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The bestselling series from the authors of the phenomenal multimillion-selling Left Behind books. Here is the first in the Biblically inspired series, The Jesus Chronicles, which brings to life the story of Jesus, told in the voices of those who knew and loved him best—the Gospel writers John...

Keiko Yoshida is a young Japanese girl living in San Francisco. Her life Is filled with family, hope, and even love. Pearl Harbor changes all that. She finds herself and her family living in a world of anger, suspicion, and fear. In the years that follow, she will be persecuted, isolated, and forced into a prison camp. But that will not kill her determination to hold on to hope.

The Nazi regime's bloody wake in Europe persists as they brutally send "undesirables" to their deaths in concentration camps. As a young Jew, Hannah leaves behind her mother and sister as she flees certain death, arriving in Le Chambon in search of refuge. Driven by their deeply rooted faith in God, Protestant pastor André Trocmé and his formidable wife, Magda, have turned the unassuming community in the foothills of the French Alps into a quiet resistance—a haven where they shelter escapees from Hitler's ever-tightening fist.

This book captures reasons for the growing gap between Catholic and Protestant churches due to doctrines added after the 1st century, often false or shaky teachings, and odd interpretations of Bible verses. Debates about religion and politics are some of the most entertaining and best ways to understand perspectives. Developing the debates and the way they are postured is a great way to study the Bible along with many other 1st and early 2nd century documents. You might be surprised how many odd ideas and opinions about Bible verses came decades and centuries after 33 AD.

Based on real-life characters and events, this historical novel tells the story of Sebastian Castellio, a brilliant theologian and ethicist, whose calls for religious tolerance and dialogue in the sixteenth century sparked a violent backlash from his one-time colleague and friend, the renowned Protestant Reformer John Calvin.

In the two years since Joseph’s family sacked Shechem and fled south, his relationship with his brothers has collapsed to new lows. Now Joseph is having dreams of a future where he lords over his older brothers. Needless to say that hasn’t improved his popularity. But it may not matter, because Joseph’s dreams seem to be coming true. Father’s blatant favoritism may have poisoned Joseph's brothers against him, but it has its perks as well.

Joseph’s family just started a war they’re going to lose. Two days ago, his half-sister Dinah was kidnapped and raped by the prince of the city of Shechem. Now Joseph is trapped between his brothers, clamoring for an attack on the walled fortress, and his father, who knows they can’t win.

From slave to ranchman - a historical western based on true events. In return for his freedom, a slave is tasked with the job of delivering a valuable stallion to a horse farm in Tennessee. The Civil War is dying down, and the roads are dangerous, but with some help, the horse is delivered, and the slave sees freedom. Wishing to be freed from any remembrance of the slave farm, John has a last name that he refuses to use.

After widower John Hollister's daughters become mail order brides, he moves out to Colorado to be near them. Loneliness overwhelms him, prompting him to send off for his own mail order bride. His youngest daughter's disapproval stalls his wedding, sending everyone into a family dispute. Can John and his intended, Viola, ever find a way to be together?

A slave's brave journey to living his dream. John Ware, a well-known, highly loved, and acclaimed Black cowboy, arrived in Alberta at the beginning of the extraordinary ranching story on the grasslands. He faced and conquered snowstorms, vast distances, rough horses, not to mention a few rough men. As John participated in the building of some of the great Alberta ranches, he faced racism and delayed, but not forgotten, dreams of a ranch and family of his own. Being one of only a handful of Black men on the grasslands, his dream seemed to be passing him by.

This is the story of the Last Supper told through the mind of the apostle John.

What can we learn by watching Jesus respond to his mother, when she asks him for help, and he changes the water into wine? What is Jesus saying to Nicodemus, “the up and in,” about being born again and the Spirit? And with the “the down and out” Samaritan Woman at the Well, Jesus shows us how to effectively reach those who have been wounded by religion and relationships.

In AD 100, John the Apostle is restored to the body of his youth and sent on a mission with a warning to never reveal his true identity. Fast-forward to modern-day Seattle, where John leads a foundation dedicated to bringing clean water to third-world nations. When a new television series threatens to reveal the truth of his identity, John struggles to keep his secret, especially as he grows close to Nicole, a young woman he recruits to lead his organization.