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Plain Faith : A True Story Of Tragedy Loss And Leaving The Amish
$15.99Add to cartThis is the true story of Ora-Jay and Irene Eash, Amish farmers from northwest Montana whose lives changed in an instant when a semi-truck struck the family buggy, killing their two young daughters. After the accident, the couple turned to their Amish community for comfort, but they remained haunted by the thought that they might not see their girls again in heaven. Would their deeds be good enough? Eventually Ora-Jay and Irene learned that grace—not works—was enough to ensure their place in eternity. But with that knowledge came the realization that they could no longer live in an Amish community that didn’t share this precious belief. Could they sever their connection to the Amish family they loved? This is the story of their journey to the hope that is heaven, a hope stronger than the loss of children, family, and a way of life. Fans of Amish fiction will appreciate such a real-life look into the Amish community, co-written by bestselling author Tricia Goyer, and readers of all kinds will resonate with this tale of courage, resilience, and the redemption found in the grace of Jesus.
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He Leadeth Me
$16.00Add to cartCaptured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent 23 agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia. Only through an utter reliance on God’s will did he manage to endure the extreme hardship. He tells of the courage he found in prayer–a courage that eased the loneliness, the pain, the frustration, the anguish, the fears, the despair. For, as Ciszek relates, the solace of spiritual contemplation gave him an inner serenity upon which he was able to draw amidst the “arrogance of evil” that surrounded him. Ciszek learns to accept the inhuman work in the infamous Siberian salt mines as a labor pleasing to God. And through that experice, he was able to turn the adverse forces of circumstance into a source of positive value and a means of drawing closer to the compassionate and never-forsaking Divine Spirit.
He Leadeth Me is a book to inspire all Christians to greater faith and trust in God–even in their darkest hour. As the author asks, “What can ultimately trouble the soul that accepts every moment of every day as a gift from the hands of God and strives always to do his will?”
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Stories I Never Told You
$22.99Add to cartThe story of John Rozema’s life begins in the tropical paradise of the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). From the Netherlands, to the United States, and to many places around the world, we follow John as he shares with us his amazing life. We feel the pain, agony, and hardships he endured at the hands of an abusive stepfather; understand the almost-impenetrable fortifications he built around his heart; watch him masquerade behind a thousand masks as he searches for love in all the wrong places; and struggle with him on his subsequent quest for truth. After John’s miraculous encounter with the living God one cold November night in 1977, we journey with him as the Lord takes John to many mountain top experiences, but also through deep, dark valleys he could never imagine. More than a memoir just for his children and friends, The Stories I Never Told You is a gripping true-life account of the life of a man God reached out to save. It’s a story that could be our own.
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Crossfire : The Life Of Chuck Svoboda, A Foot-Soldier In Gods Army (Expanded)
$16.95Add to cartAfter almost getting involved with Al Capone’s mob, Svoboda left for World War II just weeks after his marriage. Experiences in the war strengthened his faith in Jesus Christ. Educated at Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music, Svoboda’s dedicated his life to bringing the gospel message as a Bible study teacher and church planter.
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Health For All
$17.99Add to cartWhen Dan Fountain and his wife arrived in the Congo in 1961, the challenges to effective medical missions seemed overwhelming. As the only doctor for a quarter of a million residents of the Vanga Health Zone, and with nothing but a dilapidated mission hospital and an undertrained staff to run it, Dr. Fountain turned to prayer, innovation, and local partnerships to meet the vast needs of his area.
Health for All tells the story of an ever-increasing vision-from curative care to community health, from a barely functioning hospital to a network of successful health services, from a lack of qualified workers to a local residency training program, from biomedical reductionism to whole person care, from cultural stalemate to worldview transformation. Dr. Fountain’s insights into health and wholeness have changed countless lives and communities. Part memoir, part history, part textbook, Health for All is the legacy of a man who patterned his life and labor after that of the Great Physician.
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Broken To Rise
$11.99Add to cartDoyl Tully thought he had the world on a string, orchestrating its every move, but in one stormy night, everything came crashing down. In the midst of hellish despair, Doyl whispered a simple cry for help and a merciful God heard. Join Doyl on his amazing journey as he: Is delivered from the jaws of drugs, suicide, and self-dependence ” Trusts Christ to create a new life from the rubble of past mistakes ” Discovers the great principle: all things are possible for those who will surrender their lives to Christ Doy’s story must be told, for it will encourage the fallen, motivate the discouraged, and deliver hope to the hopeless, because of the mercy, grace, and life-changing power of God.
