The authors--who have over 50 years experience of Freemasonry between them as well as senior Masonic rank in most orders--break new ground and confirm controversial origins for Freemasonry. Additionally, they put forward a new--and contentious--explanation for the allegories that the Masonic initiation ceremonies enact.

Jack is a different kid, but he can't figure out why. Then he discovers that there are demons on Earth, and they want to obliterate Jack, and his bloodline, from the face of the Earth.

Maxwell Shepherd never got sick- ever. Considering himself lucky, he never gave it much thought - until the day a freak accident proves deadly for everyone involved, except him. Left alone to confront this mystery, he finds himself being chased by a ruthless man claiming military ties and the doctor he thought he could trust to help him. Julian Zell is as ruthless as he is ambitious. Leading a covert team working to develop the ultimate biological weapon, his success is impeded only by the team's inability to produce the vaccine necessary for the ideal biological warfare system. Maxwell Shepherd may very well be just what Zell needs. Dr. Tim McGuire, one of the finest infectious disease experts in the country, is obsessed with dreams of a Nobel Prize. His chance encounter with Maxwell Shepherd yields a surprising discovery, one that may bring about unimaginable advances in medicine and the fame and recognition he so desperately desires. As the lives of these three men are inexplicably intertwined, Max must set aside grief that threatens to consume him as he tries to regain control of his life. Along the way he makes a shocking discovery and finds a most surprising ally.

Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?

The overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God; this conviction has existed since the beginning of recorded time and is shared by billions around the world. In The God Gene, Dr. Dean Hamer reveals that this inclination towards religious faith is in good measure due to our genes and may even offer an evolutionary advantage by helping us get through difficulties, reducing stress, preventing disease, and extending life. Popular science at its best, The God Gene is an in-depth, fully accessible inquiry into cutting-edge research that can change the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Written with balance, integrity, and admirable scientific objectivity, this is a book for readers of science and religion alike.

Peter stands at the beginning of Christian theology. Christianity’s central confessions regarding the person of Jesus, the cross, salvation, the inclusive nature of the people of God, and the end of all things come to us through the apostle who was not only the church’s leader but also its first theologian. Peter is the apostle for the whole church and the whole church resonates with his theology. We sing his song, though we may not have glanced at the bottom of the page in the hymnbook to see who wrote the words and composed the tune. Peter is the “lost boy” of Christian theology, a person overlooked as a theological innovator and pillar, but his rightful place is at the head of the table. If we look closely, however, we may recognize that he has been seated there all along.

Unabridged, Hardcover Edition. Man was created in God's image. But evolution has changed us. Our genetic code has been reshaped through the generations. Now, a small town is plagued with grizzly corpses, the result of forces beyond any sane persons understanding. Behind these deaths lie mysteries as old as man himself ... secrets that must be kept at any cost. This bizarre series of deaths has a U.S. Marshal caught between the Guardians of man's future and his duty to protect. From the beginning of time comes this tale of mystery, religious fervor, and mystical powers. It winds you through the worlds of Government intrigue ... through the secrets of man's creation and exposes powers carefully guarded throughout the centuries that will ensure man's survival. String theory proved the existence of other dimensions and universes. Reaching them may be our only hope for survival and genetic code carried by descendents of Jesus and Mary Magdalene may be our only hope of reaching them in time.

More Than a Million Copies Have Been Sold of this Powerful Book for Men, Now Revised for a New Generation For forty years, The Measure of a Man has taught hundreds of thousands of men around the world how to live according to God's direction--faithfully, lovingly, and spiritually. Now revised this classic guide to biblical masculinity is poised to impact a new generation of men. True masculinity is not measured by the strength of a man, but by these twenty biblical guidelines drawn from the Apostle Paul's letters to his young protégés Timothy and Titus. Inspiring, encouraging, and practical, this book shows men how they can reach God's standards as fathers, husbands, and mentors to other men. This updated edition includes QR codes that take the reader to online video resources for further study.

From the grandeur of Creation to the glorious union of the Savior and his bride, God's love sweeps through eternity in the greatest of all love stories. A book of power, beauty, and grandeur. Rarely has a piece of Christian literature combined the simplicity of the storytelling art with the profound depths of the Christian faith.

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