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Fall can be a relaxing time for some people. For others, fall may bring a whole new kind of crazy. Regardless of how this season effects you, learn how to make wise choices this holiday season, so you can enjoy a life filled with peace and serenity. Someone once told me, "Don't settle for the good when you can choose the best." And so began my lifelong quest for that which brings life, joy, and meaning. And the courage to choose it. Of course, I have both stumbled and soared in the process. Discovering that while there are myriad ways we can choose to spend our lives, only a few essentials truly matter. Life-Giving Choices will help you: Be empowered to simplify and focus on the essentials. Identify challenges you face in juggling responsibilities. Find freedom to release the pressure of striving to do it all. Learn scriptural truths reinforcing your identity as God's beloved. Begin daily steps to pursue specific action. And more!Will you invest the next sixty days in pursuing changes that will last? Join me in becoming that wise woman who embraces a full life with both serenity and strength.

He can handle our doubts. He can handle our anxieties. He can handle our fears. He can handle our hard questions. These things do not make us less than as Christians. He is the only steady hand that can handle our questions, doubts, and fears. Giving them to Him is a strength, not a weakness. Anxiety Interrupted grapples with the anxiety that creeps into our lives and helps us look to the promises of God and to the hope that He holds us securely. As Christians we can struggle with our questions and experience His sovereignty when we invite His peace into our moments.

This Christmas take a journey from the cradle to the crown as you freshly examine the birth, life, and coming of Jesus through the lens of Christmas.

Do you struggle to believe? Do you feel like you are in a constant state of doubt about your faith? A 2021 Selah Award finalist, Faith Wins is an encouragement to anyone wanting to strengthen their faith.Doubt is a natural part of the Christian life. At some point, everyone goes through some type of a crisis of faith. But this book is not only for those who experience the average moments of doubt, but also for those who are in a chronic or nearly constant state of struggle. Believer, if that's you, Faith Wins is designed to help you make it through your faith crisis and show you how to come out on the other side with faith that is strengthened and matured. Be encouraged you to see how doubt and faith can coexist. Learn how to strengthen your faith to conquer specific doubts. Understand the giants of the faith who doubted, but then allowed faith to endure-let your faith be victorious! If you possess saving faith, there is always hope: Faith wins.

What football fan doesn't love to see their team win? What fan doesn't feel a little pain for their team as they walk off the field after a loss? But could there be more to the wins and losses than what happens on the field?Auburn Believer celebrates the longstanding, prestigious, and hard-fought Auburn football legacy. This forty-day devotional will have fans cheering as each chapter relives key gridiron moments. Highlighting a specific game, play, or situation, author and sportswriter Del Duduit takes these pivotal moments and shows fans something deeper. As fans travel through key plays, they'll be encouraged to celebrate the wins and losses and embrace a memorable biblical or spiritual lesson.

What football fan doesn't love a winning team? What fan doesn't feel some pain for their team as they walk off the field after a loss? But could there be more to the wins and losses than what happens on the field?Bama Believer celebrates the longstanding, prestigious, and hard-fought Alabama football legacy. This forty-day devotional will have fans cheering as each chapter relives key football moments. Highlighting a specific game, play, or situation, author and sportswriter Del Duduit takes these pivotal moments and shows fans something deeper. As fans travel through key plays, they'll be encouraged to celebrate the wins and losses and embrace a memorable biblical or spiritual lesson.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, allow yourself to pursue the Christ of Christmas for just a few minutes every day. You'll find your joy and strength renewed as you are reminded in new ways of the precious gift you have been given-Jesus Christ. Filled with profound and thought-provoking insights, Pursuing the Christ is a thirty-one-day devotional and prayer guide to help you breathe in the freshness of Christ during the holiday season. Based on the themes of Advent, such as hope, peace, and joy, Pursuing the Christ will help you escape the holiday stress for just a moment each day as you find yourself joyfully meditating on familiar Christmas verses and some possibly not-so-familiar Messianic passages that will warm your heart as you appreciate how the season impacts your life every day of the year.

In Wounded by Words, the authors explore how emotional abusers isolate, disorient, and indoctrinate their victims and how their unkind words leave lasting scars. Sharing personal stories of people from the Bible and from contemporary life who have suffered verbal abuse, the authors offer tested, scriptural advice for breaking the cycle. Readers will learn how to recognize the signs of verbal or emotional abuse, change abusive patterns, and rediscover hope.

With roughly 500,000 children and growing in America's foster care system, the new mission field for the church is clear. The Church and Foster Care shows how to simply engage in life-giving ministry to an underserved community. From real-life situations, foster care parent, educator, and advocate Dr. John DeGarmo lays out why God is calling the church to become involved. Sharing from the decades of support he received from his local church, this book is filled with practical and manageable suggestions on how to meet practical needs while planting seeds of faith.

