Fearless by Max Lucado

"Fearless" by Max Lucado

Yet another great read from Max Lucado.  Perfect for the things we are facing today that cause us to fear (i.e. layoffs at work, slow downs in the economy, down turns in the housing market, etc).

This book gives you some great practical ways to deal with the fears in your life.  Written in an easy to follow, entertaining format that will keep the attention of any who want to live their life without fear.

Here are a few of the great things I took away from this book:

"It's not the absence of the storms that sets us apart.  It's whom we discover in the storm: and unstirred Christ."

"Fear itself is not a sin.  But it can lead to sin."

"Why does He love you so much?  The same reason the artist loves his paintings or the boat builder loves his vessels.  You are his idea.  And God has only good ideas."

"Fear mismanaged, leads to sin.  Sin leads to hiding.  Since we've all sinned, we all hide, not in bushes, but in eighty-hour workweeks, temper tantrums, and religious busyness.  We avoid contact with God.  We are convinced that God must hate our evil tendencies."

Be fearless by being peaceful:
P - Pray first
E - Easy now
A - Act on it
C - Compile a worry list
E - Evaluate your worry categories
F - Focus on today
U - Unleash the worry army
L - Let God be enough

"Whether or not storms come, we cannot choose.  But where we stare during a storm, that we can."

"Feed your fears, and your faith will starve.  Feed your faith, and your fears will."

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Heaven is the Face Single

Heaven is the Face Single

by Steven Curtis Chapman

Releases Sept 22nd

Overview
Beauty Will Rise is a collection of 12 new and profound songs from Steven Curtis Chapman. Created in the past 18 months in the walk through the darkness of the loss of his daughter Maria, and while God continues to meet him there on the journey. Part lament, part praise, part grief, part hope, part wrestling, part pondering; these tracks resonate as Steven’s personal Psalms. It is a desperately hopeful, raw, personal, and honest recording that is likely the most important of his already incredible 20 plus year ministry.

“Heaven Is The Face” is the first single serviced to Christian radio, and available as physical single in advance of the album, which releases on November 3rd.

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

by Donald Miller

Releases September 29, 2009

Product Description:

How to get a second chance at life the first time around.

Years after writing a best-selling memoir, Donald Miller went into a funk and spent months sleeping in and avoiding his publisher. One story had ended, and Don was unsure how to start another.

But he gets rescued by two movie producers who want to make a movie based on his memoir. When they start fictionalizing Don's life for film--changing a meandering memoir into a structured narrative--the real-life Don starts a journey to edit his actual life into a better story. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details that journey and challenges readers to reconsider what they strive for in life.

• Readers discover a new and exciting way to understand their life and find richer meaning in the world around them
• This highly anticipated release delivers everything Don Miller fans love
• Full of the high quality, one-of-a-kind writing style readers expect.

Publishers Weekly, Review

Miller, the accidental memoirist who struck gold with the likable ramble Blue Like Jazz, writes about the challenges inherent in getting unstuck creatively and spiritually. After Jazz sold more than a million copies but his other books didn’t follow suit, he had a classic case of writer’s block. Two movie producers contacted him about creating a film out of his life, but Miller’s initial enthusiasm was dampened when they concluded that his real life needed doctoring lest it be too directionless for the screen. Real stories, he learned, require characters who suffer and overcome. In desultory fashion, Miller sets out to change his own life—to be the kind of guy who seeks out his father, chases the girl and undertakes a quest. Along the way, he comes to understand God as a master storyteller who doesn’t quite control where his characters are going. An unexpected bonus of this book is Miller’s insights into the writing process. Readers who loved Blue Like Jazz will find here a somewhat more mature Miller, still funny as hell but more concerned about making a difference in the world than in merely commenting on it. (Oct. 2009)

Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details one man's opportunity to edit his life as if he were a character in a movie.

Years after writing a best-selling memoir, Donald Miller went into a funk and spent months sleeping in and avoiding his publisher. One story had ended, and Don was unsure how to start another.

But he gets rescued by two movie producers who want to make a movie based on his memoir. When they start fictionalizing Don's life for film--changing a meandering memoir into a structured narrative--the real-life Don starts a journey to edit his actual life into a better story. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details that journey and challenges readers to reconsider what they strive for in life. It shows how to get a second chance at life the first time around.

Explorer's Study Bible NKJV

NKJV: The Explorer's Study Bible

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The Explorer’s Study Bible takes kids on an adventure of a lifetime to find the treasure of God’s message.

A full New King James Version Study Bible just for kids. Incredible study helps include maps, keyword verses, interesting Bible facts, dictionary/concordance, and more—all designed to bring God’s Word—its people, places, events, and message—into a kid’s world! It’s full of fascinating features that make the Bible fun to read and explore, entertaining to learn about, and easy to study and understand.

Colorful pages are full of special features:

• 1. WordDecoders: “Compass” to the meaning of Bible terms
• 2. Discoveries: Experience living in Bible times
• 3. Bible Treasures: Learn wisdom from the lessons learned by Bible characters
• 4. Digging In: Find rich treasures in story backgrounds, the meaning of key passages, and more
• 5. Mystery Solved: Answers to the most asked questions about the Word

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The Flo Show Creates a Buzz

Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends #13: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz

It's About Saying You're Sorry

Flo is back and she's got her own TV talk show! But does she ever have a lesson to learn!

