Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition: The Story of the Church for Today's ReadersOver 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation,

In Becoming Worldly Saints

keep believing

the approval of our parents affects how we view ourselves and how we relate to others

Harrowing stories of the financial ups and downs as an entrepreneurial couple

like water out of a garden bucket

so the right kinds of relationships are critical to living a successful and confident life

twenty-three-year-old Texan took Moscow by musical storm in 1958

Designed for use with the Play with Fire Study Guide 9780310880707 (sold separately)

well documented

But can she really trust his heart

” and “great teaching” will leave your vocabulary

painted by the author