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Classic Christmas : A Collection Of Timeless Stories And Poems
$16.99Add to cartThis beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features 15 old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia.
A Classic Christmas includes stories from Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol, the world-renowned holiday favorite). The volume also includes poems from Clement Clarke Moore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Deland, Libbie C. Baer, and Anna de Bremont. This collection is a timeless reminder that the heart of the holiday never changes.
*Affordable and giftable size
*Presentation page for writing a meaningful message for gifting
*Perfect as a stocking stuffer, white-elephant gift, or host gift
*Filled with hopeful and encouraging Christmas stories and poems
*Makes a lovely keepsake companion to A Vintage Christmas and A Timeless ChristmasFilled with stories that have been part of the Christmas season for generations, A Classic Christmas is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for any reader in your life.
*Revisit the most beloved Christmas story of all time, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
*Delight in the wonder, joy, and humor of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
*Discover the magical story of a tree whose secret thoughts come to life during the holidays in Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Fir Tree.”
*Share with your family the beauty and warmth of the Yuletide season with poetry from Paul Laurence Dunbar, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and many others.
This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and cozy family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.
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Vintage Christmas : A Collection Of Classic Stories And Poems
$16.99Add to cartThis beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features 23 old-fashioned works from classic authors who invite you to a feast of holiday nostalgia.
A Vintage Christmas includes stories from Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, Ralph Henry Barbour, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, L. M. Montgomery, and William Dean Howells, as well as poems from Eliza Cook, Christina Rossetti, William Makepeace Thackeray, Joyce Kilmer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This collection is a timeless reminder that the heart of the holiday never changes.
*Affordable and giftable size.
*Presentation page for writing a meaningful message for gifting.
*Perfect as a stocking stuffer, white-elephant gift, or host gift.
*Filled with hopeful and encouraging Christmas stories.
*Makes a lovely keepsake companion to A Classic Christmas and A Timeless Christmas.Filled with stories that have been part of the Christmas season for generations, A Vintage Christmas is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for any reader in your life.
*Discover a charming story from L. M. Montgomery about love and sacrifice in a modest log house.
*See Christmas through the eyes of a child in a New England colonial village with Harriet Beecher Stowe.
*Remember the reason Christ came to earth in the poetry of Anne Bront.
*Share with your family the delightful letter Mark Twain wrote as Santa Claus to his three-year-old daughter.
This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and cozy family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.
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Christmas Miracles : True Stories From The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
$19.00Add to cartGive the wonderful gift of Christmas with #1New York Timesbestselling author Karen Kingsbury’s classic collection of true tales, now updated with a new story.
We have all experienced miracles. An incredible chance encounter that changes everything…help that suddenly appears from nowhere…kindness handed to us when it is least expected. In Christmas Miracles, Karen Kingsbury presents real-life stories about people whose lives were changed by the wonder of Christmas.
Every December we look back and marvel at the design of God and see His fingerprints at work in our lives over the past year. Then, with hearts full of hope, we wait in expectation for the miracle of that holy, silent night.
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101 Hymn Stories 40th Anniversary Edition
$19.99Add to cartThis book shares the inspiring true stories behind 101 favorite hymns. With a collection of uplifting, informative hymn stories, 101 Hymn Stories includes each hymn’s full text and musical score, as well as information about the author, composer, and Scripture that inspired the song.
Some of the hymns included are:
* A Mighty Fortress * Amazing Grace * Fairest Lord Jesus * Holy, Holy, Holy * How Great Thou Art * It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Loves Me * Rock of Ages * Silent Night * The Old Rugged Cross
Excellent for uses like devotional reading, sermon illustrations, and bulletin inserts, as well as historical or biographical research, 101 Hymn Stories has been a beloved resource for forty years. Now a new generation can discover the beautiful foundations of faith upon which these songs were built.
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I Found Love
$16.99Add to cartFrom the influential and ever-growing movement I Am Second, a remarkable collection of stories of people searching for and finding love.
When I Am Second launched in 2008, the organization intended simply to tell stories of lives changed utterly by people placing God first and themselves second. Although the organization has exploded in size and influence since, that original mission has remained the same–and continues to have enormous power and influence today. I Found Love is the highly anticipated new book from I Am Second, gathering together stories of people who searched everywhere for fulfillment and wholeness and found it only when they surrendered to God. People whose stories appear include the following, among others:
*David and Tamela Mann
*Jason Castro
*Sean Lowe
*Stephen Baldwin
*Amanda CooperMoving, compelling, and profoundly inspiring, the stories found here remind us that our hearts will always be restless until they find their rest in God and always unsatisfied until we find the love of God.
