Playing Chicken with God


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Are you exhausted from trying to control your alcoholic spouse and struggling to find answers? Playing Chicken with God is the author’s story of realizing her husband was an alcoholic—something that took her by surprise. Sarah Erstwhile reveals how she came to the realization that she did not have a functional definition of what an alocholic acted like—as well as why she was unprepared to deal with alcoholism. She also answers questions such as: What do you do when every aspect of your alcoholic relationship is a dilemma, and you feel overwhelmed and desperate in your marriage? What do you do when no matter what you try, your spouse won’t stop drinking? If you have an alcoholic spouse, what steps can you take to minimize your isolation? The author’s goal in sharing her story is to validate the feelings of nonalcoholic partners who find themselves struggling to be happy in a marriage or a serious relationship. She writes unapologetically about trying to make it work for more than twenty years and eventually having to bury her husband.




Let It Go


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Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.




Everyday Faith for Daily Life


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Have you ever felt like a basket case? If so, you have something in common with Moses and the Apostle Paul. Did you know the words of a well-known hymn came from a son's letter to his mother? Want to read about one family's faith over fear in the face of COVID-19? Each of the eighty thought-provoking, informative messages in this book provides a unique perspective on Everyday Faith for Daily Life. Jan White has written a weekly religion column for over 25 years in the Andalusia Star-News and the Enterprise Southeast Sun. Everyday Faith for Daily Life is a compilation of some of her most memorable columns. In this book, Jan shares personal experiences, inspirational stories, and practical lessons from her life that have increased her faith. At times, you will likely laugh, maybe cry; but you will certainly relate to the words you will read in this book. You will meet a 4th century Asian monk named Telemachus, 5th century missionary St. Patrick, winning football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, Astronaut Jim Irwin, talented artist and quadriplegic Joni Erickson Tada, and learn of their impact on the lives of others. Enjoy a humorous lesson on pride taught by a frog; take an eye-opening look at the amazing human body; understand the language of tears; and find answers to "why" questions regarding suffering and forgiveness. You will read parallels between seatbelts and the Ten Commandments, Watergate and Christ's Resurrection, and President Kennedy and British author C.S. Lewis. Jan White is an award-winning writer. Among her numerous writing awards, Jan received the prestigious Amy Writing Award for one of her columns selected from submissions of writers nationwide. Her articles and devotionals have been published in Focus on the Family and Charisma Magazine, as well as other publications.




My Story for God's Glory


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A beautiful island in the South Pacific and a Christian home should be an ideal place for anyone to begin their life’s journey. But instead, Pinati’s childhood memories are filled with physical abuse, especially between the ages of five and ten. He still has a scar from a knife that stuck in his arm; he could not eat regular food for two weeks from a hit on his mouth; and he was beaten with a board in front of the whole school assembly as a second grader. As an adult, he experienced a painful divorce, death of his only son at age 20, death of his wife of 18 years, a drive-by shooting in San Francisco, and a street mob in the Philippines. With a pacemaker, a kidney transplant, eight stents in his heart, and a daily dose of 23 pills, he believes he’s still going because of God’s love and grace. His story is for God’s glory.




Journey to Gragau


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Over forty years as a missionary travelling through four continents has brought me in contact with many divergent doctrines and often misrepresentations of about the existence, nature, and purpose for Hell. Hell is popularly represented as a place of eternal suffering for anyone sent there. In this journey to hell, unlike in Dante’s trip to the Inferno, I was directed by what the Bible actually says about Hell, and had a very lovely and knowledgeable guide to escort me. I discovered Hell to be vastly different from what I had been led to expect, and came to realize that lot of my preconceived notions about the Devil and the eternal fate of souls sent there are not as fixed as imagined. To my surprise, demons were not confined to a burning lake of fire, in fact no one was, at least not yet.




Psalms for Everyone, Part 1


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Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to present the seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series. Internationally respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay addresses Scripture from Genesis to Malachi in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply and concisely. The series is perfect for daily devotions, group study, or personal visits with the Bible. In this volume, Goldingay explores Psalms 1-72. The psalms, Goldingay says, show us four ways to speak to God: in words of praise, thanksgiving, trust, and supplication. Goldingay provides brief commentary on each psalm and shows how each one can be relevant to contemporary life.




Mile Markers of Faith


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In all my years behind the wheel of a car, I have often seen normally calm and polite people transform into the most inconsiderate and impatient people. I believe that in this "hurry-up world," this is a common problem for many of us. David Slater has written an honest and transparent account of his personal struggles to maintain his cool and his Christian faith while behind the wheel.Using the Bible Epistle of James, Slater likens life to a journey and brilliantly highlights life's struggles, doubts, and frustrations as mile markers toward the building of character and maturity, and was surprised to realize that all these lessons also had the side benefit of making him a better driver. Whether you are a Christian or not, if you struggle with impatience and anger while driving, this book is for you. It not only will make you a better driver but also, more importantly, may lead you to a much-closer relationship with God.




The Tony Evans Bible Commentary


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Tony Evans is one of the most influential church leaders of our time and has been studying and preaching the Gospel for over 50 years. He is senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, TX and founder of The Urban Alternative, a ministry which promotes a kingdom agenda philosophy designed to enable people to live all of life underneath the comprehensive rule of God. The Tony Evans Bible Commentary includes an introduction to each Bible book followed by passage-by-passage exposition of the entire Bible by Dr. Tony Evans. In addition, there is a special front matter section with introductory resources. The insights in this commentary will help explain God’s Word in a fresh way. Applying these truths will empower readers to have transformed lives that then transfer the values of the kingdom of God to others. The Tony Evans Bible Commentary features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-changing message and to share it with others.




The Circle Maker Student Edition


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According to Pastor Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us.” Do you ever sense that there’s far more to prayer, and to God’s vision for your life, than what you’re experiencing? It’s time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. What impossibly big dream is God calling you to draw a prayer circle around? Sharing inspiring stories from his own experiences as a circle maker, Mark Batterson will help you uncover your heart’s deepest desires and God-given dreams and unleash them through the kind of audacious prayer that God delights to answer.




What the Bible Says About Healthy Living


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In a world infatuated with junk food and fad diets, why have we overlooked the simple instructions provided in the Bible that have guided people for thousands of years toward better health? You don't have to be Jewish or Christian to find wisdom for healthier living in this doctor's scripturally based book on eating and feeling better, and living longer. You'll learn the truth about grains and nuts, and the ins and outs of meat, fat, and sweeteners. Discover why beverages can be the elixirs of life or death. The principles here will help anyone who is sick and tired of feeling sick and tired find energy, freedom from illness, and more vibrant health.