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Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Children of every age long for the gift of The Blessing-the unconditional love and approval that comes from a healthy relationship with their parents.
This life-changing gift for Christian parents and their children, essential for instilling a deep sense of self-worth and unshakable emotional well-being, contains five essential elements:
• meaningful touch
• a spoken message
• attaching high value
• picturing a special future
• an active...
4) Sarah's song
Author
Series
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A New York Times bestselling author weaves a heartwarming tale of redemptive grace and the spirit of Christmas.
Every year Sarah Lindeman celebrates Christmas the same way, placing one special ornament on her tiny tree on each of the twelve days of Christmas. It is her time to remember where she came from, who she is today, and how long ago a song gave her another chance at love.. But this year the ritual is different. This year...Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
On Monday morning, October 2, 2006, a gunman entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. In front of twenty-five horrified pupils, thirty-two-year-old Charles Roberts ordered the boys and the teacher to leave. After tying the legs of the ten remaining girls, Roberts prepared to shoot them execution with an automatic rifle and four hundred rounds of ammunition that he brought for the task. The oldest hostage, a thirteen-year-old,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable...
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis has created an online fan base by sharing tips for living a better life while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own. Each chapter begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Brad Raines must gain the trust of Paradise, a schizophrenic with a gift for seeing the last moments of a person's life when she touches a corpse, if he is going to save his friend and colleague from becoming the next victim of a killer.
Author
Publisher
FrontLine
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Is it possible... That there exists an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future? That this mystery lies behind everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy? That ancient harbingers of judgment are now manifesting in America? That God is sending America a prophetic message of what is yet to come? Before its end as a nation, there appeared in ancient Israel nine specific warnings and omens of national destruction...
10) Heaven
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
What will heaven be like? Randy Alcorn presents a thoroughly biblical answer, based on years of careful study, presented in an engaging, reader-friendly style. His conclusions will surprise readers and stretch their thinking about this important subject. Heaven will inspire readers to long for heaven while they're living on earth.
11) Maggie's miracle
Author
Series
Publisher
Warner Faith
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Years after one magical summer, a high-powered attorney reconnects with a grieving man from her past — and learns that the miracles she prayed for could be right beside her.
Megan Wright spent one unforgettable summer week with a boy when they were both teens. And despite a lifetime of heartache and bad choices, she has never let go of his magical definition of love, even if she has trouble believing in it. After college Megan settled...
Megan Wright spent one unforgettable summer week with a boy when they were both teens. And despite a lifetime of heartache and bad choices, she has never let go of his magical definition of love, even if she has trouble believing in it. After college Megan settled...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1990, ©1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 42
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
#1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury tells the heartwrenching story of Cody Gunner, a widower fighting for stability, and the woman who wants to help him trust again — even when trust is the most terrifying thing of all.
Still aching over his wife's death, Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of also letting go of his Down's Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home, where he will be safe and cared for, not out on his own...
Still aching over his wife's death, Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of also letting go of his Down's Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home, where he will be safe and cared for, not out on his own...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Come Home to Harmony ...
Thousands of readers have fallen in love with Harmony, the small town with the kindly spirit whose endearing and eccentric residents are like old friends. Join them for Sam Gardner's second year as pastor of his quirky flock.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Sam Gardner never dreamed he would be thanking God for Harmony's self-appointed general of the religious Right, Dale Hinshaw. God does indeed work in mysterious ways.
Amanda Hodge, who has been living with her Uncle Ellis and Aunt Miriam since her parents abandoned her years ago, now faces their return and their desire to be a part of her life again. Dale Hinshaw hovers on the brink of death, in dire need of a heart transplant The whole town is...
Author
Publisher
Word Pub
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Life with no end? Space with no bounds? And what about Armageddon, The Lake of Fire, The Mark of the Beast?Are we supposed to feel good about all this?When we wonder about these things, we aren't alone. There is much about the end of history we don't understand. But while thoughts on the final day will stir our questions, they needn't stir our fears. Regarding that day, Jesus urged, "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust in me"...
Author
Publisher
Word
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Are you ready to hope again? Are you ready to let go of doubt and sorrow? Just listen carefully. God is whispering your name. Somewhere, between the pages of this book and the pages of your heart, God is speaking. And He is calling you by name. Maybe that's hard to believe. Maybe you just can't imagine that the One who made it all thinks of you that personally -- that He keeps your name on His heart and lips. But it's true. In the Bible and in the...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum, the Tyndale nonfiction imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Join bestselling author Beth Moore in her life-changing quest of vine-chasing-and learn how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing, meaning-filled life. Most of us have times when, if we are honest, we'd admit to feeling like our lives are embarrassingly small and insignificant. Times when it seems like we're going through a whole lot of pain and striving without much to show for it. Like our daily pursuits...
19) Simple gifts
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Can anything else go wrong? Marlene Queens goes home to Parness Springs, Missouri, to put her late Aunt Beth's house on the market and settle the estate. But once she's back home, Marlene suddenly finds herself in over her head. Her Aunt Ingrid grows more demanding by the day. Marlene discovers her childhood sweetheart is now the local vet and the town's acting mayor. And when a group of citizens want to put up a statue in memory of Marlene's father-the...
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This work explains the importance of forgiveness in mastering the difficult emotion of anger and how to use God's help in preventing anger from destroying one's health and happiness. Building on her signature message of using the mind to master difficult emotions, the author focuses on the most destructive, insidious one of all: anger. It is responsible for broken relationships, sleepless nights, high blood pressure and ulcers. It destroys friendships,...
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