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A unique family guide to continue the holiday focus with the journey of the Wise Men as they follow the star. A must-have family guide for your holiday season. Epiphany is January 6.The Path to Epiphany ¿ a 21-day holiday family guide to worship Jesus is a delightful family devotional activity book that captures the wonder and hope of the holiday season. This captivating book takes young readers on a daily countdown adventure from before Christmas Day to Epiphany, incorporating fun holiday poems, short verses, devotions, and engaging activities for the whole family to enjoy.Every day brings a unique activity, be it a craft, game, recipe, or project, allowing children to engage their creativity and immerse themselves in the joyous festivities. From making homemade ornaments to playing fun holiday games, these activities are sure to bring laughter and warmth to your home during the holiday season.The Path to Epiphany is the perfect companion for families who want to celebrate the holiday season through your entire Christmas break in a meaningful and interactive way. So join us on this journey as we count down to Epiphany with the Wise Men and worship Jesus together!

Moonshine makes Tessa Gibbs's father mean, and getting religion makes him cruel and judgmental. Red-headed and determined Tessa is desperate to escape him, his God, and her home in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee. When a college scholarship provides the key to a new life, Tessa leaves the mountains but finds herself unfulfilled and always reaching for something beyond. Created for a kingdom of which she has no earthly memory, Tessa doesn't know she was part of a failed rebellion against God in heaven and sent to be born on fallen earth. Will she continue to choose her own way and resist all efforts to bring her back to the Kingdom? An intense battle wages to return her soul to God ... and may require an ultimate sacrifice. This intriguing and unforgettable story of love at the intersection of heaven and earth, where relationships are eternal and hard choices determine destinies, examines the questions, answers, and consequences of life lived for self or for God.

21 Days of Encouragement with God's Faithfulness for Moms Take the twenty-one day challenge to discover God's faithfulness for each season of motherhood. Relatable and encouraging stories of God's faithfulness will point you to the ever-present God who promises peace for anxious hearts in times of stress and anxiety in parenting. Do you experience anxiety and stress when you encounter challenges in raising your children? Do you feel overwhelmed by the weight of your children's activities and busy schedules and wonder who you are? Or are you an empty-nester mom searching for a new purpose? Because God has been faithful to us before, we can know He will be faithful again in the future. Journaling pages with space for reflective responses will encourage spending daily time with Jesus in His Word to discover His faithfulness for yourself.

Help! My loved one (or client) is going into the hospital.Hospitalization can be challenging. If your loved one or care facility client is going into the hospital, there is information that will help prepare you to be an advocate for the patient.This interactive and step-by-step guide will help you: Learn the definition of important terms in a hospital setting.Find helpful forms to fill in ahead of time to aid in communication with staff.Discover what questions you should ask about what to expect during and after the treatment.Learn what types of resources and assistance the loved one or client may need at home or in a care facility.The tools in this resource are designed to instill confidence in navigating hospital care-from intake to communication, to final arrangements.

Have you ever been in circumstances where you had to trust in God alone? Thirty-one women, your sisters, are here to encourage you in your circumstances with their stories of trusting God for their families, in loneliness or widowhood, for today and for the future, in loss and anxiety, in hard choices and times of abundance. In life. These thirty-one devotions will point you to the Faithful One, our God, in whom you can safely trust. Each devotion includes a purpose-filled statement, a thought to help you practice trusting, a prayer to direct your conversation with God, and most importantly, a promise from His Word.

This easy-to-use book of mini-sermons gives Sunday school teachers, pastors, and parents a delightful assortment of lessons that illustrate the gospel of Jesus and living a Christ-like life. Over 150 simple, fun, and understandable mini-sermons can be used alone or as part of a Bible study. These practical and inspirational lessons include: Worldly Possessions-We will never be completely satisfied until we fill that inner craving with God Himself. Search and Rescue-God is dangling a saving lifeline, Jesus Christ. Do we refuse to grasp this lifesaving line, or do we grasp the line so we can be saved? The Best Trade-By faith in Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross, He takes our sin away and gives us His righteousness. The best trade in the world! Heading for Heaven-Only by trusting Jesus Christ can we receive our ticket to heaven free of charge. An Old Clay Pot-With Jesus on the inside, we become beautiful on the outside by the work of the Master Potter. Experienced children's worker Celia Reynolds offers her personal collection of mini-sermons, compiled over her fifty years of teaching and leading. May this resource shine the light of Jesus so young and old can catch His rays.

