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“Who Are You, Lord?”

Footpaths Beyond a Street Called Straight

By: Mark A. Luther

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“Who Are You, Lord?”

Footpaths Beyond a Street Called Straight

By: Mark A. Luther

Who Are You, Lord?Footpaths beyond a Street Called Straight roots its message in the life-altering moment when Saul, the Pharisee and persecutor of Christians, encountered the risen Lord and found his life set on a new path of service to God. Author Mark A. Luther entwines the Bibles witness to the power of God to change lives with his personal story of redirection from addiction to discipleship. Along the way, he has crafted a testimony that opens the Scriptures, tells his own story, and invites the reader to discover how to ask the question of identity. Who Are You, Lord? reveals and describes the key markers of the life of discipleship: humility, surrender, submission, forgiveness, freedom, obedience, trust, and prayer. It also addresses a variety of themes of the Christian life: gifts, promises, and provision; trials and testing; comfort and joy; warfare and the enemy; sin and mercy; the Word and the Spirit; and worship and gifting. By immersing yourself in the rich treasures of the Scriptures and the moving narrative of the authors spiritual journey contained in the pages of Who Are You, Lord?Footpaths beyond a Street Called Straight, you will find your own life of faith strengthened and your own spirit attuned to ask the questionWho are you, Lord?and to listen for him to answer. KIRKUS REVIEW Debut author Mark A. Luther offers a memoir thats also a collection of meditations on popular Christian topics. As the author explains in the introduction, I am now, at age forty-five, a man who loves God above all else, because I am above all else loved by him. In the pages that follow, he tells of his time as a raging alcoholic and his eventual redemption through steady prayer and belief. He divides his sentiments into chapters with titles such as Love, Forgiveness, and Trust, incorporating frequent biblical quotes and prayers as well as the sentiments of other writers, such as C.S. Lewis and T.S. Eliot. The book overflows with earnest guidance for the weary soul, aiming toward a simplicity backed by personal experience. The author asserts what it means to be Christian quite clearly: living a life spent pursuing intimate, daily fellowship with Jesus Christ. Addressing whether human suffering is an expression of Gods anger, he assures readers that Trouble and hard times are not God punishing us. Love is paramount, he says: Get out in the world and go love somebody; be the hands and feet of Jesus, he urges, later noting that Nobody is beyond Gods desire to love or his ability to use them. For instance, a recovering-alcoholic friend found him drinking in his car when he should have been at work, moments like that illuminate this unique tale. Theauthor avoids any sort of holier-than-thou tone in this book, allowing it to offer a truly inspiring message. If turning to prayer could work for a man who experienced such a series of Rock Bottom moments, readers may think, perhaps it could work for anyone. A heartfelt message about one mans embrace of Christianity.

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WestBow Press

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1512720933

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Justification by Faith

The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme

By: Mark A. Seifrid

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Justification by Faith

The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme

By: Mark A. Seifrid

This study offers a fresh analysis of the place which "justification by faith" held in Paul's life and thought. In distinction from past attempts to define "justification" in relation to a logical "center", the investigation proceeds by assessing the relationship between this theme and two significant points in Paul's career: his conversion and his letter to Rome. The first chapter surveys a number of interpreters of Paul from William Wrede through E.P. Sanders. In an attempt to overcome the deficiencies of earlier proposals, the work then explores the soteriology of two early Jewish writings proximate to Paul, 1QS and Pss. Sol. Paul's references to his preconversion life reveal a connection between these forms of Judaism and that which Paul knew, making it likely that within a short time after his conversion Paul's soteriology underwent a radical change involving his adoption of ideas inherent to his later arguments on "justification by faith". Paul's aim in writing to Rome discloses that he came to regard "justification" as indispensable to his Gospel and relevant to issues beyond Jew-Gentile relations. This research challenges the "new perspective on Paul" (Dunn) while providing a historical and theological description of Paul's understanding of "justification by faith.

