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EAN: 9781424549481
Be a star that shines for others.
Abandoned in an animal shelter, Ruby, an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite, wonders if a family will ever adopt her. When a goofy looking, scruffy-faced man stops by the shelter, he adopts Ruby. Mr. James is not the family she was expecting—but could he still be the answer to her prayers?
Mr. James (known as Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans) is walking halfway across America to raise awareness for the thousands of foster children who desperately need our help. Ruby realizes that she’s not so very different from these kids: she’s scared and alone. If she doesn’t have help, she can’t have hope either. But Mr. James wants to change all that, for her and for every foster kid in the United States.
On their adventure together, Mr. James teaches her about integrity, honesty, loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and trust, but mostly how love can rescue someone and forever change lives. As they walk along historic routes and locations throughout the Southeastern United States, Ruby quietly helps Mr. James overcome the issues he’s been struggling with too. By the time they get to Phoenix, both of their lives are changed for the better. But just when Ruby accepts Mr. James as her new family, an unexpected phone call challenges her to redefine family—and love—all over again.
Ruby the Foster Dog will leave readers with a full heart, a desire to help foster dogs (and foster kids) find homes and forever families, and motivation to be a star that shines for others. Ruby’s story parallels the plight of the more than 400,000 children in foster care, the 30,000 who age-out annually at 18-years-young, and the 100,000+ children waiting to be adopted. To find out more, please visit Project Meet Me Halfway at ProjectMMH.org.
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EAN: 9781424554393
When the Game Stands Tall Movie Devotional : 52 Weekly Devotions for the Heart of a Champion
$7.99
Unit price perWhen the Game Stands Tall Movie Devotional : 52 Weekly Devotions for the Heart of a Champion
$7.99
Unit price perThis is a companion devotional book to the feature film When the Game Stands Tall starring Jim Caviezel as Coach Bob Ladouceur, Laura Dern as his wife, and Michael Chiklis as assistant coach Terry Eidson. An adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name, the film chronicles the rise of the football program of De La Salle High School (Concord, CA) and their record-setting 151-game winning streak in 1992-2003. The devotional is designed for Christians and others who see the movie and want to go deeper. The 52 devotionals are based on Scripture and relate to an aspect of the game of football (e.g., Listening to the Call, Knowing the Playbook, Practicing Well, Pushing through Exhaustion, Knowing Your Opponent, Playing Fair, etc.). Each devotional covers three pages and will feature a relevant Bible passage, a devotional based on a football related topic and a page for journaling personal reflections.
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EAN: 9781424550036
In Widow’s Might, Kim Knight shares her experience when her husband suddenly and unexpectedly died at fifty-six years old. In one day, Kim went from planning her future with her best friend to planning a funeral, searching for passwords to online accounts, trying to return to normal when things were no longer normal, and finding God in the middle of trauma and grief.
Widow’s Might is for young or middle-aged widows and those who love them. The book helps those who’ve experienced a tragic loss to better understand the confusing and unpredictable path of grief as well as the challenges and promise of new growth.
Learning to embrace a life different from the one you imagined isn’t something you’re going to master by the end of year one, when your family and friends think you should, or when you hope you might. You can deeply embrace and honor your marriage to your late spouse and still find contentment, happiness, and maybe even love in the days ahead.
Widow’s Might will give you the strength and wisdom to discover new life on the other side of death. Look toward what God has in store for you. And—every once in a while—spend the day in your pajamas and eat popcorn for dinner. It’s okay.
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—Vicki Kuyper, author of A Tale of Two Biddies and Wonderlust
—Dr. Bob Froehlich, former vice chairman of Deutsche Asset Management
—Doug Davis, senior vice president, industry-leading Fortune 100 company
—Lance D. Marble, president, Wealth Professionals, LLC
—Kevin Wood, lead pastor, First Baptist Church of Ukiah, CA
—Allan Fuller, senior pastor, Mountain Park Community Church, AZ
—Deborah L. Danielson, CFP®, CFS®, MSFS, president and owner of Danielson Financial Group; investment professional since 1981 with a master of science in financial services; CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Certified Fund Specialist
EAN: 9781424551125
Winter with God : 40-Day Devotional: Hope for the Spirit, Strength for the Soul
$9.99
Unit price perWinter with God : 40-Day Devotional: Hope for the Spirit, Strength for the Soul
$9.99
Unit price perThis 40-day devotional deals as much with God’s absence as His presence, for it is about the spiritual season of winter—a time when the light of faith has dimmed and the warmth of love has cooled.
Written with a mystic’s heart, a scholar’s mind, and a poet’s pen, Winter with God is a profound meditation on the opportunities and challenges we face when our relationship with God seems dormant, endangered, or simply one-sided.