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Dog Who Came To Christmas
$16.00Add to cartChristmas is a time for joyful anticipation and celebration. Does any creature manifest these attitudes better than a dog? Their wagging tails and goofy smiles seem made for the season. Add in breakable decorations, extra sweets in the house, and maybe a little bit of snow and you’ve got a recipe for fun, laughter, and togetherness. And that’s just what you get with The Dog Who Came to Christmas.
This collection of true, feel-good holiday stories celebrates the gift of dogs. It’s the perfect companion for those magical Christmas evenings in front of the fireplace with your favorite canine companion. It also makes a heartfelt gift for dog-loving friends. Contributors include Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Amy Shojai, and many more.
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Christmas Stories : Heartwarming Classics Of Angels, A Manger, And The Birt
$19.99Add to cartA Heartwarming Collection of Christmas Stories and Reflections from Max Lucado
These stories-like your favorite Christmas ornaments-come in all shapes and sizes. They unfold in a variety of settings, from ancient Bethlehem to rural England. From a small Texas town to the heavenly realms. Some are short. Others many chapters long. Some offer reflections. Others imagine Christmas through the eyes of a burnt-out candle maker, a lonely business man, or angels.
Yet all are vintage Lucado, and all resonate with the wonder of the season.
“In the mystery of Christmas,” Max writes, “we find its majesty. The mystery of how God became flesh, why he chose to come, and how much he must love his people. Such mysteries can never be solved, just as love can never be diagrammed. Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but imagination.”
That’s what each of these unique Christmas stories helps us do. In the midst of the bustle and hurry that often distract us this time of year, these stories free us to explore the ways in which Christ’s coming has forever changed history-and us.
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Best Medicine : Tales Of Humor And Hope From A Small-Town Doctor
$18.00Add to cartWhen Dr. Walt Larimore moved his young family to Kissimmee, Florida, to start a small-town medical practice in 1985, he had no idea he was embarking on an enterprise that would change his life in ways both large and small. But there’s no telling what you’ll run into as a family physician in a rural, small-town community.
Perfect for anyone yearning for a simpler, slower pace of life, as well as fans of Dr. Larimore’s popular Bryson City series, The Best Medicine is a tender and insightful collection of stories chronicling one young doctor’s passage from inexperience to maturity as a physician, husband, father, and community member. Filled with characters colorful and crusty, warm-hearted and hot-headed, witty and winsome, these captivating stories glow with warmth, love, and humor. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll wish Dr. Larimore was your doctor.
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Yours Truly : Parables And Stories
$14.99Add to cartHere is a collection of brilliant and poignant parables and stories, for personal reading and public use. Each offers a penetrating insight into some aspect of the human condition. They include:
The Spider Who Believed in Himself: a cautionary tale for millennials.
An Artist Tries to Create the World: she tries and tries again . . . but she still can’t get it right.
The Divine Call Centre: ‘Your call is important to God. Please don’t hang up.’
An Atheist Troubled by His Doubts: he just wishes that he had the simple faith of other atheists.
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Summoned
$30.95Add to cartEvery life has a story. Human nature looks for meaning in all circumstances. Our journeys seldom unfold smoothly, but amidst turmoil and tragedy, mind-numbing boredom or maddening frustration, the mind weaves a narrative that tries to make sense of it all.
Kathleen Stauffer’s previous novels have shown how God molds the lifelong spiritual journeys of those who seek him. In this, her sixth book, she zooms in for a closer look at the nitty-gritty of life.
Summoned includes a novelette and six short stories, each of which portrays a unique individual facing unexpected challenges. Despite the sometimes dark subject matter, the characters are painted with such loving details and their stories are so well-surrounded with the context of an eternal viewpoint that the general effect is one of hope. Each protagonist in this book of stories is an affirmation that our stories, too, may be a part of a far-reaching narrative and that our lives can be part of something bigger and beyond our imaginations.
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Summoned
$13.95Add to cartEvery life has a story. Human nature looks for meaning in all circumstances. Our journeys seldom unfold smoothly, but amidst turmoil and tragedy, mind-numbing boredom or maddening frustration, the mind weaves a narrative that tries to make sense of it all.
Kathleen Stauffer’s previous novels have shown how God molds the lifelong spiritual journeys of those who seek him. In this, her sixth book, she zooms in for a closer look at the nitty-gritty of life.
Summoned includes a novelette and six short stories, each of which portrays a unique individual facing unexpected challenges. Despite the sometimes dark subject matter, the characters are painted with such loving details and their stories are so well-surrounded with the context of an eternal viewpoint that the general effect is one of hope. Each protagonist in this book of stories is an affirmation that our stories, too, may be a part of a far-reaching narrative and that our lives can be part of something bigger and beyond our imaginations.
