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Romantic Rationalist : God Life And The Imagination In The Work Of C S Lewi
$22.50Add to cartC. S. Lewis stands as one of the most well-known and widely read Christians of the twentieth century. His many works, including Mere Christianity and the Chronicles of Narnia, have inspired generations of Christians and non-Christians alike. This new book, edited by best-selling author John Piper and David Mathis, explores the man, his work, and his legacy, with chapters from Randy Alcorn, Philip Ryken, Kevin Vanhoozer, and Douglas Wilson. Overflowing with lessons from Lewis on the nature of Scripture, the gift of salvation, and the final restoration of all things, this volume will deepen the readers’ appreciation for this incredibly influential Christian writer.
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Finding The Peace God Promises
$15.99Add to cartIf God has promised to give us the ‘peace that passes understanding,’ why do we sometimes feel so anxious? What are we so afraid of? Are there ways of living that lead to peace? Conversely, are there ways of thinking and acting that lead to anxiety and a conflicted life? How does Jesus embody peace and where did his peace come from? Finding the Peace God Promises sets our longings for peace beside God’s promise to provide it. Exploring the stories that shape us, the memories that define us, and the relationships that connect us, bestselling author Ann Spangler looks for ways to help us become more peaceful. What can we learn from Scripture, from Jewish tradition, from the Amish and others about rest, simplicity, healing, and peace? The stories she shares and the answers she discovers may surprise you, enabling you to experience the transformative peace God wants you to have.
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Burdened To Tell
$11.99Add to cartSharon Allen, a long-time public school administrator, was diagnosed with an extremely rare and lethal form of cancer. Having determined that God’s will was in opposition to treatment, she began writing this manuscript, at what she believed to be the bidding of the Holy Spirit. As she detailed her decision to refuse cancer treatment, what began to unfold was an account of a miraculous thread through her life. As a result, her theological foundations have evolved. She was “burdened to tell” many painful and embarrassing events revealed in these pages. She believes her obedience to place these events in print to glorify His name is one reason God has allowed her to live. It was not immediate, but it did evolve, whereby Sharon could thank the Lord for her cancer. Without that diagnosis, the reflections that took place while writing this manuscript detailing her sometimes troubled and often rebellious life would not have provided the blessings that have followed as a result. She was “Burdened to Tell” her whole story.
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Life On The Family Farm
$16.99Add to cart“You are the most God-gifted writer I’ve ever had,” Tom’s college professor told him. However, Tom quit college; his love of farming drew him back to the farm. Thirty years later, Tom picked up the pen again, drawing readers into farming adventures with him. In these exciting and uplifting true stories, he shares his love of farming, family, and God. His unique writing style brings the reader right alongside him and his family as they work on their northern Wisconsin dairy farm. Tom’s stories have spread like wildfire from his hometown newspaper to papers across America. Readers tell him, “Please don’t quit writing.” Others ask him, “When are you going to make it a book?” Due to popular demand here it is. From quotes like “Dad, I really enjoyed fixing that with you” to “She’s a dead cow don’t call me anymore,” these engaging stories will keep you turning the pages to read one story, then another. As you do, you will be blessed as so many others have been. Come, read, and enjoy our farm life with us.
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Your INSTINCT In Action
$19.99Add to cartUnleash your God-given intuition and unlock the keys to your success with this personal application guide to the national bestseller, INSTINCT. This personal growth tool offers reflections, ponderables, revealing self-assessments, journaling exercises, leadership challenges and other interactive applications that expand on INSTINCT, drawn from its core themes and principles.
Bishop T.D. Jakes-called “perhaps the most influential black leader in America today” by The Atlantic-unveils “instinct” as the key to optimizing your success. His absorbing, interactive guide will put you in touch with the instincts that God gave you, so you’ll know when to close a deal, when to take a risk, and when to listen to your heart. The guide’s interactive questions, creative exercises, and strategic insights are specifically tailored to help you rediscover your natural aptitudes and reclaim the wisdom of your past experiences so you can experience the satisfaction of a life well-lived.
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INSTINCT Workbook UMI (Workbook)
$19.99Add to cartUnleash your God-given intuition and unlock the keys to your success with this personal application guide to the national bestseller, INSTINCT. This personal growth tool offers reflections, ponderables, revealing self-assessments, journaling exercises, leadership challenges and other interactive applications that expand on INSTINCT, drawn from its core themes and principles.
Bishop T.D. Jakes-called “perhaps the most influential black leader in America today” by The Atlantic-unveils “instinct” as the key to optimizing your success. His absorbing, interactive guide will put you in touch with the instincts that God gave you, so you’ll know when to close a deal, when to take a risk, and when to listen to your heart. The guide’s interactive questions, creative exercises, and strategic insights are specifically tailored to help you rediscover your natural aptitudes and reclaim the wisdom of your past experiences so you can experience the satisfaction of a life well-lived.
