This novel is about a woman trapped behind her self-imposed "Walls of Jericho." With her fears to expose the truth, continuing to conceal a deception so as to protect her family's name and her loathing of the masquerade called her marriage, she falls prey to the devil's will and is destined to live a life of dread and anxiety.That is until a modern-day Joshua reappears and, through his strength, love, faith, and patience, brings her into the light.Jericho is a faith-inspired novel that is based on a true story of what should have been, and as my friend John Wilson puts it, "Jericho is a great read that inspires you, and forces you to turn the page and makes you want to stand up and cheer!"
After years of struggling with guilt and shame for being associated with a serial killer sitting on death row, a sister comes to grip with the fact that she and all family members of death row inmates are, indeed, victims as well. Although her brother was, indeed, guilty of his crimes and deserved to pay for the lives he took, society placed her into the same category as him and quickly labeled her guilty by association.Bringing public awareness to the loved ones of death row inmates is something that is frowned upon, and families are often warned by their lawyers not to do so, which leads to detrimental health issues for those family members. They are punished not only for being associated with the inmate but also for loving them and standing by their side despite the horrendous crime they committed.The death penalty brings about many more victims when an inmate is executed. Its grasp is so far-reaching, not only for the victims' families and inmates' families but also for so many others placed in a position they did not ask to be in but were so because of the crime our loved ones committed. The weight of carrying that pain as a result of what our loved one has done can sometimes become too much to bear, and because of that, we are not able to grieve the loss of someone we loved.It has been five years since her brother's execution, and although the healing process has been slow, by publicly sharing her journey with her brother, she hopes to help others begin their healing process as well.
Those precious moments God gives you in life are to strengthen you, humble you, and help you reflect what is really important. "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength." Our son, James, has blessed us with so many of his tender words and thoughtful questions, one of which is "Will we wear socks in heaven?"
The Future is Bright: How Gem Prep is Reimaging Education and Building Tomorrow's Leaders captures the essence of how some of America's best schools are transforming education and the next generation. Gem Prep schools utilize strong academics, competency development, and exposure to a variety of experiences to prepare today's students to be tomorrow's leaders. Gem Prep's approach to education places students in the driver's seat of their education as they incrementally take ownership of their education and their future.This book helps the reader understand how Gem Prep accomplishes its work, but it also helps the reader understand how educational leaders can pursue foundational shifts in their approach to education to successfully propel students toward a bright future.
In a time when the people are separated by theology, philosophy, divisions, and schisms of different doctrines, tongues, interpretations, and religions, which is the right one and which is the wrong one? How do they know their going the right way and how do they know they are not themselves being deceived? When it is easier to lead others astray than to preach and teach the Gospel, it becomes harder to convince the people of uncorrupt, unwatered-down, unsugarcoated Scripture truth as it is written, "there will be a time when sound doctrine will not be tolerated (2 Tim. 4:3)." For far too long have we become engrossed in what other people say is or is not the truth. For far too long have people become in bondage with specific beliefs and religious systems that are doomed to fail, fall, and falter. Unfortunately, just as God had to be patient for the wickedness of Lucifer to be fully revealed and evidence seen before God could expel Satan to the earth, God had to let the works of Satan in the guise of religions to be fully manifested for it to be realized exactly what he has done. Many see the puzzle pieces (as it is shown in this book), but only a few see the big picture. Take it out of the frame and it falls apart. Just as it is written, a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. Judgment has sat; therefore, it has hereby officially fallen into pieces.Many ministers, prophets, and others have spoken of and prophesied of a change that God is bringing to the church worldwide, and that something big by God is coming. Many wished to see it during their time, and many hoped to see it during their life. That time has now come, and it has already begun. Here is the sentence of God: The kingdom, the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom of God on earth is taken away from the little king in the physical and from Satan in the spiritual and is given to the people of the Most High, the only Holy Father Yehovah and Yeshua the High Priest, the Head of the whole Church of the Living God worldwide. Woo!
My heart's desire is to help encourage believers to lean totally on God for His help in their lives. It's not enough to "just believe," as we must do to be saved. We must then trust God to respond to our cries for His help in our daily lives. The beauty of doing this is that God always responds with His help. His help manifests in our lives as miracles! Our family has experienced many of God's miracles, and we want you to experience them too.