The night I was raped, my soul was murdered, and I received a lifelong membership to a club I had not sought to join. I tell you my story with raw and vulnerable honesty to help those who are also "club members." Eight minutes of one dark night in a college campus parking garage changed Amanda's life. After the rape, she spiraled down, battling shame, denial, and the agonizing pain of not being believed. Those eight minutes started a lifelong journey that eventually included forgiveness and walking in freedom and liberty through her faith in Christ. Amanda Collins Johnson courageously shares her testimony of going from merely existing to being able to help those who have survived sexual assault know that living an abundant life in Christ is possible. Insightful tools for understanding the survivor's heart will assist those who love the victims of assault as well as those who advocate for them and minister to them.

Experience freedom from approval seeking and deepen your security in God. A mental and physical health crisis left a pastor's wife exhausted, desperate, and feeling disqualified for service. Cheryl needed a place of rest from her striving for the approval of others. As she laid down her burden of people pleasing, she found her security and significance in God. Learn to live as one accepted by your heavenly Father through the finished work of Christ. Walk in new freedom to live and truly love God and others through practical biblical teaching. Experience the kinship of the testimonies of other women who have experienced finding their identity in God. Discover your value and find rest from striving in God.

Sometimes we just need a sign-and sometimes that sign comes on a personalized six-inch by twelve-inch metal plate. When Catherine "Kitty" Green lost her brother Jerry to suicide, she was grief-stricken. In the midst of her pain, she felt comforted when she saw ROM 8 28 on a license plate on the car in front of her, reminding her that "for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28 ESV). Since then God has used license plates with God themes in her life-and in the lives of her friends-more than 950 times, to remind her of His goodness. In this unique devotional she shares messages of hope, positivity, and faith she has documented from license plates such as "GD WINKS," B JOYOUS," "PRAZHIM," "NO FEAR", "FLE 2 GOD," and "JC LOVES U." Along with the story of each license plate, the devotional shares an inspirational message on themes of comfort, salvation, prayer, provision, forgiveness, faith, or blessings, accompanied by a relevant song title, action step, and prayer. God is interested in everything we do and shows us His presence in our everyday lives. We often think things that happen to us are coincidences when they are actually gifts from a loving God. -Catherine Green

"Jazmin came fluttering into our home, speaking of healing and miracles. I didn't know how to tell her I didn't believe in that nonsense." Cindy Henson had jumped on a miracle train twenty-five years earlier, believing God was going to heal her young son of severe autism, and quickly jumped off with a suitcase full of bitterness. God had healed the bitterness, but she still didn't believe in miracles. From day one, soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Jazmin, who had been diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer, declares she is holding out on a miracle from God. Cindy wonders if she has the fortitude to endure a life of believing in miracles and makes it her mission to help Jazmin accept that she is dying and the possibility of receiving no miracle at all. Then God invites Cindy to take out her hope-suitcase, pack up her mourning, and help Jazmin live the rest of her life believing in miracles. Through fundraisers, prayer chains, long hospital stays, and deep conversations about faith, Cindy learns from Jazmin that the best way to live a fragile life is with hope and belief that miracles still happen every day. Suitcases from Heaven: A Mother's Hope Journey through Her Daughter-in-Law's Cancer helps caregivers and cancer victims understand that God knows the number of their days, and their life is not in the hands of the medical community but in His loving hands.

