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Korean War And Twin Sisters
$17.99Add to cartThe aftermath of the Korean War cost the lives of nearly two million people. Coming through the historic turmoil of the war, the author happened to know two sisters who had been separated through a catastrophic midnight air raid. The sisters were cast into two different worlds, one into the light and the other into the darkness. This is their story.
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Where The Earth Ends
$17.99Add to cartStone Age People Tell Their Story This book is a collection of six first-person true stories. They take you into the world of individuals emerging from the Stone Age who live on the island of New Guinea. A boy, the only son of a war-chief, refuses his heritage. He meets a strange being who bursts into his world, a missionary, and begins to follow Jesus. In midlife our hero becomes the church leader of thousands of people, a chief far greater than his father. A six-year old girl is the only child of her parents when they become missionaries to a distant tribe. Rebels capture them, forcing them to walk three days into the jungle where there is no food. God delivers them in an amazing fashion. The book is ideal for adults and for use in home and Christian school curricula. Heroes emerge from a foreign culture. Anthropology, history and geography unfold with the telling of these captivating stories. Each chapter concludes with a Bible lesson and devotional thought. Families with children may choose to read the book together at the story hour. Adults may enjoy reading one chapter each day. Ever wondered if your involvement in world missions is worth the effort? This book provides an answer to this question you will never forget!
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Grief To Grace
$16.49Add to cartHow does someone cope with the knowledge that she almost killed her son with her own truck? How does someone recover from guilt after her little girl’s life is cut short because of a silly mother-daughter game? How does someone overcome flashbacks of a head on collision? These were the questions I had to ask after three separate automobile accidents shattered my world. The emotional pain they inflicted on me was unrelenting, causing me to cry out, “Lord, when will bad things stop happening to me?” I didn’t think I could endure the wounds caused by these tragedies, but God helped me walk through the dark valley and back into the light. He can do the same for you. With His help, you can see the sunshine again. I invite you to read my story and see how God’s grace is more than sufficient for your grief.
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From The Fear Of Voodoo To The Fear Of God
$15.49Add to cartVOODOO… Many are those who believe that it is a Christian religion, since over 75% of its followers are also Catholics. But those with knowledge of that religion know that it’s the opposite. Frantz knows about it all, after practicing voodoo for over 20 years, he has learned the hard way about the ungodliness and deception therein. He was taught, like many others, that voodoo was a mean to get to God. What a hoax! The majority of the voodoo priests are aware that they are working for Lucifer, but are blinded by the false promises of the devil. Here is the testimony of one: “I am working for my hell, because I love my Lord Satan.” In this chef-d’oeuvre, Frantz submits some of his personal, fascinating experiences, and those of his family members and friends. The author writes on topics of this subject like no one before, Zombies, for example. He explains what zombie really is, not as the Hollywood movies depict it. He unmasks the spirit of voodoo and reveals who they really are and explains possession by spirits. This book is unique! Consequently, “From The Fear of Voodoo To The Fear of God,” is the new, hot, must-read book of the year!
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Rastafarians Uprising At Coral Gardens Jamaica
$16.49Add to cartThe Rastafarian’s uprising in Montego Bay, Jamaica on ‘Black Thursday’ April 11th 1963 is an indelible monument in the Rastafarian movement which is indigenous to Jamaica. Selbourne Reid, the author of this book, was a police officer and a member of the rifle group in the leading police party, escaped unhurt but some of his co-workers were seriously injured. He saw a man chopped to death within three to five (3Ft-5Ft) feet away as well as one of his co-worker seriously injured. He ran from the scene and while he was running he saw another of his co-worker being hacked to death. Selbourne could not help, as he had no ammunition for his rifle. This book is designed to satiate the reader who has a flare for humor. For example, The account of ‘A memorable lie’, or ‘The Obeah-man’ who stripped a young lady in a public place-in a bar-and anoint her nude body with some type of oil which he said would cause her to have an abortion.’ This man did other ludicrous acts and was subsequently arrested. There is also a question as to whether Inspector Fisher was saying ‘Where is Jimmy?’ even when he was being chopped by the Rastaman. Christian and ethical principles are highlighted in this book, as well as some lessons and techniques, which can be learned by some supervisors, public administrators and police or military leaders. Selbourne was employed in Law enforcement and Social work in Jamaica and the United States of America for over thirty-five years. He writes about certain incidents in his work experience. Selbourne Reid graduated with a BSc. Degree in Public Administration from of The University of The West Indies, Mona campus, Jamaica.
