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This everlasting tale of the first Christmas tree follows the monk Winfred as he journeys to lands far and wide to teach others about Christianity. During his adventure, he happens upon those who believe in the ancient thunder god Thor and teaches them the way of Christ.

The Last Three Days of Paul is the first book in the trilogy Thy Kingdom Come. The book is historical fiction, built around historical first century events. The author helps his listeners understand the struggles of the Apostle Paul as he labors to establish a new unproven religion called Christianity.

In this terrifying fable of a world without faith, first there were the changes in weather. Lack of rain was turning the plains of Iowa, Kansas, and Idaho into arid blocks of parched earth. In the North, it was already January, and no sign of snow. All over the world, the seas were shrinking, and creeks and rivers looked like dried scars. But for Pete, the terrified son of a Midwestern farming family, the first great omen came one unseasonably warm winter night when the moon simply vanished from a cloudless sky and the clocks stopped.

Based on the author's true-life experience and a single line from The Apostles' Creed: "He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to Hell", The Three Days of the Lion goes beyond the life and death of Jesus Christ and postulates what may have happened following Christ's death during the three days preceding his ascension into Heaven.

We’re created to live at the intersection of grace and truth, yet we often gravitate toward one or the other. When Jesus Stole My Bread uses the power of parable - a fictionalized story of the young boy who surrendered his loaves and fish to Jesus - to help us live at the convergence of life-transforming truth and spirit-empowered grace.

Journey Through the Narrow Gate is where imagination and reality meet at the crossroads of despair and hope. It's also a place where time and eternity meet personal pain and its healing. It is where one can discover the missing pieces for what has been longed for yet has been almost forgotten. Dennis Stephan Cole is a pastor, actor, director, playwright, and author. He has one master's degree attending two seminaries, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Azusa Pacific Graduate School of Theology.

The Land of Saram was once one, but the city of Verturn in the plains of Arumda has broken away, declaring itself separate from the kingdom of Saram and the authority of the High King. Carwyn, the princess of Verturn, finds herself in chains and at the mercy of the High King of Saram. Will justice or mercy prevail as she faces the consequences of being enemy born.

Sometimes, the right perspective and the right question can make all the difference. When pursuing a dream or any type of creative work, it is easy to get stuck. What if your future self (who had already successfully completed the work) was there to guide you? Would that make a difference in how you view your current challenges, the questions you ask yourself, and the fears you are willing to face?

Have you ever wondered what it was like for Eve to be the first woman, created as an adult but with the mind of a child? What must it have been like for Deborah to be the only female judge in Israel’s history? Ever considered how Esther felt about being chosen as queen in the ungodly kingdom of Persia - particularly when she’d have to share her husband with a harem? What must Mary and Martha have thought when their brother Lazarus had died, and it looked to them like Jesus was not coming?

The Book of Feasts & Seasons is a beautifully mind-bending stroll with a grandmaster of science fiction through the annual Catholic calendar. Over the course of the year, from January to December, the author takes his inspiration from 10 different holidays and explores their meanings in a series of stories of marvelous imagination. The book begins with New Year's Day and "The Meaning of Life as Told Me by an Inebriated Science Fiction Writer in New Jersey".

Torn from his family, Adam lands in a world of giants, wild animals, and marauding mountain people. Unable to find his way home, he discovers an alluring paradise - a golden city where he builds a new life, safe from the terrors outside the walls. But when the city begins to crumble, a chance encounter with a strange little girl changes everything. She claims to know why he was brought into this world and the way back to his family, but insists he leave the doomed city and follow her to the high country to join the mountain people.

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the 5,000 when Jesus multiplied the fish and the loaves? Or one of his disciples when he walked on water? Or to have seen Lazarus come out of the tomb? Ever wonder what Mary thought when Gabriel told her she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit, or what the fallout was like in her personal life? Ever considered how those two disciples felt on the road to Emmaus, when they found that the man with whom they had been talking was in fact their risen Lord?

A lemonade stand, a principal's tender heart, a Bundt cake, and a young boy's invitation to a funeral all come together to begin this extraordinary journey. Does everything happen for a reason? Only A Shadow is an amazing story of resilience, perseverance, and the power hidden in a single moment. It tells the tale of a remarkable relationship and examines the myriad of ways that the human spirit endeavors to accept and deal with the trials that come with the gift of life.

In this allegory, join Talon Forge on his youthful quest for a brighter destiny. Brutal work at the forges and a dogmatic culture are behind him. The world is at his disposal. Unfortunately, he finds rejection, suffering, and darkness awaiting him. The Xandrian estate is the first place he finds that offers hope and light. But also a cross. He detests this and is easily persuaded by Lumen, who is crossing the Xandrian estate, to travel with him to an island called Prospect.

"Le Voyage du Pèlerin" est un récit allégorique sur la foi chrétienne dans lequel un homme, nommé le Chrétien, surmonte divers obstacles sur le chemin qui le mène à la cité céleste de Sion. Il doit ainsi apprendre, afin d'atteindre son but, à se remettre en question, éviter les tentations et vaincre ses doutes. Véritable guide sur la voie de l'éternité bienheureuse, cet ouvrage, traduit dans plus de cent langues, est l'un des plus lus dans le monde après la "Bible" !

Seed falls from the heavens and judges humanity. One foretells of the coming calamity, but the words are heeded too late. Few remain after the war against the cosmic demon. Long confined to one of the few outposts left on Earth, Sal accepts an unauthorized mission to find a survivor lost in the Vegas wastes. He believes his target is special, imbued with a spirit that might finally turn the tide against the darkness. But to save her from the risen still haunting humanity, he'll have to fight alone and outgunned against enemies that have already conquered the world.

Prepare to enter a rich allegory of the Christian life in the style of Pilgrim’s Progress. Travel to varied places of danger, beauty, battle, and rest, like the Chapel in the Valley, the City of Good Intent, the Wood of Beasts, and the Forest of Burdens. Meet intriguing characters such as Sir Fortis, the Carpenter, Sir Joyous, the Knight of the Wolf, the Silent Horseman, and more. Are you ready for suspense, fights and flights, and thrills and chills with important lessons along the way? Then, come follow the adventures of Sir Constant!

Bob Noone and his dog, Blink, are happy to be off the streets. They refuse to be intimidated by the bizarre happenings taking place inside their new home. However, when patches of eerie fog appear out of nowhere, hovering heavily over random guests, Bob asks God to reveal the meaning behind the foggy mist that comes and goes. Bob is astonished as the spiritual unrest soon reveals a gift only God can give.

A man arrives at the gates of heaven holding a faith that’s not his own; another clutches a suitcase he’s unwilling to give up. One woman demands to be sent back, while another asks for a new name. Hands empty or full, hearts joyful or disappointed, or appalled, these people and others approach the 12 open gates of heaven, only to discover the truth about their loves.

Today the world is nose-deep in trouble of every kind, moral, ethical, social, political, and legal. How did we get here? That is the right question to ask! What I Have Learned About the Demise of Mankind is a stunning and not-so-fictional revelation of the key answers to the question of how did we get here? In this paradigm-shifting debut novel, Truman Alexander reveals the evil works of the Dark One on earth by exposing the Underworld's training manual for new devils, tempters, and dark angels.