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You Can You Will (Large Type)
$36.00Add to cartIn YOU CAN, YOU WILL, Joel Osteen focuses on the eight irrefutable traits and attributes of highly successful people. These personal qualities are tested through the ages and all types of circumstances. These practical principles guide the lives of champions:
Create bold visions – Dare to dream big dreams.
Run your own race – Focus on your unique course and goals.
Think positively – Control your thoughts and attitudes.
Expect Good things to happen-Anticipate great opportunities.
Stay Passionate – Light the fire within and approach life with enthusiasm.
Commit to excellence – Do your best and maintain high standards.
Keep growing – Deal with your weaknesses and continually improve.
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Broken And Blessed
$18.99Add to cartA little nod to those of us who are still feeling slightly half-baked: those with struggling families, cracked relationships, and a world that’s showing a little wear around the seams. When God wants to create the remarkable, He chooses to work with the less-than-perfect. Genesis is a book of beginnings. It is deeply concerned with the origins of things-of the universe, of humankind, of relationships, of sin, of civilization, of families, and of one special family created and chosen by God to be the instrument through which He would bless the world. That family is our family, yours and mine. Like all good family stories, it starts with not just a something or somewhere, but a someone. Part memoir, part biblical inspiration story,
Broken and Blessed is about how change begins when one person decides to believe God’s promises and how that makes a change in a family, like ripples on water.
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World According To Narnia
$14.95Add to cartTHE WORLD ACCORDING TO NARNIA is a journey further up and further into the imaginative world of C.S. Lewis. Along the way, Jonathan Rogers makes the case that this world-the one where we actually live-is a place no less wondrous than Narnia itself.
Imagination is a serious business. It gives substance to our yearnings for something beyond ourselves. Imagination is what convinces us that there is more to the world than meets the eye. And isn’t that the first principle of faith?
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Spacious Heart : Room For Spiritual Awakening
$16.99Add to cartWhy do people, including Christians, feel empty, estranged and cynical?
Many of us have tired of the pat answers that the church and religion have provided about our questions about faith and meaning in life. We know there’s more-and we stand on the cusp of spiritual awakening, longing to reshape our connection with God.
In the tradition of Ronald Rolheiser’s The Holy Longing, Don Clymer and Sharon Clymer Landis (brother and sister, both spiritual directors and retreat leaders) take modern spirituality and turn it on its head to flesh out a Christian spiritualty of emptying oneself. How can I know God more fully? What does it mean to be a true servant walking closely with God: brutally honest with oneself, and true to Christ? Through riveting stories and text grounded in scripture, the book speaks to the deep cynicism of soul and despair that grip so many in this age.
Anyone wanting to become more loving, in touch with feelings, friends and family will find hope and direction in this easy-to-read book on the spiritual journey. We are all hungry for a full-flavored life, yet we ignore our deepest soul and quiet our cravings with more of everything. How does one embrace a spiritually simple life-gracious, accepting and fulfilling?
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Never Ever Give Up
$19.99Add to cartIt started with a simple question: How can we help them? It became an international movement called NEGU: Never Ever Give Up. When Jessica Joy Rees was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age 11, she chose to focus not on herself but on bringing joy and hope to other children suffering from cancer. During the ten months she battled cancer, she and her family worked in the ‘Joy Factory’ (originally their garage) making JoyJars—packages filled with toys, games, and love for other kids with cancer. Jessie first handed them out personally at the hospital where she was being treated, but the effort blossomed quickly and there were soon thousands of JoyJars being distributed across the United States and to over fifteen countries. Today, more than 100,000 kids have received JoyJars, and they continue shipping each week to kids in over 200 children’s hospitals and 175 Ronald McDonald Houses. Jessie lost her battle with cancer in January 2012, but her message lives on in the Jessie Rees Foundation, which has become a beacon of hope for families fighting pediatric cancer. Join the movement at www.negu.org.
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Pause For Pastors
$19.99Add to cartI remember my final Sunday as a lead pastor. Though I often forget things, I can’t forget that. Faces and voices, a sanctuary and a pulpit, many years and many moments.
Memories were breathing-all replaying at once. Life and death. Marriages and funerals. Prayers and songs and laughter and disagreements and meals and conversations and pain. And more prayer.
As I think back to those experiences, I’m asking myself, “What did I learn?” Not, “Did I succeed?” or “Did I fail?” Pause for Pastors is filled stories of lessons learned. Stories that just might help a pastor and his family smile when they hear this word, church. Stories that just might help a pastor and his family pursue help when they’re carrying too heavy of this weight, church. Stories of honesty-told by myself and many others-that just might offer a little bit of peace in the storms of pastoral life.
As we’ve emphasized in each book of this series, pause in your rush through life and notice yourself. Visit your own stories. The stories of hurt, of grief, of anger, of regret. The chapters of life and death and nothingness. The words of healing on those rare perfect days.
