Twelve Thousand Hours


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Our Time to Speak


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Worldwide Taxation is society (TM)s greatest problem. Two billion Denominational Christians are joining together to overcome worldwide taxation. Our Time To Speak: The Official Handbook of the Worldwide Taxation Elimination Movement by Edwin E. Nutbrown will focus this mighty host of Denominational Christians on the task ahead.







Christ-Centered Preaching


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In this complete guide to expository preaching, Bryan Chapell teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. This new edition of a bestselling resource, now updated and revised throughout, shows how Chapell's case for expository preaching reaches twenty-first-century readers.




I See You


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It can be easy to overlook the poor and homeless. But truly seeing leads us to act with compassion and justice. Sharing personal encounters and real-life stories, Terence Lester calls us to see the invisible people around us through God's eyes, restoring their dignity and helping them flourish. And when we recognize our own inner spiritual poverty, we have greater empathy for others, no matter their circumstances.




God in the Details


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Seeking to explore the blurred boundary between religion and pop culture, God in the Details offers a provocative look at the breadth, diversity, and persistence of religious themes in contemporary American consciousness. Representing a diverse range of disciplines, the contributors criticaly assess the ways in which American popular culture reappropriates traditional religious symbols to serve the purposes of particular communities.




Oil Painting Essentials


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An essential guide to the oil painting techniques that will allow artists to master a variety of subjects, including figures, portraits, still life, landscapes, and interiors. Many painters limit themselves to one type of subject matter, but in Oil Painting Essentials, artist and art instructor Gregg Kreutz shows how a multi-genre approach can dramatically improve your painting skills. Arranged by category, each chapter covers both the essentials specific to that subject matter and those that apply to all genres. Through step-by-step lessons and examples from his own oil paintings, Kreutz shows how you can strengthen your skillset for one genre by painting in another. This comprehensive exploration of the conceptual and practical issues behind oil painting provides all of the tools and encouragement you need to successfully take on any type of oil painting.







The Swastika Strain


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Long after the end of WWII, Dr. Franz Ehrlich is still fighting for Nazi Germany, and his Swastika Strain is nearly ready. Soon it will be possible for one person with an aerosol dispenser to destroy the entire adult population of an area the size of New York City. The United States has two options commission a small commando team to stop Ehrlich and destroy his laboratory in Vietnam or launch a nuclear strike on the research complex. The President of the United States will order the nuclear attack only if the mission fails. Dan Pierce, a CIA operative whose father was killed in the Vietnam War, has been chosen to lead the mission. There, he plans to join his team of highly trained Vietnamese mercenaries. But something happens to his mercenaries and Pierce is forced to recruit four Vietnam War veterans who are touring the country. But time is running out. The countdown to a nuclear strike begins.




Living Lights, Shining Stars


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Open this book and become shining stars in areas such as family, finances, education, and much more. Jesus said Christians are the "lights of the world"; Paul said they are to "shine like stars in the universe." These bright metaphors are a bold contrast to the ever-increasing darkness of evil that fills our world. Can Christians change the world as we have always believed? Can we turn the tide for good in our society? With inspiring messages from Joni Eareckson Tada, Dr. H. Norman Wright, Mother Theresa, Dr. Ronald Sider, and others, Dr. M. Norvel Young reveals ten practical and inspirational ways you can become the "living lights" Christ called you to be.