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What's New at Cross Reference Library? Facing Life's Big Challenges

Do Hard Things - A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today’s culture by choosing to “do hard things'' for the glory of God. And Alex and Brett Harris are leading the charge. Do Hard Things is the Harris twins’ revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential. Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, the authors weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life. Then they map out five powerful ways teens can respond to personal and social change. Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of an already-happening teen revolution challenges a generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. 

Limitless Life - Afraid. Failure. Addict. Orphan. Damaged Goods. Purposeless. We all pick up labels that define us. But most aren’t true and put false limits on our lives. Thankfully, Jesus came to remove these labels and allow us to see ourselves as God does. In this transformational message, Pastor Derwin Gray reveals the amazing freedom we can find in Christ and the new labels he offers: Grace-covered. Courageous. Free. Purposeful. Faithful.   

Mission Drift - Without careful attention, faith-based organizations drift from their founding mission. It’s that simple, it will happen. Why do so many organizations wander from their mission, while others remain Mission True? Can a drift be prevented? In Mission Drift, HOPE International executives Peter Greer and Chris Horst show how to determine whether your organization is in danger of a drift, and they share the results of their research into Mission True and Mission Untrue organizations. Even if your organization is on course, it’s wise to look for ways to inoculate yourself against a drift. You’ll discover what you can do to prevent a drift or get back on track and how to protect what matters most.

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To Win Her Favor - An Irishman far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh start, hoping to buy land and begin farming, all while determined to stay as far away from thoroughbred racing as possible. But starting over proves harder than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he shouldn’t accept yet cannot possibly refuse. Maggie is certain that her mare, Bourbon Belle, can take the top purse in the inaugural Peyton Stakes, the richest race ever run in America. Maggie only needs the chance to prove it. To give her that chance—and to save Linden Downs from being sold to the highest bidder—Maggie’s father, aging yet wily as ever, makes a barter. His agreement includes one tiny, troublesome detail—Maggie must marry a man she’s never met. A man she never would have chosen for herself. 

To Wager Her Heart  - Sylas Rutledge, new owner of the Northeast Line Railroad, invests everything he has into this new venture, partly for the sake of the challenge. But mostly to clear his father’s name. One man holds the key to Sy’s success—General William Giles Harding of Nashville’s Belle Meade Plantation. But Harding is champagne and thoroughbreds, and Sy Rutledge is beer and bullocks. Sy needs someone to help him maneuver through Nashville’s society, and when he meets Alexandra Jamison, he quickly decides he’s found his tutor. But he soon discovers that the very train accident his father is blamed for causing is what killed Alexandra’s fiance and shattered her world. Spurning an arranged marriage by her father, Alexandra instead pursues her passion for teaching at Fisk University, the first freedman’s university in the United States. But family—and Nashville society—do not approve, and she soon finds herself cast out from both. Through connections with the Harding family, Alexandra and Sy become unlikely allies. And despite first impressions, Alexandra gradually finds herself coming to respect and even care for this man. But how can she, when her heart is still spoken for? Sy is willing to risk everything to win over the woman he loves. What he doesn’t count on is having to wager her heart to do it. Set against the real history of Nashville’s Belle Meade Plantation and the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers ensemble, To Wager Her Heart is a stirring love story about seeking justice and restoring honor at a time in American history when both were tenuous and hard-won. 

The Daniel Dilemma - Christians today face a dilemma: in a world that seems to reject everything we believe, how do we walk closely with God without caving to pressure or alienating those we hope to reach? In this eye-opening new book, Chris Hodges provides a solution by examining the life of the prophet Daniel, who persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own and emerged as an influential force in God’s redemptive plan. The Daniel Dilemma shows us that we can hold firmly to biblical beliefs without becoming obnoxious, insulting, or mad. We can stand strong while loving others well. Standing for truth isn’t about winning the argument; it’s about winning hearts. And when we learn the secret of connecting before correcting, we discover that we can respond to today’s hard questions without compromising grace or truth. With fresh insights and practical ideas, Hodges encourages Christians struggling with our cultural reality to hold God’s standards high and his grace deep—just as Jesus did. 

