First Religion

The Middle Ages in Europe were some of the most precarious centuries in recorded history, bristling with war, excitement, and chaos. The Western Roman Empire had crumbled, territories were rapidly expanding, and heavy ploughs, hourglasses, spectacles, tidal mills, and more pioneering inventions were popping up across the continent. It was also a time of extreme prejudice, when women were treated as second-class citizens. Their only purpose in life was to procreate by the dozen.

On March, 13, 2013, 115 cardinals elected for the first time a pope from outside of Europe. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, is not just the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere; he is also the first Jesuit to ever hold the Chair of Peter. Now, a leading expert on the papacy provides the ultimate introduction to this new pope, including biographical information and an absorbing collection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's most persuasive words.

Blindness became Captain Scotty Smiley’s journey of supreme testing. As he lay helpless in the hospital, he resented the theft of his dreams, but with his wife’s love and the support of family and friends, Scotty’s response became God’s transforming moment. Since the moment he forced his way through nurses and cords to take a simple shower, he has climbed Mount Rainier, won an ESPY Award, surfed, skydived, become a father, earned an MBA from Duke, and much more.

If you are hungry for a deeper understanding of your life and your relationships, join author D. A. Combs for an engaging and riveting study of god's eternal plan for community. Incorporating topics vitally relevant to the church today, Pastor Combs tackles the issues of community, gender relationships, family relationships, and equality folding them into a biblical understanding within the framework of god's plan for his creation.

It's time to start over from zero. What happened to the Western church? Why are we losing the generation under thirty and reaching so few nonbelievers? In Church Zero, Peyton Jones examines one of our biggest problems: squeezing our leaders into a mold that cuts their hair and drains away their commando strength. Scripture lays out a leadership model that worked explosively in the first century.

After a miraculous escape from the German military juggernaut in the small Belgian town of Mons in 1914, the first major battle that the British Expeditionary Force would face in the First World War, the British really believed that they were on the side of the angels. Indeed, after 1916, the number of spiritualist societies in the United Kingdom almost doubled, from 158 to 309.

Honest, intense, moving, and hilarious, Figure It Out When You Get There is a memoir full of stories that will inspire you to live life first and watch how everything else falls into place. Barak Hullman’s stories are snapshots that illuminate the hidden truths of life. They span from Miami to Edinburgh to Jerusalem and include tales of falling into a pit, meeting King David’s direct descendant, learning how beautiful melodies are made, the insane friend who was worried about Hullman’s mental health, Menachem Begin’s driver, the Hasidic Rebbe who healed with his heart, and inhaling the cigarette of life.

Mis Primeras Promesas de la Biblia desarrollarán fe en los corazones jóvenes, introduciendo a los más pequeños a la Palabra de Dios. Cada promesa utiliza texto simple para describir las promesas de Dios en una manera en la que niños entenderán. Cada página incluye dos versos de las escrituras que refuerzan promesas específicas, junto con una sencilla oración de agradecimiento a Dios.

Snuggle close and help baby learn to thank God for all of His blessings with this book. Rhyming words will make this baby’s favorite book. Narration includes: “Thank You for my teddy bear. Thank You for the clothes I wear. Thank You for the sky so blue. Thank You for my fun toys, too. Thank You for my dog named Pete. Thank You for good food to eat. Thank You for good books to read. Thank You God for everything!”

Larry, the Redneck Shepherd: An enduringly delightful version of Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, the timeless message of the gospel shines through as Larry and the Melvins share their account of an astonishing encounter with God’s plan for the redemption of humanity. Whether you are cute as a speckled pup or so homely, your Momma had to tie a bone around your neck to get the dog to play with you. When you find yourself face to face with Jesus, I hope you open your heart to him like Larry, the Melvins, and countless others have done.

I just want everybody to know if you delight yourself in God, he will give you the desire of your heart. (Psalm 37:4). You will get a miracle when you are ready for a miracle. (John 3:34). Having served in the military and everyday living you are exposed to many dangerous situations and I am so glad that I had the almighty God to lean on. During my tenure in the military I noticed that some soldiers had no spiritual knowledge or wisdom, so, I filled the void in some cases. Furthermore, when you believe and trust in God, he will always have your back. (Isaiah 52:12).

Familiarity and dishonor kill the anointing. The Jews, being the fathers and mothers of the faith, were dishonored and replaced by other church fathers that, along with Emperor Constantine, crafted a religious system that dishonors the Jews and all things Jewish. As a result, the anointing left, and miracles ceased. This distorted religious system affects many Christians until this day.

The Analects of Confucius gathers the teachings or aphorisms of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC). He discusses the morality of government and the individual, social relationships, justice, and sincerity. The philosophical movement of confucianism sprang from the study of these writings.

Nobody should live their lives without being able to achieve their biggest dreams. 2 Corinthians 9:8 mentions: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." The key is feeding your mind with the word of God, and speaking out the word in order to change your perspective on life.

La historia del nacimiento de Jesús se limitó a presentar a los niños pequeños a través de texto fácil. Los niños aprenderán sobre: El ángel Gabriel diciéndole a María que va a tener un bebé; por eso María y José tenían que volver a Belén; el humilde nacimiento de Jesús en un establo; los ángeles que dijeron a los pastores la buena nueva; los magos que siguieron la estrella para traer regalos a Jesús.

Una simple, oración de rima en cada página animará a los más pequeños a hablar con Dios antes de ir a dormir cada noche. Guarda la Palabra de Dios en el corazón del niño mediante el establecimiento de una rutina de acurrucarse, hablar y orar.

Una simple, oración de rima en cada página animará a los más pequeños a hablar con Dios antes de ir a dormir cada noche. Guarda la Palabra de Dios en el corazón del niño mediante el establecimiento de una rutina de acurrucarse, hablar y orar. Texto simple tendrá a los niños pequeños al pendiente de la lectura y memorización de cada oración de agradecimiento.

Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles, but very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. Then, she in turn grew up to teach others, becoming a wise scholar in her own right, the world's first female rabbi! Some say Osnat performed miracles - like healing a dove who had been shot by a hunter! But, perhaps, her greatest feat was to be a light of inspiration for other girls and boys, to show that any person who can learn might find a path that none have walked before.

"You shall have no other gods before me." Does the First Commandment serve any purpose for Christians today? What if the first commandment was meant to serve against a much bigger danger to Christianity than just the gods of Egypt and Rome? What if it was considered paramount because of a very specific threat that still torments the Christian faith today? Sorrow of the Godmakers proposes that superstition—specifically human conjecture about the nature of God—has always presented the greater peril. What God put simply, humans would complicate.

Discipleship is the buzzword today. Many believers are contemplating in a fresh way what it means to take the Great Commission seriously. Rediscovering Discipleship takes the guesswork out of Christian maturity.