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9/25/2017

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The Way of Hope

 
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Author: Melissa Fisher
Genre: Christian Living/Memoir


"Am I welcome here?"

It's the most challenging question churches face today. With a history of condemning people for their sexual temptations, desires, or orientations, many churches and Christians in an attempt to right that wrong have simply adopted the world's more indulgent view.

What if the church could show up in a different way?
With deep understanding born from her own painful experiences, Melissa shows that somewhere between the extremes of condemning and condoning is the way of Jesus, a way marked with courage, compassion, and hope. The Way of Hope aims to equip the church to make a positive impact in the lives of those hurting from their relational or sexual differences. It aims to inspire everyone, regardless of sexual identity or gender orientation, toward a relationship with Jesus, who wants to offer us all love and hope greater than anything we've ever known.
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9/24/2017

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Lady Jayne Disappears

 
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Author: Joanna Davidson Politano
Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Mystery/Suspense


Lynhurst Manor is a house built on secrets . . . and the arrival of Aurelie Harcourt might reveal them all.

When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies suddenly, he leaves her just two things: his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll, and his wealthy family--who want very little to do with her.
As Aurelie struggles to find a home with her father's family and learn the rules of society, she relishes in his parting gift--the beginning of his last story. The story she always wanted to hear, about her mother's mysterious disappearance from the home where she now lives. To complete the novel, she'll have to extract clues from relatives--and one enigmatic houseguest--who often seem reluctant to give them up.
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9/18/2017

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Reuben's Choice

 
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Author: Natalie Vellacott
Genre: Children/Action/Adventure


Reuben is excited, he is walking to school alone for the first time. He rushes along enjoying the freedom. He reaches the playground next to his school and can see his teacher waiting for him. He is so near...but then, he hears a strange noise coming from a ditch. It sounds like an animal might be hurt! What will Reuben do; ignore it, wait until later, tell his teacher or investigate by himself? What will happen as a result of this choice and where will his actions take him?
Reuben faces tough decisions every step of the way. What to do when confronted by danger or lost in the woods? How to respond when a stranger offers a lift at night or when a police officer is asking what happened? What will he say when his maths teacher asks him what he was thinking about or when the school alarm goes off? More importantly, will he ever discover what was making the noise in the ditch at the start of his journey?

Join Reuben on this interactive journey as he learns the importance of telling the truth in any and all situations and suffers the consequences when he chooses not to do so!
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9/16/2017

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A Brush With The Beast

 
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Author: Richard Sones
Genre: Mystery/Suspense


​Nick Gooseberry, is at his wits' end trying to rid himself of chronic debilitating pain. In desperation he turns to The Order, a shadowy organization that promises him freedom from pain and much more. 

​Sarah Johnson is a thirty-something ex-con that the system abandoned in a small town in Texas. 

​A Palestinian schoolboy who witnessed the death of his parents 
grows into a world renowned terrorist driven by his thirst for revenge on his family's murderers. Known by his Arabic nickname, Fanak (the Fox), he orchestrates terror on every continent never realizing that he's a puppet of the Beast.
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9/11/2017

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Dangerous Illusions

 
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Author: Irene Hannon
Genre: Mystery Suspense


Trish Bailey is on overload trying to deal with a demanding job, an ailing mother, and a healing heart. When a series of unsettling memory lapses leads to a tragic death--and puts Trish under police scrutiny--her world is once again thrown into turmoil.

Detective Colin Flynn isn't certain what to think of the facts he uncovers during his investigation. Did Trish simply make a terrible mistake or is 
there more to the case than meets the eye? As he searches for answers, disturbing information begins to emerge--and if the forces at work are as evil as he suspects, the situation isn't just dangerous . . . it's deadly.

