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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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Heroes Of The Holy Life
$18.99Add to cartStories of fourteen outstanding Christians whose words and deeds set an example for believers today This book recounts the life stories of outstanding Christians who inspire and challenge readers to live more godly lives. These fourteen men and women_some well known and others not_come from many parts of the world and from the 14th to the 20th centuries. These brief biographies highlight the events and special contributions each person has made to the church. Figures presented are Francis Asbury, Duncan Campbell, Oswald Chambers, Jonathan Goforth, Madame Guyon, Frances Ridly Havergal, John Hyde, Adoniram Judson, Dwight L. Moody, Evan Roberts, Girolamo Savonarola, Amanda Smith, John Smith, and Bishop William Taylor.
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Checklist For Life For Men
$16.99Add to cartChecklist for Life is the ultimate handbook for living a successful, joy-filled life. This follow-up title, Checklist for Life for Men, offers insight into topics and issues that are specific to men9s interests. In addition to a brief narrative, each interactive chapter of the handbook contains: An “I Will” checklist of heart and attitude reinforcements. A “Things to Do” checklist of action points. A “Things to Remember” section of Scripture verses and applicable quotes from famous and not-so-famous people. Topics addressed include work, integrity, and marriage. In all, the book addresses 66 topics men care about. And the handsome, sturdy package and two-color text design make Checklist for Life for Men an ideal gift.
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Eat And Stay Thin
$22.00Add to cart208 Pages
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Discover a Life of Eating Well and Feeling Great! Many people think too often about eating, and whether it’s five pounds, fifty, or more, they worry about losing weight. God never meant for food to be a primary focus. He intends for His children to enjoy all of life free from worry and fear, including constant concern over losing or maintaining weight. In this book, best-selling author Joyce Meyer shows you how to stop thinking about food and get on with the rest of your life- free from bondage and filled with joy. With the sensitivity of one who struggled for years with eating and weight problems, Joyce Meyer blends her personal experiences with biblical revelations of how to enjoy food but keep it in its proper place. She confronts and exposes misconceptions and offers fresh, practical advice to guide you step-by-step toward living with true freedom in Christ. Discover and rise above the underlying reasons for overeating, and learn why true weight loss starts with feeding your soul. Focus on becoming all you were meant to be…someone uniquely and lovingly created by God and called for His purposes. Make the decision that today is the day you will begin eating better and living free! -
Checklist For Life For Teens
$16.99Add to cartChecklist for Life is the ultimate handbook for living a successful, joy-filled life. This follow-up title, Checklist for Life for Teens, offers insight into topics and issues that are specific to teens9 interests. In addition to a brief narrative, each interactive chapter of the handbook contains: An “I Will” checklist of heart and attitude reinforcements. A “Things to Do” checklist of action points. A “Things to Remember” section of Scripture verses and applicable quotes from famous and not-so-famous people. Topics addressed include self-acceptance, grades and standards, and love. In all, the book addresses 66 topics teens care about. And the handsome, sturdy package and two-color text design make Checklist for Life for Teens an ideal gift.
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Patches Of Godlight
$24.00Add to cartWritten in Father Tim Kavanagh’s own hand, this wonderful collection of quotes brings to life the personal reflections of Mitford’s beloved Episcopal priest. Here Father Tim has carefully recorded his favorite quotes from a variety of thinkers, philosophers, and poets whom he has admired over the years. Next to the quotes are Father Tim’s personal comments, scribblings, and doodlings. From C. S. Lewis and Mark Twain to Aristophanes and St. Paul, these heartwarming words on love, life, and faith are a perfect addition to the Mitford series-and a must-have for Jan Karon’s millions of readers.
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Lists To Live By For Simple Living
$12.99Add to cartIn our fast-paced, complex world, we all are looking for stillness, harmony, gentleness, and peace. The beauty of these eighty thoughtfully chosen lists is that they use simplicity to bring you simplicity – condensing essential information into one-or-two-page lists. The gateway to the path of peaceful living is found in the collection you currently hold! As your life becomes balanced instead of hectic, you will escape the tyranny of the urgent and be able to focus on the things that really matter.
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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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From Growing Up Pains To The Sacred Diary
$19.99Add to cartThe Growing Up Pains Of Adrian Plass
The Sacred Diary Of Adrian PlassAdditional Info
Two favourite works by best-selling author Adrian Plass in one volumeAdrian Plass has a way of telling our stories by telling his, and by so doing has endeared himself to a multitude of readers. Perhaps his secret lies in his humour, from the dark to the absurd. Or it could be his penchant for poking gently but frankly at the foibles of Christian living. Both qualities are on display here, with two of Plass’s best-loved books rolled into one. The Growing Up Pains of Adrian Plass offers reflections on a difficult passage in the author’s personal journey, during which the television programme Company and some of its memorable guests made a deep impact on Plass’s faith. The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass Aged 37 1/2 is a laugh-filled, fictional daily chronicle of family and church exploits, featuring Plass’s literary alter ego and a memorable cast of supporting characters. Referring to The Sacred Diary, Plass writes, ‘I don’t think I shall ever be unhappy enough to write such a funny book again.’ Though different in character, both books in this volume explore the darker side of living the Christian faith–and, in Plass’s inimitable style, point beyond to the bright hope that lies in Jesus. -
To End All Wars
$18.99Add to cartThe best-selling classic about the power of love and forgiveness in a Japanese POW camp–now a major motion picture starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle. To End All Wars is Gordon9s gripping true story behind the 1957 Academy Award-winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai, and its remake To End All Wars, to be released this fall.
