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Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The world tells us that having a good job, owning your own business, money, fame, and influence are all important for a successful life. If we don't have them, we feel like a failure. But even when we achieve them, we still end up unhappy, unfulfilled, or lonely. God wants us to be successful, but His definition of success is not the same as the world's definition. The truth is, God's way of achieving the dreams and desires that truly fulfill us...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fairbrook is a town tailor-made for the holidays, with beautiful old houses dotting quaintly named streets like Sugar Plum Lane and Nutcracker Court. But cash-strapped single mom Carly Westbrook worries about providing a merry Christmas for her boys. Their run-ins with cranky neighbor Max Tolliver, an aspiring novelist stricken with writer's block, don't help. Between losing his muse and the Westbrook boys wreaking havoc in his once orderly...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Christian musician, Sebastian Mayer, arrives in Mistletoe Meadows for Quentin and Melody's wedding. A disastrous trip including lost luggage and a body search at security sends him to the variety store to replace his toiletries. All he wants is to relieve the pounding in his head, play a little bluegrass, and find a “plus one” to ward off any matchmaking attempts by his friends. Then Holly Ferguson, the cashier from a local variety store, accuses...
Author
Publisher
Brazos Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Going deeper than mindfulness and positive psychology, Plantinga explores gratitude in a theologically informed and pastorally sensitive way. He shows that being grateful to God is not only our righteous duty but also the single best predictor of our well-being. Gratitude makes us more faithful, joyful, generous, healthy, and content."--
5) On Her Own
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Barbara Zook was devastated when her husband, David, was killed. Will she be able to raise their four young boys and manage her beloved David's harness store on her own? When harness maker Paul Hilty arrives in Webster County, Missouri, he finds himself agreeing to help run Barbara's shop. Things are going fairly well until widower Bishop John Frey comes a-courting Barbara, and Paul's jealousy takes everyone by surprise. Will Paul try to beat out...
6) Going Home
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Faith Stutzman Andrews left her Missouri Amish community ten years ago to pursue her career as a comedian. Now widowed, Faith shows up on her parents' doorstep with her six-year-old daughter in tow. Will the lure of the English world prove too strong for Faith, or will she discover that home is where her heart is? Confirmed bachelor Noah Hertzler often bakes desserts that he gives to others, attaching verses of Scripture to each culinary delight...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Addy Shaw lost her husband to a heart attack only months after they bought their dream house in the country. Together, they had plans to turn the hundred acre ranch into something profitable. But now, Addy’s heart feels as barren and raw as the unworked land that surrounds her. Angry and bitter, Addy is determined to never let anyone close enough to make her hurt again. Jace Baldwin gave up his quest for the perfect eight-second ride after an...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Amy Bath has to move on with her life. She leaves her barista job, blows her entire savings account, and heads to Sweden to seek out a man she thinks is her father...but she needs help.Archer Stock, a former professional fighter and devout Christian, reluctantly agrees to help Amy, and is thrust into dangerous territory. As their lives become entwined, Amy goes missing and Archer must unravel the mystery of her disappearance before it's too late for...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole.
Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dad’s cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting...
Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dad’s cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting...
Author
Publisher
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.
11) Dear to Me
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Melinda Andrews loves two things deeply-her Amish friend Gabe Swartz and the wild animals she helps to heal. When an Englishman tells Melinda she has a special gift with "critters," she dreams of becoming a vet. Could this be God's plan for her life? Gabe loves Melinda and wants to make her his wife. When he finds out about her wild dream, he realizes he must either sacrifice his faith or lose Melinda forever. Will Melinda stay with Gabe and become...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
[English] Max helps his friend Lily and her family celebrate the Chinese New Year. Flowers, oranges, and special candy are all part of the fun! [Spanish] Max celebra el Año Nuevo chino con Lily y su familia. ¡Hay flores, naranjas y unos dulces especiales!
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Pastor Josh Wilson is running from his past and from God. He takes a construction job and volunteers as a retained firefighter in hopes that the small Welsh town of Betws-y-Coed will be a refuge and hiding place...but God has other plans. GP Jess Thomas fights the instant attraction when an injured construction worker comes into her surgery. A native Scot with a U.S. passport is a mystery, but there is something else about the man that keeps drawing...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Amalie Winters arrives in Italy at her cousin's invitation. Casey wants to introduce Amalie to her almost fiancé, and Amalie is delighted to meet him and his family. But when she learns that Leo has a cousin, who's been “roped into” a stint as her tour guide for the next two weeks, she balks. She's no charity case...and she certainly doesn't need a new man in her life, even if spending time with the handsome and charming, Giovanni sets her heart...
15) Checkpoints
Author
Publisher
The Jewish Publication Society
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Marilyn Levy is the author of Checkpoints as well as two “ALA Best Books List” titles: Touching and Run For Your Life.
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Take a trail ride to Hearts Crossing Ranch where you'll encounter a family full of love, a land rich in history and contemporary challenges...and a band of brothers and sisters who'll do anything for each other and the men and women they love. Hearts Crossing Ranch Anthology contains all seven Hearts Crossing Ranch series of Christian romances plus the never-before-published "Cross Your Heart", the final chapter in the Martin siblings' stories of...
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"The Explosive Ending to a Brand-new 5-part Serial Novel! It's Zero hour for Zulu. They've been targeted, hunted, deceived, and betrayed. Zulu is crumbling in their pursuit of justice. Even rifts within the team are tearing them apart. Téya can't seem to unravel her bizarre connection with deadly assassin The Turk-and it's causing her team to question her loyalty. Annie is unable to focus and sort out her strong feelings for Trace and Sam-and...
Author
Publisher
Anchor House Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Fans of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See, will enjoy The Dream Stitcher! The Dream Stitcher’s story moves eloquently between two time periods and places, America in 2008 and World War II Poland. Hard times are forcing Maude Fields to take in her estranged mother, Bea, whose secrets date to World War II. Bea arrives with a hand-embroidered recreation of La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde, the iconic 11th century Bayeux Tapestry. The...
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