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More than merely inspirational! This book prtesents three months of daily devotions in which each passage is explained in easy-to-understand language, the context is shown, and the reader is helped to genuinely understand what the Bible is saying. Emotional, sexual, and financial abuses of innocent people are rampant in many churches today. Predatory pastors and church elders keep power over people by misrepresenting the Bible to them. The goal of this devotional series is to gently educate people who have been abused in churches on the essential concepts of the Christian faith so that they...

The gang of friends: Scruggs, Jack, Penny, Annette, and Jean have got their new clubhouse in place, but they are stormed by Eddy and his gang of pals who specialize in outwitting the Hall of Heroes and making them look ridiculous. Meanwhile, Jean has been assigned by her church's Young Helps group to clean house and assist the mysterious woman who lives by herself in the big, spooky house on a lonely and dark street. Why does Martha Jenkins have no friends, and why does she never leave her house?

In the second book of the Peabody series, Scruggs finds himself caught in the middle of a ring of international spies, and they are trying to get rid of a stolen piece of technology. He has to decide who to trust among the strangers he meets, and he has to rely on his wits and courage as he tries to find a way back to the home he has longed for in Peabody, Wisconsin.

Doc Ericson has just started a llama farm, north of Peabody, Wisconsin, and he asks Penny, Jack, and Scruggs to help out. As soon as they get there, however, strange things begin to happen. Who let the llamas run loose? Is somebody trying to make trouble for Doc Ericson and his llamas? And what about that telescope they discovered? Could it be watching them?

Jo Nicholas is ready for a great summer: new baby sister, new bicycle, and new adventures now that she is in junior high school. And then her cousin Scott arrives. He loves electronics, math, and science. Jo suspects that he just might be a robot. But when he announces that he is atheist, he gets everybody's attention! Meanwhile, information from her father's research company is disappearing. Scott launches his own investigation, and Jo comes right behind him. The two of them form an explosive team as they confront an international team of tech pirates!

Thirteen year old Jo is proud that her parents have decided that she's very responsible. And then her cousin Scott arrives. He says very little, understands electronics, and loves math. Is it at all possible that he is a robot? Jo isn't sure, but Scott makes clear from the beginning that he's a rational atheist. He and Jo share a passion for getting to the bottom of mysteries, so they end up working together, often while arguing. Comedy, adventure, and high calibre Christian content. This series includes discussion of the classical Christian arguments on the evidences of God. Each book can ...

Christian Fundamentalism, including the Independent Fundamental Baptists (IFB) presents itself as the last bastion of faithfulness to the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. And yet the legacy of Christian Fundamentalism is a dark morass of child molesting preachers, financial fraud, and a swarm of odd, bizarre, faddish practices. Having documented the problem of clergy sex abuse in Christian Fundamentalism for 12 years, Jeri Massi presents the reader with undeniable evidence that Christian Fundamentalism is the product of several different influences, and one of them is atheism....

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the blessings that Christians have in Christ, freely given to them through the offices of Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's in their lives. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about Jesus Christ, the Savior of His people, and how Christ provides every spiritual necessity for us. For Christ has made us entirely acceptable to God, and Christ has completely removed any wrath against us, now and forever. In Jesus Christ we have been given acceptance with God, unity with the Blessed in heaven, privilege in prayer, etc. All the love that the ...

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the forgiveness of sins that Christians have in Christ, freely given to them through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's resurrection in their lives. In addition, the book explores the ramifications that our forgiveness in Christ: acceptance with God, unity with the Blessed in heaven, privilege in prayer, etc. Victims of legalistic ...

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about holiness, and how the Bible defines it. For holiness is far more than merely being "separated," as most of Fundamentalism teaches. Indeed, holiness is also about union and gas several other distinctives. In addition, the book explores the ramifications of our holiness that Christ provides for us: acceptance with God, unity with the Blessed in heaven, privilege...

With Pastor Roye on leave for six months, Marshland Baptist Church must find a preacher willing to serve in the interim. Meanwhile, nobody can figure out why the teen car washes are raking in hundreds of dollars in a town out in the middle of nowhere. Good fortune seems to follow the youth group, but the Sheriff is a little suspicious. Still, when the hearty, smiling Bill Manley shows up to be a temp preacher, the church's good luck seems to be holding. Then again .... Narrated with fondness and affection, the Marshland Baptist Chronicles detail the lives of the residents of Marshland, NC, ...

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the joy that Christians have in Christ, freely given to them through the offices of Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's in their lives. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the Love of God freely given to His children through Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's Love in their lives. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the Peace of God freely given to His children through Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's Peace in their lives. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus as the object of our faith. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the Righteousness of God freely imputed to His children through Jesus Christ, and how Jesus Christ, living through us, produces righteousness. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about mercy, and how the Bible defines it as essential to the Christian: both to receive mercy from Christ and to extend mercy to others. For mercy is too often overlooked in Christian Fundamentalism, cast aside in favor of externalized "standards." But the Bible shows us that mercy is closely tied to humility before God. We need mercy, and mercy is required in our ...