Where Memories Await
Can memories of old restore a forgotten love?Camden, Maine Present DaySpunky octogenarian Priscilla Martin is a woman with many Christmas secrets. When a beloved niece tempts her to bare her wounded soul, Priscilla must decide whether to share the secret of her sister's demise-and the reason she abandoned the man she loved in favor of a loveless marriage.Camden, Maine December, 1957The only person Priscilla loves more than Ed Colton is her younger sister, Hazel. But when Ed is drafted and Hazel runs away to New York to be with a man she believes will make her famous, Priscilla's plans crumble around her. Ed's silence and Hazel's tragic return leads Priscilla to make a choice she will forever regret.Can revisiting long-ago memories give Priscilla what she's longed for all these years?This is Book 4 in The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series, a contemporary twist on the well-loved classic, Little Women. Readers will fall in love with the Martin family-Maggie, Josie, Lizzie, Bronson, Amie, and their mother Hannah-each trying to find their own way in the world and each discovering that love, home, and hope are closer than they appear.
Greater Love
In this action packed thriller Jesus will make His miraculous return to earth. Will the world be prepared for His glory? In Greater Love, author Blake Lorenz shares a captivating story of one man's journey through time after God has chosen him to prepare Israel and the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ. After a Damascus Road encounter with Jesus, John Nova, a former professional baseball player, becomes a time traveler for the Son of God by the power of the Spirit. Along his adventures, he meets Mary in the time of Jesus, whom Jesus later sends to the twentieth century to become John's wife and his partner in ministry. Together, John and Mary ready the world for the coming King of kings. As their time travel culminates to a glimpse into Jesus's thousand-year reign, John and Mary watch as God's judgement paves the way for the manifestation of His everlasting Kingdom. Just like Cinderella and her prince, John and Mary face eternity with tremendous hope and the greater love of God. This profound love story, full of romance, restoration, and revelation, becomes the eyes through which we see the greater love of Jesus. It is the ultimate triumph of love as we watch our almighty Father prepare the world for His Son's return. A former professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs Organization, Blake Lorenz felt God calling him to attend Asbury Seminary, where he received a Master's degree in 1984. For over thirty-three years, Lorenz has pastored small and large churches in the Orlando area, while participating in evangelism work around the world, visiting five continents, preaching the gospel to tens of thousands, and planting over five hundred churches across the globe. He has been working in Israel for the past fourteen years and served on the board of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in connection with the Knesset. He is married to Beverly Brackman, and together they share three children, and now six grandchildren. In 2020, he and Beverly launched BlakeLorenzMinistries.com and their podcast, AWAKEN, on Charisma Media, which is heard in 149 nations.
Back to Babylon
A novel by Howard Harris, Sr.Back to Babylon is a fictional account of the United States of America's impending punishment by the eternal God of the Bible because of its disobedience and return to the decadence of ancient Babylon.While based on Bible prophecy, it is a contemporary story of romance, devotion, political ambition, and international intrigue with appeal to every reader.It is the story of a future US president and his devoted wife whose romance has carried them from the college campus to a governorship, the White House, and world stage.He is locked in a reelection campaign, haunted by a broken commitment to God, plagued by fiscal instability, civil strife, disease pandemics, natural disasters, and other crises. He is challenged by a dynamic third-party candidate who threatens his reelection while betrayed by his own unscrupulous campaign manager bent on winning at any cost.Simultaneously, he is threatened by a ten-nation coalition of European powers in concert with a false religious organization, intent on implementing their agenda for a one world government, one world economic system and one world religious organization as prophesied.The story is an ominous message to God's covenant people. But it has hope for those who will heed God's warning.Howard Harris Sr. is a former journalist, now a retired business executive.
The Curse of the Rum Runners
When past mistakes seem too great to overcome, can any hope of a future still be found? Tricia discovers a supposedly cursed bottle of rum hidden in her basement, and everything starts going wrong. As she starts down a path of self-destruction and alcohol abuse, two of her friends, Nick and Leaf, share the gospel with her. But life gets too messy for Tricia, so she flees New York to the island of Martha's Vineyard. On the Vineyard, she enjoys the beaches and nightlife but sinks deeper into trouble. Another threatening bottle of rum shows up on the island, but so does Leaf. Is more danger on the way or rescue? Can the prodigal find her way home?
The Promise of Deception
Adelynn Spencer, a spirited member of the Edwardian London upper class, struggles under the conditions of her engagement to Detective Inspector Baze Ford. But during the gala announcing their betrothal, events take a fatal turn when Adelynn experiences a vivid dream of a man dying with a knife buried in his chest. To her alarm, Baze and his men later discover the man exactly as she witnessed.When Adelynn sees a second dream-a second victim-she tries to convince Baze that there are more sinister things at work. Choosing hard evidence over Adelynn's outrageous claims, Baze dismisses her and turns his attention to the location of the most recent crime, the Empress Theatre. Determined to uncover the truth of her visions, Adelynn investigates on her own. She infiltrates the theater and becomes spellbound by the charming spectacle of the resident magician.As Baze wrestles with the decision to harden his heart or take action to protect the woman who means everything to him, Adelynn ventures further into the clutches of magic and murder. Can she keep her mind safe and draw the killer out of the shadows?
