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Grace Abounding
$14.99Add to cartAlthough John Bunyan lived in the 1600s, he experienced the same kinds of trials and temptations that we do today. In this compelling spiritual biography, Bunyan describes how he was changed from the most notorious rebel in his village to a great man of faith. Bunyan was constantly concerned about the state of his salvation and whether God deemed him worthy enough for eternal life. This story communicates the author’s anguish over his sin, his confession, and the life-changing impact of God’s saving grace. Bunyan’s struggle for acceptance into the kingdom of God will give readers the courage and power for their own spiritual journeys, for the grace he received is available to everyone–even to the chief of sinners!
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Pure Joy : Making The Choice To Rejoice
$9.99Add to cartJoy is a sustaining force in the Christian life, giving us strength to endure the most difficult of circumstances. Grieving the death of her husband by suicide, and facing other life tragedies, Lorna Hanishewski discovered that great joy can be experienced in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Founded on the truths of the Word of God, this practical book identifies seven keys to accessing true Christian joy. The pages are filled with biblical and personal examples of how to live a joy-filled life, challenging and inspiring readers to take hold of this fruit of the Spirit available to all who believe.
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Midnight Song
$14.99Add to cartShadows may fall across the path of life, causing distress, dismay, and doubt. Trouble-filled dark experiences may seem stark and hopeless. Yet the Word of God brings the certainty that God’s Almighty Hand is always in control. His unfailing presence and promises can restore the song in the midnight of the soul.
Drawn from personal observations and adventures, this compilation of both amusing and serious reflections endeavors to inspire and challenge. We can all discover practical spiritual truths in daily experiences. Ultimately, the challenge is for everyone to passionately pursue Christ. As we seek to know and follow the Lord, He provides empowerment and grace for every situation. These illustrations may bring laughter, tears, and revelation–sometimes all at once! Hearts will be inspired to trust the unfailing God.
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True Confessions Of A Missionary
$11.99Add to cart“Having served the Lord for thirty years in full-time ministry, Kim Weiler has witnessed miraculous and life-changing events. “True Confessions of a Missionary” is a collection of personal testimonies written to help others overcome the enemy, build their faith, and bring glory to the King of Kings. Each chapter tells the true stories of men and women forever changed by Jesus’ love and power. Physical healings, spiritual deliverance, and powerful conversions are documented and attested to by more than one person, fulfilling the words of scripture in Matthew 18:16 that every matter be established by two or more witnesses. “True Confessions of a Missionary” is about giving glory to an awesome, personal God who wants to be involved in the lives of His children. The author prays that those who read it will be encouraged to pursue a deeper, more intimate relationship with our Abba Father and step out and share their testimony with a world that is lost without Him.”
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Survivor : Overcoming Childhood Cancer Through Faith, Family, And Sports
$15.99Add to cartSurvivor: Overcoming Childhood Cancer through Faith, Family, and Sports will take you on a rollercoaster ride through the life of a nine year old fighting for his life. Your emotions will be captivated as Andrew tells his own story, remaining courageous throughout years of hardships including fourteen months of chemotherapy, five weeks of radiation and numerous surgeries. After beating cancer, Andrew gets news that it is back and growing faster than ever. He has no choice but to undergo a radical exoneration surgery to remove the tumour and his left eye in the process. The surgery is a success and Andrew is ready to start living out his childhood again. And yet, Andrew’s cancer might be behind him, but the emotional pain still lingers on as he prepares to face more hardships during his teenage years. Andrew’s story has inspired people of all ages across North America. Take the journey through the eye of a cancer survivor.
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From Basement To Sanctuary
$14.95Add to cartSometimes it takes a step. When we find ourselves at our lowest, struggling with addiction and broken lives, sometimes it takes one step, and one moment, to begin a journey to recovery. But how do we take that step when we are trapped in a pit of despair and surrounded by a lie, seemingly unable to change, unable to live, and unable to cry out for help? From Basement to Sanctuary is a radical story of conversion and transformation that speaks to how God’s strength truly can be made perfect though our weaknesses. Author Holly Christine Hayes spent her teen and young-adult life mired in alcoholism and drug addiction, and she was in the grips of a downward spiral that led to a life of trauma, shame, and eventual homelessness. After an encounter with God in a public bathroom in 2001, her life was forever changed. God miraculously healed her and delivered her from her addiction-but it took years for her to find out who the God was that saved her. Through the telling of her story, Holly takes us on a journey through the surrender of the recovery meetings that gather in church basements, to the wholeness and healing she found in the sanctuary of the church. All the while, she shares lessons she learned in the basement about who God really is and the miraculous ways he wants to heal our hurts, habits, sins, and setbacks.
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Mile High Missionary
$13.99Add to cartA James Rush Manley Title
The jungle pilot occupies a high visibility seat.
His role creates the convincing illusion of connection. But the truth is, he or she often leads a solitary life. He drops in from the sky, visits for 15 minutes, then leaves. He touches many worlds but rarely becomes part of any.
The stories in Mile-High Missionary show how one pilot changed from hiding as a sky-creature to reentering the world of real people.
Sit in the pilot’s seat as this missionary memoir flies you into the Amazon Jungle. Encounter the pilot’s view. See what he saw. Hear what he heard. Meet who he met. Feel what he felt as he wrestles with his own hopes and joys, doubts and fears.
