Christine's bookshelf: christian en-US Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:26:02 -0700 60 Christine's bookshelf: christian 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Real Messages from Heaven Book 2: More Stories of Miracles and Divine Interventions]]> 19066722
Author Faye Aldridge has assembled an inspirational collection of short stories showcasing multiple supernatural encounters. Each testimony brims with hope, representing unique accounts of normal people experiencing the unseen world.

These stories are certain to: Bring you comfort through revealing the reality and glory of heaven Stir confidence in the protective presence of GodOCOs angels Open your eyes to the unseen realm of the supernatural Challenge you to share the Gospel with those bound for a Christ-less eternityPrepare for an encounter with living hope in these amazing testimonies of the afterlife, divine intervention, and the miraculous.
]]> 194 Faye Aldridge 0768485762 Christine 0 christian, ebooks, to-read 4.21 2013 Real Messages from Heaven Book 2: More Stories of Miracles and Divine Interventions
author: Faye Aldridge
name: Christine
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[Calm Moments for Anxious Days: A 90-Day Devotional Journey (90 Daily Devotions, with Journal Prompts, to Promote Wellness and Peace and Decrease Worry and Stress)]]> 123843516 In an uncertain world, it's not always easy to put our worries into God's hands. Beloved author and pastor Max Lucado weaves together biblical promises, gentle illustrations, and thoughtful practices to help you exchange your anxieties for God's peace.

Calm Moments for Anxious Daysincludes Scripture, devotional thoughts, and practical tools to help you release your anxieties one by one, breath by breath, into the safe hands of a God who will never leave you. Each brief but powerful entry

A heartfelt devotion with ideas for applying God's Word to your circumstancesA biblically-based promise or affirmation to replace your spiraling thoughtsSpace for you to write out prayers, worries, and reminders of God's faithfulness

Including a quick-reference list of God's promises, this 90-day devotional is ideal for seasons of stress, depression, and anxiety. Whether you’re facing grief or trauma, questioning your value or purpose, fatigued by the everyday trials of life, or wondering if that cloud of fear will ever leave you,Calm Moments for Anxious Daysbrings you back to truth and hope. Never minimizing your emotions and experiences, Lucado lovingly reminds you that there is Someone big enough to take away every anxious thought so you can know a peace that is beyond understanding.]]> 205 Max Lucado 1400243483 Christine 0 4.54 Calm Moments for Anxious Days: A 90-Day Devotional Journey (90 Daily Devotions, with Journal Prompts, to Promote Wellness and Peace and Decrease Worry and Stress)
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching God's Heart: The Wisdom and Power of Intimacy]]> 21383849 226 Che' Ahn Christine 0 4.33 2010 Catching God's Heart: The Wisdom and Power of Intimacy
author: Che' Ahn
name: Christine
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/02/16
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Light: Real Life Stories About Angelic Visits, Visions of the Afterlife, and Other Pre-Death Experiences]]> 1728572
In the groundbreaking book, Dr. John Lerma shares his valuable research on pre-death hallucinations from the countless terminally ill patients he lovingly cares for as a doctor and director at The Medical Center of Houston, Texas. Sixteen inspirational stories chronicle children and adults confronting their deaths through the comforting visions of divine beings. By presenting these mysterious visions, synchronicities, and angelic conversations his patients encounter, Dr. Lerma shows how knowledge of death can ease the pain and fear as we prepare to enter into the light.

In this book you will learn: the exhilarating and calming elements of pre-death experiences; healing during the dying process; the difference between hallucinations and visions; and self-forgiveness and self-love as the key to a joyous life and a peaceful transition. The mystical experiences described here delve into the creation of the universe, past and future extinctions, dark angels and white angels, selfless suffering and its effect on humanity, free will as the vital ingredient to create on earth and in heaven, and many more incredible revelations. The poignant stories in Into the Light will leave you feeling uplifted in faith, hope, and love.

“Finally, a science-minded physician has addressed the phenomenon of pre-death experiences with compassion, comprehension, and candor . . . you will be uplifted and inspired by this book.”—Gary E. Schwartz, PhD, professor of psychology and medicine at the University of Arizona and author of Super Synchronicity
]]> 240 John Lerma 1564149722 Christine 0 4.13 2007 Into the Light: Real Life Stories About Angelic Visits, Visions of the Afterlife, and Other Pre-Death Experiences
author: John Lerma
name: Christine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Standing Guard (The Defenders, 3)]]> 13548196 224 Valerie Hansen 0373445059 Christine 0 3.90 2012 Standing Guard (The Defenders, 3)
author: Valerie Hansen
name: Christine
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> To Dance with the White Dog 898697
"A deftly shaped and vivid book...a tender and bracing tale of an octogenarian fighting to live a connected and purposeful life." � The New York Times

"A hauntingly beautiful story about love, family and relationships...I found it all such a moving experience, a lovely enduring tribute to love." ―The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu

"Terry Kay is a perfect writer for those who love to read. His prose contains music and passion and fire. His work is tender and heartbreaking and memorable." ―Pat Conroy, New York Times best-selling author

The elderly Sam Peek is still mourning the death of his beloved wife when a mysterious white dog appears. Seen only by Sam, White Dog becomes a part of Sam's grief. Though it's unclear if White Dog is real or phantom, the creature eases Sam's sorrow, brings him closer to his family, and helps him reconcile with his own mortality.

Best-selling author Terry Kay brings Northeast Georgia to life through his elegant prose, and the thought-provoking themes of family, love, and loss will make readers come back to this touching story again and again.

Also an Emmy Award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Hume Cronyn and Academy Award-winner Jessica Tandy.]]> 239 Terry Kay 1561450022 Christine 0 4.17 1990 To Dance with the White Dog
author: Terry Kay
name: Christine
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love]]> 63354464 240 Max Lucado 1400239532 Christine 0 4.43 2023 God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Polar Opposites (Heartsong Presents, No. 897)]]> 11232897 176 Susan Page Davis 1602607788 Christine 0 3.81 Polar Opposites (Heartsong Presents, No. 897)
author: Susan Page Davis
name: Christine
average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[Once Upon a Winter Wonderland: A Deep Haven Christmas Anthology]]> 62821887
A Deep Haven wedding at Christmas? With snow glistening in the lane, sleigh bells ringing, and all the world a winter wonderland—magical, right?

Or maybe not, because the snowstorm of the century has buried their small town, and as Vivien Calhoun and Boone Buckam fight the sleet, snow, and ice, just about everything can—and does—happen to skid their big day into the ditch. It’ll take all their friends—and a few strangers—to turn this Christmas wedding from a blizzard to a beautiful sight in this charming collection of novellas.

Discover four enchanting stories featuring old friends, and new, who discover that there just might be a happy ending waiting in this winter wonderland—if only they can shovel their way out of trouble.

Want more of Deep Haven?

Book 1: Still the One
Book 2: Can’t Buy Me Love
Book 3: Crazy for You
Book 4: Then Came You
Book 5: Hangin' by a Moment
Book 6: Right Here Waiting

Deep Haven Series by Susan May Warren
Book 1: Happily Ever After
Book 2: Tying the Knot
Book 3: The Perfect Match
Book 4: My Foolish Heart
Book 5: Hook, Line, & Sinker (ebook novella)
Book 6: You Don’t Know Me
Book 7: The Shadow of Your Smile

The Christiansen Family Collection by Susan May Warren
Prequel: Evergreen
Book 1: Take a Chance on Me
Book 2: It Had to Be You
Book 3: When I Fall in Love
Book 4: Always on My Mind
Book 5: The Wonder of You
Book 6: You’re the One That I Want
Book 7: Have Yourself a Christiansen Christmas]]> 394 Susan May Warren 1953783309 Christine 0 4.51 2022 Once Upon a Winter Wonderland: A Deep Haven Christmas Anthology
author: Susan May Warren
name: Christine
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rescuing Finley (Forever Home, #1)]]> 27400026
Dan Walsh is known for page-turning, character driven novels. Fans of Dan’s other novels, as well as dog-lovers everywhere will especially enjoy Rescuing Finley.]]> 309 Dan Walsh Christine 0 4.56 2015 Rescuing Finley (Forever Home, #1)
author: Dan Walsh
name: Christine
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Catching Christmas 38915854 This Year, Christmas Comes Just in Time

As a first-year law associate, Sydney Batson knows she will be updating her resume by New Year’s if she loses her current court case. So when her grandmother gets inexplicably ill while she’s in court, Sydney arranges for a cab to get her to the clinic.

The last thing cab driver Finn Parrish wants is to be saddled with a wheelchair-bound old lady with dementia. But because Miss Callie reminds him of his own mother, whom he failed miserably in her last days, he can’t say no when she keeps calling him for rides. Once a successful gourmet chef, Finn’s biggest concern now is making his rent, but half the time Callie doesn’t remember to pay him. And as she starts to feel better, she leads him on wild goose chases to find a Christmas date for her granddaughter.

When Finn meets Sydney, he’s quite sure that she’s never needed help finding a date. Does Miss Callie have an ulterior motive, or is this just a mission driven by delusions? He’s willing to do whatever he can to help fulfill Callie’s Christmas wish. He just never expected to be a vital part of it.]]> 286 Terri Blackstock 0310351723 Christine 0 3.91 2018 Catching Christmas
author: Terri Blackstock
name: Christine
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Glory Rising: Walking in the Realm of Creative Miracles, Signs and Wonders]]> 8680265 Glory Rising will give the readers greater understanding of their true spiritual inheritance that will help unlock the power of who they are in Christ Jesus as sons and daughters of God. It will help them understand the vital role they play as God's Kingdom representatives on the stage called "earth" and encourage them to know the ways of God that will open up the experiential realms of glory. It's here that we will find access into Eden's door and the Tree of Life and find destiny's doors that will open to encounter God in genuine, tangible ways, executing and partaking of the ever-increasing and all-powerful realm of the kingdom of God

]]> 276 Jeff Jansen Christine 0 3.97 2009 Glory Rising: Walking in the Realm of Creative Miracles, Signs and Wonders
author: Jeff Jansen
name: Christine
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light (A Devotional Based on the Award-Winning Full-Length Book Heaven)]]> 562489
From the author of the bestselling book Heaven , here are 50 daily devotional meditations that will touch your heart, capture your imagination, and fill you with hope and anticipation. Randy Alcorn brings eternity to light in 50 inspiring and thought-provoking meditations that will forever change the way you think about the spectacular new universe that awaits new heavens and a New Earth, where Jesus will be the cosmic center and joy will be the air we breathe―a universe free from pain and suffering, filled with unending beauty and adventure.

