You Don't Have to Die and Go to Hell: God's Promise of Salvation is a powerful, plainspoken guide for anyone who has ever wondered if it's too late to be saved. With decades of experience preaching and teaching, Dennis Wilson speaks to those who feel disqualified by sin, broken by guilt, or distant from God. This book isn't written for perfect people-it's written for real people.In Part One, Wilson exposes the lies that keep people trapped: "I'm too far gone," "I a...

Harlan and Ellis were born and raised on the frontier, one the son of a cattleman, the other an orphan. Conflict erupts as their boyhood paths cross, and the animosity born that day continues to grow, nurtured by arrogance and righteousness. As the turn of the twentieth century approaches, they go their own way seeking adventure and eventually come home the worse for wear. Seeing no way to keep their lives from becoming entwined, and being men of good character, they decide to move on in a...

Children learn early on about animals in the zoo and their strange and humorous antics. This story in sonnet poetic form shows how animals teach the values of self-acceptance and the importance of being true to one's self in spite of outside pressures. The rhyming stanzas and alliteration of similar sounding words make this a delightful story with an introduction into basics of poetry. The author draws on his experience as an educator and poet to blend a funny story with a positive moral p...

Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson, by Jack Skelley, is a story cycle depicting the life and death of Beach Boys Drummer Dennis Wilson and his relationship with serial killer Charles Manson. The stories – fictionalized accounts based on documented research – include Dennis Wilson's encounters with Manson and the Manson Family. The book also includes passages of verse. These include an "Epilogue Remix – Beach Boys Beach Boys Villanelle." Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson is a chapbook publishe...

This book provides both evidence-based scientific studies and practical guidance to enhance the welfare of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry at slaughter. Temple Grandin and Michael Cockram have brought together a range of international experts to prepare chapters on philosophical and ethical views on the slaughter of farmed animals. These include welfare issues and their assessment, the condition of animals on arrival and their management during lairage, animal handling, methods of humane s...

An " engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles" from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more ( Publishers Weekly).Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the tens of millions of Americans living in "near poverty"? In this book, some of the country's most prominent scholars, businesspeople, and community activists answ...

"This study Bible is a must-have to help us see Jesus Christ throughout the whole Bible." —biblereviewguys.comThe ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible is designed to help readers see Christ in all of Scripture, and grace for all of life.It features book introductions, gospel-centered study notes, and a series of all-new articles—written by a team of over 50 pastors and scholars. This content explains passage-by-passage how God's redemptive purposes culminate in th...

This is a sad, strange and touchingly heroic book. It tells of a mad, misguided adventure: one man's attempt to conquer Mount Everest.Maurice Wilson belonged to the 'lost generation'. He fought in the First World War, winning the Military Cross, but found the transition to civilian life difficult. He led a restless, rootless life and suffered ill-health. This changed mysteriously in 1932 when through, it would seem, a combination of prayer and fasting he cured himself. His Mount Ev...

The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God's Word. These 12-week study lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) Reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) "Gospel Glimpses" highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) "Whole-Bible Connections" show how any given passage connects to the Bible's overarching story of redemption, culminating i...

Hit the road, Jack! Take a train, a plane, or even a ship! Wherever he goes, and however he gets there, Jack Benny is always good for a laugh. Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson come along for the ride in sixteen travel themed adventures in this 8-CD collection.Climb aboard for coast to coast clowning, with special appearances by the infamous racetrack “tout” (Sheldon Leonard) and the reliable railway announcer (Mel Blanc). “Train leaving ...

Designed to strengthen the global church with a widely accessible, theologically sound, and pastorally wise resource for understanding and applying the overarching storyline of the Bible, this commentary series features the full text of the ESV Bible passage by passage, with crisp and theologically rich exposition and application. Editors Iain M. Duguid, James M. Hamilton, and Jay A. Sklar have gathered a team of experienced pastor-theologians to provide a new generation of pastors and oth...

Do you relish the ridiculous? Get ready for realms of absurdity only possible with radio comedy! Here's a selection of some of Jack's best sketches, parodies, and far-fetched fables -- with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, and a few surprise guests (including Humphrey Bogart)!The play's the thing! Whether it's a lush romance, a leather-pounding western drama, a hard-boiled detective thriller, or a tale of rip-roaring adventure, you can coun...