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Inmate 46857 : If God Can Change Me He Can Change Anybody
$16.99Add to cartINMATE 46857 sat on his prison cot at Parchman Penitentiary in 1982 fingering his homemade knife and contemplating murdering two fellow inmates just to strengthen his tough reputation. As the nineteen-year-old convict visualized himself stabbing his intended victims, God intervened and provided deliverance. The encounter took only a moment, but getting there had taken a lifetime. Instantly, all the years of anger and rejection flashed before Eddie Spencer’s eyes. As memories flooded back, Inmate 46857 felt the pain and poverty of his childhood. He pictured himself the morning his only pair of shoes had fallen apart and his mother sent him to school wearing his sister’s shoes. As Eddie stepped into his first grade classroom, his classmates taunted him, “Look at Eddie Spencer. He’s got little-girl shoes on!” Humiliation and revenge gripped his young mind, launching him on a journey of crime and violence in the streets of the Mississippi Delta Finally, Eddie recalled the night he slipped into a house, pointed a gun at a sleeping man’s face and demanded, “Give me all your money!” His victim handed over the cash, but he also spoke some amazing words that Eddie would never forget. As the words replayed in his head, Inmate 46857 knew exactly what he must do. He put away his “shank” and made the choice that changed his heart.
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Im Blind Whats Your Excuse
$16.49Add to cartIn my senior year of high school, my plan for the future was to be a chicken farmer in Arizona. Little did I know that God had a very different plan for my life. Over time, I have come to believe that God orders our steps, through tragedy and triumph, to serve Him as he sees fit.”
Life can throw many unexpected curve balls our way which affect our outlook on our ability to serve God. God doesn’t want us to just survive our personal tragedies, He wants us to thrive under His personal care and direction.
Ron Lester had the odds stacked against him. From a very young age he found himself working to help his family survive some very lean times. Because of dyslexia, he had a difficult time learning in school. Later, he found out the reason some things were so difficult for him was that he was gradually going blind. Despite all the obstacles in the way, Ron was able to surrender to God’s plans for his life. He went from a farm boy who could barely read to a full-time pastor, eventually earning his doctorate.
This is the story of how God directed Ron’s steps through many difficult circumstances, showing that the impossible is possible with God’s provision and power in our lives.
Dr. Lester is a true inspiration to anyone that feel they cannot do what God has called them to do just because they have some kind of disability. God will make a way, as long as they are willing. Dr. Lester is an Associate Pastor in Tucson, AZ. He and his wife, Betty, have 2 boys and 8 grandchildren.
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60 People Who Shaped The Church
$22.00Add to cartThe Church exists today in its current form because of the people who have come before us. Who were those people? Staid and dour scholars? Cultural movers and shakers? How does their contribution to history affect us today?
From a consummate storyteller comes this collection of inspiring biographical sketches of people who played pivotal roles in advancing the Kingdom of God on earth. In rich prose and spanning twenty centuries of church history, these engaging narratives range from the well-known to the obscure, highlighting personalities such as Josephus, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Galileo, John Calvin, Blaise Pascal, Jonathan Edwards, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, William Wilberforce, G. K. Chesterton, and many others. Readers will feel the past come alive and mingle in their minds with the present state of the Church, encouraging and galvanizing them to live their own faith courageously in our time–and shape the Church of the future.
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Whats So Funny
$17.99Add to cartIn the annals of TV history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts, tickled as many funny bones, and brought as many families together in living rooms across America as Tim Conway. In What’s So Funny? he brings his hilarious hijinks from the screen to the page.
Conway’s often-improvised humor, razor-sharp timing, and hilarious characters have made him one of the funniest and most authentic performers to grace the stage and studio. As Carol Burnett has said, “there’s no one funnier” than Tim Conway. In What’s So Funny? Conway takes us on a seventy-year, rags-to-riches journey that is touchingly comical and ultimately inspiring, from his pranks in small Ohio classrooms during the Great Depression to his pitch-perfect performances on national TV and in major motion pictures. Along the way, Conway shares hilarious and often moving accounts of the glory days of The Carol Burnett Show; his famous partnerships with entertainment greats like Harvey Korman, Don Knotts, and Dick Van Dyke; and his friendships with stars like Betty White, Bob Newhart, and, of course, Carol Burnett, who also provides an intimate foreword to the book.