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2 Roads : One Mans Journey From Drug Lord To Salvation
$15.99Add to cartTwo Roads is the testimony of the author’s wild and tumultuous ride through the underbelly of the drug world. It’s a view into a realm that very few ever see or hear about. From a world of guns, drugs, and alcohol, his damaging choices and poor judgment culminates at a fork in the road. All of us face a crossroads at some point in our lives, and the choices we make will determine where we end up. Two Roads will help you to see that God is always near, awaiting your call, ready to bring you into grace, mercy, and salvation. Today Randy lives his life trying to balance the scales towards healthy decisions that will one day see him face to face with his Saviour, where he will hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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He Was There Even When I Was Unaware And So Was MS
$21.99Add to cartHow I was able to find peace and joy in the face of diversity and tribulations. Early in life, I have always had Someone looking after me even when I did not realize it. Later in life, after becoming a true believer, my faith was challenged. Even in the face of this chronic illness called MS, my faith never faltered. I did not revert to asking, “why me?” I know my purpose is to boldly show what Christ has done in my life regardless of any obstacles. Born on Chicago’s west side in 1958, I aspired to do better than what was expected. I did the traditional college. I got my Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees. I started my career in Chicago. Working for corporate giants like Merrill Lynch, IBM, and Siemens was what I thought I was supposed to do back then. In 1999 I was blessed with employment at a small, public, non-corporate technology organization. However, in 2001, I experienced a steady decline of my health. Not knowing what to do, I went to my primary physician for help, but the prescribed stress pills did not work. Finally, in 2006, I received a call at a time when most doctors were not working. I was diagnosed with MS.
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He Was There Even When I Was Unaware And So Was MS
$13.49Add to cartHow I was able to find peace and joy in the face of diversity and tribulations. Early in life, I have always had Someone looking after me even when I did not realize it. Later in life, after becoming a true believer, my faith was challenged. Even in the face of this chronic illness called MS, my faith never faltered. I did not revert to asking, “why me?” I know my purpose is to boldly show what Christ has done in my life regardless of any obstacles. Born on Chicago’s west side in 1958, I aspired to do better than what was expected. I did the traditional college. I got my Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees. I started my career in Chicago. Working for corporate giants like Merrill Lynch, IBM, and Siemens was what I thought I was supposed to do back then. In 1999 I was blessed with employment at a small, public, non-corporate technology organization. However, in 2001, I experienced a steady decline of my health. Not knowing what to do, I went to my primary physician for help, but the prescribed stress pills did not work. Finally, in 2006, I received a call at a time when most doctors were not working. I was diagnosed with MS.
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Windows Of Saint Joseph
$18.99Add to cartAutism is a house without doors but sometimes a window is opened. For me that window was religion. Too early in my life I was blessed to perceive religion as it really is, and though in the very depth of my self I knew that “child-abuse” didn’t apply in this case, the images that Islam and the Inquisition evoke in me were almost too horrible to bear. In a word, I was terrified of religion. How little we know what a religious experience really is – even our own. Certainly, after two years of meetings and daily masses, there was no sense of reality that my mind could provide for the content of Catholic doctrines, thereby invalidating them. I had never really noticed what the rules of Catholicism were and what typical Catholics experienced. However far I fall short of their understanding, I think my real trouble was I didn’t have a theory of mind; thus, I concluded that everybody, including the priest who had to celebrate mass, experienced what I did. The theory of the mind runs very deep. It underscores the big words: the kinds of words that make consciousness possible: self, community, freedom itself. I have indeed become conscious of my freedom. How far down would I need to dig to discover the Risen Christ?
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Washed By Fire
$16.49Add to cartWashed by Fire is the third part of a 4-part bibliotherapy series. It follows Prelude to Holy Ghost Fire, and In the Fire. It is a true story of this Christian woman’s struggle to overcome her past through the blood of the lamb of Jesus Christ, to stand forgiven by Him and to worship the LORD Jesus Christ alone. After being deluded into thinking that she had to serve the god of Molech through abortion as a newborn church member in her second marriage, she found herself in the grip of Satan. She had to fight with all her might to stop serving the god of Baal Peor (pornography and domestic violence). The God of the Bible, the LORD Jesus Christ, seemed so far away. She could proclaim Him to others, but struggled to walk with Him herself. Not knowing the God of the scriptures, for years she served religious people who claimed to be Christians. When the blinders fell off her eyes and she “woke up,” she found that Jesus Christ really did love her, that Jesus Christ really did accept her back to the fold. She embraced her healing journey. Stopping to serve the god of experience and feelings and those who manipulated her was a fight. Satan doesn’t let go of his prizes easily. The losses in this life of hers have been tremendous. But she has found Christ. It is a story of hope, faith and salvation. Since the writing of this book, her beloved cat, Queen Esther Ebbie Puff Tail has passed away from cancer. Obadiah remains with her. Patricia has begun the Interphase One diet by Doug Kaufman, which is a no grains, sugar or caffeine diet as part of her healing journey. She continues to let the Lord lead her.
