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Award-winning poet and Episcopal priest Spencer Reece pairs his watercolors with inspirational quotes from a diverse range of voices for all spirits and seasons.

Reflect on Jesus in the run-up to Easter with this inspiring collection of daily devotions and prayers from great Christian writers of the past.

Timmy Dennison is a nine-year-old fourth grader who is looking forward to Christmas. But this year, Christmas will gain a whole new meaning for him.Join young Timmy as he comes face to face with the age-old question, "Is Santa Claus real?" If Santa Claus isn't real, why celebrate this great holiday?Bolstered by support from his church family and inspired by conversations with his immediate family and his grandparents, Timmy finds excitement and peace as he augments his childhood memories of a Santa-oriented Christmas with a new-found awareness of the scriptural origins of Christmas.

A New Look at the Ancient Story of EasterYou've heard the story more times than you can count. The arrest of Jesus. The trials before the judges. The passion. And of course, the resurrection. A story like that can never grow old--but it can become so familiar that you miss the parts that are right before your eyes.Following up on his The Characters of Christmas, Daniel Darling's The Characters of Easter takes a new look at the people and circumstances that were part of the greatest story ever told. With a skillful blend of in-depth Bible interpretation and sanctified imagination, Darling introduces you to the villains, heroes, cowards, and crooks who witnessed history's biggest miracle. Each chapter is accompanied by questions for group study as well as suggested songs--both old and new--that lead to heartfelt worship. Let The Characters of Easter lead your soul to rejoice with that ancient cry, "He is risen indeed!"Break free from the familiar, and discover untold treasures in the story you thought you knew.You'll read about: SIMON PETERJUDASPILATEJOHNMARY MAGDALENEAND OTHERS

Bling out the holidays with your favorite B.B.s! Take trimming a tree to the next level with this advent calendar craft kit, and style your tree with some L.O.L. Surprise! flair.New for 2020! Count down to Christmas with this officially blinged-out activity kit featuring your favorite L.O.L. Surprise! characters. Build your own shiny and fabulous L.O.L. Surprise! Christmas tree, and decorate it with the fiercest ornaments of the holiday season. Open a new surprise every day in December to give your tree extra bling! 25+ Surprises and Activities. Every door reveals extra special bling, secret messages, and fun activities for the holidays.  A Holiday Backdrop. Create your own Christmas-themed photo shoot. Just add your favorite L.O.L. Surprise! dolls.  The Perfect Holiday Gift for the L.O.L. Surprise! Fan. Whether a diehard fan or a newbie, the L.O.L. Surprise! Bling-A-Tree Advent Calendar is a wonderfully creative and unique gift for the L.O.L. Surprise! fan in your life.  Start a Fun New Tradition. Save your removable tree to decorate year after year.  Part of the Officially Blinged-Out Line of L.O.L. Surprise! Products. Insight Editions’ new range of L.O.L. Surprise! gifts include the Book of Surprises, Make Your Own Fashionably Fierce Pop-Up Book, Photo Studio, and Easter Egg Hunt.

Popular artist of the hit Million coloring book series, Lulu Mayo, shows how anyone can learn to draw adorable unicorns and other cute creatures using simple shapes in 5 easy steps. This book will show readers how to draw quirky, kawaii (super cute) spring characters in a wonderfully easy and inspiring way. Step by step, illustrator Lulu Mayo explains how to draw various creatures by using simple shapes--such as circles, ovals, rectangles, and triangles--and how to personalize them by adding your own adorable details. The book contains 30 of these doodling exercises, featuring a bunny, sloth, llama, chick, lamb, turtle, duckling, and kawaii Easter eggs! Its easiness, simplicity, and quirkiness will resonate with animal lovers, artists, and doodle enthusiasts of all skill levels and ages. Absorbing and fun, it will ignite a doodler's curiosity and inspire them to experiment creatively. Lulu Mayo's Drawing with Simple Shapes series also includes How to Draw a Mermaid and How to Draw a Unicorn.

A young mouse must save her production of The Nutcracker in a charming holiday tale from the author of The Gingerbread Pirates and the illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Hidden in Saint Petersburg's famed Mariinsky Theater are the world's tiniest ballet fans: the Mariinsky mice, including Esmeralda, a rising dancer in the Russian Mouse Ballet Company. Despite being unable to control her tail, Esmeralda has just been assigned the lead role of Clara in a ballet debuting at Christmas: The Nutcracker. But when she learns that the new ballet features mice as villains, her excitement turns to horror: the mice of Saint Petersburg will never come to see such a production. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Irina is convinced that the mice she's seen in the Mariinsky -- the mice her father, the custodian, is supposed to exterminate -- are not only fans of the ballet, but dancers themselves. No one will believe her, so it falls to Irina to help save the mice everyone else considers vermin . . . and perhaps to help Esmeralda ensure the future of the mouse company. Sweet and inventive, Kristin Kladstrup's ballet fantasy features artwork by beloved illustrator Brett Helquist, old-fashioned drama, and just a touch of holiday magic.

