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Classic Christmas : A Collection Of Timeless Stories And Poems
$16.99Add to cartThis beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features 15 old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia.
A Classic Christmas includes stories from Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol, the world-renowned holiday favorite). The volume also includes poems from Clement Clarke Moore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Deland, Libbie C. Baer, and Anna de Bremont. This collection is a timeless reminder that the heart of the holiday never changes.
*Affordable and giftable size
*Presentation page for writing a meaningful message for gifting
*Perfect as a stocking stuffer, white-elephant gift, or host gift
*Filled with hopeful and encouraging Christmas stories and poems
*Makes a lovely keepsake companion to A Vintage Christmas and A Timeless ChristmasFilled with stories that have been part of the Christmas season for generations, A Classic Christmas is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for any reader in your life.
*Revisit the most beloved Christmas story of all time, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
*Delight in the wonder, joy, and humor of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
*Discover the magical story of a tree whose secret thoughts come to life during the holidays in Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Fir Tree.”
*Share with your family the beauty and warmth of the Yuletide season with poetry from Paul Laurence Dunbar, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and many others.
This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and cozy family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.
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I Found Love
$16.99Add to cartFrom the influential and ever-growing movement I Am Second, a remarkable collection of stories of people searching for and finding love.
When I Am Second launched in 2008, the organization intended simply to tell stories of lives changed utterly by people placing God first and themselves second. Although the organization has exploded in size and influence since, that original mission has remained the same–and continues to have enormous power and influence today. I Found Love is the highly anticipated new book from I Am Second, gathering together stories of people who searched everywhere for fulfillment and wholeness and found it only when they surrendered to God. People whose stories appear include the following, among others:
*David and Tamela Mann
*Jason Castro
*Sean Lowe
*Stephen Baldwin
*Amanda CooperMoving, compelling, and profoundly inspiring, the stories found here remind us that our hearts will always be restless until they find their rest in God and always unsatisfied until we find the love of God.
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Dog Who Came To Christmas
$16.00Add to cartChristmas is a time for joyful anticipation and celebration. Does any creature manifest these attitudes better than a dog? Their wagging tails and goofy smiles seem made for the season. Add in breakable decorations, extra sweets in the house, and maybe a little bit of snow and you’ve got a recipe for fun, laughter, and togetherness. And that’s just what you get with The Dog Who Came to Christmas.
This collection of true, feel-good holiday stories celebrates the gift of dogs. It’s the perfect companion for those magical Christmas evenings in front of the fireplace with your favorite canine companion. It also makes a heartfelt gift for dog-loving friends. Contributors include Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Amy Shojai, and many more.
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Best Medicine : Tales Of Humor And Hope From A Small-Town Doctor
$18.00Add to cartWhen Dr. Walt Larimore moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would change his life in ways both large and small. But there’s no telling what you’ll run into as a family physician in a rural, small-town community.
Perfect for anyone yearning for a simpler, slower pace of life, as well as fans of Dr. Larimore’s popular Bryson City series, The Best Medicine is a tender and insightful collection of stories chronicling one young doctor’s passage from inexperience to maturity as a physician, husband, father, and community member. Filled with characters colorful and crusty, warm-hearted and hot-headed, witty and winsome, these captivating stories glow with warmth, love, and humor. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll wish Dr. Larimore was your doctor.
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Classic Christmas : A Collection Of Timeless Stories And Poems
$18.99Add to cartDuring the hectic Christmas season, slow down with these heartwarming stories from some of literature’s most beloved writers.
Curl up by the fire this holiday season with a timeless Christmas tale.
Perhaps no Christmas novel is more beloved by readers than Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol-the Victorian story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. This giftable edition of Dickens’s 1843 work will delight those who already know the perennial classic, as well as any collector of beautiful case-bound books.
Additionally, this collector’s edition will include shorter, lesser-known works by famous authors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Each story and poem has been lovingly selected to celebrate the heart of the season and to gently remind readers of the true meaning of Christmas.
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Yours Truly : Parables And Stories
$14.99Add to cartHere is a collection of brilliant and poignant parables and stories, for personal reading and public use. Each offers a penetrating insight into some aspect of the human condition. They include:
The Spider Who Believed in Himself: a cautionary tale for millennials.
An Artist Tries to Create the World: she tries and tries again . . . but she still can’t get it right.
The Divine Call Centre: ‘Your call is important to God. Please don’t hang up.’
An Atheist Troubled by His Doubts: he just wishes that he had the simple faith of other atheists.
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Summoned
$30.95Add to cartEvery life has a story. Human nature looks for meaning in all circumstances. Our journeys seldom unfold smoothly, but amidst turmoil and tragedy, mind-numbing boredom or maddening frustration, the mind weaves a narrative that tries to make sense of it all.
Kathleen Stauffer’s previous novels have shown how God molds the lifelong spiritual journeys of those who seek him. In this, her sixth book, she zooms in for a closer look at the nitty-gritty of life.
Summoned includes a novelette and six short stories, each of which portrays a unique individual facing unexpected challenges. Despite the sometimes dark subject matter, the characters are painted with such loving details and their stories are so well-surrounded with the context of an eternal viewpoint that the general effect is one of hope. Each protagonist in this book of stories is an affirmation that our stories, too, may be a part of a far-reaching narrative and that our lives can be part of something bigger and beyond our imaginations.
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Summoned
$13.95Add to cartEvery life has a story. Human nature looks for meaning in all circumstances. Our journeys seldom unfold smoothly, but amidst turmoil and tragedy, mind-numbing boredom or maddening frustration, the mind weaves a narrative that tries to make sense of it all.
Kathleen Stauffer’s previous novels have shown how God molds the lifelong spiritual journeys of those who seek him. In this, her sixth book, she zooms in for a closer look at the nitty-gritty of life.
Summoned includes a novelette and six short stories, each of which portrays a unique individual facing unexpected challenges. Despite the sometimes dark subject matter, the characters are painted with such loving details and their stories are so well-surrounded with the context of an eternal viewpoint that the general effect is one of hope. Each protagonist in this book of stories is an affirmation that our stories, too, may be a part of a far-reaching narrative and that our lives can be part of something bigger and beyond our imaginations.
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Learning Interreligiously : In The Text In The World
$19.00Add to cartLearning Interreligiously offers a series of about one hundred short pieces, written online between 2008 and 2016. They are meant for a wide range of readers interested in interreligious dialogue, interreligious learning, and the realities of Hindu-Christian encounter today, and are rich in insights drawn from teaching, travels in America and India, and the author’s research on sacred texts. The author, a Catholic priest who has spent more than forty years learning from Hinduism and observing religion as a plus and minus in today’s world, has much to share with readers. Some pieces were prompted by items in the news, some go deeper into traditions and probe the rich Scriptures and practices going back millennia, some seek simply to provoke fresh thinking, and others invite spiritual reflection. The book is divided into several parts so that readers can focus on individual events that made the news or on longer term and more concerted study. Familiar texts such as the ‘Yoga Sutras’, the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, the ‘Qur’an’, and key passages from the New Testament will be considered for their spiritual possibilities. Readers will find much here to learn from and respond to as they too consider religion in today’s world.
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Gift Of Friendship
$13.99Add to cartWhether next door or in the next time zone, our friends provide some of our most important relationships. We cherish time spent with them, bemoan time spent apart, and look forward to the next time we can have coffee or rush to greet them as they walk toward our door. And nothing warms our hearts like stories of true friendship.
Collecting over fifty true stories from some of today best writers, Dawn Camp offers readers a chance to sit back and experience the gift of friendship. With its beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is a great gift for a dear friend and the perfect pick-me-up any time you need a boost. Contributors include Crystal Paine, Liz Curtis Higgs, Tsh Oxenreider, Myquillyn Smith, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Lisa-Jo Baker, Jessica Turner, Lysa TerKeurst, Bonnie Gray, Holley Gerth, Renee Swope, and many more.
