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Wasn’t the South African apartheid supported by Christians? Weren’t the Crusades motivated by greed, but advocated by the church? Don’t phony television preachers manipulate viewers into donating money? And don’t these, and many more examples, mean Christianity doesn’t really work? Navigating this area can be difficult and confusing. William Edgar, though, addresses these and other questions honestly, without attempting to dismiss or explain away their uncomfortable realities.

When high school teacher Myles Bradford wins the Powerball lottery, he decides to do something truly unexpected: run for president of the United States. Bradford is eager about the opportunity, but his family clearly is not. With little time to sway them to his side, he's thrust into running a quarter-billion-dollar nationwide campaign, complete with cross-country flights and road trips, expert staff, and armed security. But like most dreams, Bradford soon finds that what he imagined is completely different from what is real.

Minutes before landing, a policeman enters the cockpit of a Galaxy Airlines jet and convinces Captain Alex Decker to request a different gate. Alex reluctantly heeds the warning, and minutes later, an explosion rocks the concourse where Alex should have parked his plane. On the heels of the tragic fire at the North Carolina airport, Captain Decker teams up with FBI Agent Maria Rodriguez, inadvertently pulling him back into a world he’d tried to leave behind after the death of his wife, Sarah.

Magic is heresy, but not all powers are magic. Cent is a mage and a scoundrel, sentenced to death by the Grand Church’s law. But when demons rise and begin slaughtering everything in their path, he fights back, and the people discover his powers are more than magic - he is a child of divinity.

This book has grown from two great desires of my heart. The first is my constant passion to increase the effectiveness of the ministry to which God has called me. I have a deep hunger to see souls saved and saints receive a greater measure of grace, so they are equipped to tackle the unique problems of our society.

Melanie Rosen hasn't settled for much, but her travels have brought her to Dublin, Ireland, where she works for the Occult Investigations Unit, exploring the strange and unknown. Her fiery disposition and tendency to probe where she's not wanted keep her in the office with the paperwork, or chasing cases that don't seem to have an answer. Then she gets a new case, where a killer slowly paralyzes his victims, and leaves a calling card behind: a charm.

When the Book of Aleth is stolen, Aaron, captain of the Royal Guard, is ordered by Emperor Therion to reclaim the ancient tome. The mission thrusts Aaron into a world he's never known - a world of elves and dwarves, races long thought extinct; a world where everything he has known and believed is a lie.

After escaping the dwarvish prison in Brekken Dahl, Aaron, Lorik, and two dwarves continue their quest to recover the Book of Aleth, now fallen into enemy hands. To avoid Therion's forces, the band forges deep under the shattered hills into long-forgotten passages, where foul creatures wait in the darkness.

The Gallaghers and Pruitts have dominated the American political landscape dating back to Revolutionary times. The Yale University class of 1996 had one of each, and as the 20-year reunion approaches, the families are on a collision course. Owen Gallagher is coasting to the Democratic nomination for president. Rock Pruitt - the brash maverick whose career was derailed two decades ago by his association to a tragic death - is back, ready to reclaim the mantle of clan leader. And fatefully in between lies Samantha Lessing.

Durwood Oak Jones is a man of few indulgences. One he does allow is a standing ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine soliciting “injustices in need of attention”. This month’s bundle of letters includes one from Carol Bridges, mayor of the dusty, blue-collar town of Chickasaw, Texas. For nearly a century, Chickasaw has relied on the jobs and goodwill of Hogan Consolidated, a family-run manufacturer of industrial parts. Now East Coast lawyers and investment bankers have taken aim at the company.

Sometimes a little understanding can solve a problem before it starts. Law enforcement officers have a difficult job. This Is Why, will give the listener an inside look into the mind of an officer, through real life experiences of a veteran detective. Take a walk with me and I will let you peek behind the curtain. There are lessons attached to each story learned by the officer at that time and as a result of the incident.

The time for a reckoning has come… Cade Williams' worst nightmare has come true. The Necromancer's black magick has not only released the Adversary from the infernal realms where Cade imprisoned it, but allowed the fallen angel to possess the body of Cade's beloved wife, Gabrielle, in the process. When the Templars interrupt the ritual and kill the Necromancer, the Adversary sprouts wings and escapes into the darkness.

After surviving the events at the Costco, Ben and his newly found companions are about to better their living situation. Or are they? With Dustin and Tina on a mission and an unexpected guest from the river, things are once again getting in the way of Ben’s afternoon poolside margaritas.