God is the ultimate restoration expert. He is inviting you to join Him in a process . . . a process of restoration and freedom. There comes a time in every man's journey with God where tips and techniques simply do not work. The Restored Man is not another book to read or religious box to check. It is a practical, life changing path for every man to take into to a deeper and healthier relationship with God and others. This process helps explore four key areas of restoration in a man's life: Know God as Father Know Your Self Live in Brokenness Walk With God The results of this process are measurable. Stop trying to change a behavior, and let God buff out the rough edges of the heart. He'll take care of the rest. BONUS feature: Online video segments are available that coincide with each area of restoration. Plus, you get to see a really cool, old car.

I Call You Mine was recognized as a 2019 Golden Scroll Awards winner in the Bible Study category.I Call You Mine is a six-week study focused on revealing the incredible spiritual insights available to those who embrace God's heart of adoption. Just as Jesus used stories to engage and teach, the Scripture passages and personal stories in this study uncover greater truths about adoption as God's children. Caring for the fatherless is a privilege, and the perspective gained when working with God in this way is humbling. Realize anew what it means to be chosen and redeemed.

Are you among the hungry? Not for food but hungry . . . searching . . . for something.If you are hungry and searching for something, you are not alone. That hunger you sense is rooted in a raging spiritual battle taking place inside every human being--a battle between flesh and Spirit for the same territory. The legitimate hungers placed in each of us at birth are ground zero in this battle. Using the fruit of the Spirit passage, Soul Hunger shows you how to allow the Holy Spirit to live victoriously within you and win the battle against your flesh.

As parents, we long for our kids to have family relationships that last a lifetime. But how do we create an atmosphere for connection while living in the messy moments of parenting? The Messy Life of Parenting shows you small changes you can make now to build lasting relationships, even when the going gets tough. By applying God's design for interdependence, you'll be able to: strengthen family relationships, encourage leadership skills, distinguish between enabling and helping, discuss without creating division, and so much more.

SEEK is a short, content-rich, four-week prayer guide experience to help you journey to the heart of God during times of pivotal decisions. The prayer and journal prompts move you to experience the peace that comes from yielding to God and the rich intimacy found through worship and adoration. The comfort gained from exposing your heart to His Spirit provides the perfect backdrop to turn to God openly and honestly with your needs and desires. When used corporately, this four-week experience provides an unexplainable sense of community. When used in a family setting, unity is amplified as God knits your hearts together to a common vision. Individually, you will experience clarity on how to move forward.

Award-winning author Eva Marie Everson wraps up a Christmas story of hope, love, and forgiveness just in time for the holidays. The Ornament Keeper, a contemporary Christmas novella, features Felicia and Jackson Morgan who are spending their first Christmas apart after twenty years of marriage. But a lifetime of gifted ornaments helps Felicia piece together the story of their marriage and the one mistake of unforgiveness she made before they said, “I do.” Can these memory-filled ornaments reunite this family before Christmas? Only time will tell. 

On the gridiron, the right calls combined with the right talent move the chains. First Down Devotions inspires you to let God help you advance the spiritual chains in your life. These unique interview-based devotions offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the spiritual lives of football's top athletes. Recounting their successes both on and off the field, the players will encourage you to turn to God for inspiration. Their struggles are real, just like yours. Their faith in God helps them knock down life's challenges.First Down Devotions is part of the Stars of the Faith series, highlighting the faith walk of professional athletes. If football isn't your thing, check out the other books in the series. These gridiron devotions make a great gift for a coach, player, or the all-around sports fan.

Dugout Devotions inspires you to stand in the batter's box and knock the curveball out of the park in your own life. These unique interview-style devotions offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the spiritual lives of many Major League Baseball players. Recounting their successes both on and off the diamond, you'll see the players who inspire you turn to God for inspiration. Their struggles are real, just like yours. Their challenges could knock them down, except for their faith in God. Dugout Devotions is part of the "Stars of the Faith" series, highlighting the faith walk of professional athletes. If baseball isn't your thing, check out the other books in the series. These homerun devotions make a great gift for a coach, player, or sports fan.

Do you have the strength of soul you need to live out God's story for your life? Let award-winning author Lucinda Secrest McDowell show you how to become soul strong! How do I know my life makes a difference? How am I supposed to balance life when it seems I can't catch a break? How do I move forward spiritually and with purpose?The answer to these questions and more is in learning how to live Soul Strong. The journey of faith is truly "a long obedience in the same direction." It's a deep commitment and an even deeper empowerment. It's making mistakes while standing daily in need of God's grace and mercy. Seven key decisions can give you soul strength for the story God calls you to live. Live Loved Be Authentic Dwell Deep Pray Always Overcome Pain Extend Kindness Share StoriesGod wants to give you strength of soul for the story He has called you to live. Let these practical guidelines and prompts help you live authentically and love extravagantly. You can choose today to live Soul Strong!

