In this bestselling devotional, readers will receive words of hope, encouragement, comfort, and reassurance of Jesus’ unending love. The devotions are written as if Jesus himself were speaking directly to each reader. Devotions are followed by a journaling prompt with lines for writing thoughts and prayers. Reading Scripture, listening to God’s voice, and journaling her thoughts made Sarah more aware of His presence, allowing her to enjoy more of His peace. And following these steps will do the same for you. 

Features & Benefits:

• Bestselling devotional with prompts and journaling space for enhancing a daily personal time with God
• Provides a chance to experience peace in His presence every day
• Over nine million copies sold in the Jesus Calling brand
• Cover design allows for personalization

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Each day offers encouragement and hope from a Savior who is closer than you can imagine and who will never leave you. 

Grow in a deep personal faith while reading a message that everyone needs to hear and embrace deep within the soul. Jesus Calling^® is a devotional that is read daily by more than six million people. This version includes the beloved original content, but with a modern cover that will appeal to a younger audience.

After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen to God with pen in hand, writing down whatever she believed He was saying to her. It was awkward at first, but gradually her journaling changed from monologue to dialogue. She knew her writings were not inspired as Scripture is, but journaling helped her grow closer to God, and from that experience Jesus Calling^® came to be.

It is Sarah’s fervent prayer that our Savior may bless every reader with His presence and His peace in ever deeper measure.

Common Core Standards:

• R.CCR.1
  Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
  and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when
  writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text; 
• R.CCR.2 Determine central ideas or
  themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting
  details and ideas; 
• R.CCR.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
  including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
  analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone; 
• SL.CCR.1 Prepare for and participate
  effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse
  partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and
  persuasively

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Imagine a home where every person feels loved, valued and heard. Imagine a family that seeks God’s wisdom, will and Word together. Imagine an intimate, affectionate community where every night is an experience of caring, sharing, comfort and peace.

You can make this beautiful picture a reality in your home. But it won’t happen by accident, you need a plan! Holding Your Family Together is a workable, powerful plan based on a simple nightly routine: Share, Read, Talk, Pray, Bless. This is the FAITH5, and it has transformed families around the world. No matter your child’s age or your family’s unique situation, the FAITH5 can work for you. Inside you’ll find everything you need to get your family into a nightly habit that will open your hearts to each other and to God.

Does this sound like an impossible dream? It’s not, and you can start . . . tonight.

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Come take a fresh look at dating for a new generation of young women. This conversation will encourage you as Tracy Levinson shares grace infused insight, wisdom, laughter and liberating truth. unashamed – candid conversations about dating, love, nakedness and faith is for young women, and people in their lives who adore them. This list includes moms, dads, brothers, grandparents, boyfriends, and church leaders. Tracy Levinson candidly explores pivotal questions asked by this millennial generation.

Here are a few topics you will encounter in this book:

Q: I have already been involved sexually, so how do I have a redo?
Q: What are the things that bug you about dating in the Christian culture??
Q: What is guarding my heart and does it even pertain to dating?

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Fall in love with Jesus all over again.

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We live in a world of extreme polarization. We are constantly bombarded with opinions and arguments. As a result, church culture can become segregated from the rest of the world.

But Jesus walked on both sides of the dividing line. He spoke with religious people, and he ate with town rejects. What if God’s truth is somewhere between the division?

Unbalanced takes a close look at what we’ve separated over, what the church has gotten right and wrong, and where Jesus stands in the middle of it all.

Chapter Titles:

Inside Outside: Why I’m Nervous at the Circus

Don’t Mess with the Formula: How the Top Two Greatest Albums Almost Never Happened

Silent Monk Screams: Why Some Pain Sticks Around Longer

Hollywood Moses: Why Christian Movies are So Terrible

My Public Meltdowns: What Types of People Belong in Church

Chili’s, Bennigan’s, and Other Places I Wasn’t Allowed To Go: How My Mom Conquered Her Fear of Bar-and-Grills

Zacchaeus: How God Burst My Church Bubble

Church in a Bar: How Jesus and John the Baptist Were Complete Opposites and Completely Alike

The Exaggerated Battles of American Christians: What is the Best Form of Protest?

Identity Crisis: Who does the Perfect Christian Looks Like?

Full House Lied to Me: Why I Can’t Run Away from Home

God Did It: How I Deal with Atheists, Science, and Questions

Hamster Prison Break: Why We Have Trouble with Freedom

Behind Burned Doors: When My Grandma Dropped the Mic

Please Like Me: When What You Didn’t Know Existed Becomes What You Can’t Live Without

Stick of Dynamite: What Side is Jesus On?