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I Write For Jesus
$14.99Add to cartButtercup Media
These short stories of love, faith and belief in our Savior Jesus Christ are written for all Christians. Neal once a month reads a story to the congregation of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon, Texas, In Turkey, Texas his stories have been shared in monthly bible study groups consisting of many faiths including Baptist, Methodist and Chirch of Christ. Neal shares his readings not only in these churches but also many out of state.
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Thieves Of The Sky
$12.99Add to cartWhen I started thinking about my poetry book I decided to write about things that I love and enjoy so much. I feel for poems come out right and enjoyable the poet has to be genuine and true about her feelings and what to write about and word must come from the heart. Also the vocabulary and expressions used must reflect a mastery of the language to choose the most suitable words that will be great match perfect for each situation, that is a skill and a gift that God had blessed me with an I am thankful for that. I have also chosen my subjects and situations based on the simple things in life that people enjoy and find it close to their hearts because I believe that when it comes to poetry the simpler the better. I have also written about a range of topics to make it exciting and give the reader the experience and enjoy different situations and reflections, after all variety is the spice of life. Some of the topics that I picked for my reflections and poems were included animals, nature, cultures and values, and faraway places. I am a huge animal lover and you will feel that throughout this book, I spend a lot of my time looking at them, watching animals and wildlife shows, going to zoos and aquariums. The animal world that shares our planet, there is so much beauty and serenity in connection with nature and learn many lessons in struggle, hard work, and motherhood. However, not everything in the animal kingdom is rosy fairy tales of beautiful fur, colorful feathers, and fluffy cubs, there are also a lot of savagery, blood, and cruel fight for survival. I felt to covey that world as it is just like it takes place in nature in a very unique way that hasn’t been described before that that reader will find interesting and amusing. In “”Thieves of the Sky,”” “”Dracula of the Jungle,”” “”I smell Blood,”” “”Gentle Giants,”” and “”Racing the Wind”” I spoke of the beauty and of heartwarming sights and discipline of these animals, but at the same time I uncovered their schemes and manipulation in stalking their Prays and tearing them apart in cruel and bloody manner as a mean of survival and domination of the strong over the venerable. In a related topic, but also a matter of principle I wanted to make my voice heard to add that to the many calls and protests against the brutality and savagery oh bullfighting in Spain and other places. The torture and sedition that is inflicted on that poor creature is beyond comprehension. I wanted to portray that in an imaginativ
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Soul Bare : Stories Of Redemption By Emily P Freeman Sarah Bessey Trillia N
$20.99Add to cartHonesty, authenticity and vulnerability. You want to be a person who reflects these qualities. But sometimes it’s just hard to reveal your deepest hardships and struggles. How are Christians supposed to have hope and experience wholeness amidst personal challenges and failures? The women and men of Soul Bare not only intimately understand the risks of exposure, but they are also willing to share their most poignant and painful moments with you. Soul Bare features contributions from the best of today’s influential young writers, including Emily P. FreemanTrillia NewbellHolley GerthSeth HainesJennifer Dukes Leeand many more Soak in these powerful reflections, and you will find your own soul soothed. If you need to experience beauty in the brokenness of real life laid bare, this book is for you.
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Mans Best Hero
$17.99Add to cartFrom Lassie to Old Yeller to Rin Tin Tin to Marley, dogs have stolen our attention and our hearts. In real life, our own pets are more than just canine companions, they are members of our family. And for some, they are heroes and brave servants.
In Man’s Best Hero, prolife author (and lifelong dog lover) Ace Collins provides a collection of short, dramatic stories about dogs that have gone the extra mile. Though not trained to perform heroic acts, circumstances and the remarkable bond between the dog and its owner led these animals to perform amazing feats that defy logic. Whether it is saving a drowning man, jumping in front of a truck to push a toddler to the curb, or tearing the burning clothers off a child’s back, the actions presented in these stories display courage, loyalty, intelligence, and other admirable qualities of life and faith.
These compelling portraits, told first in the words of the dog and then through exciting narrative that recounts the dog’s actions, will touch reader’s hearts and will leave them with a greater appreciation for their furry friends.
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Secret Flower : And Other Stories
$12.00Add to cartIt won t take you long to see why Jane Tyson Clement s short stories have become perennial favorites for adults and children alike. Written with a measured beauty that recalls Tolstoy and Tolkien, these tales are rich in allegorical symbolism and evocation of mood. They are infused throughout with the thrill of expectancy, a sense that something new is on the way, and a certainty that God is seeking us, just as we seek him. In an age where cleverness often counts more than substance, Clement s stories offer a break from all the noise.”
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Now Is Eternity
$8.00Add to cartBad days are one thing everyone has them now and then. But what about the darker clouds that settle over a life for weeks or even months at a time? What about separation and divorce, prolonged illness and hospitalization? What about the loss of a friend or a parent, the absence of a child or a spouse?
For the friend or family member who just isn t coping, no matter what you say, the sturdy simplicity of this little volume offers something most well-meaning sympathy cards forget: a gentle insistence that there is still a God who watches over all, and a stubborn faith that the worst trials of life s difficult hours will one day be overshadowed by his comfort and peace.
In reminding us of the power conferred by hope, “Now Is Eternity” is a source of daily strength.” -
Artists Touch : Poetry Stories And Illustrations
$13.99Add to cartThe author’s first published poetry was sparked by special sermons that resulted in awards from the International Society of Poets. As a writer, through poetry and letters to friends and loved ones, Kathryn’s priority is to “keep in touch” and respond to those who need encouragement in their lives. This is how “An Artist’s Touch” came to be. It is not a big book, but is filled with the love of art and creativity.
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Poetic Short Stories
$23.49Add to cartThis book will inspire you to think and act differently by introducing you to a unique form of poetry called, “Poetic Short Stories”. Each metaphorical verse will ebb and flow through your heart and penetrate the very depth of your soul.
The reader will feel inspired, enlightened, and free to discuss the content and messages throughout each poetic story with family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and others.
Moreover, this book is a compilation of life’s similar experiences, yet unique to each individual. If you find yourself thinking, wow…this is me or I know someone like the character reflected, then, this book has achieved one of its many purposes which is to stretch the reader to love deeper, laugh heartily, listen actively, think carefully, reflect often, meditate daily, communicate honestly, and most of all to act fairly.
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Poetic Short Stories
$12.49Add to cartThis book will inspire you to think and act differently by introducing you to a unique form of poetry called, “Poetic Short Stories”. Each metaphorical verse will ebb and flow through your heart and penetrate the very depth of your soul.
The reader will feel inspired, enlightened, and free to discuss the content and messages throughout each poetic story with family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and others.
Moreover, this book is a compilation of life’s similar experiences, yet unique to each individual. If you find yourself thinking, wow…this is me or I know someone like the character reflected, then, this book has achieved one of its many purposes which is to stretch the reader to love deeper, laugh heartily, listen actively, think carefully, reflect often, meditate daily, communicate honestly, and most of all to act fairly.
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Hope To Go
$13.49Add to cartDeborah Phillips has something to offer…
“Following the death of a loved one, a multitude of questions arise. You search for direction and support, but often times fail to recognize the implications of your grief.
“The consequences of unresolved grief and inability to resolve grief issue, leaves us searching for help. Deborah Phillips has provided a unique guide in her book Hope to Go – A Devotional Journey for Times of Bereavement and Grief. The book does not tell you how to grieve, but it provides a path and direction for those seeking understanding and healing.
“While no one can walk you through the complexities of your suffering, Hope to Go enables people of faith to recognize, identify, and benefit with the trials and tribulations of others.
“Deborah Phillips has something to offer the bereaved and she is to be commended for her sensitivity and no-nonsense approach to the needs of others.
“In a quiet moment, pick up this book and let it speak to you, and comfort you in your journey through one of the most difficult times in your life.”
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Parables For Children Young And Old
$14.99Add to cartWhat happens to Little Bird when told that he would never be able to fly? Or Teri when she buys a coat with a strange name? How was the ferocious beast defeated in Kuvukiland? Who ended up eating green tomatoes? Will a family find shelter in a sudden, huge rain storm?