As Conway continues to tour the country giving live comedy performances that enchant his always eager audiences, What’s So Funny? brings his warmth, humor, and heart to delight and inspire fans everywhere.
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Love Skip Jump
$16.99Add to cartEvery significant event in the Bible happened because someone said yes to God. Start living the adventure of yes today! Shelene Bryan had it all-a wonderful husband, two great kids, a rewarding job, a dream home, and more. Then a friend saw the pictures on the refrigerator door of the two African kids Shelene’s family sponsors and she asked, “How do you know those kids are real?”
That question changed Shelene’s life forever. In Love, Skip, Jump, Shelene shares how she loved being safe and comfortable. She had no desire to leave the USA. But she couldn’t shake the question and soon after was on a plane to Africa. She said yes to God, and not only met the kids her family sponsors but opened herself up to the journey God had been preparing for her, including founding Skip1.org, a charity that provides food and clean water to children around the world. “There’s only one thing we need to get right: to know and follow hard after Christ,” Shelene says. “When you’re uncomfortable, you need God in a whole new way. His quiet voice can finally be heard.” Some of the most amazing things God wants to do in our lives involve allowing him to take us on uncomfortable journeys. God is at work all around us. We don’t need to leave the country to see that. We just need to open our eyes. Comfort and safety are the biggest life-obstructing conditions of our current generation. What is holding you back from jumping in with your Creator? Don’t miss out on the incredible adventure God has for you. Say yes to God-love, skip, and jump your way to his plans for you!
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Recruit A Story Of Faith Miracles And Divine Intervention
$13.99Add to cartThe Recruit is a must-read for anyone with a desire to serve God. At the tender age of nineteen, God told David Yanez to trust Him and join the United States Navy. What followed was a faith adventure that lasted through David’s entire enlistment and beyond. The Recruit is a vital source of inspiration and information for anyone considering entering the military. David Yanez’ true story demonstrates how one can serve God in any endeavor-a secular job, as a homemaker, or though service in the military or ministry.
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Taylors Gift : A Courageous Story Of Giving Life And Renewing Hope
$20.00Add to cartIn March 2010, thirteen-year-old Taylor Storch’s life was tragically cut short by a skiing accident. With only a few minutes to consider their options, her grieving family made the life-changing decision to donate her organs. Knowing Taylor’s caring spirit, they were sure this was what she would have wanted. Over the course of the next two years, Tara and Todd Storch connected with four of the five people who now live because of Taylor’s gift. And through these encounters, the Storches have discovered unexpected blessings that are changing countless lives.
Now Tara and Todd share their inspiring story, shining a light at the end of the tunnel for those enduring the suffering of losing a loved one. Through the stories of the donor recipients, readers will discover hope in the midst of pain. Honest with their struggles, the Storches show readers that life is a gift and our response to grief is a choice. They also speak with a clear voice about the importance and the blessing of being an organ donor, telling the inspiring story of the creation of Taylor’s Gift Foundation and its goals to raise awareness of the need for organ donation, to re-gift life, renew health, and restore families. They are changing the conversation around the globe that organ donation is not about death–it’s about life! Foreword by Max Lucado.
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Drucker And Me
$19.99Add to cartBob Buford tells the compelling story of an unlikely, 23-year friendship between the Austrian-born ‘father of modern management’ who loves Japanese art, and a wealthy Texas cable TV operator and ardent Dallas Cowboys fan. Under-the-radar they organize meetings with an elite list of leaders to revolutionize the world of non-profit organizations.
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Saved By Her Enemy
$20.99Add to cartFor her entire life, Rafraf, a devout Muslim, had been told that Americans were the enemy. Her understanding of the world, of her place in it, and of the United States had been steeped in the culture of Iraq under the rule of Saddam Hussein. Yet, in the midst of insurgents attempting to kidnap and kill her, she found herself on the receiving end of lifesaving help from those she considered her enemies.
Rafraf suddenly finds herself living with a Christian family in the Bible Belt of America. Nothing had prepared her for this new reality-the life of a college student in a vastly foreign culture, in a community as far from her expectations as she could have imagined, and in a family that opens their hearts to enfold her.
Saved by Her Enemy is a riveting journey of two very different people from opposite sides of the world, of faith, of experience, and of expectations. The dramatic intersection of their lives and their journey together is an inspiration to those who have ever felt there was more to life than the world they knew.
