PODCAST: Power of a Half Hour by Tommy Barnett
SNEAK PEEK: I Tried Until I Almost Died
Tired of trying to measure up?
Trade your anxiety and frustration for rest and relaxation.
Click here to download an excerpt from I Tried Until I Almost Died.
Tired of trying to measure up?
Trade your anxiety and frustration for rest and relaxation.
Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. Its an easy lie to buy into. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. And we get caught up in the unforgiving treadmill of self-imposed rules, believing that we should, we need to, we must.
The result? Anger, frustration, and anxiety that keep us far away from the [ … ]
SNEAK PEEK – Miss Brenda and the Loveladies
Sometimes Hope Is the Greatest Gift of All
Click here to download an excerpt from Miss Brenda and the Loveladies.
Brenda Spahn was a businesswoman who wouldnt take no for an answer when she discovered that God wouldnt either. When she invited seven hardened parolees into her southern mansion, she expected to house them, not love them. But her reluctant decision to serve women prisoners developed into a career, a calling, and a ministry that has helped thousands of women leave prison for good.
In the tradition of The Blind Side, this remarkable true story shows the power of living out our calling, the beauty of Gods mercy, and why loving others always changes us first.
“People” Features Nick & Kanae Vujicic
Nick and Kanae Vujicic, authors of Love Without Limits: A Remarkable True Story of Love Conquering All, are featured in the December 15, 2014, issue of People magazine in an article titled My Beautiful Life. Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs, tells People about the challenges of finding romantic love as a person with disabilities and the blessings of meeting Kanae, who his calls my miracle.
The full article can be found on newsstands starting Dec. 8, 2014, or to see an excerpt and video, click here.
SNEEK PEEK: When Grace Sings
When trouble roars into quiet Arborville, Alexa and Anna-Grace find themselves the target for discord and exposed secrets. Can they continue to seek the God of all grace amidst the fog of confusion?
Click here to download an excerpt from When Grace Sings.
Alexa Zimmerman wonders if the Old Order Mennonite community in Arborville, Kansas will ever fully accept her. Her family roots here arent what anyone thought when she first arrived, but she is hopeful that her culinary and hospitality skills will win the skeptics over. The bed-and-breakfast shes operating needs to succeed so Alexa agrees to allow Briley Forrester, the hotshot reporter from Chicago, to stay as a long-term boarder not knowing his real motives for being amongst the Plain folk.
But when Alexa agrees to [ … ]
DOWNLOAD: Be the Message Christmas Ideas
At Christmas time, of course, we celebrate the Incarnation: the Word becoming flesh (John 1:14). The theme of Be the Message is another kind of incarnation. The Christ-centered message of love and grace takes up residence in our lives. As Scripture tells us: Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly (Colossians 3:16).
Download your free action plan ideas now to help Be the Message to people in your family and community:
Be the Message Action Plans_Christmas
Based on the book Be the Message by Kerry & Chris Shook. Start reading.
NEWS: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World Surpasses One Million Copies Sold
The perennially favorite womens book, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver (WaterBrook Press), has sold more than one million copies and has been honored with the ECPA Platinum Award. Originally released in 2000, Weavers CBA and Publishers Weekly best-seller on the sisters of Bethany, Mary and Martha, has become a cherished resource for womens Bible study groups.
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World immediately struck a chord with women who felt the conflict between wanting to sit at the feet of Jesus and the demands of a busy worldjust like Martha and Mary thousands of years ago. Weavers book is an invitation for women who feel they arent godly enough, loving enough or doing enough.
It all began with the desire to write biblical fiction. Ive always been fascinated by the story Mary [ … ]
SNEEK PEEK: The Power of a Half Hour by Tommy Barnett
Turn your fleeting minutes into defining moments.
Click here to download chapter one of The Power of a Half Hour.
What can you do in 30 minutes? Have lunch? Watch television? Check Facebook?
How about change your life? Why do some people achieve far more than others? We all get the same 24 hours in a day, yet a special few seem to have superhuman abilities when it comes to accomplishing great things in life. Tommy Barnett, a proven master at getting things done, says the key to maximizing your productivity is to make use of small, manageable moments in your dayjust 30 minutes at a time.
Click here to download chapter one of The Power of a Half Hour.
DOWNLOAD: Thanksgiving ideas to Be the Message
The American holiday of Thanksgiving is about gratitude, of course, but it also celebrates the sharing of our plenty with othersespecially others of different cultures. As we live out the message of Christ in our society, Thanksgiving will give us great opportunities.
Download your free action plan ideas now to help Be the Message to people in your family and community:
Be the Message Action Plans_Thanksgiving
Based on the book Be the Message by Kerry & Chris Shook. Start reading.