These and many more wonderful stories can be read at any time of the day as Parables for Children Young and Old invites you to reflect on and creatively explore its stories with your own illustrations. Be careful when you bump into Mr Jolly though; you’ll see why…
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Journeys Of Jessica
$10.99Add to cartFrom Introduction:
….Do you know what a journey is? It is a trip that takes you from one place to another. A journey can be a process of development or movement, or a gradual passing from one situation to another….I am glad you joined us as we go through this series of stories. These stories will allow us to get a better understanding of Jessica as she starts her journey, and is made aware of her natural and spiritual heritages. We will travel with Jessica as she moves forward on the journeys of her life. I hope you enjoy the trip. -
Walk With Me
$12.99Add to cartPerhaps you feel your testimony isn’t worth sharing. Think again. In a world filled with megachurch preachers, complicated theologies, and distortions of the good news of Jesus, what can a down-to-earth faith look like?
“Daddy loved to fish. This particular afternoon found me with him at one of the ponds close to our camp house out in the Walker community just off the Transport Cemetery Road. I was at an age where playing on the sandy bank with a stick was every bit as entertaining as fishing.
Making a little too much noise resulted in a plea to be quiet, but he still kept fishing. I went on playing. The nearby minnows would dart in the shallows right along with dad’s patience when I would stamp my feet. He asked me to stop, and he kept on fishing.
Maybe I took it as a challenge. I’m not sure now what was going through my head, but in a glaring display of the restlessness of a child, I had to slap my foot on that bank one more time. As he started toward me I knew I’d gone too far.
I’d made a number of mistakes that afternoon, what was one more? I ran. Up the hill and away from certain doom I went. Not even halfway up the hill, terror took over when I realized he was right behind me. Like a scene from an educational program where a lion is chasing a baby deer, you knew it was not going to end well, and the narrator was going to be talking about how it was nature’s way. Man, did I feel sorry for that deer…”
Walk With Me is a collection of stories and observations meant to encourage faith, examine your hope, and even laugh.
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Answering The Call
$15.99Add to cartGrace on Wings, the only charity air ambulance in the United States, was founded in 2006 when a group of volunteers responded to God’s call on their lives. Since then, the ministry has served 271 patients in crisis from a medical emergency. This book shares their stories and some of the amazing patient transport stories. On a deeper level, it challenges all readers to hear and answer God’s call to love and serve others. “I was most captivated by the stories of the patients helped by the Grace on Wings ministry. Countless times while reading the book, I was reminded of the friends who helped the paralytic go through the roof of a house to be healed by Jesus. Dr. Milstead and his team are the friends in that story.” Rev. Dan McNerney, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship “I remember well the day Hal presented to me and our senior lender. The deep passion oozed out of him. The love of Jesus and commitment to this ministry was compelling.” Karen Miller, President and CEO, The Farmers Bank “Answering the Call tells the wonderful story of friends who heard God’s call to go beyond the usual, beyond the normal way of life, into an exciting and unique way of serving the Lord and helping people who desperately need help. Jim Milstead shares the challenges, the responses, and the blessings of God as the Grace on Wings team steps forward in faith to do the seemingly impossible. This book is a great read, as it turns our personal thoughts into how we too can answer the call and do the impossible with God’s leading.” Donna Thomas, Christian Vision Ministries For more information or to make a flight request, call 1.877.75.GRACE, find Grace on Wings on Facebook, or visit the ministry website at www.graceonwings.org.
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Hi From The Sky On The Road To Happily Ever After
$17.99Add to cartThe Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of BELIEVE … not make-believe! True Love’s kiss awakens our child heart to the Fairy Tale that is REAL! Despite the innocuous title, (“Hi from the Sky: On the Road to Happily Ever After,”) this book is not tame … like Aslan the Lion in “Chronicles of Narnia!” Every fairy tale is fraught with heroes, heroines, dragons, potholes and pitfalls! It is the Road TO Happily Ever After … we’re not there yet! Ann Ault is thrilled to share “Hi from the SKY” heavenly downloads from the Creator of all things. She has had enchanting interactions, both great and small, with the King of Happily Ever After. God delights to communicate in the most inventive ways with those He loves … from street signs to signs and wonders … from climbing Mount Fuji to watching the metamorphosis of a dragonfly! Ann shares her stories, painfully acquired insights, pithy sayings, poems and scriptures in an effort to make the invisible God more visible. The Most High in the Sky is no respecter of persons. He relates to whosoever calls on Him in spirit and truth … an equal opportunity Creator. May your child-heart be refreshed as the invisible Divine Guide becomes more visible on your journey to the Land of Happily Ever After … Home sweet Home! Ann Ault, (Air Force brat and shy little girl called “fatty-four-eyes,”) had a miraculous metamorphosis, and a remarkable show business career doing theater, 300 commercials, TV, movies and radio (including “Adventures in Odyssey.”) In 1974, Ann gave her life to Jesus Christ. She shares the odyssey about her rescue from the kingdom of darkness to God’s Kingdom of LIGHT and BELIEVE!
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Do You Believe In Miracles
$15.99Add to cartNothing shows God’s amazing love and power like a miracle. Do You Believe in Miracles? by author and veteran publisher John Van Diest is an extraordinary gathering of uplifting stories that reveal how God works through people and life events in surprising ways. This inspiring collection includes contributions from popular Christian authors such as Max Lucado, Billy Graham, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Joni Eareckson Tada, and others.
Believers, skeptics, and anyone who loves a well-told story will be inspired by true tales of answered prayers, miraculous events, evidences of Divine intervention, and interactions with mysterious helpers, and the miracles of healing, prayer, and transformed lives.
This captivating source of awe and wonder will fill readers with the hope and assurance that God is active in the world and in their lives today.
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Village Hours : Over 27000 Ronald Blythe Titles Sold
$23.99Add to cartBritain’s best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and, increasingly, commuters. For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities remain and both are captured here with a poet’s understanding and imagination. The year takes its shape from the seasons of nature and the feasts and festivals of the Christian year. Each informs and illuminates the other in this loving celebration of nature’s gifts and neighbourly friendship. Literature, poetry, spirituality and memory all merge to create an exquisite series of stories of our times. These short essays first appeared in the Word From Wormingford column, a popular back page feature of the Church Times for almost twenty years.
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Daddy Is That Story True Or Were You Just Preaching
$16.99Add to cartPopular author James W. Moore recalls how several years ago, while delivering the sermon at his church one Sunday morning, he had told a moving story about a boy and his dog. The author’s then-five-year-old son, Jeff, was fascinated by the story, but feeling a bit uncertain about some of the details of it, during the family’s car ride home from church, Jeff asked his father, “Daddy, is that story true, or were you just preaching?”
Highly amused by Jeff’s question, Jim Moore went on to explain to his young son that there are two kinds of stories: TRUE stories, stories that happened factually in history; and TRUTH stories, stories like Jesus’ parables, which are shared to underscore a dramatic truth in life.
The several short chapters and stories in this book are designed to highlight such life-truths, with chapter titles such as “Go out Singing,” “Roadblocks,” “Should I Forgive?” “One Step at a Time,” “Who’s in Control Here?” “What Can One Person Do?” “Tell Me, Please, How to Be Happy,” “Why not You?” “Keep on Keeping On,” “Jesus: The Message and the Messenger,” “The Importance of Uniqueness,” and others.
This book contains a discussion guide.
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Devil And Pierre Gernet
$28.99Add to cartDavid Bentley Hart – author of The Beauty of the Infinite and The Doors of the Sea – turns his theological imagination to narrative fiction in this collection of four short stories and one novella. Anticipating questions about his shift in genre, Hart writes that “God is no more likely (and a good deal less likely) to be found in theology than in poetry and fiction.” Far from simple allegory, however, these stories beguile and entrance the reader because of Hart’s engrossing, opulent writing style and the deep theological and philosophical questions he raises. Occasionally flabbergasting, often bedazzling, sometimes heartbreaking, and ultimately mesmerizing, these stories are wide ranging in context and scope but united by a common thread of haunting religious and philosophical questions about this life and the next. This powerful collection will engage both the mind and the heart.