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My Second Chance
$10.99Add to cartIt felt like a bad dream . . . but it wasn’t. God did not want me to live the life that I had been living. I was too stubborn to listen. I needed a wake-up call, and did I ever get one! God gave me what I needed to change my ways, though I never would have expected it. I fought my way through it all and got my life back. Not only did I get my life back, but I got a better one the second time around. I lost my health, my job, and I lost myself. Learn from my tragedy, and know that it can happen to you. God bless you as you are spiritually fed and begin to walk more closely with God. May you only become strengthened in your faith because of God’s precious love for you. Mathew – 22:37 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
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Looking Inside Out
$32.99Add to cartRaised a Mennonite, Elaine grows up an outsider, torn by contradictions and sadness. Searching for love and acceptance she never receives from her father leaves her unfulfilled and alone…. She endures religious threats, incest and mental illness within her home. As an adult, Elaine forsakes her family’s church and seeks a new place in the world. Her search becomes a tumultuous cycle of marriages and verbal, emotional and physical abuse. It isn’t until she accepts the love of her Heavenly Father that she discovers what love really is, and finds peace within herself. Come share in her journey…. Looking Inside Out is filled with incredible adversity, all overcome by sheer determination and strength. You will be encouraged to always have hope! Here, in the windows of her heart, you might catch a glimpse of yourself.
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Bride Wore Black
$13.49Add to cartWholly original and authentic, The Bride Wore Black is a true story of some serious sin…and a Savior! “The tone may be ‘Sex in the City’ to start, but it’s a tale of total triumph in the end. I understand that at times it may read more like a fictional novel than reality, but trust me, there is no illusion in it. To me, fiction is a waste of time when real life issues are so relevant and riveting. Excerpt from book “We must never forget that sin will always take us further than we intend to go; keep us longer than we were planning to stay; and cost us more than we were prepared to pay,” says Author, Glenda Motsavage. The writing is a trio of serious life events [terminal illness, spiritual witchcraft, and a prison sentence] that were all transformed into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. “A riveting piece of reading! Not only is it well done, but also screams out scores of issues that many people are dealing with today. I especially like the ‘walk’ through the various parts of Glenda’s life and how they all eventually lead to a saving knowledge of Christ; a must read for all.” Ronald B. Liples, Pastor/Christian Counselor
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Martin Luther King Jr For Armchair Theologians
$24.00Add to cartIn this introduction to the life and thought of Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rufus Burrow explores King’s life as well as his thinking and activism. Burrow addresses those who see King as only a social activist by showing how his studies, particularly his theological studies, influenced, shaped, and transformed the activist path he pursued during his public life. Themes later developed by liberation theology were anticipated by King a decade before. These ideas were honed and shaped by his social activism. This book, with dozens of illustrations by artist Ron Hill, is written for a broad audience. It explores King’s legacy, the continuing importance of his work, and his quest for the beloved community, and it will serve as an excellent introduction to King’s life and thinking.
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Freed To Tell
$16.49Add to cartTHERE IS LIFE AFTER ABUSE Only the power of Jesus Christ can transform a victim into a victor. Only the power of Jesus Christ can free a person from painful memories. Only the power of Jesus Christ can set a captive free. Child abuse is one of the most horrendous crimes against the innocent. Statistics reveal that by age fourteen at least 50% of all females have been abused sexually, physically or emotionally and most commonly by family members or someone known to them. Sarah Bratcher gives an account of her gripping and heart rending journey from a life of childhood abuse, involvement in the occult, depression, self abuse, MPD/DID, substance abuse and suicide attempts, into the healing hands of the Great Bondage Breaker, Jesus Christ.
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Mistaken Identity : Two Families One Survivor Unwavering Hope
$18.99Add to cartThe stunning true story of two families trading places from graveside to bedside.
Five lives were lost in a tragic accident involving a Taylor University van, and one young woman, severely injured and comatose, was rushed to the hospital. Families, faculty, students, and communities grieved their losses and joined in prayer and hope as the one young woman, Laura Van Ryn, fought for her life in a hospital bed. The national news spread the story, and people everywhere shared the grief and the hope.
