday people that God tends to use to do his most important work.




The Action Bible


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The Action Bible presents more than 230 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easy to follow the Bible’s historical flow and building up to the thrilling climax of God’s redemptive story. Plus, these spectacular updates take the action to a whole new level: 25 new stories showcase a more extensive exploration of God’s work in our lives. 23 expanded stories highlight additional experiences of the people who tell God’s story. 128 new pages of illustrations deliver a richer artistic experience with more close-up faces, historical details, and dramatic colors. Every page sparks excitement to explore God’s Word and know Him personally. Readers will witness God’s active presence in the world through stories from the life of Jesus and great heroes of the faith. Let this blend of powerful imagery and clear storytelling capture your imagination and instill the truth that invites you to discover your own adventure of life with God. Sergio Cariello’s illustrations for The Action Bible leap off the page with the same thrilling energy that earned him international recognition for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics.




Church Planting Is for Wimps (Redesign)


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This book tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptist Church in northern Virginia. Weaving together scripture and biblical principles with humor and personal anecdotes, author Michael McKinley asserts that a pastor's faithful exposition of God's Word, passion for sharing the gospel, and care in the training of other godly leaders are more important than the size of his church. McKinley honestly shares his own fears and rookie mistakes, along with encouraging stories of how God moved at Guilford Baptist. We are reminded that God uses weak and fearful pastors in plants and revitalizations; church planting is indeed for "wimps." For pastors and seminarians considering a church plant and those already struggling in their own fledgling congregations, this book is a thoughtful and encouraging resource.




Heaven and Hell


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Over half of Americans believe in a literal heaven, in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible. Ehrman shows that eternal rewards and punishments are found nowhere in the Old Testament, and are not what Jesus or his disciples taught. He recounts the long history of the afterlife, ranging from The Epic of Gilgamesh up to the writings of Augustine, focusing especially on the teachings of Jesus and his early followers. Ehrman shows that competing views were intimately connected with the social, cultural, and historical worlds out of which they emerged. -- adapted from jacket




Satan and the Problem of Evil


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Gregory Boyd seeks to defend his scripturally grounded trinitarian warfare theod-icy with rigorous philosophical reflection and insights from human experience and scientific discovery.




Paradise Lost, Book 3


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The Earth Is Flat: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid


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"History is a set of lies that people have agreed upon." - Napoleon Bonaparte The Earth Really is Flat The earth is flat and stationary, but you won't hear that on the nightly news.Proving that the earth is a ball spinning through space should be simple, but there is no real-world evidence to support the claim.Instead, all experiments and observations demonstrate that the earth is completely flat and motionless.The greatest deception in modern history has gone on far too long, and it's time for people to know the truth.In this book be prepared to learn: How scientific evidence proves that the earth is "flatter than a pancake" How our ancestors knew that the earth was flat and motionless How fake 'science', brainwashing, and bold-faced lies have shaped our civilization and caused us to accept a false reality From fake moon landings, to fake 'space' images and footage, to fake scientific theories, those behind the scenes understand the importance of 'the big lie', and have used it to 'bamboozle' the unsuspecting and distracted masses for generations.The lies have been exposed and the future is ours to reclaim.Will we remain in the 'dark ages' or WAKE UP in time to change history?tags: flat-earth theory, the earth is flat, the flat earth society, illuminati secrets, new world order, conspiracy of flat earth, nasa, satellites, space, hoax, evolution, big-bang, gravity, einstein, tesla, flat-earth experiments, railroads, bridges, illuminati conspiracy, black budget, international space station, flat earth proof, apollo moon landings, mars rover, manned trip to mars, disinformation, misinformation, straw man, hoax, darwin, piltdown man hoax, nikola tesla, ancient egypt, secret societies, skull and bones, rituals, oath, albert pike, manley hall, atlantis, piri reis map, the lost continent antarctica, circumnavigation of antarctica, illuminati secrets, isaac newton, pythagorean geometry, nikola tesla, gleason flat earth map, albert einstein, charles darwin, thomas huxley, aldous huxley, brave new world, pharmacological revolution, space deception, flat earth facts, flatter than a pancake, brave new world, 1984, piri reis, antarctica pyramid, antarctic treaty, circumnavigation, freemasonry, secret societies, secret oaths, anti-mason, john quincy adams, anti-masonic party, south pole, north pole




The Acts of the Apostles


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Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James




The Devil: A Very Short Introduction


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The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and haunting works of art. Today he remains a potent image in popular culture. The Devil: A Very Short Introduction presents an introduction to the Christian Devil through the history of ideas and the lives of real people.