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On her baptismal day, Becky Zook ran from the church, leaving her stunned Amish community behind. She only wanted to see something of Gott's vast world, but city life didn't turn out as planned. Tricked into a sham marriage, Becky has come home humbled, wiser…and pregnant. Her mamm and daed are welcoming, and helping an overburdened young widow gives Becky a new sense of purpose. But after creating such a scandal, Becky feels unworthy of a loving husband-let alone a wunderbaar man like...
| Автор | Susan Lantz Simpson |
Watercolorist Olivia Rutherford has shed her humble beginnings to fashion her image as an avant-garde artist to appeal to the region's wealthy art-collectors. When she lands a lucrative contract painting illustrations of Yosemite National Park for a travel magazine, including its nightly one-of-a-kind Firefall event, she hopes the money will lift her and her sisters out of poverty. After false accusations cost him everything, former minister Clark Johnson has found purpose as a backcountry...
| Автор | Karen Barnett |
Not long ago, I came across a list of ten principles set forth by proponents of progressive Christianity. They are, in effect, a new Ten Commandments. What's striking is that they are far less about God revealing his desires and far more about man expressing his own-less Moses, more Oprah. Yet each of these commandments is partially true. Indeed, that is what makes this list, and progressive Christianity as a whole, so challenging. Half-truths can sound quite appealing until you recognize...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Today's challenges can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in doing the impossible if only we would ask! Stormie Omartian shares how God can strengthen your marriage as you pray for your husband concerning key areas in his life, including… His spiritual walk His emotions His role as a leader His security in work His physical protection His faith and his future You will be encouraged by Stormie's own experiences, along with the Bible verses and...
| Автор | Stormie Omartian |
A diesel mechanic is smashed under the weight of a logging truck. A child's inner tube is sucked out of a peaceful stretch of water into a frothing patch of dangerous rapids. A woman searching for peace is met with an icy chill when she begins arranging runestones… In all these stories, there is one common thread – God's angels are waiting and ready to powerfully intervene. If you have ever doubted the presence of angels or questioned whether God is still acting through them, this book...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
You are in the process of becoming. Every day is an opportunity to be shaped and formed by what moves your heart, drives your thoughts, and captures your gaze. Is it any wonder that where you direct your eyes and your heart matter in your day-to-day? We become what we behold when we set our hearts and minds on Christ and His redemption story here in the details of our daily lives – not just on Sunday, not just on holidays, not just when extraordinarily hard or wonderful things happen…but today....
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When Lauren's health takes a downturn, Sylvia has to trust her niece to Ethan's skill and ultimately God's care. And despite her aching, anxious heart, she's reminded to trust God for Quinn as well. Liam finally lets go of what he can't control and decides to find peace in trusting his brother with the truth – whatever the outcome. After finding the man she's sure is responsible for the recent crimes in Hidden Falls, Dani itches to take matters into her own hands –...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When FBI agent Jack Shannon arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas, he is focused on one thing: finding the man who has been selling encrypted government secrets to the Chinese through online birding chat rooms. But when a senator is shot during a hunting trip and the woman he was with is abducted, Jack agrees to join the search-especially when he discovers that the kidnapping victim is Aubrey Grayson, a woman he was once in love with. As the search continues, it becomes clear the senator may not have...
| Автор | Lisa Harris |
The average Christian in America does not know what his own religion teaches, nor does he care. He may call himself «Christian,» but he lives his life exactly as he wishes, making no attempt to conform his conduct to the commands and tenets of his religion. Daily Wire writer Matt Walsh confronts his fellow Christians in this bold, clear-eyed book that serves as an urgent reminder of Matthew 7:13 – «For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.»
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
There's much to do and one day left to do it before the health fair. Adding to her list of tasks, Lauren resolves to confront the bully from her past-and is stunned in a way she never dreamed. Jack makes some interesting connections, professionally and personally, as he digs through old legal files. Maybe Hidden Falls won't be so dull after all. Liam would give anything for dull ordinary life again. He's at the end of his rope, but he can't hide forever. Will confessing to...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The Hobbit has fascinated readers for more than seventy years. Now, experience the tale of humble folk who overcome fear, discouragement, and despair through steadfastness, courage, and hope in this brand-new devotional book. Featuring sixty humorous, challenging, and encouraging devotionals, these tales connect The Hobbit to contemporary life situations that listeners might experience personally while also bringing in the teaching of relevant Bible stories or verses.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Fifteen years. That's how long it's been since Hannah McLean set foot in the Amish community where she was raised. Through it all, her heart has never forgotten Pontotoc – or Aaron Zook, her first love. Now widowed and left with little more than her hurting teenager and her prayers, she returns home, even knowing she and her son may be turned away. When Aaron learns Hannah has returned, he nearly falls to his knees. He's a strong man, but lately the care of his three motherless...