For now, for this now, choose to stop. Read the nouns and verbs. Slowly. During the storm, read and receive and rest. -
For Such A Time (DVD)
$7.99Add to cartQueen Esther comes alive in For Such a Time, the riveting true story of the young Jewish woman God raised up to become the great Queen of Persia. After Queen Vashti is exiled for refusing to obey the king’s commands, the king immediately searches for a new queen and falls in love with Esther, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai. However, when Mordecai refuses to bow down to the king’s head noble, Esther must risk her own life to save her entire people from being destroyed.
Featuring scenes and dialogue directly from the Bible, this powerful depiction of how an Old Testament heroine melted the heart of an angry king is a thought-provoking film that will open your eyes to the truth of the Messiah.
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Dying To Be Heard (DVD)
$19.95Add to cartRachel Angelo is a high-powered executive focused on climbing the corporate ladder, but when she discovers that she’s pregnant, she’s tossed into an emotional tailspin and forced to face a life-changing decision. Will she choose her blossoming career or give it all up for a child? Meanwhile, Jordan, the son of a Holocaust survivor, lies on his deathbed, hoping the story of his father’s escape from the Nazis will not be forgotten.
Based on many true stories, Dying to Be Heard is a moving dedication to the 6 million slain in Europe during the Holocaust and the 54 million unborn children slain in America from abortions. Starring writer, director, and actress Alyse Nicole, this is a riveting and heart-wrenching film that underscores the reality of God’s compassion for every human life.
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Break Out : 5 Keys To Go Beyond Your Barriers And Live An Extraordinary Lif
$17.99Add to cartWe were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. When life weighs upon us, pushing us down, limiting our thinking, labeling us in negative ways, we have what it takes to overcome and rise above into the fullness of our destinies. In his dynamic, inspiring and faith-building new book, BREAK OUT: Five Ways To Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life, best-selling author Joel Osteen provides practical steps and encouragement for creating a life without limitations. This book will help readers break out and break free so they can believe bigger, increase their productivity, improve their relationships and accomplish their dreams. Osteen’s uplifting message focuses on moving beyond barriers by:Daring to believe that the best will happen for usAdopting an irrepressible “break out” attitudeMaking room for increasePraying bold prayersFollowing God’s plan beyond our circumstances Filled with faith and inspiration, BREAK OUT challenges readers to have a new perspective, to let nothing hold them back, and to reject any labels that might limit them. Osteen inspires and encourages with the message that our first break outs must occur within our own minds: “When you break though in your mind, believing you can rise higher and overcome obstacles, then God will unleash the power within that will enable you to go beyond the ordinary into the extraordinary life you were designed to live.”
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For He Is God
$12.99Add to cartCould you use a dose of encouragement that helps you to: Trust God Be assured of God’s love Recognize that God is your Helper Understand that Jesus saved you Realize the power of prayer, praise, worship, and thanksgiving Recognize that God is sovereign If so, this book of poetry is for you. For He Is God beautifully depicts God’s many marvelous attributes and His deep, steadfast love for you. You will get a fresh glimpse of all He has done and wants to do as you draw closer to Him. The poet shares her own struggles and victories, along with the many wonders God has taught her as she has walked with Him. So settle down in your favorite chair and relax as you experience God and His Word in a new way.”
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Finding Faith In The Dark
$18.99Add to cartCan we trust a God who gives us different answers than we pray for? Who only fully reveals himself when we look back? Who lets us walk in darkness for months (and sometimes years) at a time? Laurie Short says yes, and through her story and the stories of others, she reveals a God who is able to transform the dark chapters of our lives into opportunities of grace. Maybe you’ve been there:
The husband or wife you stayed faithful to had an affair
The death of a spouse or child has torn your heart
A diagnosis has taken away your health, your plans and your futureWhen these things happen, we are left wondering ‘Where is that God who promises to answer our prayers if we trust in Him? Why isn’t my life turning out the way I hoped, let alone how I had planned?’ If you are, or have ever been, in that place, this book is for you. And more than helping you find your way out, this book will help you find your way through that place.
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Daughters By Design
$13.99Add to cartPaula’s mind raced: Adoption is not happening! I’m too old. I’m comfortable-an empty nester! I’m busy teaching. A nine-year-old? Why me? Desiring to do God’s will, Paula searched in John Piper’s “A Hunger for God” and wept when she read Isaiah 58:6-8 on giving shelter and food to the needy. Five weeks later, God led her to mother not just one, but two Cambodian orphans.
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Hometown Heroes USA
$12.99Add to cartAt times during my lifetime I became aware of the fact that there are real American heroes who have lived and loved in small towns all over this great land. This is a book containing fictionalized accounts of real Americans who experienced real events heroically. It is my hope that these true stories will illustrate our American spirit. The characters illustrated here make me proud to be an American.
