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Above the Line: Book 4
Take Four (Above the Line Series)
by Karen Kingsbury
New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury has written more than forty of her Life-Changing Fiction titles and has nearly sixteen million in print. Dubbed by Time magazine as the Queen of Christian Fiction, Karen receives hundreds of letters each week and considers her readers friends. Her fiction has made her one of the country’s favorite storytellers, and one of her novels, Like Dandelion Dust, is under... (more)
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To A Thousand Generations
by Douglas Wilson
In arguing for biblical infant baptism, it is not sufficient for us to say that infant baptism is merely consistent with the Scriptures, or that a biblical case can be made for it. In order for us to be satisfied that we are being biblical Christians, we must be content with nothing less than a clear biblical case requiring infant baptism. In a doctrinal matter of this importance, the standards of... (more)
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Christian Baptism
by John A. Murray
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Believer's Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ (New American Commentary Studies in Bible & Theology)
by Thomas R. Schreiner
Is believer's baptism the clear teaching of the New Testament Scriptures? What are the historical and theological challenges to believer's baptism? What are the practical applications for believer's baptism today? Volume two in the NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY STUDIES IN BIBLE & THEOLOGY (NACSBT) series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses these compelling... (more)
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Baptism : three views
The Christian church confesses "one baptism." But the church's answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied. This book provides a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement. Sinclair Ferguson sets out the case for infant baptism, Bruce Ware... (more)
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Baptism
A Biblical Study
by Jack Cottrell
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Baptism in the Early Church
History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries
by Everett Ferguson
Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries
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A Guide to Missionary Service: Preach My Gospel: Repent, All Ye Ends of the Earth, and Come Unto Me and Be Baptized in My Name, That Ye May Be Sanctified By the Reception of the Holy Ghost (402366170005, 36617, 2004 Printing)
by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Preach My GospelThis is the standard curriculum for all mission presidents, full-time missionaries, and ward missionaries. It may also be used by leaders and members in stakes and wards.
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The Presbyterian Doctrine of Children in the Covenant: An Historical Study of the Significance of Infant Baptism in the Presbyterian Church
by Lewis Bevens Schenck
This classic treatment of infant baptism, first published in 1940, rearticulates the historic Presbyterian view. With many Presbyterians neglecting infant baptism or emptying it of meaning, Lewis Bevens Schenck makes a compelling case for the doctrine of children in the covenant. The author also identifies factors in the church’s history that have affected this doctrine, reveals that a divergent conception of... (more)
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Just As I Am Series: Book 1
Just As I Am
by Virginia Smith
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Christ, Baptism and the Lord's Supper: Recovering the Sacraments for Evangelical Worship
by Leonard J. Vander Zee
Winner of a Christianity Today 2005 Book Award! Baptism. The Lord's Supper. We recognize these church practices. But do we really grasp their meaning and place in Christian worship? Is our neglect of them hindering our communion with Christ? Are we missing the real drama of our salvation?Often the object of debate, the sacraments are likewise neglected and superficially understood. Leonard Vander Zee makes a... (more)
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Remember Who You Are: Baptism and the Christian Life
by William H. Willimon
This book is especially designed for those who search for the meaning of their baptism. Willimon explores the significance of this sacrament in daily living and provides a model for living a Christian life. Each chapter focuses on one historical-biblical dimension of baptism. An Educational Guide for groups is also included. Pastors will find this book especially helpful for guiding new Christians, confirmation... (more)
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The Seven Sacraments (St. Joseph Picture Books (Paperback))
by Lawrence G. Lovasik
Acquaints children with the Sacraments. Illustrated in full color. Recommended in Seton Home Study Grade K, Our Lady of Victory Grade 2, Kolbe Academy Grades K-2Author: Father Lovasik Pages: 32, Paperback Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing Company ISBN: 0-89942-278-0
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Naming Ceremonies (Rites of Passage)
by Mandy Ross
This series looks at the origin, historical practice and significance of rites of passage as celebrated within a wide range of religions and cultural groups.
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Christ the Lord: Book 2
The Road to Cana
by Anne Rice
Anne Rice’s second book in her hugely ambitious and courageous life of Christ begins during his last winter before his baptism in the Jordan and concludes with the miracle at Cana. It is a novel in which we see Jesus—he is called Yeshua bar Joseph—during a winter of no rain, endless dust, and talk of trouble in Judea. Legends of a Virgin birth have long surrounded Yeshua, yet for decades he has lived as one... (more)
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Things I See at Baptism
by Julie Stiegemeyer
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The origin of sprinkling, for baptism
by R. A. Venable
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Faith's Fundamentals
Seven Essentials of Christian Belief
by Jack Cottrell
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Wizzil (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
by William Steig
Wizzil, a witch, is bored stiff. So, with some coaxing from Beatrice, her parrot, she turns herself into a common housefly and heads over to Frimp farm to stir up trouble. Little does she know, DeWitt Frimp absolutely hates all breeds of fly, especially Musca domestica, and Wizzil narrowly escapes a life-threatening swatting. Wasting no time at all, she cooks up a nasty plan to teach DeWitt a lesson: she turns... (more)
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The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism
The place of children in the church is something of an enigma among Christians. Should the children of believers be regarded as part of the covenant community, with the privileges and responsibilities that accompany that status? Or are they simply unbelievers, like children in the non-Christian world? What promise does God give believing parents and their children? What was the place of children in the Old... (more)

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