Ravens
After the War of 2127, only two factions remain on earth. The surface dwellers include remnants and children of everyday people who survived the nuclear war. These people are forced to eke out a living on a decimated planet. The Project dwellers are survivors as well, but they live in a protected facility, mostly underground. Their ranks include scientists, artists, government officials, and other highly educated and influential people, carefully screened for inclusion. They moved into an underground shelter built to withstand a nuclear war; they knew what was coming and didn't want to face it. Seventy-seven years later, Jason, an astronaut, has finally returned to earth after a long space journey. He's horrified by the state of the earth and the plight of the nomad survivors. He makes it his mission to bring the two groups together. Ravens, a religious fiction novel, was borne out of a belief that only God can destroy the earth, while many believe people will destroy it by their wasteful and selfish actions. It presents a subtle influence of God's principles in the lives of the characters, suggesting that he continues to work through people on the earth despite the conditions they find themselves in.
The Girl with Sad Green Eyes
Not your average fairy tale. A girl fleeing abuse at home finds love from an unexpected source within the fairy woods that surround her home. In confronting the evil that has come against her she is faced with a choice to forgive her abusers or to hold onto her pain and hurt. "I am speechless! Absolutely incredible! The Girl with Sad Green Eyes has to be read to be believed!" - James R."Well written, rich, detailed, resonant, emotionally spot-on writing. Mr. Wanaselja has an exquisite touch with the ability to put his characters empathically on the page. And that too in verse! Well done. The Girl with Sad Green Eyes brought tears to my eyes." - Jenny W."Beautifully written story tugging at the heartstrings of the reader, leading from total darkness and despair to light, love and forgiveness. I loved that Mr. Wanaselja chose to tell the story in this haunting emotional poem version.Highly stared." - Elke B."As I read The Girl with Sad Green Eyes, I couldn't help but see a direct correlation between our own need to be forgiven and to forgive. Mr. Wanaselja's story moves the soul with its sad and desperate beginning, but it ends with "bright eyes" that have witnessed sacrifice and have found forgiveness and ultimately-life . I absolutely loved the message of this story, and because it was written so poetically, I was all the more impressed. Six stars!" - Dianna L."From sad to bright, what a poignant poem. Unicorns, centaurs, ogres, naiads and dryads, make this mournful tail dazzle. It's a fairy tale with a taste of heaven. Beautifully written." - CMTS"I am not a lover of verse, however I found this hauntingly beautiful with language which really does sing beautifully from the page." - Annabelle X
A Carpenter Called Joseph
Joseph was an unlikely choice to be the earthly father of Jesus. There was nothing about him on the surface that would have prompted any of us to consider him worthy. And yet, no other man in history has been charged with the tremendous responsibility he was given.He wasn't randomly chosen by God. He wasn't chosen simply because he and Mary were engaged to be married. He was, most definitely, not an after-thought or a footnote. He and Mary were betrothed because God had chosen them both and ordered their steps accordingly ... from before the beginning of time.God had been at work in Joseph's life long before he ever knew the events that would unfold in his life. God carefully molded and shaped Joseph into the man to whom He could entrust this special assignment. Through this novella, you'll discover the heart and character of the carpenter God called to raise His Son.
While the World Turns
Sixteen hundred years ago, as the old world died, a ship carried thirty-three priests and one hundred pilgrims into orbit. One by one, the priests lived solitary lives, praying for salvation. At his vigil's end, Father Aitor wakes the final priest--Jacob, whom he loves--to lead the survivors as they rebuild civilization. Their mission is clear: bring Christ to the wilderness. But Aitor has never heard God's voice, and he is beginning to believe that Jacob hasn't either. And when they encounter strange, deformed creatures, doubt is not their only threat. In a nearby community, Talit has always believed in the holy laws of her people, mutated children of the wasteland--until her best friend, Ziek, contracts a fatal sickness and is exiled. Angry at this unbearable cruelty, Talit helps Ziek escape and strikes out across the desert. She will bring the person who condemned them all to sickness--even if it is a vanished deity--to justice, and the monsters stalking them cannot stop her.
A Gambler's Heart
A SWEET, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE WESTERN ROMANCE NOVEL. Is Love Worth the Gamble?Fiona is tired of the London society, where status and looks are the most important traits a man is looking for in a woman. Wanting a chance at a new life, away from the pitying stares and loneliness of her life in England, she answers an ad as a mail-order bride in America.Brooks is a gambling man, who wants revenge against his father's killer. His plans are complicated when Fiona lands in his lap after a winning hand.He does not have time to be looking after a woman, especially one who should have known better than to come to a strange country on her own. But, somehow, she has become his problem.Will the final wager cost him his heart?
A Carpenter Called Joseph (Large Print Edition)
Joseph was an unlikely choice to be the earthly father of Jesus. There was nothing about him on the surface that would have prompted any of us to consider him worthy. And yet, no other man in history has been charged with the tremendous responsibility he was given. He wasn't randomly chosen by God. He wasn't chosen simply because he and Mary were engaged to be married. He was, most definitely, not an after-thought or a footnote. He and Mary were betrothed because God had chosen them both and ordered their steps accordingly ... from before the beginning of time. God had been at work in Joseph's life long before he ever knew the events that would unfold in his life. God carefully molded and shaped Joseph into the man to whom He could entrust this special assignment. Through this novella, you'll discover the heart and character of the carpenter God called to raise His Son.