Experience bush aviation first hand as this Christian pilot asks the hard questions:
*Is my airplane safe to fly?
*Can I find one tiny scratch of an airstrip hidden in an immense jungle?
*What if the weather changes?
*Can I land and stay on the runway, then takeoff without hitting trees?
*After all that, am I really helping my passengers’ ministry?
*Does my flying benefit the ex-headhunters I work among?
*Am I honoring God, or just playing with airplanes?Read how he juggled safety and service while doing a dangerous job, then found himself changed by the ones he served.
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I Will See You In Heaven Dog Lovers Edition
$14.99Add to cartThis beautiful book is the presentation/gift edition of last year’s Paraclete bestseller, Will I See My Dog in Heaven Now the question mark is removed! The answer is Yes! Prayers and blessings for all animal companions;and plenty of hope and inspiration.
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Wounded Warriors Out Of The Wilderness
$16.99Add to cartIf you have longed for the Father’s answers as your heart has been secretly breaking…find supernatural strength and impartation, immense encouragement and renewed hope within these pages! Wounded Warriors is a collection of posts from Wendy’s public facebook page and additional material. These posts which appeared over the course of a year specifically recounted deeply personal prophetic and seer encounters between the Father, Jesus and Wendy during a time of her intense emotional struggle in the aftermath of seperation and divorce. Wendy’s heartfelt, personal messages resonated with so many people who have also found themselves in the icy grip of abandonment and heartbreak, facing an uncertain future. This book will bring consolation and hope, joy and focus for the journey out of the loneliness and silence of the wilderness.
..”.Know this, beloved child of my heart, the tsunami is over, the robbery, grief and loss of yesteryear are swiftly coming to an end.” And our great and marvellous Emperor would lift your face tenderly to His and whisper, ..”. It is time to rise. Come away, my beloved, come away and dance with me.”
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Love Like Youve Never Been Hurt
$15.99Add to cartIt’s no secret that those closest to us can wound us the most profoundly. Reeling from betrayal, we build walls around our hearts to protect us from the heartache, yet these are the very walls that block us from seeing hope, receiving healing, and feeling love.
Sharing his own story of personal pain, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Jentezen Franklin shows you how to find the strength, courage, and motivation to love like you’ve never been hurt. Through biblical and modern-day stories, he discusses different types of relational disappointment and heartache, and answers questions such as Why should I trust again? and How can I ever really forgive?
Don’t let someone else’s actions control the condition of your heart. Here is everything you need to tear down your walls, work through your wounds, repair damaged relationships, and discover the power of an open heart.
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Story Forgotten
$20.99Add to cartThis book takes you on a 4000 year journey that begins with creation and leaves you in an era that would change the world forever. Walk through time from creation to the great flood and follow the survivors of the flood to the generation that gave birth to the Arab and Israeli Nations.
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Rare Medium Or Done Well
$34.00Add to cartWhether in politics, family, education, or business, what matters most is leaving a legacy for future generations. Part of leaving a legacy is understanding where we’ve been, where we are now, and how both determine where we’re going. Author Mike Huckabee writes, “A person who has no standard to live by other than the culture of the moment is a person whose principles might as well come from the latest public opinion polls.” In a time where it seems anything foes, and truth is more fluid than ever, Rare, Medium or Done Well is for anyone wondering how to make a difference in today’s culture. Govenor Huckabee guides readers through multiple facets of life and how to be an example that others will follow and carry forward to the future. Also includes reflection questions and discussion prompts.
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Surrendered Hearts : An Adoption Story Of Love, Loss, And Learning To Trust
$14.99Add to cartA lifetime of knowing. Decades of praying. Years of paperwork, research, and planning. Lots of tears. And the growing of faith in the waiting.
One look into a pair of sparkling brown eyes, and Lori and Bryan Schumaker fell head-over-heels in love with a beautiful young girl in Bulgaria. Certain this was the child God intended for them, they stepped confidently into the adoption process they’d been preparing for. They thought they knew what to expect, and they did–but there was so much more.
The application process moved smoothly ahead, and they began making plans for their daughter–only to be informed she’d been adopted by a family in Italy. Heartbroken, they struggled to move on, until, through a series of incredible events, they learned their daughter still languished in her Bulgarian orphanage. Turning heaven and earth, the Schumakers started over. Mix-ups, red tape, inexplicable delays, and a difficult judge threatened the adoption, but they were determined to bring their child home.
In a true story of learning that trust means surrendering your version of how the story should unfold, Lori and Bryan finally let go–of their dream, of their daughter, of their fears and frustrations. And in that relinquishment, God began to move.
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Hope Rising : How The Science Of Hope Can Change Your Life
$17.95Add to cartHope Rising is a clarion call to apply the science of hope in daily life and overcome the trauma, adversity, and struggles everyone must face. Hope is the most predictive indicator of well-being in a person’s life in all the research done on trauma, illness, and resiliency. Based on nearly 2,000 published studies about hope, including their own research, Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman call for rising hope to be the focus not only in personal lives, but in public policy in education, business, social services, and every other part of society. Hope is measurable. Hope is malleable. Hope changes lives. Hope Rising provides a roadmap to measure hope in your life, assess what may have robbed you of the power of hope, and then provides strategies to increase hope. It challenges every reader to be transparent and honest about their own stories of struggle and adversity, calls for the end of shame and blame in addressing the struggles of those who have experienced trauma, illness, or abuse, and provides practical ways to increase your Hope score and thrive because of it.