Right up there with the fear of heights or of public speaking, is the ever-growing fear of rejection. It’s honestly an understandable fear, if you know what I mean. How many times can the answer be “No,” or how many judgmental looks do you have to receive before rejection becomes an unbearable phobia? Well in each of the new books that I read this week, the authors and characters face the concept of rejection and what it means for them and those around them. In To Win Her Favor Cullen is an Irishman who wants a fresh start, away from the heartache he left behind in his homeland. But when he first arrives in Nashville, Tennessee Cullen receives nothing but contempt from those around him. Getting a fresh start was also a little tricky when none of the land owners would sell to him just because he was Irish. By the end of the story, Cullen is finally able to convince those around him that beneath the funny accent and Irish build, he had a heart worth getting to know. The next book, To Wager Her Heart, takes place in the early 1870s around the same time and place that the Jubilee Singers were starting their career in music. Alexandra Jamison wants to become a teacher just like her late husband, but she can’t focus on fulfilling that wish when her father keeps trying to set her up with a man of his liking. To escape from the expectations of her father, Alexandra applies to work at the Freedman’s school, where the Jubilee singers attend, to become a teacher there. As you can imagine, her family rejected Alexandra for her decision to work at the Freedmen's school, but she truly believed that what she was doing was right. In our final book of the week, The Daniel Dilemma, Pastor Chris Hodges jam packed it with terrific insight on how to share your faith, but from a really cool perspective. Chapter by chapter from the book of Daniel, Pastor Hodges reminds us that Daniel persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own. Daniel and his people had their lives turned upside down by King Nebuchadnezzar, and the King tried to reject them of their names, their freedom, and even their faith. But when it came down to it, Daniel and his friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego wouldn’t reject God. It didn’t matter if the stakes were as high as being thrown into a lion’s den or into a fiery furnace, they refused to stray from the will of the Lord. Pastor Hodges also included tips on how not to reject who you are in Christ, and once you discover who that is, it will be so much easier to pursue your walk with God. So come on down to the Cross Reference Library and check out these excellent selections.

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The Gifted Sophomores - Three High-School Sophomores—A cheerleader, a nerd, and a jock—rescued from the rubble of an earthquake. Miraculously healed of their injuries, then gifted with mysterious powers. 

One can see into the hearts of others.

One has feet that carry him to people in need.

One can’t stop talking about the Lord.

Before the earthquake, they weren’t even friends. Now, working together for Christ, they’re an evangelical dream team. But what will happen to their ministry when their brand-new gifts suddenly vanish? 

Vicious Cycle -  When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds an abandoned baby in the backseat of a car, he knows where she came from—she’s the newborn daughter of a meth addict he’s been trying to help. But when police arrest him for kidnapping, Lance is thrust into a criminal world of baby trafficking and drug abuse. His mother, Barbara, looks for help from Kent Harlan—the man whom she secretly, reluctantly loves and who once helped rescue her daughter from a mess of her own. Kent flies to her aid and begins the impossible work of getting Lance out of trouble, protecting a baby who has no home, and finding help for a teenage mother hiding behind her lies. In this latest novel of suspense and family loyalty, bestselling author Terri Blackstock offers a harrowing look at drug addiction, human trafficking, and the choices that can change lives forever. 

Lion of Babylon - Marc Royce worked for the State Department on a variety of clandestine assignments—that is, until personal issues led to his dismissal. When Alex Baird goes missing in war-torn Baghdad, State comes calling again. Alex is an intelligence agent—and a close friend of Royce. Three others have also dropped out of sight—a nurse, an aid worker, a wealthy young Iraqi. Are these cases linked? Rumors circulate about a kidnapping conspiracy, yet both American and local officials refuse to pursue it. Blocked at every turn, Royce eventually unearths a trail of secret encounters between sworn enemies. What he discovers could transform the course of rivalry and reconciliation throughout the Mideast. As the human and political drama escalates, can one man summon the courage to make a difference?

What's New at Cross Reference Library? Love Never Fails

Love Is - What would it take for someone to live out the Bible’s “Love Chapter” as literally as possible? In a radical attempt to shake up a life that felt unlivable, Kim Sorrelle set out on a yearlong experiment. Using 1 Corinthians 13 to the letter, Kim journeyed past her comfort zone into places and among people she never anticipated. From irritating employees to sexist short-term missionaries to a group of profoundly kind nuns, she shares her many unexpected encounters in a charming voice full of rueful self-reflection and comical commentary. But this is more than a social experiment. It’s an invitation to join Kim on her journey to understand the nuance and power of true love in action even as it fundamentally transforms your life. 

