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Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Knapp's meteoric rise in the Christian music industry ended abruptly when she walked away and came out publicly as a lesbian. This is her story of coming to Christ, building a career, admitting who she is, and how her faith remained strong through it all.
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
222 p.
Language
English
Description
Since her death at the age of nineteen in 1431, Joan of Arc has maintained a remarkable hold on our collective imagination. During the tumultuous Hundred Years War between England and France, a young peasant girl nicknamed "The Maid" (La Pucelle) followed her heart and came to the aid of her nation. Facing unimaginable odds, Joan's belief in her mission from God continued to propel her forward. Within months, she was directing soldiers and bravely...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
318 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the tragedy of the Amish schoolhouse shooting at Nickel Mines, one story has never been told. Marie Roberts Monville, the wife of the man who unleashed such horror, tells her account for the very first time. It is a story of sorrow and destruction, but also one of majestic deliverance, compassion, forgiveness and redemption.
7) Untamed
Author
Language
English
Description
"There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives, relationships, and world, and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
xi, 260 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
One of the best quarterbacks in the history of college football traces his path to success, discussing his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xxi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Elisa Morgan offers hope in the form of "broken family values" that allow parents to grow and thrive with God. Values such as commitment, humility, relinquishment, and respect carry us to new places of understanding and are shared from the personal experiences of the author.
Author
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dimitry, a professor of chemistry in Moscow, worked for a year in Italy and became a Christian. He learned for the first time that his grandfather had been martyred for his faith and then returned to his homeland of Russia to witness to his fellow countrymen.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The celebrated Fox News star and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith, and her successful career. Ainsley credits her success to the values she learned from her parents, and to the enduring Christian faith that has been her ballast through thick and thin. Her memoir is infused with her spiritual beliefs and will touch the hearts of all her...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
235 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines international religious violence, growing public atheism in the West, and the author's religious rejection for his homosexuality, exploring subjects ranging from Jerusalem and the Silicon Valley to Lance Armstrong and Mother Teresa.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
ix, 271 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Formats
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
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Grant Wacker's interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many in this biography of America's most famous evangelist.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mormonism is America's largest and most native religion, and the assassination of Joseph Smith is one of its transformational events that propelled the Mormons to colonize the American West and claim their place in the mainstream of American history. 'American Crucifixion' is a story of scandal and violence, with deep roots in our national identity.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
