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The author shares details of her spiritual journey, family, and Christian faith, and how they all served to shape her successful career in journalism.

Virginia Simpson has a yearning deep inside her to go somewhere, discover something, be a part of the world about her in a new way would not go away. But what would satisfy it? When her graduation day arrives, she walks to the podium as the class valedictorian to the proud grins of her grandparents, Marty and Clark Davis. College beckons, and life seems to be well in hand. She thought she would feel different. Like an adult, with an inner knowledge...

Joel Osteen offers meaningful quotes along with insightful and thought-provoking prayers. It is designed to guide, encourage, and uplift every day of the year. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. This devotional will help listeners break out and break free so they can believe bigger, increase their productivity, improve their relationships, and accomplish their dreams.

"In How to Human, author and social media personality Carlos Whitaker leads us on a three-part journey, to "be," "see," and "free," that we can pursue in order to all live together as the best versions of ourselves"-- "A much-needed reminder about what it means to be truly human in a world where people feel increasingly disconnected from each other and from God, by the popular author of Enter Wild. “Carlos has created an antidote to what ails...

Five years after leaving home, Johnis, Silvie, and Darsal return to find that the Horde has taken over Middle, the Forest Guard has gone into hiding, and a strange new force has begun challenging everything they thought they knew.

Sometimes we can under-estimate the power of a simple word. For best selling author Debbie Macomber, focusing on a single word a year has helped her change her life. When she chose to focus her life on the word 'balance,' she was able to advance her writing and move up in the literary world. Here, she explains how choosing words like 'purpose' or 'believe' can help you figure out what's really important in your life, and how it can help you to achieve...

"Drawing on both his professional counseling and personal experience the author shows readers how to nurture God-honoring family relationships free of manipulation, legalism, and shame. The new [second] edition includes discussion questions for groups and for individuals or couples" --Provided by publisher.

"Can an evangelical theologian and his gay son overcome the differences in belief that threaten to destroy their relationship? For Brad and Drew Harper, that question wasn't theoretical and neither was the resounding yes they found after years of struggle. Writing to each other with compassion, grit, and humor, Brad and Drew take us on their journey as parent and child from the churches of Middle America to the penthouses of New York's party scenes,...