Make Me A River Not A Reservoir is a journey into becoming more effective for the Lord in your Christian walk. While the amount of Christians in America have grown in the last few years, statistics show that 80% of the Christian churches are evangelistically dead or at the very least asleep. Dr. Tim Shook will take you on a journey through the Bible to see how the river of spiritual life was and is to result in the winning of souls for the kingdom.
“A tender-hearted novel and a dream to read. I loved this book.” -- Matt Haig #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library “so so so so good…[Speech Team] is a MUST…It has all the feels and brilliant writing to boot.” -- Elin Hilderband (on Instagram) #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Five Star Weekend A funny, gossipy and ultimately poignant novel about four Gen X teen friends turned 21st-century adults who awkwardly come back together to confront an influential teacher whose brutal remarks have haunted them all for years. In his early forties, nonprofit writer Tip Murray is just getting past the wreckage of his youth and settling into semi-humdrum married New England domesticity. Things take an unusual turn when he receives shocking news from his high school best friend, hippie farmer Natalie, that one of their former teammates from speech team, Pete, has committed suicide. Surprisingly mentioned in Pete’s final Facebook post? A devastating comment made to him by their speech team coach, Gary Gold. Feeling nostalgic for their 80s adolescence, Tip and Nat decide to reconnect with two long lost friends from the team, haughty menswear designer Anthony and tightly wound college professor Jennifer. The reunited quartet quickly discover an unsettling thread: all were quietly wounded by Mr. Gold’s deeply cutting remarks. The silver lining? Gold is still alive, and a quick Google search shows that he has retired to Florida. There’s only one thing left to do: fly down to a posh resort to confront him. What happens next is far from what any of them could have imagined. Fueled by cringe-y confrontations and 80s nostalgia, a literary mashup of The Breakfast Club and The Big Chill, Speech Team explores what it means to take account of the pain that can suffuse a life and what it means, years on, to move forward. "Tim Murphy is a genius at sweeping, character-driven stories that suck you in until the very last page, and Speech Team is no exception." —Andy Cohen
WHO IS SIDNEY RICHARDSON? In a wooded park in Cincinnati on March 9, 2009, police discovered the nude body of a young woman--body battered and head decapitated. The victim, a pretty high school senior named Sidney Richardson, had left a party after a volatile argument with her boyfriend. Four handsome, intelligent, and charming young men, with bright futures ahead of them, were the last to see her alive. WHO IS SIDNEY RICHARDSON AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE PERKY TEENAGER THAT BREEZY SPRING EVENING? A year has gone by and the four men realize someone witnessed their act of violence. That someone, a man with an agenda of his own wants revenge and he’ll stop at nothing to get it. Not even murder. THE MAN WITH THE COLD EYES IS CLOSER THAN THEY THINK! In a suspenseful tale of secrets, sex, rape, betrayal, murder and obsession, a detective must piece together the puzzle of a shocking crime that will leave the reader asking the ultimate question. In a world where evil is lurking around every corner who can one really trust?
A violent childhood injury at the hands of classroom bullies left Bennett Oliver with extra-sensory abilities, powers unknown to him until a startling vision roars to life in his mind. As an adult, Bennett's abilities have become refined, allowing him control over the visions that rage through him. Even so, he uses his talents reluctantly. At the request of his friend, Detective Augustus "Woody" Woodson, Bennett assists the Minneapolis police with a handful of missing-persons cases, resolving each one with unerring success. Now, as he begins a shocking new case, Bennett encounters something completely unexpected the existence of someone with abilities much more powerful, and much more deadly, than his own.
Change is inevitable. Everything that happens in your life alters you, forever, for better or worse. Whether the change occurs to one person or to a whole society, it eventually affects us all. Scribings, Vol 3: Metamorphosis contains six stories from the Greater Portland Scribists that explore changes, from the self-inflicted alterations of a glory seeker to a victim forced to learn how to live his life all over again. You thought that was just a shadow? You thought she just liked water? You thought four degrees wasn't much of a difference? You thought your dreams were safe? Think again...