A Confident Mom -  As moms, we often doubt our ability to be the mom we want to be. Unpacking powerful lessons, biblical truths, and practical tools, bestselling author Renee Swope will help you take a deep breath of God’s grace and show you how to:

  • Exchange the exhaustion of constantly correcting your child’s bad habits with meaningful and creative ways to connect with their hearts.

  • Discover positive and encouraging daily practices that will help you notice and nurture your child’s character and unique God-given design.

  • Let go of performance-based living and learn how to pursue relationship-driven parenting.

Discover simple ways to give your child what they need most through the power of heart-centered and character-focused parenting. This book will transform your perspective of parenting and change the way you see yourself as a mom and as a child of God. 

SMART Love - What would happen if you applied the game-changing principles of emotional intelligence to your most important relationship? Smart Love is a system for understanding both your own and your spouse’s emotions, managing those emotions, and walking hand in hand through situations when emotions run high. Through personal inventories, you’ll discover where you are strong and where you need improvement, and each section includes practical action steps you and your spouse can take to implement what you’ve learned. 

In the month of February, the month of love, it only makes sense that we bring in new books about love! While we have a lot of Romance novels among our fiction books, some readers may wonder what some of those characters did wrong or what they did right in their relationships. Personally I do find myself wondering that same thing, being since misunderstandings are a famous source of conflict in most Romance novels. In SMART Love the authors David and Jan Stoop shine some light on how to more easily prevent those misunderstandings. Both being certified counselors, the Stoops dedicate their lives to helping married couples work through their conflicts. And with that experience, they decided to use this book to explain their acronym: 

Self-awareness of your emotions

Managing your emotions

Accountability to yourself, your spouse, and others

Reading the other person’s emotions

Together in the land of emotions

And together they explain how this method has helped them and how it works for so many other couples. So while SMART Love deals with the mental idea of love, Love Is explains love as it is presented in 1 Corinthians 13. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” Author Kim Sorrelle goes into why patience is good, why envy is one of the seven deadly sins, and even why kindness is always the best medicine. Finally, the other book I read was A Confident Mom, which comes from the perspective of a mom who was pretty discouraged while raising two rambunctious boys. She even had a day where she was ready to turn in her motherhood letter of resignation. But then she read a newspaper article where the purpose was to encourage parents to “look for the gold in their children instead of focusing on their faults.” After that, she prayed to the Lord asking for help in finding those good characteristics in her children. And sure enough, Renee threw away that letter of resignation and was able to strengthen the love she had for her sons as the gold inside their hearts had shone through. So come on down to the Cross Reference Library at KCMI and check out these love-stricken books.

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When Angels Fight - Leslie King was only 15 years old when she was trapped in a life of prostitution. She became one of the thousands of sex-trafficked individuals in the United States, often invisible to “regular” people who know nothing of the seedy underside of that life. Sold by men who promised love but delivered only heartache and caught in drug addiction to escape from the pain, Leslie’s life offered little future hope. Then God spoke. And Leslie answered his call, putting all her trust in God to deliver her. She got clean, got off the streets, and started rescuing other prostituted individuals. Today Leslie is a passionate and heroic advocate for trafficked women and girls in her community and across the country. More than a gritty, no-holds-barred deliverance story, When Angels Fight also includes stories from those Leslie has encountered in her work—police officers, judges, and other advocates and activists. Leslie also arms you with what you need to fight alongside her to make a difference in your own community. Walk this hard road with her, and you’ll grieve, you’ll be empowered—and you’ll never be the same. 

Twelfth Prophecy -  Life is fraught with danger in the village of Sychar in first-century A.D. But for Abigail, the Samaritan woman, the danger lies not as much from the ever-present Roman soldiers but from the rabbi and the people of Sychar. A woman of renowned beauty, whose reputation was tarnished at an early age, Abigail is pregnant … and the father is not her elderly husband, Zakane. While protecting her lover’s name, believing he will spirit her away, Abigail is imprisoned, then nearly stoned by her neighbors. She’s befriended by the beggar Leah, but even the beggars, the lowest of the low, don’t want her around. Abigail longs for love, kindness, a home for her soon-to-arrive baby … and forgiveness for her anguished soul. The answers will come from the most unlikely places. 

