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Four well-known authors receive an email telling them they are responsible for a suicide. Their antagonist makes it clear she is out for revenge, and they have no option but to comply. Their task is to post the best story they can imagine online and await judgement. Filled with guilt, anxiety, and even a few murderous tendencies, each writer weaves their tale and hopes for the best. It’ll be the competition of their lives. Who’s story will win? Will anyone survive?

For 21 years, Elias Merrick was a ghost. The night he vanished, he made a vow to God while staring down the barrel of a gun—a vow sealed by a miracle no one could explain. When Elias disappears without a trace, the world assumes he is dead. But Elias does not age. And Elias is not finished. Two decades later, a barefoot man with glowing eyes appears on a street corner in downtown Austin. He speaks truths no stranger should know. He names hidden grief, secret guilt, and prayers whispered only in the dark. Crowds gather. Lives unravel. Hope awakens. They begin calling him the Corner Prophet.

When a mysterious, unsigned letter appears on the pulpit one Sunday morning, everything changes at GracePoint Community Church. What begins as a routine service quickly spirals into something unexplainable—a spiritual shaking that exposes hidden wounds, forgotten faith, and the deep hunger for something real. Pastor Caleb Ransom has built a successful ministry—smooth, efficient, and crowd-pleasing. But as the letter’s ancient words from Revelation 3 unfold, Caleb is forced to confront a haunting truth: Jesus has been standing outside the door all along, waiting to be let back in.

A powerful collection of essays that challenge the dangerous propaganda that is being spread by those who seek to justify Putin’s aggression in Ukraine or shift the blame onto “NATO NATO NATO”. Seasoned antiwar activists, the writers have dedicated their lives to promoting peace and human rights. Sadly, many former colleagues have gone into the camp of “tankies” — those who support authoritarian regimes. Knee-jerk opposition to American foreign policy leads too many people to buy into “anti-imperialist” rhetoric to the point of carrying water for some of the most horrendous ...

Michael Tougias and Adam Gamble had good lives: married with two children each, nice homes in the suburbs, jobs that paid the bills, and frequent fishing trips out on the ocean. But those comfortable lives had cracks in them and soon they found themselves hit by a rogue wave of divorce, financial hardship, addiction, and career upheaval. What kept them going—and helped them navigate the rough waters of middle age—was fishing and friendship.

Driving off the set of an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, Michael, a senior in college, never sees the oncoming car that hits his driver’s side door. Disoriented and languishing, he tries to move, but it’s as though a force is pinning him down. Unable to cope with this reality, he falls unconscious and a spiritual intervention begins. In his altered state, photos flash before his eyes, triggering memories of his past and a glimpse into his future. The 3D images feel so real, so full of depth, that it’s like looking through the lens of a toy viewfinder. But why, why is he seeing these images?

Having finally struck rock bottom in Portland, Oregon, Marina Quantrill hits the road in her janky station wagon, headed for San Francisco. Her drive down the coast offers a sudden streak of good luck: a winning lottery ticket, free muffins, a possible job opening and a chance meeting with the director of the San Francisco Opera! It's all so great that Marina's beaten-down brain grows wary. Is this all really just coincidence, or perhaps some guardian stalker? A wild, enchanting ride from the acclaimed author of Mermaids' Tears and East of the Cookie Tree. "Like so many of Mr. Vaughn's ...

Since the early days of the American republic, political thinkers have maintained that a grossly unequal division of property, wealth, and power would lead to the erosion of democratic life. Yet over the past thirty-five years, neoconservatives and neoliberals alike have redrawn the tenets of American liberalism. Nowhere is this more evident than in our current mainstream political discourse, in which the politics of economic inequality are rarely discussed.

House on Fire! follows Sophie, a young investigative journalist searching for answers, whose sources for a story on leadership principles in a high-purpose organization get mixed up in a series of mysterious fires around Pittsburgh. Listeners follow Sophie as she explores the intersection of faith and servant leadership in high-purpose organizations and discover how to put serving leadership to work in their own high-purpose organization today.