Get ready to embark on a wonderful journey!

After reading and reflecting on these soul-stirring meditations, the next time you hear someone say, “We can’t begin to imagine what Heaven will be like,� you’ll be able to tell them, “I can.�

It’s time to bring eternity to light!

About the Author
Randy Alcorn is an author and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God’s Word and assisting the church in ministering to unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author of over 50 books, including Heaven, The Treasure Principle, If God Is Good, Happiness , and the award-winning novel Safely Home , his books sold exceed eleven million copies and have been translated into over seventy languages. Randy resides in Oregon with his wife, Nanci.]]> 304 Randy Alcorn 1414309767 Christine 0 4.45 2006 50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light (A Devotional Based on the Award-Winning Full-Length Book Heaven)
author: Randy Alcorn
name: Christine
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)]]> 35525010
Essayist Alex Kanin never imagined his pointed editorial would go viral. Ironically, his attempt to highlight the pitfalls of online criticism has the opposite effect: it revives his own flagging career by destroying that of a perfect stranger. Plagued by guilt-fueled writer’s block, Alex vows to do whatever he can to repair the damage. He just doesn’t expect his interest in the beautiful chef to turn personal.

Alex agrees to help rebuild Rachel’s tarnished image by offering his connections and his home to host an exclusive pop-up dinner party targeted to Denver’s most influential citizens: the Saturday Night Supper Club. As they work together to make the project a success, Rachel begins to realize Alex is not the unfeeling opportunist she once thought he was, and that perhaps there’s life--and love--outside the pressure-cooker of her chosen career. But can she give up her lifelong goals without losing her identity as well?]]> 416 Carla Laureano 1496420241 Christine 0 3.89 2018 The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)
author: Carla Laureano
name: Christine
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/30
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]]> The Sunflower 133784 "Seek not your destiny, for it is seeking you."
In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whose fiancee broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation, and beautiful fiancee are cruelly snatched from him one fateful, snowy Christmas Eve. Deep in the Amazon jungle, against a backdrop of poverty and heartbreak, they must confront their deepest fears and, together, learn to trust and love again.]]> 352 Richard Paul Evans 0743287010 Christine 0 4.13 2005 The Sunflower
author: Richard Paul Evans
name: Christine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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]]> If I Were You 48678862 From bestselling and eight-time Christy Award-winning author Lynn Austin comes a remarkable novel of sisterhood and self-discovery set against the backdrop of WWII.

1950. In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed war bride, Audrey needs the support of her American in-laws, whom she has never met. But she arrives to find that her longtime friend Eve Dawson has been impersonating her for the past four years. Unraveling this deception will force Audrey and Eve's secrets--and the complicated history of their friendship--to the surface.

1940. Eve and Audrey have been as different as two friends can be since the day they met at Wellingford Hall, where Eve's mother served as a lady's maid for Audrey's mother. As young women, those differences become a polarizing force . . . until a greater threat--Nazi invasion--reunites them. With London facing relentless bombardment, Audrey and Eve join the fight as ambulance drivers, battling constant danger together. An American stationed in England brings dreams of a brighter future for Audrey, and the collapse of the class system gives Eve hope for a future with Audrey's brother. But in the wake of devastating loss, both women must make life-altering decisions that will set in motion a web of lies and push them both to the breaking point long after the last bomb has fallen.

This sweeping story transports readers to one of the most challenging eras of history to explore the deep, abiding power of faith and friendship to overcome more than we ever thought possible]]> 464 Lynn Austin 1496437292 Christine 0 4.13 2020 If I Were You
author: Lynn Austin
name: Christine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Wish Book Christmas 57239697 A holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expect and don't deserve.

Best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Dawson are looking forward to celebrating Christmas in postwar America, thrilled at the prospect of starting new traditions with their five-year-old sons. But when the 1951 Sears Christmas Wish Book arrives and the boys start obsessing over every toy in it, Audrey and Eve realize they must first teach them the true significance of the holiday. They begin by helping Bobby and Harry plan gifts of encouragement and service for those in their community, starting by walking an elderly neighbor's yellow Lab--since a dog topped the boys' wish list for Santa. In the charming tale that follows, Audrey and Eve are surprised to find their own hearts healing from the tragedies of war and opening to the possibility of forgiveness and new love.]]> 304 Lynn Austin 1496452526 Christine 0 4.10 2021 The Wish Book Christmas
author: Lynn Austin
name: Christine
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> The Great House of God 3997 He doesn't want to be merely a weekend getaway. He has no interest in being a Sunday bungalow or even a summer cottage. He wants to be your mailing address, your point of reference, your home ... always. He wants you to live in the Great House of God.
Using the Lord's Prayer as a floor plan, Max Lucado takes you on a tour of the home God intended for you. Warm your heart by the fire in the living room. Nourish your spirit in the kitchen. Seek fellowship in the family room. Step into the hallway and find forgiveness.
It's the perfect home for you. After all, it was created with you in mind. There's only one home built just for your heart. No house more complete, no structure more solid:
The roof never leaks. The walls never crack. The foundation never trembles.
In God's house, you're home. So come into the house built just for you. Your Father is waiting.]]> 240 Max Lucado 0849942985 Christine 0 4.26 The Great House of God
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Grip of Grace: You Can't Fall Beyond His Love]]> 281520
Life is full of fumbles and stumbles. Fraught with opportunities to make mistakes, occasions to feel guilty, and the drive to "do it yourself." The pressure to be self-sufficient is high, but it isn't the life God offers.

The way of the world will direct you to try harder and work smarter so that you can take care of yourself and even make yourself successful. But the way of the cross will point toward the place where you stop striving ... stop pushing ... stop every self-initiated effort -- so that you can fall into the boundless, liberating, refreshing grace of God!

Just imagine being love-driven instead of self-propelled. Imagine abandoning your life to Jesus instead of trying to save yourself. Can you imagine exchanging your fears for that peace that passes understanding? Being relaxed and free instead of stressed-out and anxious? If you can imagine enjoying God instead of trying to repay him, then you can imagine grace.

So go ahead! Jump off the cliff of self-sufficiency. Leap out of legalism. Walk off the pier of guilt and condemnation. That's the only way you'll land in the strong arms of the Father who loves you ... the Father who catches you -- every time -- in the grip of his grace.]]> 235 Max Lucado 084995424X Christine 0 4.27 1996 In the Grip of Grace: You Can't Fall Beyond His Love
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter]]> 54997605 The Resurrection accounts of Jesus in the Gospels are the most dramatic and impactful stories ever told. One similarity unites each testimony--that none of his most loyal and steadfast followers could see it was him, back from the dead. The reason for this is at the very foundation of the Christian faith.

She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. (John 20:14)

Hope in the Time of Fear is a book that unlocks the meaning of Jesus's resurrection for readers. Easter is considered the most solemn and important holiday for Christians. It is a time of spiritual rebirth and a time of celebrating the physical rebirth of Jesus after three days in the tomb. For his devoted followers, nothing could prepare them for the moment they met the resurrected Jesus. Each failed to recognize him. All of them physically saw him and yet did not spiritually truly see him. It was only when Jesus reached out and invited them to see who he truly was that their eyes were open. Here the central message of the Christian faith is revealed in a way only Timothy Keller could do it--filled with unshakable belief, piercing insight, and a profound new way to look at a story you think you know. After reading this book, the true meaning of Easter will no longer be unseen.]]> 272 Timothy J. Keller 0525560793 Christine 0 4.35 2021 Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter
author: Timothy J. Keller
name: Christine
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain]]> 36488845
Known by his National Guard rescuers as “the Miracle Man,� Eric recounts his rise to success and fame as a hockey player and Olympian, his long and painful fall due to crystal meth addiction, and his unbelievable ordeal in the wilderness. In the end, a man whose life had been based on athleticism would lose both his legs to frostbite and had to learn to walk—and snowboard—again with prosthetics. He realized that he couldn’t come to terms with his drug addiction or learn to walk again by himself. He had to depend on God for his strength.

Now an inspirational speaker committed to raising awareness for the dangers of drugs and crystal meth, Eric, in 6 Below, confronts the ultimate test of what it takes to find your way out of darkness, and—after so many lies—to tell the truth and, by the grace and guidance of God, begin to live again.]]> 238 Eric LeMarque 1680993704 Christine 0 4.19 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
author: Eric LeMarque
name: Christine
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[When God Breaks In: Secrets to a Lifestyle of Tangible Encounters with God]]> 53055120 Expect more in your relationship with God!

If true relationship is defined by ongoing personal interaction, then a relationship with God must be more than merely theological knowledge.

Australian revivalist Ben Hughes provokes readers to hunger for more in their relationship with God. Ben’s life has been marked by many supernatural encounters with God. By exploring both Biblical and modern-day examples, Ben explains what lead to his life-changing encounters with God, and how easy it is for you to enter into the same realms of Holy Spirit intimacy!
Each chapter releases a new wave of spiritual awakening! Discover how you can: Partner with the Armies of the Lord encamped around you. Keep applying “fresh oil� to the fire of your heart. Respond to divine invitations of signs, wonders, and miracles. Position yourself for Heavenly commissioning.
You were created for relationship with God! Learn to walk in the fullness of this relationship, and experience the power of intimacy!]]> 208 Ben Hughes Christine 0 to-read, ebooks, christian 4.29 When God Breaks In: Secrets to a Lifestyle of Tangible Encounters with God
author: Ben Hughes
name: Christine
average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[Experiencing the Heart of Jesus: Knowing His Heart, Feeling His Love]]> 403781 240 Max Lucado 0785249915 Christine 0 4.46 2003 Experiencing the Heart of Jesus: Knowing His Heart, Feeling His Love
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide Through the End of This Age]]> 208545196
Seven years of chaos called the Tribulation. A cruel and cunning Antichrist. The dreaded battle of Armageddon. These images and ideas associated with prophecy can be stimulating but also unnecessarily scary. Max Lucado believes God wants us to be prepared, not scared. In his first book exploring the end of this age, Max provides a wise, well-researched, and reassuring overview of what God's Word has to say on a topic that often creates confusion and anxiety.