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Finding More : Real Life Stories Worth Telling
$14.99Add to cartIntroduction (by Rico Tice)
1. Katie | “I Knew I Still Hadn’t Found It”
2. Larry | “I Wanted The Evidence”
3. Caroline | “The Religious People I Knew Were Hypocrites”
4. Jason | “I Thought Christianity Was A White Man’s Religion”
5. Drew | “I Started Shouting Abuse At The Speaker”
6. Rick | “It Just Didn’t Make Sense”
7. Deb | “I Started Reading The Bible As I Got High”
8. Nicky | “I Was Scared Of How Life Would Change”
9. David | “I Knew I Had To Do Something To Get My Life Together”
10. Rachel | “I Thought Christians Were Stupid Bigots”
11. Kateryna | “I Became A Christian… And Then It
All Went Downhill”
Find Your More (by Rico Tice)Additional Info
Most of us wonder: is there something more to life?Finding More tells the stories of eleven people who asked that question, and found the answer.
These fascinating life stories introduce you to people from all kinds of backgrounds who became Christians when they encountered the only One who gives us more: Jesus Christ. As their stories unfold, you’ll be shown who Jesus is, why he came, and what it means to follow him.
This is an ideal book to give to guests on a Christianity Explored course, or to show friends what they might stand to gain by investigating Jesus for themselves. Whoever they are and whatever their background, this book will have someone they relate to or a story which intrigues them and it will show them that Jesus’ message is for everyone.
Is there something more to life? It’s time to find out.
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Learning Interreligiously : In The Text In The World
$19.00Add to cartLearning Interreligiously offers a series of about one hundred short pieces, written online between 2008 and 2016. They are meant for a wide range of readers interested in interreligious dialogue, interreligious learning, and the realities of Hindu-Christian encounter today, and are rich in insights drawn from teaching, travels in America and India, and the author’s research on sacred texts. The author, a Catholic priest who has spent more than forty years learning from Hinduism and observing religion as a plus and minus in today’s world, has much to share with readers. Some pieces were prompted by items in the news, some go deeper into traditions and probe the rich Scriptures and practices going back millennia, some seek simply to provoke fresh thinking, and others invite spiritual reflection. The book is divided into several parts so that readers can focus on individual events that made the news or on longer term and more concerted study. Familiar texts such as the ‘Yoga Sutras’, the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, the ‘Qur’an’, and key passages from the New Testament will be considered for their spiritual possibilities. Readers will find much here to learn from and respond to as they too consider religion in today’s world.
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Gift Of Friendship
$13.99Add to cartWhether next door or in the next time zone, our friends provide some of our most important relationships. We cherish time spent with them, bemoan time spent apart, and look forward to the next time we can have coffee or rush to greet them as they walk toward our door. And nothing warms our hearts like stories of true friendship.
Collecting over fifty true stories from some of today best writers, Dawn Camp offers readers a chance to sit back and experience the gift of friendship. With its beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is a great gift for a dear friend and the perfect pick-me-up any time you need a boost. Contributors include Crystal Paine, Liz Curtis Higgs, Tsh Oxenreider, Myquillyn Smith, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Lisa-Jo Baker, Jessica Turner, Lysa TerKeurst, Bonnie Gray, Holley Gerth, Renee Swope, and many more.
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I Write For Jesus
$14.99Add to cartButtercup Media
These short stories of love, faith and belief in our Savior Jesus Christ are written for all Christians. Neal once a month reads a story to the congregation of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon, Texas, In Turkey, Texas his stories have been shared in monthly bible study groups consisting of many faiths including Baptist, Methodist and Chirch of Christ. Neal shares his readings not only in these churches but also many out of state.
