Alive Community Church Library

For more than a century, Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection has defined biology. Yet today, a growing number of scientists question its ability to account for the origin and diversity of life.

This six-part series examines Darwinian evolution and presents a powerful challenge to its validity: the theory of intelligent design.

Each segment is approximately 10 minutes in length.

Authors: Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend

Rules for romance that can help you find the love of your life.

Between singleness and marriage lies the journey of dating. Want to make your road as smooth as possible? Set and maintain healthy boundaries - boundaries that will help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control.

If many of your dating experiences have been difficult, Boundaries in Dating could revolutionize the way you handle relationships. And even if you’re doing well, the insights you’ll gain from this much-needed book can help you fine-tune or even completely readjust important areas of your dating life.

Written by the authors of the best-selling book Boundaries, Boundaries in Dating is your road map to the kind of enjoyable, rewarding dating that can take you from weekends alone to a lifetime with the soulmate you’ve longed for.

Authors: Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, Mike Yorkey

The hard-hitting companion workbook to the best-selling Every Young Man’s Battle.

Sexual temptation. It’s everywhere you look. On TV, in the movies, on the Internet. And sometimes it seems you can’t escape its clutches. But God wants His children to be sexually pure.

How?

Here’s powerful ammunition from two counselors on the front lines: Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker. It’s the companion to their challenging book Every Young Man’s Battle. And it’s all about how to guard your eyes and your mind - every moment of every day. How to handle the guilt God’s way. How to clean up your thought life. And how to develop a battle plan that really works - even in the sex-drenched culture you live in.

Authors: Shannon Ethridge & Stephen Arterburn

An 8-week Workbook for Withstanding the Greatest Pressure Young Women have ever faced.

Maybe you’ve seen images of women on TV, in movies, or in magazines and thought, I’ll never look like that… even while suspecting that women with self-respect and integrity shouldn’t even try to look that way. Perhaps you’ve felt the discomfort that comes when a guy wants you to go farther than you know is right. Possibly you feel that you’ve been robbed of your purity.

In today’s sexually charged world, it’s easy to compromise in lots of little ways - only to discover that you’ve given away something you don’t know how to get back. In the Every Young Woman’s Battle Workbook - easy to use on your own or in a group setting - you’ll find 8 practical, biblical lessons to help you guard your body, mind and heart. You’ll …

1. learn how the sexual battle begins in your heart and mind.
2. understand your hunger for attention from guys.
3. explore what God has to say about sexuality and sex.
4. recognize and avoid the potential pitfalls awaiting on your journey toward adulthood and possible marriage.
5. find out how the media, novels, fashion, Internet chat rooms, and body and beauty obsessions infulence your sexual choices - and what you can do about it.
6. develop a deeper, more satisfying level of intimacy with God.

Authors: Lee Strobel & Gary Poole

The Da Vinci Code: What do you think?

First as a runaway bestselling novel and now as a blockbuster movie, The Da Vinci Code has captivated millions. Its allegations against historic Christianity are colorfully portrayed - but are they true, or are they merely inaccurate accounts of centuries-old myths and heresies?

• Has the real historical record been suppressed?

• Were 80 different gospels contending for the New Testament?

• Was Mary Magdalene really directed to lead the church?

• Does a secret society keep Jesus’s bloodline hidden?

• Is the divinity of Jesus the fabrication of a fourth-century church council?

• How accurate is the research behind these and other assertions presented in The Da Vinci Code?

This book will captivate your interest and stimulate your thinking as you investigate The Da Vinci Code. Included are riveting interviews with four noted experts, provocative questions for reflection, sidebar information, Bible references and relevant quotes.