Welcome to Nigel, Juliette, and a Dog Named Ringo, a touching story about a family coping with the loss of their beloved pet, Ringo, a Golden Retriever who was tragically killed when a car struck him while playing fetch with eight-year-old Nigel, brother to five-year-old Juliette. The story begins early Saturday morning with Nigel and Juliette, five days after Ringo's death. Everyone is grieving the loss of Ringo. However, it is especially difficult for Nigel and Juliette. At the very heart of the story is Juliette's big brother ignoring his own pain to ensure his little sister's well-being is intact and how he is empathically led to help his parents, Jason and Gloria Anderson, rally together to aid Juliette at this very difficult time. As the story progresses, it takes some twist and turns as Gloria recruits the help of Grandma Daisy to assist with comforting the family. The story is told delicately with the intention of introducing young minds to loss, grief, and difficult situations without overwhelming them with undue violence and excessive loss while equally emphasizing the importance of communication. This story was derived upon for the purpose of offering alternative education, to empower our children with real stories and true to life situations, thus igniting their emotions in a child-friendly manner, encouraging them to open themselves up regarding loss, grief, and hardships without super-imposing on them the anxiety and burden of being coerced or handled. It is simply a method to aid our children in this fast-paced society that doesn't yield or consider whether or not our children are prepared emotionally and psychologically to deal with the not so beautiful elements and untimely difficulties of this fast-paced, often insensitive, tech-induced world. I trust this story will enrich the lives of our children and yours as well.
To any reader, I wish you to know that Jesus did rise from the dead! He did it because he was God incarnate, and he did it that he might save you from your sins. This trial was a work of fiction. What was not fictional, however, is the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and that the Jewish Sanhedrin went to a great deal of trouble, as fictionalized here, to keep the knowledge of Jesus's resurrection from the world. If Jesus did not rise, Jesus was not God. If Jesus was not God, Jesus could not save anybody from their sins
Because of JESUS not only answers the questions for young children of "What does JESUS dying on the cross over 2000 years ago have to do with me today?" It also guides them to make their faith in JESUS personal.
Roddel is an emotionally and mentally damaged warrior who has spent the last thirty years hating his enemies and running from his past and himself. All he knows is violence and survival, fierce commitment to his friends, and swift judgment to his enemies.Suddenly, a good friend's call for help forces him into cooperation with the very enemies he has sworn to kill. His only stability is the old friendship that he never thought would fail; but people change, loyalties shift, and even good friends can have ulterior motives.Roddel finds that his pride leaves him feeling angry. His anger leads to loneliness and regret. His only release from these seems to be violence, until he meets a blind man who shows him a better way and better reason to live.Perhaps the peace that he seeks, peace that transcends his past and his prejudice, cannot be found within himself. Perhaps true peace comes from another source. Can his greatest enemies hold the key to his future?
The summer morning on the farm had started out peaceful and quiet, until two of the farm's residents, Lucy and Prissy Hen, decided that living in the chicken yard was too safe and too boring. So the two silly hens flew over the fence surrounding the chicken pen and dashed off to see the rest of the world! But being so young and inexperienced, the two hens had no way of knowing that leaving the safety of home to seek out more excitement and adventure can sometimes turn out to be the scariest experience they could ever have imagined. Danger may lurk in the most peaceful places...
I wrote this book to share the life experiences that God has divinely helped me out of. Some situations are humorous, and some are life-threatening. But God pulled me out and guided me through every circumstance. I want the readers to be inspired by the overcoming of difficult situations.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? (Isaiah 43:19)
While serving as the pastor, the author found it was a challenging task to have a sermon prepared for every Sunday. Therefore, among all his sermon materials, he selected 52 sermon outlines, hoping they might be helpful for both pastors and lay-persons as well.Here is a disclaimer of the originality : The author has milked many cows, but he churns his own butter. An outline is just the skeleton of a sermon. It is the skill of attaching meat to the bones and also whatever spices be added to make a tasty meal. The author hopes from these mere outlines would come many life-changing and touching sermons that would bring glory to God.
