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In this volume in Zondervan Academic's New Studies in Dogmatics series, theologian Kelly M. Kapic reflects on the Christian life: its foundation, its nourishment, and its goal. Kapic contends that the Christian life is, first and foremost, one that is lived in response to the love of the triune God. It thus flows from God toward us, and we are then drawn back into communion with God. As those united to God through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit, Christians are enabled to respond to God's love.

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The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.

Who knew death could be so eclectic? Relish this mesmerizing murder mystery mash-up of short stories. Murder and mystery have been the staple of literature and films for years. This anthology of short stories will thrill and entertain you. Some will also make you laugh out loud. Others will stop and make you think.

Eric Turner, a journalist specialising in accounts of the paranormal, investigates a healing well associated with a saintly abbot in the rural village of Scratchbury. Here he finds evidence of astonishing, miraculous cures: a blind woman who can see; a hunchbacked schoolgirl whose spine has straightened. But why is everyone else in the village so deathly ill? Why is a gangster so obsessed with shooting a movie in the ruins of the old monastery? Who are the ruthless order of monks who will defend their secret at any cost, even murder? As Eric investigates. he discovers to his horror that an ...

The Lillian Carey Mysteries - Book One When a priceless ancient Egyptian artefact is stolen from a secluded museum and the curator is found dead, mysteriously covered in insect bites, private detective Lillian Carey is summoned to uncover the truth. Specialising in cases that flirt with the supernatural and the occult, Lillian is drawn into a world of dark rituals and shadowy figures. Her investigation leads her to a clandestine cult with nefarious plans for the stolen casket and the deadly curse it harbours. As Lillian delves deeper, she must navigate the treacherous terrain of a night ...

Ten terrifying tales of horror and all things weird, all set among the apparently peaceful, green surroundings of the Isle of Man. The discovery of Viking gold unlocks a terrible curse; weird creatures haunt a remote lighthouse; the kitchen of a successful restaurant conceals a vile secret; the vengeance of an ancient witch; cruel accidents befall those who criticise a pompous writer's works; a TT racer's encounter with the uncanny; obsession and depravity in the service of a demonic machine; the Black Goat of the Woods; an ancient evil that inhabits the marshes; the horror that lies buried...

A NOVEL OF ELEMENTAL HORROR A seemingly idyllic cottage in the country, haunted by a spectre of madness and death. The legacy of a reclusive occultist from decades gone by: an Elemental force trapped in the soil, unable to return to its home plane. A monstrous child that cannot remember what it is, looking desperately for its mother. Colin McGrath finds all his plans coming apart at the seams after moving into a new home, as his wife's psychic sensitivity awakens forces that would have been best left to slumber.

Foul, Fetid and Funny as F*** All is not well in the Free City of Lurke. Assassins plot the death of the Duke; a Demon Lord hatches his schemes; a traitor seeks to overthrow the Wizards' Guild; an army of cruel conquerors marches against the city; and a lingerie party ends in disaster. Through these machiavellian machinations stride the good ladies of the Rampant Damsel tavern, armed only with grace, beauty, elegance and a penchant for psychotic violence. Enter a fantasy world populated by the most depraved, repellent deviants you have ever encountered (and they're the good guys)! Forget ...

Eight of the world's top Left Hand Path magicians forged the NOXAZ grimoire to explore the most primal forms of Gnosis in the hidden chambers of the Black Serpent. As a key to Nightside Visions and adverse Qliphothic Alchemy, this sinister grimoire allows the mind to reach back into the primigenian Abyss. The forbidden wisdom herein awakens the Primal Current in you, and nurtures the seed of your immortal will. Tablet of Magick Edgar Kerval - Primal Current p.3 Ch. 1 - Asenath Mason - In the Silver Waters of Qulielfi p.9 Ch. 2 - Bill Duvendack - The Maya of the Qliphoth p.19 Ch. 3 - Linda ...

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Contributors to the latest book in the Guys Read series present a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, listening to under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love...

Livet har verkligen förändrats för Sam Witwicky. En gång i tiden var han en helt vanlig tonåring - men sen hamnade han mitt i ett krig mellan utomjordiska robotar och blev tvungen att rädda världen. Två gånger! Nu är han vuxen, arbetslös och får inte tala om vad det är han har upplevt. Hans tid som hjälte verkar vara över. Eller? Sanningen om när människorna egentligen fick reda på robotarnas existens är en hemlighet som bara ett fåtal personer vet om. En av dem är astronauten Buzz Aldrin.

Seven marks upon a wall. Tom may rise, but he may fall. Through five lives, no one dares mention the sin for which he seeks redemption. Fates will meet, and you will see what will thus become of he.

Master archer Caelfel is a student of magic and the youngest she-elf of her city, Sal’Sumarathar. Her passionate naïveté and fierce devotion to those she loves often lands her in unique, precarious situations. Rogue elf Feraan is a reclusive member of a secret order tasked with protecting the land from threats. Carrying out a task on their behalf inevitably earns him a reputation as the most hated elf in the empire of Honey Water. A chance encounter during a goblin hunting party where Caelfel boldly saves Feraan’s life sparks a powerful, unlikely companionship.

When wide-eyed Thomas, a 20-year-old dreamer, steps into the eccentric world of his 62-year-old neighbor, Mr. Johnson, he expects nothing more than a cup of tea and some quirky banter. Instead, he’s thrust into a whirlwind of scandalous tales and steamy secrets, courtesy of Mr. Johnson’s infamous Fanny Book—a scrapbook bursting with raunchy memorabilia from a lifetime of outrageous romantic escapades. Each evening, joined by Mr. Johnson’s vivacious 23-year-old girlfriend, Louise (who Thomas can’t help but pine for), the old rogue unveils stories that are as side-splittingly funny ...

Vacationing teens camping in the woods near a family of drug-crazed, murderous, cannibalistic rednecks... Sounds like a classic horror recipe, right? Right, but this recipe's got enough bad taste to give 1970s fashion a run for its money. We've got buzz saws, bolt croppers, amputations, drugs, dismemberings, dope, depravity, disembowelings, hatchets, guns, torsos, blood, guts and feces, hillbillies, hookers, junkies, the most resilient condom in history, and oh lordy, we've got too many dungarees to count. Leave whatever passes for 'normal' in your neck of the woods at the door, and come in...

In this sequel to Water Into Whine, Jackie and Robert Grace, together with their daughter Aileen and her boyfriend, are visiting their old friends James and Miriam Redders. Now vicar of an island parish off the western coast of Scotland, James is still up to his old seductive tricks, but his church is in trouble and attendances are falling. The Graces discover that some of the islanders have a grudge against James' unconventional ministry. He is opposed by an influential group of hardline puritans; by the leader of the local pagan group; also by the island's laird, who is a self-professed ...

When Robert and Jackie Grace move out of the city and into a new home in a peaceful country village, they expect a peaceful, pastoral existence for themselves and their daughter Aileen. What they don't expect to experience are passionate affairs, wife swapping, perverted role play and peeping tom antics, all centered around the local vicar, James Redders, whose ministry is unconventional to say the least. Nor do they expect their daughter's sexual boundaries to be thoroughly explored to their limits and beyond in the local manor house. A novel of steamy sex, shameless pleasures and broken ...