Since the Age of Enlightenment, France has upheld clear constitutional guidelines that protect human rights and religious freedom. Today, however, intolerant attitudes and discriminatory practices towards unconventional faiths have become acceptable and even institutionalized in public life. Susan Palmer offers an insightful examination of France's most stigmatized new religions, or ''sectes,'' and the public management of religious and philosophical minorities by the state. The New Heretics of France tracks the mounting government-sponsored anticult movement in the wake of the shocking mass suicides of the Solar Temple in 1994, and the negative impact of this movement on France's most visible religious minorities, whose names appeared on a ''blacklist'' of 172 sectes commissioned by the National Assembly. Drawing on extensive interviews and field research, Palmer describes the controversial histories of well-known international NRMs (the Church of Scientology, Raelian Movement, and Unificationism) in France, as well as esoteric local groups. Palmer also reveals the partisanship of Catholic priests, journalists, village mayors, and the passive public who support La Republique's efforts to control minority faiths - all in the name of ''Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.'' Drawing on historical and sociological theory, Palmer analyzes France's war on sects as a strategical response to social pressures arising from globalization and immigration. Her study addresses important issues of religious freedom, public tolerance, and the impact of globalization and immigration on traditional cultures and national character.

In Exposing the Spiritual Roots of Disease: Powerful Answers To Your Questions About Healing & Disease Prevention, Dr. Henry Wright presents a thoroughly biblical and compelling case for healing. If you think you’ve read all you need to know about healing, it’s time to take another look. In this updated edition with expanded material, Dr. Wright clearly shows that disease is not a random occurrence and that science and medicine have their place in dealing with illness but can only offer disease management. What if the answers to true healing and freedom have been in the Bible all along?

Although La Monte Young is one of the most important composers of the late twentieth century, he is also one of the most elusive. Generally recognized as the patriarch of the minimalist movement-Brian Eno once called him "the daddy of us all"-he nonetheless remains an enigma within the music world. Early in his career Young eschewed almost completely the conventional musical institutions of publishers, record labels, and venues, in order to create compositions completely unfettered by commercial concerns. At the same time, however, he exercised profound influence on such varied figures as Terry Riley, Cornelius Cardew, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, David Lang, Velvet Underground, and entire branches of electronica and drone music. For half a century he and his partner and collaborator, Marian Zazeela, have worked in near-seclusion in their Tribeca loft, creating works that explore the furthest extremes of conceptual audacity, technical sophistication, acoustical complexity, and overt spirituality. Because Young gives interviews only rarely, and almost never grants access to his extensive archives, his importance as a composer has heretofore not been matched by a commensurate amount of scholarly scrutiny. Draw A Straight Line and Follow It: The Music and Mysticism of La Monte Young stands as the first monograph to examine Young's life and work in detail. The book is a culmination of a decade of research, during which the author gained rare access to the composer and his archives. Though loosely structured upon the chronology of the composer's career, the book takes a multi-disciplinary approach that combines biography, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music analysis, and illuminates such seemingly disparate aspects of Young's work as integral serialism and indeterminacy, Mormon esoterica and Vedic mysticism, and psychedelia and psychoacoustics. The book is a long-awaited, in-depth look at one of America's most fascinating musical figures.

This festive little kit includes everything you need to cross-stitch three wooden canvases to create unique, handcrafted Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree or give as gifts!
Materials: 3 round wooden stitching canvases (3-inch diameter), 3 pieces of ribbon for hanging, 5 skeins of embroidery floss, and 2 tapestry needles
Book included: Kit includes a 32-page, full-color mini book with cross-stitching instructions and 6 patterns
Unique patterns: The original patterns in this kit are perfectly sized to the wooden canvases, and there are 6 options so you can choose your 3 favorites to stitch
Perfect decoration or gift: The ornaments you create will be perfect on your own tree or as thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list

Die wêreld het meer sonneblommense nodig mense wat hulle koppe na die Son toe draai, mense wat meer en meer soos die Son wil wees eerder as giftige ivies, stink Afrikaners, stekelrige kaktusse, knieserige rosies of klaende hangkop wilgers.

