The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, on Tour
We got our first taste of Adrian Plass's outrageous humour in The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Age 37 and The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Age 45 . With over 2 million copies sold, these beloved bestsellers naturally placed the author's fanciful alter-ego in great demand as an inspirational speaker. And of course, his touring experiences have led to all-new stories to share with his friends. This sequel to the first two books will doubtless secure the Sacred Diarist's reputation as a spiritual authority. It's probably not the reputation he's hoping for, but it's the perfect medium for a bucketful of laughter. So meet the speaker, meet the crew and take a seat. It's time to join Adrian Plass on tour! Anne seems to think it would be a good idea to let people see some of the diary entries I've written in connection with the little seven-day speaking tour that she and I have just done ...On that innocent note, Adrian Plass whisks us along on one of the zaniest tours in his career as a Christian speaker. is now a wise-cracking vicar; high-strung Leonard Thynn and his talented but surrealistic girlfriend, Angels Twitten; and the tour's Scripture-spouting benefactor, Barry Ingstone. First stop is the church of St. James the Hardly Visible at All, where a dour caretaker is waiting to set the tone for things to come. So hop on board - the tour is leaving, and you don't want to miss a thing.
Crossing Nebraska
Maggie was heading west. She was crossing Nebraska and crossing paths with a mysterious stranger.CHANGE. Two trails, two distinct cultures. In 1849, as the new pioneers crossed into Nebraska territory they traveled along the Oregon Trail. Many didn't know they walked the same route as the Pawnee natives on the old trading route. So everything changed. IT HAPPENED TO MAGGIE. Behind the covered wagon bound for Oregon, Maggie worried. She was anxious for her future. Why was she attracted to her new acquaintance? His kindness could lead only to trouble for her.IT HAPPENED TO HORSE RIDER. His curiosity piqued, he watched the wagons cross his land. He smelled change in the air. He felt the restlessness in his heart-especially when he watched the white woman who stood across the river. Was he crazy as his friends said?
Cars
This spiritual manifesto was written for any reader seeking romantic fulfillment, environmental salvation, enlightenment, and a decent automobile. Journey to Shangri-La, Goethe's Germany, the Sweden of Willie Volvo and his Princess, the Poet's Path along the picturesque Neckar River, and the America of apple pie and Chevrolet. If all of civilization is on a mad, Faustian quest for material happiness, how can we find sanity, redemption, true love, and a good car?
Twenty-Two Shells
Detective Marvin Sludge, a former Special Services operative, lives a simple life. But he's the best detective in his department, the one always assigned to impossible cases and interrogations. With virtually no family left alive, he feels religion is for the weak and the soon-to-be-purged by natural selection-the ones who can't take the rigors of life. Sludge, who suffers from PTSD, catches a curious case. A young man, a senator's son, has been shot, and experts find twenty-two shell casings at the scene. That evidence points toward the makings of a serial killer intent on murdering one person a week for the next twenty-one weeks. As the bodies continue to pile up, Sludge and his partner search for a pattern and the killer. Soon the case requires him to attend a victim's church, starting him on his path to faith. Along the way, he addresses greater issues such as the meaning of life and who is really in charge of events.
The Prisoner’s Cross
The saving grace of God in Christ as a liberating experience of faith lies at the heart of The Prisoner's Cross. The message is timeless and has its source in Jesus's ministry and mission. Both Jop, a former POW, and Don, a graduate student, at different times and in different ways are in desperate need of this liberation. Jop serves as a witness to the power that grace has to liberate one from the worst possible tragedies and trauma they can experience in life. Don serves as one who desperately needs to hear this message. Don stands in for many Christians and spiritual seekers in our time. Like them, Don finds himself grappling with the lasting issues of injustice, suffering, and evil. Shaped by the influences of modern secularism and repulsed by the idolatry of church institution-alism, Don feels he has had the rug of a vital and relevant faith pulled out from under-neath him. Like many, Don feels an unresolved anger, even rage, over the senseless injustices in his life that neither the institutional Christianity he encounters, or the secular culture that marginalizes and pervades it, have an antidote for.
Prodigal
Matt Collins is an ambitious young man from Minnesota who longs to escape from the dull, dutiful life his father, Larry, and older brother, Steve, have built while attending church and running a successful group of car dealerships. He wants to go places, party with his friends, and have independence and freedom. After a tragedy near the end of his senior year, Matt prepares to go on a trip to Greece, a gift from his dad for graduation. But he plans to make an even bigger change and stay in Greece for good-with the help of his share of inheritance from his father. Once Matt arrives, he goes through a series of ups and downs, making bad decision after bad decision. Where else can he go, in the end, but back home to the unconditional love of his father? In this novel, a young man lives out a parable that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples. While Jesus was silent on the challenges the prodigal son faced after his decision to return to his father, those who have taken this journey know what really happens. Resolve to return to the Father brings unexpected and dangerous challenges. Through Matt's eyes, Prodigal chronicles a cycle of pride, arrogance, deception, failure, humility, survival, resistance, and redemption.