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BRILL

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9004267018

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Justification by Faith

The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme

By: Mark A. Seifrid

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Justification by Faith

The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme

By: Mark A. Seifrid

This study offers a fresh analysis of the place which "justification by faith" held in Paul's life and thought by reexamining Paul's conversion and his letter to Rome. It challenges the "new perspective on Paul" (Dunn), while providing a historical and theological description of Paul's understanding of forensic justification.

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9004095217

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9789004095212

Maqām and Liturgy

Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn

By: Mark L. Kligman

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Maqām and Liturgy

Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn

By: Mark L. Kligman

Explores the cultural connection between Syrian Jewish life and Arab culture in present-day Brooklyn, New York, through liturgical music.

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290

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Wayne State University Press

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0814332161

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9780814332160

Buddhism as Philosophy

An Introduction

By: Mark Siderits

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Buddhism as Philosophy

An Introduction

By: Mark Siderits

Buddhism as Philosophy' does more than just report what Buddhist philosophers said: it presents their arguments and invites the reader to assess their overall cogency.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754653692

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9780754653691

A History of Luther Seminary

1869-2019

By: Mark A. Granquist

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A History of Luther Seminary

1869-2019

By: Mark A. Granquist

Church historian and Luther faculty member Mark Granquist provides a new and comprehensive history of Luther Seminary just in time for the celebration of the institution's 150th anniversary (1869-2019). Luther Seminary today is the product of the merger of number of seminaries over time. Granquist's search of Luther's past will provide an inside look at how Lutheran ministry was defined and formed. The path runs through the early university system, Orthodoxy, Pietism, and Rationalism, as well as the formation of Mission schools, and the beginnings of Lutheran theological education in North America. Granquist explores the confessional Norwegian Synod as well as the pietist Haugean tradition--the two bookends or twin traditions that would define and eventually become Luther Seminary. Chapters 4-6 explore each primary strand that formed the history of Luther. Chapter 7 focuses on unification and merger, concluding with the ELCA merger in 1988. The final chapter looks at more recent history, including internal unification, the challenges faced by the ELCA, and the major shifts in theological education in the early 21st century. Includes a gallery of photos chronicling Luther's history.

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Fortress Press

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1506456634

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Digital Barbarism

A Writer's Manifesto

By: Mark Helprin

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Digital Barbarism

A Writer's Manifesto

By: Mark Helprin

“A strange, wondrous, challenging, enriching book….Beautiful and powerful…you will not encounter another book like it.” —National Review online In Digital Barbarism, bestselling novelist Mark Helprin (Winter’s Tale, A Soldier of the Great War) offers a ringing Jeffersonian defense of private property in the age of digital culture, with its degradation of thought and language and collectivist bias against the rights of individual creators. A timely, cogent, and important attack on the popular Creative Commons movement, Digital Barbarism provides rational, witty, and supremely wise support for the individual voice and its hard-won legal protections.

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258

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Harper Collins

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0061868329

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9780061868320

Western Europe

A Lonely Planet Shoestring Guide

By: Mark Armstrong

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Western Europe

A Lonely Planet Shoestring Guide

By: Mark Armstrong

Visit magnificent museums in Paris, London, and Berlin--marvel at the architectural wonders in Greece. This is the most comprehensive and complete guide to Western Europe for adventurous, independent travelers on a budget. Countries covered are Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