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Designed specifically for Embassy International Worship Center’s School of Prophets, this manual takes you into the world of prophetic things. Discovery your prophetic potential, sharpen your gifting, and get ready to be equipped for your assignment.

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Thrive U is a hard hitting sports devotional that inspires athletes to Thrive! 100 collegiate and professional athletes representing 20 sports from across the country document their testimonies, trials, and triumphs as they aim to play for a bigger purpose! This must read devotional was created for athletes who don’t simply want to survive…but to Thrive! Join the movement!

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Winner of the 2010 Gold Award from the Readers Favorite Book Review and Awards!

After saving Noah and family from the evil stowaway Charlatan aboard the ark in The Ark, the Reed, & the Fire Cloud, heroes Max and Liz, along with faithful mates Kate and Al, earn immortality and a directive from God to serve as His envoys for pivotal points in human history. They have waited for centuries for a word from the Maker; now they learn they are to work behind the scenes in the life of Joseph. In The Dreamer, The Schemer, & The Robe the fate of an entire nation rests in their paws.

All looks hopeless for the young teenager as Joseph s brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt. Has Charlatan returned to Egypt to once again stop Max and Liz from accomplishing their mission? With the help of two new characters, a British archeologist mouse and a forlorn camel, they must combat the forces of evil that are out to thwart their plans, leading them into mysterious adventures with pyramids and mummies. If Max and Liz fail in this mission, all of Egypt will suffer from famine, and the Hebrew nation will never be born.

Abounding in life lessons on struggle, enduring trials, forgiveness, and redemption, The Dreamer, The Schemer, & The Robe is a nonstop thriller filled with twists and turns, side-splitting humor, treachery and heartache, hope and redemption.

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No More No will help you say yes to God and equip you to hear God’s voice, break free from fear and obey God’s promptings wherever you go. Julie Earl shares her journey to God’s love and forgiveness, and her discovery that God wants to speak, work and love through all Christians – at the grocery store, the mall, work, school and wherever you go. No More No is filled with real-life stories of Julie and others taking risks, ignoring their fears and sharing words and gifts from God’s heart.

Julie explains the ways God speaks and the gifts He wants to give through you. If you’ve longed to tell people about God’s forgiveness and love for them, but have been hung up by formulas and methods, you’ll be thrilled to know there is a better way. You will learn how to listen for God’s voice and follow His leading.

If you struggle with fear, Julie offers insights and tips to overcome your fears by falling in love with Jesus, falling in love with people and knowing who you are in Christ. You’ll be so in love with Jesus and people, and so confident in the fact you are God’s beloved child, that you will no longer let the fear of what people think stop you from obeying God’s voice and God’s promptings.

Whether you are a seeker, a new believer or a mature Christian, No More No will challenge and inspire you to live the amazingly fun life you were meant to live as you say yes to God!

Reviews for No More No

“I love this book! Julie shares her inspiring journey of learning to hear God’s voice, ignore her fears and say yes to God’s promptings at the store, the mall, the workplace and even online. Julie fills the pages with powerful testimonies as well as great tips on how to listen for God’s voice and share His gifts of love in a way that is fun and stress free. No More No will inspire your heart with a new level of faith for hearing God’s voice and ministering His love and power in everyday living.”

– J. Nicole Williamson, Author of five books including Heaven’s Secret of Success and Founding Director of King’s Lantern International

“There is a time for learning and a time for action. In reading No More No, I’m truly convicted that even though I’m a fulltime missionary, I have spent far too much time trying to learn, and not nearly enough time trying to simply do what Jesus did. Julie’s numerous (and often humorous) examples of this commitment to say yes to Jesus daily have inspired me to go and do likewise!”

-Scott Sullivan, Director of New Initiatives, Frontiers France

“No More No could completely change how you live your life…it did mine!” -Barbara S.

“I’m excited to use this book in my own life and as a teaching source to help people hear God’s voice and boldly step out and act on it.” -Mary Ann E.

“I fell in love with this book from the moment I started reading it, and I began having my own encounters with people who needed prayer after the first two chapters!” -Nancy R.

“This is a great read for those who want to begin a relationship with God and for those who want their relationship to grow.” -Matt W.

“I cried at Julie’s intense boldness in the theatre. Wow! Come on, Jesus!” -Karis J.