Are certain people predestined to come to Christ? Or are we free to choose? Are you confused by the tenets of Calvinism and Arminianism? Calvinism says God predestined certain people to faith and salvation and others to unbelief and condemnation. Arminianism, which espouses "free will," says all have the ability to accept or reject Christ as the Son of God. In this fascinating, in-depth study of this often-debated topic, author Craig A. Reid presents what the Bible says about the doctrines of predestination, free will, election, foreknowledge, the power of the new covenant, and how all who believe are the chosen and elect of God, as well as the emphasis the Bible places on the word all. Through this thorough look at relevant scriptures and insightful analysis on all aspects of salvation, readers will have a better understanding of God, his power, and his great love for us.

With the current wars and rumors of wars, and a recent global pandemic, many Christians live in uncertainty wondering if Christ's return could be soon. Jesus told his followers to watch, but do we understand everything this generation should be watching for? After all, all generations have experienced the wars, famines, and earthquakes spoken of in Matthew 24. Is there more hidden in scriptures which the End-Times generation should be specifically watching for? Awake addresses the missing pieces of end-times prophecy, which ultimately challenges today's teachings of ancient traditional beliefs. Daniel was told to seal up words of his visions, as they would not be understood until the time of the end. He was also told, seventy weeks are decreed for his people (Israelites) and his Holy City (Jerusalem). Therefore, Daniel's 70th week pertains specifically to Israel, not the world and its inhabitants. Could our traditional perceptions regarding the books of Revelation and Daniel be amiss? Using a scripture-based view, Awake explores the end-times paradigm addressing foundational errors and assumptions which have misdirected the church's traditional belief system. It presents a more specific view of what Christ wants his End-Times bride to be watching for. This book contains God's loving message to the Ten Virgins-AWAKE my return is imminent.

For anyone suffering with a debilitating or terminal illness .¿.¿. there is hope! When young mother Gayle Taylor experienced incapacitating symptoms, she didn't expect to spend the next decade fighting for her life. What started as occasional minor weakness suddenly became extreme fatigue, severe respiratory problems, pain throughout her body, mental fog, memory failure, and physical debilitation that made even the simplest of tasks feel monumental. After more than three years of doctors trying to identify her problem, she finally received a diagnosis-lupus, a disease with no cure. As her health deteriorated, Gayle's life became a miserable journey of survival as a prisoner in her own body. But in her darkest valley, as she planned her own funeral, the Lord spoke to her through Deuteronomy 30:19 and told her to choose life. She realized this was not only a battle of the flesh but of the spirit. Through much suffering, surrender, and prayer, God taught her lessons she could learn only by walking through this season. In this journey of faith, the Lord ministered to Gayle and carried her to the mountaintop of rejoicing. This book is a powerful testimony of God's deliverance and healing power-an infusion of hope and joy to inspire you to believe for your own miracle! "In Healed!, Gayle will take you by the hand and walk with you to know Jesus as the Lord who heals." Phil Simun, presbyter and pastor

Cari, a blue tang fish, is different. Joe, a black-and-white jackknife fish who delivers mail at the SeaGalaxy Studio in Guppywood where Cari reviews scripts, tries to take advantage of her kindness because she is different. But Cari depends on Father Whale, who created all the sea creatures, and his son, Guardian Dolphin, to guide her through the sea in the Great Barrier Reef. When Deceiver Shark tries to ruin Guppywood, Joe must choose. Will he be Cari's friend and follow Father Whale and Guardian Dolphin or be lured away by the evil Deceiver Shark and the manipulating pufferfish? Many destinies are at stake. This fun, gospel-reinforcing book helps children eight to twelve choose Jesus over the world's ways.

After losing her beloved grandfather, a little girl is reminded of many happy memories with him as she explores the outside world. Her keen observations share how God uniquely provides for each of his creations. She sees how even the tiny ladybug is given what it needs to survive, and discovers God cares for even the smallest of his creatures on earth. As she learns that God provides a place for us to join him when our time on earth is done-heaven-she finds the hope and comfort of knowing she can see her grandfather again. Tender wording and a reassuring tone offer the hope only God can give while it guides children through the understanding of this difficult topic, and show God's compassion and care for us is never ending.