| Автор | Amy Lillard |
Ever struggle with the burdens of life? You're not alone – this book shows just how much God loves women just like you! This new audio edition will remind you that the Heavenly Father loves you completely – whatever battles and struggles you're facing, whatever doubts and fears nag you – and that God has a special purpose in mind for you: to create eternal beauty in your life, through all of the sorrows and joys you experience.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Leslie Rhoads is a small town girl on the verge of becoming a supermodel in the Big Apple. The 24-year-old is chosen for the cover of Style magazine, starring in the controversial Passion Nights' perfume ads. But before she can step into the spotlight, Leslie is assaulted; disfigured with a broken scotch bottle. Without her perfect face, she is lost and no amount of surgery can ever make her what she once was. Trying to hide her face from the world, Leslie encounters more trouble as she...
| Автор | Ace Collins |
Quinn is still missing. Sylvia faces her ransacked shop. And now Dani's sabotaged boat has gone over the falls. Are these events related or just bad timing? Everyone wants answers. In all of this, as mayor, business owner, and daughter of Emma, Sylvia has never felt so inadequate, so empty of answers…so lost without Quinn. She's never liked Jack Parker much, but maybe he can use his connections to find Quinn. What could it hurt? Lauren's past resurges to haunt her. Nicole suffers...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
She's yours. Up until now, Rosanna Mast's hopes for the future have all revolved around handsome Henry Zook. But when a young Englisch girl places her newborn daughter in Rosanna's arms and utters those words, shock quickly turns to fierce, protective devotion. Between helping her midwife mamm and caring for her own siblings, Rosanna has plenty of experience with babies. And who wouldn't love a sweet-natured boppli like little Mollie? Yet to her dismay, Henry has no intention...
| Автор | Susan Lantz Simpson |
Malinda Stauffer is happy that her gut frienden Phoebe Yoder may soon be married. Of course, Malinda can't help wondering about her own future. She hopes someday to find the same contentment as a wife and mother that she has helping her own mamm care for Malinda's father and five brothers. But a challenging health issue has her convinced no man wants the burden of a fraa who needs rest when there are farms to tend and businesses to run. Adding to her stress is the unwanted attention...
| Автор | Susan Lantz Simpson |
The small town of Hidden Falls is abuzz. Former students, friends, and loved ones are prepping for tonight's big event to honor Ted Quinn's many years of compassionate service. Quinn is reluctant about a night in the spotlight – but is tenderly prodded by Sylvia, mayor of Hidden Falls and Quinn's dearest friend and confidante. Ethan and Nicole won't let the shadows of their pasts stop them from returning to Hidden Falls – but only for Quinn – no matter how much it hurts....
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Independent-minded Leah Gingerich has always been outspoken. And even though she is now a progressive Mennonite, she's rediscovering the joys of family traditions back in her Amish hometown. Yet she can't help but clash with her handsome new Amish neighbor, Jamie Stoltzfus. He's too hard-headed and old-line to see that his traumatized young nephew, Peter, needs faith and help – or that a woman who stands up to him may be what he needs to heal. After a devastating tragedy, Jamie...
| Автор | Amy Lillard |
Quinten Aspinall is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased father to keep his family together. To do so, he must travel to Canada to find his younger siblings, who were sent there as indentured workers while Quinn was away at war. He's also solicited by his employer to look for the man's niece, Julia, who ran off with a Canadian soldier. If Quinn can bring Julia back, he will receive his own tenant farm, enabling him to provide a home for his ailing mother and...
| Автор | Susan Anne Mason |
Sie ist in aller Munde: die Industrie 4.0. Durch die zunehmende Digitalisierung verändern sich die Anforderungen an die Menschen hinter den (vernetzten) Maschinen: Unmengen an Informationen müssen strukturiert und bewältigt werden, jeder Facharbeiter wird zum Experten auf seinem Gebiet. Gefragt sind plötzlich ehrliche und offene Kommunikation, flache Hierarchien, Kooperationsfähigkeit sowie eine effiziente Streitkultur. Bestehen am Markt kann nur, wer diese neue Universalethik annimmt. Daraus...
| Автор | Erik Händeler |
The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to listeners ages fifteen through twenty-five who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and values but are encouraged to emerge as leaders. In A Student's Guide to Culture, Stonestreet and Kunkle write in a highly relatable style, sharing insight and experience....
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
If you're a leader?in business or sports, a church, a school, or a military unit?you'll want to read this devotional. The senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, Pat Williams has spent decades studying the topic of leadership?and this devotional combines his insights with biblical principles to boost your personal influence to ever-higher levels. The example of Jesus Christ proves that true leadership involves loving and serving your people?and this devotional provides...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The enlightenment you seek in other religions has been present in Christianity from the beginning. Richard Rohr, a global leader in spiritual awakening, helps you recognize the forces (such as ego resistance and dual thinking) that separate you from your deeper self. Then, drawing from Gospels and the greatest Christian contemplatives, he shows you what it means to be spiritually awake. You will learn why your ego resists change and growth, what is useful about popular ideas such as the law of...
| Автор | Richard Rohr |