Everybody, Always

Everybody, Always
Author: Bob Goff
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0718078179

What if we stopped avoiding the difficult people in our lives and committed to simply loving everybody? What happens when we give away love like we're made of it? In Everybody, Always, Bob Goff's joyful New York Times bestselling follow-up to Love Does, you'll discover the secret to living without fear, constraint, or worry. Bob teaches us that the path toward the outsized, unfettered, liberated existence we all long for is found in one simple truth: love people, even the difficult ones, without distinction and without limits. In Everybody, Always, Bob shows us the simple truths about life that have the power to shift our mindset forever: Jesus uses our blind spots to reveal himself to us It's easy to love kind, lovely, humble people, but you have to tackle fear in order to love people who are difficult What we do with our love will become the conversations we have with God Dark and scary places are filled with beautiful people who need our unconditional love Extravagant love has extraordinary power to change lives, including our own Driven by Bob's trademark storytelling, this book reveals the wisdom Bob learned--often the hard way--about what it means to love without inhibition, insecurity, or restriction. From finding the right friends to discovering the upside of failure, Everybody, Always points the way to embodying love by doing the unexpected, the intimidating, the seemingly impossible. Whether losing his shoes while skydiving solo or befriending a Ugandan witch doctor, Bob steps into life with a no-limits embrace of others that is as infectious as it is extraordinarily ordinary. Everybody, Always reveals how we can do the same.

God's Gamble

God's Gamble
Author: Gil Bailie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781621382232

That Christ is the logic, the meaning of creation itself, is a central but often neglected doctrine of Catholic Christianity. Though it is a mystery, sufficient traces of it can be found. Drawing primarily on the insights of Rene Girard and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Gil Bailie's new book is an effort to locate and explicate some of these traces."

Love's Sweet Wager

Love's Sweet Wager
Author: Jannine Corti-Petska
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2011-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612170838

She escapes a life of uncertainty' After her gambler father is murdered over a card game, Rachel Garrett joins a wagon train West to be with her aunt and the fianc? she's never met. All she wants is to forget her life of performing on stage to earn the money her father gambled away and to settle down in one place. But along the trail she is helplessly drawn to a priest'forbidden fruit'and her faith is shattered. He's running from a murder he did not commit' With his life at stake, successful gambler Reno Hunter joins a wagon train West disguised as a priest. He is shocked to find aboard the woman he won when her father wagered her in that fateful card game, the same man Reno is accused of killing. Can he protect his identity as long as she doesn't know who he is, or will he give in to his desire for the woman and risk being apprehended by the law'

Heart and Craft

Heart and Craft
Author: Valerie Parv
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2011-03-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1459613228

If being a published author is your goal, then you have to work at it. You have to keep at it and you have to be disciplined.' - Alexis Fleming If you've ever dreamt of writing a romance novel, then this is the insider's guide for you. Valerie Parv, the author of the authoritative and bestselling The Art of Romance Writing, has drawn together a 'dream team' of romance writers who each share their secrets to writing successful romance fiction. Valerie and her co-contributors, Jennie Adams, Helen Bianchin, Daphne Clair, Lilian Darcy, Robyn Donald, Kelly Ethan, Alexis Fleming, Elizabeth Rolls and Meredith Webber - all successful romance writers whose books have appeared on international best-seller lists - answer the questions most often asked of published authors: how do I make my characters live; my dialogue feels flat-how can I fix it; how did you begin writing romance novels; how do I make sure my book hits the right emotional heights; I don't have to edit my own work, do I; can I do anything to market my manuscript, and many more. Not only are there examples of writing to analyse with the help of the contributors, lists of recommended reading and links to interesting and useful websites are also provided. Based on the contributors' considerable experience and hundreds of published books, and aimed at both new and experienced writers studying the craft, this fascinating guide will give you everything you need to know about writing romance and getting published. 'One of the biggest traps in new writing is dabbling around the edges of emotional issues. Your story must pack an emotional punch.' - Valerie Parv

The Bridegroom's Bargain

The Bridegroom's Bargain
Author: Sylvia Andrew
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459229894

“Till death us do part.” A solemn wedding vow, and one Lord Deverell’s young bride most ardently wishes to bring about—sooner rather than later! Only minutes after the wedding ceremony Alexandra is brandishing a pistol, accusing her husband of ruining her family. So Deverell makes one more vow—that he’s completely innocent and will prove it. If she isn’t totally convinced, then he’ll take the consequences. He sets about winning Alexandra’s trust—using every means at his disposal….

Bet Me

Bet Me
Author: Jennifer Crusie
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2008-12-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312357085

Agreeing not to pursue a relationship after one date, unlikely lovers Min Dobbs and Cal Morrisey are thrown together again in the wake of such factors as a jealous ex-boyfriend, a determined psychologist, and a bizarrely intelligent cat.

You Can Bet Your Life on God

You Can Bet Your Life on God
Author: Darby Checketts
Publisher: You Can Bet Your Life on God
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0983847002

Our busy world: There is a barrage of television commercials and internet inducements. We are all exposed to a wide diversity of popular ideologies, political agendas, economic pressures, and cultural viewpoints. In the end, we must each decide what to believe. We must choose the actions that will shape our destinies. As we act, we expect outcomes that will lead to happiness and success. The grand decision: The biggest decision we make is whether to go with the flow of the society around us or to look to some higher purpose to guide us. We have the opportunity to include God in the conversation and to trust in His plan. As we believe in God, we must also determine that we actually believe God. A divine design: As we discover the truths of our existence, we recognize the reality of a divine design that influences our lives. Faith enters in and our sense of purpose grows stronger.--Back cover.