The gorgeous quilts in this calendar represent, in my opinion, the truest form of art. It simply boggles the mind that such beautiful specimens could have been created with needle and thread and the imagination of women with beautiful souls. I highly recommend this calendar; it's simply breathtaking.

That one-line summary is what my 7-year-old son said about this book, in addition to "I love Ragtime Tumpie!" I agree with him. This is a beautiful and inspiring book about Josephine Baker, the great jazz entertainer/dancer. The illustrations are radiant and evoke a sense of excitement, heat, and music. The story is emotionally engaging, and like my son says, makes you want to dance and jubilate along with Tumpie! This is a top-notch picture book!

here is a play that truly is a little miracle. the script is so honest and touching in a way that almost anyone can relate to. i just saw the production on broadway with jayne atkinson and woody harrelson and absolutely adored it. the whole cast has done wonders with these simple words that Nash has written. it was a delightful production and i urge everyone to read the script even if you cannot see a live production. you will love it!

Dr. Baker has covered area that few have dared write about. This book is well researched, well written and has beautiful illustrations. It is a "must" for every Christian family.

Being the third novel in the series, Hannah and Shadow are now watching their children grow. I found myself back in their lives again. If you've read Reckless Love and Reckless Heart, you absolutely have to read RECKLESS DESIRE. You'll find yourself falling in love with Shadow all over again.

Brian Baker and Paul Dorian's Recovering From Heart Disease In Body & Mind examines connections between a patient's physical and emotional needs after a coronary artery disease diagnosis. Survivors of life-threatening attacks receive chapters which provide an integrated mind/body approach to the recovery process, using six case studies as examples.

The book offers a critique of the penal substitution model of atonement. Penal substitution is found through evangelical theology, and enjoys wide popularity today (see for example Christianity Today's "Call for Unity" of June 14th for a list of theologians and authors who consent to this view). The book begins with an examination of the various "models" or "ways of speaking about atonement" present in the New Testament. The authors argue that the New Testament writers did not present only one view of the atoning work of the cross, but instead presented a variety of metaphors and models that were rooted in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and connected to the specific contexts of the writers.

The book then proceeds to survey some models of atonement from church history, looking at thinkers such as Irenaeus, Anselm, Charles Hodge and others. With respect to Hodge and penal substituion, the authors argue that Hodge's notion of justice is too deeply entrenched in a Western idea of justice, and can lead to a warped view of God. The book concludes with examples of people who are trying to re-articulate the saving significance of the cross today in their own specific contexts.

This book is an important book because it highlights the need for evangelical Christians to think seriously about how to contextualize the message of the atonement. If missionaries in Africa or Japan need to contextualize the gospel, why shouldn't Western Christians do the same? This book is a call for Christians in North America to re-engage their culture with a message of the cross that speaks clearly into their situation.

This book is also important because it offers a balanced, biblical critique of penal substitution. For too long evangelicalism has allowed penal substitution to remain the dominate model, without seriously looking at the implications and consequences of this model. This book opens up the question of atonement in evangelicalism to re-examination, while still trying to be faithful to the biblical text.

Finally, a note to those who might be scared off by all this theological language. Don't be! This book is dense, but also very readable and understandable and would be a valuable resource for anyone interested in recovering the scandal of the cross for their own contexts.

Also, for those of you who have read this book, more of Mark's writing can be found [on the internet].

This book reminds me on how individualistic
many Christians are, and how we tend to add something
to the grace of God. Using his ministry experiences
in Honduras, Dr. Baker explained the necessity to see
grace of God as a sufficient grace, and the importance
of building a community of grace pretty well.
Though I think Dr. Baker needed to write more about
faith, not only as written in the epistle to Galatians,
but I think his book deserves a five-star rating.

Reminiscences, sermons, and correspondence (1884-1913) proving adherence to the Principle of Christian Science as taught by Mary Baker Eddy. This book is a record of the human footsteps which led Augusta Stetson from the letter to the spirit of absolute Christian Science. Under the tutelage of Mary Baker Eddy for twenty-five years, Mrs. Stetson sets forth in this volume her experiences in the teaching, preaching and demonstration of genuine Christian Science. Mrs. Stetson's books go forth on pinions of love to every sincere seeker of Truth. The instruction in her writings is not fragmentary, but complete. Black cloth; illustrations and portraits; over 1200 pages; reprint of the 1917 edition.

This comic is just great. It is a series of vignettes with a different artist/style to each one and each has great artwork, writing and dark sensibilities. Wow Bob wow!