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"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children....
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James Joseph Walsh, M.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Sc.D. (1865-1942) was an American physician and author, born in New York City. He graduated from Fordham College in 1884 and from the University of Pennsylvania (M.D.) in 1895. After postgraduate work in Paris, Vienna and Berlin he settled in New York.
3) The Bible , Dimensions, and the Spiritual Realm: Are Heaven, Angels, and God Closer than we Think?
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The Bible tells of a spiritual realm where heaven, angels, and God reside. Where is this mysteriously invisible realm? Science has opened the door to the possibility of higher spatial dimensions. Could this be where heaven is? Using God's Word, this book will present evidence for the reality of the spiritual realm and also lay out the scientific evidence, from Einstein's theory of relativity to string theory, that points to the possibility of a higher...
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The human brain is incredibly complex. Both Christian and secular scholars alike affirm this fact, yet the traditional view of humanity as spiritual beings made in the image of God has come under increased pressure from humanistic and materialistic thinkers who deny that humans are anything more than their physical bodies. Christians have long affirmed that humans are spiritual beings made by God to know and fellowship with him, while the humanist...
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C'est dans notre nature humaine d'être curieux depuis la naissance, altéré d'apprendre et d'acquérir une compréhension globale de tout. Il peut y avoir des différences dans nos styles vestimentaires et nos préférences alimentaires, mais il y a certaines choses que nous partageons tous en commun. Dans notre esprit, c'est la question que nous nous posons tous concernant la création de l'univers. En raison de notre désir de découvrir quand...
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Francis Bacon is, considered the father of modern science. He proposed, at his time, a great reformation of all process of knowledge for the advancement of learning divine and human. He called it Instauratio Magna (The Great Instauration). Bacon planned his Great Instauration in imitation of the Divine Work - the Work of the Six Days of Creation, as defined in the Bible, leading to the Seventh Day of Rest or Sabbath in which Adam's dominion over creation...
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From Science to God offers a crash course in the nature of reality. It is the story of Peter Russell's lifelong exploration into the nature of consciousness - how he went from being a strict atheist, studying mathematics and physics at Cambridge University, to realizing a profound personal synthesis of the mystical and scientific. Using his own tale of curiosity and exploration as the book's backbone, Russell blends physics, psychology, and philosophy...
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Evolutionary models for life, earth, and space are questioned today by a significant group of scientists worldwide. They are convinced that the earth and the entire universe are the result of a supernatural creation event which occurred just thousands of years ago, not billions of years. Why do conventional methods for dating rocks differ so radically? What does carbon-14 found in diamonds mean? Was there accelerated nuclear decay in earth's history?...
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What happens when there are more 'hot' questions on the Bible and creationism than can be answered in one book? There needs to be a second volume! The New Answers Book 2 explores over 30 exciting and faith-affirming topics, including:
* The fall of Lucifer and the origin of evil.
* When does life begin (and why does it matter)?
* Is evolution a religion (and why should one care)?
* Archaeology, Egyptian Chronology, and the great flood.
* Could...
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Powerful evidence for the existence of a personal God! Information is the cornerstone of life, yet it is something people don't often think about. In his fascinating new book, In the Beginning Was Information, Dr. Werner Gitt helps the reader see how the very presence of information reveals a Designer: Should the presence of information that organizes every part of the human body, from hair color to the way internal organs work, be taken for granted?...
11) In Six Days
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Why would any educated scientist with a PhD advocate a literal interpretation of the six days of creation? Why, indeed, when only one in three Americans believes 'the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word' according to a recent Gallup poll. Science can neither prove nor disprove evolution any more than it can creation. Certainly, there are no human eyewitness accounts of either. However, certain factors are present...
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What about climate change? Is there a connection between dragon legends and dinosaurs? Is evolution the bloodiest religion ever? What about cavemen? What are the 10 best evidences for a young creation? The Answers series has been a powerful tool in equipping believers to share and defend their faith. Now the newest book in this landmark series takes on hot button topics like climate change, ancient man, and many more. Too many people have walked away...
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The world provides irrefutable evidence of the Creator, but when challenged, can readers defend their faith? Do they have answers to their own questions or those of their families about faith, evolution, creation, and a biblical worldview? Get the important needed information in this compelling third book from the popular Answers series, and learn more about: Global warming. Cloning and stem cells. The existence of God. Bacteria and viruses. Questions...
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With Millions watching this live debate on February 4, 2014, 'Bill Nye, the Science Guy' squared off with Answers in Genesis founder and president Ken Ham. This event echoed the worldviews at work in lives today and put two of the most unique and recognizable advocates of their positions on the same stage to face not only each other, but the many who watched. More answers, more perspectives, more truth to answer the world's most critical question:...
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Earth's past is littered with the mysterious and unexplained: the pyramids, Easter Island, Stonehenge, dinosaurs, and the list goes on and on as science looks for clues to decipher these puzzles. One such mystery surrounds the now-extinct creature called the woolly mammoth. Author and meteorologist Michael Oard has studied the mammoth and its equally mysterious time period, the Ice Age, for many years and has come to some fascinating conclusions to...
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What happens when an evolutionary biologist is overwhelmed with scientific evidences of God's plan in nature? After three years of trying to 'prove evolution' to skeptical professors in his science department, Gary Parker finally realized that the scientific evidence we see in God's world agrees with what we read in God's Word. In Creation Facts of Life, Dr. Parker respectfully describes the evidences he once used to 'preach' evolution, but then he...
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What do aliens, dinosaurs, and gay marriage have in common? They are all part of the culture war: a war between two worldviews. One view is based on a biblical understanding of history, the other on pure naturalism. National educational institutions and the media are on the frontlines of evolutionizing the culture. From Biology 101 to World History, from The Learning Channel to Sponge Bob, subtle and not-so-subtle evolutionary messages bombard people....
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Evolution...intelligent design...creation...or a little of all three? What do people really believe, and why does it matter to their lives, their families, and their faith today? Christians live in a culture with more questions than ever, questions that affect one's acceptance of the Bible as authoritative and trustworthy. Now, discover easy-to-understand answers that reach core truths of the Christian faith and apply the biblical worldview to these...
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There are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though extraordinarily improbable, people have embraced miracles and myths for millennia, seeing in them proof of the extraordinary potential of our world, and ourselves. Helping us think more critically about our belief in the improbable, The Miracle Myth...
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