Co-authored with Pam Farrel this 30 week devotional shares true stories about the impact of joy. Joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit that increases as we give thanks, rejoice, and choose joy as we trust God knows best. Stories reveal the wonder of what happens when we rely on Jesus, and sprinkle joy in lives of others. Both authors faced many challenges in life even as they wrote the book, but joy always prevailed. Discover where people found joy in the midst of category 4 hurricanes, coming out of a coma, nearly penniless, a grandmother's terminal illness, while building a monumental church,...
Posted by Karen Whiting on 10/12/2023
This is Jennifer’s gripping, firsthand testimony of being a 9/11 widow. It includes this young widow’s questions, doubts, and desperate search for answers in the wake of her husband’s murder. It is the emotionally raw journal of her battle to find footholds of faith amidst sorrow and spiritual darkness. Most of all, it is a joyful confirmation that what the Bible says is true. In these pages you'll discover how to move past loss, in peace, because: God is in controlHe is listeningHe does love you and care for us… even when the earthly evidence suggests otherwise ...
Posted by Jennifer Sands on 09/07/2023
Are you looking for a speaker for your next women's event? I'd love to talk with you about how I might serve you and your audience. I've been in ministry for 30+ years and have a passion for equipping women to walk deeper in God's word, walk out of their doubt, shame, and fear, and walk boldly into their fierce calling. I am also an author, discipleship mentor, lay counselor, and host of the award-winning Fierce Calling Podcast. My newest book release, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You (Elk Lake Publishing), is a 6-week Bible study and...
Posted by Doris Swift on 08/30/2023
Responsive Heart Prayer Journal is specially designed for documenting prayer requests, answered prayers, and God’s guidance provided as you pray. So if you love to pray for others and would like an easy way to record and follow-up with your requests, the Responsive Heart Prayer Journal is for you. ...
Posted by Laronda Alexander on 08/26/2023
Ginny speaks at Brush Creek's Christmas Banquet. This message begins with her story about Pat Nixon and visiting the White House at Christmas in her blue jeans! After eventually experiencing the true meaning of Christmas, both Ginny and her father engage in world missions to share the message that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. It's not Happy Holidays. It's Merry Christmas, Christ the Savior is born. ...
Posted by Ginny Dent Brant on 08/21/2023
" The weary world rejoices! " God gave Christine Trimpe these words during a difficult season, inspiring her to go deeper with her study of joy. What she learned was life-changing: God's joy is more than abundant and carries us through our darkest trials and tribulations. Seek joy, and you will find it! Countdown to Christmas in the Gospel of Luke with this 25-day advent devotional to discover the joy of the Lord despite difficult circumstances. In this joy-seeking journey, you will: • Experience the transformative...
Posted by Christine Trimpe on 08/10/2023
What threatens to steal your joy today? As a leader in women’s ministry, Doris Swift has counseled countless women who have forgotten their worth, question their value, and can’t find their joy. Have you been there? When the struggles of this world drain us dry and wring us out, our desert mentality becomes fertile ground for the enemy’s lies to grow. We place our trust in what we see and feel instead of in the God we know and love. The enemy may threaten to steal our joy–but the truth is, he can’t crack the code. God has infused us with his joy, his Spirit, and...
Posted by Doris Swift on 07/04/2023
What threatens to steal your joy? Grab my free resource, Surrender the Joy Stealers, and walk forward in the Joy Jesus gave you. Based on my six-week Bible study, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You, this free resource can be used to help you rediscover your joy. It's perfect for individuals or groups. This condensed version of the Bible study can be used independently of or to enhance the Bible study. ...
Posted by Doris Swift on 07/04/2023
paperback How can God's Spirit be everywhere? Has your children ever asked you this question? Blowing in the Wind is another one of Timmy and Gerald Ray's great adventures. Enjoy spring break with the boys as they go on their daily trips to the Park where they love to fly their kites and visit their favorite fishing hole. Gerald Ray begins to wonder about God and what he heard from their Sunday school teacher saying that God is Spirit, and His Spirit is everywhere. He wonders how God can be everywhere at the same time. Parents if your children have ever asked this question...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 06/22/2023
paperback Summer on Grandma’s Farm is another enlightening adventure for Tim and Gerald Ray! It is summer break and the boys are going to their grandma's farm for a couple of weeks. During their adventure of taking care of the cows, chickens and gardens they get chased by a rooster, they discover the answer to another question about God. "How can three be in one? God the Father, God the Son “Jesus Christ” and God the Holy Spirit are one yet three separate. How can that be?" Go to grandma's farm along with the boys and discover the answer! ...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 06/22/2023
Paperback Young Molly comes from a single parent home barely getting by. What they lack in material possessions, is made up by love. At school, three girls bully Molly. She struggles to understand, hurt by their actions. While she sleeps, the Lord takes Molly on a train ride in her dreams helping her see that everyone has a story. He shows her the reason behind their bullying and the meaning of forgiveness.  With God's help, forgiveness can flourish and friendships can be birthed. Hop aboard and take the train ride of forgiveness with Molly! ...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 06/22/2023
Paperback Everyone will have to give an account one day. Catherine Buncy as an actress, she lived a life of fame, fortune, personal tragedy, and turmoil. Struggling to give in to romance, will she find true love? There was another love she needed to accept, the love of God. Will she find her love for the Lord, or will it be too late?  Her Final Curtain was coming, and she had to choose where she wanted to spend eternity. Will she make the right one? ...
Posted by Sandra (Lott) Smith on 06/22/2023
