Religious Nonfiction

The messianic beliefs of radical LDS fundamentalists Dan Lafferty and his brother Ron drove them to commit an unspeakable crime.This is a riveting, raw, and unfiltered look at the Lafferty family saga from a daughter who lived it, and of her journey to self-love and forgiveness. Rebecca Lafferty...

The success of books such as Elaine Pagels’s Gnostic Gospels and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity--truths that may have been lost, buried, or even forbidden by institutional religion over...

A Solemn Journey Through Centuries of Faith, Fire, and Blood. The history of the Christian faith is written not just in ink, but in the blood of those who stood firm against the turning tides of culture and empire. The Martyrs' Record: From the Roman Colosseum to the Modern Age offers a sweeping panorama of the ultimate sacrifice, tracing the lineage of courage from the sandy floors of ancient arenas to the silence of modern prison cells. David Michael Curtis guides the reader through the defining eras of persecution, examining the lives of men and women who counted the cost and found it ...

Read by the authors. Does gaining power, possessions, and popularity lead to happiness and fulfillment? Or does inner transformation and self-sacrificial love bring the most joy and satisfaction? New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford and scholar Bryan Litfin dive into these...

Most people believe that hell is the final state of the condemned following the final judgment. At the same time, many people cannot comprehend why God created hell for the unsaved. Respected church fathers held a variety of views dating back to the early centuries of the church. This book...

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What is God saying to you in your dreams? Decoding Your Dreams is a beginner’s guide to understanding the true source of our dreams, dream classifications, and even dream symbols. This book answers questions like: Can we control our dreams? I used to dream all the time. Why has my dream life...

What would you do for twenty-four hours if the only criteria were to pursue your deepest joy? Dan Allender's lyrical book about the Sabbath expels the myriad myths about this "day of rest," starting with the one that paints the Sabbath as a day of forced quiet, spiritual exercises, and religious...

TLC's Counting On breakout stars Jeremy and Jinger Vuolo share their love story, a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives together, and the hope that drives them every day. Jinger Vuolo did not have what you'd call a typical childhood. The sixth child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's...

The Christian walk is sometimes filled with potholes, rocky paths, and steep hills. Yet the Lord is there making the way straight. June Foster shares her journey—the joys and the trials—through fifty devotionals she'd written over the last ten years. Some are geared toward those of us who've reached the twilight years, yet all embrace the joy and peace only a life with Jesus can offer. Come alongside June as she explores God's word and rejoices in the Lord. Leave your cares and join the dance in a field of daisies.

Just in time for Lent, these little tales will help you in your finding just the right thing to read to your children each day, morning or evening, to help them find their path to faith. Light-hearted in tone, but serious in meaning, these stories will be a favorite not just at Lent, but for family worship time. The stories are gathered from the life experiences of a mother, grandmother and Christian author, and Traveler dearly hopes these bring you and your children closer to each other and to the Good Lord who created us with a thought, who redeemed us with his life and death and who ...

For far too long, the church has tried to make disciples using a one-size-fits-all approach. Some churches advocate 1-on-1 discipling, others try getting everyone into a small group, while still others training through mission trips or service projects. Yet others focus all their efforts on...

The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, Ruthless tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his father. Ron Miscavige's personal, heartfelt story is a riveting...

*** The book includes versions in three languages: English, Hebrew, and Persian. ״It began in the shelter inside our home, sitting with my children as sirens wailed and explosions echoed - dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles flying toward us, some falling not far away, others intercepted in the sky above. Why do they hate us so much? That question led to an intense journey of investigation and to Double-Edged Sword.״ This book follows the path of a single mortar shell that returned to the land where it was made - carrying within it the untold story of a region shaped by power, faith, and...

“A transition will be one of the greatest tests of your leadership, but it will also serve as one of the greatest rewards and testimonies of your legacy.” —Tom Mullins Successfully handing off the leadership baton to the next leader is essential to give our organization the best...

Discipleship occurs when someone answers the call to learn from Jesus how to live his or her life as though Jesus were living it. The end result is that the disciple becomes the kind of person who naturally does what Jesus did. How the church understands salvation and the gospel is the key to...

The struggle against abortion in our nation has been going on a long time. Sometimes it seems like an evil that will never go away. People want to get involved in the fight, but it feels futile, and increasingly the culture tells Christians to stay out of politics. Longtime activist Rev. Frank...

Nigeria is one of the most religious nations on earth. It is also one of the most morally broken. Churches and mosques dominate the landscape. God’s name is invoked in politics, courts, elections, and everyday speech. Public officials swear oaths on the Bible and the Qur’an. Criminals pray. Corrupt leaders fast. Killers invoke God. Yet corruption thrives. Justice collapses. Elections are stolen. Violence is normalized. Hypocrisy is rewarded. In NIGERIA: A Very Religious Nation, A Very Ungodly People , social commentator Frederick Amakom delivers a fearless moral indictment of a society ...

Don’t settle for less than what God can do. We often face situations in life that are hard. Whether it be a job loss, a difficult marriage, or problems with the kids—harsh storms come, and we can quickly feel overwhelmed, even desperate. In the beginning of creation, God entered the darkness...

In the first edition of The Mormon Mirage, Latayne C. Scott shared her remarkable journey out of Mormonism as she uncovered shocking inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions in the faith she had loved and lived.Thirty years later, Mormonism and Mormon scholarship have evolved with the...