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Odd Ly Enough
$14.99Add to cartHumorous. Authentic. Relatable.
That’s Carolanne Miljavac in a nutshell.And those qualities are just what her more than 300,000 social media followers adore about her. Her Odd(ly) Enough is a message that your heart needs to hear: It’s time to embrace the “you” God made you to be. Tune out the naysayers of the world and jump into His loving arms. He’ll walk alongside you as you passionately pursue your God-given purpose. With chapters like “Who Do You Think You Are?,” “Control Freak,” and “Embrace Mistakes,” you will find yourself becoming a little more courageous. . .and a lot more confident about God’s purpose for your life.
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Dios Es Real – (Spanish)
$16.99Add to cartDios es Real aborda las preguntas: Como es Dios? Por que son las cosas como son, a pesar de quien Dios es?
Si el primer libro de Todd, El Cielo es Real, fue sobre el “entonces y alli” del cielo, Dios es Real es sobre el “aqui y ahora” en la tierra:
Por que hay tantos hipocritas de iglesia?Por que los cristianos hacen de la cruz un asunto tan importante? Por que Dios no parece contestar nuestras oraciones mas grandes?
Las personas estan cansadas de las respuestas adecuadas que se ofrecen en lenguaje de iglesia explicando sus preguntas; nosotros queremos la verdad directa y explicita. Lo que nos molesta de la vida y la fe es real y rudo. Necesitamos una voz franca que brinde las respuestas de Dios a las luchas dificiles y a las dudas que duelen.
Todd va a la carga sobre estos temas con el valor de un bombero, la vulnerabilidad de un amigo de pueblo, y la compasion de un pastor local. El ayuda a articular las preguntas que tienen las personas, y luego les aporta sabiduria biblica relevante para que den sus siguientes pasos en la fe.
Dios esta preparado para conocerte. Estas tu preparado para conocerle?God is for Real addresses the questions: What is God like? Why are things the way they are in spite of who God is?
If Todd’s first book, Heaven Is for Real, was about the then and there of heaven, God is Real is about the here and now on earth. Why are there are so many hypocritical church people? Why do Christians make such a big deal about the cross? Why doesn’t God seem to answer our biggest prayers?
People are tired of pat answers offered up in churchy language explaining away their questions; we want the down-and-dirty truth. What bothers us about life and faith is real and gritty. We need a plain-spoken voice to offer God’s answers to difficult struggles and painful doubts.
Todd charges into these subjects with a fireman’s courage, a small-town friend’s vulnerability, and a local pastor’s compassion. He helps articulate the questions people have, then gives them relevant biblical wisdom for taking their next steps in faith.
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Pocketbook Of Encouragement
$11.99Add to cart“When Jesus came ashore, he saw a large crowd. He felt deep concern for them. He healed their sick people.”(Matthew 14:14, NIrV)
Looking at yourself today, would you consider to be just like the sick people in that crowd?
Sickness is not always found in the body. It could be that your heart or mind hurts. Or it could be that you’re suffering from anxiety because life has hit you with turmoil or stress. These things can cause us to experience a season of emotional sickness, when it’s a struggle just to face each new day.
Even Jesus was sometimes hit with deep emotional stirrings. In Matthew 14:14, it was because of the depth of concern He had for the sick; He wanted them to be made well. His response was full of life and victory; He healed them of their ailments.
In “A Pocketbook of Encouragement”, you will experience the same encouragement and biblical principles that I did when I was in a dark place and was met with Jesus’ compassion, and was healed.
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Faith Hope And Health
$11.99Add to cartColor is fascinating! And the way it affects your life is even more fantastic. It shows you how color relates to science and how it affects your Faith, Hope and Health.
God has a plan for your Life. It is for good and that will give you HOPE and a FUTURE. Now, my real teaching begins. I will help people to ? nd their mission, purpose, and ministry.
Turn your life into a MASTERPIECE! And if at this time you can’t, let God help you.
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Win From Within Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$19.99Add to cartThe WIN FROM WITHIN Study Guide is an interactive companion to Pastor John Gray’s WIN FROM WITHIN.
It will help you identify and manage one of the most challenging, yet necessary battles we all face–our inner struggle to overcome the worst versions of ourselves.A powerful tool to use alongside the book, the guide provides biblical and practical self-help guidance to push you to victory over your personal and inner challenges.
Every chapter in this study guide matches a chapter in WIN FROM WITHIN. Activities and journaling questions walk you through each chapter’s content and help you apply Pastor Gray’s teaching to your own life. And you are not alone! The study guide provides numerous opportunities to interact with others on the WIN FROM WITHIN journey via social media prompts. It all adds up to practical applications of the concepts learned in WIN FROM WITHIN. Content-specific prayers help you seal your efforts.
Winning from within means becoming the person you have always wanted to be, the person you have dreamed about becoming, the person God created you to be. Let this interactive study guide set you on your own winning path.
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Promises For The Overcomer
$3.99Add to cartJesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
As a disciple of Jesus Christ, you also have “overcome the world.” You are an Overcomer. That means you can live in light of the victory God has already won on your behalf, and you can choose to walk in that victory each day.
