The movie Grace Unplugged tells the story of Grace Trey, an ideal Christian teenager who is also a phenomenal singer. But when she is pushed into the “real world” at the tender age of eighteen after getting the music break of a lifetime, her faith is put to the test.Own It! mirrors the film by asking what it means to really “own” your personal faith rather than just automatically following in the footsteps of parents, friends, or other influencers. Best-selling au...

This finely illustrated story book is for children to enjoy while learning about the balance of nature through their new friends—the Pentro. These horses are a rare Italian breed raised on open land year-round in a valley surrounded by mountains. It’s a real place! The Pentro have lived in the same area in central Italy for over two thousand years, named after the independent Pentri tribe who fought against the Romans long ago.However, this book does not focus on t...

This biographical novella is about family life, surviving world wars, immigrating and adapting to a new culture. It’s a story based on the life of Michele DiMarco (1893-1975). Readers will envision the majestic natural beauty of Michele’s home village in central Italy and learn of its rich history. Readers will also sense the harsh reality of life that forced Michele to emigrate.Shortly after Michele arrives in the US, he is drafted into the Italian army. He return...

God . . . and stuff. Everything in the universe falls into one of these two categories. Which is more important to you? (It's not a trick question.) In Unstuff: Making Room in Your Life for What Really Matters, popular authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco take a close look at what's in your wallet, your heart, your house, and your mind to reveal the pleasures and perils of stuff—and the joy, peace, and freedom that comes from learning to live with less.In this real-life look ...

The Big Picture is a gospel-centered book for teenagers and young adults that tells the story of the God who has always been with man and, through his Son and Spirit, always will. Best-selling authors Hayley and Michael DiMarco guide readers to be more aware of God’s presence with us today and better sense His call for us to make disciples of all nations.The gospel didn’t begin in the New Testament. It was there, “In the beginning,” at the genesis of everything. Across the...

You're a smart person. You really are. Most of the time. So why are you having such trouble making sense of your love life? Whether you're single and wondering where your "one" could be hiding; head over heels in a new relationship and vowing that this time it'll work; or finding that married life isn't the thrilling adventure you'd once anticipated . . . you might be surprised to discover that the answer lies in your own 'Cupidity'—stupid love. In this book, popular authors Hayle...

What would you do if you could text all your questions, all your worries, all your doubts and fears to God? What if He was always online and would always answer you? Would you start typing right now?Someone once said that the single most important thing about you is your thoughts on God. Give that a minute to sink in. Why would that be? Because all your thoughts about humanity, love, suffering, and the like are shaped primarily by whether or not you think there is ...

In a world that entices people to chase happiness and be self-centered, Hayley and Michael DiMarco take a stand for the truth. Living for yourself, they say, will destroy you. The only path to real life is through death—a death to self that frees people to live with the fearless love and rock-solid hope that Jesus intended.Based on the premise that the gospel turns life upside down, the DiMarcos explain the paradoxes that result: death is the new life; less is the new more; weak is...

What does it mean to be a guy who follows God? That's the question bestselling author Michael DiMarco helped teens answer in God Guy. And now in this 365-day devotional, he guides guys ages 14-18 on a daily journey of learning more about who God is and who he created them to be.Each one-page devo contains a Scripture verse of the day along with a brief reflection that unpacks spiritual truths about becoming a man of God. And in each entry Michael challenges guys to choose ...

It's time to put your past in its place. The past is part of your story. Whether it’s good or bad, the past shapes you into who you are. But it’s easy to get hung up on things that happened yesterday, or last week, or last year. And when you can’t get over the past, you can’t move on to the future. Over It shows you how to pick yourself up, move on, and let God deal with it. With a potent combination of empathy, honesty, Scripture, and wit, Over It will lead you through t...

The product of over forty Bible scholars and seven years’ work, The NLT Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever created. The notes focus on bringing out the full meaning of the text, allowing the reader to understand the Bible more deeply than ever. Features include 25,900 study notes (over 820,000 words), maps, charts, illustrations, a word-study system, and much more.Feature details: Ten section introductions provide an overview of the lit...

n Our Time is the title of Ernest Hemingway and #39;s first collection of short stories, published in 1925 by Boni and Liveright, New York, and of a collection of vignettes published in 1924 in France titled in our time. Its title is derived from the English Book of Common Prayer, "Give peace in our time, O Lord". The stories and #39;s themes – of alienation, loss, grief, separation – continue the work Hemingway began with the vignettes, which include descriptions of acts of war, bullfight...