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Lonely Planet

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0864422547

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9780864422545

The Man in the Glass House

Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century

By: Mark Lamster

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The Man in the Glass House

Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century

By: Mark Lamster

A "smoothly written and fair-minded" (Wall Street Journal) biography of architect Philip Johnson -- a finalist for the National Book Critic's Circle Award. When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable and influential figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the Pritzker Prize and MoMA's founding architectural curator, Johnson made his mark as one of America's leading architects with his famous Glass House in New Caanan, CT, and his controversial AT&T Building in NYC, among many others in nearly every city in the country -- but his most natural role was as a consummate power broker and shaper of public opinion. Johnson introduced European modernism -- the sleek, glass-and-steel architecture that now dominates our cities -- to America, and mentored generations of architects, designers, and artists to follow. He defined the era of "starchitecture" with its flamboyant buildings and celebrity designers who esteemed aesthetics and style above all other concerns. But Johnson was also a man of deep paradoxes: he was a Nazi sympathizer, a designer of synagogues, an enfant terrible into his old age, a populist, and a snob. His clients ranged from the Rockefellers to televangelists to Donald Trump. Award-winning architectural critic and biographer Mark Lamster's The Man in the Glass House lifts the veil on Johnson's controversial and endlessly contradictory life to tell the story of a charming yet deeply flawed man. A rollercoaster tale of the perils of wealth, privilege, and ambition, this book probes the dynamics of American culture that made him so powerful, and tells the story of the built environment in modern America.

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Little, Brown

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0316453498

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9780316453493

Play the Man

Becoming the Man God Created You to Be

By: Mark Batterson

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Play the Man

Becoming the Man God Created You to Be

By: Mark Batterson

Somewhere along the way, our culture lost its definition of manhood, leaving generations of men and men-to-be confused about their roles, responsibilities, relationships, and the reason God made them men. It's into this "no man's land" that New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson declares his mantra for manhood: play the man. In this inspiring call to something greater, he helps men understand what it means to be a man of God by unveiling seven virtues of manhood. Mark shares inspiring stories of manhood, including the true story of the hero and martyr Polycarp, who first heard the voice from heaven say, "Play the man." Mark couples those stories with practical ideas about how to disciple the next generation of men. This is more than a book; it's a movement of men who will settle for nothing less than fulfilling their highest calling to be the man and the father God has destined them to be. Play the man. Make the man.

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Baker Books

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1493409220

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Adventures among Ants

A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions

By: Mark W. Moffett

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Adventures among Ants

A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions

By: Mark W. Moffett

Intrepid international explorer, biologist, and photographer Mark W. Moffett, "the Indiana Jones of entomology," takes us around the globe on a strange and colorful journey in search of the hidden world of ants. In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his entomological exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly human behaviors, yet at a different scale and a faster tempo. Moffett’s spectacular close-up photographs shrink us down to size, so that we can observe ants in familiar roles; warriors, builders, big-game hunters, and slave owners. We find them creating marketplaces and assembly lines and dealing with issues we think of as uniquely human—including hygiene, recycling, and warfare. Adventures among Ants introduces some of the world’s most awe-inspiring species and offers a startling new perspective on the limits of our own perception. • Ants are world-class road builders, handling traffic problems on thoroughfares that dwarf our highway systems in their complexity • Ants with the largest societies often deploy complicated military tactics • Some ants have evolved from hunter-gatherers into farmers, domesticating other insects and growing crops for food

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Univ of California Press

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0520945417

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9780520945418

Identity

By: Mark Hosack

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Identity

By: Mark Hosack

The corporate greed of Wall Street meets the Hitchcockian suspense of North by Northwest in this thrilling debut by screenwriter Mark Hosack (The Good Spy Dies Twice). One day Paul Majors is a respectable businessman looking into some accounting irregularities in his office’s parent company. The next he’s wading through a murky world of dark finance, uncovering a vast web of illegal activities in the CEO’s executive circle, being hunted by a ruthless corporate assassin and the FBI, and getting sucked into a second company’s illicit dealings. As he travels across the United States to unravel the twin mysteries he’s caught in, it’s not clear who Paul can trust—or even who is who. The woman who seduced him at the hotel bar might be there to help, or take him out. The government agents change with a chameleon’s ease. Heck, even Paul’s running around under an assumed name! In this corporate shell game of names and motivations, Paul’s got 1,500 loyal employees—and his own life—on the line. But it’s becoming dangerously clear that Paul himself is not Too Big to Fail…or to be killed.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451693508

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9781451693508

Turning Points

Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

By: Mark A. Noll

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Turning Points

Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

By: Mark A. Noll

In this popular introduction to church history, now in its third edition, Mark Noll isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The book presents Christianity as a worldwide phenomenon rather than just a Western experience. Now organized around fourteen key moments in church history, this well-received text provides contemporary Christians with a fuller understanding of God as he has revealed his purpose through the centuries. This new edition includes a new preface; updates throughout the book; revised "further readings" for each chapter; and two new chapters, including one spotlighting Vatican II and Lausanne as turning points of the recent past. Students in academic settings and church adult education contexts will benefit from this one-semester survey of Christian history.