Max explores four big ideas that will provide a solid foundation for understanding God's plans and will remind us that we are headed to a far better place than where we started. He explains that

we were made to reign with Christ;God has made and will keep his promises;heaven has a timeline; anda golden era, the millennium, awaits God's children.

In a world filled with political tension, personal trials, and international turbulence, we find ourselves drawn to exploring what happens next on heaven's timeline. Whether readers find themselves in the "I can't wait," "I'm almost ready," or "I'm not sure about all of this" camp, they will be encouraged to ponder God's plans and promises for the future. In Max's signature encouraging style, he reminds us, "It's all about hope. It's all about him."]]> 256 Max Lucado 1400260000 Christine 0 4.55 What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide Through the End of This Age
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.55
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Handle Adversity: You Can Have Victory in Christ]]> 1877832 185 Charles F. Stanley 0785264183 Christine 0 4.34 1989 How to Handle Adversity: You Can Have Victory in Christ
author: Charles F. Stanley
name: Christine
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> Waiting for Christmas 209399791 The year is 1901 and the hustle and bustle of the holidays is descending on New York’s Fifth Avenue. For the first time in her privileged life, Adelaide Forsythe won’t be swept up in it. She couldn’t be happier about the prospect of a quieter Christmas. That’s not to say her transition from Miss to Mrs. has been without challenge. Though she doesn’t regret marrying for love instead of wealth, she can barely light the hearth or cook more than burnt toast. She feels woefully unprepared to run her own household. Then, on the first Sunday of Advent, winter winds bring change through two unlikely a young orphan boy, hiding near Adelaide’s front steps, and a seasoned housekeeper who seems too good to be true. The boy, Jack, claims he isn’t an orphan at all and is desperate to reunite his family. Adelaide and her husband Howard work tirelessly to solve the riddle of Jack’s story, while Adelaide’s new endeavors open her eyes to a world beyond her past experience—and all the challenge and possibility it holds. As Christmas approaches, small glimmers of wonder light the way toward the answers Adaleide seeks and the most miraculous gift of all.]]> 274 Lynn Austin 149647628X Christine 0 4.15 2024 Waiting for Christmas
author: Lynn Austin
name: Christine
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Before We Were Us 201335425 She can't remember. He can't forget.

Seven months ago, after graduating with a hospitality degree, city girl Lauren Wentworth travelled to rural New Hampshire to become temporary manager of Pinehaven Lodges, a rustic family-owned resort. What started as just a springboard to her dream job became so much more when she fell in love with the owner's son Jonah, the Landry family, and her simple but rewarding position at the resort. Now she's reaching toward a different kind of future than she'd imagined for herself--and happier than she's ever been. But then she falls from a ladder.

When Lauren wakes up in the hospital, she only recalls her first couple months at the resort. She remembers her adversarial relationship with Jonah and her major crush on small-town doctor, Carson, who also has big-city ambitions--but is, unfortunately, taken. However, according to everyone around her, she's now madly love with Jonah and has forfeited the dream job awaiting her in Boston. It seems impossible to believe she could've made such drastic changes in a matter of months!

Jonah is heartbroken at her memory loss and determined to help Lauren remember the deep feelings they've developed for one another. But Lauren isn't sure she wants to remember falling in love with someone she doesn't even like or giving up her dream career for a rustic resort in Podunk, New Hampshire.

Especially when Dr. Carson is now available. . .]]> 290 Denise Hunter 0840716680 Christine 0 3.89 2024 Before We Were Us
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Dreams (Monroe Family, #1)]]> 195945180 From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott

Medical drama from the Monroe Family!

Can she rebuild her broken dreams?

After losing Shane Reinhart, the man she’d hoped to marry, registered nurse Amber Monroe is desperate to put the pieces of her life back together. To do that, she must break free of her family obligations. Moving on shouldn’t be so difficult, but things become complicated when Dr. Nick Tanner enters the picture.

Former trauma surgeon turned patient; Nick has come to Milwaukee to return Shane’s personal items to Amber Monroe. Nick’s body and spirit are broken, but meeting the Monroe family begins to heal him in a way he hadn’t thought possible. Yet it’s clear Amber has a plan, one that doesn’t include him. Letting her go isn’t easy. Unless he can find a way to convince her that love is an adventure, too...]]> 192 Laura Scott 1962275043 Christine 0 4.39 2023 Broken Dreams (Monroe Family, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers]]> 15737147 A New York Times bestseller from the author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything

Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough times, difficult days and the hardships of daily life

Readers of all ages have followed and cherished Anne Lamott’s funny and perceptive writing about her own faith through decades of trial and error. And in her new book, Help, Thanks, Wow, she has coalesced everything she knows about prayer to these fundamentals.

It is these three prayers � asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good, and feeling awe at the world around us � that can get us through the day and can show us the way forward. In Help, Thanks, Wow, Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they mean to her and how they have helped, and explores how others have embraced these same ideas.]]> 102 Anne Lamott Christine 0 3.98 2012 Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
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]]> <![CDATA[Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith]]> 12535 From the New York Times bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway and Help, Thanks, Wow, a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.

As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well: getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence; and the passing of friends and time.

Fortunately for those of us who are anxious about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognize as they become teenagers, Plan B offers hope that we’re not alone in the midst of despair. It shares with us Lamott's ability to comfort and to make us laugh despite the grim realities.

Anne Lamott is one of our most beloved writers, and Plan B is a book more necessary now than ever. It is further evidence that, as The New Yorker has written, "Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration."]]> 320 Anne Lamott 1594481571 Christine 0 4.04 2004 Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
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]]> <![CDATA[100 Bible Verses That Will Change Your Life: It's Time to Encounter the Father's Love]]> 49349361 God is madly in love with you!

You’ve heard the phrase “God loves you.� But what does it really mean? And do you even believe it?

The 100 Bible verses compiled and explained in this book are a profound glimpse into the heart of Father God. They tell a story of the God who made you, knows everything about you, and who loves you so much that He went to hell and back for you.

If your daily life hasn’t been radically changed by the power of this love, then this book is for you.

Author Mark Stibbe is passionate about awakening people to the reality of the Father’s extravagant love. These carefully selected Bible verses from the Old and New Testaments will gently guide you to experience the depth of God’s love in amazing new ways.]]> 258 Mark Stibbe 076845154X Christine 0 to-read, christian, ebooks 4.46 100 Bible Verses That Will Change Your Life: It's Time to Encounter the Father's Love
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]]> Fragile Designs 123266517 352 Colleen Coble 0785253823 Christine 0 4.02 2024 Fragile Designs
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]]> <![CDATA[A Soldier Finds His Way (Forever a Soldier, #1)]]> 52856709 ~~~*New cover, new publisher, new series name.*~~~

Even an elite soldier can admit he’s lost.
Gruff and tough, Edward Giordano’s success as an elite Special Forces soldier doesn’t carry over to his personal life. Emotionally scarred from a painful childhood, he’s built a wall around his heart that he lets very few penetrate.

Audra Lorenzo, a first-year school teacher, is on a road trip with her niece during the holidays. A storm that was supposed to pass, instead crosses her path. Lost, with her GPS cutting in and out, her car skids off a road, down an embankment, and into an icy river. Everything goes black.

Regaining consciousness in a remote cabin, Audra finds she and her niece were saved by Edward, a soldier who’d put his life in danger to rescue them. Harsh and unfriendly at first, the lieutenant’s demeanor frightens her. As days go by, small kindnesses shine through chinks in his armor and her heart is drawn to his. But does he feel the same? Can this scarred and guarded man find it in him to share the same love for her?

]]> 302 Irene Onorato Christine 0 4.60 2016 A Soldier Finds His Way (Forever a Soldier, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[60 Days of Prayer: An Inspirational Guide for Praying with Purpose]]> 59990084 Pray with intention and grow closer to God

With all the distractions of our busy lives, sometimes prayer becomes an automatic habit instead of a truly meaningful and intentional experience—or we stop praying altogether. This guide helps you revitalize your spiritual life with advice, prompts, and specific prayers that help you converse with God every day.

What sets this book

A prayer refresher—Find an encouraging introduction that offers a straightforward lesson on every aspect of prayer, whether you’re beginning a new practice or returning to an old one.60 days to pray—Discover how daily practice is key to building a foundation of purposeful prayer with a full two months of devotions.Words become faith—Turn prayer into more than just words with insightful reflection questions that help you truly understand the power of each verse.

Create a powerful prayer routine and strengthen your connection with the Lord through this guided prayer journal.]]> 148 Elaine Goddard 1638078653 Christine 0 to-read, christian, ebooks 5.00 60 Days of Prayer: An Inspirational Guide for Praying with Purpose
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]]> <![CDATA[The Presence of Angels in Your Life]]> 12362259
The Presence of Angels in Your Life brings enlightenment to your mind, heart, and spirit through personal angelic encounters and practical teaching. You will be comforted by the reality of knowing that guardian angels watch over each believer from the womb to paradise and will be touched by the author's honest descriptions of encounters with both the spirit of death and with God's angels who came to escort her daughter to Heaven.

God wants you to know and recognize the many great benefits made available to you as His child. In these last days, the onslaught of the enemy is getting more and more intense. You need access to every weapon available, especially the reality of the supernatural realm. This book is a daily guide about how to win the battles the enemy pushes your way and describes how angels are a weapon sent from God to help you fulfill your purpose.]]> 308 Cheryl Salem 0768490413 Christine 0 4.35 2011 The Presence of Angels in Your Life
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]]> A Heart Like Jesus 281493 96 Max Lucado 0849917743 Christine 0 4.37 2003 A Heart Like Jesus
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]]> <![CDATA[The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side]]> 36523501 Winner of over a dozen National and International Literary Awards

Are you struggling with the loss of a beloved pet? Have painful feelings of grief or guilt overwhelmed you?

The loss of a pet is not only heart wrenching it is often more difficult than anything else we have ever experienced. Your pet has been there for you through good times and bad. They are your best friend, your confidant, your buddy. When that final moment arrives and you must say goodbye, the world as you know it comes to an end. Everything changes and life going forward is now empty and so very lonely without them.

They are gone forever it seems. Or are they?

Questions burn in your mind as you wonder what happens to your pets after they die.

Did I make the right choices?

Is there another realm where they coexist with my other departed pets or human loved ones?

Do the pets I've had to euthanize forgive me?

Did they struggle or were they in pain?

Was it their time to die?

Did I let them go too soon?

