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SNEEK PEEK: When Grace Sings

December 3, 2014

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 aren’t 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 she’s 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.

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DOWNLOAD: Be the Message Christmas Ideas

December 1, 2014

Be-the-Message_ActionPlans_CH_300x250At 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: 
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Based on the book Be the Message by Kerry & Chris Shook.  Start reading.

SNEEK PEEK: Divine Applause by Jeff Anderson

November 3, 2014

How Will God Make Himself Known to You? 

Click here to download chapter one of Divine Applause. 

How do we have a relationship with a God we can’t see? There must be more to the Christian life than silence, and more to God than a vacant stare.

 Divine Applause weaves together biblical insights and personal stories that illustrate the surprising ways God connects with us. Let Jeff Anderson show you how to use your spiritual senses to experience God.

  • Sense God’s personal attention in unmistakable ways.
  • Cultivate a constant awareness of God’s presence.
  • Enjoy the reward of secrets between you and God.
  • Take risks to break out of a status-quo life and connect more directly with God.
  • Discover the intensity of God’s interest in you.

 

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Additional Resources for hand in Hand by Randy Alcorn!

October 9, 2014

One of the most perplexing theological questions—Is it possible to reconcile God’s sovereignty with human choice?—is also one of the most personal. Bestselling author and theologian Randy Alcorn brings life-changing insight to the great debate between God’s power versus human choice in his new book, hand in Hand.

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Need a quick but thorough overview of this complex topic? Download the FAQ!

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Unpack the truths of this weighty issue and the implications it has for believers using this Sermon Outline.

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DOWNLOAD: Men’s reflection guide

May 13, 2014

Download this companion reflection guide and Bible study based on the book, A Short Walk to the Edge of Life by Scott Hubbartt.

About the book

It was supposed to be a simple day hike. Scott Hubbartt was a military veteran with years of survival training. Everyone who knew him considered him an expert adventurer.

But Scott’s trek into the treacherous backcountry canyons of the Peruvian Andes turned into a desperate fight to survive after he became hopelessly lost. As his eight-hour hike lengthened into days, Scott faced dehydration, hunger, and exhaustion. And that’s when his true journey began.

Chronicling the failures and miracles of a remarkable physical and spiritual passage, A Short Walk [ … ]

DOWNLOAD: Cloak of the Light Book Talk

February 10, 2014

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pdf_1002Librarians! Looking for a clean read for your young adult reading Christian and homeschool patrons?

Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black is the first book in his new trilogy, Wars of the Realm, for ages 12 and up. With angels and demons, military training, a brainiac best friend, and a mysterious girl—what more could you ask for in an action adventure novel? Download the Book Talk here.

Want to start reading? Download the Sneak Peek.

 

FREE DOWNLOAD: A Fearless Life – A Bible Study and Reflection Guide

January 7, 2014

Download a FREE discussion guide about the book, FEARLESS: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown.

About the guide –

In case the worst happened, Adam Brown wrote to his children:
“I’m not afraid of anything that might  happen to me on this Earth because  I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me…”

Adam Brown lived his life with a very clear set of values: God, country, family.

He was flawed, sometimes frightfully so, yet with a keen sense of integrity that set him apart. One of Adam’s final wishes, written by hand on his casualty form,  was that his spiritual testimony—his complete story—be told, including “my life before I met Jesus Christ and Kelley.” His story serves as a reminder of the power of faith.

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SNEAK PEEK: AND LIFE COMES BACK by Tricia Lott Williford

November 22, 2013

Read the first chapter of And Life Comes Back.

When your life falls apart—through a death, a lost relationship, a diagnosis—you want more than anything to know that your pain has a purpose. And that beyond your pain, a new day awaits.

Tricia Lott Williford discovered this in a few tragic hours when her thirty-five-year-old husband died unexpectedly. In And Life Comes Back, she writes with soaring prose about her tender, brave journey as a widow with two young boys in the agonizing days and months that followed his death.

And Life Comes Back documents the tenacity of love, the exquisite transience of each moment, and the laughter that comes even in loss. This traveler’s guide to finding new life after setbacks offers no easy answers or glib spiritual maxims but instead draws you into your own story and the hope [ … ]

DOWNLOAD: FREE Leader’s Guide for THE WOMEN OF CHRISTMAS

October 28, 2013

The Women of Christmas is much more than a pretty hardcover gift book with gold embossed lettering. It’s also a Bible study filled with substance and heart, designed to encourage you in Christ. Consider using it as a Bible study. Liz Curtis Higgs offers a free Leader’s Guide full of helpful tips and ideas.