Church Rocks

Ever wonder what it's really like to visit a new church? This honest journey through 52 churches in 1 year reveals the beautiful diversity and troubling divisions within American Christianity. When Peter DeHaan set out to visit a different Christian church every Sunday for an entire year, he expected to learn about worship styles. What he discovered was far more profound: churches where visitors are truly welcomed and others where they're ignored; congregations clinging to the past and those embracing innovation; communities overflowing with genuine love and gatherings marked by lonely ...

For over two thousand years, the Catholic Church has relied on both Holy Scriptures and its Living Tradition to explain the Word of God. This highly readable and informative history of that amazing tradition recounts the major schisms, heresies, and slanders that were aimed at the Church in each danger-filled generation and how the Church countered those attacks. No student of the Catholic Church can ignore its traditions and its need for a teaching authority—a Magisterium. From the Fathers of the Church to recent popes, from Doctors of the Church to its saints, the human race has ...

A geologist’s revelatory invitation to discover how our planet’s seemingly inert bones pulse with unexpected vitality If you listen, can you hear the stones speak? The question seems absurd. After all, rocks are lifeless, inert, and silent. In The Whispers of Rock, earth scientist Anjana...

Contemporary Christian music-it is the innovation of the hour in our age of church history. It has taken the Bible believing church by storm. When a fundamental church institutes CCM as it’s musical style, it always moves into the new evangelical hemisphere. Where CCM comes, new evangelicalism follows, as certainly as the tail follows the dog. Reverent worship disappears, sound doctrine declines, and the holy living is despised. Why does this happen? This wonderfully written book will give you the answer. Missionary Spencer Smith confronts the issues with a loving approach that instructs ...

Does the Bible support the authority of the Papal Office? KJV vs. Catholicism, Volume 3: Christ the Rock and the Papal Office presents a systematic, verse-by-verse analysis of the core claims of the Roman Catholic Church. Using the King James Version as the exclusive standard, this volume directly challenges the doctrines of papal supremacy, infallibility, and authority. The book argues that the titles and offices claimed by the Pope—such as "Holy Father," "Vicar of Christ," "Head of the Church," and "the Rock"—are a direct usurpation of the exclusive, non-transferable offices belonging...

WALKING IN LOVE. Nobody did it better than Jesus. Love ultimately led Him to the point of laying down His very own life for the sake of others. He set aside His personal preferences. He overlooked the wrongs He suffered. He was quick to forgive and quick to to restore. He prayed for those who despitefully used Him. And what a difference He made because of that. Multiplied millions of lives have been changed because this one Man dared to obey God and walk the Love Walk.

No matter your season of life as a woman, you long to be loved and appreciated. But perhaps most days you're left feeling unseen, unheard, or unknown. Though centuries apart from your life today, the women who knew Jesus faced similar fears and insecurities. Their names aren't etched onto the pages of Scripture, but they are etched into the heart of God. In this book, Paige Allen invites you to take a second look at the life-changing encounters of seven unnamed women who came face-to-face with Jesus in the Bible.

After making an unexpected connection with God via a mysterious self-help book and a 1-800 number, one man embarks on an unlikely spiritual quest in this “remarkably creative” (Kirkus Reviews) novel from Grammy Award–winning musician and New York Times bestselling author Rick Springfield...

Journey into the mind of the Sonic Mystic with The Jimi Hendrix Book of Quotes. Explore the philosophy of the Electric Church, the art of the guitar, and the wisdom of the 1960s counter-culture. Perfect for fans of Jimi Hendrix biographies, music history, and creative inspiration, this volume deconstructs the intuition and innovation of the world's greatest guitarist. "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Jimi Hendrix did not just play the guitar; he surrendered to it. He was a philosopher of the frequency who viewed the world through a prism of sound and soul. From the legendary stage at...

In this “powerful story about the healing every man needs” (John Eldredge, New York Times bestselling author), a near-fatal attack by an enraged grizzly bear leads to an unexpected encounter with God for alpha male Greg Matthews. Greg Matthews was the ultimate poster-boy for masculinity...

This engaging and inspirational book by Carl Lentz, the rock star pastor of Hillsong NYC, shows us the way toward a more connected, spiritually-grounded, and fulfilled life. When you think of a Christian pastor, you probably don’t envision a tattooed thirty-something who wears a motorcycle...

