South African pastor Andrew Murray and his elder brother, John, studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Both were members of the Het Réveil, a religious revival movement that arose in opposition to theistic rationalism. Murray believed that missionary work was "the chief end of the church". Important to this end is the concept of humility, which he discusses in this work. In his preface he writes "In these meditations I have, for more than...

In the ten years since 90 Minutes in Heaven was published, millions of people worldwide have read the incredible true story of Don Piper's experience with death and life--and in reading they have found their own lives changed. After a semi-truck collided with Don Piper's car, he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next ninety minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to stop and pray for the accident...

Examines the assumptions of Christianity and atheism, and argues, among other issues, that Christianity explains what modern science tells us about the universe and our origins better than atheism.

"Christians depend on God's Word but it's no secret that most Bible versions have translation inaccuracies to a large degree. Wealth Mystery Revealed: What the Greek of the New Testament Really Says about Prosperity!, by Classical Greek language scholar Dr A. Nyland, takes a close look at the information in the New Testament about wealth, finances, and money. You can't afford to be without it!."--

"In this timely and compelling account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo provides a comprehensive, close-up view of how Muslim, Christian, and Jewish groups are working to counter xenophobia. Against the hysteria prevalent in today's media, in which immigrants are often painted as a drain on the public coffers, inherently unassimilable, or an outright...

"In light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a much-needed straightforward comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective. Award-winning scholar John Renard illuminates the similarities as well as the differences between Islam and Christianity through a clear exploration of four major dimensions-historical, creedal, institutional, and ethical...

"The New Testament is full of very different words about healing, but these have been largely ignored by Bible translators. One type of divine healing is instant, but the other type of divine healing is not instant but ongoing, the symptoms may last for some time, and the person may need to change their lifestyle and work along with the healing."--

"A great quotation can provoke thought, brighten a day, even change a life-and here are more than 2,000 great quotes from 101 key figures of the Christian faith. This new compilation of quotations both ancient and modern features a brief bio for each person quoted-from Randy Alcorn, Kay Arthur, and Saint Augustine through Dallas Willard, Philip Yancey, and Ravi Zacharias, not to mention Charles Spurgeon, D. L. Moody, Hannah Whitall Smith, and dozens...

"Who Defines You? Does the mirror define your beauty and who you are? Are you desperately striving for the world's "perfect image" of outer beauty? Or have you given up trying, realizing you'll never be "good enough?" It's time to look deeper, past the surface... It's time to find your true beauty! Get practical, real-life, biblical advice for the issues you deal with every day. Body Image. Beauty. Fashion. Sex. Dating. Self Esteem. Relationships....

"In 1633, at the end of one of the most famous trials in history, the Inquisition condemned Galileo for contending that the Earth moves and that the Bible is not a scientific authority. Galileo's condemnation set off a controversy that has acquired a fascinating life of its own and that continues to this day. This absorbing book is the first to examine the entire span of the Galileo affair from his condemnation to his alleged rehabilitation by the...