Suitable for both longtime pilgrims and the newfound faithful (or faithless), this rich and compelling devotional about winter with God—a season through which every soul must pass—shows how the hardest season to experience can also be the most rewarding to endure.
Discover hope for your spirit and strength for your soul.
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—J.I. Packer, theologian and bestselling author of Knowing God
T. W. S. Hunt is the best of both worlds—a true writer and a true thinker. He is poetic in his expression, profound in his thought, and biblical in his passion. Winter with God displays moments of brilliance and creativity that mark the marvelous debut of a young, up-and-coming writer who deserves to be noticed and read.
—Gary Thomas, best-selling author of Authentic Faith and Sacred Marriage
—Mike Mason, author of The Gospel According to Job
—S. C. Williams, author of The Shaming of the Strong
EAN: 9781424552993
Want a purposeful life packed with mission and meaning?
WisdomWalks will ignite your passion to walk like Jesus in all of life's moments and spark a deeper journey of impact and influence. WisdomWalks is a real-life guide for walking purposefully with God, engaging the next generation, and living the life of significance you were created for. Filled with forty intentional, spiritual, life-changing connections, Wisdom Walks will inspire and challenge you to live a powerful life to love unconditionally, walk with integrity, make a difference in the lives of others, and do greater things than you ever imagined. Don t miss out on the adventure of a lifetime!
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TobyMac, Grammy-Award recording Artist
Jon Gordon, consultant, author of international best sellers The Energy Bus, Training camp
Andy Pettitte, Pitcher, World Champion New York Yankees
EAN: 9781424550043
We pretend to lead picture-perfect lives. We post filtered images of our families smiling on a sunny beach, our protein shakes accenting our pre-workout selfies, and our freshly baked cookies cooling in our spotless kitchens. But we sit at home scrolling through Instagram feeling empty, lonely, and lost.
After hundreds of honest conversations with women from around the world, Susan Sohn has come to understand the pressures twenty-first-century women feel to maintain glamorized portrayals of themselves. In True You, Susan shares insight from her interviews and personal experiences that encourage you to:
- reject the lies that you’re not enough and learn to walk in truth.
- ignore the pressure to perform and know who you are in Christ.
- stop masking loneliness and connect with other women.
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- CARL LENTZ, author of Own the Moment, pastor of Hillsong Church, New York City
Susan Sohn is someone who asks the deep, personal questions most of us are too afraid to ask. She has the ability to identify what is really going on when it comes to the things that hold us back from being our true selves or living a brave and flourishing life. Through conversations with hundreds of women from around the globe, Susan shares stories and research that peel back the lies layer by layer to reveal the truth at the core of our fears. In this book, as she does in life, Susan assures readers that they are not alone, and she provides practical steps to obtaining freedom and breakthrough.
- VICKIE REDDY, executive producer, The Justice Conference, USA
For years I had the extreme pleasure of sharing life and proximity with Susan Sohn and her family before their move to a new city and adventure. In working alongside her, I only knew a girl who was passionate about making a positive difference in this world. This book and labor of love is about value, worth, and authenticity and is full of compassion, inspiration, and insightful wisdom. I trust it will not only bless you but also those within your world of influence.
- BOBBIE HOUSTON, global co-senior pastor of Hillsong Church
- SUSANNA BATEMAN, cofounder of Little Miracles Early Childhood Centres
True You is the call to action every woman needs to hear: Your time is now. You are more than enough. You don’t belong on the sidelines. Make a choice to gather with people who celebrate you, not tolerate you. Susan Sohn, through her compelling storytelling, genuinely gives us the courage to face the truth of our lives, to dig deep, and discover a rich inner life. True You is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read!
- WENDY SIMPSON OAM, FAICD, Australian Businesswoman’s Hall of Fame, director of World Vision Australia, founding chairman of Springboard Enterprises Australia, and founder of Telstra Australian Business Awards
In the pages of True You, you will find a soul sister and fast friend in Susan Sohn. Even though she and I live thousands of miles from one another, her heart, words, and life resonate so deeply with mine, and I’m sure they will with yours too. Love, truth, vulnerability, authenticity, beauty, and freedom echo from her life and spill out onto each page. You won’t be able to put this book down as you go on a genuine journey of discovery to find out that you are so much more than you’ve ever believed.