Five weeks passed for the Cerak family. Believing they had buried their daughter, the Ceraks clung to their faith and worshipped God through their tears, learning to look forward with hope to an eternal reunion with their lovely daughter Whitney. They spent weeks in mourning and grief, slowly moving toward healing.
Five weeks passed for the Van Ryns. Keeping a constant bedside vigil over their precious daughter Laura, they sat and prayed and hoped. They rejoiced at each tiny advance toward recovery. They celebrated each sign of Laura’s healing.
And then the shock! “Okay, Laura, I would like you to write your name for me,” the occupationaltherapist said. W-H-I-T-N-E-Y.
An event that could be seen as pure tragedy becomes a celebration of life’s unfathomable gifts and mysteries.
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Diary Of A Dead Beat Dad
$26.99Add to cartBorn into a family of eight children and raised in a single-parent home, the author arrived during a time when it was quickly becoming common for many dads to either leave their homes or wander off and create multiple families. Diary of a Dead Beat Dad demonstrates what happened as a direct result of the breach in the author’s well-to-do family.
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Diary Of A Dead Beat Dad
$16.99Add to cartBorn into a family of eight children and raised in a single-parent home, the author arrived during a time when it was quickly becoming common for many dads to either leave their homes or wander off and create multiple families. Diary of a Dead Beat Dad demonstrates what happened as a direct result of the breach in the author’s well-to-do family.
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Walk Right Through It
$12.49Add to cartWalk Right Through It reveals the special bond between a mother and a daughter. I am proud to say my beautiful mother was my best friend and confidante. The result of our relationship and her challenge with MS has led to the book you are now holding. I am honored to tell our story – a transformation through the valley of death to the resurrection of a life now lived to the fullest. You will be encouraged in your faith, you’ll cry, you’ll laugh and find comfort and healing. Readers of all ages will be inspired as I recount this journey of my life, the day my true love walked into my life at the age of 45, and an ignited passion for a personal relationship with God. Life has a way of twisting and turning us in several directions. The way we navigate our journey determines the outcome.
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Chosen In Him
$15.49Add to cart“Chosen in Him.” This is the book that America has been waiting for! Another motivational masterpiece bordering on the lines of “Pursuit of Happiness.” This is one for the entire family. It is not only a motivational story but also a love story that warms hearts with an identifiable and inescapable tragedy that has touched the lives of many. The experiences in “Chosen in Him,” takes us on a reflective Siddharthian journey as we see how an American family bounces back from a tragedy of the unexpected death of a young wife and mother named Necie, who leaves behind her beloved husband James and their four children: James II, Jude, Candace, and Jonathan.
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Angel Tracks In The Himalayas
$17.49Add to cartFew know the price of the Gospel like Gary Shepherd. This is a life-changing story of what it really takes to follow God’s call. You may never look at your Bible the same way again… Gary’s simple faith, captured in eloquent detail, will make you feel as if you are right in the center of the action: facing the King Cobra, hearing the witch scream, feeling the searing bullets. If you have ever wondered, in an age of relativism and limp-wristed Christianity, where the real Kingdom is operating-then read these pages. With honesty and craftsmanship, Gary relates his journey in a way that will comfort those who have served and know… and inspire those whose time has yet to come.
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John Calvin : A Pilgrims Life
$35.99Add to cartTable Of Contents
Introduction
1. Orphan (1509-1533)
2. Pilgrim (1533-1536)
3. Stranger (1536-1538)
4. Refugee (1538-1541)
5. Preacher (1541-1546)
6. Victim (1546-1549)
7. Widow (1549-1551)
8. Patient (1551-1554)
9. Sailor (1555-1559)
10. Soldier (1559-1564)Additional Info
Professor and renowned Reformation historian Herman Selderhuis has written this book to bring Calvin near to the reader, showing him as a man who had an impressive impact on the development of the Western world, but who was first of all a believer who struggled with God and with the way God governed both the world and his own life. -
Fred Meijer : Stories Of His Life
$35.99Add to cartIn this book Bill Smith and Larry ten Harmsel offer an engaging glimpse into the life of Fred Meijer (b. 1919), a prominent retailer whose Grand Rapids-based company has grown from one local store in Greenville, Michigan, to a chain of nearly 200 stores in five Midwestern states. Smith and ten Harmsel have gathered reminiscences from nearly a hundred people who have known and interacted with Fred during the past eighty years – from U.S. Presidents and ambassadors to clerks at the grocery checkout – and the result is a unique biography of an innovative and energetic businessman whose economic, philanthropic, and philosophical influence has been felt across a broad segment of the Midwest.