Mother of Wild Beasts
"We're all in the desert, Summer. Some of us just don't realize it." Set simultaneously in the mossy forests of Georgia and the howling desert of the grieving heart, this contemporary literary novel follows the intergenerational friendship between two women--Summer, an ambitious medical student, and Magda, the elderly eccentric living next door to her. Professional interest turns to near obsession when Summer seeks to understand through observation and reasoning the cause of Magda's irregular behavior. Mother of Wild Beasts is the story of two unlikely travel companions through the spiritual desert of shared grief, as both learn to renounce the one thing holding them in that wasteland. A novel of humor, depth, nuance, and ultimately the transformative power of love, Mother of Wild Beasts is a story that awakens its reader to the importance of reclaiming the present moment.
Twenty-Two Shells
Detective Marvin Sludge, a former Special Services operative, lives a simple life. But he's the best detective in his department, the one always assigned to impossible cases and interrogations. With virtually no family left alive, he feels religion is for the weak and the soon-to-be-purged by natural selection-the ones who can't take the rigors of life. Sludge, who suffers from PTSD, catches a curious case. A young man, a senator's son, has been shot, and experts find twenty-two shell casings at the scene. That evidence points toward the makings of a serial killer intent on murdering one person a week for the next twenty-one weeks. As the bodies continue to pile up, Sludge and his partner search for a pattern and the killer. Soon the case requires him to attend a victim's church, starting him on his path to faith. Along the way, he addresses greater issues such as the meaning of life and who is really in charge of events.
Prodigal
Matt Collins is an ambitious young man from Minnesota who longs to escape from the dull, dutiful life his father, Larry, and older brother, Steve, have built while attending church and running a successful group of car dealerships. He wants to go places, party with his friends, and have independence and freedom. After a tragedy near the end of his senior year, Matt prepares to go on a trip to Greece, a gift from his dad for graduation. But he plans to make an even bigger change and stay in Greece for good-with the help of his share of inheritance from his father. Once Matt arrives, he goes through a series of ups and downs, making bad decision after bad decision. Where else can he go, in the end, but back home to the unconditional love of his father? In this novel, a young man lives out a parable that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples. While Jesus was silent on the challenges the prodigal son faced after his decision to return to his father, those who have taken this journey know what really happens. Resolve to return to the Father brings unexpected and dangerous challenges. Through Matt's eyes, Prodigal chronicles a cycle of pride, arrogance, deception, failure, humility, survival, resistance, and redemption.
Plague
March 4,1918An army cook at Fort Riley, Kansas, reported to the infirmary with a temperature of 103.1 F.Within two days another 521 men became sick. It is one of the first recorded outbreaks of what came to be known as the Spanish flu. Approximately one-third of the world's population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths is estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.Living in the country, we fared better than those who lived in crowded conditions in the big cities. We were like one big, happy family, living in different houses. We held barn raisings, outdoor festivals, and church picnics. You might say we lived in our own little Shangri-La. But at last the plague of 1918 found us too, and that silent killer was about to drag us into hell."Isolation is the key," my husband, Dr. John Gallagher, kept saying. "We have to separate the healthy from the sick."As the town's only physician, John oversaw the health of approximately 1,400 people. Though our quiet little burg wasn't hit as hard as some of the big cities-specifically Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Boston-we suffered several losses before residents of Sawmill, Pennsylvania, began to acknowledge that John was right, and isolation helped to curb the progression of the disease.But isolation also brought with it another set of hardships.
If but One Wish
"If only", the sad refrain, so familiar, yet seemingly so limited, takes each character to the edge of their own personal cliffs. Regardless of the road taken, invariably, all roads lead to Destiny. No matter how far flung we find ourselves in life, the Force that Governs tomorrow, is never, ever, very far away. Faith, Choice and Fate ever surround us, so that Destiny can take center stage. Will loves Rain. Rain loves Ian. Ian loves another woman. Three lives, three loves and so three families are caught up in this tempest. The name of Love can offer many faces. True Love has only one face. Will, Rain and Ian all want to see their own dreams fulfilled. But Desperation, Infidelity, and Karma entangle all of them, turning their lives upside down. Be mindful of how you choose to tread in this lifetime. The Law of Sowing and Reaping is absolute. Forgiveness becomes the Master Key to still this storm, and could mean the difference between life or death of an innocent child.
