New Releases by Tim Dowley

Looking for a traditional rendition of Easter story to read to that darling 4 to 7-year old in you life? Tim Dowley''s My First Story of Easter retells the biblical account in simple terms, complete with bright, cheery illustrations that are sure to put a smile on the face of the reader. This Easter, give the children in your life the best gift of all--a story that explains the reason for celebration!

Looking for a traditional and charming rendition of the Christmas story to read to a 4-to 7-year old in your life? Tim Dowley''s My First Story of Christmas retells the biblical account in simple terms, complete with bright, cheery illustrations that are sure to put a smile on the face of the reader. This Christmas, give the children in your life the best gift of all-a story that explains the reason for the season. Make this ''THE'' Christmas book that your children will treasure for years. They''ll read it over and over again each holiday season.

This fully illustrated, four-color pictorial guide uncovers the significance, services, symbols, and sacrifices of the Tabernacle.

The story of Christmas is retold through the eyes of the shepherds who came to the manger. Includes lots of reusable stickers . . . that glow in the dark!

This full-color introductory guide provides a graphic overview of the contents of the Bible, its main characters, historical context, cultural and religious setting, and important events in an interesting and easy-to-use format.

Bach and the Bachs - Weimar and Cothen - Leipzig - Final years - Bach''s music.

A retelling of different stories from the adult life of Jesus.

ographs of many famous biblical sites. An excellent gift book to be treasuredas a lasting keepsake.

Brief text and numerous illustrations trace the evolution of life on Earth from the earliest times through the present and into the future.

Expansion of the Church - 325-600 conquest - Constantine and the Christian Empire - Fall of the Roman Empire - 600-1500, a Christian society - The Eastern Church - The Crusades - Peter Abelard - Thomas Aquinas - Medieval monasticism - Reform, 1500-1650 - Martin Luther - John Calvin - Puritans and Separatists - John Bunyan - The English Baptists - The Anabaptists - Ignatius of Loyola - The Jesuits - Teresa of Avila - The Russian church - James de Jong - 1789-1914, cities and empires - An age of idealogy - Pentecostals - Helder Camara - Pope John XXIII - Protestant religions - Religion in wartime Germany (Nazi) - The Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe & Russia - The Russian tradition of Icons - Icon painters Andrei Rublev & Daniel Chorney.a; - Savonarola - The Monk''s Day in Western Europe - Martin Luther - History of Bibles - Puritans - Thomas Cranmer - Methodists.