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Galatians

God's Jealousy for the Purity of the Truth

By: Charles L. Parker

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Galatians

God's Jealousy for the Purity of the Truth

By: Charles L. Parker

This exposition of Galatians is clear, and easy to understand. The final two chapters on the application of this biblical truth to churches and the atmosphere created in churches that embrace Galatianism could hardly be more cogent. The error confronted in this biblical epistle is very much in evidence in churches all across America today. Christians experience the Christian life as a kind of ongoing bondage, with little joy or peace. Congregations splinter into unbiblical divisions between those who align with accepted patterns of religious behavior, and those who do not. The fruit of the Spirit is neglected in favor of 'markers of spirituality' often delineated by leaders who do not see the bondage they are themselves promoting. Pride replaces humility. Man-centeredness replaces God-centeredness, and the worship of God gets lost in the shuffle. If any of this sounds all too familiar to you, then you will be encouraged by this simple exposition of the precious truths of Galatians.

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1492190489

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9781492190486

Faith on the Margins

Catholics and Catholicism in the Dutch Golden Age

By: Charles H. Parker

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Faith on the Margins

Catholics and Catholicism in the Dutch Golden Age

By: Charles H. Parker

In the wake of the 1572 revolt against Spain, the new Dutch Republic outlawed Catholic worship and secularized all church property. Calvinism prevailed as the public faith, yet Catholicism experienced a resurgence in the first half of the seventeenth century, with membership rivaling that of the Calvinist church. In a wide-ranging analysis of a marginalized yet vibrant religious minority, Charles Parker examines this remarkable revival. It had little to do with the traditional Dutch reputation for tolerance. A keen sense of persecution, combined with a vigorous program of reform, shaped a movement that imparted meaning to Catholics in a Protestant republic. A pastoral organization known as the Holland Mission emerged to establish a vigorous Catholic presence. A chronic shortage of priests enabled laymen and women to exercise an exceptional degree of leadership in local congregations. Increased interaction between clergy and laity reveals a picture that differs sharply from the standard account of the Counter-Reformation's clerical dominance and imposition of church reform on a reluctant populace. There were few places in early modern Europe where a proscribed religious minority was so successful in remaining a permanent fixture of society. Faith on the Margins casts light on the relationship between religious minorities and hostile environments.

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Harvard University Press

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067403371X

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9780674033719

Global Calvinism

Conversion and Commerce in the Dutch Empire, 1600-1800

By: Charles H. Parker

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Global Calvinism

Conversion and Commerce in the Dutch Empire, 1600-1800

By: Charles H. Parker

A comprehensive study of the connection between Calvinist missions and Dutch imperial expansion during the early modern period “A tour de force offering the reader the best study of global Calvinism in the realms of the Dutch East India Company.”—Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia, editor, Calvinism and Religious Toleration in the Dutch Golden Age Calvinism went global in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as close to a thousand Dutch Reformed ministers, along with hundreds of lay chaplains, attached themselves to the Dutch East India and West India companies. Across Asia, Africa, and the Americas where the trading companies set up operation, Dutch ministers sought to convert “pagans,” “Moors,” Jews, and Catholics and to spread the cultural influence of Protestant Christianity. As Dutch ministers labored under the auspices of the trading companies, the missionary project coalesced, sometimes grudgingly but often readily, with empire building and mercantile capitalism. Simultaneously, Calvinism became entangled with societies around the world as encounters with indigenous societies shaped the development of European religious and intellectual history. Though historians have traditionally treated the Protestant and European expansion as unrelated developments, the global reach of Dutch Calvinism offers a unique opportunity to understand the intermingling of a Protestant faith, commerce, and empire.

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Yale University Press

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0300262604

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9780300262605

The Mythmakers: The Bezzle: The Mythmakers Series, Book One

By: Charles Parker

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The Mythmakers: The Bezzle: The Mythmakers Series, Book One

