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In a world increasingly anti-Christian, how can you communicate in a way that leaves listeners hungry for more? Stories are a God-designed way to impact hearts. But many Christians reject stories as just for kids. Christine Dillon has trained thousands of people in storytelling. Ten myths come up over and over again, and they block Christians from using this life-changing ministry tool.

Since his retirement from King's University, life has been rather quiet for Professor Daly. When he is invited back to King's University to deliver a series of prestigious lectures, his heart leaps. But on arrival he discovers that he has not been called back to the university on account of his literary knowledge. Somebody has been sending the president of King's threatening letters. Somebody within the university, it seems, wants him dead. Perhaps aware of his own arrogant, materialistic, and bullying nature and the effects it may produce, President Bradley seems genuinely worried.

When is a marriage over? When do you stand and fight? William Macdonald is at the pinnacle of his career. Pastor of a growing megachurch and host of a successful national radio programme. Clever and respected, he's a man with everything, including a secret. His wife has left him and he can't risk anyone finding out. Blanche Macdonald is struggling. Her once rock-solid marriage is showing cracks. She promised to love her husband for better or for worse, but does loving always mean staying? Blanche desires to put God first. Not William. Not her daughter. Not herself.

A compassionate couple risks their lives to reunite a pair of Mandarin ducks and are rewarded in the end - but by whom?

Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church.

Catholics have always known that Satan wages a constant war against the church. But the past three centuries have witnessed a far more radical onslaught than ever before, leading to a rapid and universal apostasy among formerly Christian nations. Who or what is behind this greatest of all apostasies from the Catholic church? According to this prophetic book, it is Freemasonry.

People disappoint us but what if God does too? Physiotherapist Esther Macdonald is living the Australian dream, and it doesn't surprise her. After all, her father has always said, "Follow Jesus and be blessed." But at 28, her world shatters. Everyone assures her God will come through for her, but what happens when he doesn't? Has she offended God? Is her faith too small?

Physiotherapist Esther has survived cancer, but wounds within her family remain unhealed. Is her revived faith the reason for the rift or could a simmering secret be the root cause? Cosmetics consultant Rachel buried her past - and her father’s God - but the past refuses to stay buried. Will she continue to run or is confronting her pain the way to freedom? Two women. One collision course with truth. Can God’s grace shine even in the darkest of shadows?

Skye Brigid O'Shea is desperate for an escape. Losing big in a nasty divorce and taking the fall for a patient's death, the stressed-out thirty-two-year-old jumps at the chance to move to Ireland after inheriting her grandmother's B&B. But the nosy American quickly lands back in hot water when she investigates unearthly howls and discovers the disagreeable local she argued with earlier stone-cold dead.

Rachel Macdonald is learning how to navigate the unfamiliar new world of being a Christian. Her father rejected her years ago. Now he claims to be a new man. Surely God can't expect her to forgive him? Forgiving feels like a denial of all the pain he caused. Will Rachel remain bound by anger and hurt or embrace the future God has planned?

Reflecting on the Beach Boys’ long, fascinating history, this book tells the story behind 50 of the band’s greatest songs from the perspective of group members, collaborators, fellow musicians, and notable fans. The band's music is as influential now as it was 50 years ago, and this retelling of how the iconic rock group found itself in the annals of pop culture couldn't come at a better time.

Richard Sorge was dispatched to Tokyo in 1933 to serve the spymasters of Moscow. For eight years, he masqueraded as a Nazi journalist and burrowed deep into the German embassy, digging for the secrets of Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Japanese plans for the East. In a nation obsessed with rooting out moles, he kept a high profile - boozing, womanizing, and operating entirely under his own name.

Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times best-seller How Will You Measure Your Life, and coauthors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.

Professional success. Personal failure. As a respected cancer specialist, Paul Webster knows what he's doing. At least, he does at work. His home life's another story. Now he's been thrown into a spin by a patient's death and her unshakeable confidence in life beyond the grave. He's always dismissed Christians as simplistic fools but this woman didn't fit his stereotype. What if there is truth beyond what he can learn with lab tests and logic? And what will checking out that truth cost him?

It's Halloween in the mysterious town of Refuge and not all is as it seems. Not your typical Halloween story, although there is a strong tie-in, this one is all about a bank job.

Joe Dolan wakes with a 'headful of hornets', a warning that today's going to bring something bad. He attends the funeral of an innocent - an Angel - and tries to work out if his wife has been kidnapped. Father Millar makes an appearance, we step inside the Blue Frog Tavern, and we meet Joe's brother Frank, as well as an artist and other notable residents of Refuge.

A young man escapes in an asylum seekers' boat, but it gets sunk by pirates. And that's when the nightmare begins in this tale inspired by Lovecraft's "Dagon". He wouldn't look down - that was too frightening. He looked up at the stars, the horizon, the foam on top of the waves as they rose and fell with the ocean's swell. The tiny red boat must be more refugees, mustn't it?

Do you like dramatic books? Let's start with mine. From author insights and commentary to reading the book itself, GenDStudios brings you Soapbox Books. Where the author and host go into detail of her own dramatic books to the co-host who has never read them before coming together in this gripping journey of self-worth, true love, and of course drama. Tune in every week for new episodes! TW: Intended for mature audiences, viewers discretion advised.

Miles de Cogan thought that he was set to live out a simple life with a cantankerous old lady for his landlord, but this is all turned on its head with a phone call. Inheriting a prosperous estate called County Wicklow and the title to go along with it, Miles learns of the death of his cousin, a baronet.

Do you often feel defeated and weighed down by worries and fears? Christians have the Holy Spirit's help in all areas of life, so why do we still struggle? Understanding spiritual "sword fighting" will help us win the battle for our mind, so that we can distinguish between Satan's lies and God's truth.