SNEAK PEEK: In This House, We Will Giggle by Courtney DeFeo

What do indoor picnics and funny face contests have to do with loving Jesus?
More than you realize!

Click here to download chapter one of In This House, We Will Giggle.

As a mom in the throes of parenting, Courtney DeFeo believes that instilling virtues in children starts with laughter, not lecture. That perspective propelled her to create this idea-packed book, in which she offers motivating reflections, real-life stories, and a sandbox full of inventive ways to help you turn your kids’ hearts toward God.

Click here to download chapter one of In This House, We Will Giggle.

SNEAK PEEK: Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky

What if the title, the estate, the life of security and splendor… what if it isn’t enough? 

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Strong-willed and beautiful, debutante Katherine Ramsey feels ready to take the London social season by storm, and she must. Her family estate, Highland Hall, has been passed to older male cousin Sir William Ramsey, and her only means of securing her future is to make a strong debut and find a proper husband. With her all-knowing and meddling aunt as a guide, Katherine is certain to attract suitors at the lavish gatherings, sparkling with Great Britain’s elite.

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SNEAK PEEK: When Mercy Rains by Kim Vogel Sawyer

She left, heavily weighted with secrets.
But God reveals all things, in His timing.
And He redeems them.

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Suzanne Zimmerman was only seventeen and pregnant when her shamed mother quietly sent her away from their Old Order Mennonite community in Kansas. With her old home, family, and first love firmly behind her, Suzanne moved to Indiana, became a nurse, and raised a daughter, Alexa, on her own.

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Publishers Weekly Calls Thief of Glory ‘One of Brouwer’s Best’

Acclaimed author Sigmund Brouwer‘s newest novel, Thief of Glory, recently earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly, meaning they consider it ‘a book of outstanding quality.’

Thief of Glory is a historical novel set in 1942, when the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies. Ten-year-old Jeremiah Prins and his family are taken to a camp where they face starvation, brutality and despair. Separated from his father and older brothers, Jeremiah must take over as the head of the family in order to help his mother and younger siblings survive. Decades later, he is haunted by his memories of his time in the camp and struggles to find peace despite all that happened.

Publishers Weekly’s starred review of Thief of Glory stated, “Thorough historical research, skillful use of foreshadowing, and keen insight into the human spirit make this one [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: GREATER DEVOTIONAL by Steven Furtick

Read the first chapter of Greater Devotional.

Over the next forty days of teaching, scripture readings, and prayer, your life will change. 

In Greater Devotional, Pastor Steven Furtick challenged us to dream bigger, start smaller, and ignite God’s vision for our lives. In this devotional designed for daily guidance, you’ll begin your journey toward the greater life God wants for you.

SNEAK PEEK: Magnetic by Lynn Cowell

Do you ever wonder…
What does she have that I haven’t got?
Why doesn’t he ask me out?
What makes her popular? Why not me? 

Click here to download chapter one of Magnetic.

Maybe it’s time to change the questions you’re asking. Maybe it’s time to ask instead: What does it take to become magnetic? Packed with revealing quizzes, interviews with guys, and practical tools, Magnetic empowers you to:
 · Move beyond negative thoughts, capricious emotions, and others’ opinions as you gain unshakeable confidence.
· Limit the draining affect of “girl drama” so you can invest your time in becoming the best you.
· Replace the agonizing frustration of wanting to be noticed and liked with a deep assurance that you already are.

Click here to download chapter one of Magnetic.

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SNEAK PEEK: Be the Message by Kerry and Chris Shook

What would happen if we talked about God less and walked with God more? 

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Be the Message reminds us that Christianity was meant to be a faith of action, not a faith of words. Yet often we sacrifice doing something for the sake of talking about it. When we actually act out on our faith, we find our faith grows even more.

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SNEAK PEEK: Where Treetops Glisten by Cara Putman, Sarah Sundin, and Tricia Goyer

The crunch of newly fallen snow, the weight of wartime.

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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.

Click here to download chapter one of Where Treetops Glisten.