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Hope in Front of Me: Find Purpose in Your Darkest Moments

Danny Gokey · NavPress
Format: Book

Stepping onto the American Idol™ stage just weeks after his first wife’s unexpected death, Danny Gokey experienced both the pinnacle of hope and the depth of despair. But his story began long before that. Danny’s dreams began to form when he was a child, only to take...
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Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing

Rebekah Gregory · Revell
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast,...
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The pigness of pigs : respecting and caring for all God's creation

Joel Salatin · Faith Words
Pages: 288
Format:  Print book : English : First [edition]

From Christian libertarian farmer Joel Salatin, a clarion call to readers to honor the animals and the land, and produce food based on spiritual principles.
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She Is Mine: A War Orphans' Incredible Journey of Survival

Stephanie Fast · D & S Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Her father was an American serviceman, her mother a young Korean woman confused by the ravages of war. Abandoned at age four, nameless, homeless, and utterly alone, this child roamed the bleak, war-ravaged countryside of South Korea for three years and was finally left for dead. But The Creator...
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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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Chosen for Greatness: How Adoption Changes the World

Paul Batura · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The history of adoption is the history of the world itself. Children taken in by new families have grown up to dramatically reshape the world in ways most of us do not fully appreciate.Chosen for Greatness profiles 16 well-known adoptees who were given the opportunity to change history...
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Under the Cover of Light: The Extraordinary Story of USAF COL Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's 7 1/2 -Year Captivity in North Vietnam

Carole Engle Avriett · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

In 1965, Col. Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's helicopter was shot down over North Vietnam. He was immediately captured and spent 7½ years confined in a filthy 5’ x 7’ cell at the notorious Hanoi prison camp. Thousands of miles from home and unable to communicate with...
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The Legacy of Luther

R C Sproul · Reformation Trust
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

SummaryHe was the most influential man of his day. The movement that began with his posting of the Ninety-Five Theses reshaped Europe, redirected Christian history, and recovered the truth of God's word. Five hundred years later, what is Luther's legacy? In this volume, R.C. Sproul,...
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Ruined

Ruth Everhart · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 310
Format: Print book

"It happened on a Sunday night, even though I'd been a good girl and gone to church that morning."One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five...
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He Knows Her Name: An Amazing Pursuit to Adopt from India

Kelly McCorkle Parkison · Ambassador-Emerald International
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

There are an estimated 20 million orphans in the country of India. Thanks to Kelly and Scott Parkison, that number has decreased by one. Having promised to never return to India after her experience on the reality show The Amazing Race, Kelly never dreamed she would one day be a mother...
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Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances

Rachel Anne Ridge · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The heartwarming tale of an irrepressible donkey who needed a home -- and forever changed a family.Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt...
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Think and Eat Yourself Smart: A Neuroscientific Approach to a Sharper Mind and Healthier Life

Dr. Caroline Leaf · Baker Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Science is beginning to understand that our thinking has a deep and complicated relationship with our eating. Our thoughts before, during, and after eating profoundly impact our food choices, our digestive health, our brain health, and more. Yet most of us give very little thought to our food...
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Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

Robert Morris · W Publishing Group
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Hearing God is not something you do. Hearing God is someone you are. As believers in Jesus Christ, we naturally want to know how we can hear God's voice. Does God speak? Is He speaking to me? The good news is, yes, He is speaking. And like a radio host broadcasting His voice into the airwaves,...
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Things i wish i'd known before we became parents

Gary D Chapman · Northfield Pub
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

"Things I Wish I d Known Before We Became Parents" has one goal: prepare you for the joys and challenges of raising young children. Two professionals Dr. Gary Chapman, longtime relationship expert and author of the #1 "New York Times "bestseller "The 5 Love Languages,...
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The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of Mark Rodriguez

Mark Rodriguez · Leigh Ellen Rodriguez
Format: Print book

Have you ever fallen in love? What would happen if you fell in love with God and He loved you back? On May 30, 2014, seventeen-year-old Mark Rodriguez was gunned down in an apparent random act of violence while driving home from his schools graduation. The story made national headlines...
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