The Copper Scroll - On June 1, 1956, the New York Times broke a story that captured the imagination of the world. Another Dead Sea Scroll had been found, unlike any before it, describing unimaginable treasures worth untold billions buried in the hills east of Jerusalem and under the Holy City itself. In the years that followed, scholars came to believe that THE COPPER SCROLL COULD BE HISTORY’S GREATEST TREASURE MAP, one that could not only lead to the treasures but pave the way to the building of the Third Jewish Temple. But the scroll’s code has never been broken, and experts from all sides warn that any effort by Israel to rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem would unleash a war of biblical proportions. Now, exactly fifty years after the Copper Scroll was unveiled, New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg takes you on his most exciting and heart-pounding ride yet. 

  • Saddam Hussein is gone.

  • Yasser Arafat is dead.

  • A New Iraq is rising. 

Now White House advisors Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy find themselves facing a terrifying new threat triggered by an ancient mystery.   

As I look back, I sometimes wonder what God had in mind. My childhood wasn’t peaceful, safe, or calm as I experienced trauma after trauma. Yet I also see God’s hand.

— Leslie King

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Kiss - Let me tell you all I know for sure. My name: Shauna. I woke up in a hospital bed missing six months of my memory. In the room was my loving boyfriend—how could I have forgotten him?---my uncle and my abusive stepmother. Everyone blames me for the tragic car accident that left me near death and my dear brother brain damaged. But what they say can’t be true—can it? I believe the medicine is doing strange things to my memory. I’m unsure who I can trust and who I should run from. And I’m starting to remember things I’ve never known. Things not about me. I think I’m going crazy. And even worse, I think they want to kill me. But who? And for what? Is dying for the truth really better than living with a lie? 

Burn - Janeal has long felt trapped in her father’s Gypsy culture. Then one night a powerful man named Salazar Sanso promises her the life she longs for—if she will help recover a vast sum of money tied to her father. When the plan implodes, Sanso and his men attack the gypsy settlement and burn it to the ground. During the blaze, Janeal is faced with a staggering choice. The impact of that moment changes her forever. As her past rises from the ashes, Janeal faces a new life-or-death choice. And this time, escape is not an option.  

Obsessed - Stephen Friedman is making a good living in good times. He’s just an ordinary guy, or so he thinks. But one day an extraordinary piece of information tells him differently. It’s a clue from the grave of a Holocaust survivor. A clue that makes him heir to an incredible fortune…a clue that only he and one other man can possibly understand. That man is Roth Braun, a serial killer who has been waiting for Stephen for thirty years. Roth was stopped once before. This time nothing will get in his way. Known worldwide for page-turning, adrenaline-laced thrillers, Dekker raises the stakes in this story of passion, revenge, and an all-consuming obsession for the ultimate treasure. 

Being scared. Horror book and film fans love experiencing that feeling. But when it comes down to people like me, and I’m practically a wimp, the idea of a bloodthirsty psychopath running the streets with a butcher knife or even making ridiculous demands of their victims, always makes me uneasy. In many of those books, the characters rarely ever have any hope or any awareness of a loving God. And that is how author Ted Dekker is different from other authors who write Thrillers. Beneath all the fear, occasional blood, and bloodthirsty psychopaths Ted Dekker makes sure to slip a deeper meaning into all of his books. He keeps his Christian values embedded in his work, but also makes it a challenge for his readers to try and look for that hope and love. In the selections Kiss and Burn the main characters both feel like outsiders in their own families. When Shauna loses her memory, she is constantly wondering if she really did want to hurt her brother in that crash, or if everyone was just accusing her wrongly. All while in the beginning of Burn, Janeal is realizing that the Gypsies make their living by conning people out of their money. In both scenarios they find themselves doubting what they believe in (or even what they might have believed, in Shauna’s case). Through their constant struggle, Shauna and Janeal hope for something better for their lives. Something to put their faith in, that won’t leave or forsake them. Wouldn’t it be great if they realized that they have a Father that cares about them a thousand times more than their earthly fathers did? Maybe they wouldn’t have felt so scared and alone for a majority of their stories, if they had known that unfailing love. In Obsessed Dekker’s challenge is for us to ask ourselves, “What obsession lies deep within each character? What are the pros and cons of these obsessions?” According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word obsession means, “A state in which someone thinks about something constantly.” For example, the character Roth Braun was obsessed for thirty years over getting the journal back. The journal that gave him the power he desperately wished to wield in his violent way of life. With that in mind I have my own challenge for whoever is reading this post. Ask yourself these questions, “What is my obsession, and is it good or bad for my life? More importantly, do I think about Jesus constantly? Is what He did for me on the cross forever a reminder in my life? Am I obsessed with my faith, and does it show?” Please come on down to the Cross Reference Library and check out these heart-racing novels.