This book is about life, a true story of real love, deep within the soul and out through the heart. Our book is only for the people who are only looking for everlasting love. At the end of life, loneliness and memories will be the key for those left behind. Life without love is not worth anything.
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."--John 14:6 (NLT)Stitch by Stitch was birthed straight from God's heart to my heart. I pray each devotional will lead you to a closer walk with Christ and that you feel His healing power mending you through every broken piece of your heart. The last nugget of truth is that God's only Son, Jesus Christ, is the only way to our Heavenly Father!Jesus, our living hope, will lead you on the right path, on this journey called life. No matter the storm, no matter the pain, and no matter the brokenness, God's light will shine through all the darkness and heal you stitch by stitch."The light keeps shining in the dark, and darkness has never put it out" (John 1:5 CEV).The only way to the Father is through Jesus, His Son.Photo Credit: Peggy Quimby WeaverThis is our backyard view every night.
What happens when kids find themselves in situations where adults are absent, and they need to come up with make-or-break decisions? Zig, who used to be everyone's favorite child video star, is now feeling some discomfort when her aunt wants to get her to be an actor for her school project. Tiara, a playful girl, has been given choices by a strange creature named Or. Curious Atoy ends up meeting two mysterious dinosaurs when he visits his grandparents' quaint abode. Ada, whom her friends tease as a giant, meets an unannounced visitor at their home that sends her young world upside down. Katrina, determined to buy a doll, still needs 75 cents, and contemplates talking to the grumpy cashier. And then there is Chris, a young man who lives in an isolated island, who aims to reach the Tall House but needs the right ladder to reach the top. An eclectic collection of stories that show children and pre-teens with different backgrounds and persuasion caught in a dilemma of confronting hard questions, The Right Ladder and Other Stories promises to bring you to different worlds and will also challenge your perception about making the right choices.
After getting divorced at a very young age, a single mother of three children found the courage to bring her kids to the United States on her own in search for a better future. Even while having to face many challenges, she never lost her focus to see life from a positive perspective by taking advantage of every situation, overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams.Her strong faith in God enabled her to tap into a powerful truth; "Yes, you can. Feel the fear, and do it anyways!"As a mother, entrepreneur, and business development coach, she now shares her treasured story to motivate other people to take action and transform their lives to accomplish their dreams!Frania is the founder of Resourceful Mindset LLC and a Non-Profit called Beauty in Power Corporation, which helps to empower women as well as single parents with kids through the knowledge of information, to overcome obstacles that will help them achieve another new level of success, and living a better life.
When nine of us prayed at Holden Beach, we thanked God, though we had been the victims of the Shepherding Religion. But Jesus's proactive trip into the Wilderness had confronted an estimated forty-two hundred religions, according to current estimates. Jesus's bedrock actions, combined with His confrontation of "Legion," spelled the doom for religion's strongholds.Post-Holden Beach, my wife's dream revealed that "T-Jacks" come to snap at the ankles of every irreligious person, who nevertheless has formulated their own religion. They, we, become ensnared in the sweaty religion of Myopic Me!Paul says that Myopic Me! perfectly describes the crooked generation's love of self and money, contemptuous of Law, acting with cruelty, disobedient to parents, boastful, and loving pleasure while scoffing at God. Paul tells us that religion comes to everyone who demotes Christ's finished work. Thus, my five books address these battlefields for the soul of man:Captured by the Faith-Time ContinuumJerusalem with Solomon and EinsteinMade in the Bipolar Image of GodDividing Wall of HostilityFreedom from Religion
Jesus of Nazareth was the most influential person to ever walk the earth, so why do we have no record of him for nearly two decades of his short life? Or have we just not looked in the right places?Narratives have long trickled out of the British Isles pointing to a significant connection with Jesus and with some of His most prominent disciples. Evidence reveals that Britain was not only the epicenter of an ancient global religion but became the first light of Christianity after the crucifixion.Was the royal lineage of King David preserved in the ancient British Isles?Did the ancient Druids hold beliefs in common with Judeo-Christianity?Was Joseph of Arimathea more than a wealthy disciple of Jesus?Did a young Jesus walk the shores of Britain, and if so, why? What was he doing in that remote corner of the world?If the answer to any of these questions is yes, why have these accounts not been more widely shared?These hidden stories out of Celtic Britain abound in heroism, sacrifice, and faith. The rise and ultimate fall of these noble people is a story for the ages. A battle for transparency continues today as this book reveals ancient manuscripts and other evidence that shed needed light on Britain and on the life of Jesus prior to His final ministry in Palestine.
