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The Four Last Things: A Catechetical Guide to Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell

NOT AVAILABLE. · EWTN Publishing, Inc.
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Few things in this earthly life are absolutely certain, but the most undebatable of these is death. Every person, even the atheist, will admit that death is certain. Death, however, is not the last event in this life of ours. Immediately after death, we shall be judged and then again on the Day of Judgment...
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The Power of a Praying Woman

Stormie Omartian · Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying(R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives. It may seem easier to pray for your...
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The Rational Bible: Genesis

Dennis Prager
Format: Hardcover

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Madison Park: A Place of Hope

Eric L. Motley · Zondervan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed...
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The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir

Anna LeBaron · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"My father had more than fifty children."So begins the haunting memoir of Anna LeBaron, daughter of the notorious polygamist and murderer Ervil LeBaron. With her father wanted by the FBI for killing anyone who tried to leave his cult -- a radical branch of Mormonism -- Anna and her siblings...
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The Most Excellent Way to Lead: Discover the Heart of Great Leadership

Perry Noble · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Speakers often use the words vision, boldness, and influence to describe the characteristics of effective leaders. Perry Noble, in The Most Excellent Way to Lead, makes the case that the heart of great leadership lies elsewhere. Perry, despite "winning" the label "least likely...
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A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

PAUL KENGOR · Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover

A Singular Bond That Changed HistoryEven as historians credit ­Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders.Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author...
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Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy

Luke Bretherton · Eerdmans
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

In Christ and the Common Life Luke Bretherton provides an introduction to historical and contemporary theological reflection on politics and opens up a compelling vision for a Christian commitment to democracy.In dialogue with Scripture and various traditions, Bretherton examines the dynamic...
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Blessed Life: My Surprising Journey of Joy, Tears, and Tales from Harlem to Hollywood

KIM FIELDS · FaithWords
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From "Facts of Life" to "Living Single" to "Dancing with the Stars" to wife and mom, here's the BLESSED LIFE of Kim Fields, veteran actress, TV personality, and star. Kim Fields has lived most of her life with people thinking they know her, which is understandable....
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Mini Felt Christmas: 30 decorations to sew for the festive season

Sachiyo Ishii · Search Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Making your own decorations in the run-up to Christmas is a pastime that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy. In this delightful book, well-known crafter Sachiyo Ishii shows the reader how to make fabulously cute and easy-to-make felt decorations to adorn your home during the festive...
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More Than You Can Handle: When Life's Overwhelming Pain Meets God's Overcoming Grace

Nate Pyle · Zondervan
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

"God won't give you more than you can handle." This is one of the most common and least helpful reassurances floating around Christian circles. It is anything but biblical. The truth is that God does allow a lot more than we can handle. But why? Nate Pyle has walked through...
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A Saint of Our Own: How the Quest for a Holy Hero Helped Catholics Become American

Kathleen Sprows Cummings · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of American names in the canon of the saints had left many of the faithful feeling spiritually unmoored. But while canonization may be fundamentally...
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The Deborah Anointing: Embracing the Call to be a Woman of Wisdom and Discernment

Michelle McClain-Walters · Charisma House
Pages: 135
Format: Print book

The Old Testament describes Deborah as a mighty combination of judge, intercessor, prophetess, mother of Israel, and military strategist. Deborah broke outside of her culture not out of rebellion, but in obedience to God to set her people free. As in biblical times God is calling today...
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

ANNE BOGEL · Baker Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.I'd Rather Be Reading...
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Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus

James Martin · HarperOne, 2016.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Based on his talks at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, the New York Times bestselling author and editor at large of America magazine offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully...
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