This plan will guide you through eight specific blessings God has promised for those who live as Overcomers-blessings that will serve as the foundation of your daily life in His kingdom. Are you ready?
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Wonderful Gift Of A Beautiful Life With Jesus
$36.00Add to cartMsb Property Services Pty Ltd Title
The spiritual world, your true destiny in heaven, is completely different to this world and when your sins are forgiven it is like crossing over from death into a new life. Even in this world we are able to comprehend something of the majesty and glory of heaven.
This is because we all within us have a spiritual side to our nature. This important but generally unrecognized part of us acknowledges what is wrong with this fallen world and yet still survives.
When we place our faith and trust in Jesus all of our sins will be forgiven.
With Jesus as our guide we are changed into a new creature; our conscience cleared, our spirit renewed and uplifted and every part of us sanctified for useful service.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Our Bible reading and quiet times are essential to challenge our thoughts and prayers, to direct our paths and adjust our lifestyles.
We should all feel the sense of looking forward towards that wonderful future in ahead in heaven. Each day just being thankful to serve Jesus and learn what we can in the process.
This is surely the most wonderful and beautiful gift of all.
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Heaven : Your Real Home From A Higher Perspective (Expanded)
$19.99Add to cartFor the past twenty-five years, Heaven has inspired us to live well on earth even as we long for eternity. Drawing on Scripture, Joni Eareckson Tada answers the deepest questions of our hearts about what heaven will be like, who we will see there, and who we will be there.
This updated and expanded edition of Joni’s classic brings a new understanding of what heaven is, along with new mysteries and hopes. Now in her late 60s, Joni is much closer to heaven than she was when she first wrote the book in her mid 40s. And she says, “I will soon-soon!-hear His voice, look into His eyes, and feel His embrace. And He will say, ‘Welcome home, Joni.'” It is from this vantage point that Joni now speaks about how we can live for Jesus as we look forward to our real home.
As a quadriplegic for fifty years, Joni has also endured cancer and extreme ongoing pain. She doesn’t speak lightly when she reminds us that, “God knows the precise tools to use in your life to cut, facet, cleanse, and refine the diamond that is your eternal soul…. Every good thing that God has ever given you will last for all eternity-including the best part of every affliction.”
At the end of each chapter in this updated book, Joni includes additional reflections that speak to where she is now, higher up on the hill of perspective. She calls these thoughts Climbing Higher, and that’s her invitation to all who make this journey with her.
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Bathed In Prayer
$26.00Add to cartA new must-have collection for fans of the New York Times bestselling Mitford series, featuring the prayers, sermons, and inspiration from beloved Father Tim, as well as new essays and reflections on faith from author Jan Karon.
Over the course of fourteen novels, millions of readers have fallen in love with the faith, encouragement, and wisdom that are at the very heart of Jan Karon’s Mitford series. Now, for the first time, readers will have the chance to walk with Father Tim through a collection of prayers, sermons, and inspirational passages that incorporates material from each of the novels. In addition, fans will get to hear directly from author Jan Karon, in a brand-new essay about her own personal journey in faith and the ways that the Mitford novels have impacted her.
Full of advice and inspiration from the characters that fans have followed for years, this beautifully designed compilation will soon become a staple for any Mitford reader.
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Finding God In Ordinary Time
$19.95Add to cartGreen Place Books Title
Take a wide-eyed look at your life–the commonplace, joyful, and even heartbreaking events–and discover the presence of God, hidden in plain sight. Forget bowing your head and closing your eyes. The secret to prayer is what happens when you’re not trying to pray.
This is the invitation of Christine Eberle’s Finding God in Ordinary Time. Each daily reflection contains a true story and a nugget of spiritual insight, accompanied by thought-provoking questions and a memorable Scripture quote. Together they reveal a God who is playful and affectionate, merciful and compassionate, and always relevant. Warm, accessible, and surprisingly funny, Christine offers spiritual nourishment to people skeptical or weary of religion, while still giving the faithful something to chew on.
Simple enough to be devoured in one sitting, this intimate little book is best enjoyed slowly. Each piece deserves to be savored and revisited through the unfolding of each ordinary, extraordinary day.
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Stories Behind The Great Traditions Of Christmas
$17.99Add to cartThe cheer of a crackling hearth fire. Colorful cards from friends and loved ones. An evergreen tree festooned with ornaments. The golden traditions of Christmas-gifts, wreaths, stockings, carols, mistletoe, and more-infuse our celebration of the season with meaning and glowing memories. And, in ways you may not realize, they point us to the birth of Christ. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas reveals the people, places, and events that shaped the best-loved customs of this merriest of holidays. Here are spiritual insights, true-life tales, and captivating legends to intrigue you and your family and bring new luster and depth to your celebration of Jesus’ birth. Discover how – after eighteen centuries of all but ignoring the event, churches began to open the door for believers to commemorate Jesus’ incarnation. – the evergreen tree, once a central theme in the worship practices of pagan cultures, came to represent the everlasting love of God. – the magi’s three gifts-gold, frankincense, and myrrh-are filled with spiritual symbolism. The traditions of Christmas lend beauty, awe, and hope to the holiday, causing people all over the world to anticipate it with joy. The stories in this book will warm your heart as you rediscover the true and eternal significance of Christmas.
