The Panhandle�s first railroad, the Southern Kansas Railway of Texas, was constructed in 1886. Reaching Amarillo in 1889, the railway pulled cars filled with immigrant families and their belongings. The settlers were farmers from the east and south who came west to find water and cheap land. George Tyng, an adventurous fortune seeker, began leasing ranch land in 1887. A rail station was constructed, and Tyng eventually settled on the name �Pampa,� a South American word that means �plains.�...

This book is a collection of true Christian testimonies from Acadians and from the people who live in Acadia. A wide variety of life experiences are shared: simple, sad, funny, or intriguing. The series of short stories demonstrate the positive changes brought about and/or report the lessons learned. They may make you think, laugh, cry or help to understand that you are not alone. It is hoped that these testimonies will contribute to the deepening of your faith. When the author started gat...

In 1981 a beautiful lady appeared to six young people in the village of Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. She said, I have come to tell the world that God exists. He is the fullness of life, and to enjoy this fullness and peace, you must return to God. She told them that She was the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace. She has continued to appear since 1981 to give messages of peace, love and joy. She is confiding ten secrets to each visionary and promises to leave a visibl...

It used to be that when you pressed the “Reset” button on a video game console a "Loading..." screen would appear along with a progress bar indicating 1-100%. This book is based on my own Reset. I experienced a mental and physical breakdown and Reset discusses its affects on my life including times of dark depression, panic attacks and debilitating anxiety. It is the story of my Breakdown journey and the experiences I've had in pursuit of Hope and Healing. Accompanying my own sto...

When Henri Nouwen left the world of academe and headed for the village of Trosly in France, he sought a place that would lead him "closer to the heart of God." Arriving at L'Arche community in Trosly, he felt as if he had finally "come home." Indeed, it was destined to change his life forever.The Road to Daybreak is Henri Nouwen's intimate diary that records his poignant year at L'Arche, which began in the summer of 1985, a precious time of inner renewal and self-discovery...

The "Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" is a book that is rooted in an ancient Catholic devotion. It is intended to assist Catholics and other Christians find deeper meaning in their struggles with alcoholism, by connecting the oftentimes hard road of sobriety with Jesus' suffering road to His Crucifixion. The reader sees that their old alcoholic 'self' is being led to the Cross and the joy of eventual resurrection of a new sober self can follow. Whether they are still drinking and stru...

In 1954, Catharina and Joseph Lodewijks and their five sons took a train to Rotterdam and boarded a ship bound for Canada. Nestled safely in Catharina’s womb, three months before his birth, was Augustinus, who would be the sixth son of seven. As the turbulent seas heaved the ship for ten harrowing days, Catharina prayed fervently until the family landed safely in Halifax. Between the voyage, its timing, and the faith of a mother, a seed of spiritual gifting was bestowed upon the child who was...

A useful guide to being present and offering comfort to the dying and their families.Megory Anderson was called to a vigil at the bedside of a friend who was dying one night. That experience was so powerful that she began working with others who needed help attending to those who were dying. Today Anderson is the executive director of the Sacred Dying Foundation in San Francisco, and trains others in the art of "vigiling," a way of attending to the needs of the dyi...

The most challenging questions in many church members' minds, including the leadership is, "Can a person who is affected or infected by the HIV/AIDS virus remain a Christian?" This book will help you understand what it's all about. It will give you the answers beyond the shadow of a doubt.This book is a direct encouragement to those Christians who are living with HIV/AIDS. It is also a great source of encouragement to those who have not yet believed in Christ Jesus, as long as they ...

There are only two things that are certain to happen in any life. One is birth. The other is death. Can we know anything for sure about life beyond the grave? What is heaven like? Will there be a judgement? This book explores the Bible's answers to questions of life and death.

This little book gives the reader insight and understanding of how Mother Teresa's homes for children and babies operate in India, Cambodia and South Africa as well as the homes for her 'dying destitutes'' in the late 1990s and up to 2010.

When N.K. Wilson finally emerged from a life blighted by addiction and the horrors of unwanted paranormal experiences from her childhood, you may have forgiven her for choosing to forget all about it and move on with her life. But instead of taking the easy route she chose to write about her troubled life, in a bid to help others to come to terms with their own personal problems, and set them free from the demons of the past. Standing on the Edge of Addiction takes the reader on an absorbi...