Wounded Heart


Book Description

Pain is one of the harsh realities of life. It can suddenly smack you in the face or slowly eat away at your soul. Pain is real, and we have to deal with it. It comes from the disappointments, failures and conflicts we all have to face. Wounded Heart: Keys to Overcoming Life's Pain and Disappointments will take you on a spiritual journey from a current state of pain and disappointment to a place of wholeness and living the great life that God already has planned for you. Wounded Heart begins with topics such as: The Reality of Pain, Trusting God in the Middle of Pain and Preparing to Move Past the Pain of Today. This is followed by 12 key steps you can take. Life is a journey and learning how to overcome life's pain and disappointments is essential to living a great life! JACK REDMOND is the founder and president of Fourth Generation Ministries. His greatest passion is to train, teach and send people into everyday situations to share the love and power of Jesus with the world. His goal is to explain God in ways that make sense and bring real change to people's lives. Receive. Grow. Give it away... is the vision statement of Fourth Generation Ministries. God wants to give us forgiveness, freedom and power to overcome. It is up to each of us to receive these things and let them grow and touch each part of our lives. Then we must share them with people in all areas and levels of society. Jack is a frequent speaker at churches, conferences and leadership trainings on the local, regional and national level. He also serves on the staff of Christ Church in Montclair, N.J. Learn more about Jack and Fourth Generation Ministries at www.4thgen.org.




Mobile and Web Messaging


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Learn how to use messaging technologies to build responsive and resilient applications for mobile devices and web browsers. With this hands-on guide, you’ll use the STOMP and MQTT messaging protocols to write iOS and web applications capable of sending and receiving GPS and device sensor data, text messages, and alerts. Messaging protocols are not only simple to use, but also conserve network bandwidth, device memory, and batteries. Using this book’s step-by-step format, author Jeff Mesnil helps you work with Objective-C and JavaScript libraries, as well as the protocols. All you need to get started are basic programming skills. Understand basic messaging concepts and composition Learn two common messaging models: point-to-point and publish/subscribe Use STOMP to write an iOS application that sends GPS data, and a web app that consumes the data Build an iOS app with MQTT that tracks and broadcasts device motion data, and a web app that displays the data and sends alerts Extend STOMP to filter, prioritize, persist, and expire messages Take a complete tour of STOMP and MQTT, including features not used in the book’s sample apps




Just Alex


Book Description

Alex made his choice, but now he has doubts. Did he make the right choice? Can he go through with the choice he made . . . ? Just as Alex has picked up right where In Too Deep leaves off, he chooses his life now, not his past, but can he do it? He has no clue. He has serious doubts that are magnified after he gets injured at his own birthday party. With his wedding approaching faster than he thought, he begins insisting his mama to tell him about her past, despite her wish he leave her past right where it is-in the past. Can Alex find his answers and his footing not to doubt himself before he is so late to his own wedding that Ana changes her mind about marrying him?




The Heart's Bidding


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Kaylee Heart would rather run through a roaring fire than endure even a minute of public speaking. Put in an eighty-hour work week? No problem. Shut down her grandfather’s gold-digging girlfriend? Easy peasy. Stand in front of an auction crowd and call for bids? Show her the exit. So she has no idea how Gerald, the golden-voiced auctioneer she’s been crushing on at the local auction house, can find the courage to stand on stage every week, with all those eyes on him. But as cruel fate would have it, she is about to find out. Her family antique shop, the Vintage at Heart, has tripped over one financial hurdle too many and Kay is propelled, full speed, into her biggest phobia—the spotlight. With terror chasing her, she’ll have to fight to keep the family business from closing forever. Even if the battle takes place in front of a live crowd...




The Silence of Our Friends


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A black family and a white family in 1960s Texas find common ground during the Civil Rights Movement.




The Heart's Frontier


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An exciting new Amish-meets-Wild West adventure from bestselling authors Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith weaves an entertaining and romantic tale for devoted fans and new readers. Kansas,1881—On a trip to visit relatives, Emma Switzer's Amish family is robbed of all their possessions, leaving them destitute and stranded on the prairie. Walking into the nearest trading settlement, they pray to the Lord for someone to help. When a man lands in the dust at her feet, Emma looks down at him and thinks, The Lord might have cleaned him up first. Luke Carson, heading up his first cattle drive, is not planning on being the answer to anyone's prayers, but it looks as though God has something else in mind for this kind and gentle man. Plain and rugged—do the two mix? And what happens when a dedicated Amish woman and a stubborn trail boss prove to be each other's match?




I'm Watching You


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A Virginia detective’s estranged wife is targeted by an obsessive killer in this psychological thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. The first kill was easy. The second much easier. No guilt, no remorse, just a rush of adrenaline surging through him as each life drains away, and the pleasure of knowing their deaths help his beloved Lindsay. And there are so many more who deserve to die . . . Lindsay O’Neil’s secret past is suddenly coming back with a vengeance. When she receives a twisted gift hidden in a bouquet of flowers, the detective assigned to the case is also her estranged husband. Only Zack knows the dark secret she lives with—or so she thinks. Now nothing can prepare her for the nightmare to come. Because everything Lindsay’s stalker does is for her. And spurning his gifts will only unleash the rage of a madman who’s far closer than she imagines . . . “Creepy and terrifying, it will give you chills.” —RT Book Reviews




Bringing Music to Life


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Delves into the methodology, techniques, and inspiration needed to enliven music making. Includes activities.




Into the Light of Jesus


Book Description

Into the Light of Jesus is a book of inspired letters of encouragement from the heart to Jesus. The letters are comprised of entries from the authors personal journals. They tell of His love, healing, strength, peace, forgiveness, and acceptance.




Accused


Book Description

Detective Carly Edwards hates working in juvenile—where the brass put her after an officer-involved shooting—and longs to be back on patrol. So when a troubled youth, Londy Atkins, is arrested for the murder of the mayor and Carly is summoned to the crime scene, she’s eager for some action. Carly presses Londy for a confession but he swears his innocence, and despite her better judgment, Carly is inclined to believe him. Yet homicide is convinced of his guilt and is determined to convict him. Carly’s ex-husband and fellow police officer, Nick, appears to be on her side. He’s determined to show Carly that he’s a changed man and win her back, but she isn’t convinced he won’t betray her again.