A young Iraqi woman, an American war correspondent, and a true tale of friendship, faith, and family against the backdrop of war and the collision of cultures
This is a story of a very unlikely friendship-between American war correspondent Don Teague and Rafraf Barrak, an Iraqi college girl who won a job as a translator for NBC during the early months of violence in the wake of the American invasion of Iraq.
While covering a story together, the two were nearly killed by a bomb, an experience that created a bond between them that led them down a path neither could have imagined.
What follows is a story of transformation, as Rafraf-from a devout Muslim family-becomes the target of terrorist threats to kidnap and murder her. Don and his fellow correspondents mobilize to help save her life and suddenly Rafraf finds herself on the receiving end of an offer for safety and a new life in the United States.
Dramatically transplanted from the streets of Iraq to the Bible Belt of middle America, Rafraf finds everything that she knew-or thought she knew-about herself, her values, her world, even faith and family, turned upside down. Meanwhile, Don; his wife, Kiki; and their children discover they’ve embarked on an adventure with Rafraf that reshapes their lives.
This captivating story inspires us all to join Don and Rafraf in discovering that there is far more to life than the world we know.
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Ways We Choose
$16.49Add to cartRising above extreme adversity was the common response from those who were served in North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camps. Dave Carey, a truly motivational individual, describes in heartbreaking detail his experience and, much more importantly, the lessons he learned from that experience and has applied in his life. His is a story of courage and honor and recommended to anyone who seeks to find the positive that can come from the worst of times.
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Gods 130 Plus Messages Delivered But Most Not Adhere To
$21.99Add to cartGod will not permit me to write another book, as our president and republicans will reverse our economy into prosperity. After 5 years, the 10% rich Americans will now pay 20% total taxes instead of the current 71%!! “Tax” will be the forgotten word. This is God’s message to everyone.
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Gods 130 Plus Messages Delivered But Most Not Adhere To
$13.49Add to cartGod will not permit me to write another book, as our president and republicans will reverse our economy into prosperity. After 5 years, the 10% rich Americans will now pay 20% total taxes instead of the current 71%!! “Tax” will be the forgotten word. This is God’s message to everyone.
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Book Of Saints The Middle Era
$16.99Add to cartFamilies are living stories. They tell us where we came from, guide us as we live our lives, and help us see who we could become. Especially priceless are the lives and words of those who came before us. Christ-followers from earliest times to the present enrich us with their insight and inspiring examples. In the face of political, social and theological challenges, these saints lived lives faithful to the gospel story. The Book of Saints II: The Middle Era is a devotional gateway to the thoughts and insights of church leaders, teachers, and spiritual mentors who lived between the early fourth and early fifteenth century. Living in a world of change, conflict, and controversy, these saintly persons have much to say to us today. Their words and life stories, along with prayers and Scripture selections, are brought together in this book to inspire and challenge us to a life of love and holiness, the great themes of our family story.
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Captive In Iran
$16.99Add to cartMaryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh knew they were putting their lives on the line. Islamic laws in Iran forbade them from sharing their Christian beliefs, but in three years, they’d covertly put New Testaments into the hands of twenty thousand of their countrymen and started two secret house churches.
In 2009, they were finally arrested and held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, a place where inmates are routinely tortured and executions are commonplace. In the face of ruthless interrogations, persecution, and a death sentence, Maryam and Marziyeh chose to take the radical-and dangerous-step of sharing their faith inside the very walls of the government stronghold that was meant to silence them. In Captive in Iran, two courageous Iranian women recount how God used their 259 days in Evin Prison to shine His light into one of the world’s darkest places, giving hope to those who had lost everything and showing love to those in despair.
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From There To Here
$12.99Add to cartShane Facer was very active as a young child. As a teen-ager, he was very active in gymnastics and martial arts. Having his life dramatically changed in 1989 by sustaining a traumatic brain injury. He lost sight in his right eye.
His faith in God and in other people was significantly increased through his long road to recovery. After recovering to a somewhat stable level of independence and being released from the hospital, he still had many boundaries that he had to deal with, i.e. short-term memory problems and recognition of physical limitations, but the real battle came later as the effects of the brain injury caused many issues of inappropriateness and impulsivity. That is when his faith in God slowly by steadily began to increase. After many years of trying to conquer those issues, he finally began to retrain his brain to monitor itself in spite of the loss of his right frontal lobe.
