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Welcome to the little community of Marshland, North Carolina. The center of town, of course, is Marshland Baptist Church. In the first story of the series, young Jack Daniels comes to grips with the fact that maybe the miracle that he thought saved his life as a youngster wasn't a miracle at all. And when the Devil of Marshland, Duke Marbuck, actually shoots the preacher (in the arm, and more or less by accident), young Jack finds himself in the confrontation of his life.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about holiness, and how the Bible defines it. For holiness is far more than merely being "separated," as most of Fundamentalism teaches. Indeed, holiness is also about union and gas several other distinctives. In addition, the book explores the ramifications of our holiness that Christ provides for us: acceptance with God, unity with the Blessed in heaven, privilege...

It's Hallowe'en in Marshland, and Marshland Baptist Church has narrowly dodged the plethora of preachers who forbid this scary holiday. The celebrations will continue! But one young man in the youth group has evil on his mind, while others are envying the wealthy Presbyterians. They are playing paintball all night long for prizes, while the poorer Baptists are toasting marshmallows and taking their little brothers and sisters out trick or treating. Dark plans are brewing out in the windswept marshes, and one young lady is being led astray. Will Jack Daniels realize what is going on and save...

Princess Rosalynn is pretty, spoiled, and childish. She gives no thought to the men and women that protect her father's throne. Then one day, invaders from the enormous kingdom across the river storm across the Bridge and conquer the royal castle. Alone and in danger, Rosalynn sets out on foot to find her father. Driven by fear, she finds the Bridge and crosses it. In the enemy kingdom, she meets an unexpected friend--a woman who has discovered a secret way to save Rosalynn's kingdom. Together Rosalynn and the wise woman face enemy soldiers, wicked outlaws, and the wilds of the river on ...

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about the Peace of God freely given to His children through Jesus Christ and the power of Christ's Peace in their lives. Victims of legalistic teachings will find relief and freedom in the truths laid out in this small book.

Krea is seven years old and a slave. With a ragged troupe of tumblers and jugglers, she travels from town to town in Folger, now a part of the kingdom of Bracken. Every day of the year she is walking or working, and she is always lonely. Then, as winter takes hold of Folger, the troupe realizes that an old woman is haunting their footsteps, and that she has her eye on Krea. In the last book of the Bracken Trilogy, the wise woman returns in a time when war is looming, slavery is legal, and the league of robbers is more powerful than ever.

Pull on your boots! It's winter in Peabody, Wisconsin, and there is plenty of excitement afoot at the Derwood household. Wise-cracking siblings Jack and Penny become entangled in an international smuggling operation and the nonstop adventure of cracking a dangerous case. At times, however, it is hard to decide which is a greater threat: seasoned criminals or neighborhood bullies.

This anthology contains five short stories previously published in READING for Christian Schools Grade 6 (Bob Jones University Press 1988), updated for a new generation of readers, with plenty of new illustrations. Black and White interior and a full-cover cover. “Val is For Valiant” - An ordinary boy has an extraordinary dream that changes his life. “The Monument” - A game of tag turns into a journey of discovery and danger “Brethren Nisei” - A white American boy watches his Japanese friends undergo persecution during the war “Antarctica” - Two brothers help their uncle ...

Pastor Roye is recuperating in Florida and spends his mornings listening to radio preachers. They have done great works for God and will be the first to tell you so. Roye finds himself wanting when he compares their great deeds to his own. He has never done anything great. He has just plugged away, all his life, and now he is old: retirement age. A question hangs in the air, and he's too afraid to say it out loud: What if Marshland Baptist Church retires him?

Now updated with more cases and more insights into the scandals of prominent Fundamental Baptist churches and schools, SCHIZOPHRENIC CHRISTIANITY shows that child molesting is embedded into the culture Christian Fundamentalism. Using case study after case study of Independent Fundamental Baptist pastors accused, indicted, or convicted of child molesting, the author shows that these men continue to serve in the ministry unhindered. With surprising quotes from public leaders of Christian Fundamentalism such as the late Jerry Falwell, the author shows that many ultra-conservative Baptist ...

