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O ponto de partida para uma grande virada no ministério pastoral está na atitude de aceitar os desafios de Deus, de não ter medo do novo, de não se curvar diante do que os outros definem como limite do sucesso. Ministério não começa com multidões. Ministério não começa com aplausos. Começa quando ninguém está perto. Começa entre você e Deus. Começa de joelhos no chão e com o coração no altar.

Aquí se cuenta la vida de un hombre que solía despertarse, casi siempre, en un lugar diferente del que originalmente había elegido para dormir. Tenía este extraño hábito porque más de la mitad de su vida adulta, 17 años de los 30 que vivió antes de sumarse a una revolución, había sido...

El valor, como el miedo, son contagiosos. De uno y otro lado los defensores y los atacantes realizan hazañas sorprendentes. Si, en el caso del ejército francés, su notable disciplina les da ventaja, en el caso mexicano los oficiales y suboficiales que combaten en la primera línea dan una...

«—Benditos seamos los mexicanos, de derrota en derrota hemos abierto las puertas de la victoria definitiva. Se inicia la era de la razón, nuestro Siglo de las Luces. —¿Y por cuánto tiempo? —preguntó Guillermo Prieto, el airecillo ramplón de la tarde le sacudía la cabellera leonada...

Book three introduces Spero, the granddaughter of Alex, and the daughter of a loving interracial couple, Kevin and Jennifer. The past is finally revealed about Oliver Lee and the lies he told to save Kevin, Jennifer, Spero, and others. Their Streamed stories unveil the relationship between a young Black man, Ollie, and an ambitious young White woman named Erica.

With raw honesty and shocking vulnerability, Isaac Ford, Jr. shares his journey of tragedy, resilience, forgiveness, and unconditional love. This powerful, unforgettable memoir recounts the author's childhood in east Augusta, Georgia, affectionately known as "The Bottom", in the late '70s and early '80s, and a tragic childhood event that changed the trajectory of his life in very unpredictable ways. His incredible story inspires other survivors to believe and proves that you can heal and grow from traumatic events and adversity without being defined by them. 

Clevis Pladstock, a retired guard at the Wyvern Group Home for Boys, is dying. In his final days, Clevis relates the facts, as they were, about that double homicide way back on July the Fourth of 1976. With a humorous nature, Clevis writes about the home as it was, the two dead bodies, and the fact that the investigation got it all wrong. With details presented by a man whose whole focus is on his eventual demise, and the facts of the case that shaped the second part of his life, the story he weaves will draw you in and show you a world that Clevis knew only too well.

From a profoundly troubled childhood comes unflinchingly honest stories of abuse, neglect, violence, isolation, and blatant racism. Through the Storm of Early Trauma is not told from a place of anger or resentment. Instead, it speaks with the voice of hope - that others who have lived such stories, and who are living those stories today, will find their own inner strength to seek the help they need and deserve. 

The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties. 

Years have passed since Kevin first read the diary of Oliver Lee in book one of the series. The used bookstore still stands where he was given the diary by an eccentric sales clerk who then vanished, and now a little girl named Alex has wandered through its doors. Mystified by tales her grandmother told her of her best friend, Kevin, who vanished after reading about Oliver Lee, Alex enters the abandoned bookstore and finds the same journal. After taking it home, her grandmother, GG, is furious that she broke into the store. 

The Diary of Oliver Lee tells the tale of the last Liturian, cursed and blessed with the ability to "stream" stories from the minds of others and tell the tales they can't. As a young boy, Kevin is pulled toward a mysterious used bookstore that only he seems able to see. He enters and meets an eccentric sales clerk who gives him the diary of a man named Oliver Lee. 

Willard F. Harley, Jr. is the highly successful author of many books on marriage, including the best-selling His Needs, Her Needs. In his latest book, Buyers, Renters, and Freeloaders, he turns his attention for the first time to singles who are tired of revolving-door romances and are looking...

Infidelity is common, occurring in over half of all marriages. And it is one of life's most painful experiences for everyone involved--the betrayed spouse, the children, the extended family members, and even the lover and wayward spouse. With all that sadness, why do people have affairs? And...

Marriage is a truly unique commitment that requires more than just love to keep it together. And those considering marriage today know too well the frightening divorce statistics--many come from divorced families themselves. So where can an engaged couple turn for help strengthening their...

Children add a unique strain on a couple's time and relationship, yet they desperately need parents who love each other. That's why, according to Dr. Willard Harley, one of the most important things parents can do for their kids is keep their marriage healthy. His Needs, Her Needs for Parents...

James Cooley's mother had 10 children by six different fathers. She knew she could not care for all her sons and daughters, living as they did in the projects of Chattanooga, Tennessee. So she sent James and his older brother to live with their aunt and uncle in the tiny farming town of Graham, Alabama. Through humor, wit, and engaging storytelling, James Cooley paints a picture about his arrival in that rural town in the Deep South and his immediate realization that his life would never be the same again. 

A series of short comic vignettes from playwright David Ives. In the title work, two houseflies try to make the most out of their brief time on earth. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Fran Adams, Ed Begley Jr., Shannon Cochran, Evan Gore, Arye Gross, and Victoria Principal. Directed by Ron West. Recorded before a live audience in March, 1998.

A shortage of men during World War II in a rural Michigan town causes Myrtle to become a preacher. She ministers to her community with wit, wisdom, a practical approach and insights far ahead of her time. But when the war ends, Myrtle must look to her close-knit family for support, as she battles small-town preconceptions that stand in the way of her continuing ministry.

Senator Eddie Bowman cannot see the point of invading a miniscule Caribbean island to rescue a bunch of overly tanned medical students. But as the 1983 invasion of Grenada gets underway, the Senator finds himself at odds with a mysterious foreign-policy specialist who cultivates roses, the President's sexy new speechwriter-and his own son.

Macon and Bess are two mail-order brides, lured to the West of the 1860s by the promise of new beginnings through marriage to men they've never met. While waiting for their respective husbands-to-be, one bubbling with optimism, the other mousy and plain, the two women become instant best friends. As Abundance follows the two women through their friendship and adventures for the next 25 years, this Western epic unearths the dark underside of American mythology.