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El afamado autor Wayne Grudem, con una redacción clara que reduce al mínimo la cantidad de términos técnicos y adopta un enfoque contemporáneo, destaca la forma en que cada doctrina debe ser comprendida y aplicada por los cristianos del presente. El tomo titulado Cómo entender la Iglesia estudia la comunidad formada por todos los verdaderos creyentes de todos los tiempos: la Iglesia. Entre sus temas principales se estudian la Iglesia invisible, que es la Iglesia tal como Dios la ve; la Iglesia visible, que es la Iglesia tal como la ven los cristianos en la tierra; la pureza de la iglesia, su grado de libertad de las doctrinas y conductas correctas; la razón de ser primaria para la existencia de la Iglesia: ministrarles a Dios, a los creyentes y al mundo; el poder de la Iglesia, la autoridad que Dios le ha dado para llevar adelante una guerra espiritual, proclamar el evangelio y ejercer una disciplina interna; y los dones espirituales, esas capacitaciones otorgadas por el Espíritu Santo y usadas en cuanto ministerio tiene la Iglesia. Escrito en un tono amistoso, que apela no solo al intelecto, sino también a las emociones y al espíritu, Cómo entender la Iglesia ayuda al lector a superar ideas erróneas, tomar decisiones mejores sobre preguntas nuevas y crecer como cristiano.

Esta asombrosa obra, brinda al lector un recorrido por los 6 períodos más sobresalientes de la historia del Cristianismo. El Dr. Hurlbut narra a detalle el avance de la Iglesia, los líderes de cada período, la doctrina, la condición de la época, y mucho más. Estos elementos aportarán al lector un entendimiento más amplio de la historia del Cristianismo.

A través de cartas, poemas, ensayos, autorretratos y mucho más, 60 mujeres excepcionales abordan temas como superar obstáculos, descubrir lo que realmente te gusta y soñar a lo grande. Descubre cómo la actriz de Ms. Marvel, Iman Vellani, conectó con sus propias raíces a través del personaje que le dio fama y acompaña a la montañista Carla Pérez en los últimos 100 metros hasta la cima del Everest. Esta valiosa colección de historias en primera persona tiene algo para todas, inspirando a las jóvenes lectoras a probar cosas nuevas, a vencer sus miedos y a ser ellas mismas. Querida rebelde ofrece herramientas de empoderamiento para la generación actual. Con las voces de 60 mujeres de alto perfil (incluidas Drew Barrymore, Iman Vellani Allyson Felix y Joan Jett) de más de 15 países y profesiones variadas. Un libro ideal para compartir madres e hijas.

When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they’re aware the news of their clandestine relationship will come as a shock. Twelve years have passed since the stunning loss of sixteen-year-old Alice, Benji’s sister and Morgan’s best friend, and no one is quite the same. But the young couple decide to plunge headlong into matrimony, marking the first time their fractured families will reunite since Alice’s funeral. As the arriving guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town, they bring with them not only skepticism about the impromptu nuptials but also deep-seated secrets and agendas of their own. Peter, Morgan’s father, may be trying to dissuade his daughter from saying “I do,” while Linnie, Benji’s mother, introduces a boyfriend who bears a tumultuous past of his own. Nick, Benji’s father, is scheming to secure a new job before his wife—formerly his mistress—discovers he’s lost his old one. Morgan, too, carries delicate secrets that threaten to jeopardize the happiness for which she has so longed. And as for Benji—well, he’s just trying to make sure the whole weekend doesn’t implode.

In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp. He’s intrigued to learn that she was once a novice who hoped to live quietly as an Austrian nun before her abbey sent her away to teach a widowed baron’s sickly child. What should have been a ten-month assignment, however, unexpectedly turned into a marriage proposal. And when the family was forced to flee their home to escape the Nazis, it was Maria who instructed them on how to survive using nothing but the power of their voices. It’s an inspirational story, to be sure, and as half of the famous Rodgers & Hammerstein duo, Hammerstein knows it has big Broadway potential. Yet much of Maria’s life will have to be reinvented for the stage, and with the horrors of war still fresh in people’s minds, Hammerstein can’t let audiences see just how close the von Trapps came to losing their lives. But when Maria sees the script that is supposedly based on her life, she becomes so incensed that she sets off to confront Hammerstein in person. Told that he’s busy, she is asked to express her concerns to his secretary, Fran, instead. The pair strike up an unlikely friendship as Maria tells Fran about her life, contradicting much of what will eventually appear in The Sound of Music. A tale of love, loss, and the difficult choices that we are often forced to make, Maria is a powerful reminder that the truth is usually more complicated—and certainly more compelling—than the stories immortalized by Hollywood.

Kalyna’s family has the Gift: the ability to see the future. For generations, they traveled the four kingdoms of the Tetrarchia selling their services as soothsayers. Every child of their family is born with this Gift—everyone except Kalyna. So far, Kalyna has used informants and trickery to falsify prophecies for coin, scrounging together a living for her deteriorating father and cruel grandmother. But Kalyna’s reputation for prophecy precedes her, and poverty turns to danger when she is pressed into service by the spymaster to Rotfelsen. Kalyna is to use her “Gift” to uncover threats against Rotfelsen’s king, her family held hostage to ensure her good behavior. But politics are devious; the king’s enemies abound, and Kalyna’s skills for investigation and deception are tested to the limit. Worse, the conspiracy she uncovers points to a larger threat, not only to Rotfelsen but to the Tetrarchia itself. Kalyna is determined to protect her family and newfound friends, but as she is drawn deeper into palace intrigue, she can no longer tell if her manipulations are helping prevent the Tetrarchia’s destruction—or if her lies will bring about its prophesized downfall.