From acclaimed Christian thriller author Frank Peretti: They operate undercover. Blink and you’ll miss them. They could be anyone, anywhere… even the person walking by you right now. They’re the Veritas Project team - but only a handful of people know who they really are. Elijah and Elisha are teenage twins who, along with their parents, have been secretly commissioned by the President to investigate strange mysteries that delve into the paranormal and supernatural. Their job is to find out not only what happened, but why - the veritas (Latin for truth) behind the seemingly impossible phenomena. In Nightmare Academy, what was once a normal fifteen year old boy has suddenly become nothing. His whole mind seems to have been erased. Now he only stares into space and whispers two ominous words - “Nightmare Academy” - and the only way to solve the case is for Elijah and Elisha to step inside his nightmare. In The Hangman’s Curse, three popular student athletes lie in incoherent comas with loss of muscle coordination, severe paranoia, and hallucinations. It’s whispered that they’re the victims of Abel Frye, a ghost that’s haunted the school since a student hanged himself there in the 1930’s. Now the hangman’s curse is spreading, and students are running scared. The Veritas Project is headed to Washington, looking for answers to the recent appearance of a ghostly figure with a glowing hawk perched on his shoulder. Is this Abel Frye’s ghost, a dark angel… or something else? And who is responsible for the bizarre hangman symbol that suddenly appears scrawled on the victims’ lockers?
Luke Schrock is a new and improved man after a stint in rehab, though everyone in Stoney Ridge only remembers the old Luke. They might have forgiven him, but nobody trusts him. He has been allowed to live at Windmill Farm under two conditions - first, he must make a sincere apology to each person he’s hurt, and second, he must ask each victim of mischief to describe the damage he caused. Simple, Luke thinks. Offering apologies is easy. But discovering the lasting effects his careless actions have caused isn’t so simple - in fact, it’s gut-wrenching - and his list keeps growing. Izzy Miller, beautiful and frustratingly aloof, also boards at Windmill Farm, and Luke’s clumsy efforts to befriend her only insult and annoy her. Eager to impress, Luke sets out to prove himself to her by locating her mother. Her identity sends shock waves through Stoney Ridge in Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher.
Schoolteacher Mollie Graber has come to Stoney Ridge for a fresh start. Aware of how fleeting and fragile life is, she wants to live it boldly and bravely. When Luke Schrock, new to his role as deacon, asks the church to take in foster girls from a group home, she’s the first to raise her hand. The power of love, she believes, can pick up the dropped stitches in a child’s heart and knit them back together. Mollie envisions sleepovers and pillow fights, but what she gets are sleepless nights and police at the door. There’s only one thing that breaks through the girls’ hard shells - an interest in horses. Reluctantly and skeptically, horse trainer Sam Schrock gets drawn into Mollie’s chaotic life. What he didn’t expect was for love to knit together the dropped stitches in his own heart… just in time. Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to the little Amish community of Stoney Ridge for a touching story of the power of love in Stitches in Time.
What Are Christmas and Easter All About? by John R. Cross explains the most important story in the Holy Bible - it’s a story that tells us the purpose behind Christmas and Easter. However, this book doesn’t stop with the stories of these two festivals. It explains much more - it tells us the Bible’s answers to life, death and life after death, and it helps us understand what the Bible is all about.
What began fifty years ago, when two high school English teachers in a small Indiana farm community began writing songs to express their beliefs and experiences, has become a collection of standards that declare the faith and assurance of millions. As the Gaither’s voices have traveled across the world, their songs have traveled into people’s hearts and homes. In this once in a lifetime treasury Something Beautiful, Gloria Gaither shares the very personal stories and events that inspired over a hundred of their most beloved songs. The sources of inspiration are frequently surprising: from a single blade of grass, a tornado ravaged farm, a toddler's bad day, an extra long session on a lawn mower, and a K-Mart wedding ring have come songs of profound spiritual insight. In each Gaither song is a kernel of truth that gives comfort for the broken, encouragement for the weary, vision for the creative, or direction for the adventuresome. In short, Gaither songs give sustenance for the journey of life.
It’s finally here: a comprehensive source of practical, trustworthy, biblically based answers to the tough questions commonly asked by recently married couples - all in one accessible volume. Written by Focus on the Family counselors who bring timely help to thousands of couples every year, The Complete Guide to the First Five Years of Marriage is designed to help spouses build a strong foundation for a lifetime partnership that’s filled with genuine love and joy. It can be read from beginning to end or as needed for specific, practical answers. Discover how to keep your marriage burning bright with love, romance and lasting commitment.
When we call ourselves Christians, we expect that our love for Jesus, our hunger for His presence, our urgent longing to see Him again will be a constant, motivating force in our lives. Yet sometimes the longing becomes complacency, and we sleep through opportunities to be with Him. Anne Graham Lotz knows from personal experience that it’s then, as we’re drifting in comfortable complacency, that we most need a wake up call - a jolt that pushes us to seek out a revival of our passion for Jesus that began as blazing fire but has died down to an ineffective glow. The revival we need now is not a tent meeting or a series of church services designed to save the lost… it’s something completely different - authentic, personal revival. In I Saw the Lord, Anne shares the revival lessons she has carried to audiences throughout the world, showing you how you can experience an authentic, deeper, richer relationship with God in a life-changing, fire-blazing revival.
Have three minutes to spare? You’ll find the spiritual pick-me-up you desire in 3-Minute Devotions for Women. Written especially for the woman’s heart, this delightful daily devotional packs a powerful dose of comfort, encouragement, and inspiration into just-right-sized readings for women on the go. The first minute gives you Scripture to meditate on, the second minute provides a short devotional reading, and the third minute has a prayer to jump-start your conversation with God.
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