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  Scared by the Bible - The Roots...

  Brandon R. Grafius

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  Conventional wisdom has it that the origins of the horror genre are found in the nineteenth century, in works like Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In this paradigm-shaking new book, Bible scholar and cultural historian Brandon Grafius argues that the Bible is, among other things, the world's first work of horror literature.  The tropes and themes that we find in slasher movies, body horror, folk horror, and zombie apocalypses were kickstarted by the Bible. Before Godzilla, there were the monsters arising from the sea in the book of Daniel. Before The Wicker Man, there was the folk horror violence of the book of Judges. And before The Fly, Leviticus and Paul understood that our bodies are untrustworthy. Sometimes, the Bible has decided that the best way to help us understand the world in new ways is to scare us. Grafius's book is a revelatory work of biblical scholarship as well as a cultural analysis of the contemporary horror genre. It is a book that will make listeners revise how they see the Bible and impact how they consume horror literature and cinema. It is guaranteed to make them wiser consumers of both.

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  A Time to Triumph - How to Win...

  Chuck D. Pierce

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  We are living in one of the most violent, chaotic, and permissive times in history—and each year the darkness looms larger. In the face of such overwhelming evil, how can we, the church, even begin to overcome? 
   
   
   
  In this empowering and practical book, Chuck Pierce—one of the most accurate prophets ministering today—shows believers how to embrace their prophetic destiny in the midst of these tumultuous times. Offering a glimpse into what lies ahead, specifically the years 2017-2026, he explains China's and Russia's crucial roles in the end times; how the Antichrist system is aligning with existing government structures; Israel's pivotal role in world events; prophecies fulfilled through the blood moons; changing alliances among nations and what these mean; the coming harvest in the church; and the culmination of a new world order in 2026. 
   
   
   
  Many kingdoms in this age are vying to rule. We must understand what it means to stand strong as believers in Jesus Christ—and what spiritual forces we are facing. The stage is set; the battle is waging. It's time to fight as never before. And it's time for God's Kingdom to triumph.

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  The Tapestry of Grace

  Kim Vogel Sawyer

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  When a group of Kansas women start a Frauenverein—a benevolent society devoted to aiding widows and orphans—life changes for more than just the hurting people they seek to help.  
   
  With classes paused for the planting season, Alexandertol’s schoolteacher Augusta Dyck is glad for some meaningful work to occupy her time. She even knows exactly whom their town’s benevolence society should help first: quiet, reserved widower Konrad Rempel and his young twin sons. 
   
  Konrad Rempel, however, is adamant that he doesn’t want help. His boys are mischievous but good-hearted. And though Konrad may be struggling, he doesn’t want anyone else sticking their nose in and telling him what his sons need. Or what he needs. 
   
  For her part, the charity’s founder Martina Krahn is relieved to have a reason to spend time outside her unhappy home. It even occurs to her that she may, through her work, encounter a boy in need of a family and so find a son for her husband since they have no children of their own. 
   
  Augusta, Konrad, and Martina each have deep needs and desires, and each imagines how they should be met: by reaching out or by being left alone. But God, indeed, knows best. Will the competing agendas of Alexandertol’s residents prevent them from receiving God’s help? Or will the members of this small  
  Mennonite community find the answers to their prayers in the very last place they expect—in one another?

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  Ancient Israel's Women of Faith...

  Claude F. Mariottini

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  Believers today are facing a profound spiritual poverty—an ignorance of the women who shaped their faith and an incomplete understanding of the God those women faithfully served. The inspired writers of the Old Testament mention over one hundred women by name and countless others in passing. Yet, how many of us know the stories of these women and the God who wrote them? 
   
  There are the women who proclaimed the good news of God, prophesied truth to power, protected Israel from her enemies, relentlessly interceded for God to act, and passed along a living faith in the God who did. Each of these women and their stories find a place in God's redemptive plan for his creation. In Ancient Israel's Women of Faith, Claude Mariottini introduces listeners to a fresh reading of Scripture that takes seriously these stories. He challenges anachronistic, modern readings of the text by providing helpful contextual information, including nuances in the original language, histories of translation, and observations on the cultural, political, legal, economic, and religious landscapes of their time. 
   
  Listeners will walk away with new insights, questions, and areas for research, but, more importantly, they''ll walk away with a new understanding of the God of Ancient Israel's Women of Faith.

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  Light Warriors - A Heavenly...

  Joshua Mills, Katie Souza

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  Spiritual warfare is a battle against the dark forces of the enemy. It is a fight that has eternal consequences. It is serious business, and rightly so. But have we been so focused on the darkness that we have overlooked the Light? 
   
   
   
  Many of us exhaust ourselves striving against Satan in our own strength, unknowingly employing the enemy's own tactics rather than resting in Christ's triumphant finished work. These methods frustrate us and keep us from experiencing victory and deliverance. 
   
   
   
  That is all about to change as we move from being victims of the darkness to becoming victorious warriors of the light. Bestselling author Joshua Mills explains that in these momentous times, God wants us to recover His original plan for spiritual warfare. He is providing us with a higher revelation, with better tools for overcoming, so we can release His powerful light. When the light shines, darkness must flee. 
   
   
   
  Light warriors choose to stand in the light and not back down from the darkness. As you learn how to become a spiritual light warrior, you will release healing, activate angels and disarm demons, be set ablaze with God's power, live in heavenly light, and shift atmospheres for spiritual victory.

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  Leadership as an Identity - The...

  Crawford Loritts

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  Ask yourself this question: What character qualities define a godly leader?The question leaves out too much. Asking only about character seems inadequate. What about personality, communication skills, IQ, education, previous experience, and more . . . right?Author Crawford Loritts answers this question with four simple words: brokenness, communion, servanthood, and obedience.These four characteristics provide the framework for Leadership as an Identity. Examining each trait, Loritts undermines the pervasive and unbiblical assumptions about leadership.Loritts imparts timely wisdom, correction, and direction. God doesn't look for leaders like the world does. He looks for disciples.

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