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My Wish tells the tale of a man who used meditation and loving kindness to realize his dream of bringing the message of happiness through mindfulness to America. This monk grew up Starvation level poverty in the jungles of Sri Lanka and became a chief Buddhist Monk of North America. This book is the inspirational story of a journey from poverty and strife to abundance and peace. It also serves as a beautiful example of servant leadership in action. This book is a guide for anyone who wants to realize their dreams without losing their soul. Read it soon!

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Cuando Mark y Nancy Sheppard comenzaron su trabajo misionero en Liberia, Nancy no tenía idea alguna de las cosas que Dios le pediría. El primer periodo de tiempo que estuvieron en el campo misionero fue tranquilo, pero fue seguido por la Guerra Civil en Liberia y un año horripilante de trabajo con los refugiados liberianos en Costa de Marfil. La situación era difícil, las expectativas eran abrumadoras y la tensión de la guerra se encontraba en la puerta de su casa. Miedo, autocompasión, resentimiento y depresión la perseguían. Dios usó la difícil decisión que tomó Nancy de seguir el liderazgo de su esposo y de continuar trabajando con los refugiados para llevarla en un asombroso viaje espiritual— uno que le permitió tener un entendimiento más claro sobre la femineidad bíblica, al igual que tener una relación más cercana con el Señor y con su esposo. El libro registra el viaje que toma Nancy para llegar a una verdadera paz en medio de circunstancias muy difíciles. Mientras Dios le va enseñando sobre qué significa un servicio genuino, la sumisión, la oración sincera, la reverencia y la humildad, ella es completamente y totalmente transformada. Las escenas presentadas son particulares a la vida de Nancy, pero cualquier cristiano en búsqueda de algo más puede identificarse plenamente con las lecciones espirituales que ella aprende.

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Rock Paper Scissors uncovers one woman’s journey to discovering the heart of God and takes readers for a remarkable ride, inviting them to believe in the unimaginable, trust in His limitless kindness, and live from a place of great, great thanks for the beauty of it all.

Touching, honest, playful, and contemplative, Allison M. Sullivan shares a raw and open-hearted collection of personal essays that weave together story with parable, humor with honesty, and lessons with life.

The mighty power of God, the covering forgiveness of Jesus, and the snipping refinement of the Holy Spirit form the perfect Trinity: Rock Paper Scissors.

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Olympian Ian Warner explains why life is not about winning but about enduring and understanding we are being prepared for God’s purposes. Ian Warner demonstrates the power of endurance through various journeys, personal inspirations, and biblical stories. Fifty athletes share their testimonies and explain the gut-wrenching details of their most difficult athletic experiences.

You will gain:
• Ways to ENDURE anything
• New perspectives on sports and life
• Inspiration from quotes and bible verses
• Inspiration from powerful biblical stories
• Understanding of the purpose of endurance
• Different perspectives on success
• Stories of endurance from over 50 athletes

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REGENER8 is not your parent’s devotional. Your world is smaller due to technology. Your music is extreme, your entertainment edgy. Life moves at a much faster pace. You live life in dog years. You embrace life, and you tell it like it is. This book’s for you.

REGENER8 is an 8-week devotional, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a foundation builder – a blueprint for life.

It’s relevant and controversial. It’s in your face.

REGENER8 takes the training wheels off youth ministry and rips down the speed limit signs. This fast-paced book will challenge you in every area of your life. While this book is packed with life-changing truth, we opted for no preservatives and no sugar-coating. Just 100% of your daily allowance of in-your-face Gospel truth.

The only requirement is that you leave your preconceived notions about God and Jesus at the door, and commit to this eight-week journey for truth. Are you up for the challenge of REGENER8? Are you tough enough to handle 8 weeks, 8 lessons, and 8 truths? Are you tired of playing life? If so, let’s REGENER8 your life.

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Brendan and Erc are just your average interplanetary mailmen trying to find their way in the galaxy. But one day, while piloting cargo through the far reaches of space, they suddenly find themselves on a journey they didn’t expect: a journey to the truth. The Truth Is Out There combines the visual excitement and quirky humor of graphic novels with solid popular philosophy and theology. The result is a book in which everyone from teens to adults can find accessible answers to questions about God, the soul, true happiness, and much more and have fun doing it! And because Brendan and Erc start their journey at the very beginning, readers don’t have to possess any kind of faith to appreciate the thoughtful ideas and arguments they’ll encounter. If you just have an open mind (and a sense of adventure) you will come away from these pages with a clearer sense of life’s purpose, and a better understanding of the reasons for believing in God, Jesus, and the Church. And if you’re already a believer, The Truth Is Out There will deepen your knowledge of the Faith and sharpen your skills at defending it.