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Thieves Of The Sky
$12.99Add to cartWhen I started thinking about my poetry book I decided to write about things that I love and enjoy so much. I feel for poems come out right and enjoyable the poet has to be genuine and true about her feelings and what to write about and word must come from the heart. Also the vocabulary and expressions used must reflect a mastery of the language to choose the most suitable words that will be great match perfect for each situation, that is a skill and a gift that God had blessed me with an I am thankful for that. I have also chosen my subjects and situations based on the simple things in life that people enjoy and find it close to their hearts because I believe that when it comes to poetry the simpler the better. I have also written about a range of topics to make it exciting and give the reader the experience and enjoy different situations and reflections, after all variety is the spice of life. Some of the topics that I picked for my reflections and poems were included animals, nature, cultures and values, and faraway places. I am a huge animal lover and you will feel that throughout this book, I spend a lot of my time looking at them, watching animals and wildlife shows, going to zoos and aquariums. The animal world that shares our planet, there is so much beauty and serenity in connection with nature and learn many lessons in struggle, hard work, and motherhood. However, not everything in the animal kingdom is rosy fairy tales of beautiful fur, colorful feathers, and fluffy cubs, there are also a lot of savagery, blood, and cruel fight for survival. I felt to covey that world as it is just like it takes place in nature in a very unique way that hasn’t been described before that that reader will find interesting and amusing. In “”Thieves of the Sky,”” “”Dracula of the Jungle,”” “”I smell Blood,”” “”Gentle Giants,”” and “”Racing the Wind”” I spoke of the beauty and of heartwarming sights and discipline of these animals, but at the same time I uncovered their schemes and manipulation in stalking their Prays and tearing them apart in cruel and bloody manner as a mean of survival and domination of the strong over the venerable. In a related topic, but also a matter of principle I wanted to make my voice heard to add that to the many calls and protests against the brutality and savagery oh bullfighting in Spain and other places. The torture and sedition that is inflicted on that poor creature is beyond comprehension. I wanted to portray that in an imaginativ
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Cant Help Myself
$15.99Add to cartPeople often ask Richard T. Vander Vaart, “What is it like to be a minister?” In response he tells stories of his ministry experiences. Eventually, these stories were written down and collected into Can’t Help Myself, a series of daily devotions created to help readers reflect upon their lives during the month of December.
The devotions in this book are complemented with beautiful photography to encourage deeper meditation, thoughtful discovery, and exploration of the scriptures. Some stories are humorous, some are serious, and some are whimsical, but all are told in a rich writing style and based in the love and compassion of God’s Word.
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Soul Bare : Stories Of Redemption By Emily P Freeman Sarah Bessey Trillia N
$20.99Add to cartHonesty, authenticity and vulnerability. You want to be a person who reflects these qualities. But sometimes it’s just hard to reveal your deepest hardships and struggles. How are Christians supposed to have hope and experience wholeness amidst personal challenges and failures? The women and men of Soul Bare not only intimately understand the risks of exposure, but they are also willing to share their most poignant and painful moments with you. Soul Bare features contributions from the best of today’s influential young writers, including Emily P. FreemanTrillia NewbellHolley GerthSeth HainesJennifer Dukes Leeand many more Soak in these powerful reflections, and you will find your own soul soothed. If you need to experience beauty in the brokenness of real life laid bare, this book is for you.
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Mans Best Hero
$17.99Add to cartFrom Lassie to Old Yeller to Rin Tin Tin to Marley, dogs have stolen our attention and our hearts. In real life, our own pets are more than just canine companions, they are members of our family. And for some, they are heroes and brave servants.
In Man’s Best Hero, prolife author (and lifelong dog lover) Ace Collins provides a collection of short, dramatic stories about dogs that have gone the extra mile. Though not trained to perform heroic acts, circumstances and the remarkable bond between the dog and its owner led these animals to perform amazing feats that defy logic. Whether it is saving a drowning man, jumping in front of a truck to push a toddler to the curb, or tearing the burning clothers off a child’s back, the actions presented in these stories display courage, loyalty, intelligence, and other admirable qualities of life and faith.
These compelling portraits, told first in the words of the dog and then through exciting narrative that recounts the dog’s actions, will touch reader’s hearts and will leave them with a greater appreciation for their furry friends.
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Secret Flower : And Other Stories
$12.00Add to cartIt won t take you long to see why Jane Tyson Clement s short stories have become perennial favorites for adults and children alike. Written with a measured beauty that recalls Tolstoy and Tolkien, these tales are rich in allegorical symbolism and evocation of mood. They are infused throughout with the thrill of expectancy, a sense that something new is on the way, and a certainty that God is seeking us, just as we seek him. In an age where cleverness often counts more than substance, Clement s stories offer a break from all the noise.”
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Now Is Eternity
$8.00Add to cartBad days are one thing everyone has them now and then. But what about the darker clouds that settle over a life for weeks or even months at a time? What about separation and divorce, prolonged illness and hospitalization? What about the loss of a friend or a parent, the absence of a child or a spouse?
For the friend or family member who just isn t coping, no matter what you say, the sturdy simplicity of this little volume offers something most well-meaning sympathy cards forget: a gentle insistence that there is still a God who watches over all, and a stubborn faith that the worst trials of life s difficult hours will one day be overshadowed by his comfort and peace.
