Dear Pastor,Officiating your very first funeral can be overwhelming, but with the Lord's help and a little direction, I'm confident you and your church can be a rich blessing to those who are grieving.Dr. Paul

A portrait of a family in crisis, this poignant novel navigates the tensions created when a family of faith is tested like they have never been before. When a minister's wife dies suddenly, he is left devastated, with four children to raise alone. He soon remarries and fathers a new baby, but the family is torn apart as the children struggle with their stepmother and with their own belief in God after their tragic loss. The minister’s eldest son is punished by the church officials for what...

A. James Reimer's (1942-2010) theopolitical project, intended to be a fully theologically conceptualized political theology, offers a constructive and creative contribution to this burgeoning field of theological inquiry. Reimer's thesis for this theologically derived politics focuses on the necessity to take seriously the biblical-Trinitarian foundations for all Christian social ethics, but also on the importance of astute and faithful engagement by Christians in public institutional life...

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With huge heart, humor, and a compassionate understanding of human nature, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the power of love to grow and endure even when faced with the most devastating of obstacles. You won’t forget The Things We Keep.Anna Forster is only thirty-eight years old, but her mind is slowly slipping away from her. Armed only with her keen wit and sharp-eyed determination, she knows that her family is doing what they believe t...

Kitty Spencer has been in love with Judge since she can remember, and when he asks for her sister's hand in marriage, she knows her heart may never heal. But one turn of events changes everything and she realizes maybe things aren't always as they seem.Judge Russo has had his plan in place for years. But just when he thinks he's getting everything he wants, Kitty goes and runs off. If only sheknew how far he was willing to go to have her.Warning: This grouchy alpha i...

**WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURYWould you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother.**Some stories refuse to stay bottled up......

CAN TWO SISTERS SOLVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE?'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Month***'***Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMESOne perfect summer day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea . . . and never returns.Her daughters - loyal but fragile Lily, and headstrong, long-absent Marietta - are forcibly reunited by her disappearance....

A part time student, CNA, and caretaker for her slightly deranged mother, Clara McKiney doesn't have time for a relationship. That's why her friends with benefits arrangement with sexy and ridiculously charming Jax Hensley works perfectly.But Jax has other ideas.The moment Jax met Clara he was instantly drawn to her wittiness, confidence, and gorgeous smile. Even though he agreed to the friends with benefits arrangement, he secretly hopes for more than their weekend hook up...

Archie thought he was finished with the Merge, but he was wrong.Teaming up again with Inez, they must pit their wits against the infamous Empress of Suanpan.In a city of gamblers, Archie must stake everything he owns, even his freedom...Book two of the Archibald Lox series, by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak and Lord Loss."This second instal...

Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn unrolls the suspenseful, spine-chilling yarn of a girl imprisoned for more than a century, the terrifying events that put her there, and a friendship that crosses the boundary between past and present.A family moves into an old, abandoned house. Jules's parents love the house, but Jules is frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, though, she can't stop wondering about the eerie...

A twisty, addictive psychological thriller about family, lies and the secrets we keep from those we love most.Avery is an obscure author whose recent disappearance is eerily similar to the death of a character in her latest thriller. Last seen walking the cliffs at Bosigran, it is suspected she fell, although her body has still not been found.When Alex, an ambitious young journalist, receives a copy of Avery's book in the post, she becomes obsessed with fin...