THE LAMBS WORKBOOK shows the reader that being sexually abused as a child (or at least an adolescent) was experienced by at least one of the Old Testament patriarchs. It also shows that Jesus Christ himself has shared in suffering unjustly at the hands of false religious leaders. The book offers one lesson per week, with wonderful explanatory devotions to read for each day between the lessons. This format is an amazing tool and is, in my opinion, Jeri Massi's finest work in her outreach to victims of clergy abuse. The workbook offers valuable lessons and simple instruction for those who ...

Courage for Christian Readers is an amply illustrated anthology of short stories and short articles, many of which were previously published by Bob Jones University Press. I have updated them and added new material. Stories feature adventures in a variety of settings: the training hall of martial arts, the mountains of Appalachia, the battlefields of Korea, the low country of South Carolina, and the intense competition of a fencing match; and of course, the far flung reaches of outer space. With diverse characters and situations, each story explores the tough decisions we are called to make...

Facing danger in the remote Canadian Rockies, Jack and Scruggs work together to overcome the dangers facing them and their team. Again and again they combine wit and courage to overcome the obstacles and dangers thrown in their way.

A Catalog of Child Molesters and Pedophiles in Baptist Churches (SBC and IFB). From the Baptist minister who sexually tortured little boys and photographed them, to the Baptist pastor who ordered that child victims and their families be harassed, this book catalogs the shock and the shame. To date, in spite of numerous news reports, publicized arrests, criminal convictions, documentaries, and sword statements from victims, Both the Independent Fundamental Baptists (IFB) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) refuse to take any steps at all to identfiy, confront, discipline, rebuke, ...

Christian Fundamentalism, including the Independent Fundamental Baptists (IFB) presents itself as the last bastion of faithfulness to the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. And yet the legacy of Christian Fundamentalism is a dark morass of child molesting preachers, financial fraud, and a swarm of odd, bizarre, faddish practices. Having documented the problem of clergy sex abuse in Christian Fundamentalism for 12 years, Jeri Massi presents the reader with undeniable evidence that Christian Fundamentalism is the product of several different influences, and one of them is atheism....

Survivors of sexual and domestic abuse in Christian Fundamentalism have been neglected and vilified by the teachings of Walter Fremont, Jim Berg, Bob Wood, Jack Hyles, Bill Gothard, and others. All of these men, as well as the behaviorist system called Nouthetic Counseling, have represented themselves as experts at counseling, in spite of not having even the most basic education in the proper treatment of acute trauma or post-traumatic conditions. They are also guilty of gross ignorance of the Bible. It is entirely possible for the Christian believer to live a life of triumph after abuse, ...

In the second book of the Peabody series, Scruggs finds himself caught in the middle of a ring of international spies, and they are trying to get rid of a stolen piece of technology. He has to decide who to trust among the strangers he meets, and he has to rely on his wits and courage as he tries to find a way back to the home he has longed for in Peabody, Wisconsin.

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity. The book leads the reader through Scripture passages about prayer, and how the Christian can joyfully and hopefully engage in prayer, with confidence because of the work of Christ onour behalf. 30 Days of Prayer includes selections of the Psalms and other Bible passages that have blessed the prayers of believers for centuries. It is recommended that as readers use this book, they pray through the passage that is ...

A month of daily readings from the Bible for the purpose of unlearning the bad teachings of Christian Fundamentalism and learning the comfort, hope, and faith of Christianity

With Pastor Roye on leave for six months, Marshland Baptist Church must find a preacher willing to serve in the interim. Meanwhile, nobody can figure out why the teen car washes are raking in hundreds of dollars in a town out in the middle of nowhere. Good fortune seems to follow the youth group, but the Sheriff is a little suspicious. Still, when the hearty, smiling Bill Manley shows up to be a temp preacher, the church's good luck seems to be holding. Then again .... Narrated with fondness and affection, the Marshland Baptist Chronicles detail the lives of the residents of Marshland, NC, ...