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Pub. Date
2013
Description
When best-selling author Joyce Meyer posted "God's not mad at you" on Facebook, she didn't anticipate that her words would trigger thousands of responses of gratitude and relief. Apparently, many Christians struggle to reconcile their perception of God as both a loving parent and a stern judge.
In God Is Not Mad at You, Joyce will help those who haven't truly received God's love because they are afraid of his anger and disapproval. She explores...
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
"The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably."
Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Staring in the face of prostate cancer at age thirty-five and metastatic disease and proposed surgical castration at age forty, Paul Steinberg was forced to take two simultaneous journeys. The first was to transition from doctor to patient and surrender his physical health to a medical establishment he knew from firsthand knowledge would be using approaches that would be outdated within a few years. The second was a spiritual journey. His search for...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Recalling her childhood in her homeland of Bulgaria as it existed under Soviet rule and her family's escape when the Berlin Wall came down, the author describes her return home to see how the world she once knew has changed since it became a member of the European Union.
1165) The glory of green
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Wedding plans are underway, and Lois Barker is figuring out how to gracefully get rid of her groom's catfish collection -- stuffed, ceramic, and woven. Her husband-to-be Chris, on the other hand, has decided to get rid of something else: hishomestead, which he is giving to a needy Mexican family at church. Life is full of possibilities and the community of Green is tickled pink that their newspaper owner is settling down with one of their own. However,...
Series
Pub. Date
c2017.
Description
"Now all your favorite When Calls the Heart Christmas broadcast specials are together in one DVD set. The When Calls the Heart: Hope Valley Christmas is a special edition that includes three beautiful Christmas films that each began Season four, five, and six, broadcasting on Christmas Day. From celebrated author Janette Oke (the Love Comes Softly series) When Calls the Heart is a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Feminism is going to ruin your life--in the best way possible--because society screams numerous messages every moment about how women must look, act, and speak in order to earn their right to be seen and heard. The only thing any human needs to do in order to earn their right to exist, however, is to exist. Break free of the insidious narratives that hold you back from being your most authentic self.
1168) The clouds roll away
Author
Pub. Date
p2010
Description
Closing her assignment with the FBI's Seattle office, forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon returns to her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, expecting a warm welcome. Instead she finds herself investigating an ugly cross burning at a celebrity's mansion and standing in the crosshairs of her boss at the Bureau. And the deeper Raleigh digs into the case, she is left wondering who the real victims are.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across the floors of her house in her socks all the way to the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Elizabeth's life is full of challenges and adventures while she waits for news of Jack. She offers to take care of Opal, one of her students, while her parents deal with a family emergency. Meanwhile, Abigail is growing ever closer to Cody and Becky, the two children she is caring form. When Codyfalls terribly ill, Abigail fears for the worst. The entire town of Hope Valley will have to rally together to save the boy.
1171) Love in Unlikely Places
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Plenty of young men had noticed Emma's smooth auburn hair and her quick intellect, but at twenty-six years of age, she was still single, much to the bewilderment of her Amish community. "She's just too picky," they said, and she supposed they were right. Most did not know that she had been in love once, and had wound up brokenhearted. When she becomes a nanny for an English (non-Amish) family along the coast of North Carolina, her world opens up...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"From the #1 New York Times best-selling author and lifestyle/cleaning guru Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration. Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After...
Pub. Date
2023
Description
While there are many resources that can teach us helpful practices for cultivating our sense of well-being, few of them explore the importance of these practices in the midst of ongoing grief, loss, and uncertainty. However, the same techniques and mindsets that increase our joy in the good times can be instrumental in helping us navigate life's most intense challenges.
In his new book, Happily Even After: Daily Practices to Recover Joy After Hardship,...