An Unexpected Christmas Gift
Can they find a way to escape their painful pasts and find love this Christmas? Janie Mishler is content with her life as an alt maedel helping out at her father's Amish dry goods store, but she's always wondered 'what if?' What if Elson hadn't passed on? What if she'd met someone else? What if she could raise a family of her own? But with each year that passes, Janie relinquishes her unfulfilled dreams. That is, until she receives an unexpected Christmas gift from someone who appears to be a stranger. Rob Zehr put his Amish life behind him to forget about his painful past and follow his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot. Although he still communicates with his family, he has no desire to return to his old lifestyle. When he receives a mysterious note in the mail, he responds out of sheer intrigue. He never imagined that the note's writer could be the one to draw him back to his roots and open his heart to the possibility of love again.Are their circumstances merely coincidence? Or could it be God's unseen hand working a Christmas miracle?
A Drifter's Fortune
A SWEET, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE WESTERN ROMANCE NOVEL.She needs to escape the brutality of the life she's living, and he needs a wife to win a fortune...Patience has been raised by family who treat her as little more than a servant. After years of pain and abuse, she knows it's time to get her and her younger brother to safety before it's too late. She answers an ad looking for a mail-order bride, knowing that whatever the future holds with a complete stranger, it could never be worse than what it is now.An eccentric man has left his beloved Last Chance Ranch to the first man who can find a woman to marry him. Problem is, it has to be a woman they've never met, and they have to get her to agree to come to the desolate ranch full of surprises, in the middle of nowhere, and stay for at least six months.The race is on to win the fortune.Harrison is determined to send the woman away after the term is up, paying her dearly for her time. He's lived in the shadow of his family name long enough and wants to create his own mark in the world. He does not have time for anything else.But, when Patience shows up, his plans change as he realizes there might be more to life than earning a fortune. And, maybe the fortune he has in front of him is already worth more than he could have dreamed.
Restoring for Love
Dave Carmichael and his daughter Peyton had been renovating homes for several years and were considered as among the best designers in the city of Calgary. When Peyton's aunt Julie, a realtor who lived up north, contacted them with an opportunity to restore a Lodge 300 miles away in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Dave was skeptical and thought it would be too far away. Peyton was excited though. She knew it would be a huge project, but they enjoyed doing flips, and she would be able to spend time with her aunt and enjoy the outdoors. Dave was finally persuaded and they purchased the Lodge in the small town of Rocky View. Little did they know that it would change both of their lives. Peyton drove the motorhome, packed with tools and equipment for the three-month month period that they were expecting to stay at the site. Dave was driving his pickup. The weather was stormy that day, and Peyton lost Dave along the way. What she didn't realize was that not long after they left home, he was in a serious accident and was taken back to the city in an ambulance. Peyton couldn't reach him online and continued to the Lodge on her own. When she was finally able to speak with him, he said he wouldn't be able to continue with the project, and she would have to do it on her own. Tom McCauley is a handsome young man who is single and the owner of a log home company in Rocky View. He is good friends with Julie and her husband Ed, and is a Christian, involved in church activities and well respected by the people in town. Julie is often trying to find a partner for Tom because he is over thirty and he would like to marry if only he could find the right one. When Peyton tells Julie and Ed about Dave's accident, they are horrified but promise to come and help her with the restoration. Julie contacts Tom to help as well, and when the two of them meet, it is the beginning of their relationship.
Every Word Unsaid
Augusta Travers has spent the last three years avoiding the stifling expectations of New York society and her family's constant disappointment. As the nation's most fearless--and reviled--columnist, Gussie travels the country with her Kodak camera and spins stories for women unable to leave hearth and home. But when her adventurous nature lands her in the middle of a scandal at the worst possible moment, she's forced to leave America entirely. Arriving in India, she expects only a nice visit with childhood friends, siblings Catherine and Gabriel, and adventures that will further her career. Instead, she finds herself facing a plague epidemic, confusion over Gabriel's sudden appeal, and the realization that what she wants from life is changing.As she grows closer to friends, old and new, and allows their words of truth to heal parched places, she pictures a new future. But when the fallout of her past decisions finds her in India, will it ruin her chance to finally stop running?
Redemption
Redemption: The Two Lives of Harry Brooks is based on a true story about a man who rose from prison to the pulpit.
Created
"In this brilliant novel you will be transported to the first rebellion in heaven... and recognize the spiritual battle within each of us - the desire to worship self more than the God who made us." - Karol Ladd, Bestselling author, including "Thrive, Don't Simply Survive" Before ""In the beginning..."" Angels waged war against their Creator. Created: The Devil's Apprentice, Book One of the Created series, tells the Biblical story of the battle for sovereignty in Heaven. A young angel, Malachi, witnesses the rise and fall Lucifer, heaven's "Angel of Light" turned Satan as he wages war against His Creator. Chosen as Lucifer's apprentice, Malachi struggles with his own war of free will and faith. Part adventure story, part parable, this groundbreaking saga offers new insights into why God created anything with a will of its own and why He chose not to sentence Lucifer immediately to Hell after his rebellion, but instead, created our universe and mankind. Bible believers and skeptics will rethink their positions on Creation as they travel from the heights of the Holy Mount to the depths of Hell with Malachi and the heavenly angels. In a fresh interpretation of the spiritual battle for Heaven, Created: The Devil's Apprentice introduces Rogers' series based on meticulous Biblical scholarship for a fictionalized retelling of the rebellion of Lucifer and his fall from God's grace.