The book Destiny Is Calling The book Destiny is Calling is a powerful, awesome, prodigious and anointing book. Its a book of sermons and encouraging words that can help you find your way in God, help push you into your destiny, assignment, and purpose in God. This will help teach you how to encounter the next move of God. Destiny is Calling is also a dynamical and energetic teaching that will also help you operate in your endeavors in God with a marked of vigor and energetic teaching and anointing in God. It shows you how to walk in the favor of The Great I am that I Am.
A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is the story of Lawrence Greenwood, a federal parole officer living in Connecticut who has reached a crossroads in his life. He is turning fifty, his marriage to Nilda is in its death throes, and his career is winding down. Lawrence finds joy and comfort in the strong relationships he has built with his three children, Thomasina, Meredith, and Nathan, who is about to make his Major League debut as a pitcher for the expansion Kentucky Colonels. However, a twist of fate sends Lawrence's life in a completely unexpected direction. Lawrence forges a new beginning as a farmer in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He is surrounded by odd and quirky characters, including Martin "Soaring Hawk" Tuttle, an unwelcome squatter on Lawrence's land, and Abraham and Doreen Redfeather, a divorced Native American couple who become Lawrence's closest friends. He also meets the enigmatic Jasper Crowley, who appears at the most unexpected times. Lawrence encounters multiple complications in trying to live a simple life in the country. He explores a potential romance with his former protégé, Kelly Larson, and forms an unlikely friendship with Catalina de la Huerta, a former beauty queen who is now a veterinarian, as well as the younger sister of Nilda, who has her own mysterious past. A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is about second chances, new possibilities, unexpected romance, a return to a bucolic life, friendship, and baseball. Above all things, it is a tale of the enduring love between a father and his son.
Northern Italy, 1993: After what seems like several lifetimes as a policeman in the Questura, Commissario Trotti is ready for retirement. Soon, he’ll be able to fulfill his dream of moving to the countryside villa he co-owns with his cousin, where his daily business will be tending to goats and chickens. But despite Trotti’s stubbornly old-fashioned investigative methods and his disregard for social niceties, there are several people trying to talk him out of retirement. Trotti’s boss offers him a golden opportunity as head of the Questura’s new child abuse division. Meanwhile, Fabrizio Bassi, a reckless, womanizing private detective who worked under Trotti years ago before being kicked off the force, approaches him for help. Bassi has been investigating the death of a murdered doctor, and he has a conspiracy theory that extends to the highest reaches of government. Trotti declines, annoyed by the request. But when Bassi is found in a ditch with a bullet in his head, Trotti decides to take on one last murder case after all.
Hitchcock meets Serling in this deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a young couple and alien races from a #1 New York Times–bestselling author. After engaging in bloody warfare against each other, two alien races—the Greens and the Grays—take refuge on Earth, both believing their home and their enemy destroyed. For seventy-five years, they have been passing as humans, living peacefully—until each side discovers the other has survived. Now, in order to avoid another destructive conflict, these extraterrestrial rivals have united and agreed that a sacrifice must be made . . . On a dark and cold October night in Manhattan’s Riverside Park, a strange ceremony is about to begin. The group is focused on a young girl who is ready to do what she must for peace, but the ritual comes to an abrupt halt when the child is mysteriously kidnapped. Meanwhile, after four years of marriage, Roger and Caroline Whittier struggle to get through a day without fighting. Their bickering is interrupted when a bizarre mugger leaves them with a little girl named Melantha. While they disagree on most matters, they both know they must protect Melantha. Unfortunately, they have no idea who is looking for their foundling or the lengths they will go to get her back. Now, the chase is on . . . “[Timothy] Zahn has lots of surprises up his sleeve, and the ability to make the strange sound real.” —Statesman Journal “Compelling . . . One nice touch in this highly enjoyable hybrid of SF and mystery is that at no point does any one character know exactly what’s going on.” —Publishers Weekly
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Thrawn’s origins within the Chiss Ascendancy in the first book in an epic new Star Wars trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to root out the unseen assailants. A recruit born of no title, but adopted into the powerful family of the Mitth and given the name Thrawn. With the might of the Expansionary Fleet at his back, and the aid of his comrade Admiral Ar’alani, answers begin to fall into place. But as Thrawn’s first command probes deeper into the vast stretch of space his people call the Chaos, he realizes that the mission he has been given is not what it seems. And the threat to the Ascendancy is only just beginning.
