Yesterday’s Gone

Author(s): Cindy Woodsmall & Erin Woodsmall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Price: $3.99      

Eliza holds a secret that can rewrite the past.

Eliza Bontrager and Jesse Ebersol have fallen in love and are determined to marry, despite the belief of their Amish community and respective families that there’s a hidden curse—one that only shows up when an Ebersol and Bontrager marry.

Before the ceremony on the day of the wedding, Eliza’s great-aunt Rose gives her a family heirloom quilt and tells her that she may use it to change one event in the past. Eliza appreciates the woman’s heart, but she dismisses the strange conversation while keeping the beautiful quilt.

Several years later, mourning the loss of their third child, Eliza discovers her inability to deliver a healthy baby is genetic. Remembering her great-aunt’s strange words, she decides that if she can go back in time and reject Jesse’s proposal, she can save him the heartache of a childless marriage. Her sacrifice will allow him to marry someone else and raise a family. But once she puts her plan into action, she discovers the true impact of her decision—on Jesse and so many others within their community.

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The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers

Author(s): Gary Chapman
Publisher: Northfield Publishing
Price: $3.99       (Ends June 30)

Over 600,000 copies sold! Socially, mentally, and spiritually, teenagers face a variety of pressures and stresses each day. Despite these pressures, it is still parents who can influence teens the most, and The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers equips parents to make the most of that opportunity.

In this adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages® (more than 20 million copies sold), Dr. Gary Chapman explores the world in which teenagers live, explains their developmental changes, and gives tools to help you identify and appropriately communicate in your teen’s love language.

Get practical tips for how to:

Express love to your teen effectively
Navigate the key issues in your teen’s life, including anger and independence
Set boundaries that are enforced with discipline and consequences
Support and love your teen when he or she fails

Get ready to discover how the principles of the five love languages can really work in the life of your teenager and family.

 

Find It Fast in the Bible (A to Z Series)

Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Ends Sept 1)

Noticing a frequently used Bible phrase often precedes a breakthrough in understanding Scripture’s teaching on key Bible topics. But computer-based searches and single-word concordances quickly overwhelm learners with raw, unconnected data. This phrase concordance compiles over 5,000 Bible expressions, giving their exact Scriptural quotations complete with surrounding sentences. Additionally, their alphabetical listing offers the chance to explore similar and related topics without starting a new search.

Find It Fast in the Bible presents the exact chapter-and-verse locations of specific passages where the same wording expresses a Bible theme, such as “Day of the Lord,” “Kingdom of Heaven,” and “I tell you the truth.” This handy reference resource contains

Over 5,000 best-loved and most-used Bible phrases
The New King James Version as the primary translation
Cross-references to other major translations (NIV, NRSV, KJV, and NASB)
An alphabetical arrangement by the first word in the phrase
More than 30,000 references
An extensive Key Word Index
These features make Find It Fast in the Bible a trusted, time-saving companion resource and stand-alone aid for personal and group discovery.

 

Rise of the Servant Kings

Author(s): Ken Harrison
Publisher: Multnomah
Price: $1.99       (Ends June 27)

The “how-to-get-it-right” book for today’s Christian man–in marriage, family, work, friendships, with God in all of life.

Men are hungry for authenticity and for sound and bold biblical teaching on true masculinity. Every day men ask themselves questions about how to be better fathers, husbands, friends, and men, but it’s difficult to find satisfying answers. Rise of the Servant Kings explains that true masculinity is found in absolute surrender to God, which always results in humble character and is expressed in courage and generosity. When a man truly understands God’s desires, he will naturally express godly masculinity, Ken Harrison weaves together his experiences as a police officer in one of the deadliest areas of the country, with many years as a business executive and ministry leader, to share deep truths for men direct from God’s Word.

 

Family Worship Bible Guide

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Author(s): Michael Barrett, Joel Beeke, Jerry Bilkes, & Paul Smalley
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Price: $2.99       (June 26-27)

Leading and nurturing your family as you seek to glorify God and encourage spiritual growth in your home is both God’s command and your privilege. One of the best and most effective ways to do this is through intentional, worshipful, daily family devotions where the truths of God’s life-changing Word are openly discussed chapter by chapter. Hand in hand with your Bible, this Family Worship Bible Guide presents rich devotional thoughts on all 1,189 chapters in the Bible, including searching questions to promote conversation, to help you with this responsibility. Use this resource every day alongside Scripture to read each chapter’s major takeaways aloud and then discuss them with your family. With the Holy Spirit’s blessing, this book will transform you and your family!

THIS BOOK IS COMPRISED OF FAMILY WORSHIP THOUGHTS EXTRACTED FROM THE REFORMATION HERITAGE STUDY BIBLE.

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30 Life Principles (Revised and Updated)

Author(s): Charles F. Stanley
Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
Price: $0.99       (June 27 Only)

Dr. Charles Stanley lays out 30 Life Principles that can help you become more like Christ every day.

In this revised and updated 30-lesson study guide, Dr. Charles Stanley guides readers through 30 Life Principles found in God’s Word that have shaped and changed his life. God has given these principles to guide, comfort, instruct, and teach us how to live triumphant Christian lives. When we open His Word and begin to study these truths, we gain hope for the future and fresh insights into His promises and blessings. We find that life doesn’t have to be a constant struggle—it can be an exciting adventure! This begins with us studying the Bible so we can learn about God, know His ways, and follow His awesome plan for our future.

Each lesson includes:

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Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace

Author(s): Miroslav Volf
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $1.99        (June 27 Only)

We are at our human best when we give and forgive. But we live in a world in which it makes little sense to do either one. In our increasingly graceless culture, where can we find the motivation to give? And how do we learn to forgive when forgiving seems counterintuitive or even futile?

A deeply personal yet profoundly thoughtful book, Free of Charge explores these questions–and the further questions to which they give rise–in light of God’s generosity and Christ’s sacrifice for us. Miroslav Volf draws from popular culture as well as from a wealth of literary and theological sources, weaving his rich reflections around the sturdy frame of Paul’s vision of God’s grace and Martin Luther’s interpretation of that vision.

Blending the best of theology and spirituality, he encourages us to echo in our own lives God’s generous giving and forgiving. A fresh examination of two practices at the heart of the Christian faith–giving and forgiving–the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lenten study book for 2006 is at the same time an introduction to Christianity. Even more, it is a compelling invitation to Christian faith as a way of life.

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