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The Gospel of John is written with one goal: To show that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God. To do that, John focuses on two key themes: The amazing miracles He did and His atoning death, burial and triumphant resurrection from the grave. The first eleven chapters discuss key miracles He performed during His ministry: Turning water into wine, healing a child near death, healing a paralyzed man, feeding 5,000, walking on water, healing a man born blind, raising a man from death. The final ten chapters focus on Jesus death and life again, as well as the final words He left His Apostles ...

The village of Dowery is in danger, not from imps, serpent kings, giant spiders, fat witches, or wolfcats, but from the worst monsters in all the land. Trolls, great hulking beasts, descend annually from the nearby mountain, stealing the harvest food and wreaking havoc. Every year a warrior goes up the mountain to fight the troll and every year the man disappears and a new troll descends. When a series of accidents, calamities, and childish bad decisions cause the harvest storehouse to be ruined, young Willem realizes he has doomed his home to the wrath of an unfed troll. Rashly, he takes ...

Hard-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, is haunted by a litany of terrifying apparitions, each bent on redeeming the old man's soul before Christmas Day is come. Charles Dickens' seminal holiday masterpiece has delighted readers for generations, but over the years many of its words and phrases have become antiquated to modern readers. The text in this edition has been altered slightly to accommodate those who might not be familiar with some of the original author's mid-19th-century terminology. In addition are fifteen new illustrations to accompany the timeless tale. The original, unaltered ...

Sixteen-year-old albino Drake Stevenson lives a life alone in his world of video games and comic books, dreaming of one day saving a real princess. But fantasy becomes reality when his lawyer father suffers a heart attack, and the Stevensons are forced to move to flyover country in order to take up the family business: stewardship of the oldest and largest cemetery in the state.

The epic fantasy series continues with a desperate plea for a King to leave his country to search the land he almost ruled. The Old Lands suffer under the specter of war, a power hungry religious zealot feuds with a glory-seeking monarch, and all the while, the most prized relic in human history waits to be unearthed. Mystery, adventure, surprises and more await you in the third book in the KINGDOM OF ARTHUR series...

The latest chapter in the DISHONORED anthology focuses on Hideo Moritama, the most prolific and infamous King in the history of Yato. The final book in the Hideo trilogy focuses on the King's two sons, both vying for their father's throne and plotting a takeover of the Kingdom. As they feud, dangers new and old begin to threaten the realm, and the King in the middle of it all finds himself helpless to stop the tragedy on the horizon.

The world is broken, split in two by ancient magic gone wrong. One half is a frozen wasteland where survival means stealing, fighting, and never trusting anyone. The other half is a floating paradise of wealth and comfort, where no one lifts a finger to help those beyond their borders. For generations, the two halves have remained separate, each believing the other is either a myth or beneath their notice. But when a desperate thief named Namath unleashes catastrophic magic from the forbidden mountains, both halves of the world face annihilation... and unlikely heroes from both sides will ...

One hundred and fifty poems of praise, hope, and prophesy fill the inspired book of Psalms. This verse by verse commentary explores each wonderful Psalm, finding the meaning, beauty, and message of love for the Master contained in each poem. Volume two covers Psalms 51-100.

The latest chapter in the DISHONORED anthology focuses on Hideo Moritama, the most prolific and infamous King in the history of Yato. In this second of three books chronicling his rise and fall, readers will explore the many forces vying for control over the Kingdom. Hideo is the anointed one, chosen to rule by the gods, according to the shaman Bakshi. Shida holds the throne in the capital of Toriyama, being the daughter of the deceased King Hironobu. Around both of these warring figures are ambitious underlings, each with their own plots and plans and desires to take the throne for ...

Alberto Erimos, a humble and reclusive inventor, tinkers away as he designs "helper bots," the most advanced artificial creations the world has ever seen...except the world hasn't seen it, because they're not for sale, not for show, and certainly not for use by the military industrial complex. But when a neighboring country is overtaken by a power-hungry dictator, Alberto discovers his designs are being used to mechanize the warlord's army. All his plans for a quiet life, a legacy of creation, and a quiet hope for love are upended, forcing the inventor to confront the world outside his ...