Cross Roads
CROSS ROADS is the sequel to CROSS PURPOSES-the Memoirs of a Palace Peasant. The book is presented as a historical novel, flowing on from the basically true story of Manaen "who grew up with Herod", as stated in Acts 13:1. In the sequel, Manaen is introduced as being one of the leaders of the Community of Faith in Antioch, Syria, where this fellowship was first called Christians. Manaen records his experiences-and that of his wife, Maryam, half-sister to Herod Antipas-as a teacher of Hebrew Heritage where the Messiah is recognised as Yeshua-Jesus! Cross Purposes had, in effect, presented the Gospel in a new way. Cross Roads now undertakes to present a unique account of the formation of the Christian Church, as a feasible storyline encapsulating Manaen's integral part in this truly remarkable story. The theological component-including Ancient Hebrew, Grief Counselling, the Scope of Prayer, Paul's letters, for example-provides Biblical students with sound Scriptural input. As the story proceeds, Manaen adds "body" to such intriguing characters as John Mark, Onesimus, Lydia and, on the darker side of the accounting, Felix, Festus, King Agrippa and Nero. This book provides a new insight into the daily lives of Biblical characters who, via Manaen's Memoirs, become known and appreciated as integral to the formation of the New Testament.
Inlightened
I'm running. Running for my life. As fast as I can. He's after me. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to hide. He's everywhere. No safe haven. Only darkness. He's coming. I can't move. I can't breath. Everything is closing in. I can't take it. It all started with a dream. This dream. But no one could prepare me for where it took me. Follow the story of Payton and her sister, Emma, as they find out that they are not just normal people. They are Inlightened.
Cross Roads
CROSS ROADS is the sequel to CROSS PURPOSES-the Memoirs of a Palace Peasant. The book is presented as a historical novel, flowing on from the basically true story of Manaen "who grew up with Herod", as stated in Acts 13:1. In the sequel, Manaen is introduced as being one of the leaders of the Community of Faith in Antioch, Syria, where this fellowship was first called Christians. Manaen records his experiences-and that of his wife, Maryam, half-sister to Herod Antipas-as a teacher of Hebrew Heritage where the Messiah is recognised as Yeshua-Jesus! Cross Purposes had, in effect, presented the Gospel in a new way. Cross Roads now undertakes to present a unique account of the formation of the Christian Church, as a feasible storyline encapsulating Manaen's integral part in this truly remarkable story. The theological component-including Ancient Hebrew, Grief Counselling, the Scope of Prayer, Paul's letters, for example-provides Biblical students with sound Scriptural input. As the story proceeds, Manaen adds "body" to such intriguing characters as John Mark, Onesimus, Lydia and, on the darker side of the accounting, Felix, Festus, King Agrippa and Nero. This book provides a new insight into the daily lives of Biblical characters who, via Manaen's Memoirs, become known and appreciated as integral to the formation of the New Testament.
Where Darkness Dwells
Where Darkness DwellsMarkus and Kat enjoyed eighteen years of bliss in San Diego. But an inheritance opens a door for Markus to make life changes that could spoil their marriage. Fear. Suspense. Fuel for his first novel. Markus decides Halliwell is not only where he wants to be, but where he needs to be. Surely he can woo Kat into moving back. Wrong choices. Selfish ambition. And tension, replaces the happiness he and Kat once enjoyed. Will their marriage survive the evil infiltrating historic Halliwell, where darkness dwells?
Jeff’s Journey
This passionate love story is set in the picturesque village of Valle Crucis in the North Carolina mountains. Within the warm embrace of Abby Dunbar and among his many friends in the Valle Crucis community, the Reverend Jeffery Peterson heals the scars from a failed ministry and psychological trauma. The love story is fun and engaging, and the spiritual ideas are explosive. While readers from the Christian right will burn Jeff's Journey, the millions of Americans searching for new forms of meaning will feel they have finally come home.
A Mother’s Lament
Imagine an expectant mother being able to live a full and intimate life with her child before choosing to have an abortion. It would make all the difference in the world. In this first volume of a trilogy of books that brings the reader into the heart of those silent voices, A Mother's Lament strives, through living out the relationship between mother and child, to clearly establish the child she carries as an individual person, just as alive, unique and special as you and I. Share Gloria and Jeni's story as they discover a special and unique love that transcends all boundaries and time.
