If you are experiencing a season of suffering, you will find hope, humor, and healing throughout the pages of Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering . Modern-day stories of suffering are paralleled with biblical accounts that will both enrich your understanding of the Bible and provide hope for your personal journey. We all need healing, whether experiencing physical or emotional pain from the thorns of divorce, job loss, grief, addiction, disability, or financial troubles. When we follow Jesus, God offers us gifts such as joy, hope, compassion, and mercy to help us...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 10/30/2021
One of Carla's passions is helping women connect Faith + Life in real and meaningful ways. No matter where we are on our faith journeys, we can always use guidance, hope, and inspiration! Whether you desire to nourish your soul, deepen your prayer life, or seek God for a spiritual breakthrough, Carla offers you these free printables to help you walk the path with grace and truth and to give you an idea of what she brings when to comes to speak at your event. ...
Posted by Carla Gasser on 01/18/2021
Karen looks at an historic meaning to the phrase "Salt of the Earth," to discover whether or not it means what we think it means. And what does it have to do with a manure pile??? ...
Posted by Karen Duffy on 04/23/2020
When God gives you a dream, it doesn’t come with a manual. At first, the excitement and longing for the dream can drive you. Yet if you do not understand God’s process of preparing the dreamer for the dream and the true meaning of the seeds He plants, you can travel a disappointing, discouraging, and confusing path. Dreams inspired by God require intense seasons of refinement, perseverance, and character development and whatever you must endure to reach His dream for you is outweighed by the glory of being changed by God in the most uncommon ways. Surely dreams are worth more...
Posted by Shana Strange on 08/09/2019
The unwanted intrusion of a nosy neighbor? The exasperating antics of the teenager who constantly pushes your buttons? The infuriating behavior of a co-worker. Mary Southerland has encountered her share of abrasive people, and learned the secrets to dealing with those kinds of people. Imagine what life would be like if you knew how to: Confront someone constructively to make your relationships more meaningful.Discipline your responses to difficult people to eliminate their control in your life.Address the sandpaper tendencies in your own life to become more compassionate....
Posted by Mary Southerland on 03/01/2019
What is Christmas? is an engaging introduction to the true meaning of Christmas, now in a new, convenient size. Michelle Medlock Adams' warm, humorous text lists all of the things that Christmas might be about, only to conclude that it is truly about celebrating the birth of Jesus, our Savior. Through the whimsical art and rhyming, fun-to-read verse, even the youngest child will come to understand what Christmas is. Ages 2-5. ...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 02/27/2019
What is Thanksgiving? is an engaging introduction to the true meaning of Thanksgiving, now in a new, convenient size. Michelle Medlock Adams's warm, humorous text lists all of the things that Thanksgiving might be about, before concluding that it is really about giving thanks to God who gives us all these things. Through the whimsical art and rhyming, fun-to-read verse, even the youngest child will come to a fuller understanding of the Thanksgiving holiday. Ages 2-5. This book was a Selah Award Finalist for Best Children's Book of 2016. ...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 02/27/2019
What is Easter? is an engaging introduction to the true meaning of Easter, now in a new, convenient size. Michelle Medlock Adams' warm, humorous text lists all of the things that Easter might be about, only to conclude that it is truly about celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus, our Savior. Through the whimsical art and rhyming, fun-to-read verse, even the youngest child will come to understand what Easter is. Ages 2-5. ...
Posted by Michelle Medlock Adams on 02/27/2019
Serious Laughter - provides a wealth of ideas and practical suggestions of how to add humor and laughter to your life. This book provides easy to understand information in an entertainingly friendly, but very authoritative way. In addition, it is filled with action packed drawings that create excitement for the reader. Serious Laughter teaches the medical and spiritual benefits of humor and shows you how to find the laughter. This book gives example after example of how to go about adding these aspects to your life both at work and at home. But more than that Serious Laughter takes you...
Posted by Yvonne Conte on 12/17/2018
“Karen Porter’s fresh approach and real-life stories communicate God’s truth in a fun and relevant way. Get this book today and find God’s victory for you.” —Andrea Booth, Author, Women’s Ministry Leader. Andrea and her husband Garrett Booth pastor Grace Church, Houston **** Discover the secrets to overcoming giants from a few obscure verses in the Old Testament. Four giants and four mighty warriors are named. The surprise is in the meanings of their names. The secrets to slaying the giants are found in the meanings of the names of the warrior...
Posted by Karen Porter on 09/27/2018
Will a chance encounter change their lives forever? Find out in this Powerful and Moving Speechless Film! A small New Testament passes through the hands of fourteen strangers. For seven of the individuals, their lives will never be the same. The Good Book weaves a compelling story, centered on a small Bible that passes from individual to individual, young and old, rich and poor, blessed and forsaken. Each has a decision to make. While some let the opportunity slip through their hands, others find hope and meaning when they need it most. This gripping and emotional film...
Posted by Sharon Wilharm on 01/03/2018
Have you ever felt helpless, not knowing how to help someone understand the love of God and what receiving Jesus is really all about? God gives you a love that will heal every area of your life. Not everyone listens to the Father’s guidance and due to the free will God gave everyone; we get hurt in the process. That is where God comes in, (Psalm 34:18) “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” The Day Hope was Born is a book with a few short stories and poems that will stir your heart. As it speaks to your heart share it with the ones...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 10/20/2017