Returning to the popular world of Dominaria for the first time in years, the Time Spiral Cycle centers on Teferi Planeswalker, a well-loved character with a rich history in Magic: The Gathering. The title also features appearances of many other beloved characters who will be easily recognized by readers and fans alike. As with previous Magic titles, Planer Chaos previews the latest Magic card set release by giving readers the first look at what will be coming out in the set.
The book that inspired the major History Channel special God Code shows there is more to the Bible than meets the eye—messages from God hidden for ages, now revealed by modern computer technology. In God Code, antiquities expert Timothy P. Smith reveals his decades-long quest to understand the complex messages he discovered in an ancient Hebrew manuscript of the Bible. This painstaking search involves adventure and mystery, but instead of consulting ancient maps to find buried treasure, Smith relied on the data calculation power of modern technology. His quest shows how Scripture is more amazing than we ever dreamed—and that it may even reveal the future of generations living today. God Code reveals: • An encrypted code in Genesis, in the oldest known Hebrew text of the Old Testament, that predicted the birth and resurrection of Jesus. • Scientific evidence that this encrypted code was authored by the divine hand of God. • Signs that there are more encrypted codes in this same Hebrew text that will lead to additional messages from God to humanity. • Hidden clues that may lead to the location of long-missing sacred artifacts, such as the Ark of the Covenant. • Insights on why Smith was chosen to uncover this encrypted code. • A dire warning that God wants us to hear—and heed. In the companion History Channel series, the author travels across continents in search of artifacts missing since Bible times—clues to their location revealed in God Code. Previously published as The Chamberlain Key
It is 1997 when C. J. Aldermanns world is shattered with the tragic deaths of his wife and two children in a church parsonage fire. After eight years of serving the Hope Springs community as pastor, CJ is now empty and broken. With his fathers ranch and pulpit waiting for him in Paradise, Wyoming, CJ drives away without any idea that angels are watching over him. Ten years later, CJ is living with his mother on the Wyoming ranch when new neighbors move in next door. Widowed pastor Shannon Hutchins and her disabled teenage daughter, Julie, raise service dogs and need their roof replaced before winter sets in. After CJ offers to do the repairs for the beautiful and feisty redheaded pastor, angels intercede and help bring them together in love and faith. As they face a wanton killing of livestock and a life-threatening snowstorm, CJ and Shannon battle to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. But what they do not realize is that God has a few miracles in store for them. Paradise Recovered shares the inspirational tale of two pastors who somehow find each other and love in the middle of Wyoming with help from angels determined to carry out the Lords plan.
The epic story that began with Heir to the Empire reaches its dramatic conclusion in this essential Star Wars Legends novel. The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor's secret fortress: clone soldiers. As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han Solo and Chewbacca struggle to form a coalition of smugglers for a last-ditch attack, while Princess Leia holds the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins. The Republic has one last hope—sending a small force into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn’s terrible cloning machines. There a final danger awaits, as the Dark Jedi C’baoth directs the battle against the Rebels and builds his strength to finish what he already started: the destruction of Luke Skywalker.