The acclaimed novel of the early years after the Resurrection, and the power of a Gospel, a Church, and a new World, is now available in a convenient ebook edition. Walter F. Murphy, author of the bestselling novel The 'Vicar of Christ,' engages the epic grandeur of the Resurrection and the heroic struggle of Simon Peter to spread the good word that the kingdom of God is at hand. His journey is harrowing: he flees from Jerusalem to Galilee and, after further fascinating travels, finally arrives in Nero's Rome. The story unfolds in epic scope filtered through the skeptical but insightful ...

Build an unshakeable foundation of faith grounded solely in the King James Bible. "A Solid Rock Foundation: Strength for the Storms Ahead" equips serious Bible students with the tools to discover biblical truth for themselves, free from the potentially distorting lens of institutional church doctrines. Author David Michael Curtis introduces the Sentinel Threefold System (UAD)—Uncovering Philosophical Fallacies, Analyzing Logical Fallacies, and Defending Truth through the KJV Topical Bible Study Method—a rigorous approach designed to provide certainty and assurance based on God's Word ...

Step into the vast and captivating world of African architecture with the new eBook, Architectural Marvels of Africa's Panorama. This compelling narrative invites you to embark on an awe-inspiring journey through time - exploring ancient structures and marvels that span the diverse African continent. Opening the portal with Africa’s noteworthy architectural heritage, this narrative weaves its way through the grandeur of the ancient Egyptian edifices extending beyond just the remarkable pyramids. Unravel the hidden gems of the Kush kingdom in Nubia and behold the awe-striking spectacle of ...

“I love Keith, and while we haven’t been dating, we have been there for each other through everything.” The Double K Ranch is just a few minutes from the shores of Lake Michigan, nestled in the rolling woodlands of West Michigan. This majestic, yet rustic resort is a place where singles, couples, and families come to experience hiking trails, fishing, swimming, and a world-class disc golf course. Unbeknownst to guests, the ranch is also home to some challenges the owners are struggling with to keep the ranch afloat. The Double K Ranch is struggling, and the eldest son and accountant ...

"Minimalist Marketing is loaded with solid research and easily digested ideas. Joe gives us a vocabulary and a system to get traction in our marketing." - Jack Allen, PhD, author of The Mindset for Success "As soon as I started reading Minimalist Marketing, I had a hard time putting it down." - Ashley Brooks, PhD, owner of Restoration Counseling "This book should be the go-to guide for anyone wanting to get ahead of the curve when it comes to engaging your customer." - Josh Taylor, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, University of Mobile "If you are struggling to get your message in ...

Introducing John Wesley. Ned Carter, an eighteenth-century boy of thirteen, has been working in the dangerous coal mines in northern England since he was five. He desperately wants to save his little brother Pip from the same fate. Like so many poor English families of the day, even the young children of the Carter family must earn money to pay the bills. Now Pip is turning five and Ned must find a way to prevent his parents from sending Pip into the coal mines. But when Ned has an accident, Pip’s fate seems sealed—without Ned’s income, his father is sure to act. But instead of the ...

Before he was Peter the Apostle, he was Shimon — a Galilean fisherman with a family, a trade, and a life carefully built on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. But when Shimon encounters John the Immerser preaching repentance in the wilderness, and later meets Yeshua of Nazareth — a teacher who speaks of the Kingdom of God as present reality — everything begins to change. Renamed Kepha — the Rock — he is drawn into a movement that will challenge religious authority, confront the power of Rome, and demand more of him than he ever imagined. As political tension rises and expectations ...

When you ask people the question, you usually get many different answers. Some see God as an authoritarian leader or dictator, others see Him as aloof and distant. Still, others see Him as a father figure concerned with even the smallest details of their lives. Whatever your view of God may be, it matters. In God is For You, David Blunt explains that in order for God to do the good things He wants to do in your life, you must have the right perspective of Him.

Have you ever wondered what Martin Luther’s 95 Theses actually said? If so, you’re not alone. Finally, there’s an accessible guide to Luther’s most revolutionary words. Martin Luther changed the course of church history. His 95 Theses are considered a groundbreaking document that sparked the Reformation and altered countless lives. But most people today have never read them and don’t understand them. In Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: Celebrating the Protestant Reformation in the 21st Century, Peter DeHaan takes Luther’s contentions and turns them into understandable, bite-sized ...