Urban Religion

Today's youth face immense challenges, and their role within church communities is often undervalued. Don't Despise Our Youth by David A. Washington offers a powerful call to action to transform youth ministry into a platform where young people are empowered to lead, thrive, and serve alongside their church. Washington writes from his own experience, having come to faith through the work of youth ministry in inner-city Chicago. He credits this ministry with rescuing him from a life of gang involvement, crime, prison, and imminent death, providing the guidance he once lacked.

A novel inspired by the movie Clergy. Piotr Głuchowski not only develops the movie's threads and unveils the resumes of the characters, but also draws from real-life stories to create a new, shocking narrative about the sins of the Church. These are discovered by a journalist, Ludmiła Zakrzewska, the main character of the novel. While conducting her investigation into the ecclesial pedophilia, she has to make a fundamental choice between love and dignity.

It is a tough job harvesting souls, but these extraterrestrial androids are on the most important mission of their long lives.

Nirvana is the story of Karma, cause and effect. An aged philanthropist has a dark secret. Problem being, his years are running out before he can cause change. He has his researchers design a secret suspension device. He will return fifty years later to a hopefully socially changing world. Thirty-five years into his carefully laid plans, things suddenly go bizarre. Greed will unravel his perfect plan.

This is an audiobook for those who want to know what to do when they have 24 hours or less before a disaster strikes. It contains suggestions and tips that you should consider in order to be safe and secure in the 24 hours that you have before disaster hits the part of the city that you live in.

Let’s get into it! Let me tell you about this book "Fine Like Chyna"! It's straight fire, sis! Set in the gritty streets of Chi-Town, this story is all about a young queen named Chyna who's out here SLAYIN'! This girl's got it all - the looks, the hustle, the crew of ride-or-die Foxy Ladies by her side. Together, they're taking on the haters, the ops, and anyone who tries to dim their shine. With paint cans and megaphones, they're sparking a movement that's gonna inspire the whole community. But it ain't all glitz and glamour, you feel me? Chyna's got some real stuff to deal with - ...

Winter Maessen didn't ask for the gift of prophecy. She's happy being a freak - but now everyone thinks she's crazy. Or evil. Goths aren't all the same, you know. Some are Christians.... Christians to whom God sends visions. Students at her university are being attacked, and Winter knows there's more than flesh and blood at work. Her gift means she's the only one who can stop it - but at what price?

Springfields is a village with a lot of secrets, secrets that lure disaster to many. Sylvia, Amelia, and Elisha find themselves caught up in the sinister tale, only to find inner strength they never knew they had. This story is about three women journey in life to help put wandering spirits to rest and bring peace to the people of Springfields. Along the way finding hidden powers they never knew they possessed.

Jake will be dead within the month. At five years old, a brain tumor will cut his life short, and while the doctors can prolong the inevitable, they cannot stop it. His father, Rick, cannot accept the news. Why would God let something like that happen to his son? What did his son ever do to deserve this? Everything changes when a mysterious woman steps into their lives, offering them a way to save Jake. But this offer has risks of its own—and not everyone may make it back. Hesitant at first, they accept her offer, only to be whisked away on an unexpected journey into the fantasy world of ...

Tales of the Talking Picture is a fabulous science-fiction fantasy novel about a boy who comes into possession of an old oval portrait of a woman named Rhiannon Tanglewyst, who happens to be a witch who has been trapped within the picture for centuries. Rhiannon tells Matthew and his troublesome girlfriend, a Goth named Christina, fantastical tales from the future and the past....