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Fear is a giant that shouts at us from the battle lines of our lives - a giant adorned in seemingly impenetrable armor. But God has given us supernatural weapons that even fear cannot outrun.

From the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible. Includes Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

Includes Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, from the Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society.

Revelations is Volume 30 from Gospel & Acts, the New Testament, from the unabridged contemporary English translation of the Holy Bible. The translation simplifies Biblical terminology into more everyday words and phrases.

Culminating in the author's own conversion to the Catholic Church, this thought-provoking book documents five centuries of his family's spiritual evolution. When Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church at the end of the Middle Ages, Robert Clark's ancestors went with him. A more recent relative, a cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson, added Transcendentalism to the Clark legacy. Using a genealogy more colorful than most, Robert Clark has created an insightful, historically rich autobiography.

This volume includes Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther from the "Historical Books" of the Old Testament.

Carla Funk grew up in a place of logging trucks and God, pellet guns and parables. Every Sunday, she sat with her mother and brother in the same pew at the Mennonite church while her dad stayed home with his cigarettes and a fridge full of whiskey. In these tender, humorous stories, Funk stitches together the wondrous and the mundane: making snow angels and carrying sacks of potatoes, tossing pig bladders like footballs, and vying for the Christmas pageant spotlight.

Numbers is Volume 4 from The Pentateuch, the Old Testament, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

The Holy Bible With Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha: Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society. Includes Hosea, Johan, Zephaniah, Joel, Micah, Haggai, Amos, Nahum, Zechariah, Obadiah, Habakkak, and Malachi.

The Holy Bible With Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha: Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society: Includes Ezekiel.

Award-winning author Joyce Hansen gives voice to 13 amazing African American women who have overcome adversity to make their mark in history. Each of these women will capture your heart and mind as you listen to their inspiring life stories. Hear about the life of acclaimed actress Ruby Dee and 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker. Meet the first African American woman to travel into space and the first African American resident neurosurgeon. These fascinating women remind us that with determination, we can overcome any obstacle.

Includes Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude, from the Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society.

Part 4 of the "Historical Books" of the Old Testament includes 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

The Holy Bible With Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha: Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society. Includes Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Daniel.

Inspired by his own childhood experience as a patient at Primary Children’s Hospital, the late Roy Bates leaves us a tale of courage, forgiveness, and love. Katherine Wilson struggles to believe that God’s love is within her reach, until her daughter is diagnosed with leukemia. Distraught and desperate, Katherine finds understanding and peace from the most unexpected places.

Includes Isaiah, from the Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society.

Volume 8, Part 3 includes 1 Kings and 2 Kings in the "Historical Books" of the Old Testament, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

These experiences of sensing a “presence” when no one else is there have been given many names—the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, “social” hallucinations—and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure. While the contexts in which they occur are diverse, they are united by a distinct and uncanny feeling of visitation. But what does this feeling mean, and where does it come from? When and why do presences emerge? And how can we even begin to understand a phenomenon that can be transformative for those who experience it, and yet so hard to put into words?