Goodbye, Everybody is the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who, during an open-heart surgery, suffered a massive brain injury because a blood clot or an air bubble passed through the heart-lung machine, which shut off the oxygen to his brain.Before this tragedy occurred, Kevin's future was very bright. He was a young man with many attributes. These included being a caring and loving individual, an excellent student, and a talented athlete.It was not time for Kevin to die as God had other plans for him. With His assistance and guidance through years of adversity, he has become a wonderful person, a loving husband and parent, and one of our Father's workers.In this story of a precious life saved, I have tried to describe the mountains Kevin had to climb to get out of the crevices in the deepest canyons in which he had been thrown.I would hope that other families who find themselves in this situation and with their own rocky mountain to scale would turn to God to help them with patience and fortitude.
Retirement plan:Find a quiet peaceful community.Build a new home.Move.What can go wrong?A few weeks after initiating the plan we have a worldwide pandemic! We end up as a cross between homeless people and camper people.We become very acquainted with the porta potty industry.Our lovely vacation camper becomes a death trap.Will The Husband's survival skills keep us alive long enough to move into the new home?We invite you into our camper life, but be prepared--there is a lot of laughter here!
The journey of motherhood is different from one household to another. Yet what remains the same is that at some point, throughout this journey, all moms reach a point of uncertainty, a season where they can no longer control the outcome of their youth's decisions. Motherhood Inspiration: Praying Your Way through Healthy Parenting is birthed from the heart of a praying mother who found herself in this same scenario. The daily devotions in this book include a ray of prayers such as gratitude of motherhood, identity and forgiveness issues, health, and financial blessings, down to the breaking of generational curses. Some of these prayers deal with you, moms, because truth be told, we cannot expect to see changed behavior or results in our children's lives until we first take accountability and transform our own lives. The scriptures provided correspond to the prayer of the day. The activities supplied correspond to that of which we are devoting our hearts and minds to. As the author of this book, it is my deepest wish that these devotions bring you solace through your darkest situations, hope in your seasons of despair, and empowerment to be the change your children need. From one mother to another, I encourage you to pray your way through healthy parenting.
"Cell in for count!"Millions of men and women hear the prison cell doors slam shut for another formal count. This routine happens 365 days a year and will always be a mainstay for control and order. How do you develop essential biblical teachings when your environment shows the lack of God's presence? How do you clear out the negative energies of the prison life and hone the skills you need to return home a responsible individual on fire for Christ, marriage, and home?You can expect the stories from the Knights to inspire your progress, and you will understand the terminology. Mark and Dena have used the common link of cliches as catalysis to bring you topics on unity, grief, forgiveness, your future, and much more in heartwarming ways with which you can connect. Their to-the-point tactics and common sense will bring you several laughs and perhaps a few tears. They will stimulate your requirement to communicate with your spouse because the book and its message are useless without steady communication. Trust the pen-to-paper process.If you are in a relationship or marriage, this can be a remarkable opportunity to invest in its growth. As the days turn to months, the power from self-reflection will help you identify the genuine affection you have for your loved ones awaiting your homecoming.Then this book is for you.
THE VARIATIONS OF BAPTISMBaptism is a ritualistic ceremony that is performed for the sake of signifying an open expression of whom it is that one might say they believe in.A religious ablution signifies one being spiritually purified or cleansed. This is customary in Judaism. It is an outward display that usually takes place in a religious setting, regardless of denomination. There are thousands of religions worldwide with countless variations and rules of baptism, but when Jesus was baptized by His cousin John the Baptist with water in the Jordan River, he did so to install Jesus into His office of being our redeemer.It is a mistake made by mankind to believe that when we are baptized with water, we somehow have majestically been made holy and accepted by God. Nothing can be further from the truth as true baptism is only given by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus and SufferingGod created humans to live a life of happiness free from stress, suffering, and death for eternity. But humans, with the freedom of choice, choose suffering and death and go against God's will (humans have sinned).Suffering becomes part of human life. Thus, the human can do nothing good, nothing beautiful, and nothing spectacular or famous without sacrifice or suffering. And when human does evil, he makes others suffer.After reading this book, you will realize that without suffering, the world would have more handicaps, more suicides, and more deaths. The world population would be much lower than it is today. Without suffering, life would be worried and more anxious. And, in this world, suffering is a human necessity.