Transformasie begin as ons ons deel begin doen en verantwoordelikheid aanvaar om ons negatiewe gedagtes elke dag bewustelik by die alomteenwoordige Son te vernuwe. Ons moet onsself daagliks toewy in die bestudering van die Meester Sonneblom se lieflike kwaliteite en meer van die vrug van sy liefdevolle genadige gees te kweek deur ons gedagtes by hom te vernuwe. Om ou negatiewe gewoontes en denke af te breek vra baie herhaling en volharding.

Kom ons maak dit ons doel om elke dag 'n rapsie meer na Jesus se voorbeeld van christenskap en menswees te lyk. Met hierdie 260 sonneblom dagstukkies nooi Susan jou uit na 'n avontuur van sonsoek al agter die Son aan.

Geniet die sonneblomreis.

Of the spiritual odysseys which dominate the literature of nineteenth-century England, Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest and yet one of the most difficult. Newman wrote the Apologia in 1864, as a reply to Charles Kingsley's attack on his veracity and that of his fellow Roman Catholic clergy; the following year he revised it extensively and thereafter amended new impressions almost until his death in 1890. This fine edition, long unavailable, has been reissued for the centenary; it includes all the variants resulting from Newman's revisions, in both the printed texts and the surviving manuscripts.

The academic study of death rose to prominence during the 1960s. Courses on some aspect of death and dying can now be found at most institutions of higher learning. These courses tend to stress the psycho-social aspects of grief and bereavement, however, ignoring the religious elements inherent to the subject. This collection is the first to address the teaching of courses on death and dying from a religious-studies perspective.
The book is divided into seven sections. The hope is that this volume will not only assist teachers in religious studies departments to prepare to teach unfamiliar and emotionally charged material, but also help to unify a field that is now widely scattered across several disciplines.

Do you know how to wage effective warfare against

our spiritual enemy, Satan? Spiritual battles are not

just for preachers or other spiritual leaders. Whether you

are a new believer or have known the Lord for many years,

you will inevitably experience the devil's attacks. But

you can learn how to protect yourself from them, take the

offensive, and fulfill what God has called you to do in life.

The principles in the Spiritual Warfare Self-Study Bible

Wat gebeur nadat jy besef en aanvaar Jesus het jou inderdaad gekies? Wanneer ons aan Hom behoort, kry ons nie net ’n nuwe identiteit nie; ons word in ’n nuwe realiteit ingelei – een wat eg, kragtig en lewensveranderend is.

Geseënd is julle is ’n interaktiewe Bybelstudie in 8 sessies vir individue of kleingroepe gebaseer op die tweede reeks van die aanlyn TV-reeks The Chosen. Hierdie studie stel beide die Ou en Nuwe Testament op ’n vars en verstaanbare manier bekend. Elke studie is gebaseer op ’n episode van die reeks en bevat:

• ’n dieper studie van God se karakter, krag en beloftes met Jesus se Bergpreek as raamwerk.
• Skrifgedeeltes en aanhalings uit elke episode.
• Bybelteks as agtergrond vir die studie.
• Breedvoerige inligting oor karakters.
• Addisionele brokkies insiggewende Bybel-inligting.
• Leidende vrae vir nadenke en bespreking vir individue of groepe.

For more than 800 years scholars have pointed to the dark augury having to do with "the last Pope." The prophecy, taken from St. Malachy's "Prophecy of the Popes," is among a list of verses predicting each of the Roman Catholic popes from Pope Celestine II to the final pope, "Peter the Roman," whose reign would end in the destruction of Rome. First published in 1595, the prophecies were attributed to St. Malachy by a Benedictine historian named Arnold de Wyon, who recorded them in his book, Lignum Vitae. Tradition holds that Malachy had been called to Rome by Pope Innocent II, and while there, he experienced the vision of the future popes, including the last one, which he wrote down in a series of cryptic phrases. According to the prophecy, the next pope (following Benedict XVI) is to be the final pontiff, Petrus Romanus or Peter the Roman. The idea by some Catholics that the next pope on St. Malachy's list heralds the beginning of "great apostasy" followed by "great tribulation" sets the stage for the imminent unfolding of apocalyptic events, something many non-Catholics would agree with. This would give rise to a false prophet, who according to the book of Revelation leads the world's religious communities into embracing a political leader known as Antichrist. In recent history, several Catholic priests--some deceased now--have been surprisingly outspoken on what they have seen as this inevitable danger rising from within the ranks of Catholicism as a result of secret satanic "Illuminati-Masonic" influences. These priests claim secret knowledge of an multinational power elite and occult hierarchy operating behind supranatural and global political machinations. Among this secret society are sinister false Catholic infiltrators who understand that, as the Roman Catholic Church represents one-sixth of the world's population and over half of all Christians, it is indispensable for controlling future global elements in matters of church and state and the fulfillment of a diabolical plan they call "Alta Vendetta," which is set to assume control of the papacy and to help the False Prophet deceive the world's faithful (including Catholics) into worshipping Antichrist. As stated by Dr. Michael Lake on the front cover, Catholic and evangelical scholars have dreaded this moment for centuries. Unfortunately, as readers will learn, time for avoiding Peter the Roman just ran out.

