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| Dr. Charles Stanley identifies seven destructive temptations and gives Christians the hope and skills they need to live an abundant and obedient life. When you are in the heat of spiritual battle, it does not take long to realize that Satan will do anything to prevent you from becoming the person God has planned for you to be. However, he does not always employ an all-out frontal assault. Sometimes the danger comes in subtle, secretive schemes-landmines hidden along our paths. These landmines, once detonated, can paralyze us spiritually and stop us from living an abundant and obedient life. In Landmines, beloved pastor Dr. Charles Stanley shows readers how to identify, avoid, or defuse landmines of: Pride, Jealousy and Envy, Insecurity, Compromise, Unforgiveness, Sexual Sin, and Laziness. Avoiding serious trouble is not difficult, says Dr. Stanley, especially if you follow the route God has given you to travel. God knows the way through every minefield. |
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| Landon Snow and his sisters are falling headlong into another fantastic adventure. But they're not alone. This time, a strange boy named Max has slipped into the parallel world with the Snows. Transported to the Igneus Forest, the children discover that the elfish people of Wonderwood are enslaved by the evil Arcans. Landon's mission is to free the valley folk and battle a dragon darker than the forest shadows. Will Landon Snow find the courage to quench the dragon's fiery wrath and lead his friends to freedom? Readers will be spellbound by this fourth installment of award-winning author R. K. Mortenson's compelling fantasy series. |
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| Landon Snow and the Auctor's Riddle is for fantasy fans of all ages. Disillusioned with adults and filled with doubts about God, Landon Snow questions the meaning of life. After falling through the pages of the Book of Meaning, Landon enters a fantasy realm where new friends are discovered and answers are unearthed. Adventurers along with Landon will find themselves captivated by the Odds of Wonderwood, the poet/prophet Vates, and a horse named Melech, Landon's friend and companion. Once this otherworld is entered, readers will find it hard to leave. |
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| Landon Snow finds himself on a wild adventure at sea. When a huge, ark-like vessel emerges, Landon-and his sisters-join a quest to find the Island of Arcanum, where the animals of Wonderwood are imprisoned. With the help of his old friends-a horse named Melech, elfish valley folk, a girl named Ditty, and the poet/prophet Vates-Landon seeks to unlock the island's dark secrets and escape with the animals. But he must battle storms and the villainous Arcans-pirates who hoard animals as treasure. Will Landon ever make it back to Wonderwood alive? |
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| THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! No, wait! It's just Landon Snow and his sisters, Holly and Bridget, who have hurtled through a trapdoor, escaped a terrifying pursuit of colossal chess pieces, and are now falling from the sky and into the magical world of Wonderwood. But are they and their gallant knights-turned-steeds too late to save their friends? The scene looks mighty grim as the evil Arcan army joins forces with the firey dragon Volucer Ignis. Do the good people of Wonderwood stand a fighting chance against such insurmountable odds? After launching a desperate attack, Landon feels as if he may have led his friends to inevitable death rather than their final freedom. And Max Westmoreland, the mean boy from Button Up, seems to have joined the wrong side. Will Landon Snow take a powder or will he have the courage to journey through a vast statuary of shadow-leaking demons set on pause? Will Landon and his friends find their way to the mighty Rose of Share Run and into the protective land of the Auctor's? Who will win the ultimate battle? About the Author R. K. Mortenson, an ordained minister in the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, has been writing poems and stories since he was a kid. Landon Snow and the Volucer Dragon is his fourth novel. A former Navy chaplain, Mortenson is a pastor in North Dakota. He serves a church in Mayville, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two sons. |
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| The Harry Potter series of books and movies are wildly popular. Many Christians see the books as largely if not entirely harmless. Others regard them as dangerous and misleading. In his book A Landscape with Dragons, Harry Potter critic Michael O'Brien examines contemporary children's literature and finds it spiritually and morally wanting. His analysis, written before the rise of the popular Potter books and films, anticipates many of the problems Harry Potter critics point to. A Landscape with Dragons is a controversial, yet thoughtful study of what millions of young people are reading and the possible impact such reading may have on them. In this study of the pagan invasion of children's culture, O'Brien, the father of six, describes his own coming to terms with the effect it has had on his family and on most families in Western society. His analysis of the degeneration of books, films, and videos for the young is incisive and detailed. Yet his approach is not simply critical, for he suggests a number of remedies, including several tools of discernment for parents and teachers in assessing the moral content and spiritual impact of this insidious revolution. In doing so, he points the way to rediscovery of time-tested sources, and to new developments in Christian culture. If you have ever wondered why a certain children's book or film made you feel uneasy, but you couldn't figure out why, this book is just what you need. This completely revised, much expanded second edition also includes a very substantial recommended reading list of over 1,000 books for kindergarten through highschool. " A Landscape With Dragons is one of the best books I have read in a long time ... clear, beautiful articulation of an important message." -Dr. Ruth Beechick Michael O'Brien is a professional artist, and author of the best-selling novels Father Elijah, Strangers and Sojourners and Eclipse of the Sun . |
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| The young piano virtuoso Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe-now he takes them home to show them "his" China with Dragon Songs , a CD+DVD set. The CD juxtaposes the Yellow River Concerto , a large-scale, highly virtuosic piano concerto with colorful sound scales, that combine the piano with traditional Chinese instruments, merging Chinese melodies with the Western classical music. The result is music of astonishing beauty. The 130 minute DVD features a documentary offering behind the scenes of Lang Lang's latest China tour, as well as a full concert. ' Track List ' 1. - 4. Yellow River Piano Concerto, China Philharmonic Orchestra - Long Yu ' 5. Lu Wencheng, Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake '6. He Luting, The Cowherd's Flute ' 7. Traditional, Dialogue in Song '8. Sun Yiqiang, Dance of Spring '9. Du Mingxin, Straw Hat Dance ' 10. Deng Yuxian, Spring Wind '11. Zhu Jianer, Happy Times '12. Traditional, Spring Flowers in the Moonlit Night on the River. With Fan Wei, pipa ' 13. Zhao Jiping, Dance from Quici with Zhang Jiali, guanzi '14. Wang Jiammin At Night on the Lake Beneath the Maple Bridge with Ji Wei, guzheng |
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| Drawing on material throughout the Old Testament, J. C. L. Gibson unfolds for modern readers the ancient imagery and language in the Hebrew biblical texts. Focusing on the extraordinary literary power of the Old Testament, he describes the creative techniques and artful expressions of its authors, and he emphasizes their use of common literary genres for common people. The book will interest not only those accustomed to hearing the Bible read aloud to them in worship but also anyone interested in its enormous impact on language, literature, and culture. |
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| Collins, a former atheist, but most notably the head of the Human Genome Project, presents BioLogos (theistic evolution) for a new generation. Comparing it to atheistic evolution, Intelligent Design (ID) and creationism, he highlights the good points of this proposition that God directed evolution to its resolution in mankind. Working within this framework, he details BioLogosian logic about the origin of life, hypotheses from the Human Genome Project, and bioethics. |
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| Words have incredible meaning, especially when they say what you mean. Make the most of your messages by learning The Language of Love. Written by best-selling authors Gary Smalley and John Trent, this companion to The Two Sides of Love shows how "emotional word pictures" can infuse understanding and intimacy into all your relationships. |
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