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Promises You Can Stand On Through Thick and Thin. The Bible is filled with hundreds of what the apostle Peter called "exceeding great and precious promises": definite, explicit declarations God has made that you can count on. In All the Promises of the Bible, Dr. Herbert Lockyer discusses the nature of God's promises - their substance, simplicity, surety, source, security, scope. Lockyer's in-depth look at the scope of God's promises arranges them...

"With candor and hope, Kristen Wetherell offers her personal story and makes strides alongside readers in the battle against fear. She explores practical tools to overcome the anxious thoughts that steal joy. Readers will discover truths that will bring peace as they learn to fear God and nothing else"--Provided by publisher.

Persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection.

All of nature argues about the forms of God, so people are sent as a reminder of all that God is, although they do not seem to understand the message themselves.

Quite often, when we read the Bible, we see the big themes that we have heard over the years: do right, don’t do wrong, love your neighbor, and turn the other cheek. Jessie’s Corner takes some of the less well-known scriptures and shows how they too can impact your life. Sometimes the big themes find support in the small acts that we do every day. These essays show applications of those small pockets of wisdom in our daily lives. Some days, the...

Where is God when tragedy and suffering strike? Bestselling author Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God.

"My child long before I formed you and gave you life, long before I fastened feathers and spun the sun, I imagined YOU! God has written a beautiful story of adventure from the creation of the world to His return, and he is beckoning your child to be a part. In this first book of the Story of God series, we will enter into the moment when God cast the stars into the sky and stretched out the giraffe's neck. Your child will see their place in the masterpiece...

The Veggie Kids ask Larry, "How can we know that God loves us?" In four stories told through story and song, Larry, Bob, Junior, and their pals recount all the ways God shows kids he loves them, even when they forget to blow their nose, or dirty up their clothes!

"My child, I am preparing a place for you. When I made the earth and the stars and the moon, the plants and the animals, and people just like you, I had a good plan. And that perfect plan will be accomplished. A time is coming when sin and death and tears will end. A time is coming when the enemy will be defeated forever. A time is coming when we will be together. And I, for one, can't wait." -- Back cover.