Read actual messages from departed animals revealing detailed insights about what they experience at the end of their lives. Discover how pets feel about death, euthanasia, cremation, reincarnation and so much more.

You are and always have been the most important person in the world to your pets
If you are grieving the loss of your beloved pet the uplifting and insightful messages within these chapters will help you break through your grief, being healing, and start living a full and purposeful life again knowing you are and always will be connected with your departed pets.

Award-winning Animal Communicator and Afterlife Expert, Karen Anderson, unveils tantalizing evidence that our pets communicate with us throughout their lives as well as after their physical death.

Will this evidence prove that our pets continue to send us messages and signs from the Other Side?

You be the judge.

The purity and detailed accuracy of the animals' messages may surprise you and they may even present new perspectives about life after death.

Discover how deeply your pets love you and how the bonds of love never die as you journey into the amazing afterlife of animals.

What messages await you?

Winner of these prestigious national and international literary awards:

#1 Bestseller on Amazon- Pets/Animals
Winner 2018 International Book Awards - Pets/Animals
Winner 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Winner 2018 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
Winner 2018 Indie Book Awards
Winner - 2018 Beverly Hills Book Awards - Grief
Silver Medal Winner 2018 Readers Favorite Book Awards
Silver Medal Winner - 2017 Nautilus Book Awards
Finalist 2018 Beverly Hills Book Awards - Pets
Finalist 2018 International Book Awards - New Age/Non-Fiction
Finalist 2018 International Book Awards - Spirituality/Inspirational
Finalist 2018 International Book Awards - Best Cover Design Non-Fiction
Two 5-Star Reviews from Readers Favorite Book Reviews
Finalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction - Pets
Finalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction - New Age
Finalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction Best Cover Design]]> 170 Karen A. Anderson 1547280786 Christine 0 4.24 2017 The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side
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]]> <![CDATA[There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven: Finding Comfort After the Loss of a Pet]]> 17675005
Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing any other family member; we grieve, we miss them, and, mostly, we want closure, to know that our furry, feathered, or scaled friends are okay, wherever they are.

For years, animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick has helped pet owners cope with the loss of their beloved companions. Many of them ask the same Is my pet happy? Why did this happen? Is it okay to get another pet? Using her personal experiences as well as the stories of the families she’s worked with, Sonya sheds some light on the questions that every grieving pet owner has, and assures the reader that there are, in fact, no sad dogs (or cats or birds or turtles or horses or cows) in heaven.]]> 208 Sonya Fitzpatrick 0425261131 Christine 4 3.67 2013 There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven: Finding Comfort After the Loss of a Pet
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Light on Halsey Street: A Novel]]> 63354444 Two girls� lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming-of-age story that spans decades.

In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother’s latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful family and is stepping into her dream job as the director for a social services organization. Everything is going right—until her future is snatched away by identity theft. Her life begins to unravel, and Lisa wants nothing more than to see the woman responsible pay for her crimes.

When she was a teenager, Dana Jones always felt alone in this world. Her mother was addicted to drugs, her boyfriend was entering a life of crime, and it seemed Dana, too, was heading down the wrong path. The only bright light was her friendship with Lisa. Now, in the new millennium, Dana finally gives herself permission to dream—to believe she is stepping into better days. But when the betrayal of their friendship comes to light, it will take a lifetime to forgive the destruction that youthful summer in Bed-Stuy set in motion.

In this latest story from beloved author Vanessa Miller, two girls from the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, find that their paths have been woven together by the love of community and a friendship that is tested by time, betrayal, and unforgiveness.]]> 368 Vanessa Miller 0840709935 Christine 0 3.88 2023 The Light on Halsey Street: A Novel
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]]> <![CDATA[Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife]]> 98653915
When Eli Harpo was four, he underwent emergency open-heart surgery, flatlined on the operating table, and for a brief time, went to heaven and met Jesus. Or at least that’s what his father, a loving but devout Baptist minister, has raised him to believe.

Nine years later, Eli isn’t so sure. His rounds with his father to evangelize at hospices and sell his father’s self-published book, Heaven or Bust! , feel inauthentic and strange, especially now that he’s started having sex dreams about Jesus. Between that and his mother’s terminal breast cancer diagnosis, Eli feels further from heaven than ever. But when the famous televangelist Charlie Gideon shows up at the Harpos� doorstep with a proposal to create a new attraction based on Eli’s trip to the afterlife at his Bible-themed park, Eli isn’t able to say no.

As the Harpos head off on a rollicking road trip from Kentucky to Bible World in Orlando, Eli is left to grapple with not just his faith and his sexuality, but also his own parents� messy humanity and what happens when a family held together by mythmaking starts coming apart at the seams.

Hilarious and moving, Eli Harpo’s Adventure to the Afterlife is a kind-hearted story about self-discovery and the search for truth, wherever it takes you.]]> 352 Eric Schlich 141976912X Christine 0 3.98 Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife
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]]> <![CDATA[Pray First: The Transformative Power of a Life Built on Prayer]]> 60693463 256 Chris Hodges 1400221293 Christine 0 4.44 Pray First: The Transformative Power of a Life Built on Prayer
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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Women of the Bible Study Guide: One by One They Changed the World]]> 29504154
Do you wonder how God could possibly use you to change lives?

For women in Bible times, these weren't even questions they thought about. Being overlooked, marginalized, having your contributions discounted because you're a woman...it's just the way things were. In this 10-lesson workbook, Max Lucado tells some of his favorite accounts of women in Scripture and the remarkable way God broke down cultural barriers to use them in the unfolding of His story.

You will discover...

Sarah, the woman whom God promised would give birth to a nation, but who tried to rush things when God's promises didn't seem to be coming to pass. Rahab, a prostitute in the Canaanite city of Jericho, who would save herself and her family throughher faith in the one true God of the Israelites. Abigail, a woman forced to play peacemaker by the barbaric behavior of her husband. Esther, a young queen whom God placed in the Persian court for “such a time as this� to preventthe genocide of the Jewish people. Mary, the young virgin pledged to Joseph, whom God would choose to give birth to Jesus, thepromised Messiah who would save the world. The Samaritan Woman, who would meet this Messiah at a well one day. His words would foreverafter change her life. The Canaanite Woman, who made God smile with her wit and faith, and who received from Jesusan answer to her prayer. Mary of Bethany, a friend of Jesus who witnessed the resurrection of her brother, Lazarus, andthen anointed Christ in anticipation of his death and resurrection. Mary Magdalene, who followed Jesus despite the injustice of a world that judged her for her pastand said she would always be considered a failure. Sapphira, a woman in the early church who, along with her husband, made the unfortunate (anddeadly) decision to lie to the Holy Spirit.These stories show us there is a God who sees us where we are and loves us for who weare. He is the one who hovers over all the pages of the Bible, shaping lives, rescuing hearts, healingsicknesses, raising what was dead to life, and passing out high callings to those who choose to followhim and have faith in him.

Each lesson

5 Daily in-depth Bible studies to help you explore the stories in Scripture Daily points to remember to help you summarize the key points Daily prayers to help you focus your thoughts and move into your quiet time Weekly memory verses to help you hide God's word in your heart Additional notes to help you lead a group through the studyTen Women of the Bibleis a standalone workbook, ideal for both individual use and for study in a small-group setting.]]> 256 Max Lucado Christine 0 4.09 Ten Women of the Bible Study Guide: One by One They Changed the World
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]]> Rainbow's End 167835 256 Irene Hannon 0373874154 Christine 0 3.94 2007 Rainbow's End
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Stories of Divine Healing: Supernatural Testimonies that Ignite Faith for Your Healing]]> 42736841

Strengthen your faith, receive your miracle!

Miracle testimonies are more than just accounts of past events; they are invitations to a fresh experience of God’s supernatural power!

Respected pastor and healing minister, Randy Clark presents a unique compilation of amazing miracle testimonies to help strengthen your faith for whatever healing breakthrough you need!

Every miracle account in Stories of Divine Healing offers a new gateway for your own healing. As you read, you will encounter Jesus� compassionate heart and matchless power over every sickness and disease.

Be inspired by over 100 faith-stirring miracle testimonies, documented, categorized and indexed for easy access Receive supernatural encouragement by reading real-life testimonies of healing from blindness, deafness, diabetes, heart problems, chronic pain, Parkinson’s disease, tumors, cancer,andmuch more! Strengthen your faith to receive your personal breakthrough by practicing Randy Clark’s simple teaching on activating miracle testimonies Experience the Holy Spirit’s healing presence that hovers over miracle testimonies

Strengthen your faith, and lay claim to your own healing miracle today

]]> 279 Randy Clark 0768416353 Christine 0 4.01 Stories of Divine Healing: Supernatural Testimonies that Ignite Faith for Your Healing
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]]> <![CDATA[Unleashing Healing Power Through Spirit-Born Emotions: Experiencing God Through Kingdom Emotions]]> 37586655 through Kingdom emotions! In Christianity, human emotions are often considered to be misleading and untrustworthy—a lingering part of our fallen nature that distract us from God’s truth. But our emotions were created by God, and though the enemy may seek to manipulate our hearts, Jesus sets us free! Dr. Mark Virkler is a trusted authority on prayer, hearing God’s voice, and inner healing. In Unleashing Healing Power Through Spirit-Born Emotions , Dr. Virkler and his daughter Charity, help you to see emotions as unique channels through which the Holy Spirit works to bring miraculous life-transformation, deliverance and healing. Jesus died to redeem your whole person—not just your reason and intellect. This makes it possible to move beyond anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty. When you are made alive in Christ, you can hear God speaking through the emotions of your “New Self.� Mark and Charity help you to discover how� Embrace your redeemed emotions and experience miraculous healing in a fresh way today!]]> 338 Mark Virkler 0768417961 Christine 0 4.71 Unleashing Healing Power Through Spirit-Born Emotions: Experiencing God Through Kingdom Emotions
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]]> Something Good 58429295 When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures.

Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed—but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes to put the past behind them. After all, he’s in the middle of selling a tech business—and if Alexis admits to texting while driving, the deal could collapse and cost them millions. Meanwhile, Alexis’s life is not as shiny and perfect as it may seem from the outside. She has secrets of her own. As she becomes consumed with thoughts of the young man she hit, can she reconcile her mistake with her husband’s expectations?

