Little Kyle is a small seven-year-old when he meets a man, his mothers only ever boyfriend, who he thinks might become his new father. But Rudy, a professional photographer, has other ideas for Little Kyle.

We don’t just go to church anymore. We shop for it.In God v. the Consumer, Kyle Smith McGowan explores what happens when faith collides with preference, when worship becomes a product, and when the line between devotion and demand quietly disappears.Blending personal story with cultural critique, this unflinching reflection asks a disruptive question:Have we shaped God in our image—or have we reshaped Him in the image of the marketplace?...

Our modern culture values freedom, our ability to make choices, but has largely rejected the biblical truth that our human nature has been corrupted by sin. If we don't understand who we are in God's eyes, we cannot appreciate what he has done for us. This book is an easily readable presentation of the controversial yet biblical doctrines that reveal the stunning beauty of God's plan to redeem his chosen people. These are the doctrines of grace that glorify the sovereign God who rules his ...

"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."- Abraham Lincoln to Horace GreeleyWashington, August 22, 1862.So the war was not primarily about slavery. Lincoln was interested in preserving the union so that he would continue to have the financial resources of the South to run the government....

Blackwater Betrayal tells the story of the ruthless, ill-conceived scorched earth actions by the Confederacy of Mill Town, or Milton, on the Blackwater River in the Western Florida Panhandle and the rest of the Pensacola Bay area. It tells the journey of John Geoghegan and how he became a successful blockade runner out of Pensacola. It is the story of Maria Moreno, the Spanish beauty whom John loves and almost loses. It is the story of Johns friend Ben Jernigan, engaged to French-educated ...

A cultural history of how Christianity was born from its martyrs.Though it promises eternal life, Christianity was forged in death. Christianity is built upon the legacies of the apostles and martyrs who chose to die rather than renounce the name of their lord. In this innovative cultural history, Kyle Smith shows how a devotion to death has shaped Christianity for two thousand years.For centuries, Christians have cared for their saints, curating their deat...

Learn the A to Z of building excellent Splunk applications with the latest techniques using this comprehensive guideKey Features\[\*\]This is the most up-to-date book on Splunk 6.3 for developers\[\*\]Get ahead of being just a Splunk user and start creating custom Splunk applications as per your needs\[\*\]Your one-stop-solution to Splunk application developmentBook DescriptionSplunk provides a platform that allows you to sea...

Every day is like Christmas for Caroline, a young blond editor at Presents, the shopping magazine. Every day brings more free Guccis and Pradas for her magazine and her closet. But the actual Christmas is a drag: everyone gets presents. And Caroline is feeling the loss of her mysterious father more than ever. Her fabulous designer mother is in dumpy Branson, Missouri, her redheaded assistant Ursula Heep is scheming behind her back, that creepy receptionist Mrs. Defarge won't stop ...

This book is written with the intent to inspire people, young and old, to discover the joy of dating! While the book is written primarily for teen-agers and young adults, it provides many ideas that would be suitable for adults who are in the dating scene or a for a married couple's date night. Studies have shown the benefits of a healthy dating life for a youth as they grow to maturity and eventually find a spouse. They have also stressed the value of having a regular date night with a sp...

This book documents the history of religious persecution, especially focusing on early Jewish and Christian experiences and the culmination of horrors in the Nazi era, in which six million Jews, over a million Catholics, and many others were put to death for their beliefs. The book then focuses on the many types of religious intolerance in the world today, particularly the genocide against Christians in the Middle East and Africa, and resurgent Anti-Semitism in the Middle East, Europe and ...