The Bachelorettes of the Bible
The Bachelorettes of the Bible: A Four Story NovelRehab was no doubting Thomas. Yes, a harlot of circumstance has a story. She didn't challenge the power and influence of a "chosen" people that came to conquer her land. Something happened in this woman's life that gave her confidence that, in helping the spies, she would find favor from the enemy, thereby saving her family. Delilah was the first female barber who performed this task all too well. Her survival techniques resulted from a life of planning, patience, and strategies as a businesswoman. When one move failed, she didn't give up. She simply changed her strategy. This woman used the most powerful weapon known to man and won the battle of the will. Who was she? What might have been the story that led her to use prowess and influence over one of the most powerful men in history? This story proves an ultimate warrior does not require traditional armor. Instead, she can overpower the enemy using the plans and will of the ultimate seductress. Rizpah - Even a concubine can influence the heart of a king-not by pleading-but feeling empowered to stand firm and protect her sons. What if we could envision the past experiences of her life that created such a strong, determined woman who chose to step out of the subservient role, become favored of a king, ignoring protocol, and guard seven bodies crucified to appease an enemy. How did she arrive at a point that created circumstances which saved Israel from famine? Who was this female slave positioned as a guard at the proverbial gate? The Ten Virgins - Speaking of the worst-case scenario of what it means to be "a day late and a dollar short," here we have the story of ten virgins, five of whom were prepared for the coming of the bridegroom and five who were not. Our God has a way of telling a story, using examples, that warn and remind us not to allow procrastination to creep in so that our light becomes dim. The Ten Virgins is an imaginary perspective of the parable of the call to self-prune the wicks of our lives, and become Lamp Trimmers who are ready when called.
Kwan’s Choice
Kwan thought that he'd left the worst behind in South Africa when he moved to Australia. The open spaces of Outback Queensland were everything that he could have dreamed of, but he still wanted more. Training horses and working alongside Keera for the Emergency Services, Kwan faces dangers every week. His greatest struggle, however, is learning to step it up as the leader he is called to be. When his alcoholic uncle sends his beloved horses to the meat works, Kwan finally finds the strength to stand up for what he believes in. But can he rescue them when even greater dangers arise and does he have the strength to lead everyone despite the incredible threat?
The Rat Reverend Clancy and the Seven Sacraments
Baptizing buzzards! Preaching to pigeons! Clancy is a rat on a mission from God...to bring the Gospel to the various non-human animals that roam the churchyard of St. Aloysius. But as his congregation grows, so does the capacity for conflict. When tempers inevitably flare and the worm turns, will the Reverend Rat be able to shepherd his flock into the Peaceable Kingdom? "Carter weaves a delightful, refreshing, and, at times, surprising tale of a rat, Clancy, who is called to preach and to found a truly diverse church of creatures, great and small. Their personal and community dynamics mirror those of human churches though with enough distance and difference to provoke insightful and creative alternatives." -Rev. Dr. William Kondrath, author of God's Tapestry: Understanding and Celebrating Differences and Facing Feelings in Faith Communities"David Carter...(creates) the character of Clancy, a church-dwelling rodent who is inspired to preach the gospel by covertly listening to Sunday services... What makes this work is that Clancy himself is new to his faith, which means he has to sort out its various ethical and practical dilemmas before he can convert others. In the process, Carter spins an endearing and whimsical story that is...a book that any worm, vulture or human might enjoy." -Darrell Laurant, author of The Kudzu Kid and Inspiration Street
Sarah’s Gift
Sarah's Gift is the first book of Skye Elizabeth's Dare to Follow trilogy about a group of friends who find God and themselves in the midst of adventure, danger, and amazing vistas. Sarah White, an Aussie horse trainer running away from her past, tries to start a new life at a safari business in South Africa. Elephant culling, strange recurring dreams, and a supernatural encounter lead her to discovering an amazing gift she has. Will she use this gift or remain paralyzed by her traumatizing memories?
Mark’s Strength
Mark and Sarah van der Merwe think they may have escaped the attention of the ivory smugglers they faced in the past while saving the elephants in Kruger National Park. However, now fighting depression and isolation, the backslidden couple ventures back to the place that caused their greatest grief in order to find closure for their current pain. Little do they know that evil raises its head once more and uses a lost little Zulu boy as bait. Will they show him the way to God, or will they end up in more trouble than they can possibly handle on their own Mark's Strength is the second book of Skye Wieland's Dare to Follow trilogy about a group of friends who find God and themselves in the midst of adventure, danger, and amazing vistas.
Over My Dead Body
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers...the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places," Ephesians 6:12.NYC antique dealer Joel Cohen is still grieving his father's death when he inherits a supernatural box protected by an embittered patriarch, The High Priest Annas. Inside the box, Joel is stunned to discover first-hand records of the lies of his distant relative who allowed the crucifixion of Jesus. Once the truth is uncovered, the collector and his wife are thrown into a quest for their spiritual freedom involving historical espionage dating from Roman times to World War II and the present day. The couple face an epic good vs. evil battle with diabolical fallen angels and soon find themselves ensnared in a plot to enslave them and the whole world. Will Joel survive exposing a world-altering secret that could set you free too or will vicious demons bury both him and the past?Over My Dead Body is an exhilarating supernatural thriller. If you like ancient prophecies, biblical mysteries, and page-turning action, then you'll love Kelly Fitzgerald Fowler's epic adventure.Buy Over My Dead Body to lift the lid on the world's greatest new mystery today!
