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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology

Neil Postman

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In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it--with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.

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Radically Unchurched: Who They Are-How to Reach Them

Alvin L. Reid

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Post-Christian America has 120 million "radically unchurched" people, those who have no clear personal understanding of the message of the gospel and who have had little contact with a Christ-centered church. Although the ministry of the church is summed up by the Great Commission, the church is viewed by our culture as an isolated, ineffective, ir...more

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Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

Paul David Tripp

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In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life. Many of us would be relieved if God had place dour sanctification in the hands of trained professionals, but that simply is not the biblic...more

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All Editions	Emotional Purity: An Affair of the Heart Heather Arnel Paulsen (16 reviews ) Description Emotional purity involves protecting your heart from becoming too intimate with someone of the opposite sex so you don't have to suffer through emotional damage over and over again. A reader's rating
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More Than Spectators: Fulfilling Your Role in the Local Church

Paul Downey

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Every Christian has a vital role to fulfill in the local church. This book explains out biblical responsibilities, including: true worship, personal Bible study, prayer, instruction of children, financial commitments, outreach and missions, testimony in the church, forgiveness, and more. This practical guide to Christian living shows us how we may...more

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Life in the Father's House: A Member's Guide to the Local Church

Wayne A. Mack

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This book clearly introduces uss to the meaning of church membership, the traits of a good church, and how we are to function as parts of the body. Includes practical discussions of church leadership, male and female roles, confrontation, unity & prayer.

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The Screwtape Letters: With, Screwtape Proposes a Toast (Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis)

C. S. Lewis

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In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace.Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.

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God's Greater Glory: The Exalted God Of Scripture And The Christian Faith

Bruce A. Ware

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Bruce Ware believes that while tradition's emphasis on God's metaphysical perfection and His supremacy over the world is correct, we must refine our understanding of the way in which He relates to us. While retaining the deepest concerns of the historic tradition, Ware offers a more rational view of God's dealings with His children--a view that is ...more

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Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism

George Marsden

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A sequel and companion to the author's widely aclaimed Fundamentalism and American Culture, this book uses the history of Fuller Theological Seminary as a lens through which to focus an examination of the broader story of evangelicalism and fundamentalism since the 1940s.

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The Fuel And The Flame

Steve Shadrach

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Dr. Bill Bright founder of Campus Crusade said, quot;If we can win the university today, we will win the world tomorrow.quot; The Fuel and The Flame offers church and parachurch college students, ministry staff and volunteers ten keys to impact students' lives for Christ. Five keys to personal preparation the fuel and five keys to ministry implemen...more

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