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In the three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre, a story has grown up around one of the victims, Sarah McHale, that says she died proclaiming her Christian faith--but Leanne Bauer was there, and knows what happened, and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom, or tell the truth.
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"The theme for 2022 is "The Lord Is Near" from Psalm 145:18. Each day you will enjoy a Bible verse, a true first-person story sharing the ways God speaks to us in the ordinary events of life, and a brief prayer to bring focus and help you apply the day's message." -- from back cover.
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Garden gates volume 2
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"The Garden Gates series continues with a glimpse at how God's promises lead one woman through a season of loneliness. Both thought-provoking and fun, this second-chance romance features colorful characters, light-hearted humor, and moving spiritual themes"--Provided by publisher.
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Following the formula of her successful Loving My Actual Life, Alexandra Kuykendall shares with readers her own personal experiment to be completely present in her life as it is during the holiday season. Addressing the themes of Advent and Christmas, she reflects on hope, love, joy, peace, and relishing the season, with practical pullouts on common Christmas stressors, such as finances, schedules, and extended family. Kuykendall's signature candor...
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In a world of comparison and discontent, it can feel impossible to be happy with life as we know it. Kuykendall chronicles her nine-month experiment to rekindle her love of her ordinary life. After wiping her calendar as clean as a mother of four can, she focused on one aspect of her life each month, searching for ways to more fully enjoy her current season. Weaving together spiritual themes and practical application into a holy self-awareness, Kuykendall...
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"Roma Downey -- best known as the beloved angel on the TV show Touched by an Angel -- has created a beautiful book filled with encouragement and hope, assuring us of God's comforting presence in our lives. Ever since she was a little girl, Roma has seen butterflies as a reminder of God's presence. They have appeared to her in moments when she needed encouragement and reminded her she is not alone. In this deeply personal book, Roma shares stories...
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"Generations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmother's World War II heartbreak and love. For fans of Francine Rivers and Karen Kingsbury. Brianna Hastings's life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She's instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life--the kind of life she longs for. But when a college history assignment...
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"It's 1943, and Miriam Coblentz and Henry Mast are nearing their wedding day when the unthinkable happens--Henry is drafted. However, since he is a part of the pacifist Amish tradition, Henry is sent to a conscientious objector Civilian Public Service camp. When he leaves for the work camp, his gaping absence turns Miriam's life upside down. Little does she know it's only the beginning... When Henry returns home, he brings news that shakes Miriam...
11) American heart
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Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim Americans are a reality. This is the world of fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri. Sarah-Mary, who has strong opinions on almost everything, isn't concerned with the internments, as she doesn't know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for everyone's safety. Then she meets Sadaf,...
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Mysterious Benedict Society volume 3
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When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
13) Illegal
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Disappeared (Stork) volume 2
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To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Juárez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping to bring their pursuers to justice, only to discover that an even greater danger awaits them.
To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Juárez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States. Now Sara is being held...
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"Following her brother's death and her mother's emotional breakdown, Laura now lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in a lonely townhouse she shares with her old-world, strict, often querulous grandparents. But the arrangement may be temporary. The quiet, awkward teenager has been getting into trouble at home and has been expelled from her high school for throwing a record album at a popular girl who bullied her. When Christmas is over and the...
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"Sometimes what your life is missing is an eccentric group of older ladies to take you under their wing . . . When Raeley Ann Sutton's mama passes away and leaves her the house where she grew up, Rae can't imagine how the little old place might restore her broken life. Mourning the recent loss of her marriage, she takes the house and settles back in tiny, "one-horse Whitten" with her fourteen-year-old daughter, Molly Margaret, and their overweight...
17) Next door Savior
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W Pub. Group
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Illuminates the concept of humanity meeting the divine in a portrait of Jesus Christ as the son of a Nazareth carpenter who performed miracles, whose teachings shaped the world, and who became the savior of all humankind.
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At home in Beldon Grove volume 2
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Revell
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�2010
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Ellie Craig grieves the loss of three infant children, and when long-hidden secrets are brought to light, she must find a way to contact the family of her long-lost father. Meanwhile her husband, Matthew, faces controversy in his church and competition from a new arrival in Beldon Grove, who claims to be both a minister and the son of the town's founder. Will Matthew find the courage to reclaim his church? And will his unexpected travel companion...
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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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2020.
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"Demonstrates the use of Scripture in contemporary political discussions, providing a hermeneutical approach to using the Bible on controversial political topics like gun control, gay marriage, healthcare, immigration, the environment, taxes, etc"--