Precious Memories: God's Gift of Life

Precious Memories: God's Gift of Life
Author: James J. Hackett
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2020-05-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1647020581

Precious Memories: God's Gift of Life By: James J. Hackett Monsignor Oscar Aquino commented that upon reading this book, he sensed the presence of God in each memory. Father Joseph Franco, a VA Chaplin, was moved to use excerpts in his ministry. Father Wilfred Dodo uses passages in his homilies. Another reader described the book as “inspirational” and it has encouraged an additional reader to begin to author his own.

Walking Through Fire

Walking Through Fire
Author: Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400218128

The astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy. Vaneetha Risner contracted polio as an infant, was misdiagnosed, and lived with widespread paralysis. She lived in and out of the hospital for ten years and, after each stay, would return to a life filled with bullying. When she became a Christian, though, she thought things would get easier, and they did: carefree college days, a dream job in Boston, and an MBA from Stanford where she met and married a classmate. But life unraveled. Again. She had four miscarriages. Her son died because of a doctor's mistake. And Vaneetha was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, meaning she would likely become a quadriplegic. And then her husband betrayed her and moved out, leaving her to raise two adolescent daughters alone. This was not the abundant life she thought God had promised her. But, as Vaneetha discovered, everything she experienced was designed to draw her closer to Christ as she discovered "that intimacy with God in suffering can be breathtakingly beautiful."

Precious Moments with the Masters

Precious Moments with the Masters
Author: Dale Manternach
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1613796110

The author, Dale Manternach, is a second generation farmer/rancher; born, raised and educated in Scobey, Montana. During his one year at the University of Minnesota at age seventeen, his talent for writing composition was discovered and encouraged. He married a classmate from across the Canadian border, Lois Anderson. They parented four sons and two daughters. His marriage ended on August 6, 1995 when Lois went home to meet her Maker, her beloved Master. In 1999 he retired, met and married Alice Hedin and moved to Sioux Falls, SD to become a member of Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church. Most of these devotions were created from is seventy three years of eastern Montana life experiences, coupled with spiritual truths, principles, promises and testimonies of faith-builders he enjoyed in overcoming many of life's trials as a man of agriculture, a parent, and friend to many, and a devout, truly born-again man of God, hungry for God's Word. He is looking forward to a blessed eternity in Heaven with Jesus. I want to acknowledge and thank some key people who made his book possible: Pastor Mark Chase and his wife Mary for introducing me to Xulon Press Publishers. Friend Stan Pickard for helping get started. Typists and editors: Daughter Ingrid Lardson, Grand-daughter Nichole Larson, friend Heather Ellyson, friends Bill and Shirley Scott for various chores along the way, and my faithful mate Alice for some good ideas and daily encouragement, and showing special interest all the way. Dale Manternach

You Be You

You Be You
Author: Jamie Ivey
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1462749755

Have you ever felt held back from the abundant life God promises you? Do you ever look at the satisfaction and success in other people’s lives, and wonder where yours is? In You Be You, beloved podcast host and author Jamie Ivey reveals that the abundant life you want is closer than you think. It’s not over there in someone else’s life. No. It’s right here, right now, in your life as it already is—you just have to know how to take hold of it. And in this book, Jamie shows you how to: Throw out false definitions of success Give up the idea that you must have someone else’s skills, talents, family, or resources to succeed Use the beautiful level of influence that God has given you Start leaving your deepest mark on the world by living your story Are you ready to finally bloom where you’re planted? To finally free yourself to flourish? To live a life that could only be done by Him and through you? Then jump into You Be You, and you’ll find yourself satisfied and succeeding in ways you never expected.

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
Author: Jeremiah Burroughs
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2015-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161898067X

'I have learned to be content in whatever state] I am'' (Phil. 4:11) Anyone who lacks true contentment may find it in this book. If not, it will be because that one would not follow the very clear and simple instructions given. The teaching is from the Bible, yet it must be described as unique. Nowhere else will you find such unusual, but Biblically authenticated thoughts: He will teach you that contentment lies in subtraction, not in addition; that the ABC's of Christianity are nothing like what you thought them to be; that there is a mystery of contentment, but that once you have learned the way from Christ's word, you will be able to attain such a depth of contentment as you never before dreamed existed. This is a key book for building up Christian maturity. Christian Contentment, what is it? ''It is a sweet, inward heart thing. It is a work of the Spirit indoors. It is a box of precious ointment, very comforting and useful for troubled hearts in times of troubled conditions.

Meditational Moments with God and Sermons for Reflection and Spiritual Growth

Meditational Moments with God and Sermons for Reflection and Spiritual Growth
Author: Dr. Freddie A. Banks Jr.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-03-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1665519975

We find ourselves in the most vulnerable and troublesome situations as Christians, but God has put forth good news in Meditational Moments with God: Sermons for Reflections and Spiritual Growth Volume II. Used as a personal guide or as a reading, Mediational Moments with God: Sermons for Reflections and Spiritual Growth Volume II is to be shared with Christians and mon-convents and is sure to be treasured by any person seeking enlightenment or encouragement. This inspiring work presents several highly versatile meditations designed to enhance your relationship with God through the study of His word. Each Mediation is prefaced by an appropriate passage from the scripture, spackled with story illustrations, and is spiritually oriented to provoke spiritual thought. Designed to inspire, comport, console and aid others, Mediational Moments with God: Sermons for Reflections and Spiritual Growth Volume II will speak to all believers and strengthen your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Precious Moments in Hell

Precious Moments in Hell
Author: Charli,
Publisher: Elm Hill
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1400328020

The world is full of tragedy. No one is exempt from having times when they feel like giving up on life because of pain and misery, “hell on earth.” Author and survivor Charli’s memoir reminds readers to never give up on themselves for the Lord is in the midst of tumultuous events. He is always present in the form of a Precious Moment. Charli is one of the many people who have lived through soul-crushing pain. Beginning when she was four years old, she witnessed the darker side of humanity firsthand, from a physically abusive father who abandoned the family to a neglectful mother. Living in foster care and enduring seven years of daily torture was no walk in the park for Charli and certainly didn’t lighten the burden she would have to bear later in life. Like never-ending torrential rain, Charli’s life threw one storm after another at her, namely the murder of her mother, the sexual victimization and abduction of her daughter, and the abuse from her husbands not unlike what her mother experienced decades prior. “There are valleys we each will walk through in this life. Some refer to them as hell on earth. Psalm 23 call them ‘valleys of shadows of death.’” This book is a testimony that can serve as a lamp onto your feet and a light onto your path.

Precious Moments Little Book of Bible Stories

Precious Moments Little Book of Bible Stories
Author: Precious Moments,
Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0718097637

Through sweet Precious Moments artwork and gentle storytelling, this padded board book teaches little ones how they are precious in God's sight through simple Bible stories. Full color.

Ordinary

Ordinary
Author: Michael Horton
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310517389

Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there’s a “next-best-thing,” if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom—the sense that they are missing out on the radical life Jesus promised. One thing is certain. No one wants to be “ordinary.” Yet pastor and author Michael Horton believes that our attempts to measure our spiritual growth by our experiences, constantly seeking after the next big breakthrough, have left many Christians disillusioned and disappointed. There’s nothing wrong with an energetic faith; the danger is that we can burn ourselves out on restless anxieties and unrealistic expectations. What’s needed is not another program or a fresh approach to spiritual growth; it’s a renewed appreciation for the commonplace. Far from a call to low expectations and passivity, Horton invites readers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. He provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul—not a quick fix that leaves readers empty with unfulfilled promises. Convicting and ultimately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it’s an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.