This is a story written about people all over the world who are able to come together and work as a community. These people work together to help one another and themselves while living in abundance and sharing kindness with one another. In this story, every person lives in a place with Saint Nicholas, and they all have a specific job that helps another. This teaches all the people to work together to get what they need. Let's live our lives the way God intended them to be and be the best person we can be.
"Why am I here?" "What is my purpose?" "Would the world have been better or worse off if I hadn't been here?" Doubtless, I'm not the only one who's asked such questions. When I was really down, I even resented God for creating me, and prayed I wouldn't wake up the next morning! I reached out to God and friends through handwritten notes and poetry; that was the "safest" manner of expression. I can't think straight or verbally communicate effectively if I feel I'm being scrutinized; I'm sure I have company there too! So, at the request of friends, I'm publishing a sample of my writings. Don't worry, there's plenty of lighthearted subjects included too! I pray they will inspire, comfort, entertain and bless those who open these pages.
El ser de Dios, su nombre y su salvacion. El autor defiende con celo apostolico, su apologia teologica de la unicidad de Dios, con una informacion nueva, fresca, de una exegesis totalmente realizado con sacrificio de investigacion, la cual ya es una herramienta de bendicion a los estudiosos de la doctrina de la unicidad y para aquellos que quieran saber mas del ser de Dios, en este libro esta la pasion, el celo, la fe, la devocion y la larga experiencia de la predica espiritual del autor, siendo siempre el sujeto principal Dios.Pastor: Isaac. A. Tominaga Navarro.Catedratico de la Facultad de Teologia del Centro Cultural Mexicano de IAFCJ.
This book is a quest to look at the history of mankind to answer questions that humans wondered about for centuries. What does God want from us? Why are there so many religions? Who did the ancients worship if it wasn't God? This book is a quest through history, religion, and science to answer these questions and more. It will prove beyond any doubt that there is a creator and he's one and the message he's been sending through the times using prophets and messengers is one and the same. Religions are used to teach people common values that will help them coexist in peace. Unfortunately, humans used it to launch wars against each other in the name of God. Each one wants to prove that their religion is the only one that God accepts and recognizes. God created us equal but different.
The events leading up to the revealing of Jesus is the greatest story ever told.The book begins with the miracles that God gave the nation of Israel from the time he left Egypt to the reign of King Ahab. Describing some of the tremendous miracles and conquests that God provided the people.Highlighting the revelation of Jesus and what was necessary for his victory over sin. God paid for this by sending his son to sacrifice for all sin.That is why we have victory over sin.
Jesus was in unity with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Functioning as one, They accomplished the vision/purpose of God. Unity takes the submission of one's free will to fulfill an agreed goal or vision. As a result, you can have a purposeful marriage, excel in your job, business, or sports team, be productive in your schools, and grow the kingdom of God. Unity is powerful!Unity does not mean blind submission to do things against God and against man. However, being in unity with a group of people, your toes will be stepped on. Therefore, maintaining unity takes endurance, patience, and humility. Anything can be accomplished when people are in unity. God stated in Genesis that the people were one, in agreement, and in one language. Therefore, nothing they imagined they could do would be impossible for them (Genesis 11:6). Endeavoring for Unity breaks down the pieces of life and self-life to help equip a person so that no God-given vision or purpose will be without fulfillment.
As a believer in God are you prepared for suffering and grief that will come your way? After the death of my beloved wife in 2018, I started searching for resources to provide some guidance on how to cope with the intense grief that comes with being a widower at a fairly young age. To my surprise, I found very few publications directed at helping widowers deal with the suffering of losing their spouse and almost nothing from a Christian perspective on the topic. In the months following my wife's passing, I absorbed as much information on grieving and suffering as I could find. I read about grief and attended grief sharing sessions at my local church. But I kept questioning why these things happened to my family and why prayers were not heard. I realized that the church as a whole does not do a very good job in preparing the flock for grief and suffering which inevitably will come our way at some point in our lives.During this period of confusion, doubt and crying out for answers, God responded to my protests and ultimately provided comfort as only he can. Why Me Lord?! Suffering Widower was written to offer witness to God's unwavering grace and to look into the insights regarding suffering from the Bible, primarily the book of Job.
