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: 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.

A five-part documentary series on the archaeology of Jesus’ life and times.

Travel to the land in which Jesus grew up, preached, worked wonders, gathered followers and, finally, was crucified and buried.

Your host for this archaeological journey to Galilee, Jerusalem and the Judean Dessert is Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archaeology Review.

A dramatic Gospel presentation of the birth of Christianity, showing how one Rabbi (Nick Mancuso) becomes a follower of Yeshua of Nazareth.

Being filled with the Holy Spirit, Rabbi Yehudah zealously embarks on a journey to share the Good News with his people.

He arrives to his hometown, precisely one year after the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of the Messiah.

Now his greatest challenge is to convince his loved ones that the long awaited Messiah Son of David has finally come.

Get ready for a powerful and challenging experience that will change your life!

Filmed on location in Israel, Faith Lessons is an in-depth video tour of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened.

From this cultural perspective, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan challenges long-held Western assumptions about even the most well-known Scripture passages. The result?

You and your family will simply never read the Bible the same again.

The fourth Faith Lessons volume focuses on the last week of Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit’s visit on Pentecost.