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Stories For A Teens Heart 3
$16.99Add to cartEncourage your teens to make wise choices and put God first with these captivating stories about family, friends, tough times, character, and doing the right thing. Featuring the inspirational cartoons of Chaz Chapman, over 100 selections portray real teens making a difference in the lives of those around them.
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Mending Your Heart In A Broken World
$19.99Add to cartFor some, the world is a painful and fractured place-a place where their spirits have been tainted by tragedy, intimidation, and the loss of love or loved ones. In this book, popular author Patsy Clairmont addresses this pain and suggests that those in search of healing turn to the book of Nehemiah for insight, instruction, and encouragement. Through Nehemiah, the reader will learn how to guard her heart and how to open the doors when trust is required; how to live with a servant’s heart and how to overcome the fear of subjection; and when to work and when to pray. Using scripture and stories from her own experiences as well as those of others, Patsy illustrates how hearts and dreams can be rejuvenated and rebuilt and that the trip through the valley can lead to the mountaintop.
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Devotions For The Man In The Mirror
$16.99Add to cartPatrick Morley, a leader in the Christian men’s movement, offers motivation and inspiration to help men put Christ first in their lives. The 75 short two-or-three-page readings depict practical daily life challenges of men in their jobs, their finances, and their relationships. These thought-provoking devotions will help men
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Jesus Loves Me
$35.00Add to cart“Jesus Loves Me.” It’s the first song we learned in Vacation Bible School, but how many adults stop to consider the theology behind such simple lyrics? Now the best-selling author of The Singer delves into Anna Warner’s beloved children’s hymn verse by verse, and rediscovers profound truths sure to comfort God’s children at any age!
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Treasury Of Miracles For Women
$18.00Add to cart#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury shares a collection of inspiring true stories from women whose faith has sustained them through monumental trials. For mothers, wives, sisters, and friends, this book will uplift the hearts of its readers through accounts of faith proving triumphant over any obstacle.
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Moment Of Peace And Quiet
$17.00Add to cartThe teaching profession is faced with new and more demanding challenges each year. Teachers yearn for quiet moments to enable them to prepare themselves for the stresses of a day. A Moment of Peace and Quiet originated from the author’s own need for “space” before a school day started, or in the middle of a hectic day. It is designed to help all teachers make their moment of quiet refreshing and nourishing.
Mesplay’s book can be creatively used to fit a teacher’s needs and busy schedule. Readers have the option of choosing a specific topic, randomly selecting a page, or starting at the beginning and working their way through to the end. There are 200 entries, one for each school day and enough for the week prior to the beginning of school and one week into the summer break. Quotations (over 400) from a variety of authors, time periods, and world religious traditions are an important part of this book of meditations
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2 Caminos – (Spanish)
$12.99Add to cartAn helpful and impact story for all those that are trying to get out of a bad habit and damnation. Salvador Sabino tell us his story through the low world where he was. The story shows the mercy of God transforming a lost person to a minister of his evangelism. Two Ways is a vibrant testimony that will give you strength in Christ faith.
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Inspiration For The Choir
$12.95Add to cartIn the rush to prepare for weekly rehearsals, does it sometimes seem as if your choir isn’t always focused on why they are there? Inspiration For The Choir offers 40 attention-getting devotions that are a wonderful way to precede the warm-up and start the rehearsal on an inspirational note. Each includes a brief story expounding on a musical or seasonal topic and concludes with a short prayer. This collection is a great way to increase your choir’s commitment to God. After all, the choir is just a part of the overall proclamation of the gospel! You’ll laugh at the humorous anecdotes … while deepening your faith.
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Living Parables
$12.95Add to cartThese brief 3- to 5-minute skits provide an effective introduction for a talk or sermon. Other uses are for family night programs, Bible study introductions, youth meetings, and special times of the year such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Easter. A topical index lists dozens of subjects the skits address: from aging, business practices, children, and friendship to lying, marriage, mid-life crisis, relationships, and work.
The index lists over 100 topics:
The dysfunctional marriage/relationship
Stressful living
Ethics and reputations
McChurch — church attendance
Easter service
1-900-Midlife (crisis)
Mother’s Day
Cults
… and dozens more!These clever, witty, inspirational skits will inspire discussion and promote deeper faith and commitment.
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Holy Moments
$12.95Add to cartCan you recall events, people, and circumstances which have profoundly affected you? Many people have “holy moments” — those times when the Lord seems to reveal himself in a way that alters the direction of life. In this book, William Bartlett encourages readers to experience the presence of Christ as he interrupts our often very ordinary and exhausting lives — just like Moses’ life was interrupted by the burning bush! According to Bartlett, these epiphanies leave us changed, redirected, sometimes happier, sometimes pondering, but always holier. By examining some of the many holy moments in the Bible, as well as a few from his own life, Bartlett helps readers to understand the holy moments occurring in their lives. Unique in its message, this book is excellent for personal or group devotions as well as for all types of study groups.