Replete with photos and captivating anecdotes, Fred Meijer: Stories of His Life is an inspiring read not only for Meijer buffs but also for students of business and management in modern America.
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Mountain Beyond : Memoir Of A Young Boy Growing Up On Small Town America In
$16.49Add to cart“Hoppy is gone! What will we do?” My father replied. “Well, we just have to search for him.” “Well, I’m sure he’ll turn up in due time.” There it was, the final anticipation that he would come home! However, I didn’t buy it! Off to my room I went – dejected and devoid of all hope. The tears came quickly in the quiet of my room. Emotion, especially tears, was an expression of feelings that were not allowed in our household. As a matter of fact, this era did not support the outward showing of emotion period! It was the philosophy that, “Grown men don’t cry!” Why not? Men were supposed to be strong, masculine and reserved. Showing other emotions diminished that role. Tears were not to be shown. Hugs and saying “I love you” were rarely seen nor were they acceptable.
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Last Dance : A Story Of Great Faith And Courage
$12.49Add to cartIn Last Dance, Sandra K Ortiz tells the story of her daughter, Sarah. Sarah was diagnosed with leukemia during her second pregnancy. She went on to deliver not only that baby, but another baby as well. No other woman in the world has delivered two children while undergoing chemotherapy and battling cancer. Both babies are now healthy and thriving toddlers. Sarah’s story is a testimony to her faith in God, her strength and courage, and to her commitment and love for her children.
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Can A Sister Talk To You
$15.49Add to cartPastor Bebee Watson is a prophetess and a spiritual leader with a practical approach. Her unique style is one that allows audiences to experience real life relationships with God, without feeling the burden of “perceived expectation.” Pastor Bebee rejoices in sharing the Word of God with the masses. She is being cited as “fresh and new,” in the area of ministering God’s Word. Pastor Bebee is a right now minister for a right now people. Pastor Bebee has enjoyed a personal journey with the Lord for over twenty years and is currently serving as an Assistant Pastor in the Triad area. Life has allowed Pastor Bebee to walk out many challenging situations in the area of family, friends, health and employment. Through it all, she is willing to share her testimony freely with the goal of kingdom deliverance. She is most comfortable amongst the “real” folk, and “real” folk are most comfortable with her. Pastor Bebee holds a B.S. degree in Education, as well as, a degree in ministerial studies from Rhema University. Pastor Bebee is licensed and ordained by the Redemption Ministerial Fellowship under the leadership of Apostle Ron Carpenter, Jr. and Dr. Paul Gaehring. Additionally, she is licensed under Senior Pastor Jody W. Bullard. She has performed and worked with many of this century’s greatest gospel giants, i.e. Donny McClurkin, Bobby Jones, Lee Williams, Rance Allen, Candi Staton, Comedian John Gray and Jeff Majors just to name a few. She has appeared on TBN, and was nominated as Artist of the Year by the Gospel Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America.
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Journey West : A Sharecroppers Son Finds His Divine Destiny And Discovers T
$25.99Add to cartJOURNEY WEST is a true-life story of a boy who traveled west in a covered wagon and found his divine destiny. On his journey from infancy into senior years, he has given of himself, his time, and his resources to help others. His main purpose in life has been to leave the world he passes through a better place for those who follow after. Nolan became a born-again Christian at the age of fifteen. By nineteen, he knew God had called him to preach the Gospel. As you will see, preachers really do lead exciting lives. JOURNEY WEST is filled with many experiences which author Nolan Sluder uses to teach the principles of Christian living. Still very active, he has not allowed his age to deter him.
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Journey West : A Sharecroppers Son Finds His Divine Destiny And Discovers T
$16.49Add to cartJOURNEY WEST is a true-life story of a boy who traveled west in a covered wagon and found his divine destiny. On his journey from infancy into senior years, he has given of himself, his time, and his resources to help others. His main purpose in life has been to leave the world he passes through a better place for those who follow after. Nolan became a born-again Christian at the age of fifteen. By nineteen, he knew God had called him to preach the Gospel. As you will see, preachers really do lead exciting lives. JOURNEY WEST is filled with many experiences which author Nolan Sluder uses to teach the principles of Christian living. Still very active, he has not allowed his age to deter him.
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He Came With A Message
$16.49Add to cartSeven years old with a good family and a bright future ahead, Chad Thomas suffers a devastating injury, sending shock waves through his circle of family and friends. Less than two years later, these good people face tragedy, which offers a level of pain they would not have thought possible. Enduring myriad hospitalizations and forty surgeries in thirteen years, Chad and his family were sustained by love given so freely, by one doctor who refused to give up hope, by a late night visitor who promised them everything would be all right, and God the Father Who never left them, not even for a moment.
