{"title":"AY2425 Res Textbooks Sem2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[For Discount Use Only]\u003cbr\u003eOnline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpring 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"preaching-communicating-faith-in-an-age-of-skepticism-timothy-keller-9780525953036","title":"Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism","description":"\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/127762955?color=ff9933\u0026amp;title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/127762955\"\u003ePreaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/redeemerctc\"\u003eRedeemer City to City\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\"\u003eVimeo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePastor, preacher, and \"New York Times\" bestselling author Timothy Keller's wisdom on communicating the Christian faith from the pulpit as well as from the coffee shop. 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