- ANDI ANDREW, author of She Is Free and Fake or Follower, cofounder of Liberty Church, New York City
- JO SAXTON, speaker, Lead Stories podcast host, author of The Dream of You
For twenty years I have known Susan Sohn as Mum. Although that role is important, there are infinite ways to describe her. To name a few, she is brave, strong, compassionate, wise, and loyal to her core. Not only do these characteristics shine through her life and very being, but they are also seen through her writing. Her book True You celebrates truth by speaking honestly about the pain and darkness that can sometimes be the human experience, and it highlights the beauty of strength and resilience—something I have watched her display throughout her life. For this reason, I am honored to be her daughter. Her book encourages others to shine light through darkness and learn to be compassionate, not only to others but also to themselves. From an early age I learned that Mum always has the time to listen, the door is always open, the kettle is on the boil, and there is always a seat at the table. It’s that very reason this book was written. The stories. The pain. The beauty. The life. All heard at our kitchen table, whether it be by the phone or in person. She always listens. I hope to be the same. Mum, as you step into your new role as author, stay brave, stay wise, stay compassionate, and keep listening. There are people with stories to tell and people who need to hear them.
- SOPHIA SOHN, daughter, student, life adventurer
Best friends are those with whom we can be ourselves with raw honesty. In her first book, True You, Susan Sohn offers this kind of friendship to all who will come with her on the journey. This is an intimate and authentic account in which Susan speaks from lived experience. We need to hear what she has to say. The pressure to outwardly appear to have the beautiful and perfect life can be as pervasive in the church as it is in the wider culture. When Susan identified and named this truth in her own life, she began a journey toward real freedom—the freedom we are offered in the quiet enjoyment of an honest relationship with Jesus. By sharing what she learned, Susan will help countless people who are living a lie and can’t see the way out. Be encouraged! Susan’s frank and helpful book points the way to real freedom.
- STEPHEN O’DOHERTY, Christian broadcaster, former New South Wales Member of Parliament
- NICOLE PARTRIDGE, journalist, writer
Wow! What words can describe this book, True You? Authentic. Vulnerable. Brilliant. Transformative. Incredibly insightful. Through brave, fierce, and beautifully shared stories, Susan Sohn’s book is bound to help women interlock arms and walk each other forward on the path to freedom.
- CARLY THOMSON, writer, speaker, author of the Truth Seekers trilogy, carlythomson.com
In True You, Susan Sohn writes from a place of strength and experience. Her very nature and character are defined by resilience, strength, and loyalty. Susan writes with deep understanding, and through her storytelling, she graciously opens a window into the lives of women from around the world. These shared stories speak forth a confidence that we can all make it through whatever we are going through because we are more.
- KATHERINE GAGNE, sister and vice president of Junior Achievement, Saskatchewan, Canada
- CAITLIN ROBSON, media and communications studies graduate
Susan has always been a gatherer of stories and people. Reading this book is like sitting around the campfire with her: intimate, unguarded, and generous. In these pages, you’ll find yourself in the stories she shares and the resilience to live your truth like only you can. The contemplative practices Susan teaches will empower you to sort the lies from the truth on your own terms and find life in the middle of where you are right now. Susan is a brave and beautiful friend, and I’m so thankful for her book.
- LIZ MILANI, founder and writer at Pktfuel.com
Susan Sohn is the sort of friend who doesn’t bat an eyelid at confessions of stupidity, words spoken in anger, and dumb mistakes. She filmed me and laughed as I fell down a mountain in Bali, but she also attended an appointment with me that was urgently ordered by my doctor to rule out breast cancer. In short, she’s the real deal. I have loved walking with her on the road back to self that seems to open up in midlife and sharing tears and moments of clarity with her. I’m so proud of Susan’s vulnerable storytelling in True You. She is brave and offers her pain to the reader, so that we can find healing. Take a deep breath, know you’re not alone, and settle in for some time with a trusted girlfriend.
- JANE CARMODY, longtime friend and fan
I have the pleasure of calling Susan Sohn my friend, a title that she does not take lightly. She is one of those rare people today who, when she steps into your life, actually cares deeply for you. She is one of my dearest friends and has been there with me and our family in the good, the bad, and the ugly. She has encouraged me to take steps in my personal career that I didn’t think I was capable of taking. She has cried with me through tough parenting issues and laughed with me over life’s mishaps. Her
determination to help those around her see their potential and then reach it is simply beautiful, as True You shows. I can’t wait to see what Susan’s next adventure will be as I’m sure she will take it on with grace and guts to achieve it.