In reminding us of the power conferred by hope, “Now Is Eternity” is a source of daily strength.” -
Artists Touch : Poetry Stories And Illustrations
$13.99Add to cartThe author’s first published poetry was sparked by special sermons that resulted in awards from the International Society of Poets. As a writer, through poetry and letters to friends and loved ones, Kathryn’s priority is to “keep in touch” and respond to those who need encouragement in their lives. This is how “An Artist’s Touch” came to be. It is not a big book, but is filled with the love of art and creativity.
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Poetic Short Stories
$23.49Add to cartThis book will inspire you to think and act differently by introducing you to a unique form of poetry called, “Poetic Short Stories”. Each metaphorical verse will ebb and flow through your heart and penetrate the very depth of your soul.
The reader will feel inspired, enlightened, and free to discuss the content and messages throughout each poetic story with family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and others.
Moreover, this book is a compilation of life’s similar experiences, yet unique to each individual. If you find yourself thinking, wow…this is me or I know someone like the character reflected, then, this book has achieved one of its many purposes which is to stretch the reader to love deeper, laugh heartily, listen actively, think carefully, reflect often, meditate daily, communicate honestly, and most of all to act fairly.
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Poetic Short Stories
$12.49Add to cartThis book will inspire you to think and act differently by introducing you to a unique form of poetry called, “Poetic Short Stories”. Each metaphorical verse will ebb and flow through your heart and penetrate the very depth of your soul.
The reader will feel inspired, enlightened, and free to discuss the content and messages throughout each poetic story with family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and others.
Moreover, this book is a compilation of life’s similar experiences, yet unique to each individual. If you find yourself thinking, wow…this is me or I know someone like the character reflected, then, this book has achieved one of its many purposes which is to stretch the reader to love deeper, laugh heartily, listen actively, think carefully, reflect often, meditate daily, communicate honestly, and most of all to act fairly.
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Hope To Go
$13.49Add to cartDeborah Phillips has something to offer…
“Following the death of a loved one, a multitude of questions arise. You search for direction and support, but often times fail to recognize the implications of your grief.
“The consequences of unresolved grief and inability to resolve grief issue, leaves us searching for help. Deborah Phillips has provided a unique guide in her book Hope to Go – A Devotional Journey for Times of Bereavement and Grief. The book does not tell you how to grieve, but it provides a path and direction for those seeking understanding and healing.
“While no one can walk you through the complexities of your suffering, Hope to Go enables people of faith to recognize, identify, and benefit with the trials and tribulations of others.
“Deborah Phillips has something to offer the bereaved and she is to be commended for her sensitivity and no-nonsense approach to the needs of others.
“In a quiet moment, pick up this book and let it speak to you, and comfort you in your journey through one of the most difficult times in your life.”
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Parables For Children Young And Old
$14.99Add to cartWhat happens to Little Bird when told that he would never be able to fly? Or Teri when she buys a coat with a strange name? How was the ferocious beast defeated in Kuvukiland? Who ended up eating green tomatoes? Will a family find shelter in a sudden, huge rain storm?
These and many more wonderful stories can be read at any time of the day as Parables for Children Young and Old invites you to reflect on and creatively explore its stories with your own illustrations. Be careful when you bump into Mr Jolly though; you’ll see why…
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Journeys Of Jessica
$10.99Add to cartFrom Introduction:
….Do you know what a journey is? It is a trip that takes you from one place to another. A journey can be a process of development or movement, or a gradual passing from one situation to another….I am glad you joined us as we go through this series of stories. These stories will allow us to get a better understanding of Jessica as she starts her journey, and is made aware of her natural and spiritual heritages. We will travel with Jessica as she moves forward on the journeys of her life. I hope you enjoy the trip. -
Walk With Me
$12.99Add to cartPerhaps you feel your testimony isn’t worth sharing. Think again. In a world filled with megachurch preachers, complicated theologies, and distortions of the good news of Jesus, what can a down-to-earth faith look like?
“Daddy loved to fish. This particular afternoon found me with him at one of the ponds close to our camp house out in the Walker community just off the Transport Cemetery Road. I was at an age where playing on the sandy bank with a stick was every bit as entertaining as fishing.
Making a little too much noise resulted in a plea to be quiet, but he still kept fishing. I went on playing. The nearby minnows would dart in the shallows right along with dad’s patience when I would stamp my feet. He asked me to stop, and he kept on fishing.
Maybe I took it as a challenge. I’m not sure now what was going through my head, but in a glaring display of the restlessness of a child, I had to slap my foot on that bank one more time. As he started toward me I knew I’d gone too far.