A young carpenter journeys to the German heartland to join his cousin and make his fortune in the guilds of a 1500s free imperial city. While advancing in his craft and forging friendships with his newfound neighbors, the carpenter discovers the wonders of the Renaissance and soon finds himself on the cusp of prosperity and romance that he had never dreamed. Yet as the city begins to celebrate the arrival of Christmas, a shadow falls across the festivities when a provincial sovereign plots to usurp control of the burgeoning metropolis. Suddenly, the city's plans for holiday merrymaking are thrown into turmoil, leaving the carpenter reeling to find his place in the new order. As freedom teeters on a knife's edge, duties are called into question as each guild tries to preserve its place in the new order. Amid the chaos, it is the innocent that are all but forgotten. Yet while the city remains paralyzed in fear, hope springs from the most unlikely of corners and through the smallest of charitable actions. When a child he has come to know is threatened with death and starvation, the carpenter must find the courage and strength to begin a clandestine undertaking to save her life and pave the way through which the city itself might regain its freedom. The carpenter's name, Christopher Kringle.
As fleeting as our emotions and thoughts are in today's society, we all could use something to read that's as relatable. Within these pages are writings and poems that match some of today's most common emotions and thoughts.
This is a heartwarming story about the special relationship between a grandchild and her grandparents that will teach some of the foundational principles of good stewardship to children. In many instances, what we learn about money in our youth carries over into our adulthood. The lessons taught by a loving grandfather to his granddaughter will help introduce children to the basics of establishing good money habits. An upcoming birthday celebration is the setting for the beginning of this family's journey into learning more about money as well as the joy that giving often brings.
BCSA parable is defined as a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. Someone once told me I spoke in parables. Really! Jesus I am not, nor am I claiming to be the moral police, far from it. In this book are short glimpses of my life experiences and how the scriptures suddenly became clear to me during those moments. I hope you enjoy and recognize there are times in your life when God is speaking directly to you. I pray that when he does, you listen.Christa Flack
Evangelist Sean C. Kalicharan is an acclaimed second-generation preacher and teacher. He is the founder and president of World for Christ International Ministries Inc. (Visit wfcim.org). Sean graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as an evangelist under the ministry of Kenneth E. Hagin and was personally mentored by the late T. L. Osborn.In this vital book on the value of the creation, Sean has carefully and precisely provided significant insights and evidence on how valuable and treasured man is on the earth and to God. Additionally, his attempt is to help individuals avoid a peripheral view of redemption and blaze a panoramic gaze through the trail of integral truth regarding complete redemption that is supplied through God's holy and written Word. This book is specifically designed and equipped to challenge and change the falsified and erroneous message that mankind is worthless, insignificant, and a waste to God regardless of man's state. The venture of its message is to help enable men and women to experience the exuberant life of God in humankind. Essentially, this will be channeled through indispensable biblical truths that will produce sound core Bible beliefs in the hearts and minds of mankind for generations to come.
A lyrical bedtime story about a young boy who doesn't want to go to bed because he has bad dreams, and how his mother uses the armor of God to give him the confidence to go to sleep.Based on Ephesians 6:14-18 NLT,"Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
If you are holding this book in your hands, hoping and praying that somehow it helps you through this extremely difficult time in your life, let me first and foremost express my sincere condolences to you on the loss of your precious little one. I know all too well the depths of this pain, and I too, pray that through this book, the Holy Spirit will lift you up, hold you, and comfort you during this time.Praise and Prayer: A Devotional for Miscarriage was written to offer hope and encouragement as you go through this season. In this fourteen-day devotional, I share about my own journey of experiencing firsthand just how painful it is to walk through miscarriage. I truly hope the pages of this book will help you to know that you are not alone and that Jesus is there to hold you and carry you through this time if you will allow Him to.Will this devotional magically make your pain disappear? No way. Nothing I do or say can change your circumstances, but I know the One who can.As you go through this journey, remember that with God, we can have joy even in the midst of our deepest sorrow. He brings healing to our brokenness, beauty into our circumstances, and hope in our desperation.
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