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God and the Transgender Debate: What does the Bible actually say about gender identity?

God and the Transgender Debate: What does the Bible actually say about gender identity?

by Andrew T Walker

What is transgender and gender fluidity? What does God's Word actually say about these issues? How can the gospel be good news for someone experiencing gender dysphoria? How should churches respond? This warm, faithful and careful book helps Christians understand what the Bible says about gender identity. It will help us to e… Read more…

Migrants and Citizens: Justice and Responsibility in the Ethics of Immigration

Migrants and Citizens: Justice and Responsibility in the Ethics of Immigration

by Tisha M Rajendra

In all the noisy rhetoric currently surrounding immigration, one important question is rarely asked: What ethical responsibilities do immigrants and citizens have to each other? In this book Tisha Rajendra reframes the confused and often heated debate over immigration around the world, proposes a new definition of justice based on responsibility to relations… Read more…

Guía esencial de la Biblia: Caminando a través de los 66 libros de la biblia

Guía esencial de la Biblia: Caminando a través de los 66 libros de la biblia

Muchos de los que estarían dispuestos a buscar la verdad en la Biblia se sienten intimidados por su tamaño, el tiempo que les tomaría, la cantidad de lenguajes y culturas que incluye o las preguntas sobre la credibilidad histórica y la importancia contemporánea de las Escrituras. La Guía esencial de la Biblia, ha sido dise… Read more…

As Southern As It Gets: 1,071 Reasons to Never Leave the South

As Southern As It Gets: 1,071 Reasons to Never Leave the South

by H. Jackson Brown

Life Is Sweet in the SouthFull of small towns and sparkling cities, this welcoming area invites all who visit to put your feet up, have a glass of ice tea in a mason jar and reminisce on some of the most wonderful things in the South. Written by true Southern gentleman H. Jackson Brown Jr., As Southern As It Gets is a charming book of lists—a celebrati… Read more…

Meet Martin Luther: A Sketch of the Reformer's Life
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Meet Martin Luther: A Sketch of the Reformer's Life

by Anthony T Selvaggio

Narrated by Selvaggio, Anthony T

Martin Luther (1483-1546) contributed so much to the development of Western civilization that it is not overstatement to declare that he changed the world as he set the Protestant Reformation in motion five hundred years ago. In this brief sketch, you will learn about the exciting historical facts and fascinating events surrounding this Reformer's influe… Read more…

One Man and One Woman: Marriage and Same-Sex Relations
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One Man and One Woman: Marriage and Same-Sex Relations

by Joel R. Beeke and Paul Smalley

Narrated by Beeke, Joel R.

What does the Bible teach about sexual relationships between people of the same sex? Does true love require that we accept all forms of sexual expression? No, real love does not rejoice in sin, but rejoices in the truth. In the Bible, God reveals that He created gender, sex, and marriage, and we may not alter them at our will. Through His laws and works in h… Read more…

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

by Kenneth E. Bailey

Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationships with women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark e… Read more…

Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's Rebirth
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Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's Rebirth

by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

Narrated by VanDoodewaard, Rebecca

Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great.In Reformation Women, Rebecca Vandoodewaard introduces readers to twelve sixteenth-century women who are not as well known today as contemporaries like Kat… Read more…

Divided We Fall: Overcoming a History of Christian Disunity

Divided We Fall: Overcoming a History of Christian Disunity

by Luder G Whitlock

Throughout the centuries, Christians have longed to be united with one another—supporting each other and working in harmony. But our reality is very different, and we need only to read the New Testament to realize that disunity has been with us from the start. What can we do to foster unity and deeper community in a world where so many relationshi… Read more…

Beautiful Light: Religious Meaning in Film

Beautiful Light: Religious Meaning in Film

by Roy M Anker

Though "religious" films usually don't get much respect in Hollywood, religion still regularly finds its way into the movies. In Beautiful Light Roy Anker seeks out the often unnoticed connections between film and religion and shows how even films that aren't overtly religious or Christian in their content can be filled with deep religious … Read more…

Always with Us?: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor

Always with Us?: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor

by Liz Theoharis and William Barber

A strong theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty Jesus's words "the poor you will always have with you" (Matthew 26:11) are regularly used to suggest that ending poverty is impossible, that poverty is a result of moral failures, and that the poor themselves have no role in changing their situation. In this book Liz Theoharis exami… Read more…

Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts

Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts

by Steve Turner

Imagine art that is risky, complex, and subtle. Imagine music, movies, books, and paintings of the highest quality. Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core. Imagine that it is all created by Christians! This is the bold vision of Steve Turner, who has worked among a wide variety of artists for d… Read more…


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