The Reckoning
You'll read this in less time than it takes to watch a movie, but you'll feel its impact for a lifetime.In this gripping tale, you'll take a front row seat to the most significant event in your future (and every Christian's future).Benny Little, an altogether ordinary man, stands before the Judgment Seat of Christ with several of his contemporaries. This decisive event is thrilling for some, shocking for others.Triumph and tears abound.As angels vividly replay each life, Jesus reveals to these companions how they will shine forth for Him (if at all) in eternity, where they will live, and the role each will play (or none) as one of His Eternal Shepherds of Creation. What will Benny's final place be?"This is a terrific read and is ultimately as convicting as anything I have ever read." David Ware, Pastor and creator of The Template: A Blueprint for Full Spectrum Ministry"Written by a theologian with a deep command of the world to come." Jordan Wolley, President of E412 Global
Caesar's Wife Must Be Above Suspicion
This is a work of alternate history: that is, it explores what might have happened if Julius Caesar had not died at hands of assassins on the Ides of March, 44 BCE. Five of the would-be assassins (including Brutus and Cassius) are put on trial for treason. Although none of the defendants denies participating in the attempted assassination, a startling intervention by Caesar himself, late in the trial, leads to their acquittal. They are immediately attacked and killed, however, by an angry mob. The story is told from multiple points of view, including especially Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, who turns out to be much more deeply involved in the events of March 15 and the aftermath than her husband had ever supposed. All of the characters in this novel are actual historical persons, except for one: a British Gaul named Skaiva, who becomes entangled in the life of the man who conquered his country.
A Message of Love
What would be your reaction if you could unexpectedly have a glimpse of the lives of people around you and uncover their ""little sins""? As Luke Stage, a well-known pastor, is preparing to deliver the third part of a series on love to his congregation, he is far from imagining that his simple prayer, ""Teach me, Lord,"" will make him experience the oddest and most troubling night of his life: betrayals, painful memories, and all sorts of hypocritical behavior play before Luke in just a few hours, leading him to put his whole life and ministry in question. Soon enough, Luke discovers that the hidden truth behind that surreal experience is not just about people's shortcomings, but the perfection of God's love for them.
As Dawn Breaks
Her daring bid for freedom could be her greatest undoing.Amid the Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as Miss Tilly Lockhart.RAF Captain Alex Baird is returning home to Gretna on a secret mission to uncover the saboteur suspected in the Chilwell explosion, as Gretna's factory is likely next. Fearing for his family's safety, he's also haunted by guilt after failing to protect his brother. Alex is surprised to discover a young woman, Miss Lockhart, renting his boyhood room, but the two eventually bond over their mutual affection for his family--until Alex receives orders to surveil her.Rose squirms beneath Alex's scrutiny while she struggles to gain her workers' respect. But when her deception turns to danger, she and Alex must find a way to put their painful pasts behind them and together try to safeguard the future."With her trademark attention to historical detail, Kate Breslin sweeps readers to a Great War home front full of intrigue, suspense, danger, and courage."--JOCELYN GREEN, Christy Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City"Readers will be captivated by this exquisite blend of historical intrigue and heartfelt romance from one of the finest voices in inspirational fiction."--AMANDA BARRATT, author of My Dearest Dietrich and The White Rose Resists"Breslin uses an exhilarating plotline and tender romance amid the tension of espionage to craft a gripping tale rife with double agents, corrupt foreign arms dealers, and secret missions. Ultimately, this is a story of forgiveness and family, and readers will revel once again in Breslin's superb chronicling of women's vital contributions to the war effort."--Booklist "Breslin keeps the tension up. . . . The stakes could not be higher--in both love and war--in this espionage tale drenched in intrigue."--Publishers Weekly
While the World Turns
Sixteen hundred years ago, as the old world died, a ship carried thirty-three priests and one hundred pilgrims into orbit. One by one, the priests lived solitary lives, praying for salvation. At his vigil's end, Father Aitor wakes the final priest--Jacob, whom he loves--to lead the survivors as they rebuild civilization. Their mission is clear: bring Christ to the wilderness. But Aitor has never heard God's voice, and he is beginning to believe that Jacob hasn't either. And when they encounter strange, deformed creatures, doubt is not their only threat. In a nearby community, Talit has always believed in the holy laws of her people, mutated children of the wasteland--until her best friend, Ziek, contracts a fatal sickness and is exiled. Angry at this unbearable cruelty, Talit helps Ziek escape and strikes out across the desert. She will bring the person who condemned them all to sickness--even if it is a vanished deity--to justice, and the monsters stalking them cannot stop her.
Christmas in Poetry and Adventure
Katherine feels her narrative style of poetry as her poems exhibit the true nature of her heart expressing the love of God for all creation. Most obvious is the outdoors brought into focus because there is not one poem that does not take the reader outside for a breath of fresh air, a walk in the woods, snow bound mountains and a gallop over trails and mountain passes. Your senses will be illuminated and enchanted because this is poetry from the author's heart. She lives it, breathes it, and feels it every day so she has devoured it and written about it. God is not in one place but everywhere we look.......AND NOT JUST AT CHIRSTMAS TIME. ALL THE TIME. A moment can be a lifetime memory.
Wild Cow Wedding
Will the Wild Cow wedding survive the pressure of wedding plans, an unknown parent showing up, and an unexpected lawsuit?Carli Jameson and Lank Torres' relationship is exactly where they want it-engaged and ready for "I do". But the town of Dixon seems to be more excited for them to tie the knot than the bride and groom themselves.Carli wants a simple ceremony so that they can get on with the business of cattle ranching, and Lank is still dealing with the hole his mother's lost battle with cancer left in its wake. Thankfully, Lola Wallace is more than willing to step up to the plate and plan their special day. But as Lola begins organizing local work forces, she senses that Carli is not as enthusiastic as a bride-to-be ought to be.As the stress of a wedding, meeting her birth father for the first time, and an unexpected lawsuit that questions her rightful ownership of Wild Cow Ranch become too much, Carli's panic attacks make a frightful reappearance. Can Carli remember to give all her worries to God? Are she and Lank as compatible as they once thought? Will the Wild Cow Ranch-a ranch that once meant so little to Carli, but is now her whole heart-be ripped away forever?Wild Cow Wedding explores the secret desires of the heart and questions whether or not love can prevail in the end.