Leap of Faith
Kit, a mom who ultimately gets tired of the rat race and junk education her kids are receiving, takes a leap of faith and decides to homeschool.
Broken For You
Life is quiet in the charming town of Dalhousie, New Brunswick, nestled on the shores of the Bay, where everyone knows their neighbours and the lobster catch is the main conversation in the coffee shop. However a gruesome discovery in a private chapel just before Easter weekend, threatens that sense of calm. A woman's naked body splayed on the alter. Curious onlookers who won't talk. A false identity and a life lived in secret. Before they discover who killed her, they have to learn who she was. Kendra Ward has been advising the RCMP for over a decade, investigating religious hate crimes and teaching others about tolerance. With her team by her side, she enters a world of symbolism and silence. She has seen a lot over the years, but this latest murder might hit too close to home. What a thriller! I'm on the edge of my seat - MeganYou've managed to make all of the history and the church politics really relevant, both to the characters and to me with a greater understanding of the story. The little touches, like the reference to the Song of Solomon (and the explanation, which I would never had known what it was otehrwise) is so interesting, and given everything a much stronger meaning in context. Lovely work! - CaraIntense and complex plot. Fiery, religious, and demented passion run amok - Murphy
Over My Dead Body
What if voices from your past could change everything? New York antique dealer and newlywed Joel Cohen is about to find out.After the unexpected death of his father, Joel inherits a mysterious antique passed down through multiple generations of his family. When he discovers its hidden contents, it sets in motion a chain of predestined spiritual events dating back not only to 70 A.D.--when the high priest recorded his firsthand account of the missing body of Jesus of Nazareth--but also to the foundations of the earth.As the historical significance of the ancient heirloom is revealed, Joel and his wife Hannah, a security officer for the Israeli Consulate, find themselves entangled in a dangerous conflict with an invisible enemy desperately trying to suppress their discovery, and a powerful secret society determined to do anything to get their hands on it. Over My Dead Body is a dramatic saga of historical espionage set against the backdrops of ancient Rome, World War II, and the Courtroom of Heaven. This modern day adventure of biblical proportion thoroughly delights right up to its riveting, supernatural finale.
Mother of Wild Beasts
""We're all in the desert, Summer. Some of us just don't realize it."" Set simultaneously in the mossy forests of Georgia and the howling desert of the grieving heart, this contemporary literary novel follows the intergenerational friendship between two women--Summer, an ambitious medical student, and Magda, the elderly eccentric living next door to her. Professional interest turns to near obsession when Summer seeks to understand through observation and reasoning the cause of Magda's irregular behavior. Mother of Wild Beasts is the story of two unlikely travel companions through the spiritual desert of shared grief, as both learn to renounce the one thing holding them in that wasteland. A novel of humor, depth, nuance, and ultimately the transformative power of love, Mother of Wild Beasts is a story that awakens its reader to the importance of reclaiming the present moment.
The 70Th Week
Interpreting Bible prophecy is difficult. There are as many different points of view as there are people. Passages from the Old and New Testaments dovetail to form the complete picture, and it is certain that there are details that men are not meant to know. The testimonies of Daniel and John were written in light of their understanding of what they saw. The Lord may have wanted it that way in order to keep the exact time of these events secret. The events in this work take place between 2010 and 2020, but they may not happen for another 500 years. They may begin to unfold tomorrow. This is why I avoided mentioning too many specific years. The passages that appear at the beginning of each chapter are from the New International Version of the Bible. I like the NIV because it is translated into more modern English and is much easier to understand. I am comfortable with this version because of this and because it is still translated from original texts. There have been other books written about end time events in which the main characters work closely with the Antichrist. In my book, the life of one family is chronicled, and they never meet him or his cohort, the False Prophet. They are certainly effected by what they do, as are billions of others. My hope is that, though the events of the Tribulation will no doubt be more severe than depicted in this book, those reading it will consider their standing before God. I do not believe that the Lord's return is that far off. If society does not change the course it is on, the Lord will have no choice but to call his people home and pronounce his final judgments on mankind. It could happen in our lifetime. You can be spared these terrible events by accepting Jesus as your savior now. You must first believe that what the Bible says about Jesus Christ is true. He is the only way to Heaven (John 14:6). Acts 16:31 sums up how to be saved in the simplest terms I know. Romans 10:9 is proof of salvation. If the Rapture occurred tonight, what would happen to you?
Cars
This spiritual manifesto was written for any reader seeking romantic fulfillment, environmental salvation, enlightenment, and a decent automobile. Journey to Shangri-La, Goethe's Germany, the Sweden of Willie Volvo and his Princess, the Poet's Path along the picturesque Neckar River, and the America of apple pie and Chevrolet. If all of civilization is on a mad, Faustian quest for material happiness, how can we find sanity, redemption, true love, and a good car?