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Night - Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel’s memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel’s testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must never be allowed to happen again. 

The Martyr’s Song - “Make Me Beautiful.” That’s what Marci asks from the old woman. The woman offers the girl an unexpected gift in the form of a stunning story. At the end of World War II a band of embittered soldiers enter a peaceful Bosnian village. The cruel game of life and death that unfolds will forever change your understanding of life and eternity. Dive deep into The Martyr’s Song and see how you would respond when heaven and hell collide, when the unseen is more real than the seen, and when you view beauty through God’s eyes—and hear the music of heaven—for the first time.  

Every Prophecy of the Bible - Prophecy is much more than the events predicted in the Book of Revelation. It is not just for Bible scholars, pastors, and seminary students. Nearly one fourth of Scripture was prophetic when it was written, so obviously God intended through these predictions to reveal something about His character and His faithfulness—not just to the people who first heard them, but to us who read them today. Indeed, prophecy does much to demonstrate not only our future hope as believers in Jesus Christ but also the accuracy of the Bible, the righteousness of God, and the meaning of history. John F. Walvoord, one of the preeminent Bible prophecy scholars in the world today, explains in one volume every key prophecy from Genesis to Revelation—those already fulfilled as well as those yet to be fulfilled. He also discusses the importance of prophecy and guidelines for interpreting it. 

One of my most favorite things in the world is books! The smell, the texture, but most of all I love the way they make me feel on the inside. The way that the authors can place us in the lives of the characters they have created. They invest so much time into giving them a backstory, a conflict and a resolution, and somehow even tie it all up into a perfect little bow at the end of 200 pages or more. But what is even more fascinating is that not all of those “bows,” or endings are perfect. I guess that’s not the point either is it? What I found in each of these books this week, was how the stories of our past, no matter how horrible, will always lead us to our present. Depending on how we react to the events of our past, will determine how wonderful the present will be. In The Martyr’s Song we discover that the old woman is the mother from the story, who was put through so many horrific events in her past. She had lost so much and was put through so much pain. Since this was a book that was written by an author who writes thrillers, I was half expecting Eve to want revenge and do terrible things with it. But she was better than that and did good with her life. She moved to America, opened a flower shop, and dedicated her life to telling the traumatic story that changed her life so many years ago. Stories of the past don’t just have to be shown in fictional stories, but are often played out in autobiographies too. Night is a great example of that. Elie Wiesel walks us through his terrifying experience that he underwent in the Auschwitz concentration camps. Finally Every Prophecy of the Bible makes clear the “present” of those in the New Testament and even prophecies we are waiting to come true in our future. So come on down to the Cross Reference Library and discover these life changing books.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called present.

—Anonymous

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Children’s Century Classics - When it comes down to getting kids excited about reading their Bibles, it can sometimes be a challenge. The Children’s Century Classics can help. With interesting illustrations and prompting discussion questions, kids can better understand the concepts that are found in our Bibles. Inside each volume, includes QR codes that can take you to bonus content online, along with the audio of the story so kids can experience the story as it is read. Starting in Genesis and going all the way to Revelation, these books help us experience the lives of the most well known people, who appear in the Bible. People like Abraham, David, Ruth, Paul, and John come to life on the pages. All of our favorite stories can be found too, like Balaam and the Talking Donkey, Daniel and the Lions’ Den, The Parables, and The Sermon on the Mount. So come on down to the Cross Reference Library and check out these engaging volumes.

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The Beirut Protocol - Marcus Ryker has spent his whole life protecting others, first as a Marine, then as a Secret Service agent, and finally as a clandestine CIA operative. But this time it’s his own life that’s in danger. When a routine advance trip along the Israeli-Lebanese border goes horribly wrong, American operatives are ambushed and captured by a rogue Hezbollah special forces team. For the White House, it’s a nightmare scenario. If Marcus and his colleagues are tortured and executed on live television, the president will have no choice but to embroil the American people in yet another war they have no stomach for and likely can’t win. Marcus now faces a life-or-death battle, and the odds of survival are narrowing by the hour. Escape seems impossible Rescue is a quickly fading hope. All Marcus has to rely on is his training, his experience, and his faith. 