Bones Of Fire
The Styles family is about to be sucked into a whirlwind.Reverend Edwin Styles is a good man. But he is totally unprepared for the spiritual warfare that is about to overwhelm him and his family. He doesn't believe in demons or warlocks. He only theoretically believes in angels. Yet his ignorance of spiritual warfare won't shield him from being chosen by God for a mission so critical that the angel who commanded the forces at The Battle of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ has been assigned to help him. This is none other than the angel known as The Sword of the Lord.Edwin will need all the help this famed warrior angel can offer. For the kingdom of darkness has assigned one of its most ruthless demons and cunning military strategists to thwart God's plan and to destroy this man of God The legendary Mighty Bashnar. Reverend Edwin Styles will soon learn from painful experience why this cruel warrior spirit was granted the title of Mighty.
Restored
Grace and hope meet in this heartwarming Christian fiction series about a woman returning to her hometown, family, faith, and the sea.After three years away, Paisley returns to Basalt Bay to face her past and make amends. Not too difficult. Or harder than anything she's ever done.Judah has prayed for his wife's return. He told himself whenever she came back, he'd do everything in his power to win back her love. That's exactly what he intends to do.Will his kindness and grace be the reason she stays?Follow along in this inspirational series as Paisley comes back to her hometown hoping for a new beginning and faces the greatest challenges of her life.If you enjoy tender, grace-filled Christian fiction that tugs on your heartstrings, and has a hint of suspense, try the Restored series today!The Restored series is a chronological series. The ongoing part of the story will be more enjoyable if the books are read in order.Books 1-3 are included in this collection: Ocean of Regret (Part 1)Three years ago, Paisley left her husband, her father, and the seaside town where she grew up. Now, she's coming back to Basalt Bay to start over. Judah hopes they'll get back together. But what will it take for them to have a second chance?Sea of Rescue (Part 2)Paisley must overcome her worst fears in the aftermath of a hurricane that nearly destroyed her small hometown. She came home to make amends, only to find her life in upheaval and filled with challenges to cope and survive. And now that she's alone in a devastated town, will she have to depend on ... the one person she never wants to see again?Bay of Refuge (Part 3)Judah and Paisley face new challenges on their road to marital restoration. Will troubles with their families, some citizens in town, and their shared past bring them closer or pull them apart?A heartwarming tale about finding grace, love, and redemption in a small town by the sea.
Coffee Run
As COVID restrictions begin to lessen, recently widowed D travels to Calgary, Alberta, to present a workshop at a pastors' conference. But as conference activities wind down, the Anti-Christian Coalition attacks churches in North America, killing thousands. As part of their attack on Christians, the ACC tries to kidnap her and six of her co-presenters in an attempt to silence her and the podcasts she broadcasts on a regular basis. D inadvertently evades the kidnappers, and they begin to pursue her across two countries as she makes her way back to her family assisted by the Christian Freedom Militia. In the process of evading the ACC, D works though the process of grieving and stagnation and recovers the vibrant faith she once enjoyed when her husband was with her. Cheryl grew up in the Fort Collins, Colorado and completed her bachelor's degree at Colorado State University before relocating to Mullen, Nebraska, for her first teaching job. Cheryl is blessed with a beautiful family including two daughters, two sons-in-law, two stepsons, a step daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Cheryl and Dennis worked with pastors in Nebraska. They had a music and teaching ministry and eventually took a call to pastor in Kansas. Cheryl currently works as an online art teacher for NorthStar Academy and continues to minister in that capacity.
Greater Love
In this action packed thriller Jesus will make His miraculous return to earth. Will the world be prepared for His glory? In Greater Love, author Blake Lorenz shares a captivating story of one man's journey through time after God has chosen him to prepare Israel and the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ. After a Damascus Road encounter with Jesus, John Nova, a former professional baseball player, becomes a time traveler for the Son of God by the power of the Spirit. Along his adventures, he meets Mary in the time of Jesus, whom Jesus later sends to the twentieth century to become John's wife and his partner in ministry. Together, John and Mary ready the world for the coming King of kings. As their time travel culminates to a glimpse into Jesus's thousand-year reign, John and Mary watch as God's judgement paves the way for the manifestation of His everlasting Kingdom. Just like Cinderella and her prince, John and Mary face eternity with tremendous hope and the greater love of God. This profound love story, full of romance, restoration, and revelation, becomes the eyes through which we see the greater love of Jesus. It is the ultimate triumph of love as we watch our almighty Father prepare the world for His Son's return. A former professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs Organization, Blake Lorenz felt God calling him to attend Asbury Seminary, where he received a Master's degree in 1984. For over thirty-three years, Lorenz has pastored small and large churches in the Orlando area, while participating in evangelism work around the world, visiting five continents, preaching the gospel to tens of thousands, and planting over five hundred churches across the globe. He has been working in Israel for the past fourteen years and served on the board of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in connection with the Knesset. He is married to Beverly Brackman, and together they share three children, and now six grandchildren. In 2020, he and Beverly launched BlakeLorenzMinistries.com and their podcast, AWAKEN, on Charisma Media, which is heard in 149 nations.
