Since the early days of his pontificate, Pope Francis has challenged us to reclaim the "good news" of the Gospel and to allow that good news to heal shattered lives. He is an evangelist of hope who models true servant leadership and whose witness to joy has changed the Church and the world. This small volume brings together the reflections of five leaders in the deacon community in the United States on the joy-filled witness of Pope Francis and what his message means for deacons today.

Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, MemoirSteve Hayner was serving as president of Columbia Seminary and was healthy and fit when he found out he had terminal pancreatic cancer. He and his wife Sharolembarked on a journey together with their children that soon included tens of thousands of visits from friends and acquaintances via the CaringBridge website. The overwhelming response to their posts on this website attested to the surprising and engaging way that...

What if your stories could become the most meaningful gift you ever give?In Stories That Shape Us, author Steve Mann shows how your memories, lessons, and life experiences can transform into a personal legacy—one that builds bridges between generations and inspires connection, courage, and love.A seasoned world traveler, business founder, and grandfather, Steve brings warmth, humor, and wisdom to every page. This book isn’t about telling perfect stories—it’s about ...

More than a devotional: A time of refreshing!Everybody wants more joy and contentment in their lives. The Lord is very eager to give these to you, in abundance! If you are hungry for lasting joy, if you are eager to feel the overwhelming goodness of the Lord, if you want to experience first-hand God's deep and abiding love-then this book is right for you.The writers of the Psalms, including David and Moses, were a lot like you. They went through very tough times in their li...

Wealthy Christians need help!That's why we wrote this book! Over decades of working with generous, wealthy Christians, we have come to an important realization: There is a deep unmet need in the church for developing the gift of giving in wealthy Christians and their families. But there is also good news!Many wealthy Christian families have a deep hunger to grow in the gift of generosity. They want:A deeper understanding of we...

Fun and practical guide to finding joy in your work by applying Buddhist values from MBS mover-and-shaker Steve Nobel.With growing numbers of people feeling discontented at work in a post-pandemic era of the great resignation, Joy @ Work offers essential reading. Whether you are feeling aimless and bored, only hanging on for the monthly wage, stressed, overworked or burnt out, this book offers a simple philosophy: suffering happens – but we can transform it. Using ...

From the irreverent star of Fox News’s Red Eye and The Five, hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture.Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure of these harebrained liberal hypocrisies. In fact, most of the time liberals uses the mantle of tolerance as a guise for their pathetic intolerance. And what w...

A Jake Muller movie? Why not?When Jake takes his nephew Peter to Louisiana to see the filming of a movie about him, they also make plans to visit some friends. Julienne Cormier, who changed the course of his life, is one of them. So is his former Captain, whose health has taken a surprising turn.So why are young people disappearing? And what has driven Julienne’s best friend to apparent suicide? And what is all this talk about zombies?Battle lines are being drawn, a...

What if you could develop a radical new mindset in forty days? A mindset solidly based on real joy, rather than momentary and fleeting happiness? Welcome to a life-changing adventure - one that will allow you to see with new eyes the reality of a coming age today. You are invited on a journey of discovering rich daily insights that will radically reorient how you see life now. If you truly take to heart what you discover, you'll never see your life - or this present world - the same way ag...

We’re all stories in the end…In this exciting collection you’ll find all-new stories spinning off from some of your favourite Doctor Who moments across the history of the series. Learn what happened next, what went on before, and what occurred off-screen in an inventive selection of sequels, side-trips, foreshadowings and first-hand accounts – and look forward too, with a brand new adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor.Each story expands in ...

What do we do with the sadness and the joy that living in a broken world brings to our lives? Most try to avoid the tears and focus on finding happiness, but does that really work? Denial might help to alleviate pain for the short run, but eventually lament must be faced and expressed. Learning to lament honestly to God is the surprising path to learning about real joy.When we experience or see tragedy, we expect tears, fear, and sometimes anger, and when we experience the good and...