Over 1,500 prayers have been selected from more than twenty of Ray Simpson's published titles and many have been freshly written for this book. These prayers reconnect us with the seasons and the streets, the scriptures and the saints, the struggles and the silence; all created life is included. The exhaustive index will enable all who lead worship to find a prayer for every occasion.

Prayers for Occasions offers an abundant selection of over 250 prayers. Bringing together words of warmth and contemplation for a variety of different occasions, ranging from Advent and Christmas to weddings and funerals, this helpful collection provides a wealth of resources for both personal and group prayer.

Ray Simpson's liturgical prayers for Christian festivals provide worship for individuals, new monastic groups and churches. They reconnect the modern world with the seasons and the soil, the saints and the streets, the struggles, senses and silence, as well as the Spirit and the Scriptures. These inclusive patterns of worship are drawn from early and contemporary Celtic devotion, Anglican, Orthodox, Reformed and Roman Catholic sources.

25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience is a family devotional designed to help kids and parents engage with the Christmas story in a unique way--one person, place, or object from the Christmas story at a time!

"Faith is like gumbo; for it to be authentic, at some point you have to make it your own." In From Eden to Heaven: Spiritual Formation for the Adventurous, author Kelly Pigott describes the journey to authentic faith using the language of pilgrimage, or perigrinatio, that path that all believers travel as they seek to follow Jesus, mature in their faith, and explore their most common fears and deepest questions: What does it mean to follow Christ? Is this all there is? How do I keep going? Who am I-and who has God designed me to be?Enriched by the author's superb storytelling and warm style, From Eden to Heaven provides pastoral guidance steeped in church and biblical history-along with journaling exercises and relevant additional reading-all intended to offer both challenges and guideposts along the path to authentic spiritual transformation.Kelly Pigott is a professor in the Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, where he teaches courses in church history, ministry, and spiritual formation. He has served for more than 25 years as a pastor, currently serving two congregations.Praise for From Eden to Heaven"Kelly Pigott is a master modern storyteller. He is also a really good historian who doesn't know how to bore people. All of this and more is evident in this excellent book, which helps you pay attention to the signposts of Christian pilgrimage." -John H. Armstrong, author of Costly Love"With wit and wisdom, Pigott entices the reader to take seriously the Christian path of transformation. Herein lies a trustworthy guide for those seeking to live an abundant life." -Phileena Heuretz, author of Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for an Active Life

Celebrate Chanukah with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!Light the menorah, spin the dreidel, sing songs, and so much more in this sweet board book! This festive counting story makes for a fine holiday gift for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, all while introducing young readers to the wonderful traditions of Chanukah.

Inspired by Father Alfred Delp, who wrote a meditation titled The Shaking Reality of Advent while imprisoned by the Nazis during WWII, Bishop Peter B. Price has written a series of reflections and prayers to be read on each day of Advent. Each reflection is written that we may be shaken and brought to a realization of our selves in order to gain a new understanding of God's promise of redemption and release.

A Gift From Nicholas is the story of how a boy discovered the magical gift of giving. Because of this he later became known as Saint Nicholas. Readers will discover how he did it and will also learn ways on how they can keep his spirit alive through the magic of giving.

Come and celebrate some of the world's biggest festivals with us! We will take you on a step-by-step journey through each celebration, teaching you all about the stories and traditions we follow as well as all the tasty food we eat! So come and celebrate with us!

A time of wonder, daily reflections, and prayers for advent by Siobhan O'Keeffe invites us to ponder with childlike trust the beauty and mystery of the incarnation during the holy season. We are invited to ponder with childlike trust the beauty and mystery of the incarnation during the holy season of Advent. A gift is bestowed upon us that is much greater than anything available in the marketplace. We hear God's words of promise to us: When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13). God wishes to renew our hearts, our churches, and our world. He desires that we are deeply in tune with what is really important and sacred in our lives--the presence of the holy. We are invited to savor this presence ever more deeply, to share the light of his grace with others, and to rejoice!

Many people look upon prayer as a long-distance call when in reality God is present and waiting to meet us. Our God comes today and comes to us. Advent celebrates this joy. Let the prayers in this book help you to celebrate who God is, who is with you, and who comes to you. A Prayer a Day from Advent to Epiphany by celebrated author David Adam features succinct prayers that are full of meaning and easy to read.

Ming, the daughter of Chinese immigrants in 1930s California, wants to be like other children at school and celebrate Christmas with a tree, but after her father takes her to see a wise old friend, she discovers a better way to honor her heritage.

A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

During the forty days of Lent, we explore the gift of repentance that turns us back to Christ and his finished work. There is no repentance apart from Christ. There is no Lent apart from Christ's suffering on our behalf. There is no hope apart from his righteousness gifted to us. All of these daily devotions are written with these great truths in mind. Dear Sinner/Saint, prepare to be told in these pages to go home to your forgiving Father over and over.* Forward by Daniel Emery PriceEach day features a bible passagereflectionshort prayersuggestions for further reading

This mini book features beautifully illustrated words from a well-loved Christmas poem. Use the gold ribbon loop to hang the book on your Christmas tree, then take it down and read the lyrical story with your little ones--or enjoy a festive singalong with friends! The cover features gold foil stars that will glisten on your tree.