The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The church needs saints to show it how to live out its calling. The witness of the lives of the saints is a powerful testimony to the reality of God’s plan and the possibility for truly following it in one’s life. So often, we do not see this witness. We see hypocrisy and mediocrity among Christians. That is why we must look to the saints - the ones who really followed the words of Christ and let them be carried out fully in their lives. The saints also give us a reason to hope.

A Reader's Study of the Gospels: The Gospel of John assists the listener to understand the fourth gospel's theology and symbolism in presenting Jesus as God’s eternal word, the light of the world, the bread of life, the good shepherd, and much more.

Responding to Mearsheimer's controversial essay blaming the West for the Ukraine crisis, McFaul and Sestanovich put the blame back on Putin and his ideological extremism, denying that NATO expansion provoked him. Mearsheimer replies.

In 1981, a nineteen-year-old American roller skated more than 800 miles across France—alone. No GPS. No phone. Two ski poles, one backpack, and an engagement ring. French Roll is the true story of an outrageous solo journey, skated every beach of the French Riviera, during a gap year between high school and college—and how far confidence can carry you before it starts to collect interest. After working a dangerous job living atop Germany’s highest mountain, Michael receives a letter from his girlfriend asking him to meet her in Barcelona. His plan is audacious and impractical: cross ...

On a snowy winter night, drug cartel assassins bomb the home of FBI Special Agent Nicholas Lee, killing Nick's wife and daughter. But the mortally wounded Nick finds himself propelled to a parallel dimension. Confused, bewildered, staggering under this incomprehensible loss, he finds himself floating in a strange world, ". . . aware that this was not a 'place' per se. He was on a path about the width of railroad tracks, and rather than sky or trees on either side, strings of incandescent lights streamed past him.

Five years ago, Jori-Ray Rose was Senator John Stone’s very beautiful and very secret lover. She was also the person who broke into his house one night and killed his daughter. It was one of Nick Teffinger’s first homicide cases. Every shred of evidence pointed to her—blood, DNA, surveillance, all of it. Teffinger never even had to seriously consider any other persons. The jury agreed and convicted her. Now, five years later, she has escaped from prison and is on the run. Instead of disappearing into the recesses of the world, however, she’s back in contact with Teffinger.

This book is the primary tool for inducing a hypnotic state characterized by deep relaxation, heightened focus, and increased suggestibility. During this phase, you'll receive suggestions and imagery designed to help you overcome fear and promote positive change.

As the twenty-year anniversary of losing his father in the 9/11 disaster approaches, Bryan Rogers takes a sabbatical from his job as a Seattle neurosurgery PA to sail around the world. Halfway through his trip, he felt compelled to enter Yemen's bloody civil war to use his medical skills to save the children. A year into his peace mission, he stumbles on a terrorist plot that would eclipse the one that took his dad, and he is the only person that can thwart it; an around the world chase ensues. The Stones of Yemen will carry readers deep into Yemen's war-torn mountains and into the souls of...

Der Bestseller von Dr. med. Michael Nehls jetzt endlich auch als Hörbuch: Weltweit sinkt die mentale Leistungsfähigkeit, insbesondere schon bei jungen Menschen, während die Depressionsraten dramatisch steigen. Jeder Vierzigste leidet mittlerweile an Alzheimer, und das bei rapide sinkendem Erkrankungsalter. Doch die Ursachen dafür werden nicht beseitigt, ganz im Gegenteil.

In a throwback to the literary era of Mike Hammer and Shell Scott, Denver private investigator Bryson Wilde lives in an edgy 1952 world where the women are dangerous, cigarettes dangle from ruby-red lips, and the nights are hotter than Havana asphalt. In this riveting pulp noir thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last minute, Wilde finds himself spiraling into a string of murders, with the next one likely to come by Friday.

The Final Frontier is a unique and striking exploration of the consistencies, common elements, and recurring themes associated with the Near-Death Experience. This examination is based on the accounts of 286 people who had the experience. Less than one-third of the respondents associated with this research had any knowledge of NDEs before their experience. Their NDEs' events, descriptions, and sensations do not differ in a meaningful way from those with prior knowledge.