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Hi Mom Did You Miss Me 3
$13.99Add to cartThis is the final book in Joseph Roush’s autobiographical trilogy “Hi Mom, Did You Miss Me?” Now in his retirement years, Roush’s story continues with heartfelt anecdotes, God-ordained encounters, struggles that refine his walk with God, and triumphant accounts that further endear him to the reader. Yet with all he encounters, Roush never loses sight of his search for his mother. Roush shares smiles and stories about the unique students he encounters while substitute teaching, the heartache of losing his dear wife, Odean, and the joy of meeting and marrying his “Sunshine,” Faye. Then, just before the dream of finding his mom becomes a reality, Roush discovers another blessing-siblings he never knew he had! Roush’s story is one that readers of all ages will identify with. This delightful and charming book will captivate the attention of family, friends, and strangers alike.
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Faithful Warrior : Praying With Hope For Women Battling Cancer
$35.99Add to cartCancer.
You hear the word and your heart stops.
Unfair. Frightening. Life. Death.Fragmented thoughts ricochet around in your mind as you try to grasp this unthinkable diagnosis. How will she be able to fight it? How will I be able to help her? The diagnosis of cancer is devastating, leaving family and friends feeling helpless, wishing there was something they could do to alleviate their loved one’s suffering. Thankfully, there is.
Faithful Warrior offers an answer to those questions, equipping you with Scripture-based prayers for the person battling cancer. These simple yet heartfelt prayers are infused with the power of God’s Word, inviting the faithful warrior to step out in belief and hope. Written to be perfectly blended with the reader’s prayers and voice, the prayers focus on personal surrender and acceptance, continued hope and healing, and God’s constant and abiding presence, equipping the reader with a means of tangible support while offering a deeper sense of involvement.
The battle against cancer is intense, woven throughout with fear, anger, and doubt. Yet the compassionate voice of Faithful Warrior will comfort your heart and soul, arming you with strength and support during this fierce fight. Many people say, “I’ll pray for you; it’s the least I can do.” No, Faithful Warrior, it is the most you can do.
The sword is now in your hand. The question is…what will you do with it?
The diagnosis of cancer is devastating, leaving family and friends feeling helpless, wishing there was something they could do to alleviate their loved one’s suffering. The intercessory prayers recorded in Faithful Warrior are written to be perfectly blended with the reader’s prayers and voice. These Scripture-based prayers focus on personal surrender and acceptance, continued hope and healing, and God’s constant and abiding presence, equipping the reader with a means of tangible support while offering a deeper sense of involvement. The assurances contained within these pages offer comfort for the cancer patient as well as for those praying.Unlike other books regarding cancer, Faithful Warrior is filled exclusively with prayer support relative to diagnosis, treatment, and remission.
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Faithful Warrior : Praying With Hope For Women Battling Cancer
$12.99Add to cartCancer.
You hear the word and your heart stops.
Unfair. Frightening. Life. Death.Fragmented thoughts ricochet around in your mind as you try to grasp this unthinkable diagnosis. How will she be able to fight it? How will I be able to help her? The diagnosis of cancer is devastating, leaving family and friends feeling helpless, wishing there was something they could do to alleviate their loved one’s suffering. Thankfully, there is.
Faithful Warrior offers an answer to those questions, equipping you with Scripture-based prayers for the person battling cancer. These simple yet heartfelt prayers are infused with the power of God’s Word, inviting the faithful warrior to step out in belief and hope. Written to be perfectly blended with the reader’s prayers and voice, the prayers focus on personal surrender and acceptance, continued hope and healing, and God’s constant and abiding presence, equipping the reader with a means of tangible support while offering a deeper sense of involvement.
The battle against cancer is intense, woven throughout with fear, anger, and doubt. Yet the compassionate voice of Faithful Warrior will comfort your heart and soul, arming you with strength and support during this fierce fight. Many people say, “I’ll pray for you; it’s the least I can do.” No, Faithful Warrior, it is the most you can do.
The sword is now in your hand. The question is…what will you do with it?
The diagnosis of cancer is devastating, leaving family and friends feeling helpless, wishing there was something they could do to alleviate their loved one’s suffering. The intercessory prayers recorded in Faithful Warrior are written to be perfectly blended with the reader’s prayers and voice. These Scripture-based prayers focus on personal surrender and acceptance, continued hope and healing, and God’s constant and abiding presence, equipping the reader with a means of tangible support while offering a deeper sense of involvement. The assurances contained within these pages offer comfort for the cancer patient as well as for those praying.Unlike other books regarding cancer, Faithful Warrior is filled exclusively with prayer support relative to diagnosis, treatment, and remission.
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Surviving Henry : Adventures In Loving A Canine Catastrophe (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartYou don’t always know what you’re getting into when you bring home a puppy. Enter Henry, a boxer who suffers from Supreme Dictator of the Universe Syndrome. He vandalizes his obedience school, leaps through windows, cheats death at every turn, and generally causes his long-suffering owner Erin Taylor Young to wonder what on earth she did that God would send this dog to derail her life.
Through his laugh-out-loud antics and escapades, Henry will steal readers’ hearts. Anyone who has ever owned a dog, especially a canine catastrophe like Henry, will enjoy this lighthearted book about a dog who brings new meaning to the concept of unconditional love.
