- Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus - Stories with Intent offers pastors and students an accessible and comprehensive guide to Jesus? parables. Klyne Snodgrass explores in vivid detail the context in which these stories were told, the purpose they had in Jesus? message, and the ways they have been interpreted by th...
- Go Away, Dark Night by Liz Curtis Higgs, ISBN 1578561299 - The darkness can be scary. But nobody needs to be afraid of the dark. That's the encouraging message in "Go Away, Dark Night, " the newest children's book by Liz Curtis Higgs (author of the best-selling Parable series: "The Pumpkin Patch Parable, The Parable of t...
- The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation - Young examines the parables that best illustrate the parallels between the rabbinic and Gospel parables. Young challenges readers to remember that first-century Judaism was not merely the backdrop for Jesus' teachings but the very stage from which Jesus delivered the message of...
- All the Parables of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer, ISBN 0310281113 - This book is a study and analysis of the more than 250 parables in Scripture. This monumental work is not another tramp over the well-raked field of the parables found in the gospels, but a comprehensive survey of the uses of parabolic illustration and instruction in the whole ...
- Leadership by the Book: Tools to Transform Your Workplace - The authors use a long parable to show how the Bible can be applied to leadership in modern organizations. In the parable, a younger executive is guided by an enlightened management professor to incorporate Christian principles into his management style and his life. Abridged. ...
- The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children's Parable Adapted from Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch, ISBN 1571740872 - The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children's Parable Adapted from Conversations with God
- The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity - "A remarkable use of parables and dialogues to convey economic intuitions. This should be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand this branch of applied philosophy we call economics."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of "The Black Swan: The Impact of t...
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- Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women - Father Andrew M. Greeley, one of America's most beloved storytellers, examines the parables told by Jesus in search of a fuller understanding of the man and his message. This engaging and informal collection of homilies reveals a Jesus whose simple parables carry profound lesso...
- Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph F. Girzone, ISBN 0385474210 - Joseph Girzone wrote his parable in 1983 and published it himself with neither accompanying fanfare nor expectation of the extraordinary effect it would have on people around the world. With only word-of-mouth for advertising, and by virtue of its siniple message of love, "...
- Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today by Kenneth H. Blanchard, ISBN 074325001X - A business parable on effective leadership shows the contrasting leadership methods of one manager who is shortsighted, coercive, and obsessed with immediate results, and another manager who supports and works with his team.
- Lord of the Flies with Other by William Golding, ISBN 0140283331 - Few works in literature have received as much popular and critical attention as Nobel Laureate William Golding's Lord of the Flies. Since its publication in 1954, it has amassed a cult following, and has significantly contributed to our dystopian vision of the post-war era. Whe...
- Godly Play: 12 Core Presentations for Winter by Jerome W. Berryman, ISBN 1889108979 - Volume 3 (Winter) sessions includes 20 presentations based on stories about the Advent season and the feasts of Christmas and Epiphany, followed by the parables.
- Fractured Fairy Tales by A. J. Jacobs, ISBN 0553373730 - Long before "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories invaded bookstores, Americans were getting their giggles from Fractured Fairy Tales, those delightfully twisted parables brought to us between the cliffhanger adventures of our favorite cartoon heroes, Rocky & Bullwinkle...
- The Greatest Networker in the World by John Milton Fogg, ISBN 0761510575 - "The Greatest Networker in the World" explains how to enjoy success beyond wealth--how to experience successful living along with successful network marketing. Fogg uses a parable to teach the lessons of leadership, values, life purpose, listening, championing others,...
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, ISBN 0446675504 - When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of fire and death Lauren Olamina, a minister's young daughter, loses her family and home and ventures out into the unprotected American landscape. But what be...
- Doubt: A Parable - Set in 1964, Doubt is the story of a strong-minded nun faced with a diffi cult decision: Should is the story of a strong-minded nun faced with a diffi cult decision: Should she voice her concern about one of the priests even if she is not totally certain about the truth? The or...
- Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie - The "New York Times" bestselling author follows up her stunning debut "Tithe" with this rich, harrowing, and compulsively readable parable of betrayal, abuse, friendship, and love. In New York City, 17-year-old runaway Valerie Russell takes up with a gang of...
- The Parable of the Lily - Maggie, the farmer's youngest daughter, loves getting gifts, especially mysterious ones. One wintry day, she receives a package in the mail. She excitedly opens the package to find a bulb buried in a crate of dirt. This was not what Maggie expected. She had hoped for a doll or ...
- Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways by Ken Gire, ISBN 031020397X - Windows of the Soul is a rare book, resounding with the cry for communion that is both ours and God's. With passion, honesty, and beauty, Ken Gire calls us to a fresh sensitivity to God's voice speaking through the unexpected parables that surround us: a child's need for signif...