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Grace Keeps You Going
$20.00Add to cartIn Grace Keeps You Going: Spiritual Wisdom from Cancer Survivors, cancer survivor Anne Turnage and her husband Mac have compiled an inspiring collection of stories from cancer survivors. This brief volume includes quotations and prayers from cancer survivors and others that provide real insight into the lives of those who are faced with the disease and express the range of emotions experienced by family members and other loved ones who care for them. These heartfelt, heartwarming, and humorous stories are taken from actual events in the lives of those with cancer, giving readers an authentic experience that allows them to share in the grace that lifts the spirits of cancer survivors.
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P S God Can You Fly
$19.00Add to cartThis is a collection of beautifully written, poignant meditations on spiritual struggle, as seen through the eyes of children. Willis, a longtime chaplain for a healthcare system, has collected prayers left in the chapel of the children’s hospital where he works. He lists 30 of these prayers, then offers some words of insight into their meaning, both for the child and for us.
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Seeking Something Sacred
$14.95Add to cartBecause we cannot have everything we desire, it is inevitable that we will experience frustration — and what we believe about pain and loss greatly affects our ability to respond constructively to such emotions as anxiety, despair, and rage. Seeking Something Sacred addresses the fragility of human life and our need to be grounded in something beyond ourselves in order to cope with the suffering inherent in our human condition. Drawing on searing personal experiences (disability and the sudden death of his young son), psychologist Joseph Talley demonstrates how the ability to find the sacred offers an antidote to the self-destructive tendencies we all fall into in moments of crisis — and he concludes that the only way to find rest from our tribulations is by trusting in God’s absolute goodness. Seeking Something Sacred isn’t just a fascinating study … it’s uplifting inspirational reading, too!
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Paradoxes For Living
$24.00Add to cart“To be strong, we have to be weak.” “To become mature, we have to become children.” “To live, we have to die.” N. Graham Standish challenges readers to explore these and other biblical examples of paradox. With questions for reflection, discussion after each chapter, and helpful appendixes, this book is ideal for either personal or group study.
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Mystical Hope : Trusting In The Mercy Of God
$13.95Add to cartAt a time when people are yearning for good news, Cynthia Bourgeault’s new book invites us to find our way to the hope that does not disappoint or fail. In our usual way of looking at things, hope is tied to outcome: I hope I get this job or I hope my mother gets well. The Bible introduces us to a different kind of hope that has its source not in events but in the mercy of God, a lifeblood of compassion connecting our heart to God’s heart and the heart of all creation.
In five interwoven meditations, Mystical Hope shows how to recognize this hope in our own lives, where it comes from, how to deepen it through prayer, and how to carry it into the world as a source of strength and renewal.
Mystical Hope is one of our series of Cowley Cloister Books: smaller format, gift edition books designed for meditative and devotional reading.
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Mercy Triumphs : Inspiration For Those Infected Or Affected By AIDS
$13.49Add to cartMercy Triumphs is the personal story of Betty Rushford and the struggles sheand her family endured after learning of their son’s diagnosis of AIDS. Thebook gives great insight to the sufferings of people infected/affected bythe virus. It also encourages the Christian community to reach out to peoplesuffering with AIDS and to love them unconditionally.
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Magnificent Prayer : 366 Devotions To Deepen Your Prayer Experience
$18.99Add to cartPrayer is vital to the Christian life, and yet who is satisfied with their own prayer life? Daily devotions draw Christians into a deeper faith, and yet who believes their devotional life to be rich and deep enough? This one-year daily devotional provides rich rewards in the reader’s prayer and devotional life. Each day’s entry includes four elements, beginning with a relevant Bible verse followed by a brief reading on prayer from a respected Christian writer, past or present. Flowing from that reading is a reflection to connect the dots between the passage and one’s own prayer life. The reflection then concludes with a very practical exercise in prayer. The reader not only reflects on great works on prayer and learns about prayer, but also practices a wide variety of prayer applications. Two indexes are included as well, one a scripture index and the other an author index that sheds light on the life challenges these many prayer warriors faced in their own lives.
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Maximize The Moment
$24.00Add to cartUsing ageless biblical principles, Bishop T.D. Jakes teaches that every moment of every day, God provides all we need to achieve success. In Maximize the Moment, he explains how to release ourselves from damaging relationships and debilitating fears, how to face and conquer obstacles that may stand in our path to success, and how to move beyond our painful pasts.
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Humor For A Womans Heart
$16.99Add to cartThere’s something about humor that refreshes and relaxes the soul.
Humor has the unique power to lift a heart to new heights, to heal the hurts of a bad day, and to infuse the soul with inspiration.
Samplings from some of your favorite authors and comedians including Patsy Clairmont, Martha Bolton, Mark Lowry, Carolyn Arends, and many more, will delight your feminine funny bone and tickle your female fancy.