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Life Of A W Tozer (Reprinted)
$17.00Add to cartTo understand the continued and far-reaching ministry of A. W. Tozer, it is important to know who he was, including his relationship with God. In The Life of A. W. Tozer, James Snyder lets us in on the life and times of a deep thinker who was not afraid to “tell it like it is” and never compromised his beliefs. Tozer’s spiritual legacy continues today as his writings challenge readers to a deeper relationship and worship of God in reverence and adoration. Here is Tozer’s life story, from boyhood and his conversion at the age of seventeen, to his years of pastoring and writing more than forty books, at least two regarded as Christian classics that continue to appear on bestseller lists. Examining Tozer’s life allows the reader to learn from a prophet with much to say against the compromises he observed in contemporary Christian living and the hope he found in his incredible God.
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Married To A Martyr
$24.99Add to cartThe story of the murder of a missionary in Turkey – killed because of his faith. Rumours of a terrible, triple murder were circulating around the world. Something horrific had happened but reports were sketchy at best, frequently embellished and exaggerated. As hearsay was replaced with hard evidence it was revealed that Susanne Geske had become a martyr’s widow, a long way from home, in Malatya, eastern Turkey. With so many aggrandised stories being told as fact, this book seeks the truth from the one person who could provide it with complete authority – Susanne Geske – a truly remarkable woman. Married to a Martyr is a story of tragedy and hope.
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From Prosecutor To Prisoner To Preacher
$12.49Add to cartThis is the story of Billy Gray. A gifted privileged person whose priorities became estranged from the spirit filled world and entangled in the affairs of man. But God, the ever patient King, continued to abide within, until a heart was broken and restored to fellowship. At this point God became a light unto his feet. First evangelizing in prison and then being led to a world wide ministry that includes 5 continents. There is victory in Jesus. Billy Gray has experienced most every venue of life. Raised in a Christian home, but given privileges exceeding the families’ resources. From dinning with the elite of Washington in private rooms in the Capital to a prison cell, known by a number rather than a name. In prison he staggered not at the promises of God, and for the past 28 years has evangelized in the slums of Calcutta to pristine edifices of North America.
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No Compromise : The Life Story Of Keith Green (Expanded)
$22.99Add to cartLegendary singer, songwriter, and “spiritual revolutionary” Keith Green was only 28 when he died in a plane crash with two of his small children—but his fiery musical legacy changed the world. This revised and updated edition of his wife’s classic memoir features previously unreleased photos, as well as new excerpts from Keith’s journals.
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Complete Fenelon
$26.99Add to cartThe most engaging collection of the French mystics’ writings now available
Twenty-first century Christians are now discovering the wisdom of this controversial theologian and spiritual thinker. Fenelon showed how it was possible to have devotion and faith in the original Age of Reason. In many respects, rationality still rules today in religion and culture, and as a result, Fenelon speaks to modern Christians wanting deeper faith and a meaningful inner life.
His writings have never been as accessible as they are now in these lively new translations. The Complete Fenelon includes more than one hundred of Fenelon’s letters of spiritual counsel, as well as meditations on eighty-five other topics. Also translated here into English for the first time are Fenelon’s personal reflections on twenty-one seasons and holidays of the Christian year. An introduction from bestselling translator Robert J. Edmonson and in-depth recommended reading and bibliography make this the first place to start in any study of Francois Fenelon.
Franois Fenelon was a seventeenth-century French archbishop who rose to a position of influence in the court of Louis XIV. Amid the splendor and decadence of Versailles, Fenelon became a wise mentor to many members of the king’s court. Later exiled for political reasons, he set out to improve the lot of peasants of his diocese. His letters of counsel and spiritual meditations have found a wide audience for more than three centuries.
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Francis Schaeffer And The Shaping Of Evangelical America
$30.99Add to cartFrancis Schaeffer (1912-1984) was probably the single greatest intellectual influence on young evangelicals of the 1960s and “70s. He was cultural critic, popular intellectual mentor, political activist, evangelist, Christian apologist, and the author of over twenty books and two important films. Along with his wife, Edith, he founded L’Abri, a loving community of intellectual and spiritual exploration where visitors ranged from European existentialists to American evangelicals and even some radicals. In America he lectured widely on college campuses, where he encouraged world-wary evangelicals to engage the culture around them. Along the way he attracted a great many admirers, a few critics, many admirers who became critics, and a few critics who learned to admire him. It is, in short, impossible to understand the intellectual world of evangelicalism today without understanding Francis Schaeffer. Barry Hankins has written a critical but appreciative biography that explains how Schaeffer was shaped by the contexts of his life – from young fundamentalist pastor in America, to greatly admired mentor, to lecturer and activist. Drawing extensively from primary sources, including personal interviews, Hankins paints a picture of a complex, sometimes flawed, but ultimately prophetic figure in American evangelicalism and beyond.