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Ryken Leland, ISBN 0310390214 - A guide to the literary aspects of the Bible, this book surveys such biblical forms as narrative, poetry, proverb, gospel, parable, and epistle. It also discusses the literary unity of the Bible.
- Lord of the Flies: 50th Anniversary Edition by William Golding, ISBN 0399529209 - Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, "Lord of the Flies" has established itself as a true classic--now in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller, ISBN 0142437336 - Based on historical people and real events, Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.
- Ghost Country by Sara Paretsky, ISBN 0385333366 - Sara Paretsky's genius made Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski a household name. Now the "New York Times bestselling author explores an unseen corner of the city she loves. In "Ghost Country she has written a parable for the millennium, a powerful, haunting novel of ...
- The Parables of Jesus: 12 Studies by Gladys M. Hunt, ISBN 0877887918 - These Bible studies introduce Jesus the Master Teacher. Through the images of seeds and soils, sheep, coins, and weddings, Jesus introduces us to God's kingdom, its principles, and the people who live in it.
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, ISBN 0140186425 - While the powerlessness of the laboring class in a recurring theme in this classic work, Steinbeck narrows his focus, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness--a parable about commitment, loneli...
- The Christmas Candle - In this modern-day parable about a young man who has lost his way, the author of "The Christmas Box" presents an inspiring story about faith, hope, and charity, accompanied by beautiful, full-color paintings done by a leading American realist.
- The Poisonwood Bible - The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from g...
- The Parables of Dr. Seuss - The author of "The Gospel According to Peanuts" now turns his attention to the works and verses of Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, who is hardly regarded as a Christian thinker. However, by drawing on the Bible and other works, Short presents quick theological readi...
- The Christmas Candle by Richard Paul Evans, ISBN 0689823193 - In this modern-day parable about a young man who has lost his way, the author of "The Christmas Box" presents an inspiring story about faith, hope, and charity, accompanied by beautiful, full-color paintings done by a leading American realist.
- Lessons from a Sheep Dog by Phillip Keller, ISBN 0849917654 - What you see is not always what you get - and this true story of a man and his dog is no exception. Woven just under the surface of this simple parable, Keller presents profound spiritual truth. It is the story of Lass, a worthless animal thought to be untrainable, who becomes ...
- Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin, ISBN 0060924349 - "Maybe the Moon" is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth-- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former "Guiness Book" record holder as the world's shortest woman. All of 31 inches tall, Cady is a true survivor in a town where-- as she says...
- New American Bible by World Bible Publishing, ISBN 0529064847 - Notes Chronological listing of Christ's parables, miracles and discourses List of popes Book introductions Cross-references Footnotes Maps Presentation page 1,408 pp.
- The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary - In this parable for a modern age, motivational speaker Sanborn recounts the true story of Fred, the mail carrier who passionately loves his work and who genuinely cares about the people he serves. Sanborn illuminates the simple steps each person can to transform their lives fro...
- The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea - A journey of surprises, twists, and turns, "The Go-Giver" is a pithy business parable whose theme is that putting the other person first is the key to business success and personal fulfillment.
- Who Moved My Cheese: 10th Anniversary Edition: Featuring a 10th Anniversary Interview with Spencer Johnson - From one of the world's acknowledged experts on management comes a charming parable filled with insights designed to help readers manage change quickly and prevail in changing times.
- Big Bucks!: How to Make Serious Money for Both You and Your Company by Kenneth H. Blanchard, ISBN 0688170358 - The bestselling authors of "Raving Fans" and "Gung Ho!" return with a new parable to guide readers in gaining personal wealth and satisfaction.
- Fish Sticks by Stephen C. Lundin, ISBN 0786868163 - A business parable uses a fictional sushi restaurant model to illustrate their three success principles of "Commit," "Be It," and "Coach It."
- 7 Practices of Effective Ministry - There's no scoreboard in the sanctuary, and the only plate is probably for the offering. But every church leader needs to know how to win, and every congregation needs to know when to cheer. This insightful book speaks to every church leader who yearns for a simpler, more effec...
- Fish by Stephen C. Lundin, ISBN 0553528734 - This popular management parable draws its lesson from an unlikely source--this time it's the fun-loving fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. The national bestseller now available on CD. Unabridged. 2 CDs.
- Zap the Gaps!: Transform Individuals, Teams and Organizations Into Star Performers by Ken Blanchard, ISBN 0060503009 - In the bestselling tradition of "The One-Minute Manager(, Zap the Gaps!" combines a fast moving business parable with step-by-step instructions for implementing the GAPS approach to problem solving.
- Your Heart's Desire: Instructions for Creating the Life You Really Want by Sonia Choquette, ISBN 0609800116 - Nationally known intuitive and spiritual leader Sonia Choquette shares the nine universal principles for creating the reality of your dreams. Step by step, with practical advice, specific exercises, and modern-day parables, she teaches readers to make the changes in thought and...
