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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the experience of Baptist minister Don Piper, who was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident and experienced the glories of heaven for ninety minutes, but who miraculously came back to life, where he endured a long and painful recovery.
Author
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It's time you stepped into the light of God's role for you. Actors aren't the only ones who play characters. Many of us do, much of the time. We walk into a room, figure out who we're supposed to be in this context, slip into character, and say the lines we know we should say. We become someone else. Maybe we tell ourselves it's some version of us, but deep down we know this inauthentic character is not what God wants for our lives--and it's not what...
Author
Publisher
IVP Academic
Pub. Date
c2016
Physical Desc
222 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Physicist Peter Bussey introduces readers to the mysteries of modern physics and astronomy, including the laws of nature, quantum physics, fine-tuning and current cosmological models. Modern physics and astronomy present us with compelling signposts to God.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
252 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stormie Omartian's bestselling books on prayer and marriage have touched millions of readers in a life–changing way. The Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage helps husbands or wives pray to protect their relationship from 14 serious problems that can lead to unsatisfying marriages or even divorce. For those who are already struggling in these areas, this book will help them find healing and restoration. Readers will learn how to pray about...
Author
Publisher
B&H Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
217 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how the author and her family coped with the diagnosis of her unborn child as "incompatible with life," and how she used her faith in God to handle her grief when the baby died two hours after being born.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
xx, 221 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Climate Church, Climate World argues that climate change is the greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. Hunger, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war -- climate change multiplies all forms of global social injustice. Environmental leader Reverend Jim Antal presents a compelling case that it's time for the church to meet this moral challenge, just as the church addressed previous moral challenges.
Author
Series
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xii, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is greater than ever before, and it's easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful than they seem. You and your friends may become caught up in destructive relationships or sexual activities without even knowing how you got there. You just want to be normal, to fit in, to be liked, to look attractive to the opposite sex....
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
xii, 285 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author helps the reader understand we aren't the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns. She examines the brokenness of some of the heroes of our faith, and shows how despite their flaws and flawed stories, God was able to use them in extraordinary ways.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
142 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread; if they are thirsty, give them water to drink." Proverbs 24:17 (CEB)
There is nothing more crippling than holding on to anger. Anger, more than any other emotion, has the power to consume all aspects of our lives, distort our sense of purpose, and destroy our relationship with God.
In the passionate and life-changing book Forgiveness: Finding Peace Though Letting Go, bestselling author Adam Hamilton...
13) The timepiece
Author
Language
English
Description
Adeline Pelham drives up in a sleek, red sports car to an Amish farm and upends the family inside, claiming to be a long lost daughter from another mother.
Sylvia Miller's Old Order family is upended with the arrival of Adeline Pelham. It isn't that Adeline means to be a threat, but her very existence is a reminder of a painful secret. As Sylvia and her mother struggle to come to terms with the news, it is a challenging time to welcome an Englisher--...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 225 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Before Mark Epstein became a medical student at Harvard and began training as a psychiatrist, he immersed himself in Buddhism through experiences with such influential Buddhist teachers as Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield. The positive outlook of Buddhism and the meditative principle of living in the moment came to influence his study and practice of psychotherapy profoundly. Going on Being is Epstein's memoir of his early years as a...
15) Home sweet home
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and simple rhyming text ask blessings on everything on earth, from ant to tree, stream to whale, and also on moonbeams and stars.
Author
Publisher
Weiser Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xviii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
The energy center known in Sanskrit as "muladhara" is called the "root chakra." It is located in a layer of our subtle body called "pranamaya kosha" at the base of our spine in the tailbone area. The root chakra is our connection to the earth and to humanity at large. When this chakra is closed, muddied, and unhealthy, we experience many negative emotions, and we manifest unhealthy habits, addictions, and behaviors. This book provides an answer to...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First trade edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Annabel Beam spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals with a rare and incurable digestive disorder that prevented her from ever living a normal, healthy life. One sunny day when she was able to go outside and play with her sisters, she fell three stories headfirst inside an old, hollowed-out tree--and survived without a scratch. While unconscious inside the tree, with rescue workers struggling to get to her, she visited heaven. After being...
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of twelve decisive events that the conservative-radio-host author believes suggest an "intelligent design" to America's story reveals providential aspects of well-known incidents and lesser-known events that had long-term impact.