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Difference You Make
$13.99Add to cartEveryone has influence. Each day your actions, your words, and your relationships impact those around you. So there’s only one question: What will you do with the influence you have?
In The Difference You Make, Pat Williams, senior vice president and co-founder of the Orlando Magic and renowned motivational speaker, introduces us to scores of people who are changing the world by influencing lives, from the famous-like Coach John Wooden, Michael Jordan, and Joni Eareckson Tada-to the little known. He takes us inside his battle with cancer, his fascinating experiences in the sports world, and his amazing journey as a father of nineteen and grandfather of twelve.
Pat tells us about the mentors and benefactors who have shaped his life-and he shares the secrets of their impact. “This book is deeply personal to me,” says Pat. “I wrote it to ‘pay it forward’ on behalf of all those to whom I am deeply indebted, and whom I can never repay.”
He also shares practical, life-changing principles that you can put to work in your family, workplace, classroom, church, and community-principles such as servanthood, mentoring, empowerment, character, unselfish action, and the power of your written and spoken words. The stories and insights in this book will inspire you to look at your life in a whole new way, and to live your life as a role model, a powerful testimony, and an example for others to follow.
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My Breaking Point Gods Turning Point (Reprinted)
$15.00Add to cartAt some point in our lives, most of us will experience a loss so devastating that it knocks the wind out of our souls and leaves us gasping for hope. In My Breaking Point, God’s Turning Point, Ricky Texada shares his own story of unexpected loss transformed into unimaginable blessing, offering new perspective on God’s amazing ability to restore his people. After losing his wife Debra in a devastating car accident, Ricky wondered if he would ever be able to trust God with the certainty he once had, let alone ever love again. Biblically based and borne out of Texada’s own experiences, My Breaking Point, God’s Turning Point shares the much needed hope and practical guidance to help people get back on their feet and experience the healing balm of God’s loving care.
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When God Died
$14.99Add to cartMediations for Lent
“Did Christ die as God, or did He die as man? The answer to such a question is that He died as neither. What gives efficacy to the cross is the fact that Christ died as the God-man….The blood He shed, therefore, has abiding efficacy, seeing that it was the blood of an extraordinary nature, namely, the blood of God and Man combined.”
How could God, the deathless One, die? In When God Died, legendary Bible teacher Dr. Herbert Lockyer explores the person of Christ-both His divinity and humanity-in an effort to show the majesty of His death and resurrection, and what they mean to us today.
This series of Lenten meditations will open your eyes to the purpose, power, and beauty of Christ’s crucifixion. Among the topics you will explore are:
*The magnanimity and honor of Christ
*The cleansing power of His blood
*The sovereign power of His grace
*The last seven words Christ spoke from the crossMay we take the time to lovingly remember Christ’s sacrifice-the means of His extraordinary grace and power to save dying sinners-so that we may stand in rightful relationship with Christ, in awe of His holiness, power, and wisdom, with a heart of gratitude for all He has done.
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Life More Abundantly
$14.99Add to cart“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
-John 10:10A 31-Day Study of God’s Greatest Gift
In this monthlong study, famed pastor and evangelist A. B. Simpson delves into the meaning of life itself, helping the believer to develop an understanding and appreciation of the indwelling Christ as the source of victory.
“The most humble and uncultured saint, perhaps the poorest new convert in the jungles of Africa, or a lowly laborer, toiling in some factory or mine, can look in the face of the most brilliant human genius who knows not God in personal faith and fellowship, and say, ‘I live in a higher world than you, for I have spiritual life, I have eternal life, I have a life that death cannot destroy and sin cannot defile and judgment cannot dismay, and eternal ages can never end. I have everlasting life.'”
-A. B. Simpson, Life More AbundantlyChristians were never meant to lead insignificant lives devoid of impact or achievement. By focusing on the abundant life that God offers, you can make the most out of the days you have been given.
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Walk By Faith (DVD)
$19.95Add to cartInspired by a true story, Walk by Faith follows the story of Corey Montgomery, a teenager living with the painful effects of sickle cell anemia on a daily basis. Desiring to live a normal teenage life, Corey’s outlook brightens when he discovers a potential but risky cure through a bone marrow transplant while working on a school project about his disease.
Still determined to keep his illness a secret, Corey sets off on a journey to find a match, not knowing how his search will fully impact his friends, his family, and his own future. A powerful story of courage and perseverance, this film from the producers of Down by the River, portrays how one student’s misery becomes his ministry when his faith is pushed to the limits.
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Majesty Mediator And Messiah
$11.99Add to cart“Majesty, Mediator, and Messiah” is a book of poems which magnifies Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, and the object of the author’s adoration. Readers will enjoy the wit and wisdom of these poetic gems and appreciate the diligent study which was undertaken to paraphrase some of the most well-known Biblical passages. This book will be a fun read for lovers of poetry, but even more for those who love Jesus as the Lord and the Bible as His word. Majesty, Mediator, and Messiah contains 105 poems written over an eight year span. The literary genre of poetry is utilized in this book to paraphrase Biblical accounts, proclaim the Lord’s sovereignty, personalize relationship with Christ, and predicate Jesus’ salvation through fiction. The author truly uses the written word to glory the living Word in each poem and manifests that every good gift (including literary gifts) comes from above (James 1:17).
