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Joshua ben David—tech prodigy, billionaire heir, and king of Manhattan’s concrete Olympus—has everything the world worships: power, privilege, precision-engineered perfection. From penthouses above the clouds to yachts slicing through moonlit seas, his life is a frictionless masterpiece of indulgence. But when an otherworldly vision shatters his meticulously crafted empire, Josh is thrust into a spiritual free fall that money can’t cushion. In one night, the gilded veneer cracks, revealing a soul starving for meaning beneath mountains of wealth. The man who once manipulated markets ...

A story of survival set in 600 AD Ireland; a parable of patriarchy, destruction and religion at sea, by Emma Donoghue, the bestselling author of Room. 'Everything a novel should be: compassionate, unpredictable, and questioning. Haven is Donoghue at her strange, unsettling best.' - Maggie...

"Gospel of Mark and Loss of Faith" is a study of how Livy's "Ab Urbe Condita" and Homer's "The Odyssey" influenced the Gospel of Mark. Livy's history of Rome showed Mark the way to structure his Gospel as a triple pentad of five chapters, and Homer's epic gave the structure of the monomyth to present Jesus as a mythical hero. From Livy, Mark learnt how to use 'genres disjunction', that is, with the Gospel text in the foreground, he could also have other complete genres, of classical history, the five-act tragedy and the monomyth, in the texts in the background. Furthermore, Livy's use of ...

When Jasmine Mayhew learns the Kentucky horse farm on which she lives will be sold, she replies to a mail order bride ad from a man in Glory, Montana Territory. Thomas Pullman falls in love with his bride the minute he first meets her, and it seems Jasmine feels the same affection for her new husband and his kind, loving family. But Jasmine’s headstrong nature poses some challenges to Thomas’s way of thinking. On Christmas Eve, an accident suddenly challenges the young couple to look at each other in new ways and to seek the true reason for the season. Read all the books in Christmas ...

The Complete Series for adventure and excitement in this Four Books, series full of love, and the joys of the season in one boxed set! Four brave brides. Four men, each in need of a wife to walk with them through life, raise children, chase dreams, leave a legacy for the generations to come. But the West is wild even in the late 1800s, and the challenges are many. Shadows of the past will arise and try to mar the couples’ newfound happiness, but as Christmas approaches, miracles are in the air. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and curl up with each of the four books in this heartwarming series...

The kingdom of Struggle is being lied to by an unseen enemy, "Liar." Lurking in the sinister forest, Liar attacks the minds of the villagers by whispering subtle thoughts into the villagers' minds at night. Liar's poisonous serpents advance against a people ignorant of their true enemy—an enemy trying to convince them to murder a righteous king. Liar has been warring against the kingdom of Struggle without opposition, and his greatest harvest is truth and freedom. Poor, orphaned, and alone, the unlikely-named "Prince" sparks a rebellion.

One small problem…Helen is absolutely terrified of all animals! Especially dogs. If it has four legs, she runs in the opposite direction. Once Todd finds out, he’s less than happy, of course, and it’s questionable whether the brand-new relationship will survive Helen’s omission of a key detail about herself while they exchanged letters. Then, when, she finds herself abruptly fighting for her life with only an old adversary at her side, Will Helen’s perspective on matters might just change completely? Read all the books in the Six Sisters For Bear Creek Romance series by ...

This Yuletide collection of stories, poems, and essays has been rescued from obscurity by the editor, who has also edited and annotated them to make these wonderful classics more easily accessible to modern listeners. While some of these authors may be unknown to you, their works have been included in this collection because of their capacity to instantly intrigue and delight. Give them a try, and don't be surprised if a few of them make their way onto your list of all-time personal Christmas favorites!

There once was a man who saw what God wanted to do. He saw it so clearly. He knew what God wanted to do. Actually, it was only a speckle of what God wanted to do, but he stared at is so long, it became all that God wanted to do...so begins the journey a man who saw what God wanted to do and the speckle of God. This allegory given on the morning December 5th, 2001 as Steve Dittmar sat in a prayer meeting writing non-stop for two and half hours. Not knowing where the story was going, but as the story unfolded seeing glimmerings of many experiences lived along with others he loved. The story ...

Two short stories talking about the personality of God the Father

It's beginning to look a lot like love . . . As her thirtieth birthday approaches, deputy Jill Flaherty decides it's time to live a little. When she walks into Sawyer Anderson's bar in her sexiest dress, she's not thinking that he's her brother's best friend or about the many women he dated...

Amid the final battle for Jerusalem, twelve generals defending the ancient city meet for their last meal. When they hesitate on resuming battle, the Angel of the Lord appears.

The Canaanite Mother would not take "no" from God

One marriage. So many secrets. Can a camera that captures those secrets, exposing them through pictures, save the marriage or send it crashing into the sea? Kelly Whitely is at the height of her career, selling the latest miracle drug to doctors and pharmacies across the country. But concerns...

The Reader will be able to walk the Way of the Cross with Our Lord

Step into the dusty streets of Galilee, where fishermen dream of freedom, religious leaders wrestle with doubt, and a carpenter’s son changes the world. In this vivid historical novel, the life of Jesus unfolds through the eyes of those who walked beside Him—His mother, His disciples, and even His enemies. Based on the Bible and woven with rich historical detail, A Carpenter’s Light brings to life the struggles, hopes, and fears of the people who encountered Jesus, revealing not only His divinity but also the deep human emotions that shaped His journey. From the shores of the Sea of ...

A Christmas Snow, a novel by Jim Stovall, tells the story of how Kathleen has carried around the unwanted memory of her father abandoning her and her mother on Christmas Eve. For the past 40 years, she has blamed her mother for that night and refuses to celebrate Christmas in any fashion. After the storm of the century has her stranded in her own home with two strangers, she is able to face her hurts of the past and decide whether to forgive or continue to carry her pain and bitterness with her.

We look at the story of the Prodigal Son and find our place within it.

The story is about the new Divine Mercy Shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Hercegovina and the search for water on a hot day.

Como en las tormentas de la vida, a menudo no hay salvación así en las tormentas del alma, nos hundimos a menos que estemos bien fincados sobre La Roca.