Action and Adventure Spiritual Warfare Powerful Truths Having escaped from a secret holding cell in the Masonic Temple, missionary Allen Hartman is on the Natchez Trace after rescuing his friend from slavery on a swamp plantation. But when the evil La Marque sends an assassin to kill him and forcibly return Deacon Abraham to captivity, Allen must battle an onslaught of dark spiritual forces. Will Allen withstand this attack of powerful sorcery? Can he clear his name from false accusations by religious leaders? Will he follow the river west to resume his mission and realize a hoped-for future with Moon Cloud, the Arapaho woman he loves? In book three of the Two Rivers Trilogy, Allen Hartman learns that "greater love" has a costly price as he battles evil in the Lord's strength.

For as long as he can remember, Matthew Anderson has felt called to a special purpose in life-a destiny chosen by God. But a frightening health scare has him taking stock of the work and anxiety that have thrown him off course. How can he find his true calling while caring for his pregnant wife, six children, and aging parents . . . and still follow his doctor's orders to avoid all stress? To make matters worse, his older brother, Andrew, is supposed to be running the family's retreat and conference center, a spiritual haven for Christian groups, but he seems to be hiding something. The center may be headed for financial disaster, and Andrew's plans for the family business have taken a dark turn. The Anderson family story from the Beyond Those Hills series continues with Matthew's Journey. This multi-generational saga moves into the twenty-first century as the Andersons face new problems-even as family history repeats itself. But the fact remains that a personal faith in Jesus Christ is the answer in any uncertain times.

For those who feel defeated, have lost all hope, or are ready to give up-this devotional is for you. Na'Kedra Rodgers is a Christian motivational speaker, author, and influencer-a true southern belle with sass. She has experienced heartache, healing, and everlasting hope. She affectionately calls herself OptimisticallyKe as she travels around the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex delivering empowering messages of hope. In Kneeling Earnestly for Transformation, Rodgers explores thirty ways for women to experience God's transforming power. Sharing stories of her life experiences and biblical truth, Rodgers uplifts and encourages broken women, helping them to discover their identity and purpose. Her fresh, relatable stories and zeal will empower and uplift readers, equipping and motivating them to stay in the fight, and her optimistic spirit will help them believe they can overcome. In her authentic, contemporary voice, Rodgers explores: Overcoming anxiety Receiving our comfort from God Delighting ourselves in the Lord Seeing God as our refuge Entering into the intercession of the Holy Spirit Overcoming life's difficulties Finding perfect peace. These thirty devotions begin with a Bible verse relating to the topic, include a thought-provoking question, and end with an encouraging prayer and another scripture passage to bring the reader one step closer to total transformation.

With the abundance of how-to books and advice on organizing, why do we still struggle with clutter? Is there a deeper problem underneath our piles of possessions?¿Could it be that clutter is really a spiritual issue?¿As a certified professional organizer, author Eileen Koff unveils the disorganizing lies that keep people in darkness and disarray. Get Organized God's Way sheds light on God's plan to bring His order into your chaos so you can experience His perfect peace and purpose for your life.This study will empower you to break free from false beliefs that keep you in bondage to your possessionsremove distractions so you can hear God's voice clearlycreate space to prioritize your gifts and talents to serve othersoutline realistic expectations on how to maintain your work andflourish in your relationships with God and with others.Get Organized God's Way uses real-life stories, the study of Scripture, and strategic questions to enhance your learning and personal application. It has changed the lives of hundreds of clients seeking guidance and inspiration. Our prayer is that it will not only transform your spaces but that you will experience the transforming power of God's Word.