By: Charles Parker

Welcome to SEACOR Fortune 500 star, and Wall Street s reigning darling. The company s revolutionary investment program and catchy slogan "With SEACOR, You Can Retire Rich "has propelled it to a pinnacle of success no one dreamt possible. But now, Pat Kerrigan, the company s founder and charismatic leader, is dead. Ben Heller, his partner and cofounder, has assumed command. Behind the scenes, unbeknownst to the world, Wall Street s golden goose is a wolf in sheep s clothing a supercharged corporate man-o -war" "teeming with seduction, deception, deadly intrigue, and a grand design: Take control of one of the oldest and richest industries in the world. Can Heller pick up the reins . . . reenergize the financial empire . . . and deliver on Kerrigan s bullish promises? Or will he founder . . . and take the company down with him? In the time-honored traditions of Jolly Roger enterprises, SEACOR s cutthroat young pirates are ruled by fear, energized by greed, and galvanized into common purpose by their insatiable lust for power, money, sex and their compulsion to succeed at any price, by any means. Amidst fierce competition, interchangeable allegiances, and violent turf wars, Team SEACOR embarks on ruthless campaigns to pillage and plunder Establishment companies, unleashing a scourge of staggering white-collar crimes unsurpassed in the annals of American business. As challenges escalate, the executives resort to increasingly desperate measures to meet Wall Street s expectations, satisfy the CEO s spiraling profit demands and win a no-holds-barred, bottom-line performance competition for the corner office. Winner gets ultimate power. Loser is vanquished to the mushroom patch. The Catch 22: The harder they push, the deeper they sink into a vortex of corruption . . . from which there is no escape. The stakes: Success means unimaginable riches and power; failure, long-term prison sentences, and even extinction.

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1942377029

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9781942377023

Peace

In a Times of Uncertainty, Economic Collapse, Terrorism, Materialism, War, Where and How Does Peace Fit In?

By: Charles Parker

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Peace

In a Times of Uncertainty, Economic Collapse, Terrorism, Materialism, War, Where and How Does Peace Fit In?

By: Charles Parker

This book was written for those looking for peace in their lives. It helps explain how and why peace was lost through the man Adam, and how we can regain that which was lost through and by Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. That you may come to know the peace that passes all understanding, when the world around us is in a state of confusion and fear.

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1467059234

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Around Cape Horn

A Maritime Artist/historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage

By: Charles Davis

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Around Cape Horn

A Maritime Artist/historian's Account of His 1892 Voyage

By: Charles Davis

Why commercial-style branding doesn't work for nonprofits--and what does Taking its cue from for-profit corporations, the nonprofit world has increasingly turned to commercial-style branding to raise profiles and encourage giving. But it hasn't worked. Written by a longtime industry insider, this book argues that branding strategies borrowed from for-profit companies hasn't just failed, but has actually discouraged giving. But why does branding--a well-developed discipline with a history of commercial success--fail when applied to nonprofits? "The Money-Raising Nonprofit Brand + Website" argues that commercial-style branding is the wrong tool applied in the wrong way to the wrong industry.Offers a real-world fundraising strategies that work in the nonprofit worldDisabuses readers of the dangerous notion that commercial-style marketing works in the fundamentally different nonprofit worldWritten by an industry insider with 25 years of experience raising funds for many of the most successful nonprofits in the world Nonprofit fundraising is a fundamentally different world--financially, emotionally, and practically--than commercial marketing. Here, the author explains why commercial marketing strategies don't work and provides practical, experience-based alternatives that do.

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0892726466

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Tell It As It Is

My New Home

By: Charles Parker,Tina Parker

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Tell It As It Is

My New Home

By: Charles Parker,Tina Parker

Learn from Charles and Tina Parker as their son Christopher, who has severe autism, enters a new phase of his life: supported living.

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1913770923

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The Cloisters Cross

Its Art and Meaning

By: Elizabeth C. Parker,Charles T. Little

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The Cloisters Cross

Its Art and Meaning

By: Elizabeth C. Parker,Charles T. Little

The subject is an extraordinary 12th-century carved walrus-ivory cross that came into the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters collection in 1963 and is today the centerpiece of the collection. The authors explore its construction, imagery and inscriptions, the context for its exceptional style and iconography, its theological setting and use in the liturgy, and its place in English Romanesque art. Includes numerous color and black and white photos taken especially for the book. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0810964341

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Galatians

Galatians

Faith on the Margins

Faith on the Margins

Global Calvinism

Global Calvinism

The Mythmakers: The Bezzle: The Mythmakers Series, Book One

The Mythmakers: The Bezzle: The Mythmakers Series, Book One

Peace

Peace

Around Cape Horn

Around Cape Horn

Tell It As It Is

Tell It As It Is

The Cloisters Cross

The Cloisters Cross

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