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Access To Kingdom Anointing
$10.99Add to cartAuthors Press Title
The book starts with the initial conversion to Christ. It shows the importance of water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism as Yashuah taught in the Bible by example. “Suffer it to be so to fulfill all righteousness.” Since Yashuah gave the example, the church must follow.
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They Called Us Love
$14.99Add to cartApril Holden is from St Helens, Merseyside. As a child she suffered from persistent ill health, and was both physically and emotionally fragile. Coming to faith in her teens, she became convinced that God was calling her to work with street children in Africa. While at university she applied to Africa Inland Mission, but they rejected her because of her chronic health problems. She then trained as a teacher, and during this period became filled with the Holy Spirit.In due course she was accepted by Operation Mobilization, who sent her initially to Egypt for training. While there she had an opportunity to move to Sudan, where the needs of the street boys were most acute: many had been traumatized by war, or were the offspring of sex workers, or had fled abuse. She opened a series of centers, despite ongoing infirmity caused by arthritis in her spine and frequent, severe muscle spasms.When the Americans invaded Iraq in 2003 the Sudanese reacted angrily, attacking anyone who looked American. One day, faced with an angry mob, April was protected in her car by four large men who held the crowd at bay while she escaped to a nearby compound. The following day she looked for them to thank them, but the manager of the compound assured her he had been alone.After harrowing experiences during the separation of North and South Sudan in 2011 she returned to Britain, emotionally and physically exhausted, and OM insisted she took a sabbatical. Within months however she was back in action, this time from a base in Zambia, where she continues to train workers from surrounding countries. Her team has also begun to train professionals like police officers who are already working with vulnerable children. Her passion is to prepare missionaries to serve as facilitators alongside African churches and communities, mobilizing and equipping them to work with homeless children and youth in a godly, professional, and sustainable manner. She continues to work tirelessly to this end.
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Travel : In Tandem With Gods Heart
$15.99Add to cartForeword By George Verwer (tbc)
Intro #Wanderlust Destination: Morocco
1. Travel: In The Land Of The Midnight Sun Destination: The Arctic Circle, Norway
2. Travelling East Of Eden Destination: China
3.Travelling With New Lenses Destination: The Middle East
4. Home Is Where The Heart Is Destination: America
5. To The Nations. Where Next? Destination: Pacific Islands
6. Dying To Travel Destination: Antarctica
7. Made For Better Travel Destination: Out Of This WorldAdditional Info
We live, eat, sleep and dream travel – it’s become a booming industry, a top conversation topic and, frankly, an obsession. But are we really free to roam the world as we wish? What does God say about travel? Shouldn’t we instead be doing evangelism? Where is the clear missionary purpose in all this?The author knows all too well what it is to have caught the wanderlust bug. He skilfully interweaves his, and others, travelling experiences as he applies the Bible’s teaching on this vital subject. Marvel with him at the generosity of our creator God who has given us this amazing world. And learn how to make the most of your travels -
Extra Ordinary Women
$12.95Add to cartCamille. Lynn. Monique. Becky and Margaret. Jaime. Olga. Christina. Rasheera. Odalys. Danielle.
These are the seemingly everyday women whose stories inspired (Extra)Ordinary Women – and whose resilience and strength will inspire women around the world.
These women have defeated breast cancer, addiction, and homelessness. They have lived through the Boston Marathon bombing and hundreds of surgeries. They have traveled from foreign lands to create a better life. They have endured brain cancer, abuse, and poverty. They have given a home to dozens of special-needs children. They have known loss, pain, and fear.
They are survivors. And they share their stories to empower other women who need something – and someone – to believe in.
(Extra)Ordinary Women reminds us of the amazing stories that we find all around us when we open our eyes, hearts, and minds.
And these extraordinary women remind us to never give up, never quit, and never underestimate the power of a woman.
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Hurricane Of Love
$17.99Add to cartBeth and Dan Wheeler had it all. Their growing family consisted of two beautiful daughters, a loving son-in-law, and a handsome grandson. They lived in their dream house on a beautiful, sprawling property. Dan was enjoying a thriving career as a popular television host on QVC. Suddenly in 2012, their world was rocked when Beth was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.
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Hurricane Of Love
$29.99Add to cartBeth and Dan Wheeler had it all. Their growing family consisted of two beautiful daughters, a loving son-in-law, and a handsome grandson. They lived in their dream house on a beautiful, sprawling property. Dan was enjoying a thriving career as a popular television host on QVC. Suddenly in 2012, their world was rocked when Beth was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.
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Perfectly Human : Nine Months With Cerian
$16.00Add to cartShe knew they would only have nine months together, but in that time Sarah Williams’s unborn daughter would transform her understanding of beauty, worth, and the gift of life.
Happily married and teaching at Oxford, Sarah William had credentials, success, and knowledge. It took someone who would never have any of these things to teach her what it means to be human.This extraordinary true story begins with the happy news of a new member of the Williams family. Sarah’s husband, Paul, and their two young daughters share her excitement. But the happiness is short-lived, as a scan at the hospital reveals that the baby has a condition causing severe skeletal deformity. Birth will be fatal.