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This depiction of the New Testament church as it could be in twenty first century America comes from an author with over forty years experience leading in a church where people take discipleship seriously.
Learn the difference between organic and institutional versions of church life.
This book is designed to excite readers with the possibility of a return to radical community right in the middle of modern urban life. Churches use it for training their home groups leaders.

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This book is intended as an aid to believers in developing a daily time of morning revival with the Lord in His word. At the same time, it provides a limited review of the summer training held June 30—July 5, 2014, in Anaheim, California, on the continuation of the “Crystallization-study of Genesis.” Through intimate contact with the Lord in His word, the believers can be constituted with life and truth and thereby equipped to prophesy in the meetings of the church unto the building up of the Body of Christ.

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In Mourning Journey, author Lisa Schultz-Fred reveals how her life was forever changed. The unthinkable happened when her husband of twenty-one years was tragically killed, thrusting her and their three children into a new reality. Lisa retraces significant times in her life that ultimately shaped her survival when the world around her crumbled.
The loss she experienced was permanent, but she did not let it permanently affect her in a negative, unproductive way. Her inspiring story will encourage readers that they too can heal after a traumatic loss.
When you read Mourning Journey, you will discover how to:
• Grieve with hope
• Help your children to suffer strong
• Discover your unchanging identity in Jesus
• Win the battle for your mind
• Find purpose in pain
• Be free to find love again
• Live in a new normal
• Discover your true happily ever after

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In The Way of the Cross, Caryll Houselander accomplishes two things: first, by her imaginative re-creation of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, realized with intensity, detail, and depth, she brings a drama of anguish and tragedy to our immediate awareness; secondly, she shows us the Passion reflected in all human suffering. We can no more be detached spectators of the Passion than we can be detached spectators of the griefs and travails of the contemporary world. As Caryll Houselander writes, the part we are called to play is that of Veronica, coming forward to wipe the tears and sorrows from every stricken face we meet. And each time we have the courage and compassion to do so, we find the same image left on the veil. These profound meditations on the Stations of the Cross allow the reader to walk in the footsteps of Christ on that distant yet ever-present Good Friday.

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When Mark and Nancy Sheppard began missionary service in Liberia, Nancy had no idea what God would ask of her. Their idyllic first term was followed by the Liberian Civil War and a nightmarish year working among Liberian refugees in the Ivory Coast. Conditions were difficult, expectations overwhelming and the tensions of the war at their doorstep. Fear, self-pity, resentment and depression haunted her. God used Nancy’s difficult decision to follow her husband’s leadership and remain in refugee work to begin an amazing spiritual journey—one that led to a clearer understanding of biblical womanhood as well as a deeper relationship with the Lord and with her husband. The book chronicles Nancy’s journey to true peace in the midst of very difficult circumstances. As God teaches her about genuine service, submission, sincere prayer, reverence and humility, she is totally and completely transformed. The scenarios are unique to Nancy, but every seeking Christian can fully identify with the spiritual lessons.

A unique reading experience, this interactive eBook contains many full color pictures as well as links to pertinent YouTube videos. This Kindle edition of “Confessions of a Transformed Heart” will not disappoint!

(The Youth Edition removes some of the more detailed explanations of the war and Liberian culture that may not be appropriate for younger readers.)

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The Intercessors Exordium is the first book a the new compelling series of Christian fiction that is packed with mystery, action, adventure, romance, history and most importantly; excellent lessons of the love and power of Jesus Christ, prayer and in learning and speaking God’s written Word; the Bible. From the very first chapter this book will pull at your heart and keep you on the edge of your seat, driving you to keep reading and leave you wanting more.

Set in the quaint and historic town of Fairfield, Connecticut you will meet Obadiah O’Sullivan, a retired engineer and grandfather of Brielle St. Claire. Brielle, along with three of her friends, twins Gideon and Keoni Toussaint and Jace Roberts, decide they want to do something to help solve a mystery that is seriously affecting the citizens of their home town.

The Intercessors come together to dedicate their lives to the service of their Savior Jesus Christ and build His Kingdom here on earth in the hearts of those who need Him the most. Obadiah trains the Intercessors, taking them on an incredible journey to an extraordinary Bible school. Once they begin their service for the Lord, they find themselves in a battle against the forces of evil that are greatly attacking their friends, town and others who desperately need God’s help.

The Intercessors learn how to truly minister the love of Jesus Christ to those who are hurting and not to be judgmental or self righteous– as their sins are just as much in need of forgiveness as those of anyone else. Through their training, they not only are equipped heavily in prayer and with the mighty power of God and His Holy Scriptures, they also learn self defense techniques to protect themselves against those who would come against them.