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C S Lewis And Mere Christianity
$17.99Add to cartMere Christianity is one of the best books of Christian apologetics ever written. Arguably, no book other than the Bible itself has had as much influence for the cause of the gospel over the past 60 years. The story of how that message came to be created, during the rigors of World War II in England, is fascinating in and of itself. But it also addresses a very important question: How do we present the gospel effectively to a culture that has Christian foundations but has become largely secularized and ignorant of biblical truth?
C.S. Lewis and Mere Christianity develops the circumstances of Lewis’s life and the inner workings of the BBC. It also goes into greater detail about life in the middle of war against Nazi Germany, and Lewis’s series of broadcasts that extended into 1944.
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Light Of Freedom (DVD)
$7.99Add to cartWhen man’s law conflicts with God’s, there is no comprimise.
The year is 1861. As President Lincoln calls for 75,000 men to join the Union army, the nation teeters on the brink of The Civil War. Meanwhile, a more covert battle waged by the Underground Railroad has been raging for decades. Station master William Hanby helps runaway slaves reach freedom, dangerously defying the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and putting his own family in peril. The risk doubles when a bounty hunter shows up determined to make money by capturing escapees and returning them to their masters. -
Of Course I Can The Vision And Dreams Of Ray Saunders
$12.00Add to cartWhat can someone do whose call to foreign missions seems only an impossible dream ? Here is the inspiring, compelling and riveting record of such a one who persevered in the vision God gave him, despite the ‘impossibilities’ of physical challenges, differences of language, culture, color, race, and unusual sensitivity to tropical sun. Here is a servant whose mountain-moving faith became Caribbean College of the Bible International.
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My Life With Deth
$17.00Add to cartOne of the hardest headbangers of heavy metal shares his uplifting and empowering memoir about overcoming addiction and discovering a life of faith.
In My Life with Deth, cofounder and bassist of Megadeth David Ellefson reveals the behind-the-scenes details of life in one of the world’s most popular heavy metal bands. If you’re looking for eye-opening revelations, they’re here, including the drug habits that brought the band members to their knees.
But My Life with Deth is far more than just another memoir of debauchery. Ellefson also shares the story of his faith journey, which began when he decided his only choice for survival was to get free from his addiction.
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Princess Within For Teens
$15.00Add to cartGirls of all ages want to feel like Cinderella at the ball–beautiful and loved. But the reality is that many teens don’t feel beautiful in God’s eyes or in their own eyes. Serita Ann Jakes understands those feelings, and in this book she comes alongside girls to give them hope and a new understanding of their journey to wholeness in Christ.
With fresh insights from her ground-breaking debutante program for young women, Serita Ann Jakes is well equipped to mentor and minister to teens.
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90 Minutes In Heaven (Anniversary)
$16.99Add to cartIn the ten years since 90 Minutes in Heaven was published, millions of people worldwide have read the incredible true story of Don Piper’s experience with death and life–and in reading they have found their own lives changed.
After a semi-truck collided with Don Piper’s car, he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next ninety minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to stop and pray for the accident victim even though he was told Piper was dead. Miraculously, Piper came back to life, and the pleasure of heaven was replaced by a long and painful recovery.
With a personal update from Don on the impact the book has had on him, his family, and the millions who have heard his story, even those who have read the original book will want to be part of the continuing story of 90 Minutes in Heaven with this new edition. Also includes a note from the publisher, stories from readers, favorite Scriptures and quotations on heaven from Don Piper, and a photo insert.
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Sybil Ludington : The Female Paul Revere (DVD)
$14.95Add to cartEverybody has heard about Paul Revere’s ride, but few know about 16-year-old Sybil Ludington’s horseback journey to gather the troops of Putnam County, New York, during the Revolutionary War. Traveling 40 miles in the dark of night, she pounded on doors to wake the colonists—and mustered 400 soldiers to stop the British advance. Dove approved.
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Mans Best Hero
$17.99Add to cartFrom Lassie to Old Yeller to Rin Tin Tin to Marley, dogs have stolen our attention and our hearts. In real life, our own pets are more than just canine companions, they are members of our family. And for some, they are heroes and brave servants.
In Man’s Best Hero, prolife author (and lifelong dog lover) Ace Collins provides a collection of short, dramatic stories about dogs that have gone the extra mile. Though not trained to perform heroic acts, circumstances and the remarkable bond between the dog and its owner led these animals to perform amazing feats that defy logic. Whether it is saving a drowning man, jumping in front of a truck to push a toddler to the curb, or tearing the burning clothers off a child’s back, the actions presented in these stories display courage, loyalty, intelligence, and other admirable qualities of life and faith.