Many people during his long road to recovery had tried to help him. Until he took wise counsel from others as well as applied specific scriptures from the Word of God did he begin to become a conqueror. He now lives with his wife Jennie and is very active in his church as an usher and children’s church teacher. The Lord has also blessed him with the gift to write wonderful poetry which he uses to bless others.
Shane has high hopes that his writings will help others realize that with God, nothing is impossible.
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Shhhhh Dont Tell
$10.99Add to cartElizabeth Inman is a woman who has made every mistake there is to make and only by the grace of God has she survived. She has hurt everyone she loves and she has hurt herself, but God . . . She is living proof that God is a God of second, third, a million second chances and she has taken advantage of every one of them.
She is living proof that you can reach rock bottom, take your life to the pits of hell, and God can still restore and heal and nurture and love. From wallowing in the pits of guilt and condemnation and then back on the road to glory, Elizabeth’s sole desire is to love God as she helps hurting people, and especially hurting women.
If you have covered up the deep hurt inside with your attempts to be perfect, if you have lied to yourself about the pain that resides deep within you, this book will resonate with your Spirit and hope will revive and propel you forward to a brand new beginning.
If you have believed the lie that your sin is unforgiveable, if you have believed it’s too late to try God, this book will convince you that it’s never too late that all you have to do is never, ever give up. Within these pages you will read Elizabeth’s story. A story of bad choices, lying, deception, pain, grief, and guilt and you will see the hope that kept her alive when all she wanted was to die. You will find hope that brings the ultimate glory hidden in the most hideous ashes of a path of destruction. Destruction planned by the enemy but hope fulfilled in the heavenlies by a loving Father and a glorious Savior.
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Letter To God
$11.99Add to cartThe author writes a beautiful book about his life, starting with the peace and stability he enjoyed as a child and how that all fell apart when his father died. Going through one transition after another marked him permanently, which he shares in almost poetic prose. Reading the scenes feels like watching a movie, one about a man who comes to know God as his true father. Readers will also come to know and love the Great Provider as a result of reading this magnificent story.
Hungry and homeless in a foreign country, Antoine Desire Ongolo experiences a long journey through the desert during which his faith is put to the test. Exhausted, he decides to turn to God in a letter that will prove lifesaving. A Letter to God is the story of an extraordinary faith that led a man out of abject misery when nothing in his situation suggested a better future.
In West Africa, in the throes of suffering and doubt, the author, who now lives in the United States, wrote a letter to God, an act of unprecedented faith that changed the course of his life. This true story will renew your hope, whatever challenge you have to face.
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My Renewed Voice
$10.99Add to cart“My childhood was stolen. I never knew what it was like to be in a loving, caring, nurturing and safe home. I never knew that I had value or purpose.”
How can a person build a fulfilling life for herself when the foundations were ripped out from under her? Lorrie Green is here to tell you that it’s not impossible. When her voice went unheard through sexual abuse and trauma, she succumbed to the enemy’s tactic to keep her silent and destroy her life. However, God was with her every step of the way and now she tells her testimony with the voice that could not be silenced. Despite divorces, an abortion, broken relationships with her siblings and more, Lorrie has learned that her heavenly Father was present in each one of those gruesome moments.
Both her parents abandoned her in different ways, but despite lacking earthly family, she knows she is God’s beloved daughter and His presence makes the difference between life and death. Even when she felt the most alone, He was opening doors and making a way for her to be healthy-spiritually, emotionally and physically. Read My Renewed Voice today to learn how Lorrie had the strength to continue on through all these situations and not only survive, but also live as her true self. She knows God Himself restored her identity-now she is using the voice He has given her to let you know He will do the same for you.
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When Preparation Meets Opportunity
$13.49Add to cartThis is the story of Gerald Irons, during his journey as a young man and how he learned to overcome obstacles and challenges, to achieve his dreams and goals in life through faith, hard work, perseverance and preparation.
When you tell someone your dreams, if they say your dreams are impossible, then your dreams are big enough. If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail. When you prepare yourself, opportunity is always there to shake your hand. When you create your own opportunities through preparation, great things will happen.
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Falling Into Place (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartA true story both heartbreaking and redemptive
Hattie Kauffman has interviewed presidents, Oscar winners, astronauts, and Olympians. She’s covered wildfires and murder trials and delved into personal interest stories. But while she uncovered the stories behind big personalities and events, her own story remained untold.
