The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society. This book examines the extensive powers that Israel's Supreme Court arrogated to itself since the 1980s and traces the history of the transformation of its legal system and the shifts in the balance of power between the branches of government. Centrally, this shift has put unprecedented power in the hands of both the Court an...

The origins debate has been raging for over 200 years, partly because no approach thus far proposed by creationists is scientifically testable.This short book describes a new approach to the origins debate: the blueprint approach.Did the Creator leave behind a blueprint of His creation that predates all modern science? Does this blueprint describe the universe with enough detail and accuracy to allow us to compare what it says with what we can observe using scientific instrum...

Every word in the six-day Genesis Creation account describes the origins of the universe and life on Earth, and every discovery and observation by science leads to an understanding of when and how the universe came to be, often in seeming contradiction to Genesis. Can they both be right?This short book carefully examines the relationship between scientific theory and biblical teachings by looking at the Genesis account of what happened, when it happened, and how it happened, and com...

This book is a compilation of the Rebbe's answers to questions about Torah and science, subject by subject, synthesizing his many letters on these topics. Every attempt is used to present his original words. Topics relating to the creation of the universe and life on Earth are addressed, as well as the Rebbe's approach to questions about Torah and science. The fundamental principle guiding the Rebbe's answers is that science cannot contradict religion. Religion/ Torah is true, and science ...

Every word in the six-day Genesis creation account describes the origins of the universe and life on Earth. Yet the scientific discoveries and observations that contribute to our understanding of when and how the universe came to be often seem to contradict Genesis. Can they both be right?This book examines questions about the universe and life by trying to clarify what science knows and what Genesis actually says. The Bible is the blueprint of creation, so scientific facts cannot c...

Readers' Favorite International Book Award Winner.Were the heavens and the earth created 6,000 years ago, as the Biblical Genesis Creation account suggests? Or, did the universe expand into existence nearly 14 billion years ago from a spontaneous "Big Bang" as modern science has described? Both dates cannot be right. Or can they?Imagine medieval manuscripts, written some 800 years ago, that could help us decipher Genesis chapter 1 and thereby pinpoint exactly when the univers...

An MBA from Heaven, in a most practical way, shows you how to build a successful career and business while contributing to a fair and just society. In a cohesive and engaging narrative it answers the big questions that preoccupy employers and employees. Real business stories are used to illustrate a huge range of topics. and many of the lessons apply to other life situations.The book's overarching goal is to help everyone in a company grow, advance, and contribute to the firm's succ...

Is it possible to combine faith and science to fully understand the beginning of the universe and the origins of time and space?Scientific discovery and the Big Bang theory go into exquisite detail about the development of the universe after that first instant, but we remain in the dark about how it all began.Or do we?Join the authors in a riveting exploration of science's latest advancements in cosmology, and the Bible's esoteric dimension, which teaches the deepes...

Is it possible to combine faith and science to fully understand the origins of life, and the appearance and development of animals?In what is known as the Cambrian explosion, many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record with no apparent ancestors in earlier rock layers. These animals had complex body plans, blood, and unique behavioral characteristics.Join the authors in a riveting exploration of the latest scientific advances in understanding the fossil record, and ...

It is hard to deny that todayÆs world can seem apathetic toward Christians. Some may look down at their iPhones when we mention God, motion for the check when we bring up church, or casually change the subject when we talk about prayer. In a world full of people whose indifference is greater than their desire to know Christ, how can we dream of growing the church?In Contagious Disciple Making, David Watson and Paul Watson map out a simple method that has s...

What does it mean to be a good leader? Do you believe that leadership is a biblical idea?Founded by John C. Maxwell in 1996, EQUIP™ is dedicated to equipping Christians with the leadership skills needed for advancing the Great Commission in their communities, workplaces, and churches. This curriculum, featuring Maxwell's core leadership teachings, has been translated into 35 languages and taught in over 100 countries, and has already effectively trained over one million le...

This "brilliant" book by an M.I.T. trained physicist "demands the attention of anyone who wonders if God must be exiled from the modern, enlightened mind" (David J. Wolpe, author of Why Faith Matters).In his first book since 2002's acclaimed The Hidden Face of God, popular scientist Gerald Schroeder combines decades of scientific research and biblical study to present a groundbreaking new theory of how to understand God. With riveting chapters on t...