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Martin Rodak is a private investigator with a secret weapon: a close-knit group of associates, each with a unique psychic ability. These talents can be useful, but they also come with baggage. Rodak's business is part detective agency, part support group for psychic misfits.In Questions for the Dead, a heist from a Denver auction house becomes something much bigger when Rodak uncovers a murder, and one of his own team is the lead suspect. Now Rodak must expose the real cri...

An apocalyptic supernova flashes over the South Pole. A mysterious mission sent deep into the Amazon. The story of one family’s struggle to reunite …Max Carver, a down-on-his-luck truck driver and Army vet, joins a rescue mission into Brazil. The target is a utopian tech village, the Colony, hidden in the rainforest and run by a charismatic genius. Max’s pregnant wife, Talisha Carver, is the NSAanalyst who intercepted encrypted Colony messages signaling a mysterious impendin...

'Overflow' finds a clear biblical example of a resource church (local churches which exist to influence their region by growing and planting on a regular basis) described in Acts at Antioch, and provides suggestions of lessons we can learn from that church today.This book considers the Antioch church as an example of a church of overflow - a model of a resource church. Birthed out of The Belfrey's call in York to overflow with the presence and power of God into their locality and r...

An accessible and practical introduction to prayer which encourages readers to grow in their relationship with God.A-Z of Prayer is an accessible look through 26 aspects of prayer that will help believers to grow deeper in their communication with God. Each concept is simple enough for anyone new to the faith to understand but has enough depth to help and refresh all believers desiring to deepen their prayer life. Extensive references are included at the end of the book if the read...

An accessible introduction to the Christian faith which helps readers to grow in their relationship with God, help them connect with church and live as followers of Christ in contemporary culture.The A-Z of Discipleship is an accessible look through 26 aspects of discipleship that will help believers to grow deeper in their faith. The concepts are deliberately jargon free and simple enough for anyone new to the faith to understand , but have enough depth to help and refresh all bel...

People love to buy. They love taking home a great product, and they definitely love getting a great deal. But, unfortunately for anyone in sales, people hate being sold. They hate feeling like they've been convinced to buy something or tricked into a purchase - even if they want the product you're selling. That's why sales is harder than ever, and that's why you have to change the way you operate if you want to sell more and keep your customers coming back.This one-of-a-kind sales ...

From essays that focus on the horizon of the text through to essays that consider the horizon of the twenty-first century church, this collection invites reflection on the illumination that hermeneutical awareness brings to biblical interpretation. This Festschrift in honor of Anthony C. Thiselton aims to consider, exemplify, and build upon his insights in philosophical hermeneutics and biblical studies, particularly in relation to Paul and his writings.

From essays that focus on the horizon of the text through to essays that consider the horizon of the twenty-first century church, this collection invites reflection on the illumination that hermeneutical awareness brings to biblical interpretation. This Festschrift in honor of Anthony C. Thiselton aims to consider, exemplify, and build upon his insights in philosophical hermeneutics and biblical studies, particularly in relation to Paul and his writings.

Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Scripture/Hermeneutics)The Bible encompasses a plurality of voices, not only in genre but in perspective. And not surprisingly, interpreters of the Bible have generated a plurality of interpretations. How might biblical scholars work responsibly with and within this plurality? And what are the future directions or possibilities for biblical hermeneutics?The essays in The Futureof Biblical I...

With a unique focus on middle-range theory, this book details the application of spatial analysis to demographic research as a way of integrating and better understanding the different transitional components of the overall demographic transition.This book first details key concepts and measures in modern spatial demography and shows how they can be applied to middle-range theory to better understand people, places, communities and relationships throughout the world. Next, it shows...

What’s the relationship between combating the far right and working for systemic change? What does it mean when fascists intensify racial oppression and patriarchy but also call for the downfall of economic elites or even take up arms against the state?Three way fight politics confront these urgent questions squarely, arguing that the far right grows out of an oppressive capitalist order but is also in conflict with it in real ways, and that radicals need to combat...