Bestselling and award-winning author Irene Hannon will capture your imagination with a mind-bending story that will have you doubling back to retrace your steps--and figure out what you missed!
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9/11/2017

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All Saints

 
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Author: Michael Spurlock/Jeanette Windle
Genre: Christian Living/Memoir


The True Story Behind the Powerful Film ALL SAINTS

Newly ordained, Michael Spurlock's first assignment is to pastor All Saints, a struggling church with twenty-five devoted members and a mortgage well beyond its means. The best option may be to close the church rather than watch it wither any further. But when All Saints hesitantly risks welcoming a community of Karen refugees from Burma--former farmers scrambling for a fresh start in America--Michael feels they may be called to an improbable new mission.

Michael must choose between closing the church and selling the property--or listening to a still, small voice challenging the people of All Saints to risk it all and provide much-needed hope to their new community. Together, they risk everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.

Discover the true story that inspired the film while also diving deeper into the background of the Karen people, the church, and how a community of believers rally to reach out to those in need, yet receive far more than they dared imagine.

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9/9/2017

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A Wife and a Witness

 
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Author: Joy Bowser
Genre: Christian Living/Marriage


But in all things we overwhelmingly conquer through him that loved us. Romans 8:37

Because she fell in love, Joy Bowser chose to marry a man who was not a Christian, and in the uplifting ​A Wife and a Witness, she provides insight for other Christian wives who face the same challenge. A Wife and a Witness is the story of one couple’s struggle to follow Christ together. Join Christian author Joy Bowser as she 
fearlessly shares her marital experiences in order that readers might be encouraged and inspired by her candid vulnerability. 
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Whether you are a Christian whose husband isn’t a believer, or a wife desiring to improve your relationship with your spouse this book is for you! A Wife and a Witness outlines specific Biblical concepts to help build a stronger marriage especially if your spouse is not saved, and profound insight into what is necessary to keep your trust in the Lord, allowing him to work in your day- to-day life and in your home.
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9/3/2017

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Gathering Dandelions

 
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Author: Melissa Maimone
Genre: Devotional

"Jesus is masterful at seeing the exquisite in odd places. … He came for both the sophisticated and the rubes. Jesus finds beauty in those who have been mistaken for weeds. He loves the unlovely and sees each one of us in amazing, unimaginably beautiful ways."
--from Gathering Dandelions
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In her trademark communication style of transparency, humor, and poignant observations, Christian speaker and author Melissa Maimone explores the
delights and difficulties of faith-filled living. She shines a vulnerable light on both deep suffering and tremendous joy through short stories, Scripture, prayers, and reflective meditations that read like entries from a journal.

More than a devotional, every chapter is a declaration of hope, that in the midst of this ordinary, fractured life, you are deeply cared for, intricately known, and immensely loved by God.
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9/2/2017

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The Miracle of Mysteria

 
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Author: Leonid Belov
Genre: Historical Fiction (based on true events)


When the Black Death is coming, what can you do—except wait to die? In the year 1348, as the deadliest of all plagues approaches the community of Rundschau in the Swiss Alps, villagers use their last remaining hours to stage the Passion of Christ. As their performance turns into prayer, the village becomes a temple. What happens when the whole community reaches out to God? The miracle of Mysteria—the 
sacramental and mysterious experience that takes place when people meet God. Heaven IS listening... This story is inspired by the real events that took place in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau. The Passion of Christ has been staged there every decade since 1634, when the village was miraculously spared from the bubonic plague. The next performance is scheduled in 2020.
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9/1/2017

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The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck

 
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Author: Bethany Turner
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Becoming a Christian is the best--and worst--thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck. 

Up to now, Sarah Hollenbeck made her very comfortable living as a well-known, bestselling author of steamy romance novels that would leave the members of her new church blushing. Now she's trying to reconcile her past with the future she's chosen. She's still under contract with her publisher 
and on the hook with her enormous fan base for the kind of book she's not sure she can write anymore. She's discovering that the church might frown on her tithing on royalties from a "scandalous" book. And the fact that she's falling in love with her pastor . . . well, let's just say that doesn't make things any easier.

With a powerful voice, penetrating insight, and plenty of humor, novelist Bethany Turner explodes onto the scene with a witty debut that isn't afraid to deal with the thorny realities of living the Christian life. 
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