In this beautifully written memoir, you’ll get an inside look into the events that shaped this remarkable woman who thought she’d left the ghosts of childhood behind her. But when her world came crashing down one autumn day, she was forced to face all that she had been running from. What she learned about herself surprised her.
She was never alone in her flight and, indeed, had never needed to run in the first place.
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Miracle At Mile Marker 313
$20.49Add to cartWhat happens when life gets turned upside down and death comes knocking at your door?
On June 9, 2009, Craig and LaDonna Smith found out in a horrific accident on a lonely stretch on Interstate 25 at mile marker 313 in northern New Mexico.
Miracle at Mile Marker 313 is the amazing story of this couple’s deep trauma and courageous battle to survive.
You’ll be captivated by the many miracles God performed over the months and years that followed this traumatic event.
Written from Craig and LaDonna and their children’s perspectives, you’ll laugh and cry at the powerful way this story comes alive.
This is one book you won’t want to put down. It will inspire and encourage you in your own walk of faith as you find the answers to some of life’s most important questions.
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God Did It
$27.99Add to cartIntroduction: Any man has to have an ego to write his own biography. But I have had so many varied experiences some of them happened to me and some of them are things that I have done. Therefore, I decided to tell my story. I am 83 years old this year…..I became convinced that I needed to tell my stories….So for my children, here is the story of my life as I remember it.
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Gloria
$17.99Add to cartThe wife of an Anglican bishop could expect a life of peace and comfort. But Benjamin Kwashi is the bishop of Jos in Nigeria, a place that is torn by Muslim-Christian violence. Gloria Kwashi has had her home burnt down and has endured rape and beatings. One of the beatings left her blinded, until surgery was able to restore her sight. Despite this, she continues to reach out to widows and orphans and supports her husband in his remarkable ministry in Northern Nigeria. This book is a record of love and endurance that should stimulate us to examine our own lives and how we respond to adversity.
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Toward The Goal (Revised)
$7.99Add to cart‘I learned that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not.’ At the age of eight, Kaka already knew what he wanted in life: to play soccer and only soccer. He started playing in front of his friends and family, but after a crippling injury, doctors told him he would never play again. Through faith and perseverance Kaka recovered and has since become a FIFA World Player of the Year, and winner of the Ballon d’Or. This updated edition tells the story of the midfielder for Real Madrid who has become one of the most recognized faces on the soccer field.
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To Believe In Love
$13.99Add to cartArlene A. LaBoccetta
Born January 29,1941
Entered into Eternal Life February 8, 2013
Jesus said “most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” ( Jn. 12:24 )This book was completed on Mothers Day. Sunday May 12, 2013 about 3 month’s after Mom had went home to be with the Lord. Later that day our first butterfly appeared from it’s chrysalides. Weeks earlier we had purchased caterpillars and a butterfly habitat. The timing couldn’t have been better for this symbol of new life to appear.
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Gospel According To The Beauty Shop
$13.49Add to cartIn this book, Janice Lancaster, PHD Professional Hair Designer takes you along the journey of her life. As a young girl from Memphis she engages the reader and takes them through the ups and downs of her growing up. She describes her successes in business and her hilarious failures in weight loss attempts.
This book will make you laugh, cry and everything in between. The stories within this book will encourage your faith and help your understanding of the Jesus Christ that was so real in her life. During her hairdressing career she trained with Vidal Sassoon and many other giants in the hairstyling field.
In 2008 she passed away from Pancreatic Cancer and it was her dream to publish this book. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. She was a graduate of Memphis State University, received a degree in Christian Counseling from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. She was a proud leader of a branch of the Red Hats Society. She now resides in heaven with her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
Life for her family has not been easy, but being able to publish this work in her honor brings them great joy. She had titled the last chapter, but did not finish it before her passing. As a tribute to her the final chapter is a collection of reflections and kind words sent in to the family by her family and friends. Please enjoy this book as her family introduce you to an amazing woman of God who we hope will give you a glimpse of the One she loved.