A Mother Torn...Her Restoration
"A Mother Torn...Her Restoration" is about a mother, Helen V. Washington prayed to God for a husband, and three children. She married John Washington. They agreed no baby until they were financially prepared. She became pregnant early. They both disputed in anger. She gave birth to Gravita. Seven years later Helen prayed for her sons. This day she was torn. Her husband was killed. She lost belief in God. She could not tell Gravita her father was dead. For hours she noticed her daughter staring out the window looking for her father. Helen's older sister, Barbara Sneakly, warned Helen to tell Gravita or she would. That evening Gravita was torn as her mother told her. At the age of seventeen, in anger, Gravita left home because her mother would not let her hang out with friends. Helen lost custody of her daughter to Barbara Sneakly. Two months later Gravita was accidentally killed. Helen hated her sister and accused her of killing Gravita. Barbara took her own life. Daniel Sneakly and Helen held each other as they morned. That same night Daniel killed himself. A year later Helen met Willy Terell Jackson. Helen's belief in God is restored. She learned that she and Willy had similar dreams. A year and a half later they were married. A year later she gave birth to a girl she named Gravita. Two years later she gave birth to twin boys. She realized God had always heard her prayers. She gave thanks to God for her Restoration.
3 Lifetimes In 1
This book is Mark Wayne Allen's memoirs about his life. Coming from a normal background of a fun-loving, active kid, he has withstood many trials of life and has had to begin his life again, not once, but twice. A tragic car wreck would force him to leave the innocence of childhood behind at just 12 years of age. His survival was only by Miracles. Physical healing would take months, but the traumatic events would force him to rethink his life. Some years later, he would suffer a major head injury, but the loving God that had protected him with Miracles through the first disaster would protect him again. See these Miracles through Mark's eyes and the full revelation of his change and redemption.
Mercy Again
How far must he run to escape God? When Yankee soldiers burn his farm, killing his family, Ben joins the Missouri Raiders to seek revenge. But consumed with hatred and grief, his attempts leave him feeling empty and alone. Finally, when he submits to Christ, Ben arrives at Grace Harris's farm, where he finds an unexpected world of forgiveness, love, and a new purpose that leads him to the discovery of an incredible secret.
The Sea Prayers
Thirteen years ago, a spiked drink left Agnes with a permanent reminder of the man who date-raped her. Her daughter looks like him, sounds like him, and even listens to his platinum records (of course, the dude's a mega star because nothing is fair) but Brisa is everything Agnes has in the world. At least, she is until the day this music star sets his sights on getting himself a ready-made family. He's got millions of dollars, millions of fans, a high-powered legal team, and half Brisa's DNA. Agnes has a run-down house, a friend who's almost three years sober and afraid to say he loves her, and a lawyer willing to work pro bono. Oh, and the whole town of Beaufort. That's right. She's got all those Beaufort folk at her back, praying to the God she has rejected, and not one of them is going to let Brisa go without a fight.
The Gospel of Martin Luther King, Jr., to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
A gospel account of Martin Luther King's invited appearance at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, in April, 1961, based upon archival materials and interviews with witnesses.
Ye Three Men
These three men have walked hundreds of miles on back roads, never knowing where they were going or where they had come from. The only clothes they had were filthy long gray robes covering them down to their feet. However, their garments were stained with the blood of the innocent. After receiving a wedding invitation from a servant of the Lord, these three men must acquire the wedding garments that have been prepared for them. Will they be able to find the wedding garment store on the narrow path? What will they do when they find the narrow gate? Join these three men as they travel new roads on a quest for salvation.Tim is a retired firefighter, having served 32 years. He loves his beautiful wife Jilean, and their four grown children and two grandchildren.
Recycled Virgin
The former Blessed Virgin Mary has spent the past two thousand years looking after others, only to find that her true story has been erased. No one knows the real Miryam, the flesh and blood mother, the woman who taught the foundations of a world-wide religion to her often disobedient son.As she lives through her latest reincarnation, she struggles to understand why she keeps returning. Will her study at a Theological College finally allow her to free herself? Will she be able to retell her story, make herself real? Will she find the other half to her soul?
The Birth
How will the King enter the world? When will He come? How will he deliver His people?"While I am there, I will be fully human . . . . It is important that I remain hidden, for the enemy will try to kill me. I will be within his domain, and I will be subject to all the laws of the physical world."The King's words sent Elric's mind reeling. "What? The implications of this..." In the Cross Intents trilogy, the physical and spiritual realms intertwine, angels and demons battle for the sake of their kingdoms, words carry power, and spiritual matter is as tangible as physical matter. In The Birth, the first book in the series, follow the angel captain Elric as he keeps the King hidden from His enemies until the time comes to begin His campaign.As the most important battle in history unfolds, you have eyes to see it all.
