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1) Heaven
Author
Language
English
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Description
The author invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it. God has put eternity in our hearts, and Alcorn brings eternity to light in a way that will surprise the reader and change how one lives today.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Almost every day, one of Amy Julia's children says something or asks something that prompts her to think more carefully: "Why Mommy crying?" (Marilee, when the family learned a young boy had died of cancer); "Booful, Mommy" ("Beautiful, Mommy," as Penny proclaimed just as Amy Julia was looking in the mirror and critiquing her post-pregnancy body in her head); "What lasting mean?" (William, when he heard a song in church about God being an everlasting
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Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
248 p
Language
English
Description
Joyce guides readers to making the most important decision they will ever make. Beginning with the decision to accept Christ, Joyce explains the life-changing impact that comes from knowing God in the most personal way possible. She walks readers through what makes everyone unique creations as a tri-part being--spirit, soul, and body--and how God relates to them in all three areas. Joyce demonstrates the importance of each part aligning to serve God...
Author
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When his eight-year-old son died suddenly from a fast-moving blood infection, Brady heard the typical platitudes about accepting God's will and knew that quiet acceptance was not the only godly way to grieve. With deep faith, knowledge of Scripture, and the wisdom that comes only from experience, Brady guides readers grieving losses and setbacks of all kinds in voicing their lament to God, reflecting on the nature of human existence, and persevering...
Author
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
198 pages.
Language
English
Description
Quiet the voices of "not good enough" and step courageously into guilt-free homeschooling
Many homeschool parents have a long-term relationship with self-doubt. "Did I make the right decision?" "Could someone else do this better?" "Am I robbing my kids of something by not sending them to 'regular school'?"
What if there's a better way? Not a three-step technique or a shiny, new curriculum, but a change in perspective that transforms the way you...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
ix, 271 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Describes the author's Amish childhood, his departure from his community at age seventeen, his struggles to return to the Amish way of life, and his final acceptance of his own identity and his past.
Author
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
xii, 211 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author explores the key elements of the Rule of Benedict and clearly demonstrates how incorporating this ancient wisdom can change the quality and texture of our lives and offers a way forward from the divisions plaguing our country.
Author
Publisher
Ensign Peak
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
xii, 179 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alissa Parker's daughter Emilie was one of the children killed during the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in 2012. This is Alissa's journey from heartache to hope as she finds peace, extends forgiveness, and is reassured by the comforting touch of her daughter's angelic presence.
10) Don't overthink it: make easier decisions, stop second-guessing, and bring more joy to your life
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Popular blogger offers readers strategies to avoid negative thought patterns, streamline decisions they're often prone to overthink, and proactively bring more peace, joy, and love into their lives.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Recounts the experience of Baptist minister Don Piper, who was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident and experienced the glories of heaven for ninety minutes, but who miraculously came back to life, where he endured a long and painful recovery.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xvii, 233 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A former Palestinian sniper discusses his subsequent life in America, the religious experience which resulted in his conversion to Christianity, and his founding of a humanitarian organization which works toward a reconciliation between Palestinans and Jews.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author covers everything from the realization that one's illness is incurable to the memorial service and presents positive suggestions for disclosing the imminent death to loved ones and how to prepare spiritually for the end.
Author
Language
English
Description
On an April evening over 400 years ago a simple monk faced the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. His words, heard by only a roomful of people, have echoed through the centuries:
My conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant any things for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand.
Because he took his stand, Martin Luther shattered the structure of medieval Catholicism and initiated Protestantism.
This...
Author
Publisher
Brazos, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
210 p.
Language
English
Description
"A street chaplain, activist, and nonprofit leader invites you on a spiritual journey to the margins of American society and to the front lines of social justice movements where faith means getting your hands dirty in the struggle for a better world"--
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
xvi, 280 pages : ill., map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up together, went to school together, and were best man in each other's weddings. When Justin was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease that robbed him of the use of his arms and legs, Patrick was there, helping to feed and care for him in ways he'd never imagined. Determined to live...
Author
Publisher
Charisma House
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xvii, 169 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wiese's visit to hell lasted just twenty-three minutes, but he returned with vivid details etched in his memory. Since this life-changing ordeal, he has spent the last seven years studying the Scriptures to find answers and has listed more than 150 Bible verses referencing hell.
Author
Language
English
Description
Unified tells the remarkable story of two men who came from very different backgrounds: one the ambitious grandson of a cotton picker, the other trained as a lawyer. They became good friends and an inspiration to others. If such a friendship can thrive in the competitive world of Washington, D.C., it can happen in your community as well.
Author
Publisher
Plough Publishing House
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Melissa Ohden was fourteen when she learned she was the survivor of a botched abortion. In this memoir she details her search for her biological parents, and her own journey from anger and shame to faith and empowerment.