Be the leader and instrument God wants to use to change the world. Are you ready to engage? The emerging generation in today's culture believes evangelism is wrong according to recent studies. Yet Scripture is clear: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19 ESV). So how do we lead people to Jesus in a church with members who think evangelism is wrong? And how do we connect people with Jesus in an ever-changing culture? How do we share Jesus in a multicultural world?Engage is a thorough guide to the daily ministry of sharing Christ with those in the world around you. This compilation handbook contains more than 30 chapters and covers effective evangelism to the elderly, children, and families while encouraging the church to become multicultural. Research and recommendations cover evangelism in various settings such as Sunday School, missions, and social justice situations to name a few. Become equipped to remind fellow believers of the New Testament context of evangelism, how morality can be engaged in evangelistic efforts, and lead others to understand the importance of prayer. This handbook covers these topics and so much more. Specifically, Engage offers you access to the research and tools you need to be equipped as you understand the: Theology behind evangelism Context of evangelism Role of the pastor and individual as evangelist Effective ways to reach children, the elderly, families and those marginalized by the church Elements of effective public invitationsIf leading people to Jesus is your heart's desire, Engage is the resource you need. Be the leader and instrument God uses to change the world. It's time to engage in evangelism!

On the Journey helps you experience your extraordinary God in new ways. With Scripture, story, and prayer, you will be inspired to look for your own God moments as you move through your days. Each of the thirty devotions offers wonderful examples of how you as a believer can see everyday life events through eyes of faith and be encouraged and prepared for the opportunities the Lord has in store for you.Coauthored by the executives of the Woman's Missionary Union®, auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention, On the Journey will have readers seeing missions in a whole new light.

Will the truth about her fiance be more unsettling than the stranger stalking her?Danni Kemp fears she's being stalked--but the truth is much more deadly. Her new fiance, Robert Evans, has a dangerous secret. The homeless man who is stalking her, Caleb, may prove to be her only escape from a hidden world of crime. Will she discover in time that neither Robert no Caleb are who they appear to be and the one person she fears may be the one person she needs to trust?The Deadly Secrets series drops the reader into the frightening world of illicit drugs, where ordinary lives are lost, and families are changed forever--and in a setting so commonplace you will wonder if you or someone you love could become the next victim.

We all know life can change in an instant. But what happens when the life being changed is your own? Faced with her own devastating, life-altering events, author Rhonda Robinson was forced to deal with these questions. Instead of losing her faith, she became a witness to the undeniable, unseen hand of God and now wants to encourage women facing similar struggles to see God do an amazing thing in the midst of the unthinkable.If you or someone you know is faced with grief as a result of difficult circumstances-divorce, cancer, death of a loved one, etc.-then join Rhonda on a journey toward restoration. Unlike other books on grief and loss, FreeFall doesn't just want you to understand your grief; it seeks to offer you unshakable truth to use in a time of profound change in order to emerge a different, restored person.

You know prayer is important but you don't have time. Or do you?"I know prayer is important, but I just don't have time!" Have you ever uttered or thought those words? Or maybe felt guilty because you started praying but fell asleep or rushed through your prayer time?Pursuing PRAYER offers practical tips, but more importantly it offers the motivation and direction you need to incorporate key elements of prayer into your busy life. Written by a certified biblical life coach, author Penny Cooke uses the familiar Lord's Prayer passage to coach you in six key areas as you follow the simple acrostic: Proactively Pursue Prayer Remember His Righteous Deeds Acknowledge Sin and Forgive Others Yield to His Will Enjoy His Daily Bread Rest in HimKeeping your busy schedule in mind, each week has four short lessons with practical tips on how to incorporate that aspect of prayer into your prayer time. Each day's lesson is intended to spark self-discovery, motivate you to prayer, and open the door for a closeness with God that you are drawn back to Him more and more. This is not a how-to book or a collection of prayers to recite, Pursuing PRAYER is your invitation to chase God as you understand more deeply the need for daily prayer in your life. It is also your motivation to pray consistently so that the prayers of a righteous person can avail much.

God wants to grow great things in the lives of His people. Because we don't always understand who we are and who He is, I Am a Field shows us not only who we are but also who God is and how to recognize His work in our lives.I Am a Field uses the powerful metaphor of God as the farmer and our lives as the field to illustrate the way God is shaping us for His purposes. Interweaving Scripture with engaging stories, as well as some humor, catch a fresh glimpse of God in your life. Move from religious activity to a renewed desire to live the best life you were created to live. Just like a field, though, the harvest may include more than your life as your excitement for more of God impacts the world around you.

A thirty-day devotional, Prized is a fresh take on often-familiar passages. Within the context of Scripture, Jennifer paints a beautiful picture of the kindness and gentleness of Jesus. Pointing to both Old and New Testament passages, be encouraged as you see you were loved from the beginning. Christ came for you. You are His beloved. You are His prized possession. You were worth the price.

Beautiful Warrior empowers you to break free from the insecurity that has you trapped. Pick up your shield--the Word of God, your identity in Christ, and healthy thought patterns--and become the divine heroine you were destined to be. With therapeutic tips, a solid biblical foundation, and empowering questions, women will be able to:-Free themselves from ongoing negative patterns. -Overcome common obstacles to healthy self-esteem. -Deepen awareness and comprehension of Christ-centered identity. -Embrace divine esteem.