Through their journey, the Intercessors learn there are no greater weapons than the power of prayer and in speaking God’s written Word, the Bible to defeat their enemies. Because of their great faith and obedience, God delivers them from the hands of their enemies and blesses them most abundantly with a grand victory.

This book is unlike anything else out there available on the Christian market today. It promises to keep you turning pages until the end and hopefully….to be reaching for your Bible when you are finished.

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Continuing his popular series of novels about saints of the Church, de Wohl devotes his considerable talents to an interpretation of one of the most unusual women of all time, Saint Catherine of Siena. The daughter of a prosperous dyer in fourteenth-century Siena, Catherine never forgot the mystical experience of her extreme youth; at that time she devoted herself to Christ. It was, however, a shock to her family when, refusing marriage, she insisted on giving her life totally to God.

Her career was extraordinary. In that confused and dangerous era of history, the Pope was living at Avignon: Catherine persuaded him to return to Rome. The City-States of Italy were at war with each other: Catherine subdued them. There was pestilence: Catherine served and saved. She performed miracles, she received the stigmata, she drew about her a crowd of devoted men and women.

A saint who would not let the Lord God alone, she really did lay siege to heaven—and changed the face of her world. This novel, which is also a vivid biography, brings Catherine of Siena to life in a remarkable way. She lives on every page.

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Steph Fink knows what busy feels like; it feels crazy! The Blessed Juggle – From Cray to Okay in 30 Days provides personal coaching with easy to read, biblically based and practical encouragements to help you move from cray to okay! Steph encourages readers to:
– Be blessed, not busy.
– Pursue God’s rhythm in their daily juggle.
– Break free from people pleasing.
– Develop a plan of rest.
– Examine their juggle with faith, honesty and laughter.

About the Author

Steph Fink is a military veteran, inspirational communicator and owner of Encouraged in Heart. She’s authored three books and keeps an active speaking schedule. She lives in Virginia where she juggles life with her husband, two kids, dog and coffee pot. She is proud to partner with The A21 Campaign to end human trafficking. Visit her at encouragedinheart.org.

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WHERE IS GOD IN THE STORMS?

When you’re in pain, your natural response is to ask these questions aimed at God himself:

• Why me?
• Don’t you care?
• Where are you?
• Are you strong enough to help?

During my storms of disease, death, and divorce, I grappled with these questions and many more. What I heard in response not only stunned me, it also gave me the strength to endure.

Along with hope and healing, I found something I never expected—abundant blessings. God gives his children this promise, “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten…” (Joel 2:25).

If you purchase and read Chosen to be Blessed you will:

• Learn to prepare your spiritual life in order to strengthen your faith by studying Gods signs as he calls you to believe in Him.  
• Find hope in the eye of the storm by accepting your weaknesses and dependency on Gods strength and learn to live in His peace.
• Understand the reasons why pain leads to restoration for your good and how God uses it to help us grow.

Because the book will:

• Provide a framework where the reader can decipher Gods attempts to get our attention in signs and life’s pain that cause us to recognize who He is and His plan of salvation involves pain.
• Combine various accounts of signs and stories that give the reader cause to pause and believe again that God can use the painful storms of life as a warning, a wake-up call, and a process to transform our hearts to be ready to receive blessings.
• Restore hope by giving examples on how to find your reasons in your restoration. Then you are encouraged to take action to build your faith, restore broken relationships, and find purpose again.

Read these pages and you’ll see firsthand how God creates purpose within your pain. Chosen to be Blessed, reveals three secrets to transform your life’s storms to blessings.

“A must read … a heartfelt guide on turning adversities into opportunities to serve God.” William Sirls – #1 Bestselling author of The Reason and The Sinners’ Garden.

 “In Chosen to be Blessed, Ronald Re openly, honestly, and humbly deals with the treacherous events that sometimes blast our lives, our hopes, our dreams. What was thought to be a very happy life with a good future, suddenly erupted into a tortuous series of disheartening and draining experiences.

As his secure world was breaking apart, Ronald’s analytical mind found its way to probe the wisdom of God, and the transformation it produced in his life is spectacular. With a heart for others whose lives are being shattered with unexplainable hardships, he carefully and clearly lays out the path he took to come to the realization that even disease, death, and divorce, or any other disaster in life, can be turned into unnumbered and ongoing blessings by our redeeming God. “ Rev. Ronald Graef – Retired Pastor of Evangel Baptist Church.

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