The Auschwitz Escape - As the Nazi war machine rolls across Europe, young Jacob Weisz is forced to flee his beloved Germany and join an underground resistance group in Belgium. In occupied France, assistant pastor Jean-Luc Leclerc and his wife find themselves the accidental organizers of a relief movement involving their entire town, as Jews from all over Europe arrive at their door, hoping for shelter from the growing political storms. As World War II rages, both men find themselves in a living nightmare. When a rescue operation goes horribly wrong, Jacob ends up trapped in a crowded, stinking cattle car on a train to southern Poland, while Luc is arrested and beaten by the Gestapo for helping Jews. Both men are sentenced to hard labor at Auschwitz. There they will be pushed to the very limits of human endurance … and beyond. The Protestant pastor and the Jewish freedom fighter seem an unlikely pair, yet these two are chosen to risk one of the most daring and dangerous feats imaginable—escape from Auschwitz. Their task is to get beyond the fences, evade the Gestapo trackers, and make it to the Allied forces, where they must reveal the awful truth of what is happening in Poland before Fascism overtakes all of Europe. The fate of millions hangs in the balance

Operation Joktan - Nir Tavor is an Israeli secret service operative turned talented Mossad agent. Nicole le Roux is a model with a hidden skill. A terrorist attack brings them together, and then work forces them apart—until they’re unexpectedly called back into each other’s lives. But there’s no time for romance. As violent radicals threaten chaos across the Middle East, the two must work together to stop these extremists, pooling Nicole’s knack for technology and Nir’s adeptness with on-the-ground missions. Each heart-racing step of their operation gets them closer to the truth—and closer to danger. In this thrilling first book in a new series, authors Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn draw on true events as well as tactical insights Amir learned from his time in the Israeli Defense Forces. For believers in God’s life-changing promises, Operation Joktan is a suspense-filled page turner that illuminates the blessing Israel is to the world.

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What Are You Afraid Of? - For many people, worry, anxiety, and fear are constant companions: fear of death, fear of danger, fear of disease. And too often, these fears are crippling, keeping us from the life God has called us to live. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Dr. David Jeremiah. As Christians, we have been given all we need in order to face down even the most frightening, unexpected, and overwhelming obstacles in life. In his new book, What Are You Afraid Of? Dr. Jeremiah explores the top ten fears that are holding so many of us back from the life God has called us to live and shares the supernatural secrets for facing down these fears with faith.

I Never Thought I’d See The Day! - Many people are blind to the destructive cultural trends of the day. At the same time, others see the dangers but are too quick to minimize the negative impact these trends are having on society. Then there are those who see the chaos all around them but believe that resistance to the prevailing culture is useless. In the middle of all this confusion, Dr. David Jeremiah issues a prophetic warning: “We must understand that we are in a war for the very heart and soul of civilization or the consequences will be catastrophic.” In, I Never Thought I’d See The Day!, Dr. Jeremiah identifies the nine major indicators of this looming disaster and then issues a strategy for turning the tide and equips us with the weapons we need for the battle ahead. Above all, he brings a message of hope that our “culture at the crossroads” can be put back on the right path. 

Where Do We Go From Here? - The more we look around today, the more it seems our modern world and contemporary way of life are hanging by a thread. We’re emerging from the pangs of a pandemic, yet society remains haunted by the specters of socialism, globalism, and cancel culture. The economy is in flux, the church is in decline, and Jerusalem once again sits atop the powder keg of global politics. What should we do now? How can we move forward as citizens of God’s kingdom even as the world teeters on the brink? In Where Do We Go From Here?, bestselling author and respected Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah shows us that the colliding crises in our culture are not isolated incidents or random misfortunes. They are as connected as a spider’s web. With each passing day, tectonic forces are pushing us closer to the end of history. Yet this is not a time for despair! Instead, this is a time to examine ever more closely the calm assurance of God’s prophetic plan. These pages will help you do just that by exploring ten current moments and movements in light of that plan. Each chapter highlights what’s happening, what Scripture says, and where we can go from here.