Wil jy graag ’n sterker, inniger verhouding met Jesus hê? ’n Mens bou jou verhouding met die Here deur tyd in sy teenwoordigheid deur te bring en Hom beter te leer ken.

Die Name van Jesus Gebedsjoernaal sal jou help nadink oor die Name van Jesus en sy karakter en jou help om ’n inniger persoonlike verhouding met Hom te bou. Hierdie gebedsjoernaal bevat:

• 31 inkleur-ontwerpe van die Name van Jesus waaronder Alfa en Omega, Brood van die Lewe, Bruidegom en Goeie Herder.
• ’n Kort beskrywing van elkeen van die Name en wat dit sê oor Jesus se karakter.
• Gedagtes om jou te laat nadink, met teksverse wat pas by die betrokke Naam van Jesus.
• Bladsye met lyntjies waar jy jou gedagtes of gebede kan neerskryf.

Kosbaar vir Hom: Bevestigings vir Vroue van Geloof

Voel dit soms of jy nie aan die wêreld se standaarde van sukses en skoonheid voldoen nie? Dat jy nie genoeg is nie?

Die 44 inkleurkaartjies van Kosbaar vir Hom is die ideale manier om jouself te herinner aan wie jy in Christus is. Terwyl jy die 44 bevestigings van jou identiteit as kind van God inkleur, sal jy daaraan herinner word dat jy deur jou hemelse Vader uitverkies, vergewe, en verlos is en dat Hy jou baie liefhet. Dink biddend na oor elke bevestiging terwyl jy inkleur en jou verheug in jou identiteit as ’n dogter van die Koning!

• 44 inkleurkaartjies in ’n boksie.
• Elke kaartjie het ’n Bybel-gebaseerde bevestiging wat ingekleur kan word, met ’n ondersteunende Bybelvers.
• Kaartjies is slegs aan een kant gedruk vir plek om oor die bevestiging te besin en aantekeninge te maak.
• Dik papier sodat enigiets van potlode tot waterverf gebruik kan word.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Precious and Loved.

War of Words, Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles

We speak thousands of words every day.

Few things we do are more important. Underneath the normality of daily speech lies a great struggle—a war of words with high stakes and life-changing consequences.

With characteristic vulnerability and Christ-centeredness, Paul Tripp shows that the gospel can utterly transform the way we communicate. The Word made flesh offers us hope for our words—giving us the power to speak words that restore, words that heal, words that bring life. In our war, the Lord Jesus is the one who gives us the victory.

With the aid of personal assessments and discussion questions, use this incisive book to renew your reliance on your heavenly Father’s abundant grace and better pursue speech that honors Christ and benefits others.

Winning the war of words means never forgetting who we are. When we remember that we are what we are because of God’s mercy alone, we speak with gentleness and humility as God’s restorers

Enhance your reading experience with this exquisite Scenic Six-Piece Magnetic Bookmark Set. Each bookmark is adorned with tranquil nature scenes and uplifting verses from the Psalms. Crafted for convenience and inspiration, these bookmarks feature soft magnetic fasteners that securely embrace your pages without damage. Perfect for bible study, daily reflection, or as thoughtful gifts, these bookmarks serve as gentle reminders of faith and beauty in everyday life.

Every package contains six magnetic bookmarks, all of which are designed with correlating colors, Scripture, and other details.

