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The gritty, fast-paced finale to the popular Kennedy Stern Christian suspense series. Kennedy learns what it means to suffer for the gospel and vows to persevere under persecution. This time, however, faith alone might not save her...or the ones she cares about most.

They say that love can heal all wounds, but she’s pretty sure they’re wrong. Jillian doesn’t hate God. She just can’t get over the way her church wounded her and her family so many years ago. Ricky Fields has just met the girl of his dreams. The only problem is she’s been shunned by so many Christians she can’t seem to trust anyone anymore. Especially him. Oh, yeah. There’s one more problem. This one might be even harder to overcome.... His mother hates her.

On a college campus where safe spaces threaten free speech and academic freedom only exists as long as other students aren't offended, Kennedy dares to defend her friend in Harvard's student newspaper. She unwillingly becomes the face of a controversy that not only jeopardizes her academic career but lands Pastor Carl in the hospital, struggling for his very survival.

Grandma Lucy never set out to become a hero. But when hijackers take over her airplane mid-flight, it will require an incredible act of courage...as well as an extraordinary sacrifice...to fulfill her God-given destiny and intercede for the safety of everyone on board.

Astrological signs and meteorological events have got Christians and non-Christians alike wondering if the end times are closing in. Kennedy’s not going to let the media hype keep her from visiting Alaska, but her plans to spend Christmas break on her roommate’s homestead are demolished when she gets stranded off-road. Seeking shelter in a secluded cabin sounds like such a good idea, but as the endless night progresses, Kennedy encounters dangers far more insidious than the freezing weather.

Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe - conceptual designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy - in this enhanced, immersive audiobook.

In a small North Korean village, a young girl struggles to survive. Catastrophic floods have ravaged her countryside. But it is her father's faith, not the famine of North Hamyong Province, that most threatens Chung-Cha's well-being. Is Chung-Cha's father right to be such a vocal believer? Or is he a fool to bring danger on the head of his only daughter? Chung-Cha is only a girl of twelve and is too young to answer such questions. Yet she is not too young to face a life of imprisonment and forced labor.

Ian McAllister has searched the world over, hunting for that all-elusive perfect photograph. He finds it on a tourist trip to North Korea when he stumbles upon a young street kid foraging for roots. Unaware that this single act will brand him a spy and cost his freedom, Ian takes the shot. Now, he must pay the penalty.

Chelsea's job is to report on tragedy and disaster...not to experience them firsthand. As a hardworking reporter for Channel 2 News, Chelsea regularly covers stories about crime and terrorism. That doesn't mean she's prepared to find herself a hostage trapped 30,000 feet in the air. While her fellow passengers fight for their survival, Chelsea confronts the demons of her past and realizes she isn't ready to die. But the way the hijacking's going, Chelsea fears she's about to meet her Maker whether she's prepared for it or not.

Justine hates the thought of revisiting her past, but she makes the trip to grant her dying mother's wish. When Justine's flight is hijacked by terrorists, she'll do anything to protect her son from harm. As the cabin erupts into fear and chaos, Justine must come to peace with her complicated family history in order to survive. Unreliable Witness is the third novella in the Turbulent Skies Christian Thriller series, an unforgettable collection of interconnected novellas about strangers traveling together aboard a doomed flight.

She's not the woman her husband thinks he married. She didn't intentionally deceive him, but their relationship progressed so quickly. After a whirlwind courtship, Anastasia finds herself the wife of a conservative pastor and stepmother to his four young kids. She looks like the picture-perfect Christian, but she's not who everyone thinks she is.

If we want to see an end to abortion around the world, we can't just sit around waiting for laws to change. If we want to see an end to abortion around the world, we must pray for God to protect and provide for all the pregnant mothers who see no better options.

It’s every mother’s worst nightmare. Except, she isn’t dreaming. If only she'd been more attentive, none of this would have happened. Now her daughter’s missing, abducted by a man with a criminal past. A man who has been grooming her daughter for a life on the streets. Is it any wonder Margot fears the worst? Fueled by love, terror, and unwavering determination, Margot will stop at nothing to save her little girl.

It all started with a curse. When Woong's hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman's wrath. Soon afterwards, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s. Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a grandmother whose faith in the Dear Leader enables her to wait patiently for the arrival of food aid, an uncle whose plot to take over a grain silo could land the whole family in prison camp, and a mysterious character who may or may not have an angelic blessing.

She traded in her prison uniform for shackles of a different kind. After escaping a North Korean prison camp, Mee-Kyong is hustled over the border and sold into the Chinese underworld. She vows to survive, but sheer determination and willpower won't save her this time. Is she fated to remain a slave forever?

After graduating from the Secret Seminary, Hannah and Simon are ready to return to their homeland. Their training has equipped them to carry the gospel to a country ravaged by darkness and despair. If necessary, they're even prepared to face the North Korean labor camps, but the hardest part of their mission isn't the hunger, cold, and incessant danger. The hardest part is cutting off contact with one another.

Blessing’s worked hard as a single mom. Caring for her son, struggling to pay the bills, and straightening out her life after years on the street.... It’s the hardest job she’s ever loved. Until her ex-boyfriend reappears with a secret that could cost her freedom, her family, even her very life. Blessing promised herself never to return to the hell she escaped from. But that was before she had a child to worry about. A child who will die if Blessing makes the wrong choice...or the right one.

There are more slaves today than there were during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Many of these victims of human trafficking are held as forced sex workers. This devotional will guide your prayers as you intercede for the individuals involved and ask God to end the sex industry and stop human trafficking in our generation.

The Productive, Prolific Author by six-figure author Alana J. Terry is your go-to resource for the encouragement and practical support you need to publish more books, work more efficiently, and be more productive, without getting burned out or sacrificing your physical or mental health. The Productive, Prolific Author is a comprehensive but gentle approach to time management and includes chapters on balancing writing and marketing, nurturing your creativity, and writing full-time while raising kids, maintaining a social life, etc.

This devotional is designed to encourage and equip you to pray more effectively for God's kingdom to advance throughout the world. It will guide you to pray for missionary prospects, missionary agencies, missionary families, and missionaries who come home from the field. We will also pray for issues impacting the missions movement today, like cultural relevancy, creative access missions, and business as missions.