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Taste Of Chocolate For The Soul
$33.95Add to cartDo you like chocolate?
Do you find it sweet, delicious and satisfying?
God’s Word can be the same. Once it becomes part of your daily diet, you will hunger for it.
Like chocolate, God’s Word is sweet, satisfying and delicious. Dr. Carol claims chocolate as her modern parable, and shows the reader how the Word sweetens relationships and calms situations.
Find God at work in over 100 stories. Smile and cry at “Thanks for the Soldiers.” Feel your heart strings tugged while reading “The Granmum Bag.”
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Moving The Rock
$59.00Add to cartPreface
Introduction: A Short HistoryPart I. Morning Sun Missionary Baptist Church
Chapter 1. Morning Sun Church And Its Leaders
Chapter 2. The Family
Chapter 3. MotherhoodPart II. The Women Of Morning Sun Church
Chapter 4. Molly Lake Lander: “I Guess I Have To Go To Jesus”
Chapter 5. Caren Lake: “Having A Dream”
Chapter 6. Mahalia Lake: “I Don’t Ask The Lord To Move The Mountain, Just Give Me The Strength To Climb It”
Chapter 7. Mable Jackson: “All I Asked The Lord For Was A Man With A Cigarette And A Job”
Chapter 8. Betty Jones: “I Like To Go!”
Chapter 9. Joann Jones Newton: “When God Comes, He’s Getting Some Of Every Race”
Chapter 10. Marie Jones Smith: “Getting That Made-Up Mind”
Chapter 11. Linda Wilson, Marie’s Daughter: “All These Years I Have Become Stronger”Part III. The Research Process
Chapter 12. The Research, The Women, And MeAppendix: The Research Questions, Theories, And Methods
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Moving the Rock portrays several generations of African American women whose families migrated from the South to the Pacific Northwest in the 1940s and 1950s. As members of a small storefront church in central Seattle, these women-grandmothers, mothers, daughters-lean on their faith and church to face the challenges of poverty, racism, ignorance, and health. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, it is painfully obvious that many of us know little about what it is like to be poor and Black in the United States. These powerful, profound stories bring this group of women and their problems (and joys) vividly and movingly to life. -
Eyes To See
$17.99Add to cartEyes to See is a collection of short stories by masters of the craft. Gathered together by best-selling author Bret Lott, each tale combines an extraordinary story told in the distinctive voice of its universally acclaimed author. From the unforgettable characters to the surprise plot twists to their beautifully rendered settings, each tale is a stand-alone story worth savoring. And yet for those with “eyes to see,” there is a deeper level of story and art that connects each tale to something timeless–a shared Christian worldview of life, love, and loss this side of eternity.
From such classic writers as G.K. Chesterton, Flannery O’Connor, and Fyodor Dostoevsky to newer voices like Larry Woiwode and Helen Norris, Eyes to See is a diverse and rich offering that will open your eyes to the best in classic and contemporary fiction.
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Thoughts Of A Country Girl
$12.49Add to cartWe all have memories of events in our past that have shaped and molded us. Thoughts of a Country Girl is a collection of real and not-so-real events from author Virginia C. Acors’ life and the lives of family members and friends who were instrumental in her inspiration to write this book.
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Bookmans Tale
$23.99Add to cart“Ronald Blythe has spent his life among the artists and writers of his native Suffolk. His books, especially the bestselling “”Akenfield””, have given East Anglia a distinctive literary voice. Here we accompany Ronald through the lanes of Constable country, we observe him in his study following his early morning writing routine, we meet John Clare, Traherne and countless other writers who continue to influence him, we join him in the ancient tradition of Anglican worship season by season, and luxuriate in the simple beauty of his ancient farmhouse and its garden, made by the artist John Nash. Literature, poetry, spirituality and memory all merge to create exquisite stories for our times.”
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Cabin In The Woods
$24.99Add to cartThis book is collection of true-life adventures with spiritual insights for young people. It focuses on the time the author’s parents moved his family to a rural Connecticut town called Cheshire. For the author, it was the adventure of a lifetime, and the things he learned about life and God were immeasurable.
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Cabin In The Woods
$15.99Add to cartThis book is collection of true-life adventures with spiritual insights for young people. It focuses on the time the author’s parents moved his family to a rural Connecticut town called Cheshire. For the author, it was the adventure of a lifetime, and the things he learned about life and God were immeasurable.
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Guitar And A Pen
$36.00Add to cartNothing tells a story better than the story-songs of country music. A GUITAR AND A PEN presents, for the first time, the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of humor and poignancy, these tales range from Kris Kristofferson’s charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes chaos in a small farming town, to the domestic drama of a Kentucky family with six daughters, to Charlie Daniels’ character-driven fable of money and unhappiness, to Gary Nicholson’s riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him to be a musician.
A celebration of music and storytelling, other contributors include Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Mark D. Sanders, Tom T. Hall, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Hicks, among many other notable Nashville luminaries.
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Tales And Prayers For New Life In Christ
$15.95Add to cartWhat is a story? Is it simple communication, a way to relay information about an event? Is there more to a story than that? In fact, stories are powerful. They not only inspire our imagination, but they also serve as a connection with our past, preserving core events in our history. Stories can create a feeling of community, bonding people together in a common history. They reveal truths to us that would otherwise remain hidden. Sometimes we cannot grasp a notion until it is revealed in a story. From the story of our birth to our newspaper obituary, stories are the fabric of our lives.
It is no wonder that Jesus taught us using parables, defined in the introduction as “simple translations of the unfathomable word of God into human language.” Like other stories in our lives, Jesus’ parables offer humanity hope and enlightenment. Consequently, stories have pervaded our worship of God, the master storyteller. Through sermons, prayers, and hymns, the grand tale of God’s relationship with humanity is retold every Sunday.
It is in this spirit that Tales and Prayers for New Life in Christ is given. Each story, complete with a synopsis, a link to the liturgical calendar, and a corresponding scripture, offers us a glimpse into the mystery of life and faith. These stories, including “Angie,” “Bullpen Mud,” and “A Vision of Peace,” can be used in sermons, small group discussions, or even as a complement to personal prayer and reflection. It is suitable for congregations, families, friends, and individuals. Let each tale lay down the foundation on which you create a story of your own.
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Old Testament From A-Z
$11.95Add to cartHave some fun and learn about the stories and characters of the Old Testament at the same time! Episcopal priest Jay Sidebotham provides a humorous approach to Hebrew Scripture that is as educational as it is entertaining. Cartoons, along with short and funny poems, plus references to relevant Bible passages make this a great book for confirmation classes, for newcomers, and for adult and teenage education programs.
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Doctors Who Followed Christ
$18.99Add to cartLearning how other believers have struggled and persevered, often against great opposition, to achieve noteworthy success in their labors provides incentive for our own walk with the Lord. This new companion book to Scientists of Faith provides the interesting and encouraging personal stories of 32 doctors and their faith in God. Along with illustrations is a brief overview of each person’s contribution in their field.
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Christmas Stories From Gainesberry Farm
$12.49Add to cartChristmas Stories from Gainesberry Farm is a collection of short Christmas stories that leads the reader into challenges of the human spirit and the mystery of God’s touch. Author W. Scott Lineberry developed these stories with family Christmas reading in mind as they are entertaining for both adults and children! Set on a central North Carolina farm and rooted in true events, each adventure resonates with the tension between human hardship, humorous relief, mystery, and encouragement. Christmas Stories from Gainesberry Farm is an extraordinary blend of reality, humanity, Divinity, and imagination that readers can identify with and cherish. Imagine being a camper and wandering into a spot in a seventy-acre forest and experiencing a Christmas Eve full of extraordinary surprises. . .