Take a deep breath, inhale the joy, soak up the merriment, and you’ll surely find that your heart is lighter, your day brighter, and your soul hilariously refreshed.
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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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Far From Home
$12.95Add to cartHome. It’s where we all want to be. It’s where we find familiar faces and welcoming arms, unconditional love and a safe place to share our hearts. Yet those who look toward a heavenly habitat live their whole lives in a foreign place “far from home.”
Join FFH – Jeromy, Jennifer, Brian, and Michael – as they share stories from the road. Stories of faith challenged, of fears overcome, of hearts touched and souls won. Stories of the people they’ve met and the lessons they’ve learned as they tour America fulfilling their mission to reach as many people for Jesus Christ as they can, as quickly as they can. As you glimpse into the hearts and lives of these dedicated individuals, you will find new purpose and direction for your own life, and you’ll find yourself a little closer to home.
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Pocket Guide To Inner Peace
$12.00Add to cartThe rapid pace of life has most of us hungering for a deeper sense of peace. In this upbeat guide, Gary Egeberg combines healthy spirituality with practical suggestions for strengthening inner peace. Common obstacles such as fear, stress, anger, conflict, self-criticism, and the struggle to give and receive forgiveness are explored. Egeberg demonstrates that by activating a variety of peace tools – prayer, meditation, affirmations, rituals, journaling, and others – we discover simple and effective ways to reestablish and safeguard our own serenity.
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Cambie Sus Tragedias En Triunf – (Spanish)
$13.99Add to cartIf a universal experience exists, it’s failure. Who hasn’t failed in life? It is a shame when we do not take advantage of our failures to build a better future, fulfill our dream of happiness, and honor and glorify the name of our God. The author of this book offers us the details.
Si existe una experiencia universal es la del fracaso. Quien no ha tenido un fracaso en la vida? Es una lastima que no aprovechemos esos fracasos para labrarnos un futuro mejor, alcanzar la felicidad soada y honrar y glorificar el nombre de nuestro Dios. El autor de este libro nos ofrece los detalles.
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Secrets Of A Faith Well Lived
$17.99Add to cartAs you admire from afar the Christian leaders of our time, do you ever wonder what it would be like to live their lives, to think their thoughts, to believe their faith? This fascinating book by Christopher Coppernoll brings their opened hearts to the printed page. Through the closeup lens of personal interviews with best-selling authors Max Lucado, Frank Peretti, Sheila Walsh, Scotty Smith, Tony Campolo, Patsy Clairmont, and more, you will glimpse the intimate secrets of faith that have shpaed these influential men and women. In the pages of this book, you are invited to share in candid conversations with modern-day disciples and learn firsthand about their struggles, their families, their mission, their dreams, and their hearts.
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Prayers From The Pit
$14.99Add to cartResource 1. The Ten Prayers Of Jesus
Chapter 1. Prayers From The Pit: Discovering The Importance Of The Prayers Of Jesus
Chapter 2. An Inward Prayer Of Complaint: I Am Despondent (Matthew 26)
Chapter 3. An Inward Prayer Of Complaint: I Am Deserted (Mark 15)
Chapter 4. An Inward Prayer Of Complaint: I Am Deprived (John 19)
Chapter 5. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Rule (Matthew 11)
Chapter 6. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Listen (John 11)
Chapter 7. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Reveal (John 12, 17)
Chapter 8. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Matter (Matthew 26)
Chapter 9. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Hold (Luke 23)
Chapter 10. An Upward Prayer Of Confidence: You Still Stop (John 19:30)
Chapter 11. An Outward Prayer Of Compassion: Mind Their Mission (John 17)
Chapter 12. An Outward Prayer Of Compassion: Concentrate Their Community (John 17)
Chapter 13. An Outward Prayer Of Compassion: Forgive Their Faults (Luke 23)Resource 2. 40 Days Following The Prayer Steps Of Jesus
Resource 3. Bible Class And Small Group Guides
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Pain. We all suffer from it in various degrees and forms at one time or another in our lives. Sometimes it threatens to overwhelm and consume us, and then we wonder what we should do. How will we ever find our way out of the pit into which we have fallen?But the real question is, how did Jesus handle the pain he encountered in his life, especially on the cross? The answer is simple – Jesus prayed. And we can too.
Whether you find yourself in a pit of pain or on a peak of joy, study the ten prayers of Jesus. Find comfort, strength, and guidance for the road ahead as you learn how to pray inward prayers of complaint, upward prayers of confidence, and outward prayers of compassion. Develop a closer relationship with the Father as you spend forty days following the prayer steps of the Son.
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Stories For A Teens Heart 2
$16.99Add to cartCompiled with the help of teenagers, Stories for a Teen’s Heart: Book 2 offers more than one hundred new and inspiring stories that today’s young readers will cherish. Teens will discover a fresh way of looking at life as they read about friendship, heroes, growing up, love, faith, compassion, tough times, and motivation in this latest release in the bestselling Stories For The Heart book series. The sometimes tender, sometimes funny, and always thoughtful stories provide wisdom and heart-tugging truths that will uplift teens everywhere.
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Ready To Live Prepared To Die
$14.99Add to cartAre you afraid of dying?
