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One lonely Christmas Eve night, Nicholas sat on the rooftop of the orphanage, peering into the windows of a nearby cottage celebrating Christmas. A deep-seated need rose within him to understand the mysterious holiday, to provide for the less fortunate, like himself.

Lent is not so much a season for discipline as it is a season for transfiguration, a time for letting ourselves be illumined once again by the hope created by the Gospel. The light of that hope, which shines not only on Tabor but also on Golgotha, shows us the truth of silence, death, obedience, doubt, and repentance. And in that light, we see light—and recognize ourselves for the first time.

When Aydiin shirks his duties to search for ancient ruins in the Soulless Desert, he unleashes the power left behind by a god over a thousand years ago. Upon his return home, he is faced with the dual threat of assassins around every corner and an arranged marriage. Intent to flee from both, he crosses the sea in search of ancient knowledge. Instead of answers, he finds unexpected love and even more questions. It is the Rise of the Forgotten Sun. It is the beginning of the end.

One Sunday morning, John Thompson went out for a ride on his bike. He never made it home. Was his death really just a freak accident? That’s the question ex-wife, Angela Thompson, has for the sheriff’s office. But for some reason they refuse to investigate further.

People don’t stumble into the Cloaked City of BethEl. They’re brought there for a reason. But for Cohen, it's been seven years, and he still hasn't discovered his purpose or his Gifting. So when he finds a bloodied young woman on the outskirts of town, he wonders if their encounter is doomed or destiny. After a violent accident, 16-year-old Rachel awakens with no memories and is shocked to find herself inside the invisible walls of a mystical, hidden city.

From the first puzzling sentence, Banker's Holiday—a euphemism for a federal bank closure—conjures the bleak and humorous world of Cincinnatus Stillman Fuller, a billionaire financier who suffers a breakdown in the middle of a Monday morning staff meeting.

St. Louis, Missouri is gripped by a series of twelve bank robberies that leave local and federal authorities baffled. Dubbed the Boonie Hat Bandit, this criminal methodically robs Banks in broad daylight leaving no clues. Everyone wonders who he is, and law enforcement scrambles while the robberies make national news. In this revised and updated version of the original, Bank Notes Revisited reintroduces the world to Donald Keith Giammanco. How and why would this quiet, middle-class, single father of twin daughters enter a life of crime?

From the author of In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree comes this uncompromising and compelling novel of post-Civil War America. Half-starved and disillusioned, Everett Ward searches for a new life after four years of war. He drifts down to Texas where he finds work on a cattle ranch. An encounter with Rebecca, the ranch’s Lakota kitchen girl, leaves him enamored, but it also starts a chain of events that spans decades and leaves the couple embroiled in a bitter clash of cultures.

Over the 20-year period that I was trapped in an abusive marriage, I left and reconciled with my husband many times before God gave me the courage to break free once and for all. I wanted to find a book that would soothe my troubled spirit and show me clearly the Scriptures that speak of God's heart for hurting and abused women. I could not find such a book and so, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I wrote this 40-day devotional. This devotional aims to comfort and uplift the hurting heart of any woman who, like me, was overwhelmed by the pain of an abusive marriage.

He knows he’s more than just another washed-up ex-cop. Solving a murder will help him prove it... A straight-shooter who lives on a boat and likes a drink or two, Henry’s frustrated he can't even land work as a dispatcher. And his job running security for a local baseball team is far from his idea of excitement. But it pays the bills. The morning after the season ends, Henry’s at his friend’s bar with a Bloody Mary in one hand and a phone in the other. He takes a call that could change everything... Turns out a couple of fishermen pulled third baseman Lance Moreau’s body from the St.

In this unfolding adventure, Rev. Peter's life is turned upside down. A Southern pastor in midlife, he finds himself facing a daily struggle with fatigue, disillusionment, doubt, and cynicism. His hopes shrink, relationships contract, dreams fall apart, and transformative faith shrivels into a small, old box of institutionalism. As he encounters "the Others", his experiences with them are...unexpected. And their reality is challenging everything he knows to be "true". The journey may save his faith—if it doesn't destroy him first!

This contemporary Christian novel with an international setting is both spiritual journey and an adventurous romance story. But beyond that it is a challenge to discover a faith that can withstand disillusionment, deconstruction, and spiritual abuse. It is an invitation to follow Jesus with authenticity and humility and in doing so, discover a love of God that transcends any doctrine.

The year is 1950, and old timers connected to the outlaw Billy the Kid are popping up dead in the sleepy town of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. It’s up to the local sheriff, Hondo Dumez, to figure out why. Matters become complicated upon the news that a man claiming to be a surviving Billy the Kid is about to meet with the current governor of New Mexico. Added to the mystery are whispers of a secretive organization known as the Santa Fe Ring and rumors of something called a Skinwalker haunting the area.

Twenty-six years ago, outlaw Billy the Kid’s tombstone was stolen from Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Now, it has mysteriously been returned. When teenage brothers Pancho and Dorado Dumez steal it themselves, they get more than they bargained for.

With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of Medicine series sets out to inspire and educate the next generation of young scientists by highlighting the medical breakthroughs of a diverse range of scientists and researchers. From the discovery of the double helix to mapping the human genome, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in genetics. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action.

By all appearances, the town of Norick is perfect. Secluded amid a vast stretch of untamed wilderness, the settlement and her people are alone. Here, a thousand leagues into the North, the settlers have forged their own path. Here, in their isolation, the settlers have flourished. But in this idyllic mountain community, not everything is as it first seems. For William Breeve, the drunk, damaged captain of the Town Guard, Norick’s 100th anniversary celebration unfolds in a series of strange, disconcerting events. Events that make clear there’s more at work in these woods.

Written during recovery from an extremely challenging time in the author Meredith's life, this book records her communications with the Lord Jesus. Presented as a devotional and packed with Scriptures, this book is perfect for enjoying in bite-sized "chunks"—to guide, uplift, and encourage.Take this unforgettable and inspiring journey where there is soothing, replenishment, and the deep love of the Lord Jesus, the One who came to set the captives free!

Within this book, you will begin see how Hell (The Corporation) operates. Set aside your preconceptions and discover the sneaky traps and calculated gravities that really cause humans to fail (and the narrow, sometimes counter-intuitive, paths that lead to our successes). Both funny and serious, whimsical and insightful, this first volume will have you hooked right up to the dramatic cliff hanger.

Two decades ago, Boyd and Kathy Barrett found themselves in a bookstore, desperately seeking information on how to deal with an issue that was tearing their marriage apart. They left the bookstore with a resource that started them on the road to healing, beginning with the acknowledgment that Boyd was passive-aggressive to a dysfunctional level. What they didn’t know at the time was that they would eventually be moved to write about that process in a book of their own.

After an insightful introduction on Tolstoy and his writing, Part 1 begins with Bradley Jersak's essay on Tolstoy's Confessions, a nonfiction memoir of Tolstoy's faith journey. Jersak (author of Out of the Embers: Faith After the Great Deconstruction, 2022) presents what he describes as an "Anatomy of a Great Deconstruction." He offers a description of each bend on the Tolstoy's spiritual path, along with some reflection questions that ask listeners to ponder their own spiritual progress or regress.