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View From The Cockpit
$17.49Add to cartWritten for those who have an interest in flying, those who enjoy attention-grabbing stories, and those who have an interest in seeing how God works His wonders in mighty ways. The stories are intended for all walks of life, Christian and non-Christian, but my prayer is that lives will be changed as they see how God can take someone like me and allow me to be used for His glory.
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Shining Moments : Visions Of The Holy In Ordinary Lives
$19.95Add to cartThe Bible is filled with stories of shining moments — Moses’ face shone as he came down from the mountain with the ten commandments; Jesus’ face changed and his clothes became dazzling white in a transfiguration witnessed by the disciples; Paul was blinded by a light and heard the voice of Christ on the road to Damascus — and many modern Christians have had equally life-changing experiences of the Lord’s power and presence.
In this third volume of the acclaimed Visions series, 60 contributors share their authentic, intensely personal accounts of holy experiences. Rosmarie Trapp of the Sound of Music family tells of a moment of assurance when “the Lord visited me in a bright, golden light” whose “golden glow brought peace to my soul.” Ralph Milton, author of the historical novel Julian’s Cell, describes a visitation by his late sister: “We were singing together as we often did as children … I don’t recall ever having a memory or dream as clear and powerful as that one, and it left me with a sense of joy and peace.” Karen Steinke recounts the warmth she felt at the moment of her baptism: “I looked up to see the form of Jesus with an overpowering light surrounding him …”
Whether they relate transforming moments like visions, healings, or visitations by angels, joyous moments like being in the presence of a loved one who has died, or just the simple sense of God’s presence while singing in church or sitting in a sunny meadow on a warm spring day, the vignettes in Shining Moments are a testament to the indescribable comfort and peace of an encounter with the divine. And because each story also illustrates a scripture passage, Shining Moments is a valuable preaching resource and an excellent catalyst for small group discussion. But even more, this book provides inspiring and heart-warming reading for personal devotion and spiritual growth.
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Call To The Soul
$16.99Add to cartEach major life transition gives us a chance, Bankson proposes, “to name what we are here for.” Using mythical archetypes, biblical and personal stories, she presents a revealing six-stage soulwork cycle to help us find our calling. A valuable resource for people seeking to nurture their spiritual growth, individually, in groups, or with a spiritual director. Includes a format for a soulwork retreat.
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30 Days Of Love
$13.49Add to cartHow can you love when you might not know the true meaning? This simple four-letter word is easily defined without context. However, once context is added, it changes. For instance, is the love God had for the world the same as the love you have for home cooking? Is love for a spouse the same as love for a child? The purpose of this book is to explore 30 different types of love through 30 different entertaining scenarios. But be forewarned- because God inspired this book, it will invoke thought and divine revelation, so read it at a slow pace. This book guarantees moments of reflection and insight. Also, because of its 30 different and independent accounts of love through poetry and short stories, it is an easy read and the perfect travel book. Just remember life and love are choice driven, so choose 30 Days of Love, and you will not be disappointed.
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Mennonite Woman In Two Worlds
$20.99Add to cartFaith with Works Works! Imagine what it’s like growing up Mennonite. Or living out in the bush in Africa for six years. You’ll get a vivid picture as you read these nostalgic, amusing stories of the author putting her faith into practice. She portrays issues as diverse as sewing and food, civil war and death, and baptism and communion. She discovers that God doesn’t expect perfection. He welcomes and sustains anyone willing to: Believe Make right choices Serve. A Mennonite Woman in Two Worlds is packed with humorous, sometimes heartbreaking detail, and is richly illustrated with more than thirty original drawings by the author’s husband. A must for those who enjoy inspirational, down-home stories. And this book will encourage readers to deepen their faith, get involved in ministries, and become more dynamic Christians.
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Rescuing The Raggedy Man
$15.49Add to cartHope for the Hurting Think of the term “homeless person,” and you’ll see him: the raggedy man. Reeking of alcohol and cigarette smoke. Hasn’t showered in weeks. Tattered old coat. Staggering down the sidewalk, clutching a bottle of cheap whiskey. Or maybe you see her. Mismatched clothes that others would have used for rags. Stringy, unwashed hair sticking out from under a dirty, knit stocking cap. Three kids, somewhere, from three different fathers. For more than four decades, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Rockford Rescue Mission has served compassion and generosity to raggedy people. Some look the part. But many more look like people you’d see every day. They’ve simply messed up, and life has unraveled. Hurting, hopeless, raggedy people walk among us-we just don’t see past their masks. They’re in our neighborhoods, our workplaces, and our churches. There even may be one in your mirror. If there’s a common theme to the many stories you’re about to read, it’s this: For all who hurt, there is great news. God is in the rescue business. He changes lives and gives hope where all seemed hopeless, even for raggedy people like us.
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52 Simple Ways To Make A Difference
$14.00Add to cartThis practical and inspiring book for general readers reminds us that the little things we do count, and offers concrete suggestions for small ways of making a difference. Says the author, “I always run into people who have the ‘well-what-could-I-do?’ attitude. But small things really do make a difference. The longer I live the more I realize that the small things really are the big things in the long run.”
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Finding Our Way Home
$10.99Add to cart1. The Gift Of Surrender, Of Being Ready To Choose
2. Reclaiming Our True Identity
3. Moving From The General To The Specific
4. Prayer
5. Created For Community
6. Being With And For The Suffering And The Excluded
7. Discerning Our Call, Our Piece Of God’s Dream
8. Managing Our Ambivalence
9. The Phoenix Factor
10. Real Power In Weakness
88 PagesAdditional Info
These stories describe the radical journey of creating a life with purpose, hope, and belonging. In “Finding Our Way Home” Killian Noe draws from her experience as co-founder and program director at Samaritan Inns, an organization serving addicted and homeless men and women. Reading these stories can lead you to awareness of your own addictions and divine love, a journey that can lead you home. -
Truth Unplugged For Girls
$14.99Add to cartThis powerful book is filled with true-to-life stories of girls just like you, trying to figure out what’s right, what’s wrong, and how life should be lived. It addresses real-life situations like: What it means to have a good self-image; learning to be “you” and not some counterfeit, what happens when you really like a guy and the hormones kick in; being a good friend; the teen pregnancy trap; getting along with parents; winning over fear and anger; dealing with suicide; finding peace, love, and forgiveness; healing a broken heart; and letting God help you become the person He created you to be. Each story also comes with life insights–DOWNL0AD tells you what God has to soy about the situation in the story–TRUTH UNPLUGGED is a simple rule of thumb to help you stay on track and make good choices–POWER UP holds you accountable for your decisions and helps you see beyond the obvious–TRUTH LINK helps you start communicating with God honestly and clearly. TRUTH UNPLUGGED. Honest. In your face. Unfiltered. The Real Truth about Life. It’s important to know . . . and it’s waiting for you in the pages of this book!
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Ragman : And Other Cries Of Faith (Expanded)
$12.99Add to cartFirst published in 1984, and now newly revised and expanded, Ragman and Other Cries of Faith helped to establish Wangerin’s reputation as one of the most cutting-edge Christian writers on the market. It presents thirty-four interlocking “stories” in a variety of styles, ranging from gently reflective to incantatory. Together they embody a “story theology” that explores in fresh, powerful ways the meaning of faith, the persons of Christ, the community of faith, and the individual servant of faith. This collection interweaves short fiction, biblical stories, parables, autobiographical essays, prayers, meditations, poetry, drama, fable, and legend. The opening chapter, “Ragman” (still one of Wangerin’s most quoted writings), is a moving parable about Jesus encountered in a most unexpected place—as a rag seller on the streets of a modern city. For this new edition, the author has provided eleven new pieces, making this an all-new, updated definitive edition.
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Bearer Of Divine Revelation
$23.99Add to cartWith a spare eloquence reminiscent of Hemingway and an insistence on divine grace even in the darkest circumstances, Lawrence Dorr writes short stories as powerful as they are profound.