Encarnaci籀n Castro’s Journey In The Anza Expedition 1775-1776
Eight-year-old Encarnacion Castro embarked on a life-altering journey that challenged her endurance and resolve. Her life would never be the same. Encarnacion was a precocious eight-year old Mestiza (Spanish-Indian) child from Villa de Sinaloa, Nueva Espana. Intellectual curiosity and strength of will were her personal mantra. Encarnacion's family had been recruited as soldier-settlers in Lieutenant Colonel Juan Bautista Anza's Expedition of 1775-1776. On the expedition, her father was a "soldado de cuera," a leather-jacket soldier, who protected the expedition. After ten years of military service, the Spanish King promised land grants to those who served. The Anza Expedition's goal was to settle San Francisco, Alta California and to found a mission there. Stalked and attacked by Apache warriors, tested by hostile environments, burdened by the shortage of food and water, grief-stricken over the loss of loved ones, the Castro's 1800-mile journey defied human fortitude and expectations. There was no turning back for Encarnacion and her family. The Anza caravan, made up of 240 men, women and children, traveled over eight months. What began as a promising adventure for Encarnacion and her family, became an existential struggle.
Encarnaci籀n Castro’s Journey In The Anza Expedition 1775-1776
Eight-year-old Encarnacion Castro embarked on a life-altering journey that challenged her endurance and resolve. Her life would never be the same. Encarnacion was a precocious eight-year old Mestiza (Spanish-Indian) child from Villa de Sinaloa, Nueva Espana. Intellectual curiosity and strength of will were her personal mantra. Encarnacion's family had been recruited as soldier-settlers in Lieutenant Colonel Juan Bautista Anza's Expedition of 1775-1776. On the expedition, her father was a "soldado de cuera," a leather-jacket soldier, who protected the expedition. After ten years of military service, the Spanish King promised land grants to those who served. The Anza Expedition's goal was to settle San Francisco, Alta California and to found a mission there. Stalked and attacked by Apache warriors, tested by hostile environments, burdened by the shortage of food and water, grief-stricken over the loss of loved ones, the Castro's 1800-mile journey defied human fortitude and expectations. There was no turning back for Encarnacion and her family. The Anza caravan, made up of 240 men, women and children, traveled over eight months. What began as a promising adventure for Encarnacion and her family, became an existential struggle.
At Her Fingertips
She's willing to do anything to follow her plan.Debutante Alice Knight is ready for her first social season in London. She's determined to impress society and her mother with an affluent match, at last escaping her past and embracing a future of her own making. Peter Strauss, an American reporter visiting England, isn't exactly what Alice had in mind. However, his friendship proves invaluable as Alice faces the challenges of her debut. Almost immediately, she attracts the attention of a well-born gentleman-perfect save for the simple fact that he's not a Christian. The life she longs for is finally at her fingertips, but between her own heart and the convictions of her faith, she isn't sure she ought to grasp it. At Her Fingertips, a romantic women's fiction novel, is the third novel in Kellyn Roth's Christian family saga, The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy.
Mazie
A burdened old widow. A reclusive young bachelor. A lonely neighbor girl.A collision of fates that transform their lives forever. After tragically losing her only child when he was just a boy, then facing her husband's death two years ago from Alzheimer's, 72-year-old Mazie questions why God didn't take her too. Her overwhelming grief leaves her aching to escape her lonely existence and join her husband and son in the grave. When Brian, a reserved bachelor in his early thirties, moves next door, Mazie takes a special interest in him--even attempting to set him up with her young friend, Claire. Then, there's the odd little girl across the street who is determined to be his friend. Brian doesn't know what to make of the spunky old woman or the persistent young girl who both nudge their way into his life when he just wants to be left alone.When a sudden tragedy leaves Mazie battling for her life, Brian steps in to help the old widow, and both discover that life's purpose is often revealed in the unexpected.
Johnny’s Story
Johnny is an old man who plays Santa for the under-served every year. Johnny's message is always the same, whether he's with the kids or at his favorite watering hole; People who ask for more, never have enough but people who ask for enough never need more. God visits Johnny as a traveling writer at the bar and recruits Johnny to use his message for others before he moves on to his eternal reward.