Sarah and Paul decide to carry the pregnancy to full term and not abort, which shocks hospital staff and Sarah’s professional colleagues. She finds her personal anguish exacerbated by having to defend her child’s dignity and worth. Naming her is important; they decide on Cerian, Welsh for “loved one.”
Williams writes, “Cerian is not a strong religious principle or a rule that compels me to make hard and fast ethical decisions. She is a beautiful person who is teaching me to love the vulnerable, treasure the unlovely, and face fear with dignity and hope.”
In this candid and vulnerable account, Sarah lets the reader in on her family’s journey towards Cerian’s birthday, which will also be her deathday. It’s rare enough to find a writer who can share such a heart-stretching personal experience without sounding sappy. Here is one who at the same time has the ability to articulate the broader issues Cerian’s story raises. In a society striving for perfection, where worth is earned, identity is constructed, children are a choice, normal is beautiful, and deformity is repulsive, Cerian’s short life raises vital question about what we value and where we are headed as a culture. -
Plough Quarterly Number18 The Art Of Community
$10.00Add to cartCan beauty save the world?
These days criticism of art–whether visual, musical, or literary–is often marked by a suspicion of beauty. What happened to the belief that the creativity of the artist reflects the creativity of the Maker of heaven and earth, and that art can therefore be a channel for divine truth? Anyone who has joined with others to sing Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion or stood before a painting by Raphael or Chagall can attest to this. At such moments, art binds people together. This issue of Plough focuses on art that leads to such community: through theater, painting, music, and the objects and architecture of everyday life. And while art fosters community, building community is itself a work of creativity.
Also in this issue: original poetry by Cozine Welch Jr.; reviews of new books by Eliza Griswold, Alissa Quart, Eugene Vodolazkin, and Nathan Englander; and art by Denis Brown, JR, Valerie Jardin, Isaiah King, Isaiah Tanenbaum, George Makary, Oriol Malet, Alex Nwokolo, Ashik and Jenelle Mohan, Raphael, Aaron Douglas, Winslow Homer, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Jason Landsel.
Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus’ message into practice and find common cause with others.
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Sojourners Truth : Choosing Freedom And Courage In A Divided World
$18.99Add to cartPreface
Part I: Formation
1. Pain: Truth Is, Your Identity Can Get You Into Hot Water
2. Grace: Truth Is, Women Are The Unsung Heroes In This World
3. Community: Truth Is, There Is No Place Like Home
4. Purpose: Truth Is, Winners Don’t Quit On ThemselvesPart II: History
5. Consciousness: Truth Is, It’s Time To Wake Up
6. Deliverance: Truth Is, Freedom Comes To Those Who Demand It
7. Trust: Truth Is, We Have A Money ProblemPart III: Wilderness
8. Anger: Truth Is, There’s Something That Can Kill You
9. Death: Truth Is, Remembering Can Bring Us Together
10. Humility: Truth Is, There Is Hope Worth Holding On To
11. War: Truth Is, We Must Prepare To FightPart IV: Redemption
12. Live: Truth Is, We Can Find A Way Out Of The Wilderness
13. Build: Truth Is, You Need The Right People And The Right Perspective
14. Heal: Truth Is, Love Will Lead Us Home
15. Light: Truth Is, Beauty Can Come From Ashes
16. Home: Truth Is, We Need Courage To Live Redeemed
NotesAdditional Info
In A Sojourner’s Truth we are drawn into the journey of a young African American girl from South Carolina to the United States Naval Academy and then into a calling as a speaker, mentor, writer, and teacher.Intertwined with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson’s story is the story of Moses, a leader who was born into a marginalized people group, resisted injustices of Pharaoh, denied the power of Egypt, and trusted God even when he did not fully understand or know where he was going. Along the way we courageously explore the spiritual and physical tensions of truth-telling, character and leadership development, and bridge building across racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender lines.
You are invited to bring along your story as well-to discover your own identity, explore your truth-revealing moments, live unafraid, and gain a deeper sense of purpose.
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Face To Face With Jesus
$12.99Add to cartHe Changes Everything
Do you remember the day, the moment, you met the Son of God for the first time? You know him as your Savior, but do you know him as your Lord, your role model, and your servant leader?
To truly know Jesus and follow his example, it’s essential to study and contemplate his words and the incredible aspects of his character.
Bestselling author Randy Alcorn shares brief meditations, Scripture readings, and inspirational quotes that help reveal the rich identity of God’s Son. As you reflect on who Jesus is and what he’s done for you, you’ll…
*be encouraged to know and love him more deeply
*experience transformation as you meditate on him
*anticipate eternal life with Christ and see how that changes your perspective todayGod offers you Jesus, a Savior full of grace and truth, one who is never boring, but always fascinating and life-transforming. Are you ready to see Jesus face-to-face as you never have before?
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Setting Goals That Count (Revised)
$12.99Add to cartJordan Publishing Title
Since its first publication in 1985, Setting Goals That Count has helped thousands of people to make their God-given dreams a reality. Are you ready to start pursuing yours?
Setting Goals That Count shows how to sketch a meaningful picture of your future, based on what the Bible says about your unique calling. You’ll read about other Christians who have found goals that transformed their lives. Then you will begin to identify practical ways to become the person God created you to be.
