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64) There is no dog
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
When the beautiful Lucy prays to fall in love, God, an irresponsible youth named Bob, chooses to answer her prayer personally, to the dismay of his assistant, Mr. B, who must try to clean up the resulting catastrophes.
65) Here
Author
Publisher
By Common Consent Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Darlene Young's Here is ahymn to "this jumblesale world", a journey into middle-aged motherhood, into empty nesting, into God. Here is hyper-aware of the moment, ultra-attentive to the now--we're reminded that all we have is fleeting, temporary, and therefore incredibly precious. We are gently transformed.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Many people of faith believe the meaning of life depends on our connection to an eternal order of some kind. Atheists deride this belief as a childish superstition. In this wise and profound book, Anthony Kronman offers an alternative to these two entrenched positions, arguing that neither addresses the complexities of the human condition. We can never reach God, as religion promises, but cannot give up the longing to do so either. We are condemned...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explores the way atheism has evolved, deepened, matured, and gained unprecedented resonance and popularity as it has sought to replace an unknowable God in the afterlife with the voluptuous detail and warmth of this life, woven into art, philosophy, science, and a rational, secular morality.
72) Evan almighty
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Newly elected to Congress, Evan Baxter has left Buffalo, New York in pursuit of a greater calling. But that calling isn't serving in the illustrious ranks of America's politics, but being summoned by the Almighty himself, who has handed Evan the task of building a new ark. With time passing by and his family belittled by Evan's newfound realization, Evan will have to do the work that God has given him in what promises to be an unusual adventure for...
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Majors knows how hard it can be to receive God's peace instead of giving in to fear and worry. Family emergencies, life--shifting events, and the busy rhythms of family life have at times left her reeling. Here she offers reflections and stories from around the world, and her personal journey toward living from a place of surrendered trust. God has promised us a peace that transcends all understanding. We can accept His promise, and trust that in...
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Language
English
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Description
Critics outside the church often accuse the Old Testament God of genocide, racism, ethnic cleansing, and violence. But a rising tide of critics within the church claim that Moses and other "primitive," violence-prone prophets were mistaken about God's commands and character. Both sets of critics dismiss this allegedly harsh, flawed, "textual" Old Testament God in favor of the kind, compassionate, "actual" God revealed by Jesus. Are they right to do...
77) Science at the doorstep to God: science and reason in support of God, the soul, and life after death
Author
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
This is the most comprehensive scientific treatment of God and the afterlife to date. It combines natural scientific method, metaphysical method, medical studies, anthropological and genetics studies, and phenomenological descriptions, showing how each distinct method and data set reinforces the others.
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
BYU professor Dr. Kerry Muhlestein encourages readers to discover the eternal principles hidden in the pages of the Old Testament and come to understand this important truth: our Father in Heaven is a God of love, and He will patiently guide His lost sheep back into the fold.--
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