Catalog Search Results
Author
Formats
Description
When life gets difficult, is God paying attention? If I'm facing challenge after challenge, will God help? When my days become dark and stormy, does God notice? The answer in the life-giving stories in the Gospel of John is a resounding yes.
In You Are Never Alone, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado reminds us that our miracle-working God sees us, cares about us, and
...Author
Description
Global evangelist and human-trafficking activist Christine Caine argues that the Church needs champion runners who never give up, who persevere no matter what they encounter. They must pass the baton of faith fluidly from person to person, from generation to generation, and speed toward the finish line.
24) Preacher's boy
Author
Formats
Description
In 1899, ten-year-old Robbie, son of a preacher in a small Vermont town, gets himself into all kinds of trouble when he decides to give up being Christian in order to make the most of his life before the end of the world.
Author
Formats
Description
"God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe--the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not ... we all know something's wrong. Does something...
Author
Formats
Description
A "Positively Diabolical" Correspondence "My dear Wormwood,..." So begins this product of C.S. Lewis's wickedly funny imagination, a correspondence between two devils, Screwtape and his young nephew, Wormwood. As the senior fiend advises his young apprentice in leading humanity astray, Lewis delves into questions about good and evil, temptation, repentance, and grace, offering knowledge and guidance to all who are trying to live good Christian lives....
Author
Description
Belinda Davis's move to Boston had introduced her to a life she never could have imagined growing up in the West. But even the opportunities of wealth, literature and travel left her feeling empty. Realizing her faith had been pushed into the background, she once again invites God to have first place in her life. But now she faces new life decisions that seem even more difficult than before. Torn between two contrasting ways of life, one full of fascinating...
Author
Formats
Description
"God loves to give people fresh starts. He wants everyone to see His blessings in new ways so we can reach our full potential and achieve extraordinary levels of success. In this truly one-of-a-kind guide, Joel Osteen encourages growing Christians with a "How to Study the Bible" and "Bible Promises" feature to help everyone find the courage to start over and live their best lives now. In FRESH START, readers learn what it takes to rise to a new level...
Author
Description
Kate O'Malley, a hostage specialist, is a target. Someone is sending her black roses. Maybe it is the same person who just blew up an airplane and blamed Kate. The investigation brings up the one name Kate hoped never to hear again, and she's faced with the shocking evidence that the bomber could be someone she knows. Now she has to decide if Dave is all he is supposed to be, along with the God he trusts implicitly. Dave is about to discover that...
Author
Description
Marty and Clark Davis's daughter Missie and her husband had homesteaded land in the far West, many weeks' journey away by covered wagon. But with the coming of the frontier railroad the miles are suddenly bridged, making possible their long-awaited reunion. Grandparents Marty and Clark are thrilled to meet their two little grandsons for the first time. Missie plies her mother with questions about her brothers and sisters while Willie shows them around...
Author
Description
This touching story allows us to see into the lives of the Baxter family as Erin and Sam attempt to adopt a child. The idea of meeting with the birth mother gave Erin Hogan a bad feeling from the beginning. Their adoption attorney had warned them against it, but with four weeks until their baby daughter's birth, Erin couldn't tell the woman no. Sam agreed. Whatever the outcome, they would meet the birth mother, hear what she had to say, and pray that...
33) The underground
Author
Description
The Young Trib Force, Judd, Vicki, Ryan, and Lionel, unleash the power of the printed page through an underground newspaper at Nicolae High, while the authorities search with a vengeance for the kids responsible.
34) The shunning
Author
Description
On the eve of her wedding Katie Lapp discovers she is not the birth daughter of her Amish parents but their adopted daughter. After finding out the truth she knows she must find her birth mother no matter what the cost.
35) The betrayal
Author
Formats
Description
Leah Ebersol and her beloved, Jonas Mast, find themselves separated for six months, when Jonas agrees to take an apprenticeship in Ohio; a long way from where they grew up in Pennsylvania. Desperate to go to him, Leah instead stays home with her sister, Sadie, when Sadie gives birth to a baby boy she believes died at birth. Later, when Leah again gets the opportunity to go to Jonas, she sends Sadie instead, since Sadie is in such deep despair. Confident...
37) The quilt
Author
Formats
Description
Mary's hands are gnarled, and she knows the time to join her Lord is approaching. But her heart tells her she must accomplish one last, loving task -- make one final quilt. Her son protests, but Mary begins anyhow, sewing every stitch in a spirit of prayer and thankfulness to God. As the quilt grows, the impact of Mary's endeavor is felt not only in her family, but in her entire community as well.
38) Black Friday
Author
Formats
Description
Jodi Adams is looking forward to her summer internship at the local newspaper, but when her first reporting assignment explodes into a front-page expose, she finds herself in over her head and defending her story and her life.