The fifteen new and selected stories here, stylistically and substantively rich, follow a central character through episodes reflecting Dorr’s own eventful life: his childhood in Hungary; wartime experiences on the Russian front; hardship and poverty; the death of family and friends. With a subtle depth of feeling and a clear, mature voice, Dorr writes of refugees and survivors, and of the social, cultural, and religious chasms that separate them. The book’s title story, as an example, follows Dorr’s protagonist through Salzburg, Austria, as he struggles to survive both physically and spiritually in the aftermath of World War II.
Each of these stories has its own plot, but the book as a whole offers a subtle yet powerful story line that underscores the protagonist’s deepening sense of life’s meaning and grace. Dorr’s literary odyssey is a pilgrim’s progress: from trials and anguish come hard-won understanding and hope. While war and pain bring loss of friends, of family, of faith, of God slowly a new life, a new faith, and a new love emerge, and with them a deep peace.
As gripping to read as it is moving, “A Bearer of Divine Revelation” will speak to readers at every stage and station in life.
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ABCs Of Life For Children And Adults
$22.99Add to cartAbolishing apathetic attitudes, Building biblical behavior patterns, and Choosing Christ-like character-The ABC’s of Life for Children and Adults depicts biblical principles and morals. Through a collection of ten short stories for children and ten essays for older readers, the author portrays values such as honesty, decency, and a strong work ethic. The author proposes that through reminding ourselves and teaching our children healthy attitudes and behavior, as Christians we can make a difference that will impact our world. In addition to the short stories and essays, the author includes a collection of Christian song lyrics and poetry. She concludes the book with a list of positive qualities entitled “ABC’s to Successful Living.”These are qualities the author encourages everyone reading her book to strive for daily.
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ABCs Of Life For Children And Adults
$14.99Add to cartAbolishing apathetic attitudes, Building biblical behavior patterns, and Choosing Christ-like character-The ABC’s of Life for Children and Adults depicts biblical principles and morals. Through a collection of ten short stories for children and ten essays for older readers, the author portrays values such as honesty, decency, and a strong work ethic. The author proposes that through reminding ourselves and teaching our children healthy attitudes and behavior, as Christians we can make a difference that will impact our world. In addition to the short stories and essays, the author includes a collection of Christian song lyrics and poetry. She concludes the book with a list of positive qualities entitled “ABC’s to Successful Living.”These are qualities the author encourages everyone reading her book to strive for daily.
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Wise Words : Family Stories That Bring The Proverbs To Life (Revised)
$15.00Add to cartAn easy-to-understand introduction to the hows and why of homeschooling for skeptical relatives. The author discusses the dangers, both physical and educational, of public education, the long respected practice of tutoring, and the Biblical mandate that holds parents responsible for the education of their children. Methods of homeschooling, resources for teaching materials, and legal issues are also addressed. Drawn from the author’s own experience of explaining her homeschooling decision to her friends and relatives, this down-to-earth book is both personal and anecdotal. Readers will find this book to be a very clear, concise, and practical resource!
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Miracles Still Happen
$13.99Add to cartAre you aware that miracles are happening every day, at almost any time, everywhere on earth? God isn’t dead, nor is He sitting back and watching events play out here on earth. He is actively involved and sending His angels to help people. People like you. This powerful, inspiring book is a compilation of nearly seventy stories of God’s miracle power in action. Gathered from around the world and compiled by two women who were compelled to document and publicize eye-witness accounts of God working miracles on our behalf, this book will encourage, uplift, and energize you that god is alive and very active in the world today! These stories clearly demonstrate God’s healing power, His ability to calm the storms, Divine intervention, and the ways He used His power to draw us closer to Him. You will bear witness that not only can God make the impossible possible, He can make the insignificant significant. If you’ve ever wondered about His willingness and ability to work miracles in this modern day, then wonder no more. Read this book and know that He works miracles today–for ordinary people like you!
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Best Thing I Ever Did For My Marriage
$15.99Add to cartMarriage has never been easy. But sometimes it takes surprisingly little to yield to infinite rewards. This eye-opening book by marriage experts Nancy Cobb and Connie Grigsby contains humorous and profound true stories of turning points in marriages. From brushing her teeth at a different sink to letting her husband finish his sentences, each woman’s story expresses the staggering impact that simple actions can have on marriages everywhere. More fulfilling relationships, expanded ministry opportunities and a more intimate walk with God await the readers of this book when they see how God’s best for their marriages may be just one small decision away.
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As I Walk
$13.49Add to cartChristians are faced with emotional turmoil, separations, conflicts, and tragedies on a daily basis. Yet, God’s interventions allow them to continue with the pursuit of joy. As we walk amidst these valley experiences, we have the assurance that God is with us. As I Walk displays the sorrows and the triumphs of Christian living. It demonstrates the agony of real issues of the heart as well as the power of God’s restorative interventions. This book will appeal to adult-aged Christians who desire to live more empowered lives for Christ as they deal with life’s difficulties. As I Walk will touch hearts and inspire readers. This collection will promote inner healing that comes only from a relationship with God.
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Sharing Visions
$22.95Add to cartThe Bible is filled with many familiar stories of mystical experiences — Moses and the burning bush, Samuel in the temple, the angel’s visit to Mary, and Paul’s Damascus road experience are just a few examples — and many modern Christians have equally powerful experiences of the Lord’s life-changing power and presence.
In this follow-up volume to Vision Stories, 84 contributors share their authentic, intensely personal accounts of encountering the divine, including visions, healing miracles, and answers to prayer. Each vignette manifests the indescribable joy, comfort, and peace we experience in God’s presence. And because each personal story also illustrates a scripture passage from Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary, Sharing Visions is an especially valuable resource for lectionary preaching. But even more, it’s inspiring reading for personal devotion and spiritual growth.
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Daughters Of Hope
$18.99Add to cartIn this deeply moving book, Kay Strom and Michele Rickett tell the stories if persecuted Christian women from around the globe. From Africa to the Middle East to Asia, they give voice to our sisters persevering under the yoke of oppression and injustice. Each section provides specific prayer points and practical action steps to equip us to respond.
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Hope In The Face Of Cancer
$15.99Add to cartHarvest House Print On Demand Title
When the word “cancer” enters a person’s life many questions and fears arise. What will my journey look like? What do I do next? Is there any hope? Amy Givler, M.D. a cancer survivor, warmly shares her experience and the stories of others with the voice of encouragement, faith, and strength she so desperately needed at the point of her diagnosis. With medical knowledge and insight into the path to come, Dr. Givler is able to offer answers and hope as she discusses how to: look at cancer through the lens of hope; seek, evaluate, and make decisions for treatment; draw closer to God along the journey; and face family and friends. Dr. Gilver shares more than professional wisdom; she extends her friendship. And as a guide and a fellow traveler she provides a comforting presence during an experience that too often is mired in uncertainty, fear, and loneliness. Finally, a book that can be given to anyone, male or female, who faces cancer and to the friends, counselors, and family members who accompany someone along this journey.
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Cat In The Pulpit
$16.99Add to cartCat lovers comprise a large share of our population! Although Christian literature abounds with devotional books for the general public, teachers, teens, children, mothers, etc., until now, cat lovers have been excluded. No longer is this true, for author Lois Sink offers Cat in the Pulpit, a collection of 101 devotions just for cat lovers. Each of these vignettes – true incidents in the life of Fluffy, her four-legged companion of ten years – is written in an easy, laid-back manner interspersed with humor, yet it sets forth a spiritual lesson the author has learned.
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My Love Song To Jesus
$13.49Add to cartThe main purpose of my writing this book is to let others know that there is a wonderful Jesus who still performs miracles today, if you will let Him into your heart and mind. If you don’t know Jesus as your personal Savior, this book gives some brief insights on how He has delivered my family and me over the years and tells you how you can ask Him into your life. These short stories (the miracles are true accounts) show what God has done and is still doing in my life and I want to tell others through this publication. I am not able to stand up and preach His Word, but I pray that this short booklet will teach others how to come to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. I wanted to express my love for Jesus in a way that maybe would make other people want to know Him. I just felt the need to have something not too in-depth or too long that you could give to a friend or family member who might need some words of encouragement.
