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1) 31 days to happiness: how to find what really matters in life

Author

Jeremiah, David, 1941-

Earliest Publication Date

2013

2) All in: you are one decision away from a totally different life

Author

Batterson, Mark

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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All in is filled with illustrations and stories as well as accounts of Biblical characters like Shamgar, Elisha, Jonathan, and even Judas, who will challenge you to surrender to the lordship of Jesus Christ.

3) Angels: who they are and how they help-- : what the Bible reveals

Author

Jeremiah, David, 1941-

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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Using Scripture to unveil the remarkable truth about angels, a senior pastor presents clear, powerful details about angels, and their role and work in the world and in people's lives.

4) A plain & simple heart

Author

Copeland, Lori

Earliest Publication Date

2012

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"1884-Several years earlier, young Rebecca Switzer lost her heart to Jesse Montgomery, a rugged but dissolute cowboy on a dusty cattle trail near the Amish settlement of Apple Grove. Now she is grown up, and when she hears one day that he has been spotted nearby, her desire is plain and simple: She must see him. Sheriff Colin Maddox is counting the days until he can leave law enforcement and follow his dream of starting a church. When a lovely woman,...

5) Choose love: the 3 simple choices that will alter the course of your life

Author

Omartian, Stormie

Earliest Publication Date

2014

6) God's guest list: welcoming those who influence our lives

Author

Macomber, Debbie

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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Reveals the secrets to welcoming people into one's life who will be positive influences on values and character, and how those with negative influence have also helped through prompting strength and resilience.

7) God's story, your story: when his becomes yours

Author

Lucado, Max

Earliest Publication Date

2011

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Explores the divine narrative in the New Testament in a way that will help Christians' trust God in every situation, offering spiritual examples and insight.

8) Heaven is for real: a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back

Author

Burpo, Todd

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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When four year old Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the following months, a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. This true story, retold by his father but using Colton's uniquely simple words, offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as...

9) Her mother's hope

Author

Rivers, Francine, 1947-

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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The first in an epic two-book saga, this sweeping story explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters as each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world. "Ambitious, strong-willed Marta Schneider leaves her home in rural Switzerland at the beginning of the 20th century. She's determined to flee her abusive father, loving but weak mother, and the constraints...

10) If God is good--: faith in the midst of suffering and evil

Author

Alcorn, Randy C

Earliest Publication Date

2009

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Paints a realistic picture of who God is and what God is doing in the world, encouraging believers to share their faith more clearly and genuinely in a world filled with pain and fear.

11) In step with God: understanding His ways and plans for your life

Author

Stanley, Charles F

Earliest Publication Date

2008

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There is a good chance you do not know God the way He desires and certainly not the way He knows you. Why is it so important to know the One who knows all about you? The answer is simple: when you come to a point where you understand His ways, your life takes on new meaning. You stop looking at old problems and feeling defeat, fear, and anxiety. Suddenly, you realize that the Person who gave you life and breath is also the One who has set an amazing...

12) It's good to be queen: becoming as bold, gracious, and wise as the Queen of Sheba

Author

Higgs, Liz Curtis

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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Queen Sheba journeyed across the desert with a caravan of riches, only to find wisdom, the greatest treasure of all. Her quest for wisdom will surprise you, challenge you, inspire you, change you. This wealthy royal from antiquity will show you how to live boldly, seek after truth, ask the right questions, encourage others, receive graciously, and honor the Lord above all.

13) Lead me, Holy Spirit

Author

Omartian, Stormie

Earliest Publication Date

2012

14) LORD, I NEED ANSWERS: A 28-DAY JOURNEY TO GROWING STRONGER IN YOUR FAITH

Author

Arthur, Kay, 1933-

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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Kay Arthur's top selling Lord, Teach Me to Pray in 28 Days and Lord, Teach Me to Study the Bible in 28 Days (more than 700,000 combined copies sold) direct Christians toward greater communication with God and exploration of His Word. Now she and respected teacher and leader David Arthur lead a journey to a deeper commitment to and relationship with Christ. Readers new to faith or longtime believers will discover how to: • turn to God with praise,...

15) Loved back to life: how I found the courage to live free

Author

Walsh, Sheila, 1956-

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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"Join Sheila Walsh on her journey from despair to joy. Beautiful and talented, Sheila Walsh was at the pinnacle of her career, appearing daily on television as cohost of The 700 Club. One day she found herself walking away from it all and checking in to a psychiatric hospital, where she stayed for a month. From the outside everything seemed fine, but on the inside Sheila was in trouble. In her journal she wrote, "Lord, please hold me. I'm falling...

16) MINE IS THE NIGHT

Author

Higgs, Liz Curtis

Earliest Publication Date

2011

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As supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion, Elisabeth and Marjory Kerr have been branded as traitors and outcasts. An accomplished seamstress, Elisabeth eventually finds work as a dress maker for the local gentry, which brings her into contact with Lord Jack Buchanan, an unmarried gentleman of considerable means. Will Lord jack step forward to help Elisabeth and Marjory, or will their scandalous ties to the Jacobite rebellion prove too great...

17) Prayers for emotional wholeness: 365 prayers for living in freedom

Author

Omartian, Stormie

Earliest Publication Date

2007

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In 365 personal prayers, Stormie Omartian, bestselling author of the Power of a Praying® series (more than 13 million total copies sold), leads readers to bring their brokenness, concerns, and trials to God's presence, where they will experience wholeness through • inspiration and hope • emotional health and strength • healing and restoration • balance and direction • faith and connection Readers who already love to rest in Stormie's...

18) Praying the Bible into your life

Author

Omartian, Stormie

Earliest Publication Date

2012

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From bestselling and beloved author Stormie Omartian comes a unique collection of prayer insight accompanied by carefully chosen Scripture. Praying the Bible into Your Life gives readers the help they need to draw from God's power, truth, wisdom, and comfort for everyday guidance and decision making. These short but significant prayer starters and verses from each book of the Bible-Genesis to Revelation-encourage readers to seek inspiration from...

19) The boy who came back from heaven: a remarkable account of miracles, angels, and life beyond this world

Author

Malarkey, Kevin

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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In 2004, the author and his six-year-old son, Alex, were in an auto accident that left Alex paralyzed. When Alex awoke from a coma, not only had the most severe of his spinal injuries been healed without medical intervention, but he had an incredible story to share of entering heaven and meeting Jesus.

20) The faith: what Christians believe, why they believe it, and why it matters

Author

Colson, Charles W

Earliest Publication Date

2008

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Addresses modern-world questions about the Christian religion and its tenets, drawing on historical events and present-day anecdotes to illustrate its joyful aspects while explaining the faith's embrace of the example and message of Jesus.