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Sing Over Me
$18.95Add to cartSince 1988, I’ve been publicly sharing the story of how I walked out of a perceived homosexual identity. Why? Because I remember being a boy wondering if freedom was possible. The church didn’t have answers. The world didn’t have answers. The gay community just tried to make me give up and accept this as my innate identity. Yet, something deep inside of me kept knocking at the door of my heart saying, “There must be more. This cannot be your ultimate destiny and identity.” When God met me with the Truth of the transforming power of Jesus Christ, and I began what I call my incredible journey, I began to realize that I’d been lied to by the world and the philosophies of man. After seven years of freedom under my belt, the Lord asked me to begin publicly sharing my story because there were others out there who felt the same as I felt-that there must be more. This book is for those who want to experience God in an intimate, life-changing way, regardless of whether or not they’ve ever struggled with unwanted same-sex attraction. This is my story, yet really it’s the story of redemption found in knowing Jesus Christ intimately. –Dennis Jernigan
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Pastoral Work : Engagements With The Vision Of Eugene Peterson
$26.00Add to cartEugene Peterson may be the most influential theological writer in the church today. Yet because most of his career has not been in academia there is not much critical engagement with his work. Here some of the finest scholar-pastors we have describe the way Peterson has inspired and infuriated on the way to (hopefully) more faithful pastorates.
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Playing Before The Lord
$29.99Add to cartFranz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) has been called the father of the symphony and the string quartet. A friend of Mozart and a teacher of Beethoven, “Papa” Haydn composed an amazing variety of music — symphonies, string quartets, concerti, masses, operas, oratorios, keyboard works — and his prolific output celebrates both the heights and depths of life.
In this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist to recount Haydn’s steady rise from his humble origins to true musical greatness. Unlike other biographers, Stapert argues that Haydn’s work was a product of his devout Catholic faith, even though he worked in an increasingly secular society and the bulk of his output was in secular genres. In addition to telling Haydn’s life story, Stapert includes accessible listening guides to The Creation and portions of other well-known works to help Haydn listeners more fully appreciate the brilliance behind his music.
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Extremist For Love
$24.00Add to cartIn an era where people are often sorted into the categories of ‘thinker’ and ‘doer’, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands out – a rare mix of the deeply profound thinker and intellect who put the fruit of that reflection into the service of direct social action.
In this helpful telling of King’s life, Dr. Rufus Burrow knits together the story of King’s family, his intellectual journey, and his experience of the pervasive racism of America in that era in a way that highlights the onnections between King’s thought and his actions.The result is a renewed understanding of the roots of King’s actions and a fresh appreciation for how intellectual activity can impact our world in surprisingly direct ways.
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I Am In Here
$18.00Add to cartMe
I sometimes fear
That people cannot understand
That I hear.
And I know
That they don’t believe I go
To every extreme
To try to express
My need to talk.
If only they could walk
In my shoes
They would share my news:
I am in here.
And trying to speak every day
In some kind of way.
Though she cannot speak, Elizabeth Bonker writes poetry that shines a light on the hidden inner world of autism and the world around us. I Am in Here is the spiritual journey of a mother and daughter who refuse to give up hope, who celebrate their victories, and who keep moving forward despite the obstacles. Elizabeth’s poetry and her mother’s stirring storytelling combine in this inspirational book to proclaim that there is always a reason to take the next step–with hope.
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Gods Ploughman : Hugh Latimer A Preaching Life 1485-1555
$39.99Add to cartGod’s Ploughman, provides a unique study of the life and ministry of one of early modern England’s most significant preachers. Rather than offering a biography or analysis of sermons, the author creates a new genre, the ‘preaching life.’ The result is an integrative study that situates Latimer’s life and ministry within the rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political environment of Tudor England.
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Devil Had A Hit Out On Me
$14.49Add to cartAn intriguing journey through the obstacles in one young man’s troubled life. Born in a small southern town in Missouri and raised in the rugged streets of Chicago, death awaits him at every corner.
From abuse in the home by his father to guns, gangs, armed robbery, and jail; will the perils of this world destroy this man? Can the stronghold of drugs, alcohol, and addictions keep him from making the right choices in life? Will he continue to abuse his fiancEe? Will he be able to find Jesus Christ in time to save his life and make it to the Promised Land?
Or, will it be too late, leaving him lost forever in his wilderness?
This testimony is for any one, young or old, who is struggling with abuse, hurt, rejection addictions and having trouble moving forward. It is written to reach those who do not know God or his son, Jesus Christ, in the forgiveness of their sins. This book will open their minds and help them see that there is a better way of life when they choose to operate in and accept the guidance of our one and only true and living God.
Wayne is a troubled young man who realizes at a very young age that God’s hand is upon his life, regardless of all of the negative situations that came along with his childhood. He is an alcoholic, a drug addict; thief, gang member, and he mistreated women. He vows to protect his mother from the hands of his abusive father.
