While hunting for the remaining shards needed to trigger the win condition, Mark, Sasha, Jezebel, and Abby focus on growing their abilities and making new allies within the Crystal Heart Multiverse.Yet, a tortured mind still lurks within Jezebel's mainframe beyond the simulated reality, clawing their way out of the darkness to exact vengeance on those who have wronged them.Warning: This series contains mature content.

A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the YearThe early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial Gospels of Matthew and John.But now with the assistance of computer searches, an a...

This book is a spinoff of the Enthralled series and is intended to be enjoyed after System Ascension (Enthralled, book 4).Mark's memories of everything that happened after he stepped into the Crystal Heart have been erased by Jezebel as part of her deal with Original Mark. He doesn't know that his mind is purely digital, he doesn't know he is only a copy of the original, and he certainly doesn't remember Sasha's betrayal.When his personal assistant...

Moments after the Jar of Stars is returned to its home dimension with unknown consequences, the Crystal Heart administrator makes a game-wide announcement to all NPCs offering a bounty of godhood to anyone who kills Mark or the ones he loves.Forced to immediately flee the tree city of Starglade, the only real option is to crack one of Audra's old Recall Charms and teleport to a location labeled only as "Sanctuary". But will Sanctuary live up to its name?Anc...

Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Honorable MentionGenuine Compassion, Expert Understanding—Explore the New Edition of Understanding Gender DysphoriaFew topics spark more debate today thangender identity, fueling intense discussions across social, political, and cultural spheres. Complex issues like gender dysphoria are often oversimplified into slogans and sound bites, overlooking the lived experiences of those affected and maki...

Helping people navigate gender identity questions today is complex and often polarized work.For clients and families who are also informed by their faith, some mental health approaches raise more questions than answers. Clinicians need a client-centered, open-ended approach that makes room for gender exploration while respecting religious identity.Gender Identity and Faith carves out clinical space for mental health professionals to help people who...

Christian Science is a highly critical essay published in 1907 by Mark Twain, on the beliefs of Christian Scientists. His biographer Paine suggested that Twain had reversed his stance later in life; but, this is unlikely, from his other statements

This compact but dynamite audiobook may be the most stimulating Christian book you'll ever listen to! The Half-Mark Christian is ideal for those who love God but struggle when it comes to obeying Him. If obedience, complying with God's Word and fully submitting to His Will has been a challenge, this audiobook offers practical advice on how to rise above the challenge and enjoy the fullness of God. It is purposely authored to infuse, impact and influence your walk with God.

This comprehensive textbook offers mental health professionals an essential resource for family therapy from a Christian integration perspective.In this updated third edition of Family Therapies, Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells survey and evaluate the major approaches to family therapy and discuss significant issues in psychotherapy as they relate to family therapy. Issues covered include crisis and trauma; marital conflict; separation, divorce, and bl...

What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge?Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. We are inquisitivecreatures by nature, and the unending quest for truth leads us to raise difficult questions about the quest itself. What are the conditions, sources, and limits of our knowledge? Do our beliefs need to be rationally justified? Can we have certaint...

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2025 Book Award (Biblical Studies)This survey textbook by two respected Old Testament scholars is designed to meet the needs of contemporary undergraduate students. The book effectively covers the Old Testament books and major topics in the Old Testament, assuming no prior academic study of the Bible.Mark Gignilliat and Heath Thomas pay attention to the subject matter of the Old Testament: God's rev...

"It is possible to be a Christian without showing the mark, but if we expect non-Christians to know that we are Christians, we must show the mark."Christians have not always presented an inviting picture to the world. Too often we have failed to show the beauty of authentic Christian love. And the world has disregarded Christianity as a result.In our era of global violence and sectarian intolerance, the church needs to hear anew the challenge of this book. Decades ago Francis Schaeffer exh...