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Will running to a new life in a new world bring happiness--or more trouble?
"Provides a blistering critique of the narrowing options for female leadership in the evangelical church. . . . A powerful indictment of an unequal system."--Publishers Weekly As a pastor's wife for twenty-five years, Beth Allison Barr has lived with assumptions about what she should do and who she should be. In Becoming the Pastor's Wife, Barr draws on that experience and her academic expertise to trace the history of the role of the pastor's wife, showing how it both helped and hurt women in conservative Protestant traditions. While they gained an important leadership role, it came at a deep cost: losing independent church leadership opportunities that existed throughout most of church his...
Texas Ranger Cody Jackson is paired with local police officer Liliana Rodriguez as they investigate a serial killer targeting illegal aliens and try to calm the growing unrest of the Mexican Americans who live in the area.
Anna Larson's daughter, Lauren, is confused, brokenhearted, and misguided. It's the turbulent 1960s and, feeling alienated from her mother, Lauren chooses to stay with her paternal grandmother. However, repelled by the woman's manipulative and spiteful ways, Lauren returns to her mother, the river, and the Inn at Shining Waters. There, Lauren begins to appreciate the person her mother is becoming--and she loves the river. However, romantic interests throw a wrench into the works and Lauren, jealous and angry, returns to her grandmother yet again. But as time passes, Lauren, now a mother to her own defiant teenager, faces a new crisis--one that puts the entire family at risk.
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Danny Jack has served as pastor, therapist, chaplain, spiritual director, and new church planter. He has worked in urban environments and within diverse communities. All of which has given him the unique opportunity to see God at work in the stories of everyday life. Parables Along the Way is a collection of 117 sketches drawn from that daily life. Each vignette is prefaced by relevant Scripture and ending with a personal prayer. Pastors, speakers, and families will all identify with these insights. Making them useful for illustrations in sermons, the classroom, and even more important as a devotional resource.
After her mother dies from a heart attack, Sloane Templeton goes from Cyber Crimes Unit to bookstore owner before she can blink. She also "inherits" a half-batty store manager; a strange bunch of little old people from the neighborhood who meet at the store once a week, but never read books, called the Granny Oakleys Book Club; and Aunt Verline, who fancies herself an Iron Chef when in reality you need a cast iron stomach to partake of her culinary disasters. And with a group like this you should never ask, “What else can go wrong?” A lot! Sloane begins to receive cyber threats. While Sloane uses her computer forensic skills to uncover the source of the threats, it is discovered someone ...
In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father’s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of the local vicar’s daughter, Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him, due to her station in life. Circumstances throw Eliza in Hayward’s path, and they flee to America to escape the family conflicts. But as war looms, it's a temporary reprieve. Hayward joins the revolutionary forces and what follows is a struggle for survival, a test of faith, and the quest to find lasting love in an unforgiving wilderness. "Filled with true-to-life characters whose struggles will linger with readers long after the last page is turned, Before ...
What happens when the race to stop a lethal bacteria becomes a race to stop a killer? Dr. Sara Miles' teenage patient is on the brink of death from an overwhelming, highly resistant infection with Staph luciferus, known to doctors as "the killer." Only an experimental antibiotic, developed and administered by Sara's ex-husband can save the girl's life. But potentially lethal effects from the drug send Sara and her colleague, Dr. Rip Pearson, on a hunt for hidden critical data that will let them reverse the effects before it's too late. What is the missing puzzle piece? And who is hiding it? "A fast-paced inspirational medical thriller that will hold you spellbound." - FreshFiction.com "Letha...
Visions from Earth is a sparkling collection of timeless words of wisdom written for those seeking more meaning and purpose in their life. This rich anthology features many of the world's truly enlightened thinkers such as Einstein, Lao Tzu, Rilke, Goethe, Merton, Rumi, Tagore, Thoreau and Emerson. Visions From Earth is not just another collection of quotations; rather, it is a meticulously crafted blueprint for having a calmer, more centered life that is rich in meaning and reward. Topics include thoughts on God, nature, faith, truth, kindness, self, the human journey, and the awareness that each life has a purpose. Put simply, there is good stuff in here! This book is written for teenagers through adults. It is ideal for any occasion and would be the perfect gift for birthdays, anniversaries, high school and college graduation, newlyweds, and for those facing mid- or late-life challenges.