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Summerall : On And Off The Air
$17.99Add to cartFor more than three decades, countless millions of sports fans have welcomed him into their living rooms. Now, broadcasting legend Pat Summerall is granting you more intimate access into his extraordinary life. This is the voice of Pat Summerall as you’ve never heard it before. Personal. Revealing. And willing to share with you equally his career victories and private defeats. Here, Summerall calls the plays of his own life story. It is a story of sports, celebrity, and alcoholism. But, ultimately, the story that Pat Summerall shares from his life is one of spiritual healing and redemptive faith.
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I Choose To Be Happy
$16.95Add to cartMissy was one of 8 students in a prayer group who were shot by Michael Carneal on Dec. 1, 1997, in the lobby of Heath High School in Paducah, KY. Three girls were killed. Missy, a 15yearold sophomore at the time was paralyzed from the chest down. But Missy didn’t see her disability as an end. Just hours after the tragedy, she forgave Carneal and took back her life. In the next decade, with no malice and a focus on her physical and mental rehabilitation, Missy would graduate from Heath, earn a bachelor’s degree in social work from Murray State University, become a counselor for troubled youth, get married and give birth to a healthy son. Missy, now 26, has received numerous honors over the years for her determination and courage.
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Yes
$25.99Add to cartThe dramatic life story of an Israeli woman who falls and rises again because of one word-YES! Dominiquae had been a trainer in the Israeli Army, as a young mother of two and health-store-owner she found herself battling for the life of her mentally sick husband. Life was hard she needed answers, she asked a ouija board, the spirits answered and she found herself in a hurricane of spiritual powers stronger than herself…They were trying to rule her. At the waters of the Sea of Galilee she met Him. “Run for your life,” He said. She ran and found herself immersed in His love! She said, “YES” but would it work? She was Jewish and He a Christian…Or was He?
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Uncommon Providence : A Daring Escape From The Soviet Gulag
$17.99Add to cartRich in the social upheaval of the communist revolution in Eastern Europe, Uncommon Providence is a first hand, journaled account of a young minister and his wife who dare to continue serving their community. Removed from their home in Southern Ukraine, the young minister is exiled to work in forced labor. His wife follows to live nearer him. After a year in hard labor, a harrowing escape from Stalin’s grip initiates an odyssey of survival under extreme circumstances. Taken from the handwritten and just recently translated journal of Jacob Duck, Uncommon Providence chronicles the incredible journey of a young couple’s escape in 1931 from Soviet Russia. With little more than an unwavering faith in God’s providence, Jacob, his wife Anna, and daughter make a dangerous border crossing into China. Walking hundreds of miles through the harshest and remotest of terrain, their trek across desert and mountain ranges, including the formidable Himalaya Mountains, finally ushers freedom for them in India. Uncommon Providence is a story of unquestioning love and devotion to faith and family. Despite all the odds…despite all the obstacles before them, social, political, and geographical, wondrously Jacob and Anna find a purposeful life of ministry in India. Uncommon Providence is a vivid narration from Jacob’s handwritten journals, letters, and audiotapes of an epic journey. The bold escape is a powerful, true account matched with unusual courage and providential care.
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Lets Go To The Mountain
$29.49Add to cart“Let’s Go To The Mountain” is a daily devotional for those who are looking up to the Lord for help in his or her every day life. Have you ever felt God call you to do something that you felt was impossible? Have you faced disappointments, death of loved ones, or disabling illness? Do you like anecdotes about animals and nature? If the answer is “yes” then this book is for you.
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Virble : Sometimes She Gits In Trouble Cuz She Fits Too Soon
$15.49Add to cartThe innocence of youth left Virble filled with rich and wonderful memories of ordinary living done day to day during extraordinary times. Join this six-year-old, can-do, towhead as she shares her growing up years in the Mabry family during the 40’s and 50’s. Let her bring a smile to your face, or tears to your eyes while she warms your heart. While maintaining an Oklahoma flavor, she’ll tell with embarrassing candidness of her march to young adulthood in Stockton, California. Learn to drawl like an Okie and accurately use phrases like “Sometimes she gits in trouble cuz she fits too soon.” Discover the secret to making mud pies when water is short and uncover the significance of finding a button in your piece of birthday cake. Leave the 21st century behind and return with Virble to the small towns of Cedar Creek and Pioneer and Collegeville.