My Life at the Cemetery: It's Not as Dead as You Think is a selection of entertaining and moving stories gleaned from the 12 years author Sandra Kay Doyle worked in the deathcare industry. Some of these stories will make you laugh out loud. Others will elicit tears. Still others will leave you shaking your head in amazement at the wide range of human behavior that rears its head during the stressful times surrounding the death of a loved one. One thing's for sure: death brings out not only the best in people, but also the absolute worst. You'll learn the importance of pre-planning arrangements for your own or a loved one's transition from this world and how doing so will help you sidestep the emotional stress and turmoil that can occur without it. We willingly make plans for our education, careers, weddings, and retirement, but it's a rare person indeed who plans ahead for death. Because death is simply a part of the cycle of life, talking about it and planning for it can bring about healing before the event occurs."This book is warm and touching and will make you laugh and cry."Mary Morrissey, Bestselling Author and founder of Brave Thinking Institute
Manners Do Matter: A Guide for Children, Parents, and Politicians by Linda Waller Holden
On a dark night on a bridge, a voice calls out, "Come with me to Ravena." Mario, a strong-willed yet traumatized young man, finds himself transported to an unfamiliar world. With only a vague memory of a girl's pleading invitation, he reluctantly embarks on a quest to find answers. But he's not alone. Virgil, a popular collegiate athlete, finds himself in the center of a medieval town fighting for his life with a total stranger by his side. A self-identified anime geek and introvert, Robert, has also arrived in this strange world full of intrigue and bloodshed. A continual promise of danger looms from the suspicious villagers to the unnamed evil who threatens to destroy all who remain. Mario, Virgil, and Robert are offered a chance to go home, but only if they accept the terms of a mysterious old woman offering them power in exchange for saving her world--Ravena, a terrifying magical world filled with desperate people they cannot trust, especially themselves.
When an El Paso neighborhood begins to have mysterious incidents involving pilfering of dog food, fears start to arise that there may be a bigger plan afoot. How do these nocturnal visits relate to a tree house in the Parkers' backyard?
As a Christian, do you ever wonder why you still struggle with sin? Are you tired of repeating the same old mistakes? Have you found yourself caught in a seemingly never-ending cycle of habitual sin and shame? Are you tired of the feelings of defeat and long for the freedom, peace, and victory promised in being a new creation? Then it's time to face him. He is called the old man, the old self, or our old nature. We all have one. Are you ready to look him in the eye? Are you ready to fight him? Are you ready to live free? Let it begin today. It's time to kill your old man and be the person God sees in you."Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him" (Rom. 6:6-8).
I have written this book for you! As you journey through life's distractions, you will need to be equipped with understandings which will guide you in making decisions. This will help you know who God is and what He wants you to be: His disciples. Your life, as it spreads over years, matures as should your understanding of Christ. While the Bible speaks of us becoming mature (i.e., Luke 8:14; Hebrews 5:14, 6:1; Colossians 1:28; Ephesians 4:13; James 1:4), this book lays a solid foundation to that end."Not that I have already attained all this or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." This gives me grace, direction, and hope. Philippians 3:16 encourages us to "live up to what we have already attained."So I challenge you to grow in your understanding, and I offer this book as an aid, a flashlight in dark times.
An ancient prophecy. Powerful Secrets. And a desperate quest to save the land from the treacherous King Syrack...After her country is struck by a ruthless war, Vanna, a seventeen-year-old orphan from Esten, crosses paths with three mysterious young men with strange-colored eyes and a dangerous mission. When offered the opportunity to help save her land, Vanna does not hesitate to take it. Together, the four new companions embark on a risky journey in search of a foretold Warrior in hopes of saving their world before it is too late.Will they be able to find the Warrior and save the northern lands, or will the powerful king stop them before they discover the mystery of the fourth Secret?
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