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For centuries, many have been taught to believe that the Bible presents a vivid picture of a fiery Hell, where God sadistically torments most of humanity by burning their skin for all eternity. But is this really the picture Scripture paints? Were you raised to view Hell through the lens of the Augustinian-Calvinist tradition, perhaps too intimidated ever to question it? If so, this book is for you. In it, we will challenge the fundamentalist perspective on Hellfire by exploring the original context in which the biblical teachings on Hell were written.

We have said that Anarchy is society without government. But is the suppression of government possible, desirable, or wise? Let us see.... Errico Malatesta (4 December 1853 – 22 July 1932) was an Italian anarchist. He spent much of his life exiled from Italy and in total spent more than ten years in prison. Malatesta wrote and edited a number of radical newspapers and was also a friend of M. Bakunin.

Long ago, Isolde ran from the Elders—despite their warnings and rules, she chose her own path. Their wrath caught up to her over the miles and waves and made her pay her debts. After killing her partner before her eyes, the Elders curse Isolde with a cruel vise: she’s trapped on the island that she used as her refuge, forced to sing a nightly song that creates maelstroms and lures men to their deaths.

The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet follows a proud rooster and his clever hen as their cheerful outings spiral into a chain of absurd bargains, clever tricks, and startling consequences. What begins as a playful journey to the mountains for ripe nuts quickly becomes a darkly comic procession of talking animals, strange companions, and escalating misfortune—told with the sharp humor and moral indifference that define the original Grimm tradition.

There is a perplexing question Christians don't usually know how to answer: Why do the Jewish people reject Christ so strongly? In this book, Dr. Eitan Bar goes beyond his personal experiences and uses extensive research to investigate the historical, theological, cultural, and psychological factors that inhibit Jews from accepting Jesus Christ as their Messiah. He examines how Judaism, initially boring Christianity, evolved into a faith that contradicts and is hostile to Christianity.

Long before he hopped across the Australian plains, Old Man Kangaroo was a small, woolly creature with an oversized opinion of himself. Determined to be different from all other animals—and wonderfully run after—he makes his wish to the powerful god Nqong. The answer arrives not by magic words or gentle spells, but in the form of an endless chase led by the ever-hungry Yellow-Dog Dingo. Across deserts, salt-pans, grasslands, and rivers, Kangaroo runs, leaps, and finally hops—his legs stretching longer, his balance shifting, his shape forever altered by necessity.

"In capitalist society work is the cause of all intellectual degeneracy, of all organic deformity." This essay raises interesting questions: is work really a virtue? Isn't work the source of many social imbalances? These are all questions that lend themselves to an exciting and topical debate on the role of work in our society.

Step into the courtroom and inside the mind of one of Britain’s most controversial and flamboyant lawyers. From outrageous legal dramas to jaw-dropping tabloid moments, this is the true story of a maverick lawyer whose cases were anything but ordinary. Known as “The Rottweiler”, Rodney Hylton-Potts built a reputation for cutting through hypocrisy and defending clients who shocked the system. From swinging couples and high-profile divorces to courtroom theatrics and absurd legal loopholes, nothing about his career followed the rules.

The Muffin Man is widely regarded as the first documented serial killer. He prowled the streets of the Seven Dials neighborhood of London just three and a half miles from White Chapel and possibly the most famous of all killers. When a prostitute witnesses the Muffin Man take a life and decides blackmail is a better option than going to the police, the Muffin Man seeks out help to deal with her.

After losing the life he worked so hard to build, Folly finds himself in ruins with no direction, no certainty, and no map of where to go next. Drawn by whispers of a reclusive Sage that dwells high in the mountains, he sets out on a journey that he hopes will piece him back together. What he doesn’t yet understand is that transformation demands he face the very things he has tried to outrun and question the identity he constructed to protect himself.

Billy Brock and his friends discover how they were stranded on Vesula, and who is responsible. Their fate hangs in the balance, as they hunt the evil wizard and an alien witch, who are both determined to kill them. Billy's relationship with a tribe of shape-shifters leads to some surprising events, as they seek every advantage to defeat their nemeses.

Sam, a wealthy industrialist, holds his business rival, Bill, responsible for the death of his wife, Robin. Because of this, he is hell-bent on putting Bill out of business. A strange woman named Dee comes into Sam's life and awakens a heart that had lain dormant for many years following the death of his wife. Dee's appearance triggers a series of dreams of being visited by his deceased wife, trying to give him a message. One event after another seems to drive Sam to find the truth of what he believed, finding the answers to questions and a way to live again.

Why are we here? Why are we on this planet? Why am I going through this? Is this really life? Is this all there is? Ever thought about this? Joe does. In the pit of his agony, he simply asks, "God, are you out there?" Suddenly, life and dreams become intertwined, and he enters an amazing journey. Is God trying to answer his question? Or is he going insane? Regardless, his depression is killing his life, and something has to change.

E. C., the old groundskeeper and tennis teacher, is like a secretary recording the ideas, reflections, observations, and prayers that come through his life as he goes about his rounds of going to church, to work, to teaching tennis, to playing tennis, and to visiting his friends.

"Judaism is often called the religion of reason. It is this, but it is also the religion of the soul. It recognises the value of that mystic insight, those indefinable intuitions which, taking up the task at the point where the mind impotently abandons it, carries us straight into the presence of the King."

This is the story based on events from 1 Samuel 23; of how three of David’s mighty men became famous at the battle of Keilah.

Shattered Vows: The Roots of Marital Destruction is an urgent, compassionate guide for couples in crisis who are struggling with the pain of a broken marriage, constant conflict, or emotional distance. If your relationship is suffering from communication breakdown, loss of trust, infidelity, emotional neglect, or the aftermath of betrayal, this book offers clear, science-based solutions to help you understand and heal the root causes of marital destruction. Drawing on real-life scenarios, Dr.

Lore has it that Dragons are vile, evil creatures—so human’s must be the righteous ones. But are they really? Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with fierce Dragons in heart-stopping action throughout the country. From pulse-pounding firefights, with literal fire, to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the world of dragons.

The Commander of the armies of the Free Worlds is Nyx Pantheras. He has dedicated his life to defeating the Kingdom of the Hecate. The Hecate are a violent race who have enslaved their enemies all over the universe. In a last-ditch effort to defeat the Hecate, the Free Worlds have negotiated an alliance with the planet Nero. Nero’s robot army and their supercomputer, Monarch, are the Free Worlds last chance to achieve victory. Yet, before the Commander can lead his soldiers against the Hecate, he is pulled into a black hole.

Suppose you have been an entrepreneur for more than 45 minutes. You understand part of your magical powers as an entrepreneur is getting sh*t done. The problem is that the more successful you become, the more stuff gets piled on your “To Do” List. Suddenly, when you least expect it, in the dead of night, your “To Do” List morphs into a “Dragon To Do” List, and you spend the rest of your days trying to slay the evergrowing-never-ending “To Do” List.