These compelling portraits, told first in the words of the dog and then through exciting narrative that recounts the dog’s actions, will touch reader’s hearts and will leave them with a greater appreciation for their furry friends.
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Balance : A Story Of Faith Family And Life On The Line
$19.99Add to cartNik Wallenda shares how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer.
Nik Wallenda, “King of the High Wire,” doesn’t know fear. As a seventh generation of the legendary Wallenda family, he grew up performing, entertaining, and pushing the boundaries of gravity and balance.
When Nik was four years old, he watched a video from 1978 of his great grandfather, Karl Wallenda, walking between the towers of the Condado Plaza Hotel in Puerto Rico, stumbling, and falling to his death because of faulty rigging. When Nik heard his father quote his great-grandfather-“Life is on the wire, everything else is just waiting”-the words resonated deep within his soul and he vowed to be a hero like Karl Wallenda.
Balance is the theme of Nik’s life: between his work and family, his faith in God and artistry, his body and soul. It resonates from him when performing and when no one is looking. When walking across Niagara Falls, he prayed aloud the entire time, and to keep his lust for glory and fame in check, Nik returned to the site of his performance the next day and spent three hours cleaning up trash left by the crowd.
Nik Wallenda is an entertainer who wants to not only thrill hearts, but to change hearts for Christ. Christ is the balance pole that keeps him from falling.
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Face To Face With Jesus (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartA Former Muslim’s Extraordinary Journey to Heaven and Encounter with Jesus
It starts as a story ripped from the headlines of the war-torn Middle East. An extremist faction of Muslims bombs a church during a service. The one door in the back isn’t big enough for five hundred people trying to escape. Many die. But after the chaos and fire and smoke, one woman comes back to life.
In this thrilling true tale, death does not have the final word. From the first time Samaa heard the Lord Jesus calling her out of Islam into faith in him, till she met him face to face in heaven, her life is marked by God’s supernatural love and power. Commissioned by Jesus at that heavenly meeting to bear witness to all she had experienced, today Samaa tells all who will listen her miraculous, extraordinary story.
Full of hope and encouragement, and overflowing with Jesus’ love, her riveting account reveals the power of God to break through any circumstance–and is a moving reminder that, in a place beyond what we can imagine, we have a Savior waiting to welcome us face to face.
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Dude The Ducks And Other Tales
$14.99Add to cartEasy-to-read inspirational adventures sure to appeal to people of all ages, faiths, and cultures. Take your pick: Simple sunshine in a world of storms. Folksy laid-back country talk. Down-on-the-farm fun. True stories of God’s faithfulness. All these describe this home-grown journey out west to “the way things used to be,” where home was a place of love and respect, where cowboys roamed the prairie and everyone–including the neighbors and other townsfolks–shared in both the joys and sorrows of the good ol’ days. Pick up this book and “set” a spell. It will do you good!
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Day I Died
$14.99Add to cartFreddy Vest was on the back of a horse, competing in a calf-roping event in front of a crowd when he suddenly collapsed due to a heart attack. He was dead before he hit the ground.
One moment he was sitting on his horse. The next moment he was somewhere else-somewhere beyond description. He had moved on. Without travel, transport, angelic assistance, or the passage of time-he was with Jesus, where he discovered firsthand that heaven is a real place and God is a real person and that death is not the end but the beginning of true life.
In The Day I Died, Vest touches on the transformation from death to heaven and some of the benefits of finding oneself in that place, including:
*The unforgettable awareness of God’s presence
*The sense of His immeasurable love
*The freedom from the constraints of time
*The ease of communication with the Lord
*The peace and security that attend His presence
*The understanding that prayers are instantly heard by God. -
Word From Wormingford
$24.00Add to cartCanterbury Press is proud to have acquired this backlist Ronald Blythe title, consisting of illustrated collections of the author’s regular weekly column on the back page of the Church Times where, with a poet’s eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in Constable country.
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Simplified Life : A Contemporary Hermits Experience Of Solitude And Silence
$32.00Add to cartToday, as increasing numbers of people try to make sense of their lives in the face of unexpected or unlooked for change, this direct and compelling memoir by someone who has voluntarily embraced a life of radical simplicity and solitude is a real message for our times.
What makes a young, Cambridge educated woman first join a religious order and then, if that were not demanding enough, seek a hermit vocation, literally on the edge of the world with only a simple hut as protection against Atlantic winds and storms? Here the author tells her story.
For more than forty years Sr Verena lived a solitary life at the tip of the Lleyn Peninsula, looking out across the sea to Bardsey, Wales’ island of saints, and has only recently – with increasing age – moved nearer human habitation in the parish where R S Thomas was priest. For her, this narrow straitened place became a mirror of the whole of creation and the material poverty of her life became a means to ‘having nothing yet possessing all things’ in the words of St Paul.
