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In The Sound of Gravel , she offers an unforgettable portrait of the violence that threatened her community, her family’s fierce sense of loyalty, and her own unshakeable belief in the possibility of a better life. That Ruth survived to tell this story simply boggles my mind.”. ― Jennifer Lauck, New York Times bestselling author of Blackbird, Still Waters, Show Me The Way, and Found. Ruth Wariner's simple writing, her enduring love for her mother and siblings, and her dramatic escape make this an engrossing, deeply moving memoir.”. ― Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance and After This. This is the question Ruth Wariner bravely asks as she brings us into the hardscrabble Mormon polygamous communities of remote northern Mexico. Powerless as she watches her misguided mother endure a life of servility to her stepfather, Ruth's love for her siblings and determination to break destructive family patterns will fill your heart with hope and triumph. Its stories of tragedy, abuse, trust, and dreams betrayed are more than offset by Wariner’s pure goodness: her courage, determination, wits, resilience, and ultimately, in her quest to save her beloved siblings, triumph. In her exquisite and powerful telling, Wariner takes us to the darkest recesses of extreme polygamist Mormonism―on a painfully real and personal level―and brings us back to the light.”. ― April Christofferson, author of Trapped. “ The Sound of Gravel takes us into the complex relationships of families with intransigent beliefs, religious convictions so dogmatic that harrowing consequences are forced upon their children. Ruth Wariner, this child of an isolated polygamist community, not only survives the oppression, but writes this unaffected tale of compassion and haunting sadness.

This study guide is designed to fit the needs of various ages and study habits and is ideal for personal, class or family study. This study guide contains 116 pages of study pages and over 50 more note pages where you can record your valuable insights.

The Christian church has a long tradition of systematic theology, that is, studying theology and doctrine organized around fairly standard categories such as the Word of God, redemption, and Jesus Christ. His Systematic Theology provides the core theology content for all my classes and most of the other undergraduate theology courses at the University.

Features include: - Twenty-five contributors (both Jewish and Christian), including John. Fischer, Patrice Fischer, Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Rabbi Russell Resnik, and more. - Thirty-four topical articles ranging from topics such as the menorah. (or candelabra of God ) and repentance (t shuvah) in the Bible, to Yeshua s. Sermon on the Mount and the Noachide Laws (the laws given. by God to Noah and subsequent generations) and their applicability. to Gentiles. - In addition to these topical articles and detailed study notes, there. are twelve tracks or themes running throughout the Bible with 117. articles, covering topics such as Jewish Customs, the Names of God, Shabbat, and the Torah. - New Bible book introductions, written from a Jewish perspective. - Bottom-of-page notes to help readers understand the deeper meanings. behind the Jewish text. - Sabbath and Holy Day Scripture readings. - Offers the original Hebrew names for people, places, and concepts. ".

Limited Time .99 cents. Book 1 of the The Amish of Ephrata Series. Twenty-five years later, she now splits her time between her husband and children in the NYC Metro area and a home that she shares with an Amish woman in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where she retreats to reflect and write.

Based upon Ephesians 5:33 and extensive biblical and psychological research, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs reveals the power of unconditional love and unconditional respect and how husbands and wives can reap the benefits of marriage that God intended. Emerson Eggerichs, PhD, is an internationally known communication expert and author of the New York Times bestseller Love & Respect .

In the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy explains the scientific laws behind the teachings and healings of Christ Jesus. She established her church "to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing."

In this remarkably candid part-memoir, part-history guide, former Witness Lloyd Evans comprehensively explores the religion of his upbringing, charting the organization's metamorphosis from unassuming 19th Century brethren to global brand in the modern age. Evans lays bare the circumstances leading to his "awakening" with startling honesty and reveals how the heartbreaking loss of his mother played a profound role in keeping long-held doubts suppressed. Evans analyzes the role of shunning (disfellowshipping) and the stigmatization of "apostates" in enforcing loyalty among Witnesses, and reflects on the indifference of society in general to human rights violations by high-control groups. -Scott Terry, author of Cowboys, Armageddon and the Truth "Insight only an 'insider' can bring to a subject difficult to understand for those who have never been part of this world, and unthinkable to contemplate for those inside its bubble. -Chris Shelton, author of Scientology: A to Xenu "A compelling and informative window on the world of the Jehovah's Witnesses that will be a vital and life changing resource for former members and many others too in forming an authentic understanding of this group, its beliefs, methods and effects on individuals and families."

For its acumen, for its saliency, and for its wit, this cool and stringent defense of orthodox Protestantism is, I think, the best popular argument produced [in the controversy between Christianity and liberalism].” / ― Walter Lippmann in A Preface to Morals / “It is my conviction that Machen’s book can still speak today. J. Gresham Machen (1881–1937) was professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.