Creation or evolution? This debate is one of the most vital issues of our time. It is extremely important for all people to know the truth about origins. The Christian especially needs to know the truth of the Genesis account of creation. After all, if the Bible is false on its very first page, then how can any rational person have confidence in what follows from it? Fortunately, you don’t need a doctorate in science to understand the basic lines of scientific evidence that surrounds the creation/evolution controversy. Nor do you need a theological degree to understand the basic theology and moral implications of creation. Written and reviewed by a wide variety of experts, Creation Basics & Beyond offers a thorough yet understandable introduction to the basic questions involved in the creation/evolution debate.
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis, he’s just a normal Italian teenager - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured he is recruited to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders. Now Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.
You’re invited on a journey of suspense and the supernatural as four of your favorite bestselling authors team up for a unique series. From the minds of Bill Myers, Frank Peretti, Angela Hunt, and Alton Gansky, Invitation compiles the first four episodes of Harbingers. Each following a different character: Brenda (the street-hustling tattoo artist who sees images of the future), The Professor (the atheist ex-priest ruled by logic), Andi (the professor’s brilliant but geeky assistant who sees inexplicable patterns), and Tank (the naive, big-hearted jock with a surprising connection to a healing power). Brought together for the first time, the four soon realize pockets of darkness are emerging throughout the world. Whether it involves a mysterious house, the inexpiable death of animals around the world, or an otherworldly little girl, each puzzle they solve brings them closer to the ultimate explanation of what’s happening. But will they discover the truth in time?
September 1999 - A series of apartment bombings in Moscow shock the world. The Russian government immediately blames Chechen terrorists, and Oleg Kraskin, a sharp young lawyer in love with the president’s daughter - has no reason to doubt it. Yet when he joins the First Family of Russia, and the president’s personal staff, he has no idea how radically the bombings will one day altar the course of world events, or what role he himself will play.
September 2001 - Just after the Twin Towers and the Pentagon are attacked, Marcus Ryker enlists in the Marines and is sent to Afghanistan to defend his country. In time, he joins the United States Secret Service and works his way up to the elite Presidential Protection Detail. It’s his dream job, until a tragic accident causes him to rethink his priorities. Neither Marcus nor Oleg are aware of just how much they themselves will change history when their paths cross in The Kremlin Conspiracy by Joel C. Rosenberg.
Is there more than one way to get to heaven? In How Good is Good Enough? bestselling author Andy Stanley addresses this popular belief held even among Christians. But believing that all good people go to heaven raises major problems - is goodness not rewarded then? Is Christianity not fair? Maybe not. Readers will find out why Jesus taught that goodness is not even a requirement to enter heaven - and why Christianity is beyond fair. The author leads believers and skeptics alike to a grateful awareness of God's enormous grace and mercy.
When rebellion creeps into their family, Charlie and Alice realize their approach to raising children isn’t working, and they start searching for answers. But is it too late? FamilyLife’s first feature film explores the joys and heartaches of parenting. Through a story that unfolds over 50 years, Charlie and Alice discover the power of family and their need for God. Like Arrows stars Micah Lynn Hanson and Alan Powell, and is executive produced by Alex and Stephen Kendrick, Dennis and Barbara Rainey, and Bob Lepine.
Scholars have identified more than eighty specific Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled during the two days we now celebrate as the passion of Christ. Their implications are enormous, for they reveal that Jesus was not an unsuspecting victim. Instead, He died exactly in the manner God intended. The fulfillment of prophecy authenticates that Christ was, indeed, the promised Messiah. And Jesus said, "...all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled" (Luke 24:44). The Prophecies of the Passion is a 58-minute documentary that explores millennia of Biblical revelation and its fulfillment through the life and death of Jesus Christ. For those who already believe in the miracle of the Christ's death and resurrection, this film provides a new source of insight, encouragement and confirmation of faith. For those who doubt, it is a powerful apologetic argument for the veracity of the Scriptures and the life of Christ.
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