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Do you want your children to be actively serving in the local church when they turn 30 and beyond? Why They Stay can help! Much has been written about younger adults and their departure from church involvement. Concerned parents and church leaders want to know what has caused them to depart. Instead of asking why young adults are leaving the church, Parr and Crites conducted a national research project of those who grew up in church and are still serving faithfully.

This book was written for women from all walks of life who are in desperate need of something more, more than what the world could offer. If you have ever hit “rock bottom”, whether it’s spiritual, financial, physical, or emotional, then this book is for you!

When my full-blooded Hawaiian mother was a very young girl, she was hanai adopted by her Aunty Ida. Being a personal friend of Queen Emma, Anty Ida lived in her summer palace in Nu'uanu. It was there that my mother lived and played. Many years later, my brother and I went to visit Queen Emma's summer palace with my mother. The palace was now a museum. I did not understand my mother's subdued spirit and silence. As we walked the palace, I could clearly see emotions welling up within her and then being suppressed.

Based on Isaiah 30:20-21, Walking in the Way: A Devotional Journey Through the Scriptures Jesus Read provides a devotion from all 39 Old Testament books. Both familiar and obscure passages of Scripture are expounded to challenge and encourage you with the glorious truths of God's Word. While the Old Testament can certainly be challenging, Walking in the Way helps make these truths more accessible and applicable and shows how even the Old Testament Scriptures point the way to Jesus.

This is the full collection of all Sacred Sleep recordings, including seven exclusive bonus tracks not found anywhere else.

Discover a spiritual road map to a sacred place and ageless moment in time where man can be himself, in peace with God, his woman, and his work.

Mikey Lynch describes how we should live as we await Christ’s return and how we work out what a grace-filled, sacrificial life looks like amid the details of daily life decisions.

Chaplain and spiritual counselor Andrea Raynor knows that when the funeral service is over, the friends leave, and the house grows quiet, grief can be overwhelming. In The Alphabet of Grief, she uses the letters of the alphabet as starting points for simple reflections on loss and hope. Each chapter concludes with a meditation and an affirmation - something to do and something to believe. You are not alone. Find spiritual companionship in these brief but powerful thoughts on the sacred journey of grief.

Christian businessman Michael Phillips was once the owner and Chief Operating Officer of one of the fastest growing IT firms in the country. But in June of 2012, in response to what he describes as a "calling from God", he walked away from his business and gave his truck away to a stranger in a donut store parking lot. "I thought I was happy, but it wasn't until I went 'all in' that real life began", says Michael. But Just Choose! isn't just about his journey; it's about yours.

A deadly medical mistake sent a navy sailor to the presence of Jesus in heaven. He returned from his near-death experience with new eyes to see the kingdom of heaven in this life. Now he wants to help you experience heaven on earth today.

The church as we know it is in complete disarray. The leaders have become prideful and arrogant, and the sheep sit senseless, beaten into a state of disarray through fear and intimidation. The gifts are being abused, and they are being used out of order, and everyone is ministering for attention, engagements, and money. Is this what Christ died for? So the arrogant and prideful could lay waste to people whose love for God is being manipulated in order to control who they are and what they should become?

If you're anything like me, you’ve probably experienced days - maybe months or years - when you feel as if you are being swept along by life. Bigger forces that you really can’t control directly impact your everyday existence and long-term success. There was a time in my life when that truth hit me like a ton of bricks.

Lest We Forget is author Otis Teague's wonderful testament of faith exalting God's everlasting love. Brimming with insight and uplifting messages, the book brings a light of inspiration to help many see through the dark times. The author highlights how realizing one's purpose could become the liberating instrument that could help many individuals see life in a new light. It is a part memoir and part inspirational book that explores the importance of understanding one's purpose toward ultimate self-fulfillment.

For decades Americans were vaguely aware that Islamist barbarians were in the deserts of the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, executing "infidels" and raiding villages with unrecognizable names. The Muslim world seemed far away, remote, and irrelevant to our daily lives. Then came the terrorist attack of 9/11, followed by attacks at Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, San Bernandino, Orlando, and more. Now terrorists seem to be emerging everywhere, unleashing senseless death and destruction on our nation.

Preaching is hard work. When I first felt called to ministry, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. This little book is the kind of resource I wish I had way back when I felt the call to ministry. There were good books on preaching, but most lacked the practical tips I needed. I knew why I preached and what to preach. What I didn't know was how to preach. I needed short, practical tips to get me started in the right direction.

In this audio we will look at the weapons God has given us to fight the enemy. We will see that there are two classifications of weapons. We will look at how to use each weapon for maximum effect and what classification of weapons to use at what times. We will learn what enemy strongholds are and what they're made of. We will learn how destroy them in our own lives, as well as those lives of others that God leads us to.

On the first day the world had ever known God had a busy week in front of Him.... So begins Once Upon A World, a delightful collection of Bible stories for children. With stories selected from the Old and New Testaments, the fresh clear style of author Robert Duncan combines superbly with the wry and gentle humour of the late John Le Mesurier, one of Britain's most distinctive and loved voices best known for his portrayal of Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army.

The apostle Peter described faith as "much more precious than gold that perishes". As gold passes through purifying fire, so Peter says a man's faith must be tried in order that it "might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7). While we address the crises in our lives that try our faith, we rarely praise God the way Job did, and we rarely submit ourselves to the purifying fire as Peter suggests.

We are currently living in a world where spiritual darkness seems to be making a greater appearance. Many Bible commenters tell us that we are living in the final generation before Christ returns to collect his church. Hear what Matthew Robert Payne believes he has seen for the future of our world. Take a look at some of the events that he thinks will play out before Jesus Christ returns.

Every Christian must pass through the desert on the way to their Promised Land. Wilderness experiences are often times of great uncertainty and change. Our time in the desert seasons of our lives is lengthened or shortened depending on our response to each circumstance. Our faith in Christ is refined in the intense heat of the desert experience as our intimacy with Him increases.