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Discipled Warriors : Growing Healthy Churches That Are Equipped For Spritua
$20.99Add to cart1. Establishing The Foundation Of A Church
2. The Goal: Discipled Warriors
3. Discipled Warriors Exalting God
4. Discipled Warriors Evangelizing The World
5. Discipled Warriors Equipping Believers
6. Discipled Warriors Edifying Others
7. Discipled Warriors Encountering God
8. Discipled Warriors Encouraging One Another
9. Leading In Change Without Losing The Battle
10. A Concluding Challenge
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Putting on the armor of God is the essence of both biblical discipleship and biblical spiritual warfare. Using solid biblical exegesis, Discipled Warriors deftly presents a well rounded, proven model for fighting the enemy based on the same principles as those for developing a healthy church.Punctuated with stories and real-life examples, this timely book provides workable strategies and resources for equipping discipled warriors to meet the challenges of being the church in the twenty-first century.
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Vision Stories Cycle B
$16.95Add to cartThe Bible is filled with many familiar stories of mystical experiences-Moses and the burning bush, Samuel in the temple, the angel’s visit to Mary, and Paul’s Damascus road experience. John Sumwalt has discovered that there are many modern Christians who also have powerful vision stories. This remarkable collection shares 69 authentic, life-changing narratives that demonstrate the Lord’s power and presence. Many of these intensely personal accounts have never been told before, and whether they concern visions, healing, or answers to prayer, they all bear witness to the indescribable joy, comfort, and peach that comes from encountering the divine. Each illustrates a scripture passage from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary-so Vision Stories is an especially valuable resource for lectionary preaching. But even more, it’s inspiring reading for personal devotion and spiritual growth.
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Lightly Goes The Good News
$20.95Add to cartEach challenging, inspiring, and to-the-point story is followed by a brief reflection that can be used as the basis for discussion or individual meditation. This book is an invaluable resource for preachers, religious educators, storytellers, adult study groups, and anyone interested in a unique approach to the biblical narrative.
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Faith Of 50 Million
$50.00Add to cartBaseball and religion. Though many might say there is no connection, or at the very least wonder what kind of connection there might be, The Faith of Fifty Million will convince you that there is, indeed, a connection, and will help you to understand it better. A collection of essays by religion scholars who are baseball enthusiasts, and longtime fans of our national pastime, The Faith of Fifty Million looks at the cultural, social, and religious aspects of one of the most popular sports of all time.
In nine chapters, or innings as one reviewer called them, The Faith of Fifty Million offers insightful essays probing the good, the bad and the ugly about our national pastime. Topics for the essays include: baseball as civil religion, Shoeless Joe Jackson as baseball’s scapegoat, baseball as a model of racial integration, the kingdom of baseball in America, a spiritual reminiscence of baseball, a comparison of the characters of Christy Mathewson (Matty) and Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ol’ Pete), connections between Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea and baseball, women and baseball, baseball as metaphor, and comparisons between the history of baseball and Christian theology.
Baseball and American culture are intertwined and have been since baseball’s inception. This book argues that the same is true of baseball and religion in America. Stanley Hauerwas, in the foreword notes that as a critic of civil religion in America he must “recognize that baseball, for better or worse, is the great exemplification of that [civil] religion.” And one of the essayists argues that baseball is the outworking of the liberal Protestant hope for the Kingdom of God to be realized in America. In the end, however, this book affirms that whatever the religious and social implications of baseball are, baseball is, ultimately, just a game. A game which reflects and impacts the values of both America and Christianity, but still a game. So step up to the plate and take a swing at The Faith of Fifty Million. You won’t be disappointed, and you certainly won’t strike out.
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Tales Of Vandelite
$16.49Add to cartWelcome to the fantasy kingdom of Vandelite, a realm of adventure, allegory and symbolism. These are the stories of forbidden caverns and perilous pathways. They are the tales of adventurers who pursue the highest treasures of hope, healing, and a higher purpose.
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Dont Stop Laughing Now
$16.99Add to cartA sequel to She Who Laughs, Lasts, this book offers the same winning recipe, blending laughter and inspiration, to whip up a delicious blend of fun and faith for readers hungry for more. Contributors include a variety of male and female authors, the most hilarious of whom are Barbara Johnson, Patsy Clairmont, Chonda Pierce, and Becky Freeman.
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Seeing For Ourselves
$17.95Add to cartKaterina Whitley’s first book of biblical monologues, Speaking for Ourselves, was received with enthusiastic praise. Now she is back with another provocative collection of stories. In Seeing for Ourselves: Biblical Women Who Met Jesus, Whitley gives powerful voice to the New Testament women who met Jesus both before and after the Resurrection.
The women who speak in this collection include some we meet only in passing in the Bible. Among the women who tell their stories:
The woman at the well; The adulterous woman who was nearly stoned to death; Cleopas’ wife whom Jesus may have met on the road to Emmaus; The woman who touched Jesus’ cloak in order to be healed; Mary and Martha; Phoebe; Prisca; Pilate’s wife; The bride at the wedding of Cana.
As in her first volume, the book includes references to the biblical passages along with study questions, making this an excellent book for group study.
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Stories For The Heart 3
$16.99Add to cartReaders will continue to cherish the uplifting stories found in this third collection of Stories for the Heart, formerly released as Stories for a Kindred Heart. These touching selections-divided into the topics of friendship, encouragement, love, inspiration, family, memories, life, and faith-honor togetherness and celebrate relationships nurtured by time, laughter, and tears. Contributors include many of today’s most loved and respected Christian communicators. This treasury of more than one hundred tender stories satisfies the deep longing each of us has to have our heart entwined with another’s.
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Storytellers Collection 2
$21.99Add to cartA great idea is always worth repeating! In one volume, Christian readers’ favorite fiction authors-including Randy Alcorn, Terri Blackstock, Angela Elwell Hunt, Melody Carlson, Nancy Moser, and Karen Kingsbury-offer delightful new short stories about hometown faith and foibles. This hard-to-put-down book, which features story settings all around North America in a variety of time periods, reminds readers about what values really spell home. And the contributors celebrate a home-based ministry by donating their royalties to Prison Fellowship!
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Storytellers Collection : Tales Of Faraway Places
$18.99Add to cartAt last! Short works by some of CBA’s best-loved fiction authors-including Jerry Jenkins, Randy Alcorn, Terri Blackstock, Deborah Raney, and Angela Elwell Hunt-are compiled in one gripping volume (now available in this paperback version)! These masterfully told short stories promise to transport readers around the globe with amazing tales of international romance, mystery, and humor. A short bio accompanying each story allows readers to “meet” their favorite author. And the book even has a philanthropic element: all contributors are donating their royalties to The JESUS Film Project, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International.
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Gathering At The Hearth
$16.99Add to cart28 Stories
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What narratives have molded and nurtured Mennonites? What stories have the power to reshape and transform? These 28 stories reveal Mennonites’ core values, who they are and want to be. The writers present an array of accounts: Peacemaking Native Americans, pioneer life, revolution in Russia, migration, optimistic David Toews, Annie Funk on the Titanic, a near hanging in Kansas, Orie Miller, dismantling racism, Emma Richards, Marilyn Miller, Mesach Krisetya, searching for Clayton Kratz, and more.In this book Mennonites from varied backgrounds and experiences are pooling their stories. Ordinary people draw together in heart and mind, sharing events that mark their life and faith, and showing how God works in extraordinary ways.
God has redeemed the church and endowed it with a rich heritage of faithfulness. As agents of transformation, God’s people can translate this legacy into a vibrant witness.
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I Happened Upon A Miracle
$23.00Add to cartIn I Happened upon a Miracle, David McKirachan offers eighteen first-person narratives told in the voices of characters from the life of Jesus, ranging from the Christmas story through the crucifixion and resurrection. The characters include the innkeeper in Bethlehem, the little boy whose fishes and loaves fed a crowd, the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet in the house of the Pharisee, a Roman soldier on hand as Jesus drove the moneylenders from the temple in Jerusalem, and the keeper of the garden tomb. In each story we are invited into the Gospel text. We inhabit the stories, and through the voice of each teller we are drawn closer to the wonder experienced by the first witnesses of Jesus.