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Bright Evening Star
$18.00Add to cartFor over fifty years, L’Engle has been delighting and inspiring readers with her warm, eloquent prose, and inspirational poetry. She continues this tradition with Bright Evening Star, a personal reflection of the mystery and majesty of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Bright Evening Star provides a glimpse into the life stories of this prolific author and her encounters with God. With a foreword by John Tesh, L’Engle invites us on a spiritual adventure that leads to hope, joy, and a closer relationship with Jesus. “Christmas,” says Madeleine L’Engle, “should be a time of awed silence.” If you’re looking for a unique and Christ-centered Christmas meditation, Bright Evening Star will be a rich and delightful discovery — year round!
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Gathering Of Sisters
$14.99Add to cartOnce a week Weaver bundles her children into the buggy, hitches up her horse, and drives six miles to the farm where she grew up. There she gathers with her four sisters and their children for a day with their mother. Here she writes about her horse-and-buggy Mennonite family and the weekly women’s gatherings that keep them connected.
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When God Winks
$17.99Add to cartSQuire Rushnell teaches you how to use the power of “godwinks”–divine coincidences–to seize certainty in uncertain times, and enrich your career and relationships.
Whether you call it synchronicity or coincidence, it is not an accident that you just picked up When GOD Winks. In fact, you may have suspected all along that there is more to coincidence than meets the eye. These seemingly random events are actually signposts that can help you successfully navigate your career, relationships, and interests. By recognizing the “godwinks” our Creator has placed in our paths, we can understand–and embrace–the journey God has laid out for us.
Read the incredible “godwinks” experienced by everyday people and celebrities including Barbra Streisand, Charles Schulz, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Costner, Mark Twain, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
After reading When GOD Winks, you’ll learn to recognize coincidences in your life for what they truly are: an act of God’s enduring love.
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Rock That Is Higher
$18.00Add to cartWe are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes… -Madeleine L’Engle, from The Rock That Is Higher
Story captures our hearts and feeds our imaginations. It reminds us who we are and where we came from. Story gives meaning and direction to our lives as we learn to see it as an affirmation of God’s love and truth-an acknowledgment of our longing for a rock in the midst of life’s wilderness.
Drawing upon her own experiences, well-known tales in literature, and selected narratives from Scripture, Madeleine L’Engle gently leads the way into the glorious world of story in The Rock That Is Higher. Here she acknowledges universal human longings and considers how literature, Scripture, personal stories, and life experiences all point us toward our true home.
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Journey With Me
$21.99Add to cartCatherine Campbell invites you to journey with her this year as she shares 365 Bible meditations that have touched her heart and changed her life. Using an eclectic mix of readings, character cameos and anecdotes, Catherine takes us across new terrain every day. As with life, some paths will be smooth and scenic, while others are steep and stony. The journey may be unpredictable, but the map is trustworthy and the Guide always present. As surely as winter blossoms into spring, and autumn eventually carpets summer lawns, God’s word will excite, challenge, heal and guide us in the year ahead. So, let’s walk together!
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2nd Chance Dogs
$13.99Add to cartEveryone loves an underdog, and nothing gives us warmer feelings than seeing someone get a second chance in life. A problem pup who flourishes under the right kind of training. The struggling veteran who finds unconditional love wiggling around at the end of a leash. The lonely child who finds comfort in the steady breathing of the warm, furry friend at her side. Each of us needs to be rescued from something–and each of us has the capacity to rescue someone, or something, else.
This collection of more than thirty contemporary, true, feel-good stories spotlights the beauty of being rescued–dogs rescued by people, people rescued by dogs, and even dogs who rescue other animals. It’s the perfect companion–well, besides the four-legged, tail-wagging kind–for your morning cup of coffee or an evening curled up on the couch. Contributors include Susy Flory, Dusty Rainbolt, Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Wanda Dyson, Suzanne Woods Fisher, and many more.
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Esperanza Inconmovible – (Spanish)
$13.99Add to cartDespues de cuarenta anos de ministerio y consejeria, Max Lucado ha descubierto que nada reanima el alma sedienta, como las promesas de Dios. Cada capitulo de este libro explora una infinita promesa que guiara al lector a vivir su vidas basandose en verdades permanentes y encontrara una esperanza que es un ancla para su almas, inamovible e inquebrantable.
Desde el principio de los tiempos, la relacion entre Dios y el hombre ha estado moldeada unas exigencias y promesas concretas. Estos pactos son decretos inalterables que definen el mover de la historia. Algunas de las promesas son positivas y aseguran bendiciones. Otras son negativas y garantizan que habra consecuencias. Pero todas ellas obligan. Este mundo sufre de una especie de temblores. Todo lo que hay en esta tierra esta desapareciendo lentamente. Lo puede sentir? Sus finanzas, su trabajo, su familia, sus exitos personales; todas esas cosas son temporales.
