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In the United States, people celebrate many holidays. Encourage beginning readers to learn about national holidays and develop their reading skills with this engaging nonfiction title that features detailed images, simple text, a glossary, and an index. A culminating activity promotes additional thinking and learning.
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A High-Stakes Battle for Every Christian
Jesus warned that deception would grow worse as we draw nearer to the end times, saying, "Take heed that no one deceives you" (Matthew 24:4). Distinguishing truth from error has become an increasingly challenging task-even in the church.
We live in a time when falsehoods assault us from every direction. Packaged with just enough truth to make them appear trustworthy, these counterfeits have grown more...
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De acuerdo a un estudio realizado por George Barna, es probable que una persona se convierta en cristiano entre los cuatro y los catorce años de edad. Sin embargo, la mayor parte del entrenamiento evangelístico está diseñado para alcanzar a los adultos, no a los niños. Lleva a los niños a los pies de Cristo equipa a los líderes de los ministerios de niños con principios probados para tener conversaciones que cambien la vida de los chicos....
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Hoy se escudriñan y se cuestionan las formas tradicionales de predicación. El sermón bíblico no es inmune a la presión para evolucionar e incluso caer en desuso, dejando a los pastores y seminaristas confundidos sobre cuál es la mejor manera de comunicarse con los oyentes de hoy.En este libro de texto de avanzada, Kenton Anderson presenta un fuerte llamado a los ministros actuales y futuros para que en efecto escojan predicar sermones bíblicos,...
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¿En qué piensas cuando escuchas la palabra «forma»? ¡Usualmente desearías tener una mejor! En este caso F.O.R.M.A. significa la combinación de tus dones espirituales, corazón, habilidades, personalidad y experiencias. Aprende cómo juntarlas todas para crear una persona más saludable.¿En qué piensas cuando escuchas la palabra «forma»? ¡Usualmente desearías tener una mejor! En este caso F.O.R.M.A. significa la combinación de tus dones...
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While Scripture is full of wisdom and advice, it isn't always easy to know how the Bible's words- written thousands of years ago-should apply to our lives now. As a result, many Christians wrestle with questions like these:
• Where is God leading me personally?
• How do I live out my faith when others disagree?
• How can I share the gospel … without being weird or pushy?
• How do I keep going when life gets hard? With just the right mix...
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Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rastaganja, reggae, and dreadlocks, this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the...
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"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children....
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"Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn't a savior coming. Maybe it was up to me to save me." Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia Levings learned that being a good Christian meant following a list of additional life principles--a series of secret, special rules to obey. Being a godly and submissive wife in Christian Patriarchy included strict discipline, isolation, and an...
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*Foreword written by Nancy Pearcey*
"Parents are the most important apologists our kids will ever know. Mama Bear Apologetics will help you navigate your kids' questions and prepare them to become committed Christ followers." -J. Warner Wallace
"If every Christian mom would apply this book in her parenting, it would profoundly transform the next generation." -Natasha Crain
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The problem with lies is they don't often...
15) Confession
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In Confession Tolstoy poses the question: Is there any meaning in my life that will not be destroyed by my death? In 1879 the fifty-one-year-old author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina came to believe that he had accomplished nothing in life. Either of these magnificent novels would have assured Tolstoy's permanent place in the annals of world literature, yet his achievement was not enough to give his life meaning. Confession is an account of this...
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Unleash your leadership potential. No matter who you are, you can lead-and lead well. That is the message New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell gives in this power-packed guidebook: Leadership 101. Here the consummate leader offers a succinct and inspiring framework for enhancing the leadership abilities you already possess. Learn how to: Follow your vision and bring others with you Produce a lasting legacy Grow the loyalty of your followers...
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After Life in Roman Paganism by Franz Valery Marie Cumont is a pioneering exploration of Roman beliefs about the soul, death, and the afterlife, offering deep insights into the spiritual and philosophical worldview of the ancient Roman world. Originally published in the early 20th century, Cumont's work draws upon archaeological evidence, literary texts, and religious practices to paint a comprehensive picture of how Romans imagined the fate of the...
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In Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Bahá'u'lláh addresses a Muslim cleric known for his persecution of Bahá'ís, offering a powerful message of reconciliation and reflection. This work, written toward the end of Bahá'u'lláh's life, encapsulates key teachings from his earlier writings, with an emphasis on justice, compassion, and spiritual truth.
The epistle not only rebukes the violence endured by Bahá'ís but also serves as a profound...
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The following Addresses form the Charge to the Archdeaconry of Cirencester at the Visitation held at the close of October in the present year. The object of the Charge, as the opening words and the tenor of the whole will abundantly indicate, is seriously to suggest the question, whether the time has not now arrived for the more general use of the Revised Version at the lectern in the public service of the Church.
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Translated into over 50 languages, The Purpose Driven Life is far more than just a book; it is a guide to a spiritual journey that has transformed millions of lives. Once you take this journey, you'll never be the same again. This new, expanded edition of The Purpose Driven Life, created for a new generation of reader, includes: Video introductions by Rick Warren to chapters 1-42 and an audio Bible study at the end of each chapter, with over 30 additional...
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