These bookmarks serve as inspiring gifts for anybody who needs some guidance that only God can provide in the midst of their day!

• Set of 6, full color magnetic bookmarks
• Rectangular folded magnets
• Packaged on a backing board in a self-seal bag with hanging tab
• Magnet size: 59 x 20 mm
• Packaging size: 154 x 74 x 2 mm

How can we trust God is involved in our story when our circumstances seem to say He isn’t?

In A Grace Revealed: How God Redeems the Story of Your Life, Jerry Sittser reflects on God’s redeeming work in his own life after tragically losing his daughter, wife, and mother in a car accident. Sharing his story, Sittser seeks to help people understand and trust that God is writing a beautiful redemptive story in their own lives, too. God wants to use the harsh conditions of life to shape us—and eventually the whole world—into something extraordinarily beautiful.

Whether you are young or old; single, married, divorced, or widowed; employed, unemployed, or retired; rooted in a community or profoundly lonely; satisfied with your circumstances or disappointed with them, redemption is the work of Jesus Christ applied to the story of your life. You are not beyond God's redemptive reach—not now, not ever.

Smag jy na ’n meer vervullende huwelik? Is daar areas in jou verhouding met jou man wat hoop en genesing nodig het? Die krag van ’n gelowige, biddende vrou kan nie oorskat word nie. Stormie Omartian bied verrykende insigte wat jou sal versterk en bemoedig terwyl jy vir jou huwelik bid.

Die krag van ’n biddende vrou oordenkings se 100 dagstukke deur topverkoper-outeur Stormie Omartian bied:

• Sielsverrykende oordenkings wat innerlike krag en vrede sal bring.
• Vars perspektief op die situasies en uitdagings wat jy elke dag in die gesig staar.
• Gebede wat fokus op jou eie behoeftes, gebede spesifiek vir jou man en gebede vir julle huwelik.

Wanneer jy jouself en jou man in gebed voor die Here bring, maak jy jou lewe oop vir al die liefde, genade en voorsiening wat God oor julle kan uitstort. Versterk julle huwelik deur elke dag die Heilige Gees se leiding te soek.

Is jy altyd aan die hardloop tussen werk en gesin en vriende, sonder oomblikke van stilword en rus? Dit is ’n seën om voluit te lewe, maar om werklik ons beste lewe te hê, het ons oomblikke van rus nodig.

Vrede in jou hart inkleuboek laat jou gedagtes stil word terwyl jy die 40 ontwerpe inkleur, en die verse uit die Woord en aanhalings jou siel voed. ’n Addisionele 10 bladsye met kaartjies, boekmerke en etikette is ingesluit wat ook ingekleur en uitgedeel kan word.

Laat God se vrede oor jou spoel terwyl jy die rustige inkleur-oomblikke geniet.

Are you stressed out and stretched thin? Are you worried about your child’s future and wondering if you’re hitting the mark as a mother? Are you sometimes too tired to know what to pray or where to start? Do you want to become a better parent and leave an eternal legacy for your children? Do you need support so that you can become the best parent you can be?

God has given mothers the most important role of raising the next generation of leaders. The task requires careful devotion and purposeful praying. Prayerful Parenting is a prayer journal that will help you to center your heart on God’s parenting truths so that you can pour out from a full heart, the love and nurture your children need.

Praying through the prayer themes will connect you to God, lift your heart, correct your course, and usher in help from heaven so that you can be God’s best version of yourself as a parent.

• A guided prayer journal for mothers.
• Divided into 24 themes based on biblical character traits such as love, peace, patience, self-control, compassion and contentment.
• Each theme offers an encouraging thought, an inspirational quote, a relevant Scripture verse and a powerful prayer.
• 3 thought-provoking questions at the end of each theme will prompt reflection with space to write down your own personal prayer or notes.
• 128 two-color pages.

Tap into your creative side with the Bible Journaling Sticker Sets

These Bible Journaling Stickers include Scripture stickers that have encouraging words, expressions of faith and lovely accents of nature with the added bonus of allowing you to add your own color scheme.

Color these stickers and add them to your journaling Bible as you engage and learn more about God.