Over the decades, countless people have beaten a path to her door seeking spiritual counsel and direction for their own busy lives and her account speaks directly to those who may be facing an enforced simplicity leading them into something profoundly positive and life giving.
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View In Winter
$32.00Add to cartRonald Blythe followed up his famous Akenfield with this book. In it he allows people from all walks of life to reflect in their own words on what it is like to be old. The result is a fascinating and moving series of confidences which we are privileged to share. Whether philosophical, resigned or despairing of their long years, Ronald Blythe discovers in their talk much that helps us understand the natural but isolating effects of old age. The View in Winter provides us with a gentle, perceptive and profound memoir and a deeper understanding of the pattern of our lives.
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Faith Hope Love And Deployment
$14.99Add to cartJust as Heather Gray and her deployed husband realized, many military couples need more than their own imaginations to keep their marriages flourishing during deployments. This is their answer to that dilemma.
During her husband David’s last deployment to Afghanistan, Heather and he realized the need for a devotional that would not only draw them closer to the Lord, but also to each other while separated. They envisioned a combination of scripture memorization, stories of hope and struggles, a revitalization of the lost art of letter writing, and practical ideas for keeping connected during deployment. Not finding such a book, they began writing Faith, Hope, Love, & Deployment. Sadly, three months after beginning the project, David was killed in action.
”To answer the question of why I’m willing to lay my life on the line for my country. . . .” So began the letter Heather received from her husband on the day of his funeral. The letter was an assignment from Faith, Hope, Love, & Deployment. She knew then the value of the devotional they had been writing for military couples.
At first Heather didn’t think she could finish it without his input and support. But in the months that followed, she realized that we actually learn and grow the most through our pain and trials. She finished the devotional with the hope it would be as much a blessing for other military couples as it was for her and David.
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Circling Year : Perspectives From A Country Parish
$27.00Add to cartOpen the ancient door of an old church, says Ronald Blythe, and framed in the silence is a house of words where everything has been said: centuries of birth, marriage and death words, gossip, poetry, philosophy, rant, eloquence, learning, nonsense, the language of hymn writers and Bible translators – all of it spoken in one place. This work contains words spoken by Ronald Blythe in the churches he serves as a Reader in the Church of England, and as the local writer expected to add his own distinctive voice. Originating as addresses given at Matins or Evensong, they follow various paths into old and new liturgies, literature and the local countryside. They bring together the author’s delight in language, his recollections of farming, his recognition of friends and neighbours, and the hopes he has found in faith.
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Worship God And Praise Away The Pounds
$14.99Add to cartThis could be the last book you read about weight loss . . . It’s not a diet book. It’s not another gimmicky program. It IS the true story of one woman’s journey toward greater spiritual health and a healthy weight-a journey you can take! Through personal testimony and scriptural teaching, you will learn:
* Why you struggle with eating and with weight
* How to make lifestyle changes
* How to put God first and let the Holy Spirit lead you on this journey
* and much more!Inspirational and practical, this book can be the incentive and direction you need to “Worship God! And Praise Away the Pounds!”
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Ex Muslim : How One Daring Prayer To Jesus Changed A Life Forever
$19.99Add to cartJesus revealed himself to a young, brash, Pakistani Muslim. But he didn’t just reveal himself; he turned Naeem Fazal’s world upside down. Moving from Kuwait to Charleston, South Carolina, had been an adventure. Surrendering his life to Jesus Christ was actual treason. And yet, Jesus brought Fazal the most powerful peace he had ever experienced: “It filled the room. It grew roots in my heart and in my soul. It intoxicated me.” In this riveting memoir, Fazal describes how God used extraordinary means to bring a young, underachieving, Muslim immigrant through Desert Storm, across the oceans, into college, and ultimately to pastor a Christian church in North Carolina. He demonstrates that no character flaw, no distance, no cultural chasm is too great for Jesus to reach across. Fazal is candid about his shortcomings, practical about the challenges of cross-cultural engagement, and ultimately inspiring that God is capable of far more than we have grown to expect. He says, “Jesus consistently, stubbornly refuses to limit himself to my expectations. Which makes getting to know him an unfolding adventure of epic proportions.” Whether you are a Muslim, Christian, or neither, Ex-Muslim makes a compelling case that life with Jesus Christ is a true adventure.
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Sharing Christ With The Dying
$15.00Add to cartReach the Terminally Ill With the Good News
Melody Rossi saw God work in the hearts of three close family members who died within a span of twenty-eight months. When she had nearly given up hope that they might believe, she was amazed to find their hearts softened to the gospel message.
Melody learned that illness has a way of making a person hungry for the truth about spiritual matters. If your unsaved friend or family member is facing death, this encouraging book can help you share Christ in loving, natural ways. She shows how to:
*Serve in ways that speak louder than words
*Respond to signs of spiritual openness
*Discuss matters of eternal importance
*Cope with the ups and downs of this difficult timeFilled with hope, joy, and practical wisdom, Sharing Christ With The Dying will lovingly prepare you to talk to family and friends about Jesus.