Are you hesitant to talk with those who you love about your last wishes?
Do you avoid the tasks that help you prepare for the future?
Or, are you helping someone–a spouse, parent, friend, patient, or client–who is working through the issues of death and the quality of life?
When Amy Harwell found out she had rapidly progressing cancer, she began a journey of discovery and faith that led her to a new understanding: Once we are well-prepared to die, we are really freed to live.
With a hopefulness that never loses touch with reality, Harwell accompanies her readers through the mundane tasks involving health-care directives, legal documents, and funeral arrangement, and on to the profound opportunities of saying good-bye to those we love. Each step of the journey offers possibilities to grow and discover God anew. And Amy, a seasoned traveler, includes notes from her own passage, useful questions, and a checklist for others on the road.
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Fruto Del Espiritu – (Spanish)
$13.99Add to cartWould you like true fulfillment in your life? Health in your relationships? Victory over anxiety and conflict? You can have them if you let God’s Spirit grow his fruit in your heart. In this book, Tom Trask and Wayde Goodall take you for a close look at love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and the rest of the fruit of the spirit. Here is a passionate and illuminating look at what happens to your thoughts, emotions, and actions when you live each day in intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Drawing from the storehouse of God’s Word, Trask and Goodall sow seeds of insight into your heart that both convict and encourage. They show how you can cooperate with God’s work in your life. And they offer true-life examples of how you, too, can change when you let the Holy Spirit reproduce the character of Jesus within you. Your witness for Christ is as good as the fruit your relationship with him produces. The Fruit of the Spirit points you toward a lifestyle that makes the Gospel you proclaim attractive to others because they can see its results.
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God Calling
$6.99Add to cart“Jesus.” Say My Name often. It was in My Name Peter bade the lame man walk. “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth arise and walk.
“Jesus” The very sounding of My Name, in love and tenderness, drives away all evil. It is the word before which all the hosts of evil flee.
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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. -
Face To Face
$17.00Add to cartFace to Face presents the basics of what Christians down though the centuries have believed about the life everlasting. Thirty-one meditations use the language of biblical symbols and the rich treasury of our classical tradition to witness to the joy, peace, and certainty of our confession. Belief in the life everlasting is not escape from this world. Rather, it frees us up for service here, brings reality to our worship, meaning to every day, strong motivation for correcting the ills of society, and at the end, assurance of victory over death.
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Heaven Is Not My Home
$18.99Add to cartIn Heaven Is Not My Home, author and scholar Paul Marshall asserts that God is not seeking to destroy the earth, but to restore it to its original splendor. In this thought-provoking book, he shows us how the redemption of all things should shape the way we look at every aspect of our lives.
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Games Grandmas Play
$20.00Add to cartJoan Jacobs is a wise and experienced grandma. She wants grandmothers everywhere to love what they do and to grow in faith. She brings her theological training, life experience, good humor, and imagination together in an inspiring reflection on one of life’s greatest opportunities–being a grandma. Jacobs explores the grandmother/grandchild relationship, showing grandmothers how to offer practical guidance and spiritual wisdom in a way that encourages the development of their grandchildren.
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In Ordinary Time
$24.99Add to cart“Prayer is a hard topic for most of us modern folk, and we have little place to talk about it. My own first conversation partners were the great ancient teachers, the Abbas and Ammas of the Egyptian desert…These men and women have been urging me for nearly thirty years to pray and to seek healing for the wounds of my heart I carry from childhood, from my own temperament, from my culture, even the culture of my church. They have also urged me all along to write about what I have learned from them and from my own experience, for, as they tell us, nothing, neither the most wonderful nor the most humiliating thing we are given as Christians, is ever given for ourselves alone…The chapters that follow are in the form of letters to a friend. My intention, of course, is that you, the reader, understand yourself to be the friend to whom I am writing…” –excerpted from the author’s Preface
“What a wonderful example of spiritual guidance through letters! Out of her own rich experience and struggle and scholarship Roberta Bondi speaks about prayer as one who knows. Those who have a lot of questions about experience of God in everyday life will not want to miss reading In Ordinary Time.” –E. Glenn Hinson, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
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Fear : A Spiritual Navigation
$13.99Add to cartIn this book, author Jo Kadlecek navigates through fear’s deep waters with honest vulnerability and image-rich narratives, providing a glimpse into her personal journey to faith. Exploring the power and effects of fear that have surfaced throughout her life, Jo’s masterful storytelling will point readers back to the One who calms the waters. Puntuated by quotations from some of history’s greatest writers and thinkers, her stories will also inspire readers to grapple honestly with their own questions of truth, faith, and spiritual freedom. They’ll learn to swim amidst the waves of life as they face and navigate the fears that reach everyone throughout life–including fears of intimacy and rejection, difference and insignificance, aging and being forgotten. And they’ll be encouraged to enjoy the journey, placing their trust in the God who will one day bring them to shore.
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Earth Angels : Stories Of Heavenly Encouragement Through Earthly Vessels
$15.95Add to cartThe best stories?the ones that touch our hearts at their very cores, the ones that inspire us to our greatest heights?are true stories of ordinary people just like ourselves. People who share a kind word in time of need, who do a simple deed that lifts a weary heart, who make a difference in a difficult day.
