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I never understood just how important a human soul could be to God. The soul is the only thing we actually own and the only place I belonged. I was raised by a single mother, and she loved God with all her heart. So many times, we would fall asleep to the sound of gunfire. Out of this chaos, God chose me. I fought against Him and His will for so long. Every time I knocked down by life and Satan, God and all His love would stand me up again, stronger than before.

This book is written for the lost. It originated as a result of an epiphany based on an article about the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. Once a year, Curiosity would stop and celebrate the anniversary of its arrival on Mars by stopping briefly to sing "Happy Birthday" to itself. Then, once again, it continues through the dry desolation of the planet surface on a path of discovery.

Samuel Sutton Jr. grew up poor in Kinston, North Carolina. His childhood home had no central heat or hot water. He and his family walked seven miles roundtrip to church every Sunday. But Sam was to rise far in life from these humble beginnings. Joining the Navy in 1979, he embarked on a 30-year military career, serving first as a sailor, then as an aide to the nation's top admirals and generals, and finally as a personal valet to presidents Bill Clinton, G. W. Bush, and Barack Obama, making him a virtual member of the First Family, an eyewitness to their public and private lives.

My practical application of leadership could be of assistance to those who want a better life. The extremes are you can be a political leader or/and you can be one of your family leaders. The book Journey into Personal Leadership shows you how to determine your top five major values and assess them.

Who said Christians couldn't laugh or enjoy God's gift of laughter? Adam Frasz writes this book as a reminder that anyone can have a good laugh from humor that is free of foul language and inappropriate content. You can enjoy a wide variety of jokes that talk about geography, college life, sports, the Bible, and church and all sorts of random topics. If you are interested in using pick-up lines for possible dates, there are some options in here, too (if you dare).

The Mocking Bird is a story about the very first birds that God created back when time began. When called to the tree in the garden to receive their songs, one feathered character arrived late and missed out completely. The story explains what happened next and why he is called the Mocking Bird.

During these unsettling and uncertain times, I want to express how we are all experiencing similar situations and have interchangeable conversations. Amid COVID-19, I want to describe a piece of history, confirming how we are all in this together—to encourage everyone to acknowledge the fact that they are not alone.

A Miracle for Charlie is about a young boy and his dog, Buddy, as they grow up together. The story is based on incidents we all encounter every day. There are many incidents that children, parents, and grandparents can relate to because they are part of our own personal daily lives. Experience the role the guardian angel Michael plays in Charlie's life and, finally, the miracle itself.

Matt Bin thinks back on his life - realizes he has made some mistakes. He realizes that he must have been "good"; because all his friends are good to him. Did he do something? A reality check on how one should act as he ages.

These colorful characters of the 1930s and '40s lived life’s circumstances as adventures. They lived at a time when they were called upon to build a city and a history-making dam, to grow a fledgling spit of a town in the desert into what would become the world-famous Las Vegas. They were rugged individuals on a desert frontier living ordinary lives during an exceptional time in our history and rose to the occasion. They survived Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and made wartime sacrifices.

A Trilogy of Contemplative Christian Devotionals is a topical devotional with an overall theme of faith and trust in a loving God. The author uses ordinary life situations and stories from scripture to show how God leads, guides, counsels, encourages, and cares for each one of us. To help facilitate meditation, scriptures are listed with each devotional, and some are accompanied by a prayer.

When Jim Sayre was a totally blind child growing up in Zanesville, Ohio, in the 1940s and '50s, blind children were typically steered into occupations caning chairs or tuning pianos. "Or selling pencils on street corners," Jim says. No way he was going to settle for that. With the help of a loving mother who saw the wisdom of integrating a blind child into the sighted world and Jim's own innate determination--he might call it stubbornness--Jim overcame the obstacles and prejudices blind children faced in those times.

Blessings come in many ways, but usually, it starts with knowledge. Knowledge has been placed throughout the universe, and there are few who seek it or lay hold of its understanding. This book dives deep into the great mysteries of God. The key to absolute healing lies in understanding these mysteries. Many Christians do not have life and have it more abundantly. They do not understand fully what Jesus has done at the cross.

Meet Scott Lund, US Border Patrol agent, the hero and hope of the future. Men want to be like him, women want to be with him, and children look up to and admire him. In this first amazing super adventure, it's man versus an army with the president's life at stake. In this thriller full of suspense and intrigue, Lund is on what should had been a routine patrol, but he witnesses his partner's death. Depressed, battered, and broken, he takes leave to regroup. While on vacation, Scott rescues a drowning boy and is befriended by the boy's Black family.

Are you watching the self-destruction of a loved one struggling with substance abuse, or are you the one addicted? Perhaps you are an observer standing outside the arena watching the chaos and asking yourself, "Why don't they just quit?" If you find yourself in one of these situations, this book is written with you in mind. By sharing our family's story of tragedy and triumph, we have an opportunity to encourage those whose life's pathways have taken them to some of the same dark places our family has been.

Have you ever pondered upon the declining trust of humans in the institution of marriage? There has been a high rate of single parentship observed among the masses. The changing norms and cultures, changing concepts regarding parenting, and the spiking graphs of divorce highlighted the alarming situation of declining institution of marriage. The problem has been further invigorated by the declined institution of religion.

I wake up every morning wanting more and more of God. I have fallen in love with Him and can’t get enough of Him. I know without question that if I “rightly divide the Word” (2 Timothy 2:15), then I will eliminate all confusion and questions in the Word. But I was challenged by a theologian whom I respect highly. My eyes have been opened to a part of the Word that has changed the way I view all scriptures now. My hope is that by listening to and learning about these divine secrets, your spiritual life will be impacted like mine has been. God bless!

The book is divided into two parts. The first part of the book focuses on maintaining a single Christian life. This is not an easy task, but it can be accomplished by a Christian placing his or her trust in God. With God's help, a Christian can draw closer to God so that Satan won't fan the flames of a single Christian's sexual desires, causing him or her to fall prey to sexual immorality.

Pastor and missionary Steven Ray Bragg once fell from the ministry, and God picked him up and restored him to serve in the Philippines. This book is the story of God working in Pastor Steve's life to accomplish His will of starting new Christian churches in the Philippines. He currently has thirty-five churches in remote, isolated communities. These communities have no other churches, and many are hearing the gospel for the first time.

Everybody messes up. In relationships. In business. In life. It's a fact of human nature that we're flawed. People aren't inherently bad, but humans tend to do a lot of bad things. Everyone has engaged in behavior they're not proud of. We all have secrets, and we're all prone to traits and impulses we wish we didn't have. History, literature, and music for centuries have given us examples of falls from grace, tragedies, and fatal flaws.