Trish Robinson is just trying to hold it together after the accident that left Jon-Jon dependent and depressed. As the bills pile up, Trish and her husband, Dwayne, find themselves at odds. Trish wants to forgive and move on, but Dwayne is filled with rage toward the entitled woman who altered their lives forever. Trish can’t see how anything good can come from so much hate and strife, so she determines to pray until God intervenes. Then one afternoon Marquita Lewis rings their doorbell with a baby in her arms and changes everything.]]> 336 Vanessa Miller 0785256725 Christine 0 3.85 Something Good
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]]> <![CDATA[Miracles in the ER: Extraordinary Stories from a Doctor's Journal]]> 20262914
Again and again, bestselling author Dr. Robert Lesslie has encountered such Miracles in the ER during his decades of experience in emergency medicine. In these vignettes, all true stories, Dr. Lesslie chronicles miracles of physical healing, joy and forgiveness restored, relationships, time granted and spent, angels, human and otherwise.

These touching, dramatic, thought-provoking snapshots of life will grace you with hope and prompt you to look more closely for the miracle stories around you that so often go unseen and untold.]]> 240 Robert D. Lesslie 0736954821 Christine 0 4.16 2014 Miracles in the ER: Extraordinary Stories from a Doctor's Journal
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]]> <![CDATA[Faithing It: Bringing Purpose Back to Your Life!]]> 27844194 Your Secret to Facing the Impossible with Confidence!

What is the size of your storm? If its a big storm; then you have a big call, and a big promise. More importantly, you have the ability to get through it! Get ready to hit refresh on your story, your journey, and your life. Turn your storm into an unshakable relationship with God and a ministry that touches peoples lives.from the Introduction by Cora Jakes

Cora Jakes shares her inspirational story of spiritual growth to set the stage for this life-changing message. Faithing It is not about pretending away your problemsits about facing circumstances with confidence because you see them measured next to the chain-breaking, miracleworking power of God.

Your storms may seem big, but God is bigger.

Your season may feel dark, but Gods light is shining through.

Your circumstance may appear hopeless, but nothing is impossible for God!

By Faithing It, you will discover how to take the very storms that tried to destroy you and turn them into pathways to promotion and divine purpose!]]> 242 Cora Jakes Coleman 0768407907 Christine 0 4.20 2015 Faithing It: Bringing Purpose Back to Your Life!
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]]> <![CDATA[Bless the Lord, O My Soul: 365 Devotions for Prayer and Worship]]> 55099250 376 Our Daily Bread Ministries 1640700986 Christine 0 4.85 Bless the Lord, O My Soul: 365 Devotions for Prayer and Worship
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]]> Wisdom for Each Day 49996703 For decades, people around the world have turned to beloved and trusted pastor Billy Graham for wisdom to live boldly for Christ.

Billy Graham preached to millions of people, but his message was personal to each of us: Christianity is about having a relationship with God through faith in Jesus. In Wisdom for Each Day, you'll find 365 brief devotions and Scripture to help nurture and strengthen that relationship. This beautiful leathersoft edition of Graham's timeless, internationally acclaimed devotional now has a larger-size font and takeaway thoughts that will make it an inviting addition to your daily study of the Word. In its pages you'll find priceless reminders of God's loving nature and unfailing strength to carry you through each day.

]]> 400 Billy Graham 1400211247 Christine 0 4.89 2008 Wisdom for Each Day
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]]> <![CDATA[The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life]]> 44566785
Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality. Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing� to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.

If you’re also feeling overwhelmed by the care and upkeep of all the stuff under your feet or sense that your home is running you, instead of the other way around, come discover how to create a space that doesn’t have to be showroom perfect to be perfect for you and the people you love.

]]> 208 Kathi Lipp 0736976981 Christine 0 4.19 2020 The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life
author: Kathi Lipp
name: Christine
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Jesus is Your Healer: The Power of His Sacrifice Both to Save and to Heal]]> 201918403 224 Denise Renner 1667504487 Christine 0 to-read, christian, ebooks 4.80 Jesus is Your Healer: The Power of His Sacrifice Both to Save and to Heal
author: Denise Renner
name: Christine
average rating: 4.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Angels Walking (Angels Walking, #1)]]> 20821619
One-time national baseball hero Tyler Ames lost everyone he loves on a quest to make it to the big leagues. Then, just when things seem to be turning around, Tyler hits rock bottom. Across the country, Tyler’s only love, Sami Dawson, has moved on.

A series of small miracles leads Tyler to a maintenance job at a retirement home and a friendship with Virginia Hutcheson, an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, who strangely might have the answers he so desperately seeks.

A team of Angels Walking takes on the mission to see hope restored for Tyler, Sami, and Virginia. Can the small and seemingly insignificant actions of the unseen bring healing and redemption? Can the words of a stranger restore lost love? Every journey begins with a step.

It is time for the mission to begin.

Read Angels Walking, the first book of #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Karen Kingsbury's new series.]]> 384 Karen Kingsbury 1451687478 Christine 0 4.21 2014 Angels Walking (Angels Walking, #1)
author: Karen Kingsbury
name: Christine
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/23
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]]> <![CDATA[Teach Me to Pray: Learning to Pray Like Jesus]]> 21138118 194 D. Qwynn Gross 0768492270 Christine 0 4.38 2009 Teach Me to Pray: Learning to Pray Like Jesus
author: D. Qwynn Gross
name: Christine
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/18
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]]> <![CDATA[What Is a Near-Death Experience?]]> 26067717
After an insightful introduction about why the subject of NDEs is so worth exploring, each chapter in this book addresses a key What are the Characteristics of an NDE, and are there different types? Are all NDE experiences pleasant, or can some be distressing? Who has NDEs and under what circumstances do they occur? How do they affect the people who have them, and how can this change their lives? How can NDEs be scientifically explained � aren’t they just hallucinations? What can we learn from NDEs, and can they change our attitude to life and death? Can a greater understanding of NDEs lead to an evolution in our consciousness and an enhanced sense of spirituality?

As such, this book really brings readers on an exploratory journey through the world of NDEs, challenging preconceptions about what they are and the impact they can have, encouraging us to accept and feel empowered by death, rather than living in fear of it, and giving us useful insights about life along the way.]]> 144 Penny Sartori 1780288980 Christine 0 3.75 2016 What Is a Near-Death Experience?
author: Penny Sartori
name: Christine
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> What Christians Believe 30634 98 C.S. Lewis 0060761539 Christine 0 4.33 1952 What Christians Believe
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Christine
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> A Grief Observed 26077627
Written in longhand in notebooks that Lewis found in his home, A Grief Observed probes the "mad midnight moments" of Lewis's mourning and loss, moments in which he questioned what he had previously believed about life and death, marriage, and even God. Indecision and self-pity assailed Lewis. "We are under the harrow and can't escape," he writes. "I know that the thing I want is exactly the thing I can never get. The old life, the jokes, the drinks, the arguments, the lovemaking, the tiny, heartbreaking commonplace." Writing A Grief Observed as "a defense against total collapse, a safety valve," he came to recognize that "bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love."

Lewis writes his statement of faith with precision, humor, and grace. Yet neither is Lewis reluctant to confess his continuing doubts and his awareness of his own human frailty. This is precisely the quality which suggests that A Grief Observed may become "among the great devotional books of our age."]]> 76 C.S. Lewis Christine 0 Short 4.31 1961 A Grief Observed
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Christine
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1961
rating: 0
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Short
]]> <![CDATA[Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear]]> 56636 220 Max Lucado 0849913454 Christine 5 4.23 2001 Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/20
date added: 2024/04/04
shelves: award-winner-nominee, christian, nonfiction
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]]> <![CDATA[On Borrowed Breath: A memoir of faith, love and advocating through a health crisis]]> 123211573
This is the reality that I found myself in when tragedy struck. Join me in my public and private battle for my husband’s life and career through the story of On Borrowed Breath. Diagnosed with COVID-19, Dr. David Wilkinson, my husband and an otherwise-healthy, 50-year-old surgeon, was suddenly fighting for his life. Placed on life support and given an almost zero chance of recovery, I had to champion his cause and not give up when the odds were against him waking up.



Relying on my faith and the support of praying friends, I found myself needing to make life and death decisions. Should I withdraw life support or fight for my husband’s slim chance of survival through a double lung transplant?



A story of love, perseverance and enduring faith against all odds, this book is for anyone who has been through something larger than themselves, including navigating a major health crisis. May my story offer you strength, love, and hope � no matter what situation you are battling.]]> 306 Karen Campbell Wilkinson Christine 0 4.39 On Borrowed Breath: A memoir of faith, love and advocating through a health crisis
author: Karen Campbell Wilkinson
name: Christine
average rating: 4.39
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]]> God in the ICU 20447514 And in the meantime Dave was facing his own personal trials that tested his faith to the limit.
Set firstly in a South Africa transitioning into democracy from apartheid and then in the Muslim world of the Middle East, God in the ICU will take you into the drama of critical care medicine, the inner life of a praying, caring physician and, above all, the response of a faithful, loving God to the prayers of His people. Told with transparency, compassion and an honest look at the lessons we can learn from His dealings with us, you will be encouraged to trust a God who is as close as a prayer away.]]> 178 Dave A. Walker Christine 0 4.23 2011 God in the ICU
author: Dave A. Walker
name: Christine
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/03/26
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]]> <![CDATA[Angels in the ER: Inspiring True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor (Volume 1)]]> 2916635 237 Robert D. Lesslie 0736923152 Christine 0 4.08 2008 Angels in the ER: Inspiring True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor (Volume 1)
author: Robert D. Lesslie
name: Christine
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/03/26
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]]> Because of the Rain 20981415
Anna Marquette has everything to live for. Her daughters are in college and, with the support of Paul, her loving husband, she is pursuing her dream of a career in counseling. Then one night, while on a trip to Orlando, the unimaginable happens. She takes a “short cut� to an evening out with Paul and is brutally assaulted.

When Anna suspects the attack has left her pregnant, her faith is put to the test. As Anna and her family confront the heart-wrenching decisions that lie ahead, Anna gradually comes to realize that God has a plan for her and that she must trust Him. But will her family accept the choice she makes? Will her husband’s love for her prevail? And will her marriage survive this ultimate test?

“Because of the Rain� is a powerful story that will keep you on the edge of your chair waiting to find out what happens next.

This novel was originally titled “In the Still of Night.� The text has been expanded and updated from the original edition.

