Dark Religion

The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages - in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called The Scientist Pope, Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals and zero.

We all have nights when negative feelings overwhelm us. Whether we're fearful, discouraged or tired of living, these nights can keep us awake and make the next day worse. But it doesn't have to be that way. Like the first devotional in this series, you'll listen to an applicable verse, encouraging words, questions and a song recommendation for 30 different types of tough nights we all experience.

Mass shootings political unrest, leadership scandals, cultural divisions, economic uncertainty, and similarly topics control our news cycles 24/7. They dominate our conversations and can fill us with a wide range of fearful emotions—one of which is hopelessness. Experts say that without hope, life doesn't much matter. If you’re human, two things are certain. One, you will encounter the emptiness of loss in your life. Two, you will need hope to get you through it. Suffering touches all of us. No one is exempt. Yet, the same is true of hope—it also can touch us all.

Our lives are filled with questions, and our world is filled with answers: in the cloud, online, and in libraries of books. But the answers to the most important questions are rarely straightforward. In fact, sometimes, the truth is downright strange. But somehow, even in its strangeness, truth reveals a clarity that calls forth a response from the depths of one’s being. If you allow yourself to be open to the strangeness of truth, it can change your life.

On June 16, 2016, the lights went out on pastor Steve Mickel. The sudden death of his 21-year-old son plunged him into deep darkness, causing his long-held faith to hang in the balance. Had everything he’d ever learned and taught about God been a sham? Why would God allow such a catastrophe? What if he’d even caused it? With refreshing honesty and humble compassion, the author boldly confronts the soul-searching questions we all ask when darkness falls.

Hailed as a "work of art" by the New York Times, this best-selling classic brings a deft touch and understanding spirit to the story of a teenage girl's descent into madness - and the three friends who are determined to walk with her where adults fear to tread.

In a darkened room, a group of men once sought to examine an elephant. Taking hold of a different part - an ear, a leg, the tail - each one mistook his particular part for the whole. In the darkness each of the men became convinced that the elephant was the object he had felt - a fan, a rope, a pillar, and so on. With this ancient fable, first described by the Sufi Master Jalaluddin Rumi, Idries Shah presents the Sufi perspective that Christianity and Islam stem from one inner origin.

“Quiero creer, quiero tener esperanza, pero…” son palabras que Craig Groeschel, pastor y autor superventas, oye a menudo, y que hasta él mismo ha pronunciado. Queremos conocer a Dios, sentir su presencia, y confiar en que Él escucha nuestras oraciones; sin embargo, cuando experimentamos gran dolor podemos preguntarnos si de verdad Él se interesa por nosotros. Aunque tengamos tanto esperanza como dolor, a veces el sufrimiento es quien grita más alto. ¿Puede Dios ser bueno cuando la vida no lo es?

Growing up, Michael wanted nothing more than to follow in his dad’s footsteps and join the family business. Aged 18, he did just that and entered into the glamourous, dangerous world of organised crime. Michael’s father, a career criminal and contemporary of the infamous Krays, was a wayward role model. Soon, Michael’s criminal activities were funding a reckless lifestyle of drugs, sex, and violence.

Today the world is nose-deep in trouble of every kind, moral, ethical, social, political, and legal. How did we get here? That is the right question to ask! What I Have Learned About the Demise of Mankind is a stunning and not-so-fictional revelation of the key answers to the question of how did we get here? In this paradigm-shifting debut novel, Truman Alexander reveals the evil works of the Dark One on earth by exposing the Underworld's training manual for new devils, tempters, and dark angels.

Published in the years following 9/11, David Dark's book The Gospel According to America warned American Christianity about the false worship that conflates love of country with love of God. The assessment he brought to these problems and the creative resources for resisting them are now more important than ever. Dark expands his vision of a fractured yet redeemable American Christianity, bringing his signature mix of theological, cultural, and political analysis to white supremacy, evangelical surrender, and other problems of the Trump era.

When we’re depressed, it makes us feel as though life is no longer worth living. But there is a power out there that is strong enough to bring you out of the darkness. That power is God. Through him, all things are possible. In this guide, be enlightened through the word of God. Understand his power and overcome depression with this blueprint that will take you through the simple process of building a meaningful and happy life against all odds. With God by your side, you can take on even the darkest realities and still push through. Let him guide you to the brighter days ahead!

Utilize dark psychology and manipulation techniques to achieve victory.

Dr. Oliver assist the seeker in discovering: Proverbs, Parables, and Maxims, designed to enlighten and benefit the wise in: surviving tough times, winning over adversity, and gaining priceless Biblical wisdom.

The simple fact that the account outlined in this short audiobook was targeted by the spiritualist leaders of the time, and almost wiped out of existence, can only leave us wondering: How many fraudulent mediums were using these practices under the guise of spiritualism?

It is always too soon to quit! What is your story that has you searching for a book about tragedy? The surprise you are facing probably has a different name than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The cure you need or long for may not exist or be as invasive as a lung transplant. Tragedies come in all different “shapes and sizes,” but they share two common traits. They are personal, and that person needs hope. This book will help you or a loved one find hope in the midst of the tragedy. It is a story of not giving up, and discovering answers all along the journey of your life.

Jesus, the first anointed traveler, came into the darkness of the world to lead us to the Kingdom of Heaven. His instructions to go and make disciples appoints us as His anointed instrumental vessels. His glorious Anointed Travelers. As God's Anointed Travelers, our radiant light of the Lord brightly shines in the darkness. We are His light in the world and the true lamp of light before the children of God. His glory shines within us as a great lamp that leads and feeds the lost generation of the world.

Un grupo de hombres intenta examinar un elefante en una habitación oscura. Agarrando diferentes partes - una oreja, una pierna, la cola - cada uno de ellos confunde la parte que está tocando con la totalidad... y se convence de que el elefante es un abanico o una cuerda o un pilar, etcétera. Con esta fábula del gigante Sufi Jalaluddin Rumi, la cual tiene más de setecientos años de antigüedad, Idries Shah presenta el punto de vista Sufi de que el cristianismo y el islam surgen a partir de un mismo origen esencial.

It's not your imagination, the world is changing drastically, and tens of millions of people are experiencing heart break, anxiety, depression, confusion, anger, and even hopelessness. The problem has become so bad that America now leads the entire world in anti-depressant use. But it doesn't have to be this way. No matter where you've been or where you are right now, there is a light that shines in the darkness that can and will give you strength, healing, wisdom, purpose, peace, joy, and unbreakable hope—IF you are willing to take the right steps and follow it to victory.

Have you ever felt abandoned, left behind, forgotten, and that the pain of this life was too much to bear? Well, I have. This book is about my struggles with trying to make sense out of tragedy and great loss, crying out to God for help, and learning to recognize and hear Gods still small yet mighty voice. This book is meant to offer hope, encouragement, and to challenge that we all can seek, find, and hear promptings from the Holy Spirit everyday. I will share some of God's great miracles, his deliverance, and his rescue plan for each of us. Yes, even you.