Book of Mormon Rhymes
Experience family scripture study in a fun, new way - through rhymes! Book of Mormon Rhymes is an engaging and clever companion for scripture study, with over 300 short, catchy rhymes to learn and love The Book of Mormon. Children will happily learn Book of Mormon stories and principles in a way they can understand and remember. Teens and adults will be delighted to discover The Book of Mormon in a new light. Follow along chronologically, from the Title Page through Moroni, with scripture references for each rhyme. Also ideal for bedtime, family home evening, Come Follow Me study, and captivating reading for all ages. This book is a priceless treasure for families that will help you grow closer to God and strengthen your testimony of Jesus Christ and The Book of Mormon.
Descent Into Hell
It is one of the great biblical mysteries. The three days Yeshua of Nazareth spent in the tomb are unaccounted for. What happened during those days? The Apostles' Creed says that He descended into hell. What happened there? This novel envisions an incredible journey that Christ might have experienced, from the crucifixion atop Golgotha, to his burial, to the Garden of Eden Paradise, and, ultimately, into the bowels of the sinister underworld. Joined by choirs of angels and the Good Thief, Dismas, Yeshua encounters resistant and combative satanic forces jealously defending their dark prison of souls of the sleeping righteous biblical figures. Accompany Christ on his divine rescue mission, and be part of this creative and imaginative take on this glorious mystery."This was a great read. Not just a lot of skill went into this, but a lot of prayer. It is very moving in many parts and, most importantly, it lifts us beyond our earth-bound selves to see a greater reality." Father Rod McNeil"That was such a beautiful, emotional and thought-provoking read. I did need to stop, on occasion, and wipe the tears from my eyes. You made the crucifixion come to life for me." C Murdock."I foolishly picked this up late in the evening, and spent the next several hours enthralled!" B. Nagle
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Hunted by the seven deadly sins, two unlikely heroes must deliver a secret message across the Camino de Santiago before it's too late... In this sequel to the international-award-winning novel, The Way: Through a Field of Stars, Princess Isabella of France must convince her father to give up his quest for the Knights Templars' most valued treasure and make amends with her enemy, Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, to save those she loves. With Isabella and Molay both trapped in Paris, the weight of the world hangs on the shoulders of two unsuspecting nuns, who must flee France and smuggle the key to the Templars' greatest secret across the Camino de Santiago. On their pilgrimage, the sisters are forced to face the seven deadly sins, which have taken on a physical form and threaten to stop them at every turn. Will the wisdom they learn on the Camino be enough for them to succeed? Or will they fail to deliver their message before time runs out? Encountering unthinkable trials and life-altering lessons, this adventure is filled with mystery, humor, and self-discovery.
Tragedy Triumph Eternity
This gripping novel follows teenager, Phillip Kingsley, through the formative years of adolescence to adulthood. From junior high, to dropping out of school before graduation due to a tragedy, and subsequently being drafted in the United States Army during a time of war.The story follows the twists and turns of a teenager's life journey guided by the strict, rigid discipline of an iron-fisted, alcoholic father and the gentle love of a devout, religious mother. He faces the paradox of knowing to do what is right and choosing to do what is wrong. The paradox ends with an awakening and transforming experience.
The 19 Year Detour
I named this story this title because it was godsent. Into the lives of two people that were destined to be together, the signs were all there. Perhaps there was no way of knowing that anything could come of this. Here, where silence comes within the room, but outside, the passing sound of the traffic is continuous. When enough time passes by, perhaps I'll find it easier to look back and easier to speak of it all, and I wonder whether sufficient time could ever be.
Songs in the Storm
The blood on the handkerchief changed everything.The year 1900 promises to be a good one for Rob and Maddie Skivington. Recently married, they look forward to building a home near family and friends in the busy industrial city of Newark where Rob owns a fledgling jewelry business. Then, an irritating cough that has plagued Rob for months turns out to be something far more insidious: tuberculosis.When Rob's doctor suggests a change in environment and climate, they sell their business and head to Wyoming in a desperate quest for health. They soon find themselves pitted not only against the harsh environment and natural predators, but also against a group of ranchers who seem determined to send them back to Newark. But sometimes the strongest storms of all are those that rage within. When despair and loneliness and tragedy strike, the couple must turn to God to help them weather those onslaughts or risk being torn apart.
A 365 Day Guide to Becoming a Bride
Discover the secrets to becoming a bride, whilst following the Lord's guidance. Let God lead you to your future husband. Are you tired of waiting for the right man to come along? Afraid of being hurt or rejected? Unsure if you have found the right partner? Is meeting new potential partners causing you anxiety? Do you want to learn about the true test of love? Do you want to learn to become an effective communicator? Or the importance of friendship in relationships? As Christian women, we have a secret weapon: God's word and the guidance from the Holy Spirit. If you want answers to some of your deepest desires, read on! A 365 Day Guide to Becoming a Bride is a resource for women who are desiring marriage but want to honor God in the process.In the pages of this book you'll discover: What it is you truly desire in a partner The way to approach God so He will give you the desires of your heart What the Bible says about marrying a non-believer Tips to communicate with men, spot red flags, and set personal boundaries The deceptiveness of "feeling butterflies" and the pitfalls of rushing into intimacy The true test of love How to become the woman that any God-fearing man would want to marry The secret struggles within a man's heart ... and much more! A 365 Day Guide to Becoming a Bride will bring peace to your spirit and renew your faith as you wait for your perfect partner. You'll never fear again as long as you trust in the Lord, He has wonderful things in store for you.