]]> 234 Deborah Raney Christine 0 4.50 1997 Because of the Rain
author: Deborah Raney
name: Christine
average rating: 4.50
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> Fifteen Minutes 16130311 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a dramatic story about fame, true love, and the cost of having it all.

Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family's horse farm in Kentucky to compete on the popular reality television show Fifteen Minutes: If he makes it, the fame won't change him.

Overnight, Zack is the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer with the looks and voice of a young Elvis. As his star rises, Zack is asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs, and also something more. Something Zack could never have imagined. Just as America is falling in love with Zack, just as he’s on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal disaster.

At the same time, Reese Weatherly, a therapeutic horse instructor, is no longer sure about her relationship with Zack, or the wedding they had dreamed about. While Zack advances from one round of the competition to the next, an offer comes to Reese—one that will take her to a home halfway around the world.

Then Chandra Olson—reigning diva pop star and one of the Fifteen Minutes judges—intervenes. Chandra has suffered so much public pain and private agony since her days as a Fifteen Minutes contestant. Now she wants just one thing: meaning.

Can Chandra's private losses help Zack find his way, or will his fifteen minutes of fame cause him to lose the life he once loved? Fifteen Minutes is a story of character, compromise, and the cost of having it all. A story that raises the question: Who are the real winners?]]> 353 Karen Kingsbury 1451647050 Christine 0 3.96 2013 Fifteen Minutes
author: Karen Kingsbury
name: Christine
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> No One Ever Asked 35673517 352 Katie Ganshert 1601429045 Christine 0 4.18 2018 No One Ever Asked
author: Katie Ganshert
name: Christine
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me]]> 199912475 240 Russell M. Nelson 1639932569 Christine 0 4.85 Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me
author: Russell M. Nelson
name: Christine
average rating: 4.85
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]]> The Christmas Sweater 3268926 If You Could Change Your Life by Reversing Your Biggest Regrets, Sorrows and Mistakes...Would You?

#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.

We weren't wealthy, we weren't poor -- we just were. We never wanted for anything, except maybe more time together....

When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. Although his life had gotten harder -- and money tighter -- since his father died and the family bakery closed...Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to have his dream bike gleaming beside their modest Christmas tree that magical morning.

What he got from her instead was a sweater. "A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater" that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room.

Scarred deeply by the realization that kids don't always get what they want, and too young to understand that he already owned life's most valuable treasures, that Christmas morning was the beginning of Eddie's dark and painful journey on the road to manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family -- and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell -- to help Eddie find his path through the storm clouds of life and finally see the real significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted by hand with love in her heart.

Based on a deeply personal true story, The Christmas Sweater is a warm and poignant tale of family, faith and forgiveness that offers us a glimpse of our own lives -- while also making us question if we really know what's most important in them.]]> 284 Glenn Beck 141659485X Christine 0 to-read, christmas, christian 3.82 2008 The Christmas Sweater
author: Glenn Beck
name: Christine
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church]]> 126918658 The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evangelical church—the exvangelicals

Growing up in a deeply evangelical family in the Midwest in the �80s and �90s, Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him, and not question the faith. Persistently worried that her gay grandfather would go to hell unless she could reach him, or that her Muslim friend would need to be converted, and that she, too, would go to hell if she did not believe fervently enough, McCammon was a rule-follower and--most of the time--a true believer. But through it all, she was increasingly plagued by fears and deep questions as the belief system she'd been carefully taught clashed with her expanding understanding of the outside world.

After spending her early adult life striving to make sense of an unraveling worldview, by her 30s, she found herself face-to-face with it once again as she covered the Trump campaign for NPR, where she witnessed first-hand the power and influence that evangelical Christian beliefs held on the political right. McCammon also came to discover that she is among a rising generation of the children of evangelicalism who are growing up and fleeing the fold, who are thinking for themselves and deconstructing what feel like the “alternative facts� of their childhood.

Rigorously reported and deeply personal, The Exvangelicals is the story of the people who make up this generational tipping point, including McCammon herself. Part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is the first definitive book that names and describes the post-evangelical movement--identifying its origins, telling the stories of its members, and examining its vast cultural, social, and political impact.]]> 310 Sarah McCammon 1250284481 Christine 0 4.20 2024 The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
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name: Christine
average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite Jeff: A Parable of Change (Part 1)]]> 50627466
Imagine picking up a hitchhiker who appears to be a normal, average guy, but �

Join Stanley on a transformative cross-country odyssey that has captured hearts worldwide.

At a crossroads in life, Stanley faces unemployment and impending foreclosure, prompting him to embark on a life-altering journey. Leaving behind his family, he sets off on a road trip to a temporary job opportunity, where he encounters a mysterious hitchhiker unlike anyone he's ever known.

As Stanley navigates the open road, his unexpected companion challenges his perceptions and provides answers to existential questions. Through their encounters and conversations, Stanley's worldview undergoes a profound shift, leading him on a quest to discover his true self.

In a narrative reminiscent of The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, author and playwright Will Holcomb masterfully crafts a modern-day parable that resonates with anyone facing life's trials and tribulations. Through Stanley's adventures, readers are invited to explore the notion that true happiness stems from living authentically.

See why readers rave about The Infinite Jeff’s profound impact:

Winner of the prestigious Gold Medal in the 2023 Global Book Awards for
*Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction
*Acclaimed as #1 on the "Best Spiritual Fiction" list on ŷ
*Rated 4.7-stars on Amazon
*Given a 4.6-star rating on ŷ

"The Infinite Jeff" is not just a story—it's an invitation to ride along on a quest for meaning and fulfillment in a world full of surprises.

Welcome to a book that will leave you questioning, reflecting, and ultimately embracing the power of authenticity. Welcome to The Infinite Jeff.

Order your copy now and start your journey on the road to self-discovery!]]> 180 Will Holcomb 0991631137 Christine 0 4.64 2012 The Infinite Jeff: A Parable of Change (Part 1)
author: Will Holcomb
name: Christine
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[You Are Never Alone: Trust in the Miracle of God's Presence and Power]]> 48856816 240 Max Lucado 1400217342 Christine 0 4.40 You Are Never Alone: Trust in the Miracle of God's Presence and Power
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.40
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]]> The Life (The In-Between #1) 59918724
Eva Monroe is returning from a three-week business trip, one in which she left her five-year-old son in the care of her estranged ex-husband when the plane that's taking her home crashes.

The accident leaves her in a coma, unresponsive to doctors' attention and the urgings of her little boy.

However, while Eva's body lies on the precipice of death, Eva's spirit has traveled to a place known as the In-Between - a world that is hovering in the clouds above our planet.

The In-Between is a temporary home for people where they must decide whether to return to their lives on Earth or move on to the next stage in their development.

It is a wondrous place, filled with spiritual aids and advanced technology. It is also a place where a person faces themself fully for the first time.

When Eva arrives at the In-Between, she is utterly sure of her decision: she wants to return to her son.

Yet, she soon realizes that what she believes about herself and her place in the world isn't as straightforward as she'd always assumed.

And with this realization comes the understanding that her decision will be much harder to make than she ever would have guessed.

Thus, she is faced with the most challenging decision a parent can make.]]> 318 Sagar Constantin 1954938284 Christine 0 4.07 The Life (The In-Between #1)
author: Sagar Constantin
name: Christine
average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Unclutter Your Soul: Overcome What Overwhelms You]]> 58429285 288 Trina McNeilly 078525000X Christine 0 4.07 Unclutter Your Soul: Overcome What Overwhelms You
author: Trina McNeilly
name: Christine
average rating: 4.07
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]]> The View from Coral Cove 58429291 When a jilted romance novelist escapes to a small beach town, the last thing she expected to find was the start of an even better love story.

In the wake of a broken engagement and the death of her last surviving family member, romance novelist Maya Reynolds moves to the haven of Coral Cove, North Carolina, to take over her great-aunt’s toy store. Some of her grief is immediately eased by imaginative eight-year-old Ashlyn Tanner, who talks her into adopting a kitten and inspires Maya to create a princess tea-party room in the store.

Ashlyn’s dad, local veterinarian Brody Tanner, is quickly smitten by the newest resident of his hometown. As a single parent, he sacrifices a lot in order to give Ashlyn the world, so a romantic entanglement with Maya is not a distraction he is looking for.

As the three develop a deepening bond in the seaside town where Maya experienced some of her happiest childhood memories, clouds cast a shadow over Maya’s hope for the future: an impossible deadline looms over her next novel, a long-held secret by her late mother about Maya’s absent father comes to light, and Brody’s resolve to avoid romance seems unbreakable.

But together, they just might discover that sometimes happy endings happen outside the pages of Maya’s novels too.

]]> 352 Amy Clipston 0785252932 Christine 0 3.93 2022 The View from Coral Cove
author: Amy Clipston
name: Christine
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World]]> 32951877 When it comes to anxiety, depression, and stress-related illnesses, America is the frontrunner. Max Lucado, provides a roadmap for battling with and healing from anxiety.

Does the uncertainty and chaos of life keep you up at night? Is irrational worry your constant companion? Could you use some calm? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. According to one research program, anxiety-related issues are the number one mental health problem among women and are second only to alcohol and drug abuse among men. Stress-related ailments cost the nation $300 billion every year in medical bills and lost productivity. And use of sedative drugs like Xanax and Valium have skyrocketed in the last 15 years. Even students are feeling it. One psychologist reports that the average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950s. Chances are, you or someone you know seriously struggles with anxiety.

Max writes, "The news about our anxiety is enough to make us anxious.� He knows what it feels like to be overcome by the worries and fear of life, which is why he is dedicated to helping millions of readers take back control of their minds and, as a result, their lives.

Anxious for Nothing invites readers to delve into Philippians 4:6-7. After all, it is the most highlighted passage of any book on the planet, according to Amazon:

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

]]> 240 Max Lucado 0718096126 Christine 5 4.14 2017 Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/02/14
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If you are prone to anxiety and are open to spirituality, this book is for you. It sure is for me! I bought myself a hardback copy and will be rereading it and referring to it for the rest of my life. On to my next Lucado offering.
]]> <![CDATA[When God Doesn't Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can't Live Without]]> 23217086 Is It Possible That Good Things Can Come Out Of Our Broken Dreams?

Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story’s life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin’s short-term memory, eyesight, and other complications. The fairy-tale life Laura had dreamed of was no longer possible. And yet in struggling with God about how to live with broken dreams, Laura has found joy and a deeper intimacy with Jesus.