I’d made a number of mistakes that afternoon, what was one more? I ran. Up the hill and away from certain doom I went. Not even halfway up the hill, terror took over when I realized he was right behind me. Like a scene from an educational program where a lion is chasing a baby deer, you knew it was not going to end well, and the narrator was going to be talking about how it was nature’s way. Man, did I feel sorry for that deer…”
Walk With Me is a collection of stories and observations meant to encourage faith, examine your hope, and even laugh.
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Answering The Call
$15.99Add to cartGrace on Wings, the only charity air ambulance in the United States, was founded in 2006 when a group of volunteers responded to God’s call on their lives. Since then, the ministry has served 271 patients in crisis from a medical emergency. This book shares their stories and some of the amazing patient transport stories. On a deeper level, it challenges all readers to hear and answer God’s call to love and serve others. “I was most captivated by the stories of the patients helped by the Grace on Wings ministry. Countless times while reading the book, I was reminded of the friends who helped the paralytic go through the roof of a house to be healed by Jesus. Dr. Milstead and his team are the friends in that story.” Rev. Dan McNerney, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship “I remember well the day Hal presented to me and our senior lender. The deep passion oozed out of him. The love of Jesus and commitment to this ministry was compelling.” Karen Miller, President and CEO, The Farmers Bank “Answering the Call tells the wonderful story of friends who heard God’s call to go beyond the usual, beyond the normal way of life, into an exciting and unique way of serving the Lord and helping people who desperately need help. Jim Milstead shares the challenges, the responses, and the blessings of God as the Grace on Wings team steps forward in faith to do the seemingly impossible. This book is a great read, as it turns our personal thoughts into how we too can answer the call and do the impossible with God’s leading.” Donna Thomas, Christian Vision Ministries For more information or to make a flight request, call 1.877.75.GRACE, find Grace on Wings on Facebook, or visit the ministry website at www.graceonwings.org.
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Hi From The Sky On The Road To Happily Ever After
$17.99Add to cartThe Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of BELIEVE … not make-believe! True Love’s kiss awakens our child heart to the Fairy Tale that is REAL! Despite the innocuous title, (“Hi from the Sky: On the Road to Happily Ever After,”) this book is not tame … like Aslan the Lion in “Chronicles of Narnia!” Every fairy tale is fraught with heroes, heroines, dragons, potholes and pitfalls! It is the Road TO Happily Ever After … we’re not there yet! Ann Ault is thrilled to share “Hi from the SKY” heavenly downloads from the Creator of all things. She has had enchanting interactions, both great and small, with the King of Happily Ever After. God delights to communicate in the most inventive ways with those He loves … from street signs to signs and wonders … from climbing Mount Fuji to watching the metamorphosis of a dragonfly! Ann shares her stories, painfully acquired insights, pithy sayings, poems and scriptures in an effort to make the invisible God more visible. The Most High in the Sky is no respecter of persons. He relates to whosoever calls on Him in spirit and truth … an equal opportunity Creator. May your child-heart be refreshed as the invisible Divine Guide becomes more visible on your journey to the Land of Happily Ever After … Home sweet Home! Ann Ault, (Air Force brat and shy little girl called “fatty-four-eyes,”) had a miraculous metamorphosis, and a remarkable show business career doing theater, 300 commercials, TV, movies and radio (including “Adventures in Odyssey.”) In 1974, Ann gave her life to Jesus Christ. She shares the odyssey about her rescue from the kingdom of darkness to God’s Kingdom of LIGHT and BELIEVE!
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Do You Believe In Miracles
$15.99Add to cartNothing shows God’s amazing love and power like a miracle. Do You Believe in Miracles? by author and veteran publisher John Van Diest is an extraordinary gathering of uplifting stories that reveal how God works through people and life events in surprising ways. This inspiring collection includes contributions from popular Christian authors such as Max Lucado, Billy Graham, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Joni Eareckson Tada, and others.
Believers, skeptics, and anyone who loves a well-told story will be inspired by true tales of answered prayers, miraculous events, evidences of Divine intervention, and interactions with mysterious helpers, and the miracles of healing, prayer, and transformed lives.
This captivating source of awe and wonder will fill readers with the hope and assurance that God is active in the world and in their lives today.
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Village Hours : Over 27000 Ronald Blythe Titles Sold
$23.99Add to cartBritain’s best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and, increasingly, commuters. For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities remain and both are captured here with a poet’s understanding and imagination. The year takes its shape from the seasons of nature and the feasts and festivals of the Christian year. Each informs and illuminates the other in this loving celebration of nature’s gifts and neighbourly friendship. Literature, poetry, spirituality and memory all merge to create an exquisite series of stories of our times. These short essays first appeared in the Word From Wormingford column, a popular back page feature of the Church Times for almost twenty years.