The stories in this book are not about great, winged celestial beings sent from heaven’s majestic gates. No, these stories are about earth angels. The kind of angels who unknowingly intercept a suicide attempt through a gentle act of kindness, beam messages of hope over an old CB radio, or provide patient care in a duck suit.
As you read the stories in this book, your spirit will be inspired and the strings of your heart tuned to opportunities for you to be a little bit of heaven right here on earth.
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1 Pilgrims Journey
$15.49Add to cartThere are many books about people’s lives and overcoming obstacles…yet some stand out as incredibly relatable, with human emotions of hurt, loneliness, and isolation-the pain of emptiness crying out. In this gripping testimony to God’s love and faithfulness, you can find the way to the “Ultimate Healer and Father of all Loving Embrace” as told by Norma Grey, who has experienced the unmistakable and sometimes treacherous, Journey of Life. This pilgrim has found the path to truth as narrow and difficult, just as scripture describes, yet rewarding beyond all measure.
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7 Storey Mountain (Anniversary)
$17.99Add to cartA modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton’s editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding Catholic orders–the Trappist monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, “the four walls of my new freedom,” Thomas Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but only after he has fully immersed himself in it. The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt. And, in the half-century since its original publication, this timeless spiritual tome has been published in over twenty languages and has touched millions of lives.
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Misterio De La Voluntad De Dio – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartThis is a book about the life long journey of getting to know God and His will for you, not about easy answers.
Este es un libro sobre la jornada de toda una vida de conocer a Dios y su voluntad para con nosotros, no de respuestas faciles. Muchos piensan que si pudieran descubrir ese plan de Dios, marcharian sin esfuerzo por la vida. Pero la vida no es asi. Probablemente el mayor error al tratar uno de descubrir la voluntad de Dios radica en el concepto de que, si hago esto, la lucha terminara, las preguntas cesaran, las respuestas llegaran y vivire feliz para siempre. Pero eso es un cuento de hada. No es la realidad.
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Humor For The Heart
$15.99Add to cartEvery heart needs to laugh. Every face needs to smile. Everybody needs a little lift. Humor has the power to transform a down day into a wonderful adventure or a good day into an even brighter one. That’s why you and those you care for are sure to enjoy the humorous messages and light-hearted stories in this delightful book.
Whether you need relief from stress or some cheerful inspiration, the unique perspectives and fun stories of best-selling authors such a Barbara Johnson, Max Lucado, Marilyn Meberg, Chonda Pierce, Bob Phillips, Dennis Swanberg, Charles Swindoll, and more will give you a welcome refreshment in your busy day.
As you read, laugh, and relax, this book will lift you above your daily struggles and give your heart a healthy dose of optimism and hope.
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7 Storey Mountain (Anniversary)
$35.00Add to cartThis unique spiritual autobiography is the account of the growing restlessness of a brilliant and passionate young man whose search for peace and faith eventually leads him, at the age of twenty-six, to take vows in one of the most demanding religious orders – the Trappists. At the monastery, and within the “four walls of my new freedom,” Merton wrote this extraordinary testament – a document of a manwho withdrew from the world only after he had fully immersed himself in it.
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Self Struggle And Change
$18.99Add to cartHow do I find greater wholeness in my life and in my family’s life?
“To appreciate the importance of the Bible and gain insight about ourselves from it, both Jews and Christians can use the process of midrash: The attempt to find contemporary meaning in the biblical text. The term midrash comes from the Hebrew root darash which means to seek, search, or demand (meaning from the biblical text). The starting point of our search for personal meaning is the Bible itself…. Each generation, each reader, can approach the text anew and draw meaning from it.” -from Self, Struggle & Change
The stress of late-20th-century living only brings new variations to timeless personal struggles. The people described by the biblical writers of Genesis were in situations and relationships very much like our own, and their stories still speak to us because they are about the same basic problems we deal with every day.
Learning from Adam and Eve, can we find the courage not only to face our other side, but to draw strength from it? Learning from Leah and Rachel, can we stop competing with our loved ones, and begin to accept them and find ourselves? Sarah, Hagar, Lot, Ishmael and Isaac, Rebekkah, Joseph and his brothers, Jacob and Esau…this vibrant cast of characters offers us new ways of understanding ourselves and our families and healing our lives.
A modern master of biblical interpretation brings us greater understanding of the ancient biblical text, and of the insights its characters give us about ourselves and our families today.
By bringing the people in Genesis to life-husbands and wives, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters-Self, Struggle & Change shows us how to find wholeness in our lives. -
Caregivers Survival Guide
$24.99Add to cartWhen you are responsible for another person’s physical needs, your own needs can take a back seat. After caring for her spouce for the ten years he suffered from a rare, debilitating disease, Kay Marshall Strom is able to bring a voice of experience and compassion to this important topic.