- Communicating for a Change - This insightful, entertaining parable for communicators reveals the secrets to delivering messages that change lives.
- The Bromeliad Trilogy by Terry Pratchett, ISBN 0060094931 - In a world whose seasons are defined by Christmas sales and Spring Fashions, hundreds of tiny nomes live in the corners and crannies of a human-run department store. They have made their homes beneath the floorboards for generations and no longer remember -- or even believe in ...
- The Dream Manager - Drawing on the idea that people who are happy in their lives make the most loyal employees, bestselling author Kelly draws the connection between dream fulfillment and work satisfaction. Offering a revolutionary parable, the author poses an innovative solution for companies to ...
- What Language Shall I Borrow?: The Bible and Christian Worship - What language is most appropriate for worship? Should it lean toward the colloquial, perhaps targeting those attending a worship service for the first time? Or should it be a language with deeper roots, the language of a community that, for the most part, already loves the God ...
- The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen, ISBN 0385473079 - The beloved spiritual writer meditates on the parable of the prodigal son's return -- a powerful drama of fatherhood, filial duty, rivalry, and anger between brothers -- and its enduring lessons for Christianity. Full-color photographs with gatefold.
- Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph F. Girzone, ISBN 0684813467 - The Beloved Classic, Now a Major Motion Picture When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. He charg...
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, ISBN 0060256656 - This story of a boy who grows to manhood, and of a tree that gives him her bounty through the years, is a moving parable about the gift of giving and the capacity to love.
- Juggling Elephants: An Easier Way to Get Your Big, Most Important Things Done--Now! - A powerful parable about what to do when life feels as busy as a three-ring circus, this book will help readers focus on two of their most critical resources: time and energy.
- Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service by Kenneth H. Blanchard, ISBN 0688123163 - "Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better. Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans". This, in a nutshell, is...
- The Parables of Peanuts by Robert L. Short, ISBN 0060011610 - Newly redesigned, this delightful classic looks at the serious matters of Jesus and the Gospels through the uniquely funny window of Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strips. Included are more than 250 black-and-white strips, many of which may be unfamiliar to "Pe...
- Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks 4: Another 100 Attention-Getting Tales, Narratives, and Stories With a Message by Wayne Rice, ISBN 0310236193 - The fourth volume of the best-selling Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks series delivers all-new, lively, effective illustrations, stories, parables, and anecdotes from the files of many of youth ministry's best speakers.
- Lump: No Matter What We've Done, God Always Loves Us - Nooma is a revolutionary product that is changing the way people experience spirituality - a series of short films on DVD with a 32 page discussion guide.It's not a book or a cassette tape. And it's not a CD or a two-hour movie. It's a new format called NOOMA(R) -- short films,...
- Au Hasard Balthazar (French) (Widescreen) - A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, director Robert Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar" follows a much abused donkey, Balthazar, whose life strangely parallels that of his first owner, Marie. A beast of burden, sufferin...
- Rent (SE)/Godspell (Widescreen, Special Edition) - "Rent" - Set in New York Cit's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock Opera "Rent" tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for sucess and acc...
- Bridge - A dramatic parable on God's sacrifice of his son. A father is working on the controls of a railroad track to allow an approaching passenger train to cross safely over the bridge. He sees his young son coming toward him on the tracks. It is at this moment the father must decide ...
- Rent (SE)/Godspell (Full Frame, Special Edition) - "Rent" - Set in New York Cit's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock Opera "Rent" tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for sucess and acc...
- On The Farm: A Friend Planting Seeds, Is A Friend Indeed - "On The Farm" delights kids with hilarious stories that teach biblically-based life lessons and tools that help build reading skills! Featuring the voice talents of Randy Travis, Amy Grant and Vince Gill, this wildly-entertaining video bridges the gap between visual e...
- Bank Robbery Collection: The Great Bank Hoax / The Great Bank Robbery Double Feature (Widescreen) - (Side A) A clerk decides to test the system and embezzles a tidy sum from smalltown Pewter Bank & Trust. Corrupt bank officials see a chance to turn the sum into some more. Much more. And so the escalating cover-ups and crack-ups begin in the comical Watergate parable "...
- Holiday Double Feature: The Tin Soldier / Rumpelstiltskin - Screen acting legend Christopher Plummer narrates these two cherished tales based on the works of Hans Christian Andersen and The Brothers Grimm. Children of all ages can sing along with these animated classics that the whole family will enjoy! The toys come to life in "Th...
- Emerald Forest, The (Widescreen) - From the director of Hope & Glory comes a "wildly ambitious parable [that] transports us to a singularly imaginative realm" (Boxoffice). The Emerald Forest is "an exotic and erotic daymare replete with one lushly enrapturing scene after another" (Daily N...
- VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor? - "Are You My Neighbor?" contains two hilarious, fully computer-animated stories that teach kids a biblical perspective on loving others. "The Story Of Flibber-o-loo" - Big Idea's award-winning writing and animation bring the parable of the Good Samaritan to l...
- Tokyo Shock: Attack The Gas Station - Four anarchistic, nihilistic youths run amuck in the streets and "Attack The Gas Station!" "Lord Of The Flies" - style social engineering quickly breaks out amongst the hostages as punk rockers pump petrol, gangsters are forced to rap, customer service becom...
- Pippin (Full Frame) - Using the medieval legend of Charlemagne's son, Pippin, heir apparent to the Holy Roman Empire, the musical pageant called "Pippin" is a parable about a young man's search for meaning and truth. With the show's masterful master of ceremonies, Ben Vereen, jumping the t...
- On The Farm: Lost: A Sheep Story - "On The Farm" delights kids with hilarious stories that teach biblically-based life lessons and tools that help build reading skills! Featuring the voice talents of Randy Travis, Amy Grant and Vice Gill, this wildly-entertaining video bridges the gap between visual en...
- Godspell - The international hit musical sensation "Godspell" comes to life in this exhilarating screen adaptation. An updated interpretation of the Gospel's lessons filled with unforgettable song and dance numbers, "Godspell" is rousing entertainment in the tradition ...
- Guitar (Widescreen) - How would you behave if you had to confront your own mortality? Especially if you were young, in your twenties or early thirties, how would you react if you learned you had less than two months to live? These questions create the point of departure for Amy Redford's whimsical f...
- On The Farm: The Prodigal Pig - "On The Farm" delights kids with hilarious stories that teach biblically-based life lessons and tools that help build reading skills! Featuring the voice talents of Randy Travis, Amy Grant and Vice Gill, this wildly-entertaining video bridges the gap between visual en...
- The Christmas Candle - In this modern-day parable about a young man who has lost his way, the author of "The Christmas Box" presents an inspiring story about faith, hope, and charity, accompanied by beautiful, full-color paintings done by a leading American realist.
- Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem, ISBN 0156028972 - From the celebrated author of Motherless Brooklyn, a wry, satiric parable of a hardboiled man out of time Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems-not the least of which are the rabbit in his waiting room and the trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is an om...
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, ISBN 0142000671 - While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in this classic work, Steinbeck narrows his focus, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness--a parable about commitment, loneli...
- Untitled 021?rob Bell - Nooma is a new format of short films about God and his impact on Christians' lives. Like parables, they use everyday experiences to teach about the fullness of life through Jesus, tackling issues like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love. The accompanying materials...
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, ISBN 0553213113 - No American masterpiece casts quite as awesome a shadow as Melville's monumental "Moby Dick. Mad Captain Ahab's quest for the White Whale is a timeless epic--a stirring tragedy of vengeance and obsession, a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambigui...
- The Essential Laws of Fearless Living: Find the Power to Never Feel Powerless Again - What would our lives be like if we could break through the illusions of imitation, if we could have everything we want and become truly conscious in our daily lives? What would it feel like if we could access our own True Selves? Through forty concise, incisive essays in The Es...
- From the Listening Hills - In peerless fiction spanning five decades and as many continents, Louis L'Amour has proven himself the preeminent storyteller of the American experience. Whether set aboard a ship trapped in enemy seas or amidst a showdown in the deserts of Death Valley, his stories brilliantly...
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, ISBN 0684801221 - Hemingway's triumphant yet tragic story of an old Cuban fisherman and his relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream combines the simplicity of a fable, the significance of a parable, and the drama of an epic.
- The War Prayer by Mark Twain, ISBN 0060911131 - Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, "The War Prayer" tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering....
- The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith - In "The Reason for God," Keller offered a rational explanation of why people should believe in God. In his latest work, he uses one of the best-known Christian parables to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.
- The Parables of Jesus: Six In-Depth Studies Connecting the Bible to Life - This series of Bible Study guides with DVDs provides the depth for a more thorough study of the Bible, allowing participants to make deeper connections with a knowledge of historical background of the Bible, biblical text, and real life applications.
- In the Grip of Grace: You Can't Fall Beyond His Love by Max Lucado, ISBN 0849937264 - Uses parables and anecdotes to explain the concept of God's grace
- Tom Sawyer: And, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, ISBN 0679405844 - (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Along with Blake and Dickens, Mark Twain was one of the nineteenth century's greatest chroniclers of childhood. These two novels reveal different aspects of his genius: "Tom Sawyer" is a much-loved story about the sheer pleasure of bei...
- Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power of Intimate Relationships by Marianne Williamson, ISBN 0684870258 - Combining the wisdom of ancient parables, myths, and legends of love with Williamson's signature prayers and meditations, "Enchanted Love" offers readers the keys to discovering the possibilities of romantic enchantment within themselves and within their partners.