Green skin, raggedy clothes, eyebrows for days -- Gru looked like a normal, ordinary cave troll from the village of Pirestat. Little did the town around him know, Gru was harboring a horrible secret. Instead of hunting for goats, or frightening humans that crossed over their bridges, Gru loved to read. When his secret is discovered, the horrified village drives him away. On the run and all alone, he meets others who, like him, are outcasts, misfits, and lost souls. Together they embark on an adventure full of friendship and peril, fleeing from the grasp of the monstrous Troll King, as Gru ...

Forced into retirement by a young and cruel King, Sir Eric of Mead wanders into a tavern, alone, distraught, and utterly aimless. But when rumors reach his ears of a conspiracy and a plot orchestrated by his Kingdom's greatest foe (a plot which may involve the new King himself), the old warrior rises to face down the threat, determined to prove to others, and to himself, that there remains a little fight left in his elder body. THE ELDER KNIGHT's journey takes him on a vast continent-spanning adventure, where he faces down challenges both deeply personal and frighteningly fantastical!

A verse by verse study of the amazing book of Romans. Designed for high school to lower-college readers.

The pirate ship known as "The Song of Vengeance" sails up and down the Purple Sea, along Shoto’s western coast. Though they typically did not welcome newcomers, these criminals find themselves in the middle of a vast conspiracy organized by a power-hungry warlord. Scoundrels though they are, they might also be the only hope of stopping a terrible evil from securing ultimate power...or at least, that's the story they're selling. The question is, are you buying it?

In the mid-20th century, a routine mission to the moon resulted in an unmanned rocket missing its mark and tumbling toward the sun. The rocket was presumed lost. Life went on. A century later, the rocket came back. Believed at first to be a piece of space debris, it was soon confirmed to match the description of the ship from the long-lost moon mission. It looks like our rocket, it feels like our rocket, but it is not our rocket. What is it? How did it get here? Who sent it? And why... Debris is a science-fiction story full of mystery, adventure, and contemplation on the human condition and...

This verse-by-verse study of GENESIS takes the reader on a journey spanning over two-thousand years of human history. Man's beginnings in the garden, his first exposure to temptation and sin, the flood of Noah, the call of Abraham, the offering of Isaac, the trials and tribulations of Jacob, and the faithfulness of Joseph, and so much more is brought to life in this study. Fundemental questions that people have asked for ages are answered here: Are we alone? Why are we here? Do we matter? Genesis has the answers, and they point us to the Maker and Master of everything, the One who formed us...

A series of shocking deaths forces a Connecticut father and son back to their hometown in rural Louisiana. While investigators unravel the reason behind the killings, long-buried remnants of a traumatic childhood come back to life. Buried Deep is a slow-burn horror that explores the dangers of dark family secrets, and the demons that can latch onto them...

The epic fantasy series continues with a Queen in peril, a wounded Knight called to her aid, and a long-vanished Magi thrust back into the world. While the Old Lands suffer at the hands of a new threat, the New Lands are forced to contend with an old foe, once dormant for a millennia, but now awakened. Suspense, adventure, romance, and thrills await you in the fourth book in the KINGDOM OF ARTHUR series...

Exodus is not about freedom. It is about bondage. The book’s two halves are distinct in structure, but not in theme. The first half is narrative-driven, focusing on Israel’s bondage to Pharaoh and God’s work to break the chains that held them to Egypt. The second half is highly procedural, focused on recording a list of commandments and expectations of the Lord. And yet, the two halves fit together once you realize that Exodus is not about freedom, but about bondage. Israel was in bondage to Egypt, but God wanted them for Himself. So, He broke Pharoah, redeemed Israel, and brought ...

The book of Revelation CAN be understood. It was not meant to be a mysterious book of secrets. Beneath the vivid illustrations of the Apostle John is a simple message of victory in Jesus over the Devil. This verse by verse commentary walks the reader through the Book, breaking down each vision, prophesy, metaphor and lesson in a clear and easy to follow format.