Brian: 7780 books

How Do You Care for the Sick? Here’s How. One of the marks of the ministry of Jesus is his compassionate care for the sick. Jesus brought healing and hope to individuals struggling with life-debilitating illnesses. Ministry to the sick should also be a mark of his followers, but in...

What does it mean to hope for heaven? Brian Hebblethwaite traces the background to the Christian hope in the faith of Israel, examines its primary basis in the acts of God in the story of Jesus Christ, and follows the history of Christian attitudes to the future of humanity and of creation throughout...

Brian Beck has had a long and distinguished career in Methodist studies, having additionally served as President of the UK Methodist Conference and helped lead the international Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies. This book is the first time that Beck’s seminal work on Methodism has...

Tooth and Nail is an indispensable history of how Europeans, through the introduction of a single species, changed Australia forever. Tooth and Nail is a beautifully written and wonderfully entertaining history about human reactions to the rabbit. A survivor of drought, fire, flood, diseases,...

Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching. Brian P. Dunkle, SJ, argues that these settings inform the interpretation of Ambrose's...

The vision of Eunuch Faith is to be a Word of Faith, Pastor supportive, Church focused, Family oriented resource for faith communities to refer their LGBT congregants and their parents. The mission of Eunuch Faith is to reveal the prophetic role LGBT people play in preparing the Church, the...

Oliver Cromwell has been the subject of books, learned journals, less learned articles, TV and radio programmes, countless times. He has had proponents and opponents. He has been revered and reviled, but far too seldom has he been understood. Perhaps the most scholarly of recent books on the subject...

In this revealing book, Brian A. Matthews chronicles his struggle with two addictions: marijuana and cigarettes. Inside, he shares his road to deliverance, as well as the challenges and setbacks he faced along the way. If you are dealing with challenges, questioning God, or having feelings of doubt with overcoming an addiction, allow this book to give you hope for a better life.

Homosexuality is a taboo subject in the Arab world. While cleri denounce it as a heinous sin, newspapers write cryptically of 'shameful acts' and 'deviant behaviour'. Amid the calls for reform in the Middle East, homosexuality is one issue that almost everyone in the region would prefer to ignore....

Books about Mennonites have centered primarily on the East Coast and the Midwest, where the majority of Mennonite communities in the United States are located. But these narratives neglect the unique history of the multitude of Mennonites living on the West Coast. In California Mennonites, Brian Froese...

The royal family say they can do without many things, but not their animals. Countless monarchs and their consorts have relied on dogs, cats, horses and even the occasional parrot to act as their constant, faithful companions, unquestioning allies and surrogate children. With intimate anecdotes...

Debunking the myths, and bridging the gap between "traditional" and "pro gay" schools of theology concerning passages of Scripture commonly used to condemn LGBT people. This work illustrates the context of each "Clobber Passage" is set within the context of men who were...

A Country-by-Country Prayer Guide The world is getting smaller. Cutting ourselves off from Christians around the world is not an option. In many countries, the rise of persecution fuels concern over the safety and rights of believers, while other nations that used to be closed to the Gospel...

The focus of Jesus Is is to discover who Jesus Christ is to us and learning to see Him as these things in our lives.  I have by no means even scratched the surface of who Jesus Is to us with these few pages but I believe it is a good start down the path of seeing the face of and knowing the true character of our God!