"Stories have always been about us, a mirror in which we can see ourselves-our hopes and dreams, but also our greatest dilemmas." In Once Upon a Time: A Collection of Short Stories for Those Trying to Find Their Way Home, retired clinical psychologist Samuel L. Blumenthal, Ph.D. illustrates gospel truths on the themes of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, all of which come into clearer focus through the lens of God's perfect love. Sam Blumenthal came to faith in Christ in mid-life, after growing up in a Reform Jewish home in the South. His thirty years as a psychoanalytically-oriented psychologist gives him a unique perspective on the inner workings of the mind and heart. He says, "Since the dawn of man, stories have been pregnant with meaning, much of which has gone unnoticed. But if you are willing to slow down and listen more closely, stories will meet you in the very places you need them and guide you home where you will be healthy and whole." He presents stories to touch hearts and remind us of just how much God desires to be present in our lives. These stories offer us courage to look deeper within ourselves to learn why we think and feel as we do, why we struggle as we do, and what can truly help and redeem us and enable us to find our way home.

A secret shame. A powerful longing. A search for belonging. ¿ This book is indeed a must-read! Christa Armstead's story is a missing puzzle piece of healing, empowerment, and transformation that will fill a space many carry within their souls. Through her deep transparency she provides a road map for moving from pain to purpose, from trauma to testimony, and from isolation to empowerment. Let this book bless you through whatever challenges you're facing. -Dr. Efrem Smith, author of Killing Us Softly and The Post Black and Post White Church, co-lead pastor of Midtown Church ¿ Illegitimate is the journey many have started, and some have accomplished. Illegitimate is more than a search-and-discover mission, it answers many plights that have attacked and ravaged the nation and the world. This wonderful, heart-wrenching, and moving truth-journal addresses the unspoken truths of the damage and residue of pain and suffering that the clergy scandal does not want to address. -Rev. Earl A. Smith, Sr., team pastor, San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors, and author of Death Row Chaplain: Unbelievable True Story from America's Most Notorious Prison ¿ In these pages you will read the powerful true story of one woman's lifelong search for identity and love. The illegitimate daughter of a Catholic priest and an African- American teen, Christa Armstead struggled against poverty, prejudice, and rejection from her father growing up in inner-city LA. Finding the strength to thrive, Christa Armstead persevered. Christa shares her journey with honesty and vulnerability. It will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like they didn't fit in and struggled to find their place in the world. Those who have experienced hardship, trauma, abandonment, or abuse will be pointed to the depth of God's love for them and find hope.

Embark on a thirty day journey with thirty extraordinary women, whose powerful stories and words of hope, resilience, and unwavering faith will fill your heart with divine inspiration.We Get You! 30 Days: 30 Women ¿ 30 Stories ¿ One God, is an invitation to join hands with new friends who have traversed similar trials and circumstances just like you.Each of the thirty soul-nourishing devotions encompasses a verse of encouragement, an intimate personal or Bible-based story, and a practical application of the truth. To further enrich your spiritual experience, four thought-provoking prompts are included for each devotion, focusing on purpose, practice, prayer, and promise.Come along with us, and start your day with a dose of We Get You! to breathe life, hope, peace, and encouragement into your heart and mind. Unleash the power of divine grace and let it lead you towards a deeper connection with our loving Father.

Michael Merker's personal experience with a touring production of the popular musical Godspell, a dramatization of God's Word, led him to experiment with the adaptation of Bible literature into performance material. Through directing and performing these works, he not only grew in his own understanding of the Word but shared the gospel with his audiences and fellow performers. With the desire to spark a movement of committed practitioners who aim to reach the entire world for Jesus Christ, Michael has created a practical guide for others who share his love for theater and discipleship. Depth by Drama is for missionaries, group leaders, pastors, and anyone who wants to create and present Bible-based shows for the evangelism of the lost and the discipleship of performers and others involved in the productions. With the help of this thorough guidebook, readers can discover the great blessings gained from rehearsing and performing the Word of God and biblical literature, both for the actor and the audience. Whether it's for your personal Bible study, an exercise for a group, or a full-scale performance for an audience, this book-along with the Bible-will be all you need to learn how to put together a production based on Scripture. Now, break-a-leg for Jesus!