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PaperbackRefuse to Do Nothing
Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery
by Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim
Foreword by Elisa Morgan2014 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year
Slavery didn't end in 1833, when William Wilberforce's decades-long campaign finally resulted in the Slavery Abolition Act. It didn't end in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It didn't end in 1949, when the United Nations declared trafficking "incompatible with the dignity and worth of the ...
PaperbackMaking All Things New
God's Dream for Global Justice
by R. York Moore
Often this world seems like a nightmare. Human trafficking, young girls trapped in brothels, child soldiers forced to become killers, unchecked plagues and diseases, economic injustice and the oppression of the poor. Millions around the world aretrapped in this nightmare, and we may feel helpless to do anything about it.But God has a dream. York Moore paints a vivid picture of how the dream of God ...
PaperbackThe Truth About Tolerance
Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars
by Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti
We all want to be tolerant.No one wants to be intolerant. But does that mean we have to accept all truth claims as true? Does this virtue rule out having any strongly held moral convictions?In this book Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti explore the use and misuse of this important value in academic circles and popular media. They note that the pursuit of truth and the pursuit of tolerance ...
PaperbackWhy the Rest Hates the West
Understanding the Roots of Global Rage
by Meic Pearse
"Why do they hate us so much?"Many in the U.S. are baffled at the hatred and anti-Western sentiment they see on the international news. Why are people around the world so resentful of Western cultural values and ideals? Historian Meic Pearse unpacks the deep divides between the West and the rest of the world. He shows how many of the underlying assumptions of Western civilization directly oppose ...
PaperbackTransforming Power
Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community
by Robert Linthicum
"Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just"--Blaise Pascal.Problems plague the world around us. Many in our churches and communities face injustice, crime, poverty, racism and other daunting evils. But often Christians have not known how to respond effectively. The issues seem bigger than anything the church ...
PaperbackStill Bored in a Culture of Entertainment
Rediscovering Passion Wonder
by Richard Winter
Though we have hundreds of entertainment options today--video games, the Internet, CD and MP3 players, home entertainment centers, sporting events, megamalls, movie theaters, and even robotic toys--Western culture is battling an insidious disease. It's an epidemic of boredom.Intrigued by this "deadness of soul," Richard Winter uses the latest historical, physiological and psychological research ...
PaperbackPerfecting Ourselves to Death
The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism
by Richard Winter
Honored as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.
Perfect body. Perfect clothes. Perfect family. Perfect house. Perfect job.
We strive for excellence in all areas of our lives. And there's nothing wrong with a healthy, mature pursuit of excellence. But what begins as healthy and normal can sometimes become neurotic and abnormal, leading to ...
PaperbackThe Biology of Sin
Grace, Hope and Healing for Those Who Feel Trapped
by Matthew S. Stanford
There are heated discussions happening on the conflict between science and faith. This disagreement tends to focus around three main issues, one of them being what causes our sinful behavior. The intense conflict has to do with biblically definedsinful behaviors and if there just might be a biological predisposition for these behaviors. The Biology of Sin speaks to this debate and hopefully ...
AudiobookShades of Light
A Novel
by Sharon Garlough Brown
Read by Erin Bennett"I was desperate. . . . I couldn't turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed. And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldn't stop, and I got really scared. I've had bouts with depression before—it's kind of a cloud I've learned to live with—but this time was different. I felt like I was going under, like I'd never feel hopeful ...
VideoGet Into Genesis with Truth's Table, Part 2
A Streaming Video Bible Study
by Truth's Table
Speaker Quonekuia A. Day
Presenter Christina Edmondson and Ekemini UwanThe Get in The Word with Truth's Table Video Bible Studies feature the hosts of the popular Get in The Word with Truth's Table and Truth's Table podcasts, Christina Edmondson and Ekemini Uwan, in conversation with leading Black pastors and scholars. Each hour-long study showcases expert teaching and insightful conversation to unpack the Word of God and discuss meaningful applications ...
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