This imaginative retelling of stories from the perspective of some of the supporting actors and bit players of the Gospels will prove to be an engaging resource for those seeking a fresh perspective on the life and ministry of Jesus. -
Gods Most Precious Jewels Are Crystallized Tears
$14.99Add to cartStories of turning hardship into gems of inspiration and joy from America’s favorite author of inspirational humor, Barbara Johnson – The Geranium Lady.
God’s Precious Jewels Are Crystallized Tears contains the stories of 14 extraordinary women as they journeyed through incredible hardship to become sparkling jewels of joy and encouragement to others. Best-selling author Barbara Johnson includes her own story of grief turned to blessing, with her signature touch of hope and humor. Woven throughout these inspiring stories are the stories of real gemstones – their creation and their traditional meanings.
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Fireside Stories On Faith Family And Friendship
$19.99Add to cartTimeless tales of inspiration, drawn from author Mary Hollingsworth’s personal experiences, as well as the writings of other Christian authors — both classic and contemporary — and from the lives of everyday, ordinary Christians. These real-life accounts of faith, hope, and love will inspire and challenge readers long after the firelight fades.
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Let Me Tell You A Story
$18.99Add to cartVivid. Passionate. Witty. Poignant. No one tells a story like Tony Campolo.Why stories? Stories have the power to sneak up on us, catch us unaware, and in the process draw us closer to our fellow human beings . . . and to God. And when Tony Campolo tells a story, we are captivated and entertained by the amazing characters and situations he describes.You’ll laugh (or wince) at how one particular missions offering was raised.You’ll feel the tragedy of a friend Tony didn’t stand up for.You’ll thrill to the “Sunday’s comin’ ” sermon.You’ll be moved when you learn about the childhood event that caused Bishop Tutu to become a priest.These are stories of hope, doubt, faith, failure, and triumph. Of people standing up for justice, showing mercy, and living for God. But don’t just expect to be entertained by Tony Campolo_though you will be. He just might change your heart and your life’s priorities.Listen well. You might overhear God talking to you.
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Book Of Jesus
$50.95Add to cartDrawn from every era of history, this collection of stories, poems, essays, traditional hymns, and celebratory songs is an essential volume for all Christian libraries–and for readers of all religions interested in learning about Christ. “An impressive omnibus”.–“Baton Rouge State Times/Morning Advocate”. LG Alternate Print ads & publicity. .
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Stories For A Kindred Heart
$16.99Add to cartCome celebrate the special moments that embrace the hearts of friends and family. These tender stories honor relationships nurtured by time, laughter, and tears. Enjoy each enchanting memory . . . and be inspired to cherish the kindred hearts in your life as never before. Over 100 stories celebrating friends, family, and love.
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Trial And Triumph
$21.00Add to cartChristians find their true family line not through tribes and ethnic blood but in the bond of faithfulness and shed blood that has united our family for millennia. We too often view Church history as the story of obscure aliens instead of the lives of brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. In this collection of forty-six brief biographies for children, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphs of many famous and some lesser known figures in our family of faith – including Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther, Bunyan, and C. S. Lewis. Through them we can begin to enjoy the old paths and find rest for our souls.
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Addiction And Spirituality
$32.99Add to cart“Drs. Morgan and Jordan have demonstrated their own experience and expertise in assembling a remarkably diverse and knowledgeable group of writers. The result is a book with a point of view, with integrity, and with breadth for anyone concerned about the issue of addiction.”
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25 Most Treasured Gospel Hymn Stories
$13.99Add to cartPull up a chair and listen as Osbeck tells the spellbinding stories behind 25 beloved American gospel hymns. . .stories you’ll recall each time you hear the melodies! Now you can cherish a song like “The Old Rugged Cross” with an even deeper reverence. . .and a fresh awareness of its American roots!
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Pilgrim Souls : A Collection Of Spiritual Autobiography
$33.95Add to cartWhat is the source of personal writing? When do we begin to consider our own lives worthy of a story? These powerful and passionate selections of spiritual autobiography do not merely represent a vital literary tradition; they bring together fifty-eight writers whose search for truth and understanding has spanned over two millennia and several continents.
From Saint Augustine and Rabi’a to T. S. Eliot and Kathleen Norris, each of these autobiographers tells the story of the inner life as a spiritual quest. Although separated culturally, historically, and linguistically, they are united by their efforts to respond to Socrates’ challenge to “know thyself.” In four parts this insightful collection includes works by:
* Wanderers and seekers, like Leo Tolstoy and Thomas Merton, who feverishly explore many experiences and world views
* Pilgrims and missionaries, like Anne Bradstreet and David Livingstone, who unwaveringly pursue God and holiness in lives of self-sacrifice
* Mystics and visionaries, like Julian of Norwich and Annie Dillard, who discover the ecstasy of epiphany in a life of contemplation and seclusion
* Scholars and philosophers, like Simone Weil and Blaise Pascal, who seek to ground spiritual conviction in a rational certitude.Strong, deep, and enduring, the selections in this illuminating anthology remind us that “the unexamined life is not worth living” and speak to us with an immediacy that transcends time and space.
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Speaking For Ourselves
$19.95Add to cartThere are many powerful women in the Bible, but their descriptions are almost always tantalizingly brief. If they had a chance to tell their own stories in their own voices, what would they have said? Basing her interpretation of these women on extensive research, Katerina Whitley puts herself in their shoes, giving today’s listeners a fuller understanding of each of their stories. The women explored include: the Virgin Mary, Miriam, Mary Magdalene, Elizabeth, and more. Study questions follow each woman’s story.
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My Souls Been Anchored
$19.99Add to cartRev. Beecher Hicks Jr. knows that great preaching and great storytelling go hand in hand. He believes in the power of imagination to teach us about God and about life, and he knows that nothing can spark the imagination like a story well told. In My Soul’s Been Anchored, he presents vivid portrayals of the biblical truth shining through people he has known and experiences he has had.
Family, friends, church members, neighbors. . .well-loved faces peer from these pages. In their warm humanity they illustrate simple, profound lessons that touch us all. You’ll meet “Uncle Mugga,” a woman poor in money but rich in love for neighborhood children. Reverend Jones, whose dentures flew out over the pupil in mid-prayer. Mother Jackson, everybody’s mother at Second Baptist Church. Wilson McCray, who ran his shoes off praising God. Each person is a unique, creative snapshot — sometimes funny, sometimes poignant — of a living faith that helps us overcome obstacles, love God and each other more effectively, and make this world a better place.
Dr. Hicks’ stories read the way his sermons preach — full of life, feeling, and beauty. My Soul’s Been Anchored captures in print the oral tradition of the great African-American preachers — the cadences, the rhythms, the passion, the urgency. And the vision. Dr. Hicks says, “This is a time to rise above our limitations and set our sights on those things that the world believes are beyond us.” He encourages us to reach for purpose, to put our faith in motion, to never give up on our potential or God’s promises. Here is storytelling at its finest from a gifted writer and preacher, with universal truths that speak to every culture.
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Final Frontier
$9.99Add to cartWhat happens when we die? Is there really such a place as hell? This book is full of stories from people who are convinced there is an afterlife — because they’ve been there. In this unique and exciting book, Dr. Richard Kent and Val Fotherby bring together many types of people from ministers to mothers and divers to doctors who all have one thing in common — they have had a near-death experience. In other words, they have all died from anything from a few minutes to several hours (one woman who tells her story was dead long enough for her death certificate to be completed) and experienced what is beyond death. Some report going to a place they identify as heaven, with all the beauty and serenity we would associate with it. Others, however, describe in graphic detail a very different experience — in their stories, they relate the horror of being in a place of fear, foul smells and pain. None, unsurprisingly, have remained unchanged by their experience.