Larimer Street
Based on the true story of the charismatic leader of the Sunshine Rescue Mission, Larimer Street is the triumphant, epic tale of one man's courage and redemption through his weaknesses and failures. There is power in going through-in surviving. And in the final analysis, losing some battles but winning the war. Larimer Street, downtown Denver, 1907-Jim Goodheart, a tall and handsome man, loses everything. Staggering in drunkenness and desperation on a dark night in November, he decides to drink a bottle of carbolic acid and make room in the world for a better man. Jim stumbles onto the doorstep of the rescue mission on Larimer Street, Denver's skid row.In spite of Jim's life-long battle with alcoholism, and by divine redemption, he becomes known as the captivating leader of the Sunshine Rescue Mission. Through World War I and the horrific 1918 Influenza epidemic, the mission serves the destitute in an era without safety nets or social programs.The pain of WWI and his personal war against alcoholism brings him to the point of losing it all again, except his loving wife, Ada, and his faith. Larimer Street is a story of courage and redemption. It is not a story of Jim's success over his challenges, but a story of triumph through his weaknesses and failures.Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, faith, and love.
The Stone and the Secrets
Science has always been her haven...until a secret expedition proves more dangerous than she bargained for. Lady Elise Stanton loves the Lord, her family, science, and William Degraf. William was always around to help with her experiments-at least, until she reached marriageable age. Unable to convince him that it is not a noble bloodline that makes a man worthy, but a noble heart, she turns to science to soothe her disappointment. While attending the School of Scientifica in London, far from her home at Brighton Castle, she's eager to join a scientific expedition intent on tracking down a large meteorite strike. Superstitions and fear surrounding the stones threaten the expedition. As dangers mount, William's unexpected arrival could be the answer to her prayers...or the harbinger of more peril to come. William Degraf chooses to join the king's army to escape the growing secret love he has for Lady Elise. He is a low-born innkeeper's son and not allowed to marry a lady of noble blood. His plan is to rise in ranks and one day earn great honors to declare for her hand. That hope is shattered when he loses his right leg in battle while saving his best friend from the enemy's lance. ​​​​​​​When William receives information that a group of assassins have been hired to kill the king and others with noble blood, he must warn Elise and her family. Can he reach Elise in time to protect her from danger, then stand aside and watch her marry another?
Larimer Street
Based on the true story of the charismatic leader of the Sunshine Rescue Mission, Larimer Street is the triumphant, epic tale of one man's courage and redemption through his weaknesses and failures. There is power in going through-in surviving. And in the final analysis, losing some battles but winning the war. Larimer Street, downtown Denver, 1907-Jim Goodheart, a tall and handsome man, loses everything. Staggering in drunkenness and desperation on a dark night in November, he decides to drink a bottle of carbolic acid and make room in the world for a better man. Jim stumbles onto the doorstep of the rescue mission on Larimer Street, Denver's skid row.In spite of Jim's life-long battle with alcoholism, and by divine redemption, he becomes known as the captivating leader of the Sunshine Rescue Mission. Through World War I and the horrific 1918 Influenza epidemic, the mission serves the destitute in an era without safety nets or social programs.The pain of WWI and his personal war against alcoholism brings him to the point of losing it all again, except his loving wife, Ada, and his faith. Larimer Street is a story of courage and redemption. It is not a story of Jim's success over his challenges, but a story of triumph through his weaknesses and failures.Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, faith, and love.
Driftwood Ranch
After everyone received their drinks of cold water, they all began to talk at the same time, causing everyone to laugh. Hanna told her side of the story, and when she got to the part where she hit Shawn over the head with the heavy stick, Joe and Mary Anna gasped, and then laughed when Shawn said he wasn't really hurt. "It was meeting that I will never forget!" said Shawn.Hanna, a young lady from east coast, travels out west to meet her beloved in the 1880's. She arrives in Texas by train and then by stagecoach in Wildwood, Texas. There she meets the general store owners and her brother, which owns a ranch, partnership with his sister. After a delay in the sage coach line, she is finally on her way to meet her beloved, only to have the stage robbed and she is kidnapped.
Her Faith Restored
Can two polar opposites meet in the middle to achieve a winning outcome? Sunset Meadows' activity director Melinda Brewer has her work cut out for her. As a five-year veteran with the cutting-edge retirement community, "Mel" wears many hats. But her job is more than a title. The residents at "The Meadows" are like family-some of whom she's known her entire life. Ruby-this little niche in the Ozark Mountains-may be a mere dot on the Missouri map, but it's also Mel's birthplace, the land of her heritage, reminiscent of old ways while cognizant of new seasons. Leave it to new kid on the block Matt Enders to upset the apple cart. When Enders is hired as the facility's new social worker, his idea of a well-oiled machine is to eliminate a few rusty cogs-chiefly, some of Mel's most successful programs. Mr. City Slicker doesn't care about making waves. He delivers a hurricane! Matt Enders isn't budging. Let Mel Brewer think what she will. While he's willing to meet the pint-size package of TNT halfway regarding new ideas and innovation, he won't sacrifice improvement for the sake of hurt feelings. Can he convince Mel that a team approach is better than a single-handed effort? Ironically, crabby Clinton Farley, a Meadows' resident and devout non-believer, is the catalyst that draws Matt and Mel closer. Together, the two must set aside differences to work for a common cause-introducing Clinton to a sunnier side of life and a new way of living. When they finally learn Clinton's story, can Matt and Mel open their hearts to new opportunities, as well as each other?
