Another fantastically exciting novel set in a land of magic from the award-winning Philip Reeve The heroes of GOBLINS continue their adventures outside the walls of Clovenstone castle Awaiting Skarper & Henwyn are powerful dark forces that must be vanquished monstrous creatures to be fought & astonishing mysteries to be solved ...

Funko is excited to introduce Jim Henson&s Fraggle Rock coming to Pop! vinyl! this winter! This series features the Fraggles they are short furry creatures who live in a network of magical caves! Including Boober wearing his brown cap & scarf the explorer Gobo Mokey the dreamer is also the oldest of the Fraggle Five Completing the series is the athletic & energetic Red also Wembley wearing his palm tree shirt Each Fraggle comes complete with their own Doozer
- the creatures who love to work all day long The Gobo with Doozer Pop! figure stands around 9cm tall Packed in an illustrated window box
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From Plato to Wittgenstein & religions from Judaism to the Hindu tradition interspersed with divine influences from Classical Greece Romantic poetry & the occasional scene from ' Alien' God A Guide for the Perplexed' charts the path of humanity's great spiritual odyssey the search for God Leading the way through this minefield is acclaimed philosopher-theologian Keith Ward blending the sublime & the eclectic in a narrative which offers wit erudition & moments of genuine pathos As a survey of the different manifestations of God through the centuries & an examination of humanity's search for the divine this is an engaging & informative book As a deeply moving testament to our endless capacity for spiritual hope it is compulsive reading for anyone interested in or embarking on the great quest for meaning A lively & very clearly written discussion summarizing & criticizing the thoughts of many significant thinkers' Times Literary Supplement Wry but delightfully non-ironic intelligent & clear this book is a blessing Publishers Weekly Highly informed witty & immensely accessible One of the most congenial lively & informative introductions to this field' Alister Mc Grath Professor of Historical Theology Oxford University ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER" Timely riveting enlightening & necessary" (Huffington Post) In God Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind’s relationship with the divine & challenges our perspective on faith & the birth of religion From the origins of spiritual thought to the concept of an active engaged divine presence that underlies all creation Aslan examines how the idea of god arose in human evolution was gradually personalized endowed with human traits & emotions & eventually transformed into a single Divine Personality the God known today by such names as Yahweh Father & Allah Bold wide-ranging & provocative God challenges everything we thought we knew about the origins of religious belief & with it our relationship with life & death with the natural & spiritual worlds & our understanding of the very essence of human existence ...

Where do we turn when our world is falling apart? It takes courage to hope; to stand in our confusion & grief & still to believe that ' God is not helpless among the ruins' Guided by Habakkuk & his prophetic landmarks we are drawn on a reflective journey through the tangled landscape of bewildered faith through places of wrestling & waiting & on into the growth space of deepened trust & transformation As you read discover for yourself the value & practice of honest prayer of surrender of silence & listening & of irrepressible hoping ...

Based on a decade's experience of preparing ministry students to become preachers & his own experience as one of today's most gifted preachers Doug Gay offers an imaginative practical & inspiring guide for all who are privileged with the task of preaching 40 short pithy & often humorous reflections consider different aspects of the nature & practice of preaching & aim to fire the imagination build confidence & develop creativity It draws on a wide range of range of writers & theologians on preaching & the creative arts & incorporates voices as diverse as Stanley Hauerwas Sam Wells & Miles Davis Arranged in four parts What is Preaching? Learning to Read Learning to Speak Living & Preaching it

Includes:: topics such as Finding your voice Naming the presence of God Knowing your people Preaching as nourishment Wrestling your own blessing from the text Choosing the best words

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Writerdirector Bobcat Goldthwait skewers everything that&s wrong with contemporary American culture in this firebomb satire about a disillusioned middle-aged man who embarks on a violent crime spree with a cynical teenage girl Fed up with his selfish neighbors fired from his soul-sucking job & depressed at the infrequency of visits with his bratty young daughter 45-year-old divorc Ue Frank (Joel Murray) prepares to end it all after being diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor Just as Frank is about to pull the trigger however he has a sudden flash of inspiration before he takes his own life he&ll do the world a big favor & permanently silence the loudmouthed teenage star of a popular reality-television show Meanwhile high-school misfit Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr) witnesses the killing firsthand & then convinces Frank to continue his bloody mission of cultural cleansing with her as his sidekick In no time Frank & Roxy are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake & making headlines across the country But all good things must come to an end & when their partnership hits an unexpected hitch Frank draws up plans to go out with a final bang ...

Eliot Rosewater is tortured by a fabulous inheritance he feels he does not deserve so he devotes himself to drink & to a life serving the dull the ugly the irrelevant & the useless This is a novel about the pleasures pains & perversions of people & money It is the story of a millionaire's lunacy the obsessions of a famous family & the collective madness of a nation ...

The world is full of hidden magic monsters & gods! Paul is an everyday guy Well he''s really the god Apollo (no really!) & he''s in hiding Against great odds Paul will battle monsters & demi-gods
- & he''ll even go to Hades & back to protect his mortal family! You''ll see why being Paul''s friend is dangerous & being Paul is complex Collects God Complex 1-7
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SOUTHERN BASTARDS meets American Gods in a high-stakes fantasy series that masterfully blends high-octane action & jaw-dropping worldbuilding In GOD COUNTRY readers meet Emmett Quinlan an old widower rattled by dementia Emmett isn&t just a problem for his children—his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle When a tornado levels his home—as well as the surrounding West Texas town—a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage An enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more than a sound mind & body however He&s now the only man who can face these otherworldly creatures the sword has drawn down to the Lone Star State In GOD COUNTRY salvation is a double-edged sword ...