- SUZANNE CROCKER, pastor of Hope United, Santa Monica, California
Foreword:
I am really proud of my friend, Susan Sohn. We bonded many years ago when she and Philip had taken the leap from her treasured daily life to attend Bible college on the other side of the world. Susan had the cutest little daughter, Sophia, on her hip, and a contagious love for life and people, which remains with her today. Our friendship has lasted the tests of time, missteps, differences, and distance. Here we are, all these years later, loving and respecting each other’s journeys and embracing the things that unite us rather than focusing on the things that have the power to divide. True You is truly her. As one who has held faithful to her passion to gather others and help them give voice to their pain inside, she has done this with great respect and dignity. She is not writing as one who appeals to you as an expert, but as one who is doing the hard work of digging deep. And no matter what surfaces, she deals with it in the safety of God’s profound and abiding love. The many people she interviewed to see this book come about with a robustness of truth is a true testament to the tenacity in which she has gone after this finished product and a true testament to the willingness she displays to tell real stories from real people—all to bring real help to as many people as she can. So buckle up! True You is not a lighthearted read to tickle your senses, nor is it a piece that condemns any wandering and searching soul. But I think you will feel like you are sitting at Susan’s table, surrounded by really good food, having a laugh and maybe a cry, with all of it leading toward embracing your own free and rich soul while giving you tools to ask the real questions that need to be aired along the way. So here’s to you, the reader: May there be greater days ahead—days rich with laughter, food, family, presence, and song, days in which you know who you are and whose you are, the true you. Oh, my friend, the journey is worth it. My greatest prayer is that every person on this journey of life will find their true worth in Christ and, through His love, find their purpose, freedom, and joy. In the meantime, I would like to say well done, Suzie. I think you are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
Love,
Darlene Zschech,
Wife and mum, friend and co-laborer,
senior pastor of Hope UC
EAN: 9781424554522
As Andy’s mother struggles to reconnect with him, his Uncle Rip returns transformed from a stint in prison and wants to be a mentor to the reclusive boy, doing everything he can to help end Andy’s pain. When Andy begins hearing strange music through his iPod and making near-prophetic announcements, Rip is convinced that what Andy is hearing is the voice of God.
Elsewhere, police officer Heather Gerisch responds to a late-night breaking and entering in one of the poorest homes in town. She soon realizes that the masked prowler has left thousands of dollars in gift cards from a local grocery store.
As the bizarre break-ins continue and Heather pursues the elusive “Summer Santa,” Andy and Rip discover an enormous and well-kept garden of wildflowers that seems to have grown overnight at an abandoned steel mill.
The identity of the gardener surprises them all—and a spree of miracles transfigures this small town from a place of hopelessness into a place of healing and beauty.
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Some novels are about the head, some are about the heart. William Sirls’ latest is decidedly the latter. A story of hope, humor, forgiveness, and deep restoration, it poignantly illustrates how all of us have the life-changing chance to enter The Sinners’ Garden.
—James L. Rubart, best-selling author of Rooms and Soul’s Gate
Sirls writes a story of choice, change, and intrigue that is wrapped in supernatural fantasy, iPods, and a field of mysterious flowers. In The Sinners’ Garden, he sets the narrative hook deep with multi-layered plots and heart-warming characterizations that reel readers in and refuse to let them go.
—Gail Welborn, Seattle Examiner
—Kay Campbell, Huntsville Time
Set in a fictionalized version of the Downriver suburbs of Detroit where I pastor, this engaging story presents a picture of God that is both personally and mysteriously involved in restoring lives that have been marred and scarred by mistakes of the past. Faith is the key that brings hope and healing … and this is portrayed beautifully in The Sinners’ Garden.
—Brett Kays, Lead Minister of Southpoint Community Christian Church, Trenton and Allen Park, Michigan
—Pastor Pat Pittsnogle, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milton, Pennsylvania
William Sirls has done it again! I was living inside the story, waiting on every word and turning each page with anticipation … and that was just the prologue! You will find yourself completely wrapped up in The Sinners’ Garden … talking out loud, giving advice, and laughing with the characters. William gives you that rare chance to get lost in a story that you just can’t wait to see how it ends. Grab this book now and thank me later!
—Chris Harrell, speaker, author, and pastor at South Hills Church, Corona, California
—Joseph G. Milosic, Associate Pastor, Mt. Zion Church, Clarkston, Michigan, and author of My Home the Family Business
Give yourself a gift and read The Sinners’ Garden. I literally consumed it, every morsel of it. A great story that I couldn’t put down. I found myself relating very easily to the characters. It is thought-provoking and encouraging with a hint of mystery for added flavor. Even in tragedy there was hope and comfort. It inspired me with renewed faith to change the things that I can and leave the rest to God. That is one peaceful place to be! And … I will never see a flower garden in quite the same way again.
