Prayer

Author(s): Philip Yancey
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $3.99       (Ends Jan 3)

Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat of our relationship with God: prayer. What is prayer? Does it change God’s mind or ours or both? This book is an invitation to communicate with God the Father who invites us into an eternal partnership through prayer.

Polls reveal that 90 percent of people pray. Yet prayer, which should be the most nourishing and uplifting time of the believer’s day, can also be frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery.

Writing as a fellow pilgrim, bestselling author of What’s So Amazing About Grace? Philip Yancey probes such questions as:

Is God listening?
What should I pray for?
If God knows everything, what’s the point of prayer?
If my prayers go unanswered, is there something wrong with my faith?
Why does God (more…)

Surfing for God

Author(s): Michael Cusick
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $3.99       (Ends Jan 6)

Discover how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life. Using personal examples, scriptural illustrations, and 20 years of counseling experience, Cusick will help you understand how to break free from the prison of sexual addiction.

What if lust for porn is really a search for true passion?

In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it’s no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. Common wisdom says if they just had more willpower or more faith, their fight would be over. But is the answer really that simple?

According to (more…)

Case for Christmas

Author(s): Lee Strobel
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $2.99       (Dec 15 – 21)

Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? And how can we know for sure?

In this completely revised and updated edition of The Case for Christmas–reflecting the latest scholarship and research–award-winning legal journalist Lee Strobel weighs the evidence to distinguish myth from truth about what happened in Bethlehem.

What can we know about the events of Christmas morning? And, most importantly, who was born that day? Some say the newborn baby would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. But who was he really–and how can we know for sure?

Evaluating and organizing (more…)

Premonition at Withers Farm

Author(s): Jaime Jo Wright
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Price: $1.99       (Ends Jan 3)

“It’s rare when a book carries me so deep inside its world that I forget I’m reading. Buy this book. Now. You’ll absolutely love it.”–JAMES L. RUBART, Christy Hall of Fame author

The voices of the past cannot stay silent forever.

In 1910 Michigan, Perliett Van Hilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor convinced she practices quackery. It doesn’t help that her mother is a spiritualist who regularly offers her services to connect the living with their dearly departed. But when Perliett is targeted by a superstitious killer, she must rely on both the local doctor and an intriguing newcomer for assistance.

In the present day, Molly Wasziak’s life has not gone the way she dreamed. Facing depression after several (more…)

Transformative Time Travel

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Author(s): Dr. Jay Lowder
Price: $2.99       (Ends Dec 31)

Some words belong together. But what about these? “Christian.” “Non-fiction.” “Time travel!” Is that surprising? Christians should engage in mental time travel each day. Their minds should travel back to the cross of Jesus which should, impact their choices today. Then, their minds should travel forward to the return of Jesus and have increased hope!

That is biblical meditation, thinking about God’s truths and then living a hope-filled life. But what happens when we do it wrong—time-traveling in fearful, worried ways to the terrible future we can imagine? Or what if readers fail to time-travel to the future to be alert? They may even live an undisciplined life today because they do not meditate on their tomorrows enough!

This book is more than just a book—it’s a biblical time-travel guide. It connects readers’ daily experiences with how God wants them to think about their past and future. Readers will be surprised how many of their struggles are linked to their time travel skills. What a victorious life awaits as readers learn to enjoy transformative time travel!

Christmas in Winter Hill

Author(s): Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
Price: $1.99       (Dec 15 – 22)

Spend this holiday season in a town you’ll never forget–and never want to leave.

Krista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas. After her rough childhood in multiple foster homes, the holiday season just brings too many bad memories to the surface. But when she accepts a job as a city manager in the mountain town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal. The small town is famous for its Christmasville celebration, something that the city manager . . . well, manages.

As she tries to make her tiny new apartment feel like home for her and her eight-year-old daughter, Emily, Krista begins to wonder if this move was a mistake. She doesn’t always feel welcomed in the close-knit (more…)

Simply Tuesday

Author(s): Emily P. Freeman
Publisher: Revell
Price: $3.99       (Dec 19 – Jan 3)

Is your soul being held hostage by hustle?

If you’ve grown weary of do more and dream bigger, small-moment living is just what you need. Real life happens in the small moments we find on the most ordinary day of the week. Tuesday holds secrets we can’t see in a hurry–secrets not just for our schedules but for our souls. In Simply Tuesday,Emily P. Freeman shows you how to

· embrace today’s work
· find contentment in the now
· replace competition with connection
· learn to breathe in a breathless world

It’s time to release our obsession with building a life, and believe in the life Christ is building within us–one simple Tuesday at a time.

Emily P. Freeman is the author of A Million Little (more…)