In the chilly winter of 1981, Peter Brume, a budding 26-year-old reporter in Paris, finds his career abruptly halted due to budget cuts. This professional setback spirals him into a spiritual quandary, prompting him to delve deeper into the Catholic faith that has always perplexed him. As part of his exploration, he even commits to celibacy while interviewing priests and religious figures. However, his journey takes an unexpected turn with the entrance of Evelyne, a captivating Parisian. She challenges Peter’s binary perception of women and ignites a passion within him. Seeking answers, Peter travels to Catholic Ireland, a land where divorce and abortion are taboo. From trailing a Jesuit up a mountain to enduring the austere rituals of Lough Derg, Peter’s journey is both enlightening and tumultuous. Along the way, he encounters priests whose intentions blur the lines between the sacred and the profane. Torn between his spiritual calling and the allure of Evelyne, Peter’s quest culminates in Rome. There, amidst the sanctity of the Holy See and in the company of a priest, he faces a life-altering decision: to answer the divine call or to embrace the love that tugs at his heart.
At eighteen years old, with no high school diploma, a growing rap sheet, and a failed relationship with his estranged father, Timothy J. Hillegonds took a one-way flight from Chicago to Colorado in hopes of leaving his mounting rage and frustration behind. His plan was simple: snowboard, hang out, live an uncomplicated life. The Distance Between chronicles how Hillegonds's plan went awry after he immediately jumped head first into a turbulent relationship with April, a Denny's coworker and single mother. At once passionate and volatile, their relationship was fueled by vodka, crystal methamphetamine, and poverty--and it sometimes became violent. Mere months after moving to the mountains, when the stakes felt like they couldn't be higher, Hillegonds learned April was pregnant with his child. More than just a harrowing story of addiction and abuse or a simple mea culpa, The Distance Between is a finely wrought exploration of, and reckoning with, absent fathers, fatherhood, violence, adolescent rage, white male privilege, and Hillegonds's own toxic masculinity. With nuance and urgency, The Distance Between takes readers through the grit of life on the margins while grappling with the problematic nature of one man's existence.
In a universe shaped by interstellar wars and the iron fist of a depraved Imperial family, Jac Kunig was alone and broke and running. Betrayed by his partner, desperate to find care for Lara, his horrifically injured lover, Jacster Kunig decided to go home... it was the last thing he should have done. In a galaxy spanning struggle, Jac will come face to face with his own weaknesses and find danger and defeat at every turn. With only a sword in his hand, with Lara's life and the fate of an entire world hanging in the balance, Jac Kunig must win Slaver's Challenge, no matter the cost. Failure is not an option.
When an unspeakable tragedy destroys Jennifer Bergin's happy rural life, she finds herself alone in a torrential sea of manic depression. Disoriented and confused in her self-imposed solitude, Jennifer hides from a past that she would sooner forget. Her mind is being flooded by memories and retrocognitive visions; of a blood stained statue; of a woman slowly deteriorating in a mental institution; of a young girl who was robbed of her youth - now trapped and tortured by a demonic creature. As Jennifer slips further from reality, she faces a fear greater than anything she has ever imagined; an urban legend - in the form of a charismatic gentleman - has unearthed himself to seduce her weakened soul and lay waste to her already ravaged sanity. The ghost of Nicholas Feragamo is manipulating Jennifer's dreams into nightmares, and using her to commit sinister acts of aggression against herself and the unsuspecting people of the little town of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. Some say she suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder, others suggest she is possessed, but one thing is certain - Jennifer's life is hanging in the balance between reality and an ever encroaching darkness. Her only chance of survival is her estranged husband, Sean, who must pull her from the icy grasp of a dead man's passion. To do this, he will have to unravel the mystery behind Jennifer's past and uncover the legend of a man known as the Incubus.