One Family Under God
American Christians often hear stories of religious persecution in other countries. Bibles considered contraband, witnessing a crime punishable by imprisonment-being a Christian in some parts of the world is a dangerous undertaking. But what if it were like this in the United States as well? Considering the rise of evil in America, could this be our future? One Family Under God: The Final Revival by Ken Nellis is a compelling novel that describes a near-future dystopian America where Christianity is no longer welcome. In this world, the Johnson family has been chosen by God to usher in the final revival in history, with a four-year-old family member becoming an unwitting hero in the chain of events. Inspired by the progression of sin in the United States today and the slow digression of Christian involvement in all aspects of society, Ken uses biblical concepts of the End Times along with current events to craft the Johnson family's journey, as they are obedient to God's will through the daily hardships and rising peril. Full of twists and turns as well as edge-of-your-seat moments, One Family Under God: The Final Revival provides a troubling look at a fictional world that may become non-fiction in the not-so-distant future. Follow the Johnson family as they do their part in spreading the Gospel to all the nations of the world, despite the pushback from government authorities, rising anti-Christian sentiments, and daily dangers. If you are looking for a gripping adventure, this book is for you. You won't want to put it down! Ken Nellis is a professionally trained researcher and author of the new novel, One Family Under God: The Final Revival. He is keenly aware of the intersection of end times prophecy and the present political landscape. Ken hopes to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to each reader. Brought up in the great white north of Minnesota, Ken is an avid baseball fan and even tried out for the Minnesota Twins at one point. He pines for the snow and cold days of yesteryear. He is a widower and currently lives in the warmer St. Louis area with two daughters and a grandson.
Destiny Fulfilled
Jonathan Prudhomme feels as though his world has come crashing down as he mourns the untimely death of his beloved wife Angela. He is left with 2 small children to raise on his own. A crazy twist of fate occurs when he is made aware that the woman he once considered the love of his life has returned to New Orleans to live after a mysterious disappearance. No one has seen or heard of her whereabouts for thirty years. Her shocking reappearance and the story behind it will turn the entire Prudhomme family upside down. Jonathan comes to grips with the realization that there is still a bond between them. He ponders whether he can truly love again. He will discover a whole new world of purpose and destiny awaits him if he will dare to let go of the past.
Carmen
A forbidden passion that burns across a fragile horizon of honour and fate. Carmen plunges readers into a sunlit world of music, danger and desire, where love is tested by jealousies that threaten to tear a life apart. This restored edition presents Prosper M矇rim矇e's novella in a Spanish setting with precision and lyricism, offering a compact, intense exploration of romantic tragedy, fate, and freedom. The tale unfolds with a gypsy chorus of loyalties, honour codes and smoky longing, delivering a powerful meditation on longing, risk and consequence. It is at once a taut romance and a moral riddle, inviting both casual readers and classic-literature collectors to linger on the edge of what must be surrendered for love. A note on literary and historical significance marks this edition as more than a reprint. M矇rim矇e's compact craftsmanship helped shape nineteenth century Spanish and French literary sensibilities, and the story's resonance extends to the operatic imagination, appealing to fans of the Bizet opera as well as students of literary fiction. Here, the atmosphere of Seville and the tension between desire and duty feel incandescent, timeless, and vividly accessible. Out of print for decades, Alpha Editions has republished this novella with care, restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting new readers to discover a lean, luminous classic that stays with the heart long after the final line.
Silver
Father and daughter brought together by tragedy. Nathan buries himself in his law practice and his daughter's gymnastics career in an effort to forget the past. Grace lives and breathes her sport to fill the emptiness in her soul. When tragedy strikes again, Grace is faced with a dilemma. Run away from her past like her father or face it and learn from her mistakes? Is uncovering the secrets of her past the only way to find her future?
The Demoniac
What events could take place in one man's life to lead him to be filled with 6,000 demons?What kind of love is powerful enough to set him free?Take a journey through the cursed life of young Kataramenos. Unwanted, abused and forced as a temple prostitute, Kat's fate is of unimaginable circumstances. Living on the brink of madness, Kat comes face-to-face with a force that not even a legion of demons could contend with. Could this be his answer?Genevieve is a mother of four, grandmother of four with another on the way. She has an Associate's Degree in Social Work and has been a home health aid for 27 year. She has written two other books and is writing another in this series.
Sanctuary
Six months after fleeing the Task Force, Gemma Alcott and a handful of fellow believers have found refuge deep in the Pennsylvania wilderness. Tucked away in a hidden encampment known as the Sanctuary, supplied by an aging bookstore owner and her quiet network of allies, it feels-for the first time-like peace. Each night, Gemma falls asleep in Taylor's arms, surrounded by trees, silence, and the fragile hope that maybe, just maybe, they're safe.But the past won't stay buried. Gavin still lingers in her thoughts. And Mullen, the ruthless redheaded soldier, stalks her dreams like a shadow she can't shake. When the Task Force locks down the nearby town of Winter's Dam, threatening the lives of those keeping the Sanctuary alive, Gemma and Taylor lead a small team into dangerous territory for a rescue mission that goes terribly wrong.As the fallout threatens to destroy everything they've fought to protect, Gemma is forced to confront not only the regime that wants her dead but also the guilt, grief, and unanswered questions that have followed her into the forest. Stripped of everything she loves, she must find her courage, her voice, and her faith in the only sanctuary that cannot be taken away.