Nos es facil poner nuestra esperanza en ellas, pero basta un cambio no planificado para que todas se vengan abajo. Max le ofrece un reemplazo para las bases de su vida. Un reemplazo que con toda seguridad puede resistir todas las tormentas. “Su divino poder, al darnos el conocimiento de aquel que nos llamo por su propia gloria y excelencia, nos ha concedido todas las cosas que necesitamos para vivir como Dios manda. Asi Dios nos ha entregado sus preciosas y magnificas promesas para que ustedes, luego de escapar de la corrupcion que hay en el mundo debido a los malos deseos, lleguen a tener parte en la naturaleza divina.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)
Por medio de esas preciosas y magnificas promesas es como nosotros participamos en la naturaleza divina de Dios. Pavimentan como piedras doradas la senda hacia el mundo de Dios. Son fuertes penascos que forman el puente sobre el cual caminamos desde nuestro pecado hacia la salvacion. No son solamente grandes, sino que son muy grandes, y no son solamente valiosas, sino que son “preciosas.” Colgarselas alrededor del cuello es adornarse con las joyas mas finas del universo.
Explora esas promesas infinitas de la Palabra de Dios y edifica sobre ellas tu vida.
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Welcome To Adulting (Reprinted)
$16.99Add to cartEvery day, another Millennial becomes an adult. For many young people, the transition is a bumpy one, fraught with opportunities to make mistakes and bad choices. The clear expectations they had at home or in school are gone, and they may feel unprepared to face what comes next.
But sometimes we make it harder than it has to be. Combining entertaining stories from his own experience, insights from the Bible, and compelling evidence from research, “JP” Pokluda lays out a roadmap for how to navigate life as an adult, addressing topics like
– friendships and dating
– career and money management
– interpersonal conflict
– controlling anxiety
– recovering from addiction
– and discovering your purpose on this earth
Anyone struggling to find a footing in the world of adult life will welcome this witty, non-patronizing guide. -
Calling : Understanding Your Purpose Place And Position
$16.99Add to cartJen Tringale speaks to the heart of every believer who desires to see God’s plan for their life become a reality and wants the tools to achieve it. Calling: Understanding Your Purpose, Place & Position details the forces that are working to help or hinder you as you try to follow the path of your destiny. She goes beyond the concept of destiny to show how it can be recognized in day-to-day life, and how living for a purpose greater than yourself can unlock blessings beyond measure.
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All The Wild Pearls
$17.99Add to cartEvery pearl has a story to tell.
We see our wounds and lose hope of ever being lovely, but this is not the story of the pearl…
…or the Gospel.Every time the Gospel meets a wound, a redemptive story forms. Where we see dirty, Jesus sees beauty soon set on display. Just as pearls start from affliction, so too our redemptive stories start in our cut places.
Join lawyer, speaker and author Heather DeJesus Yates as she creatively guides our generation through the transformational hope of the Gospel using both her own redemptive stories and those of an unlikely companion…a wild oyster.
Discover your own collection of redemptive stories, the ways Jesus has transformed your pain, and find hope for those pearls yet forming in your soul. Experience confidence in knowing your redemptive stories, so you can pass them down for generations to cherish, so you can say:
“Here, daughters of the next generation…these are all my wild pearls.”
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Giving Hope An Address
$15.99Add to cartTwo Brothers, One Calling, and a Lasting Legacy.
For sixty years, the faith-based ministry of Teen Challenge has been bringing hope to those bound by drug and life-controlling addictions. Since the very first Teen Challenge Center opened its doors in Brooklyn, New York the ministry has grown to 1,400 Centers across 122 nations. Through the doors of every Teen Challenge program, there are testimonies of men and women who have walked out cured because of the transforming power of Jesus Christ. The remarkable legacy of Teen Challenge began with the family story of two brothers named David and Don Wilkerson. Much has been written about Teen Challenge and its success in treating addiction. But there has never been a book that told the unique story of these two ordinary brothers and their relationship to the founding of the Teen Challenge ministry.
This book is a timely reminder of what God continues to do through faith-based rehabilitation programs like Teen Challenge-saving lives from the destruction of drugs. This faith story exemplifies what it means to be a follower of Christ; to love the broken-hearted and share the gospel of Jesus Christ bringing light into the darkness (John 12:46). It reveals how God’s calling on the lives of two brothers leads to many other life-changing stories. The spiritual battle against addiction can still be won. This story of Teen Challenge and its legacy proves it.
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Father Teach Me How To Love Again
$13.99Add to cart“Father Teach Me How to Love Again” outlines the power of God’s love in strong, biblical and practical ways that inspire readers to live a love-inspired life. The modern world is crowded with pressures that are causing an erosion of community spirit and family values.
Have you lost the ability to love due to life’s experiences?
Have you suffered broken relationships with friends, relations, spouses?
If you have given up the hope of ever finding love, this book is for you.The author explains that we are running on empty because we cannot give what we do not have. Our love tanks are running on empty.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13).” Using this scripture, the author encourages the reader to focus on love on a daily basis.
Topics include:
*The recipe for love
*Healing
*Forgiveness
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Keep It Simple
$15.99Add to cartKeep It Simple is a book about a marvelously unique two week opportunity Pastor Danny Haight had to spend with a highly accomplished multi-millionaire and political mover and shaker of his nation. Learning that the man was formerly an orphaned child who soared to such great heights in his personal and financial career, Pastor Danny simply asked, “How did you do all this?” This man gave Pastor Danny the keys that helped him shape a successful life that made him his country’s leader and gave him financial freedom.
In this book, Keep It Simple, you’ll learn you can’t let your start stop you! You must do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do, and you must be willing to see what others don’t see. You will find your “No Excuse Zone,” and realize “Somebody” up there likes you, and it’s possible to see your dreams become a reality.