—Susan M. Tant
—Donna O’ Brien
As a resident of the web of small towns in Southeast Michigan known as Downriver, I appreciated the local references. Sirls played with landmarks in a fun way to create his small town setting that could easily be anywhere. Now, when I see kids like Andy riding their dirt bikes along fields and trails, grappling with their own demons, I will think of The Sinners’ Garden … where Sirls opens the conversation about sin and redemption, but leaves it up to his readers to question and answer concepts for themselves. An excellent book club read.
—Rhonda Raft
—Cindy Benedict Barclay
EAN: 9781424554218
Welcome to southeast Michigan and the small town of Carlson where faith, hope, and struggle are defined by the different faces of those who live there. An addict that sits at a bar to forget.
A mother whose five-year-old boy has leukemia. Two doctors. An atheist haunted by his past and a brilliant young oncologist that places all her hope in the power of modern medicine. A blind pastor whose son hasn’t spoken a single word in thirty-eight years.
But the minister sees by faith. He knows there are answers and believes that someone who cares is watching—someone with a greater purpose. Yet there is something he doesn’t know... that none of them know. In the midst of the ordinary and the devastat- ing, there is a reason these lives will be changed forever. Lightning is about to strike.
The Reason opens with a thunderbolt and never lets up as it introduces us to everyday characters who are wrestling with questions: Where is God when bad things happen? Does God ignore the prayers of the faithful? The answer each character receives will astound readers while offering an unforgettable call to hope, to change, and to believe.
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“A skillfully written first novel with the narrative voice, knack for dialogue, and plot movement of a veteran author.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
- Kay Campbell, The Huntsville Times
- Gail Welborn, Midwest Book Reviews
- Pete Wilson, pastor and author of Plan B and Empty Promises
- Chris Sonksen, lead pastor of South Hills Church, founder of Celera Church Strategy Group, author of In Search of Higher Ground and Handshake
- Jacqueline Lynch, associate pastor, Loma Linda University Church
- Mark Drew, California Baptist University
-Thomas Lane
EAN: 9781424551378
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God.” John 17:3 NIV
This 40-day devotional is a profound exploration and perceptive explanation for the true and often misunderstood nature of faith.
T.W.S. Hunt explores the various stages and settings, as well as tensions and tussles, in which faith must survive—but can also thrive. He shows that however far away we might feel from God, our continued faithfulness can allow God to feel that much closer to us.
Written with exquisite style and extraordinary insight, this compact collection of forty meditations promises to be both revolutionary and revelatory. For it contemplates the ways in which our relationship with God is best measured, not by how close we feel to God, but how close God feels to us.
Turn every aspect of your life—from hardship and happiness to your occupation and recreation—upward and outward, both in faith and in love.
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EAN: 9781424554300
“How long, O Lord?” “When will you answer my prayer?” “Why must I wait so long for your promise to be fulfilled?”
The Christian journey is not endless bliss with perfect relationships and an abundant financial portfolio. Perfection can only be found in Christ. Even though lovers of God experience fullness of life, they still face unexpected trials, unpredictable difficulties, and seemingly unsolvable problems.
Every child of God will have a wilderness experience, but not everyone has to have a wilderness wandering.
In The Wilderness, Brian and Candice share some of their difficult seasons as tribal missionaries in Central and South America where they encountered demonic powers, lost their possessions in a flooding river, and experienced their daughter being bitten by a venomous snake. Combined with the wilderness encounters the Israelites faced, these stories will help you understand your own challenges of faith, delayed answers to prayer, and miraculous interventions that display God’s glory.
God wants to bring you from the wilderness to a miracle. You will make it through to the other side and discover God’s heart of love for you!
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− Paul Keith Davis, WhiteDove Ministries
EAN: 9781424553167
- What foundation am I building my life on?
- What is my game plan to win in life and build my legacy?
- Prayer strengthens your relationship with God.
- Persona (who you really are) is discovered through relationship.
- Purity maintains unbroken relationship with God as your leader.
- Purpose is discovered under God’s leadership.
- Priorities bring focus to live your purpose.
- Perseverance pushes you to never give up.
- Power is unleashed as you live out the first 6 pillars.
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—Gerald Bell, DeVos Urban Leadership
—David D. Ireland, Ph.D., Lead Pastor, Christ Church, and author of Raising a Child Who Prays, www.DavidIreland.org
—Chris Broussard, NBA reporter/analyst
—Michael Franzese, former New York mobster with the Colombo crime family, inspirational speaker and author
—Kelly Wright, Fox News anchor
—Rev. Peter Ammerman, Pastor, Living Waters Church
—The Honorable Gregory W. Slayton, author of the global best-seller Be a Better Dad Today: Ten Tools Every Father Needs
—Chuck Eapen, President/CEO, C12 Group, northern New Jersey
EAN: 9781424552689
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