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Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul

Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul

A middleaged woman wakes up in the middle of the Australian outback and discovers her husband lying comatose beside her. A young doctor questions Gods will after losing his devout grandmother to breast cancer. A lonely waitress stuck in a small town wonders how God could possibly use her. A missionary in Africa, dedicated to serving God, has a horrific car accident that leaves him braindamaged. A shy... (more)

The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath

The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath

by Mark Buchanan

Widely-acclaimed author Mark Buchanan states that what we've really lost is "the rest of God-the rest God bestows and, with it, that part of Himself we can know only through stillness." Stillness as a virtue is a foreign concept in our society, but there is wisdom in God's own rhythm of work and rest. Jesus practiced Sabbath among those who had turned it into a dismal thing, a day for murmuring and... (more)

If Only You Knew: A Novel

by Mags Storey

Jo's life seems to be full of troubles-friend troubles, guy troubles, life troubles-but when she becomes caught up in a strange murder mystery, Jo finds herself turning to the last person she expected to help, the God she thought had abandoned her.

Your Best You: Discovering and Developing the Strengths God Gave You

Your Best You: Discovering and Developing the Strengths God Gave You

by Bonnie Grove

Have you ever tried to change something about yourself but had a hard time making it stick? If so, Bonnie Grove knows how you feel. The problem, she explains, is that when it comes to self-improvement, most of us start by asking ourselves the wrong questions. Instead of, What are my weaknesses? How can I fix them? we should be asking, What are my strengths? How can I build on them? This book is not a... (more)

Calm Before the Storm (Crossings of Promise #2)

Calm Before the Storm (Crossings of Promise #2)

by Janice L. Dick

One Smooth Stone

by Marcia Lee Laycock

The novel tells the story of Alex Donnelly who is running and trying to hide from nearly everyone. He has picked a good place to do it - the Yukon - but is pursued by friends, enemies, and most effectively, by God. Burning with the need to know about his parents, Alex returns to his birth-city, Seattle, where he discovers that his mother tried to abort him. The trauma sends him on the run again only to find out... (more)