Laura helps us understand we aren’t the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns. She examines the brokenness of some of the heroes of our faith, and shows how despite their flaws and flawed stories, God was able to use them in extraordinary ways. And it was not because of their faith, but because of the faithfulness of their God. God may not fix everything. In fact, although your situation might not ever change or get better, with Jesus you can.]]> 304 Laura Story 0718036972 Christine 0 4.47 2015 When God Doesn't Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can't Live Without
author: Laura Story
name: Christine
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Overcoming: Letting God Turn Your Endings into Beginnings]]> 61349349 272 Tim Timberlake 0785238956 Christine 0 4.32 The Art of Overcoming: Letting God Turn Your Endings into Beginnings
author: Tim Timberlake
name: Christine
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Closer Than Your Next Breath: Where Is God When You Need Him Most?]]> 63354441 256 Susie Larson 0785294651 Christine 0 4.60 2023 Closer Than Your Next Breath: Where Is God When You Need Him Most?
author: Susie Larson
name: Christine
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Five People You Meet in Heaven]]> 3431
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"]]> 196 Mitch Albom 0786868716 Christine 4 4.01 2003 The Five People You Meet in Heaven
author: Mitch Albom
name: Christine
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/04
date added: 2024/02/05
shelves: contemporary-fiction, own-on-shelf, christian, award-winner-nominee
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]]> <![CDATA[The Next Person You Meet in Heaven]]> 38718233 The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie’s heavenly reunion with Annie—the little girl he saved on earth—in an unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect.

Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom’s beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddie’s journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie’s story.

The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie’s life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness.

As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey—and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed.

Poignant and beautiful, filled with unexpected twists, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter,but that every ending is also a beginning—we only need to open our eyes to see it.]]> 218 Mitch Albom 0062294466 Christine 0 4.32 2018 The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
author: Mitch Albom
name: Christine
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Snow Pictures 43909086 306 Kevin Deeny 1543959571 Christine 0 4.00 Snow Pictures
author: Kevin Deeny
name: Christine
average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Christmas Candle 192728
Imagine a Victorian England village in the Cotswolds where very little out of the ordinary ever happens . . . except at Christmas time.

This year, Edward Haddington, a lowly candle maker, is visited by a mysterious angel. That angel silently imparts a precious gift—a gift that’s bungled and subsequently lost. The candle maker and his wife, Bea, struggle to find the gift.

And when they do, they have to make a difficult choice. Who among their community is most in need of a Christmas miracle?

Join inspirational author Max Lucado and experience anew the joy of Christmas.

BONUS: Includes a sneak preview of Max’s novel, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café!]]> 183 Max Lucado 1595541470 Christine 4 4.10 2006 The Christmas Candle
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2023/12/26
date added: 2024/01/02
shelves: christmas, historical-fiction, christian, british
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]]> A Quilt for Christmas 60014857
Vera will have to get a ragtag group of women together in order to fulfill the request. Between free-spirited artist Tasha, chatty empty nester Beverly, retired therapist Eleanor, and herself, Vera has hopes that Christmas for the Albright family will be merry, after all--and she may find herself a new family of friends along the way.]]> 176 Melody Carlson 0800739345 Christine 0 4.15 2022 A Quilt for Christmas
author: Melody Carlson
name: Christine
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/27
shelves: to-read, christian, christmas, contemporary-fiction, novella
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey (Sensible Shoes #1)]]> 16204594 349 Sharon Garlough Brown 0830843051 Christine 0 4.35 Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey (Sensible Shoes #1)
author: Sharon Garlough Brown
name: Christine
average rating: 4.35
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/27
shelves: to-read, contemporary-fiction, christian, 1st-of-series, libby-has, on-deck
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]]> <![CDATA[The Max Lucado Christmas Collection: Includes Three Complete Stories : an Angel's Story / the Christmas Candle / the Christmas Child]]> 4793842
The mystery of how God became flesh, why he chose to come, and how he must love his people.

Such mysteries can never be solved, just as Love can never be diagrammed.

Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination.]]> 342 Max Lucado 1595546219 Christine 0 4.25 2002 The Max Lucado Christmas Collection: Includes Three Complete Stories : an Angel's Story / the Christmas Candle / the Christmas Child
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2002
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/26
shelves: to-read, christmas, short-stories, christian
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip]]> 59449050 368 Sara Brunsvold 0800740270 Christine 0 4.31 2022 The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip
author: Sara Brunsvold
name: Christine
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/12/26
shelves: to-read, christian, contemporary-fiction, award-winner-nominee, libby-has
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]]> Shades of Light 44229588 "I was desperate. . . . I couldn't turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed. And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldn't stop, and I got really scared. I've had bouts with depression before--it's kind of a cloud I've learned to live with--but this time was different. I felt like I was going under, like I'd never feel hopeful again, and then that just made my anxiety worse and it all spiraled from there."

Wren Crawford is a social worker who finds herself overwhelmed with the troubles of the world. Her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression are starting to overcome her. She finds solace in art, spiritual formation, and pastoral care along with traditional therapeutic interventions. But a complicated relationship from her past also threatens to undo her progress.

Fans of Sharon Brown's bestselling Sensible Shoes Series will be delighted to discover some old friends along the way. As Wren seeks healing in this beautifully written novel, readers are invited to move beyond pat answers and shallow theology into an experience of hope and presence that illuminates even the darkness.]]> 352 Sharon Garlough Brown 0830846581 Christine 0 4.32 2019 Shades of Light
author: Sharon Garlough Brown
name: Christine
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/26
shelves: to-read, contemporary-fiction, christian, libby-has, mental-health, on-deck
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]]> <![CDATA[Prayers of a Stranger: A Christmas Journey]]> 13807506
Amanda Vance is ambivalent about her husband’s idea for a big family holiday up north. Last year she planned a special Christmas in their own home, carefully preparing a nursery and the keepsake ornaments for their newborn. Now that room stands as empty as her heart.

Then a neighbor’s mishap turns into a last-minute chance for Amanda to take a much-needed vacation to tour the Holy Land.

An extraordinary turn of events allows Amanda to help answer a young mother’s plea for healing. Then, filled with a sense of awe, Amanda visits the place of Jesus� birth. There she discovers anew the miracle of the Christ child—God incarnate as a tiny, vulnerable baby.

Her return to Florida marks a momentous shift in her soul and in her marriage as she begins to realize that her journey didn’t end in the Holy Land. And that God doesn’t just answer prayers of strangers . . . but also those of her own heart.

“A great story filled with emotion, depth, and spiritual beauty.� —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times Best-selling Author]]> 224 Davis Bunn 0849944880 Christine 0 3.85 2012 Prayers of a Stranger: A Christmas Journey
author: Davis Bunn
name: Christine
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/26
shelves: to-read, christian, contemporary-fiction, libby-has
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe]]> 22503252 192 Max Lucado 0718000900 Christine 5 3.88 2014 Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2023/12/24
date added: 2023/12/24
shelves: christmas, christian, contemporary-fiction, libby-has
review:

]]> <![CDATA[You'll Get Through This Study Guide with DVD Pack: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times by Max Lucado (2013-09-10)]]> 17657148 240 Max Lucado 0849948479 Christine 0 4.28 2013 You'll Get Through This Study Guide with DVD Pack: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times by Max Lucado (2013-09-10)
author: Max Lucado
name: Christine
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/22
shelves: to-read, historical-fiction, christian
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Secret (Christmas Hope, #5)]]> 8138132 Donna VanLiere's The Christmas Secret is a novel for anyone who wants to see how love is a gift that keeps giving back; that hope is a treasure that never runs dry, and that faith is a miracle that is reborn with each new day. The Christmas Secret is now a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original film. Watch it this holiday season! When a struggling young single mother saves the life of an elderly woman, she sets into motion a series of events that will test her strength, loyalty, and determination, all the while setting her on the path to finding true love. Christine Eisley is the mother of seven-year-old Zach and five-year-old Haley. Her ex-husband provides little, if any, child support and makes life difficult for Christine by using the children as pawns. She works long hours as a waitress to make ends meet, but her job is in jeopardy because she's often late to work due to the unreliable teenage sitters she's forced to use. When Christine saves the life of a woman who works in Wilson's department store, the owner of Wilson's wants to find her, to thank her, but Christine has disappeared, losing another job once again. He sets his grandson, Jason, to the task of finding the mysterious "Christy." Jason, an accountant by trade who has lost his job to downsizing, thinks he is "above" working at Wilson's. Soon, he discovers that this new task gives him more than he bargains for.]]> 197 Donna VanLiere Christine 4 4.25 2009 The Christmas Secret (Christmas Hope, #5)
author: Donna VanLiere
name: Christine
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2023/12/18
date added: 2023/12/20
shelves: christmas, contemporary-fiction, christian
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II]]> 21561734 The crunch of newly fallen snow, the weight of wartime

Three siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of Christmas

Turn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of America’s involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, Indiana.

In White Christmas by Cara Putman, Abigail Turner is holding down the Home Front as a college student and a part-time employee at a one-of-a-kind candy shop. Loss of a beau to the war has Abigail skittish about romantic entanglements—until a hard-working young man with a serious problem needs her help.

Abigail’s brother Pete is a fighter pilot hero returned from the European Theatre in Sarah Sundin’s I’ll Be Home for Christmas, trying to recapture the hope and peace his time at war has eroded. But when he encounters a precocious little girl in need of Pete’s friendship, can he convince her widowed mother that he’s no longer the bully she once knew?

In Tricia Goyer’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Meredith Turner, “Merry� to those who know her best, is using her skills as a combat nurse on the frontline in the Netherlands. Halfway around the world from home, Merry never expects to face her deepest betrayal head on, but that’s precisely what God has in mind to redeem her broken heart.

The Turner family believes in God’s providence during such a tumultuous time. Can they absorb the miracle of Christ’s birth and God’s plan for a future?]]> 368 Tricia Goyer 1601426488 Christine 0 4.22 2014 Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II
author: Tricia Goyer
name: Christine
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/15
shelves: christmas, historical-fiction, christian, world-war-2, to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Trouble with Angels (Angels Everywhere #2)]]> 612404 337 Debbie Macomber 0061083089 Christine 0 4.16 1994 The Trouble with Angels (Angels Everywhere #2)
author: Debbie Macomber
name: Christine
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1994
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/12/03
shelves: to-read, contemporary-fiction, christmas, christian, romance, libby-has
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]]> Abide with Me 203064 320 Elizabeth Strout 0812971825 Christine 0 3.82 2006 Abide with Me
author: Elizabeth Strout
name: Christine
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/12/03
shelves: to-read, literary-fiction, christian, libby-has, family
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Note (Christmas Hope, #6)]]> 10840317 Donna VanLiere's Christmas books have enthralled millions of readers. Now she delivers a new inspirational novel about an unlikely friendship between two women—a friendship that will change each of their lives forever.