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Whats So Amazing About Grace Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$10.99Add to cart1. The Missing Ingredient: A Beautiful Word, A Powerful Concept
2. Letting Grace Soak In: God’s Love For The Undeserving
3. An Unnatural Act: Extending Grace When You’ve Been Wronged
4. The Art Of Forgiving: Responding With Grace When It Seems Impossible
5. Skin-Deep: The Power Of Grace To Penetrate Racism
6. Grace Put To The Test: Grace In The Face Of Disagreement
7. Grace Abuse: Cheapening Grace And Robbing Its Power
8. The Church Backslides: How Legalism Corrupts Grace
9. Dispensing Grace: How Can We Do It?
10. Counterforce: Grace Set Loose In The World112 Pages
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1. The Missing Ingredient: A Beautiful Word, A Powerful Concept
2. Letting Grace Soak In: God’s Love For The Undeserving
3. An Unnatural Act: Extending Grace When You’ve Been Wronged
4. The Art Of Forgiving: Responding With Grace When It Seems Impossible
5. Skin-Deep: The Power Of Grace To Penetrate Racism
6. Grace Put To The Test: Grace In The Face Of Disagreement
7. Grace Abuse: Cheapening Grace And Robbing Its Power
8. The Church Backslides: How Legalism Corrupts Grace
9. Dispensing Grace: How Can We Do It?
10. Counterforce: Grace Set Loose In The World112 Pages
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Finding Peace For Your Heart
$18.99Add to cartThe purpose of this book is to bring hope, healing, and growth to anyone who is emotionally hurting or unfulfilled and to show practical steps to take a way out of pain and frustration. This is not a book to define problems but to show the solution to any problem.
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Freedom From Depression Workbook (Workbook)
$15.99Add to cartTwelve Steps to Managing Depression
1. You Can Identify Your Depression
2. Anger Turned Inward
3. The Other Side of Anger
4. Inadequacy Feelings Settle In
5. Coming to Terms with Abuse
6. Grief Reactions
7. Finding Release from Control
8. Accepting Ugly Reality
9. How Personality Styles Affect Depression
10. Evaluate Your Medical Needs
11. Be Honest About Suicidal Thoughts
12. Keys to Lasting Change
Other Books in the Minirth Meier New Life Clinics Series
About the Authors p. 241About the Authors p. 241
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It’s an unfortunate but unavoidable fact: Depression will seriously afflict one in four of Us at some point in our lives. Perhaps equally unfortunate are our misconceptions about depression and its causes. Depression doesn’t always mean an overwhelming sense of gloom; it can also be an underlying feelings. -
Words That Inspired The Dreams
$16.99Add to cartIt’s amazing what a few choice word can do…
What difference can a few choice words make to a life? Open the pages of this delightful book and take an adventure into the amazing lives of people who were inspired to new dreams and new heights by a few influential words.
And with each page, you’ll gain new visions of what your words can mean to others, and you’ll come back to the heroes and heroines of this book again and again. This is a book you’ll want to read yourself and give to anyone who aspires to inspiring dreams.
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Voice Of Many Waters
$22.00Add to cartCreating and participating in art are essential ways of discovering and conveying truths by merging the senses with the imagination. Like lightning bolts across a dark sky, poetry, paintings, parables, and all of the arts can reveal whole new vistas. Like dreams, they can bring forth symbols and stories from the recesses of our psyches. Raising fundamental questions, art takes us deeper into an understanding of ourselves and others, and, just as important, art imprints truths upon our hearts forever through sensual joy.
Kay Snodgrass has brought together a delightful collection of poems and short inspirational essays illustrated with original art and photographs. These devotional readings are arranged thematically in broad categories – creation, growth and community, pain and death, and restoration. Represented here are such well-know writers as Frederick Buechner, John Purdy, Sara Covin Juengst, Kathleen Long Bostrom, and Bard Young. Voice of Many Waters offers helpful material for inspiration, reflection, and growth. -
Either Way I Win
$16.00Add to cart1. Trouble Ahead
2. Walk Out Of Fear
3. Standing Up When Feeling Down
4. Free To Live!
5. The Gift Of Communication
6. All Things, Lord?
7. Prayer That Makes A Difference
8. God’s Remedy For Pain
9. Words That Give Us Life
10. You Can Hear The Voice Of God
11. Going Beyond Confusion
12. God’s Provision For Wholeness
13. Making Christianity Practical
14. Healing From The Inside Out
15. Lonesome For Home
16. The Season Of SingingAdditional Info
In this short book, Lois Walfrid Johnson offers readers hope. Not just heartfelt get-well wishes, but the life-giving hope that is found in the presence of Jesus. It is because Johnson understood her life to be in tune with the Spirit of God that she was able to say, “Either way, I win.” It is her hope that this book will give anyone facing cancer or any difficult time the same reassurance. -
Joyful Christian
$17.99Add to cartContents
117 Topics In 228 Pages
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C. S. Lewis, himself a convert, wrote of being “surprised by joy” when he discovered his belief in Jesus Christ. In these 127 devotional readings, selected from Lewis’s many works on faith and spirituality, Christians everywhere can share in the joy of this master theologian as he discusses topics ranging from the nature of prayer and good works to psychoanalysis and fascism. In The Joyful Christian, Lewis offers inspiration for all those who hunger and thirst after joy. -
Gods Whisper In A Mothers Chaos
$20.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
Mothering infants and small children is exhausting, mind-numbing work. Just finding time to get dressed each day can be a challenge. How are we to find time for God? Yet we know that we need God in this time more than any other. We need God’s wisdom, guidance and, most of all, his peace. We need to find ways to hear that still, small voice in the whirlwind of life. Keri Kent offers down-to-earth ideas to help us along the way.