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Daddy Is That Story True Or Were You Just Preaching
$16.99Add to cartPopular author James W. Moore recalls how several years ago, while delivering the sermon at his church one Sunday morning, he had told a moving story about a boy and his dog. The author’s then-five-year-old son, Jeff, was fascinated by the story, but feeling a bit uncertain about some of the details of it, during the family’s car ride home from church, Jeff asked his father, “Daddy, is that story true, or were you just preaching?”
Highly amused by Jeff’s question, Jim Moore went on to explain to his young son that there are two kinds of stories: TRUE stories, stories that happened factually in history; and TRUTH stories, stories like Jesus’ parables, which are shared to underscore a dramatic truth in life.
The several short chapters and stories in this book are designed to highlight such life-truths, with chapter titles such as “Go out Singing,” “Roadblocks,” “Should I Forgive?” “One Step at a Time,” “Who’s in Control Here?” “What Can One Person Do?” “Tell Me, Please, How to Be Happy,” “Why not You?” “Keep on Keeping On,” “Jesus: The Message and the Messenger,” “The Importance of Uniqueness,” and others.
This book contains a discussion guide.
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Devil And Pierre Gernet
$28.99Add to cartDavid Bentley Hart – author of The Beauty of the Infinite and The Doors of the Sea – turns his theological imagination to narrative fiction in this collection of four short stories and one novella. Anticipating questions about his shift in genre, Hart writes that “God is no more likely (and a good deal less likely) to be found in theology than in poetry and fiction.” Far from simple allegory, however, these stories beguile and entrance the reader because of Hart’s engrossing, opulent writing style and the deep theological and philosophical questions he raises. Occasionally flabbergasting, often bedazzling, sometimes heartbreaking, and ultimately mesmerizing, these stories are wide ranging in context and scope but united by a common thread of haunting religious and philosophical questions about this life and the next. This powerful collection will engage both the mind and the heart.
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Taste Of Chocolate For The Soul
$33.95Add to cartDo you like chocolate?
Do you find it sweet, delicious and satisfying?
God’s Word can be the same. Once it becomes part of your daily diet, you will hunger for it.
Like chocolate, God’s Word is sweet, satisfying and delicious. Dr. Carol claims chocolate as her modern parable, and shows the reader how the Word sweetens relationships and calms situations.
Find God at work in over 100 stories. Smile and cry at “Thanks for the Soldiers.” Feel your heart strings tugged while reading “The Granmum Bag.”
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Moving The Rock
$59.00Add to cartPreface
Introduction: A Short HistoryPart I. Morning Sun Missionary Baptist Church
Chapter 1. Morning Sun Church And Its Leaders
Chapter 2. The Family
Chapter 3. MotherhoodPart II. The Women Of Morning Sun Church
Chapter 4. Molly Lake Lander: “I Guess I Have To Go To Jesus”
Chapter 5. Caren Lake: “Having A Dream”
Chapter 6. Mahalia Lake: “I Don’t Ask The Lord To Move The Mountain, Just Give Me The Strength To Climb It”
Chapter 7. Mable Jackson: “All I Asked The Lord For Was A Man With A Cigarette And A Job”
Chapter 8. Betty Jones: “I Like To Go!”
Chapter 9. Joann Jones Newton: “When God Comes, He’s Getting Some Of Every Race”
Chapter 10. Marie Jones Smith: “Getting That Made-Up Mind”
Chapter 11. Linda Wilson, Marie’s Daughter: “All These Years I Have Become Stronger”Part III. The Research Process
Chapter 12. The Research, The Women, And MeAppendix: The Research Questions, Theories, And Methods
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Moving the Rock portrays several generations of African American women whose families migrated from the South to the Pacific Northwest in the 1940s and 1950s. As members of a small storefront church in central Seattle, these women-grandmothers, mothers, daughters-lean on their faith and church to face the challenges of poverty, racism, ignorance, and health. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, it is painfully obvious that many of us know little about what it is like to be poor and Black in the United States. These powerful, profound stories bring this group of women and their problems (and joys) vividly and movingly to life. -
Eyes To See
$17.99Add to cartEyes to See is a collection of short stories by masters of the craft. Gathered together by best-selling author Bret Lott, each tale combines an extraordinary story told in the distinctive voice of its universally acclaimed author. From the unforgettable characters to the surprise plot twists to their beautifully rendered settings, each tale is a stand-alone story worth savoring. And yet for those with “eyes to see,” there is a deeper level of story and art that connects each tale to something timeless–a shared Christian worldview of life, love, and loss this side of eternity.
From such classic writers as G.K. Chesterton, Flannery O’Connor, and Fyodor Dostoevsky to newer voices like Larry Woiwode and Helen Norris, Eyes to See is a diverse and rich offering that will open your eyes to the best in classic and contemporary fiction.