What is the meaning of life? Jenny and Craig Chaise, along with a close friend, Debbie-Sue, own a candle and wine company, Dionysus Refined, creating a candle line that is unique to their business. Craig is a police officer. The couple and close friends involve themselves in the world of horse show competition as a way to enhance their social status and network their company. Growth and introduction of businesspeople with intentions creates tension. Marital problems, infidelity, career change meeting and developing relationships, death, upper-class individuals with differing rules and inhibitions with the ability to change the direction of the lives of people, like products creates a rift. The world of art is introduced. Craig Chaise finds himself digging into the depths of himself while standing firm in the belief in the power of the individual amid life's changes. Dionysus Refined is a novel that discusses many life and death topics along with business and its process. Maturation and truths they face even when it hurts have questions. What happens to the Chaises' sense of well-being and security when someone takes it awav? What motivates self more than love and work while realizing failure and striving for meaning? Dionysus Refined is a novel about imperfect refinement and why it is important to believe in your best self.
Fourteen-year-old orphan Jack Morgan is hiding out. In a spaceship. Falsely accused of a crime, he pilots his Uncle Virgil's spaceship to a remote and uninhabited planet hoping to escape capture. When another ship crashes after a fierce battle, Jack rescues the sole survivor-- a K'da warrior names Draycos. It turns out Draycos can help Jack clear his name. All they have to do is team up. No problem, right? Until Jack learns that Draycos is not your average alien...in Timothy Zahn's Dragon and Thief. Ages 10 and up At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
To make his biggest score, Han’s ready to take even bigger risks. But even he can’t do this job solo. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Han Solo should be basking in his moment of glory. After all, the cocky smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon just played a key role in the daring raid that destroyed the Death Star and landed the first serious blow to the Empire in its war against the Rebel Alliance. But after losing the reward his heroics earned him, Han’s got nothing to celebrate. Especially since he’s deep in debt to the ruthless crime lord Jabba the Hutt. There’s a bounty on Han’s head—and if he can’t cough up the credits, he’ll surely pay with his hide. The only thing that can save him is a king’s ransom. Or maybe a gangster’s fortune? That’s what a mysterious stranger is offering in exchange for Han’s less-than-legal help with a riskier-than-usual caper. The payoff will be more than enough for Han to settle up with Jabba—and ensure he never has to haggle with the Hutts again. All he has to do is infiltrate the ultra-fortified stronghold of a Black Sun crime syndicate underboss and crack the galaxy’s most notoriously impregnable safe. It sounds like a job for miracle workers . . . or madmen. So Han assembles a gallery of rogues who are a little of both—including his indispensable sidekick Chewbacca and the cunning Lando Calrissian. If anyone can dodge, deceive, and defeat heavily armed thugs, killer droids, and Imperial agents alike—and pull off the heist of the century—it’s Solo’s scoundrels. But will their crime really pay, or will it cost them the ultimate price? Praise for Scoundrels “Rapid-fire adventure [that] adds yet another dimension of enjoyment to a rousing galactic romp.”—Library Journal “Highly entertaining . . . excellent Star Wars . . . There are many twists and turns [and] Zahn manages to find ways to twist them one step further than you’d expect.”—Examiner.com “[Scoundrels] brings freshness to the franchise.”—USA Today
Science redefines life and death in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling, Hugo Award–winning author. Dr. Adrian Sommers’s world was destroyed in a split second of distracted driving. The accident left his son wavering between life and death. When the end came, Sommers’s family was torn apart, but the tragedy gave him hope and an obsessive mission: to forestall death through science and technology. Years of experimentation lead Sommers to develop Soulminder, a device capable of capturing a dying person’s life essence and holding it safely in stasis while physicians heal the body from injury or disease. But there are those who recognize Soulminder’s true potential: body-swapping, obstruction of justice, extortion, and perhaps even immortality. As Sommers struggles to retain control over the use of his invention against corrupt and dangerous factions, he must question his own moral judgment and motives in creating Soulminder and determine if humanity has earned the right to harness the power of life and death. From the author of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, this is not only a tale of a father’s desperate love for his son but also “an intriguing thought experiment. . . . Those who enjoy deep philosophical questions will appreciate being left with much to ponder” (Publishers Weekly).
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