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Al Janssen

A Stirring Account of the Church Caught in the Middle East Crossfire

Light Force

What Happens When Muslims Believe in Christ

Secret Believers

Appalachian legend describes a mysterious, multiethnic population of exotic, dark-skinned rogues called Melungeons who rejected the outside world and lived in the remote, rugged mountains in the farthest corner of northeast Tennessee. The allegedly unknown origins of these Melungeons are part of what drove this legend and generated myriad exotic origin theories. Though nobody self-identified as Melungeon before the 1960s, by the 1990s "Melungeonness" had become a full-fledged cultural phenomenon, resulting in a zealous online community and annual meetings where self-identified Melungeons gathered to discuss shared genealogy and history. Although today Melungeons are commonly identified as the descendants of underclass whites, freed African Americans, and Native Americans, this ethnic identity is still largely a social construction based on local tradition, myth, and media. In Becoming Melungeon, Melissa Schrift examines the ways in which the Melungeon ethnic identity has been socially constructed over time by various regional and national media, plays, and other forms of popular culture. Schrift explores how the social construction of this legend evolved into a fervent movement of a self-identified ethnicity in the 1990s. This illuminating and insightful work examines the shifting social constructions of race, ethnicity, and identity both in the local context of the Melungeons and more broadly in an attempt to understand the formation of ethnic groups and identity in the modern world.

Faith That Changes the World

Walk Thru the Book of Acts, A

A collection of every promise to believers that is recorded in Scripture. This pocket-sized book is a treasure trove of inspiration, biblical guidance for daily challenges.

Promises from GOD'S WORD

These handsome devotional volumes each contain 120 devotions with full color art and attractive, contemporary design--great for gift giving.

120 Devotions to End Your Day

Quiet Reflections of Peace

The editors of Campus Life's Ignite Your Faith challenge teens with a 365-day devotional that encourages students to have a daily time with God.

365 Devotions to Set Your Faith on Fire

Ignite Your Faith

These discussion guides are perfect for Bible study groups, Sunday schools, small groups, and individuals who want a deeper understanding of the books of the Bible and heroes of the faith.

Courage in the Face of Crisis

Walk Thru the Book of Esther, A

This collection of more than 200 passages of Scripture provides the perfect reminder of who we are and how God transforms our lives through his love and grace. Casebound hardcover.

Transforming Promises from the Word of God

All Things New

The standard editions of the 1611 King James Bible (or Authorised Version) currently available give, with little variation, the text as established by the Oxford edition of 1769. They give the reader, therefore, a seventeenth-century text in mid-eighteenth century clothes - clothes which are neither original nor modern. In this new edition of the King James Version the text has been collated with the translators' original work in order to give the reader as closely as possible the exact text on which the translators decided. It has also been given consistent modern spelling and presentation in order to make it easier to read and study than standard editions. The text is presented is paragraph form, with marginal notes. The type is 10/12.5 Swift.

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