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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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Know Your Limits Then Ignore Them
$13.99Add to cartNational best-selling author John Mason shows you how to take the lid off and capture momentum for your life. Each nugget is a source of sound wisdom, proven insight, and practical principles. In this book you will learn how to:
Overcome fears and find success. Go farther than you can see. Use what you already have to go to the next level. Make your problem your promotion. Lift limits and multiply your opportunities…and 96 other valuable nuggets.Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them is a powerful book that will help you live a fulfilled life.
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Turning Hurts Into Halos
$18.99Add to cartThis is Robert Schuller like you’ve never heard before. Though it echoes the extraordinary insightfulness and encouragement you have come to count on from Dr. Schuller, never before has he written a book so personal, so moving. This book is about adversity. Tragedy. Despair. But it’s also about hope, joy, and eternal victory in Jesus.
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Hope For The Troubled Heart
$18.99Add to cartWhat hopeless situation troubles your heart? The death of a loved one? The memories of childhood abuse? The diagnosis of terminal illness? The strain of financial failure? A stormy marriage? A body wracked by pain? A lonely sense of emptiness? Into your hopeless situation comes beloved evangelist Billy Graham bearing God’s gift of hope, one of the strongest “medicines” known to humanity, an amazing resource that “can cure nearly everything.”
Filled with unforgettable stories of real-life people and irrefutable lessons of biblical wisdom, Hope for the Troubled Heart inspires and encourages you with God’s healing and strengthening truths. It shows you how to cope when your heart is breaking, how to pray through your pain, how to avoid the dark pit of resentment and bitterness, and how to be a comforter to others who hurt. You’ll be reminded that “before we can grasp any meaning from suffering we must rest in God’s unfailing love.” And you’ll find the “joy to be discovered in the midst of suffering.”
Here you’ll learn how hope helps troubled hearts find peace.
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Cry Like A Bell
$8.99Add to cartA collection of poems by Madeleine L’Engle, poems of human struggle and God’s grace. She speaks across the centuries through the voices of biblical figures like Rachel, Isaac, Mary and Andrew. Everyone of us will find at least one character with whom we can identify–their dilemmas and struggles, moments of joy, and heart longings. Their dramatic songs echo in our minds and touch us afresh with belief in God’s grace and love, no matter what our situations.
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In Gods Presence
$18.99Add to cartBegin your day In God’s Presence with one of today’s most trusted evangelical thinkers! Drawn from the vast treasure-trove of J.I. Packer’s writings, these readings emphasize the central theme of a sovereign God who is also our loving heavenly father. “Don’t treat these words as if they were inspired,” Packer says, “but . . . use them as a springboard to see how high your heavenly Father lifts you.” Forthright, thoughtful, and challenging!
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Heart Renewel : Finding Spiritual Refreshment (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cart1. Holy Discontent – 1 Samuel 1:1-20; 2:1-10
2. The Renewal Of Rest – Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23;10-12; Psalm 127:1-2
3. The Renewal Of Dreams – John 21:1-17
4. The Renewal Of Focus – 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
5. The Renewal Of Dependence – Isaiah 40:25-31
6. The Renewal Of Creativity – Exodus 35:4- 36:7
7. The Renewal Of Hope – Romans 5:1-5; 1 Peter 1:3-9
8. The Renewal Of Worship – Revelation 5Additional Info
If you feel timid spiritually and swamped by life’s commitments and busyness, this studyguide is for you. Using as a framework several areas of our lives that need renewing regularly–rest, goals and dreams, creativity, hope, worship–this guide invites those who are overworked and discontented to come to God and Scripture for renewed focus and refreshment for the soul. -
Balancing Your Emotions
$11.99Add to cartEMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning. But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us–and make us forever fourteen.
Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman’s energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.
Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of significant ups and downs. In Balancing Your Emotions, she breaks emotional problems into manageable pieces and gives strong biblical, hard-won advice to women who want consistency in the midst of their chaos. Establishing Christian values, setting reasonable goals, distinguishing between real and assumed guilt, and developing healthy daily patterns are just a few areas explored in this practical upbeat book
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Karla Faye Tucker Set Free
$14.99Add to cartThis gripping story about the first woman executed in Texas in over one hundred years draws on accounts from family, prisoners, government officials, and friends to show how God used a remarkable woman to reach countless lives with a message of redemption and joy. Linda Strom, Tucker’s spiritual advisor and close friend for eleven years, includes photographs as well as excerpts from Tucker’s letters and interviews.
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Exodus : God Our Deliver (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartHow often have you said, “God, get me out of this!” The Israelites had plenty of opportunities to cry out for God’s deliverance too. The book of Exodus follows the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through their wanderings in the wilderness. Discover how their story is also ours-a story of God’s deliverance of an imperfect people.
