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Amy Bloch, accomplished psychiatrist, busy and fully in control of her professional and family life, was dealt what she thought was a devastating, insurmountable set-back when her daughter Emily was born with a severe brain malformation. Amy tried desperately to “fix” Emily and exhausted herself in her efforts to deal with the “problem” using her intellect, going at it brain-first, the way we tend to approach any challenge in our society. Emily, by default, lives completely heart-first: She simply doesn’t have the capabilities to approach life brain-first.

A dog who gets hold of the wrong end of the stick; a horse who beats the odds; a wasp who discovers a sting in the tail. This is the stuff of The Animal Parables. Each tale features an animal who finds that things turn out to be quite different from how it imagined and profound life lessons are learned along the way.

Beautifully detailed and expressed CliffsNotes of a story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus as seen through the eyes of the product of their union, their firstborn, Tamar (the Davidic princess Sar'h). Hidden pieces of history are skillfully woven together to give a snapshot of a prior time and frames left on the cutting room floor. Insightful and intriguing given what we have been led to believe is truth.

Signs in the heavens have indicated Jesus Christ's birth, death, and second coming. The signs of all these events are given in this book as a tribute to him. He is the greatest to have ever come to earth. And so this tribute I give with my testimony that he lives!

Of the many campaigns during the Middle Ages, few are as remarkable or seemingly impossible to win at the start as the First Crusade (1095-99), and the true crowning achievement of that crusade, which resulted in two centuries of Western European Christian states in the Middle East and the permanent firing of the European imagination, was the conquest of Jerusalem on July 15, 1099 after three weeks of siege.

The Middle Ages in Europe were some of the most precarious centuries in recorded history, bristling with war, excitement, and chaos. The Western Roman Empire had crumbled, territories were rapidly expanding, and heavy ploughs, hourglasses, spectacles, tidal mills, and more pioneering inventions were popping up across the continent. It was also a time of extreme prejudice, when women were treated as second-class citizens. Their only purpose in life was to procreate by the dozen.

On March, 13, 2013, 115 cardinals elected for the first time a pope from outside of Europe. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, is not just the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere; he is also the first Jesuit to ever hold the Chair of Peter. Now, a leading expert on the papacy provides the ultimate introduction to this new pope, including biographical information and an absorbing collection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's most persuasive words.

Blindness became Captain Scotty Smiley’s journey of supreme testing. As he lay helpless in the hospital, he resented the theft of his dreams, but with his wife’s love and the support of family and friends, Scotty’s response became God’s transforming moment. Since the moment he forced his way through nurses and cords to take a simple shower, he has climbed Mount Rainier, won an ESPY Award, surfed, skydived, become a father, earned an MBA from Duke, and much more.

If you are hungry for a deeper understanding of your life and your relationships, join author D. A. Combs for an engaging and riveting study of god's eternal plan for community. Incorporating topics vitally relevant to the church today, Pastor Combs tackles the issues of community, gender relationships, family relationships, and equality folding them into a biblical understanding within the framework of god's plan for his creation.

It's time to start over from zero. What happened to the Western church? Why are we losing the generation under thirty and reaching so few nonbelievers? In Church Zero, Peyton Jones examines one of our biggest problems: squeezing our leaders into a mold that cuts their hair and drains away their commando strength. Scripture lays out a leadership model that worked explosively in the first century.

Nobody should live their lives without being able to achieve their biggest dreams. 2 Corinthians 9:8 mentions: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." The key is feeding your mind with the word of God, and speaking out the word in order to change your perspective on life.

Honest, intense, moving, and hilarious, Figure It Out When You Get There is a memoir full of stories that will inspire you to live life first and watch how everything else falls into place. Barak Hullman’s stories are snapshots that illuminate the hidden truths of life. They span from Miami to Edinburgh to Jerusalem and include tales of falling into a pit, meeting King David’s direct descendant, learning how beautiful melodies are made, the insane friend who was worried about Hullman’s mental health, Menachem Begin’s driver, the Hasidic Rebbe who healed with his heart, and inhaling the cigarette of life.

The focus of this book is to help you feel filled with courage and encouraged as you deal with issues in your life, work, and church safety and security activities. My hope is that this book, combined with your own prayerful meditation and introspective thinking, will give you the courage to live and serve in the line of duty, where that duty finds you.

Osnat was born five hundred years ago - at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles, but very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. Then, she in turn grew up to teach others, becoming a wise scholar in her own right, the world's first female rabbi! Some say Osnat performed miracles - like healing a dove who had been shot by a hunter! But, perhaps, her greatest feat was to be a light of inspiration for other girls and boys, to show that any person who can learn might find a path that none have walked before.

Reading the Bible is different than reading any other book. It is more than a narrative about God; it is more than a story of broken individuals and the trials they faced. It is more than a set of rules and regulations. It is even more than a love letter. It is the very essence of Jesus. It is about him, but there is more than that. It is God’s conversation with us. It is alive. It is active. It is a two-way conversation.

Mis Primeras Promesas de la Biblia desarrollarán fe en los corazones jóvenes, introduciendo a los más pequeños a la Palabra de Dios. Cada promesa utiliza texto simple para describir las promesas de Dios en una manera en la que niños entenderán. Cada página incluye dos versos de las escrituras que refuerzan promesas específicas, junto con una sencilla oración de agradecimiento a Dios.

Snuggle close and help baby learn to thank God for all of His blessings with this book. Rhyming words will make this baby’s favorite book. Narration includes: “Thank You for my teddy bear. Thank You for the clothes I wear. Thank You for the sky so blue. Thank You for my fun toys, too. Thank You for my dog named Pete. Thank You for good food to eat. Thank You for good books to read. Thank You God for everything!”

Larry, the Redneck Shepherd: An enduringly delightful version of Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth, the timeless message of the gospel shines through as Larry and the Melvins share their account of an astonishing encounter with God’s plan for the redemption of humanity. Whether you are cute as a speckled pup or so homely, your Momma had to tie a bone around your neck to get the dog to play with you. When you find yourself face to face with Jesus, I hope you open your heart to him like Larry, the Melvins, and countless others have done.

I just want everybody to know if you delight yourself in God, he will give you the desire of your heart. (Psalm 37:4). You will get a miracle when you are ready for a miracle. (John 3:34). Having served in the military and everyday living you are exposed to many dangerous situations and I am so glad that I had the almighty God to lean on. During my tenure in the military I noticed that some soldiers had no spiritual knowledge or wisdom, so, I filled the void in some cases. Furthermore, when you believe and trust in God, he will always have your back. (Isaiah 52:12).

Familiarity and dishonor kill the anointing. The Jews, being the fathers and mothers of the faith, were dishonored and replaced by other church fathers that, along with Emperor Constantine, crafted a religious system that dishonors the Jews and all things Jewish. As a result, the anointing left, and miracles ceased. This distorted religious system affects many Christians until this day.