For three decades, I witnessed other people pointing at me saying, "You don't want to be like her." The horrifying trauma of one murder, one suspicious death, one suicide, and watching the woman I adored my whole life take her last breath, after feeling like I lost my mind completely, I continued to allow Satan to keep me in a whirlwind of a degrading and sad and embarrassing lifestyle. But because of my church upbringing, it forced me to seek three different therapists who helped change m...

Now available in a special edition for readers age 9-12, 90 Minutes in Heaven is the runaway bestseller about one man's experience with death and life. When Don Piper's car collided with a semi-truck he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to pray for the accident victim even though he was told Piper was dead. Miraculously, Piper came back to life, and the pleasure of heaven was ...

NEW YORK TIMES **BESTSELLER ● OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLDGet a glimpse of heaven**On the way home from a conference, Don Piper's car was crushed by a semi that crossed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. While his body lay lifeless inside the ruins of his car, Piper experienced the glories of heaven.Ninety minutes after the wreck, while a minister prayed for him, Piper miraculously returned to life on earth with only the...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens supports and inspires teenagers during their most challenging times, reminding them they are not alone as they read stories from teens just like them with the same struggles.The teenage years are tough, and when bad things happen, the challenges can be overwhelming. Faced with illness, car accidents, loss of loved ones, divorces, or other upheavals, the obstacles to happiness can seem insurmountable. But the...

These 101 miraculous stories of hope, faith, divine intervention and answered prayers will amaze you! As John Edward says in his foreword to the book: The personal stories you’ll read here about hope, faith, answered prayers and divine intervention are to me all about one thing – our connection to a higher power or divine source.Good things do happen to good people! You will be encouraged and uplifted as you read these stories about powerful hope, miraculous healin...

To some, "It's a miracle!" is nothing more than a common expression.To others, it's nothing less than a personal experience with the Divine.In an age of ever-advancing science, the idea that miracles real, God-initiated miracles can and do happen is often cast to the side of the rational road and considered nothing more than wishful thinking on the part of desperate people. But to those individuals who have actually experienced amazing, supernatural occurrences firsthand, miracles are just...

When life throws us curve balls, prayer is often our greatest consolation. In A Cup of Comfort Book of Prayer, ordinary people just like you share the prayers that have brought them closest to God. From Psalm 23 and the Sermon on the Mount to the inspiring words of Anne Bradstreet and St. Francis of Assisi, these are the prayers that people turn to when they most need God's help, people such as:Paula, who finds confidence in the Breton's Fisherman Prayer when she fee...

Remarkable True Stories of Miraculous Answers to PrayerMany people pray, but some don't really believe that God is listening. Answers to prayer can be so small and ordinary that they go unnoticed. But every so often we are powerfully reminded that God does indeed hear and answer prayer. What begins with simple faith and a basic prayer from an average Christian ends with an astounding gift from our loving heavenly Father.In this new collection, ordinary peop...

The wildly popular Godwinks series continues as SQuire Rushnell shows how ordinary peoples’ lives have been profoundly changed by extraordinary moments that are more than coincidence.There is something more to coincidences than meets the eye. Like winks from a loving parent or grandparent, coincidences or “Godwinks” are messages from God that you are not alone and everything will be okay. The true stories in this book reaffirm that they happen to everyone....

You can’t be a success in life if you can’t get along with other people — at home, at school, and at play. This collection of stories about tolerance, acceptance, self-esteem, and making good decisions will help teens and young adults create their best future.The values that young adults learn today will stay with them for the rest of their lives and help them become the best adults they can be. The inspiring personal stories in this collection are a great way for ...

More than fifty heartwarming stories that provide reassurance in Christianity and God's love.A Cup of Comfort series presents an inspirational compilation of more than fifty true-life stories that offer a powerful testament to the Christian experience and demonstrate the power of God's love.

In these 101 true, personal stories, you'll be reminded of the good in the world, and you'll see that now, more than ever, kindness matters.Kindness matters. We shouldn't have to be reminded of this, but we do. And this book serves as that reminder. In these 101 true stories of compassion and kindess, from the everyday to the extraordinary, you'll find help, hope, and happiness. Some stories will bring a tear to your eye, some will leave you inspired, and others mi...