• More than 120 Stickers
• Pack of 6 Sheets
• Matt uncoated sticker paper
• Self-seal Bag Packaging
• Afrikaans Product

In Jesus luister: 100 mini-oordenkings vir vertroosting & vrede neem Sarah Young jou op 'n reis van 100 dae om vrede in sy teenwoordigheid te vind en verkwik te word.

Deur hierdie reis saam met haar te onderneem, sal jy:

• jou hart voor God kan uitstort
• leer om God werklik te vertrou
• vertroosting vind
• leer om jou wêreldse bekommernisse te vergeet
• ontspan in God se teenwoordigheid
• vrede ervaar
• God se teenwoordigheid kan geniet

Kenmerke:

• 152 mm x 107 mm, sagteband
• 10-punt lettergrootte

With a selection of 4 different designs, inspirational sayings, and Scripture to choose from, your metal surfaces will bloom with beauty.

The set contains four die-cut magnets

• Die-Cut Magnet Set
• Readers Collection
• Set of 4 Magnets
• Full color designs
• Laminated
• Size of each magnet:
• Packaged on Backing Board
• Blister Pack Packaging
• Pack Size: 190 x 160 x 10mm

Vrou-wees is nie altyd maklik nie. Vroue moet sterk en onafhanklik wees, maar tegelykertyd vroulik en in beheer, terwyl hulle ’n balans moet handhaaf tussen werk en familie, vriende, tyd vir hulleself en hulle geloof.

101 Woorde wat saak maak vir vroue bied 101 relevante onderwerpe vir vroue, soos geloof, vriendskap, verhoudings, gebed en jou loopbaan, met beloftes uit die Skrif en inspirerende aanhalings. Dit is die ideale manier om inspirasie te bring in die lewe van daardie kosbare vrou wat ’n bietjie bemoediging nodig het.

God skram nie weg van ons dorings nie. Hy trek ons nader. Daar is 100 gewyde dagstukkies in Omhels wat aanklank sal vind by alle vroue en wat ’n goddelike perspektief op jou daaglikse kwessies bied. Geliefde Bybelonderwyser, Lysa Terkeurst, deel haar eie stryd, vertwyfeling en hartseer terwyl sy die pad na God se omhelsing uitwys - Jesus wat sy arms wyd oopstrek aan die Kruis by Golgota om ons vir alle ewigheid te omhels. Hierdie wonderlike en spesiale omhelsing beteken dat ons ons lewe lank op Hom kan vertrou.

Terwyl jy hierdie skatkis van dagstukkies, Skrifgedeeltes en gebedswenke lees, sal jy aangespoor en toegerus word om:

• nuwe maniere te leer om God se liefde te ervaar,
• jou diepste seerkry aan God oor te gee,
• te hoor hoe God intiem jou hart aanraak,
• die vrees dat God soms ver weg voel, af te skud,
• elke dag doelgerigte, begeleide tyd saam met Hom deur te bring.

Kenmerke sluit in:

• 100 oordenkings
• Skrifgedeeltes en gebedswenke
• Lint-merker om jou plek aan te dui
• 215 x 160 mm, hardeband
• 12-punt lettergrootte

For the longest time, believers all over the globe have turned to well-known prayers to help them achieve a more intimate relationship with God. One such classic is the Lord’s Prayer, which is a treasure trove for every Christian’s spiritual journey.

Every day, believers around the world recite the Lord’s Prayer. But could we drink even more deeply from this sacred gift? After immersing herself in the Our Father prayer, author and Bible teacher Becky Harling has found herself more deeply and profoundly in love with Jesus and passionate about following Him.

Our Father: A Study Of The Lord's Prayer is a 6-week study that will help you to also grow closer to God by diving deeper into this well-loved prayer. You will discover 6 life-changing invitations that Jesus offers every believer through this prayer. Jesus warmly invites us to:

• know God as Father
• worship
• surrender
• ask audaciously
• find freedom through forgiveness
• live victoriously.

We are living in a time of increasing fear and depression, a time of disenchantment and disappointment. But there is healing for our souls in the Lord’s Prayer. It not only teaches deep theology about our relationship with God but also about our relationship with others. Join Becky Harling in reclaiming the beauty, boldness, and blessing offered to every believer through the Our Father prayer.