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Baker Books

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1441238808

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9781441238801

Secret Undertaking

By: Mark de Castrique

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Secret Undertaking

By: Mark de Castrique

The dark humor, a small community in a regional mystery, and a strong supporting cast of believable characters will appeal to Margaret Maron's readers." —Library Journal STARRED review Towns like Gainesboro, North Carolina, may be small but go big on local traditions. When funeral director and part-time deputy sheriff Barry Clayton and his childhood nemesis, Archie Donovan, Jr., unite to create a fundraising float in Gainesboro's annual Apple Festival Parade, what could go wrong? With Archie involved—anything! First, the Grand Marshal, NC Secretary of Agriculture Graham James, is attacked by a gunman and Barry's Uncle Wayne is critically wounded in the melee. The assailant is killed. Then, when the body of a convenience store owner is discovered less than an hour later with the gunman's food stamp card in his wallet, the case escalates. Two men dead. What is the connection? Barry and Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkins swiftly learn their small town offers no protection against big-time crime. The body count rises as the scope of their homicide investigation crosses into the realm of the U.S. Marshals and their secretive Witness Protection Program. To penetrate its walls, Barry and Tommy Lee resort to a most unlikely ally: Archie. Is the insurance agent, generally a victim of his own hare-brained schemes, capable of breaking the case, or will Archie find a way to become another of its casualties? The trio's secret undertaking into a convoluted conspiracy becomes a fight for survival in a world filled with betrayals where it's impossible to know which people to trust.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1464210381

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Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology (Contributors: Thabiti M. Anyabwile, John MacArthur, John Piper, R.C. Sproul)

By: Mark Dever,Ligon Duncan,R. Albert Mohler Jr.,C.J. Mahaney

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Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology (Contributors: Thabiti M. Anyabwile, John MacArthur, John Piper, R.C. Sproul)

By: Mark Dever,Ligon Duncan,R. Albert Mohler Jr.,C.J. Mahaney

Some of the leading voices in evangelical Christianity reaffirm the importance of preaching biblical theology for the health of our churches. Loving, teaching, and rightly dividing the Word of God is every pastor's privilege and responsibility. If a pastor understands what the Word says about God, man, and the curse, about Christ and his substitutionary atonement, and about the call to repentance and sacrifice, he will develop and preach a sound theology. And sound theology is, in the words of J. Ligon Duncan, essential to faithful pastoral ministry. Proclaiming a theology that is centered on Christ's atonement is especially critical, for by this atonement, Christians have been brought from death to life, and by it a church lives or dies. In this penetrating sequel to Preaching the Cross, John Piper, R. C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and Thabiti Anyabwile join authors Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C. J. Mahaney, and Albert Mohler in exploring the church's need for faithful proclamation and calling pastors and churches to cross-centered, scripturally saturated thinking.

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Crossway

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1433522187

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“Who Are You, Lord?”

“Who Are You, Lord?”

Justification by Faith

Justification by Faith

Justification by Faith

Justification by Faith

Maqām and Liturgy

Maqām and Liturgy

Buddhism as Philosophy

Buddhism as Philosophy

A History of Luther Seminary

A History of Luther Seminary

Digital Barbarism

Digital Barbarism

Western Europe

Western Europe

The Man in the Glass House

The Man in the Glass House

Play the Man

Play the Man

Adventures among Ants

Adventures among Ants

Identity

Identity

Turning Points

Turning Points

Secret Undertaking

Secret Undertaking

Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology (Contributors: Thabiti M. Anyabwile, John MacArthur, John Piper, R.C. Sproul)

Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology (Contributors: Thabiti M. Anyabwile, John MacArthur, John Piper, R.C. Sproul)

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