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Finding Calcutta : What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work And S
$22.99Add to cartMary Poplin’s chronicle of her volunteer work with the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta provides an inside glimpse into Mother Teresa’s life of service to the poor. Transformed by the experience, Poplin discovered how all of us can find our own places of meaningful work and service.
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Jonathan Edwards For Armchair Theologians
$24.00Add to cartThis witty and illuminating volume introduces the life and writings of the great American theologian and preacher Johathan Edwards (1703-1758). The most studied figure in American religious history and an iconic figure of the American colonial period, Edwards is well known and highly regarded as a stalwart defender of Calvinist theology and his Puritan heritage. As James P. Byrd deftly reveals, however, Edwards was also a brilliant thinker and passionate pastor who wrestled continuously with the most important issue of his time, the relationship between faith and reason. Exploring his life, most important writings, and enduring legacies, Jonathan Edwards for Armchair Theologians provides an engaging overview of a man far more complex and multifaceted than most understand.
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1 Yard Short
$18.99Add to cartCoach Les Steckel understands that life is difficult. It’s marked by disappointments and defeats. But what’s important is what you do with those defeats. One Yard Short is the amazing story of Les Steckel. A coach for 32 years, with 23 of those seasons coaching in the NFL, Steckel has been through his shares of ups and downs, having experienced the pain and disappointment of job loss time and time again in a way that only professional sports coaches know.
A lesser man would have given up and become bitter, but in the midst of each disappointment, each “failure,” God was there, picking him up, dusting him off, telling Coach Steckel that He believed in him and that there was a special plan for his life. In One Yard Short, Coach Steckel teaches readers through his own life lessons and football experiences how to hear God’s voice in the midst of disappointments and failures.
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Born Again : With New Introduction And Epilogue (Reprinted)
$19.99Add to cartIn 1974 Charles W. Colson pleaded guilty to Watergate-related offenses and, after a tumultuous investigation, served seven months in prison. In his search for meaning and purpose in the face of the Watergate scandal, Colson penned Born Again. This unforgettable memoir shows a man who, seeking fulfillment in success and power, found it, paradoxically, in national disgrace and prison. In more than three decades since its initial publication, Born Again has brought hope and encouragement to millions. This remarkable story of new life continues to influence lives around the world. This expanded edition includes a brand-new introduction and a new epilogue by Colson, recounting the writing of his bestselling book and detailing some of the ways his background and ministry have brought hope and encouragement to so many.
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John A Broadus
$19.99Add to cartJohn A. Broadus (1827-1895) was a founding faculty member and the second president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He preached to Robert E. Lee’s army during the Civil War and later wrote the enduring classic, A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. A. T. Robertson called him “one of the finest fruits of modern Christianity.” Charles Spurgeon deemed him the “greatest of living preachers.” A. H. Newman described Broadus as “perhaps the greatest man the Baptists have produced.”Indeed, the legacy of Broadus lives on today, reflecting a model author, teacher, preacher, scholar, seminary leader, and denominational statesman. This timely new biography, a collection of ten independently contributed chapters that address his work from various angles, presents Broadus as a shining example of balance, careful thinking, and biblical faithfulness in a season when Southern Baptists are seeking to re-establish a new consensus and move forward in the twenty-first century.
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Gods Strange Work
$28.99Add to cartCalvinist Baptist preacher William Miller (1782-1849) was the first prominent American popularizer of using biblical prophecy to determine a specific and imminent time for Christ’s return to earth. On October 22, 1844, he and his followers gathered to await a Second Coming that never came. Nonetheless, David Rowe argues, Miller was in many ways a mainstream, even typical figure of his time.
Reflecting Rowe’s meticulous research throughout, God’s Strange Work does more than tell one man’s remarkable story. It encapsulates the broader history of American Christianity in the time period and sets the stage for many significant later developments – the founding of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the tenets of various well-known new religious movements, and even the enduring American fascination with end-times prophecy. Rowe rescues Miller from the fringes and places him where he rightly belongs – in the center of American religious history.
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Living Water : Powerful Teachings From The International Bestselling Author
$16.99Add to cartThe companion to the bestselling The Heavenly Man, Living Water shares the vision of one of China’s most dedicated, courageous and intensely persecuted house church leaders. Brother Yun’s dramatic life story and teachings offer a message that inspires and challenges Christians to live out a passionate commitment to serve Jesus Christ.