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Thoughts Of A Country Girl
$12.49Add to cartWe all have memories of events in our past that have shaped and molded us. Thoughts of a Country Girl is a collection of real and not-so-real events from author Virginia C. Acors’ life and the lives of family members and friends who were instrumental in her inspiration to write this book.
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Bookmans Tale
$23.99Add to cart“Ronald Blythe has spent his life among the artists and writers of his native Suffolk. His books, especially the bestselling “”Akenfield””, have given East Anglia a distinctive literary voice. Here we accompany Ronald through the lanes of Constable country, we observe him in his study following his early morning writing routine, we meet John Clare, Traherne and countless other writers who continue to influence him, we join him in the ancient tradition of Anglican worship season by season, and luxuriate in the simple beauty of his ancient farmhouse and its garden, made by the artist John Nash. Literature, poetry, spirituality and memory all merge to create exquisite stories for our times.”
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Cabin In The Woods
$24.99Add to cartThis book is collection of true-life adventures with spiritual insights for young people. It focuses on the time the author’s parents moved his family to a rural Connecticut town called Cheshire. For the author, it was the adventure of a lifetime, and the things he learned about life and God were immeasurable.
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Cabin In The Woods
$15.99Add to cartThis book is collection of true-life adventures with spiritual insights for young people. It focuses on the time the author’s parents moved his family to a rural Connecticut town called Cheshire. For the author, it was the adventure of a lifetime, and the things he learned about life and God were immeasurable.
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Guitar And A Pen
$36.00Add to cartNothing tells a story better than the story-songs of country music. A GUITAR AND A PEN presents, for the first time, the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of humor and poignancy, these tales range from Kris Kristofferson’s charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes chaos in a small farming town, to the domestic drama of a Kentucky family with six daughters, to Charlie Daniels’ character-driven fable of money and unhappiness, to Gary Nicholson’s riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him to be a musician.
A celebration of music and storytelling, other contributors include Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Mark D. Sanders, Tom T. Hall, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Hicks, among many other notable Nashville luminaries.
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Tales And Prayers For New Life In Christ
$15.95Add to cartWhat is a story? Is it simple communication, a way to relay information about an event? Is there more to a story than that? In fact, stories are powerful. They not only inspire our imagination, but they also serve as a connection with our past, preserving core events in our history. Stories can create a feeling of community, bonding people together in a common history. They reveal truths to us that would otherwise remain hidden. Sometimes we cannot grasp a notion until it is revealed in a story. From the story of our birth to our newspaper obituary, stories are the fabric of our lives.
It is no wonder that Jesus taught us using parables, defined in the introduction as “simple translations of the unfathomable word of God into human language.” Like other stories in our lives, Jesus’ parables offer humanity hope and enlightenment. Consequently, stories have pervaded our worship of God, the master storyteller. Through sermons, prayers, and hymns, the grand tale of God’s relationship with humanity is retold every Sunday.
It is in this spirit that Tales and Prayers for New Life in Christ is given. Each story, complete with a synopsis, a link to the liturgical calendar, and a corresponding scripture, offers us a glimpse into the mystery of life and faith. These stories, including “Angie,” “Bullpen Mud,” and “A Vision of Peace,” can be used in sermons, small group discussions, or even as a complement to personal prayer and reflection. It is suitable for congregations, families, friends, and individuals. Let each tale lay down the foundation on which you create a story of your own.
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Miracles : Receiving The Miracles Prepared For You
$14.99Add to cartGod desires to bring miracles into your life. Miracles prepared for you from the foundations of the earth are on their way to intercept you. Miracles are around us, in us, and through us. This book will inspire your faith, renew your hope, and capture your heart. Frank Damazio not only lays out a clear biblical teaching of miracles, but also true-life stories of miracles taken from his miracle journal.
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Old Testament From A-Z
$11.95Add to cartHave some fun and learn about the stories and characters of the Old Testament at the same time! Episcopal priest Jay Sidebotham provides a humorous approach to Hebrew Scripture that is as educational as it is entertaining. Cartoons, along with short and funny poems, plus references to relevant Bible passages make this a great book for confirmation classes, for newcomers, and for adult and teenage education programs.
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Doctors Who Followed Christ
$18.99Add to cartLearning how other believers have struggled and persevered, often against great opposition, to achieve noteworthy success in their labors provides incentive for our own walk with the Lord. This new companion book to Scientists of Faith provides the interesting and encouraging personal stories of 32 doctors and their faith in God. Along with illustrations is a brief overview of each person’s contribution in their field.