This story is about his father, a man who physically abuses him and seemingly provides little encouragement; his mother, who is abused by her husband and constantly prays to God for her children, regardless of her circumstances; Randy, the best friend who journeys with Wayne in their teenaged years and makes a wonderful discovery at the end; and Sandra, his fiancEe, who encourages him to change and dedicate his life to the Lord.
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Diary Of A Dark Skinned Diva
$18.99Add to cartAcknowledgements
Author’s Notes
Opaque
Jet-Black
Inky
Shadow
Crispy
Midnight
Blue-Black
Off Black
Pitch Black
Crimson
Translucent
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If beauty is only skin-deep, then why does the color of that skin matter so much? Why does it create dividing lines within one’s own race, community, and even the family?From birth, Jinnie was darker than her siblings, and relatives unthinkingly punished her for it. She learned early that those with lighter skin-tones in the black community were considered smarter, prettier, and more worthy. The race war was just as fierce within the black community as it was between blacks and whites, but in more subtle ways, with fewer options to find success.
Despite the constant obstacles, Jinnie earned scholarships, left home, and entered a new world, where the age-old battle of skin-tone continued. She blossomed as she learned that designations such as “blue-black” and “pitch-black” didn’t automatically mean failure. Her outer beauty increased as her inner beauty grew stronger.
However, it wasn’t until she discovered the battle in her own heart, mind, and soul, and trusted in Christ’s power, that she found peace, healing, and victory in the most vital war of all.
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Change If I Can You Can
$17.95Add to cartCHANGE: If I Can You Can is the story of a man destined for as much turmoil as life can provide. Travis Angry created his identity through childhood rebellion, dropping out of school, being in the military, fighting cancer, marrying, divorcing, raising children as a single father, obtaining a college degree, writing a memoir, and working as a professional speaker. Angry’s gift is showing others how to resolve fear. His mission is to help teenagers, parents, teachers, coaches, and youth group directors to understand their lives and use hope as a tool for positive change.
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When Quitting Is Not An Option
$19.95Add to cartCastle Quay Books
Can I do this? I asked myself. I’d been repeating the same question for the last 24 hours. People seem to say, “It’s Arvid-of course he can do it.” If they knew how many times I struggled with self-doubt, with the question of whether I should bike another kilometre, they would never feel so confident. This was one of those times. Giving up now was, for me, symbolic of giving up on the kids at MCF. Many of them had been abandoned by parents, relatives and society, left to fend for themselves. God had never given up on them, and I was not going to quit a silly bike ride. I made up my mind: I will not give up. When Arvid set out on a 40 km bike ride only to give up after 30 km, his future as a cyclist seemed bleak. Yet, more than 15 years later, Arvid was racing alongside the world’s most elite ultra-marathon athletes. This is his story of failure, courage, disappointment, triumph and laughter-and a few life lessons along the way. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
$34.99Add to cartSo you’re the little woman who started this big war, Abraham Lincoln is said to have quipped when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin converted readers by the thousands to the anti-slavery movement and served notice that slavery’s days were numbered. Overnight Stowe became a celebrity, but to defenders of slavery she was the devil in petticoats.
Most writing about Stowe treats her as a literary figure and social reformer while underplaying her Christian faith. But Nancy Koester’s biography treats Stowe’s faith as central to her life — both her public fight against slavery and her own struggle through deep personal grief to find a gracious God.
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Beyond The Possible
$19.99Add to cartIn Beyond the Possible, Reverend Cecil Williams, one of the most well-known and provocative ministers in the United States, reflects on his fifty years creating radical social change as the head of San Francisco’s Memorial Glide Church.
Williams’ innovations, such as HIV testing during services, have drawn protest from more conservative factions within the Methodist Church, but his work in the community has drawn praise from the likes of Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Warren Buffett.
Written with Glide Church founding pastor Janice Mirikitani, and with a foreword by Dave Eggers, Beyond the Possible is a book of wisdom, providing lessons that Reverend Williams has learned so that readers can learn to embrace their true selves, accept all those around them, and fully live day to day through social change as worship.
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Grace Gold And Glory My Leap Of Faith
$16.99Add to cartIn the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas stole hearts and flew high as the All-Around Gold Medal winner, as well as acting as a critical member of the US gold-medal-winning women gymnastics team. In this personal autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination, demonstrating you can reach your dreams if you let yourself soar.
