Everyone wants everything. 
They just don't know it yet.Advertising is manipulation, and Holt Harding is good at it. At least, she thought she was. Her first time leading a marketing campaign has blown up spectacularly. Now she'll do anything to redeem herself. And desperation calls to something older, darker, and hungrier: the Space.This strange, living force can bend a person's will with just a word. It's the kind of power an advertiser like Holt would ki...

The human heart is a wonderful mystery of rhythmic life and beauty, like music and poetry. Listening to the beat of anothers heart requires being up close, personal and intimate. Trust is essential. In Heavens Heartbeat, author Micah Smith presents a ninety-day devotional dedicated to helping you hear Gods heartbeat. Using anecdotes from his personal life, Micah offers messages to encourage you to hang in there and not give up when times are tough and uncertain. He presents an invitation t...

Sweets the Witch starts off like any other young witch, eating everything her parents give her. As she grows older she starts to only want to eat candy. Even having her teeth fall out doesn't deter her from her goal-to get as much candy as she can on Halloween night to last her all year. She casts a spell to let children know that she will trade their candy for a toy or special wish of their choice (as long as it's a fair trade for their candy). They can trade it all or just a bit, the mor...

WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARDThe first comic ever created by African Americans, for African Americans.Three quarters of a century ago, Orrin C. Evans lead a team of cartoonists to create the first comic book anthology of original Black characters created by Black talent, with the expressed purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry. This was only 8 years after Action Comics #1, 6 years after Captain America #1 and a whole 19 years before...

Bob Jones University is a Christian, fundamentalist, nondenominational liberal arts school in Greenville, South Carolina. BJU was founded in 1927 by Christian evangelist Bob Jones Sr., who was against the secularization of higher education and the influence of religious liberalism in denominational colleges. For most of the twentieth century, BJU branded itself as the “World’s Most Unusual University” because of its separatist culture. Many BJU students come from fundamentalist communities...

Scareplane: He's supposed to save the world, but he just woke up in another dimension.Pending: The subject's journal details his life and lends insight into the boy before he turned into a monster. Before his destructive power brought the world to its knees.The Hatred: After agreeing to house-sit for a mysterious homeowner, a struggling musician starts hearing voices in the middle of the day and h...

***Ember:***The last man on Earth navigates a dangerous landscape, being hunted at every step, as he tries to find the last woman alive.Scareplane: He’s supposed to save the world, but he just woke up in another dimension.Things in the Water: A science experiment goes terribly wrong, transforming a peaceful beachfront home into the most dangerous place on Earth. As the shadows grow darker, evil lurks beneath the surface.

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith.In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, including theology, the humanities, science, math...

What does logic have to do with Christianity?We know that faith means "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). So what part does reason play when we share our beliefs with others? And how can using our God-given intellect help in our own spiritual development?Love Your God with All Your Mind explains the importance of using your mind not only to win others to Christ but also to experience personal spir...

From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between Conflict and Abuse, Schulman directly addresses our contemporary culture of scapegoating. This deep, brave, and bold work reveals how punishment replaces personal and collective self-criticism, and shows why difference is so often used to justify cruelty and shunning. Rooting the problem of escalation in...

This introduction to the field of practical theology reclaims a theological vision for the life and work of the church. Pete Ward dispels the myth that practical theology is a distraction from the "real" tasks of ministry or from serious academic theological work. He argues that practical theology is part of the everyday life of the church and that there are a variety of possible approaches, helping readers evaluate the approach that is most appropriate to their ministerial context and the...

Every church, every organization, has experienced them: betrayal, deception, grumbling, envy, exclusion. They make life together difficult and prevent congregations from developing the skills, virtues, and practices they need to nurture sturdy, life-giving communities.In Living into Community Christine Pohl explores four specific Christian practices -- gratitude, promise-keeping, truth-telling, and hospitality -- that can counteract those destructive forces and help churche...