Act Study

Freshly experience Jesus' arrival and the church's earliest days in this Luke-Acts Devotional. Chapter guides will stimulate your personal contemplation, family devotions, or discussion with others, delivering a unique experience well-suited to Advent/New Year. This audio edition is a convenient solution for those moments in your day when you can pick up God's Word.

Focusing on the early church during the 50 years that followed the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, The Emerging Ekklesia is a chapter-by-chapter reflection on the New Testament from Acts 1 through the book of Jude. Meant to be listened as a companion to the actual biblical text, it's filled with the author's personal insights, developed over a period of 60 years.

This presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Denzel and Pauletta Washington (Song of Songs), Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Angela Bassett (Esther), Tyler Perry, LL Cool J (Samson), Tyrese Gibson, Terry Crews, Eartha Kitt (Serpent), Common, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Vanessa Williams, Keke Palmer, Forest Whitaker (Moses), and featuring Samuel L. Jackson as God in the New Testament, bring the stories and lessons of the Bible to life.

Has America really overcome its ugly past of racism and discrimination? You decide, as you read Mark Rosenkranz's interviews with eight different people, including Brian Swann (brother of the former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann who was also the 2006 gubernatorial candidate for the state of Pennsylvania). Is it racism, or simply white male privilege? Either way, it is an issue that remains to be grappled with.

Finally, someone wrote it. The definitive guide to why men act like men. A comprehensive list of the faults, shortcomings, and seemingly inexplicable odors with which men walk the earth. "What To Expect When Adopting a Guy" also, however, presents for the listener's consideration evidence that most of the qualities men possess may actually have logical and often scientific explanations behind them.

Immerse yourself in the New Testament Epistles and Book of Revelation as they are read by some of country music’s biggest stars. Whether it’s fourteen-time GRAMMY and eight-time CMA and ACM winner Ricky Skaggs reading Hebrews, New Artist of the Year Lauren Alaina reading James, or two-time GRAMMY award winner Randy Owen reading Romans, you will find encouragement and faith as you listen to Scripture read by some of your favorite performers.

Marlene Wagman-Geller, author of Once Again to Zelda and Behind Every Great Man, presents a fascinating collection of biographical vignettes of dozens of women of a certain age who have excelled, inspired, and achieved. Learn how these women changed their respective fields of art, politics, science, mathematics, media, literature, activism, education, and more. From actresses, yoga teachers, folk artists to business women, prime ministers, monarchs, and authors, this group of exceptional women will illustrate that women can achieve anything, no matter their age.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today’s English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT’s living language breathes life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages—but even more powerful are stories of how people’s lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts.

Each story in Mighty Acts of God is retold in lively, modern-day language from a Reformed perspective, and is followed by an application section with several discussion-sparking questions and prayer points. By moving chronologically through both the Old and New Testaments, parents and children glimpse the person of God as one of consistency, vibrancy, passion, and love.

What is sex exactly? Does everyone agree on a definition? And does that definition hold when considering literary production in other times and places? We cannot simply transfer our contemporary notions of what constitutes a sex act into the past and expect them to be true for the people who were then reading literature and watching plays.

An Easy to Understand, Read (EUR) version of the Bible. God's Word has the power to change lives. Want to know what's to come? Need to understand who Jesus is? Do you have fear or anxiety? Do you you feel empty inside? If you need love, understanding, peace, joy...the Bible holds the answers you need.

The Revised Geneva Translation (based on Shakespeare's favorite Bible translation) is a faithful 21st century update of the very first widely distributed version of the Holy Bible in English, The Geneva Bible. It is specifically designed to be SPOKEN and HEARD, repeatedly, and is built on the premise that a crucial key to revival in the present can be found in one simple practice from the past - speaking God’s Word back to each other in community.

More than five years in the making, this second of a series of Biblical teachings is a lot more than just a compilation of Bible studies. This collection of the apostle Luke's writings presents them from broader perspectives that are much more applicable to modern life than one might expect.

The Common English Bible is not simply a revision or update of an existing translation. It is a bold new translation designed to meet the needs of Christians as they work to build a strong and meaningful relationship with God through Jesus Christ. A key goal of the translation team was to make the Bible accessible to a broad range of people; it’s written at a comfortable level for over half of all English readers.

The state of working women has been declared, debunked and debated since the days of Rosie the Riveter. The headlines, and the statistics behind them, however, don't tell the whole story. The truth is, many women today are breadwinners; and these breadwinners are struggling. They are caught in a perfect storm of male-dominated culture at work, traditional social norms at home, and outdated schedules in the schools. Mogul, Mom, & Maid takes an honest look at how women are balancing home life and career.

The Acts of the Apostles, narrated by Daniel David Jensen, from the Holy Bible, New Testament, Authorized King James Version.

The Book of Acts is the fifth book in the New Testament and describes the historical development of the early Church, a time when Christianity spread like wildfire. Written by St. Luke, it begins with the Ascension of Jesus, the formation of the first Christian community in Jerusalem, and the day of Pentecost. The spread of Christianity is primarily seen through the actions of Peter, the first Apostle to bring Christianity to the Gentiles, and Paul, with his four missionary journeys.

Here's the deal: you're going to a college in the Midwest and you have to take the ACT. Not only that, but a decent score on the ACT is the best way to get into the college you really, really want to go to. So what's the ultra-busy, college bound student with a life to do? Well, we'll make a deal with you: listen to us, take our advice to heart and keep your eyes on the prize---getting into college, that is---and we'll give you all the tips, secrets and strategies you need to get the score you're after!

After Jesus rose from the dead, he gave his Spirit to dwell within all who believe in him. The Holy Spirit is our counselor, leading, instructing, and equipping us. A sequel to the Gospel of Luke, this book gives a history of the early Church and provides a heavy emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit. In many ways Acts serves as a transition from law keeping to grace and faith in Christ.

Love is a beautiful gift that many people search for a lifetime to experience. However, the hardship and disappointment in relationships and marriage lead them down roads that stymie their ability to attain love. The famous comedian Steve Harvey wrote the book Act like a Lady, Think like a Man, and his book and movie did not prove why women should think like men. However, it revealed the obvious, that when women tried to think like men, they lost their individuality and wisdom, which invigorate their quality.