Gretchen Daniels has recently moved into a condo with her two children to be closer to her mother, Miriam. As they build a life together in their new community, they notice a mysterious young woman, Melissa McCreary, who lives next door. She has few possessions, little personality, and keeps to herself. One day a local landlord who is looking for Melissa knocks on Gretchen's door for assistance. Melissa's mother has died and in the coming weeks the landlord needs Melissa to empty her mother's apartment. Gretchen reaches out and offers to help Melissa, but the apartment is a gut-wrenching shamble of a home. There is little worth saving except for a few photos and a note that is discovered on the crate beside the bed. It is unfinished, but in the two scribbled lines, Melissa discovers secrets about her family that she never could have imagined. Can two very different women embark on a journey that explores a long-buried need for forgiveness, hope, and redemption?]]> 208 Donna VanLiere 0312658966 Christine 4 4.08 2011 The Christmas Note (Christmas Hope, #6)
author: Donna VanLiere
name: Christine
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2023/11/25
date added: 2023/12/02
shelves: christmas, contemporary-fiction, christian, libby-has
review:

]]> The Paper Bag Christmas 4416180 160 Kevin Alan Milne 1599950731 Christine 0 4.32 2006 The Paper Bag Christmas
author: Kevin Alan Milne
name: Christine
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/11/25
shelves: to-read, contemporary-fiction, christmas, christian
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]]> Jimmy 1831641 🎧Listening Length = 4 hours and 45 minutes Abridged

Once you look at the world through Jimmy's eyes, you'll never see it the same again. Jimmy's world is a place where a boy can grow to be a man, even if he's "special." Where angels hover, mostly unseen. Where danger can happen, and hearts can falter--but love is never wasted. From best-selling author Robert Whitlow...a poignant tale of innocence and courage in the tradition of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Jimmy knows he's different from the other teenagers in Piney Grove, Georgia. He's what people call "slow", which means he doesn't always understand what he sees and hears. But Jimmy sees and hears a lot, even the occasional angel. And Jimmy remembers it all with uncanny accuracy, which is why his lawyer father asks him to testify in a trial. Jimmy's testimony saves the man from jail but has far-reaching consequences for himself and the people he loves.

Peopled with a cast of Southern folk at once familiar and unexpected, Jimmy is an extraordinary tale about growing up in the midst of real struggle. Like Mark Twain and Harper Lee, Robert Whitlow uses an innocent's limited viewpoint to illuminate complex human realities, and to touch the heart. From the first encounter with Jimmy to that last bittersweet goodbye, Jimmy will enthrall and delight.]]> 400 Robert Whitlow 0739460862 Christine 0 4.11 2004 Jimmy
author: Robert Whitlow
name: Christine
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/11/18
shelves: to-read, contemporary-fiction, character-study, christian, literary-fiction, libby-has, on-deck
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]]> A Christmas Memory 60560764
With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life, Richard does his best to remain strong—but when he’s run down by bullies at his new school, he meets Mr. Foster, an elderly neighbor who chases off the bullies and invites Richard in for a cup of cocoa. Richard becomes fast friends with the wise, solitary man who inspires Richard’s love for books and whose dog, Gollum, becomes his closest companion.

As the holidays approach, the joy and light of Christmas seem unlikely to permeate the Evans home as things take a grim turn for the worse. And just when it seems like he has nothing left to lose, Richard is confronted by a startling revelation. But with Mr. Foster’s wisdom and kindness, he learns for the first time what truly matters about the spirit of the season: that forgiveness can heal even the deepest wounds, and love endures long after the pain of loss subsides.

In , Richard Paul Evans (#1 bestselling author and the “King of Christmas fiction�) delves deep into his childhood memories to take readers back to an age when his world felt like it was falling apart, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, the light of hope can still shine.]]> 192 Richard Paul Evans 1982177446 Christine 5 4.52 2022 A Christmas Memory
author: Richard Paul Evans
name: Christine
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2023/11/01
date added: 2023/11/11
shelves: christian, christmas, historical-fiction
review:

]]> The Locket (The Locket, #1) 232268 Michael faces his own challenges when he loses his greatest love, Faye. When Michael is falsely accused of abusing one of the Arcadia's residents, he learns important lessons about faith and forgiveness from Ester -- and her gift to him of a locket, once symbolic of one person's missed opportuninites, becomes another's second chance.
Richard Paul Evans, author of the beloved #1 bestselling classic The Christmas Box, begins a wonderful new series with this stunning New York Times bestseller -- a bittersweet reminder of life's most precious gifts....]]> 448 Richard Paul Evans 0671004239 Christine 0 4.13 1998 The Locket (The Locket, #1)
author: Richard Paul Evans
name: Christine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1998
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/10/28
shelves: to-read, christian, christmas, romance, 1st-of-series, contemporary-fiction
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seed of Faith: A Christmas Miracle]]> 59094870
5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - Home School Book Review Pencraft (2023) Christian - Children Book Awards - Winner
Kirkus Reviews - Our GET IT!
Mom’s Choice Awards (2022) Gold Medal -Winner
Moonbeam Children's Book (2021)
Gold Religion/Spirituality - Winner

"Petronelli weaves a Christian-themed holiday tale that offers no hint of the ending, which is indeed a surprise, and will have young readers rooting for the boys as they try to save Christmas for Shiloh."

"Pritchett's full color, painterly illustrations are soft and muted with a pleasant glow that adds to the book's overall charm."

"A warm and inspirational holiday tale"


It’s Christmas Eve in the small foothill Village of Shiloh.
A father retells the miraculous story that no one will ever forget.
A group of young boys lost in a powerful storm
fight to survive on that glorious night.
The incredible chance encounter with a kind stranger, may be their only hope..

This award-winning book chronicles the spiritual journey of these children.
The lessons learned, the gift received and the lives that were changed.

This timeless Christian tale centers on the true meaning of Christmas; helping those less fortunate, love thy neighbor and assures children …and adults, that if we lose our way, face hardship or struggles, that God is always there by our side.

This uplifting epic adventure will inspire readers to believe in Christmas miracles all year long,
and in the power of just one tiny seed � The Seed of Faith.

What readers are

“This truly is a timeless tale of faith. A story that a family could share in a few nights every year before Christmas. A perfect holiday gift.�

“I am not ashamed to say that my eyes teared up a time or two while reading this Christmas tale. I can only imagine how worried I would have been as a parent of one of those boys.�

”I highly recommend this story. It is a page turner that will keep your child's interest. I wouldn't be surprised to see it as a movie someday - it's that good!�

"This book teaches so many lessons that I'm sure are intended for children, but I feel like these lessons target the adults just as much. It's the children in this story that the adults need to take a few notes from."

" My heart smiled throughout the entire read, and I still can't stop thinking about it. It's adorable. I highly recommend to anyone wanting a short, family friendly holiday story."

Learn more & video TheSeedofFaith.net]]> 74 Daniel Petronelli 1737485508 Christine 0 4.44 The Seed of Faith: A Christmas Miracle
author: Daniel Petronelli
name: Christine
average rating: 4.44
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/10/22
shelves: to-read, children-s, christmas, historical-fiction, christian, natural-disaster, award-winner-nominee
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]]> <![CDATA[The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley]]> 63354446 She’s out to prove that there’sno such thing as choosing happiness.

Isadora Bentley follows the rules. Isadora Bentley likes things just so. Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesn’t exist in her life—and never will.

As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students she’s supposed to befriend and mentor. She stays away from her neighbors and lives her own quiet, organized life in her own quiet, organized apartment. And she will never get involved in a romantic relationship again—especially with another academic. It will be just Isadora and her research. Forever.

But on her thirtieth birthday, Isadora does something completely out of character. The young woman who never does anything “on a whim� makes an impulse purchase of a magazine featuring a silly article detailing “Thirty-One Ways to Be Happy”—which includes everything from smiling at strangers to exercising for endorphins to giving in to your chocolate cravings. Isadora decides to create her own secret research project—proving the writer of the ridiculous piece wrong.

As Isadora gets deeper into her research—and meets a handsome professor along the way—she’s stunned to discover that maybe, just maybe, she’s proving herself wrong. Perhaps there’s actually something to this happiness concept, and possibly there’s something to be said for loosening up and letting life take you somewhere...happy.


Contemporary Christian romance
Perfect for fans of Denise Hunter and Rachel Linden
Includes discussion questions for book clubs]]> 358 Courtney Walsh 0840712804 Christine 0 4.14 2023 The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
author: Courtney Walsh
name: Christine
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/08/15
shelves: romance, contemporary-fiction, to-read, libby-has, christian
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]]> <![CDATA[All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir]]> 61357133
An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.

“It’s a peculiar thing, this having lived long enough to take a good look back. We go from knowing each other better than we know ourselves to barely sure if we know each other at all, to precisely sure that we don’t. All my knotted-up life I’ve longed for the sanity and simplicity of knowing who’s good and who’s bad. I’ve wanted to know this about myself as much as anyone. This was not theological. It was strictly relational. God could do what he wanted with eternity. I was just trying to make it here in the meantime. As benevolent as he has been in a myriad of ways, God has remained aloof on this uncomplicated request .� � Beth Moore

New York Times best-selling author, speaker, visionary, and founder of Living Proof Ministries Beth Moore has devoted her whole life to helping women across the globe come to know the transforming power of Jesus. An established writer of many acclaimed books and Bible studies for women on spiritual growth and personal development, Beth now unveils her own story in a much-anticipated debut memoir.

All My Knotted-Up Life

All My Knotted-Up Life is told with surprising candor about some of the personal heartbreaks and behind-the-scenes challenges that have marked Beth’s life. But beyond that, it’s a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.]]> 304 Beth Moore 1496472675 Christine 0 4.43 2023 All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
author: Beth Moore
name: Christine
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/03/16
shelves: to-read, biography-memoir, christian, nonfiction
review:

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