The Breakup Project
The Breakup Project is the first book in the Original Six Christian contemporary romance series, a series based on the original six hockey teams of the NHL. Set in Boston and Toronto, this story explores what happens when a New Year's resolution New Year. New Resolution. New Romance?What happens when the best-laid plans break a friendship?As the twin sister of hockey's hottest forward, romance-loving Bree Karlsson is used to being ignored, leading to a New Year's resolution to not date any athlete in her attempt to find Mr. Right. But what happens when the man who might prove to be her personal Mr. Darcy is her brother's hockey-playing best friend?Mike Vaughan might be happy playing in Boston, but he'd be even happier if Bree could one day see him as more than a good friend. He agrees to help Bree with a special project in the hope she'll finally see him as something more. But when a misunderstanding ends in a Valentine's Day disaster, Bree realizes that her breakup project may have broken her friendship with Mike in two. Can she ever redeem her mistake?This friends-to-more romance has plenty of heart, humor, and swoon-worthy kisses in this first book of the Original Six, a sweet, slightly sporty Christian contemporary romance series.
The Well
Jake felt as though he had just been punched in the gut. He had hoped never to find himself in this position again, but here he was. It had been five years since the mudslide in Burundi that had nearly taken Ava, the love of his life, from him forever. The two had finally healed, physically and emotionally, from the horrific experience. They had married, had a beautiful baby, and moved on with their lives...together. The Well: Into the Light is the sequel to The Well and the second novel by Michelle Barfield. It is the continuation of the incredible love story of Jake and Ava Barringer following the tragedy they endured and survived while in Africa. Once again, they find themselves back in Africa, in a place that should be familiar but had now become more dangerous, even deadly. With the love of God in their hearts and His holy word on their lips, would Jake and Ava escape the all-consuming darkness that threatened to destroy the beautiful life they had built together? Would they ever find their way back to their beloved beach in South Carolina? And would they find their amazing life there still intact?
Easton at Christmastide
Easton and its favorite son Colonel Peter Kichline have reason to rejoice-the Revolutionary War is finally over! Against all possible odds, General Washington's troops have prevailed against the world's mightiest military. Peter believes the time has come to win the peace, but when a former villager, married to a missing British officer, wants to come home, the townspeople don't exactly roll out the welcome mat. Meanwhile, newlywed Erin Miles Bassett is looking forward to a Hallmark-worthy Christmas while collaborating with a celebrated historian and author. She's experiencing a season most people would envy, and while life is just about perfect, getting everyone else to cooperate is like herding cats. A brash businessman blindsides her. A sudden illness threatens her holiday plans, and certain family members have very different ideas about the ideal Christmas. Join Peter and Erin as they discover the real blessing of the season isn't a stunning tree-but the Perfect Gift. Easton at Christmastide, a story of epic failure and amazing grace, is book five in the much-loved and award-winning Easton Series about two people, over two hundred years apart, joined by blood ties, parallel experiences, and a winsome town beckoning "come home." "This gentle read interweaves past and present to craft a story that makes you feel as if you've come home to Easton, even if you've never been there before. -Marlo Schalesky, award-winning author of Reaching for Wonder.
The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Novel
#1 New York Times BestsellerWhat would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom's profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be "the Lord." And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him.Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in."Thank the Lord we found you," a passenger says."I am the Lord," the man whispers.So begins Mitch Albom's most beguiling and spiritual novel yet.Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven. Now, for the first time in his fiction, he ponders what we would do if, after crying out for divine help, God actually appeared before us?In The Stranger in the Lifeboat, a philosophical novel wrapped in mystery and suspense, Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors in heaven, or are they in hell? The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is discovered--a year later--when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the island's chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened. A fast-paced, compelling work of inspirational fiction that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them.
Joe Tom's Gift
Who among us hasn't spent hours allowing our minds to fantasize that we have won the lottery or in some way suddenly become wealthy beyond our dreams? We appease and excuse ourselves by planning how we would share with our family and someway make the lives of countless needy people so much better by handing them wads of cash. As our daydream finally resolves into reality, we know it was just a dream having no basis in the real world. However, what if we allow our mind to consider for a moment that God, who we would agree can do whatever he desires, might find an unworthy but available person to receive a gift that would surpass most of us "daydreamers" wildest imagination. This book follows the receiver of the Gift as he is forced to leave his birth home in East Texas with a bullet hole in his side and follows him through many terrible troubles and heartaches, including a stint with the U.S. Marines in Viet Nam that costs him a foot. However, as he begins to exercise the Gift, he transforms from a starving young man eating from garbage cans to the richest man on the planet. He faces multiple hardships and abuse and faces his personal fears. In the end, he overcomes all that and learns to use his wealth to benefit others.
A Distant Shore
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Baxter Family novels and "inspirational fiction superstar" (Publishers Weekly) presents this high stakes love story of danger, passion, and faith. She was a child caught in a riptide in the Caribbean Sea. He was a teenager from the East Coast on vacation with his family. He dove in to save her, and that single terrifying moment changed both of their lives forever. Ten years later Jack Ryder is a daring undercover agent with the FBI and Eliza Lawrence still lives on that pristine island. She's an untainted princess in a kingdom of darkness and evil, on the brink of a forced marriage with a dangerous neighboring drug lord, a marriage arranged by her father. This time when Jack and Eliza meet, there's a connection neither of them can explain. Both of their lives are on the line, and once again, the stakes are deadly high. Can they join forces in a complicated and dangerous mission, pretending to have a breathtaking love...without really falling? Sometimes miracles happen not once, but twice...along a distant shore.
