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Loving Your Friend Through Cancer: Words and Actions that Communicate Compassion

Marissa Henley · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 121
Format: Paperback

Have you ever struggled to find the right words to say to a friend who has just been diagnosed with cancer? Do you wonder which acts of kindness she would appreciate the most as she endures chemotherapy or a mastectomy? Loving Your Friend Through Cancer provides an in-depth look at what...
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We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning of Right and Wrong

R. Albert Mohler Jr. · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Twenty years ago, not one nation on earth had legal same-sex marriage. Now, access to same-sex marriage is increasingly seen as a basic human right. In a matter of less than a generation, western cultures have experienced a moral revolution. Al Mohler examines how this transformation occurred,...
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Nothing to Prove: Why We Can Stop Trying So Hard

Jennie Allen · Waterbrook Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

No More Pretending. No More Performing. No More Fighting to Prove Yourself. Are you tired, inside and out? Are you trying your best to measure up - yet you still feel as if you're losing ground and missing out on the best parts of life? You are not alone. Jennie Allen understands...
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Resisting Happiness

Matthew Kelly · Beacon Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

A true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves... and how to start choosing happiness again! Are you happy? It may be the wrong question. Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing...
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When Is Buddy Coming Home?: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child with the Loss of a Pet

GARY KURZ · Citadel
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Mommy, will I ever see Buddy again? How do we explain to our little ones that their beloved pets have gone home to be with the Lord? Do our loyal animal companions understand how deeply they are missed? For children, the sudden loss of a precious pet can inspire difficult questions...
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World

CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL · Penguin Press
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

Winner of THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE and THE DUFF COOPER PRIZEAn extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS is a remarkable examination of twelve illuminated...
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The Whispering of the Willows

Tonya Jewel Blessing · Capture Books
Pages: 396
Format: Paperback

Faith-the-Appalachian-way is draped in the camouflage of a small West Virginia community. There, a blossoming young woman has been traded into marriage by her superstitious parents who are desperately poor. When key individuals begin carving out a rescue plan, Emerald Ashby grows strong...
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PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire

John H Wigger · Oxford University Press
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover

In 1974 Jim and Tammy Bakker launched their television show, the PTL Club, from a former furniture store in Charlotte, N.C. with half a dozen friends. By 1987 they stood at the center of a ministry empire that included their own satellite network, a 2300-acre theme park visited by six million...
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My Utmost: A Devotional Memoir

Macy Halford · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

A beautifully written and heartfelt memoir by a young woman from Dallas, Texas, exploring the Evangelical Christianity of her childhood and its meaning to her in the present through the classic daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest.Raised in an Evangelical household by her beloved...
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Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World That Loves to Be Noticed

SARA HAGERTY · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Every heart longs to be seen and understood. Yet most of our lives is unwitnessed. We spend our days working, driving, parenting. We sometimes spend whole seasons feeling unnoticed and unappreciated. So how do we find contentment when we feel so hidden? In Unseen, Sara Hagerty suggests...
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When God Says "Wait": Navigating Life's Detours and Delays Without Losing Your Faith, Your Friends, Or Your Mind

Elizabeth Laing Thompson · Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A job, a true love, a baby, a cure. . . We're all waiting for something from God. And the place between His answers can feel like a wasteland where dreams - and faith - go to die.When we're waiting, we wonder, "Why?", "Why me?", and "How long?"But the truth?...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Touched by an Angel: 101 Miraculous Stories of Faith, Divine Intervention, and Answered Prayers

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Format: Book

Seen or unseen, angels are all around us. In this collection of 101 miraculous stories of faith, divine intervention, and answered prayers, real people share their incredible experiences with angels and the many ways they touch our lives.You only have to look to find the angels in your...
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Staying Stylish: Cultivating a Confident Look, Style, and Attitude

Candace Cameron Bure · Zondervan
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Candace Cameron Bure, best known as D.J. Tanner from Full House and Fuller House and a New York Times bestselling author, whose faith and wit have delighted audiences for decades, lets you in on her best-kept secrets for Staying Stylish. This gorgeous manual for beauty, style, health, and spiritual...
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A Life Beyond Amazing: 9 Decisions That Will Transform Your Life Today

D JEREMIAH · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

There is a way to experience a better life. Are you ready to become the person God has called you to be? In A Life Beyond Amazing, bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah uncovers God's strategy for change and challenges you to make nine important decisions that will transform your heart,...
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A Stroke of Faith: A Stroke Survivor's Story of a Second Chance at Living a Life of Significance

MARK MOORE · FaithWords
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Mark Moore always believed he was in charge of his life. All that changed on a beautiful Saturday morning in May 2007. Suddenly he was no longer in control of anything. Though his life will never return to his pre-stroke normality, through this crisis, he has gained a deeper understanding...
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