Apgroup: 35 books

How did America become a place where those with Down syndrome and spina bifida are aborted in huge numbers? How can it tolerate aborting a child just because it is a girl or killing a twin in the womb so that only one child is born alive? Why are Americans being reduced to numbers and Quality Adjusted...

This year's collection of the winners in Athanatos Christian Ministry's 2013 short story and poetry contest reflects ACM's vision for the arts and Christianity, exhibiting theological understanding without browbeating. The stories grapple with true-to-life problems and difficulties...

Christian art portrays the tomb on Easter morn as being guarded by just two Roman guards, leading both Christians and non-Christians to give credence to an explanation that was roundly dismissed at the time: the guards simply fell asleep. In this series of essays, Christian apologist Anthony Horvath...

Yeah, we get it. There's no time in our lives anymore to sit down and read just to enjoy or learn. Even if we carpool or take a bus or train to work, school, practice (or whatever), we're probably working on something--or just trying to catch up on lost sleep. Right? If that sounds familiar, "The...

Picture yourself: Born Muslim, in a strict family and living in a hard country like Iraq, soaked in blood and fire. How will you grasp God and accept him? Find love and embrace happiness? What will you do when you encounter ISIS, the radical Islamic group who has infiltrated your community? Salah...

Much more than half of all children diagnosed in the womb with a birth defect in America are aborted. High on the list: those with Down Syndrome and spina bifida. Setting aside the fact that sometimes the diagnosis is wrong, and setting aside the fact that even serious birth defects range in severity-...

Some recent writings of the new atheist movement and those of a neo-empiricist mindset have shown, not just Christians, but the whole of the scientific community that there is a need for scientists to communicate their conclusions more accurately than before. Much of what we read may be tainted with...

This free study guide is designed to deepen the reading experience of Shirley Mowat Tucker's "Diamonds in the Dust." Book club leaders will appreciate having a ready-to-print reader's guide to help them facilitate their small reading groups at their local library or church. The study guide...

What sounds like the beginning of a very bad joke is actually the title of a collection of short stories by author Anthony Horvath. The stories draws from what is publicly known about three notable persons and places them in the presence of God. Antony Flew famously disputed the existence of such...

This devotional is for those who are dealing with grief and depression. Massey has walked the grief walk. His wife died suddenly from a brain aneurysm . Riddled by the consequences of complicated grief, one sleepless night, Massey made a commitment: "I will give my grief a voice." Grief may be your...

Kevin Custard is a man of means and influence and intends to give his dear daughter Peaches a 13th birthday party that she will never forget. He succeeded!

When terrorists assault Saint Agnes Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, they expect to find a congregation of lambs: they get Bobby Kurtz instead. An unrepentant Cold Warrior, Kurtz destroys the terror cell with violent finality. Against his will, Kurtz is pulled back into the life he left behind decades...

There are evil people in the world, and they do evil things to innocent children. Pastor Butch Gregory is on a fatal collision course with such evil people. Pastor Butch's life is a happy one, filled with church meetings, sermon preparation, and leading a congregation he loves. His life is forever...

This is the anthology of winners in Athanatos Christian Ministry's fourth annual Christian short story and poetry contest. David Sable wins the short story contest with his work "The God of Oscar's Misunderstanding" and Therese Eby wins the poetry contest with her poem, "Herodias." This...