When Flo gets her own TV talk show, she is positively thrilled! She has to think about what to say, what to wear, and who to invite as guests. What she isn't thinking about are other people's feelings. After insulting every guest on her show, she finally realizes that she needs to apologize for the means things she said. Flo learns that words are very powerful. In fact, the words "I'm sorry" can make all the difference. Children will learn that by saying you're sorry, you are asking foregiveness and fixing your friends with another person.

The Transformation Study Bible

The Transformation Study Bible

For over thirty years, millions have come to rely on the timeless wisdom of Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe's "Be" Commentary series. Dr. Wiersbe's commentary and insights on Scripture have helped readers understand and apply God's Word with the goal of life transformation.

The Transformation Study Bible offers the full text of the highly readable New Living Translation with accompanying notes and commentary from the 50 books in Dr. Wiersbe's "Be" series.

This is a must-own Bible for everyday use by all Christians who want to get more out of their study of Scripture.

Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah

Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah

by Melody Carlson

This final installment in the 86 Bloomberg Place series, Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah, follows the four roommates through the high dramas of their romantic relationships. Newly engaged Lelani has returned from Maui with her toddler anticipating a simple, beautiful wedding to Gil, but his Latina mama has other ideas-and the willpower to make them happen. Kendall, who accepts her "Maui Man's" proposal of marriage, finds her wedding plans turned upside down by her absentee parents and cruel sisters, who don't think she's capable of making a single smart decision on her own. Marcus takes a trip to Africa, leaving Megan uncertain about the future of their relationship, and Anna risks losing Edmond to a flirty young intern at their office. And to complicate matters, Megan and Anna need to find another place to live.

With only two months to pull off both weddings (on the same day), the pressure is on, and the stress just might kill all promise of happily ever after. Are their friendships strong enough to weather the hassles and heartaches?

In the Arms of Immortals

In the Arms of Immortals

by Ginger Garrett

"The time of the angels is over.
"Never again will men believe in unseen goodness.
"The age of fear has begun."

Sicily, 1347. It starts with a strange ship in the village harbor. That night an old man falls ill.then the baker's wife.then a street urchin. By morning half the townspeople are dead and more are dying-horribly. Civic order breaks down. Wolves are moving in from the countryside. And no one has a clue what is happening or how to stop it. Not the local priest. Not the rich baron. Not the baron's proud daughter, nor the powerful knight who loves her. Certainly not the outcast healer whom many call a witch.

Only the Destroyer and the unseen Watchers know the real story.along with an unwilling visitor from another time. Mariskka recognizes the Black Death that soon will decimate Europe. But she has no voice to speak, no way to help.until she dares open her pain-hardened heart to unfathomable truth.

Richly imagined, tautly suspenseful, and deeply moving.another heart-stopping historical thriller from the author of In the Shadow of Lions.

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Well-Known Actors Lead Set Apart
When you hear the names of successful actors, a certain key role usually comes to mind. For example, Richard Roundtree will always be associated with Shaft. For John Schneider, it's The Dukes of Hazzard. And for Jennifer O'Neill, it's her role in The Summer of '42.

Now, all three of these accomplished actors can be seen in a new movie coming to DVD on September 22, Set Apart. They were drawn in by the powerful, inspirational message of the script, which is based on real ministries run by brothers Randy and John Gunn.

"All the actors seemed truly appreciative to be part of the movie," says Randy Gunn, who plays himself in the movie. "They were all very professional and we learned quite a bit about the dos and don'ts of acting."

Meet the Cast

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A Movie with a Purpose
So how do real-life ministries become a movie? Brad Wilson of Hemisphere Productions heard Randy and Heidi Gunn perform with their band GunnPoint at a Christian music festival. Hemisphere had just launched a new production arm called Power In Faith that was looking for ideas for great faith-based films.

After learning more about GunnPoint and its familial connection to the Power Company Kids Club, Power In Faith was intrigued. The potential for a film about the interaction of these two remarkable ministries could provide the material needed for an exciting and inspiring family film.

"The story they wanted to tell involved taking some troubled kids from the inner city and having us teach them the 'Cowboy Way,'" Randy says. "I told them about my brother John's ministry—the Power Company Kids Club—and what they do in the inner city."

From there, George Flynn, who has served with Randy and Heidi Gunn for years, wrote the script that became Set Apart. Now, the work of both ministries is about to be highlighted to movie fans everywhere!

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Award-Winning Film In Stores September 22
In addition to receiving the Dove Foundation's highest family-approved rating (Five Doves), Set Apart earned the Best Drama award at the 2009 Creation Arts Festival! (By the way, Alex Kendrick won the festival's best director award for FIREPROOF.) Next month, you will be able to discover this film firsthand!

You can purchase Set Apart at your Pathway beginning September 22. You will find Set Apart in our video display with other great films, including Facing the Giants, Come What May, and another new release: The Lost and Found Family.

The Vanishing Sculptor
By Donita K. Paul

Category: Fiction - Fantasy
Price: $9.99

In The Vanishing Sculptor, readers will meet Tipper, a young emerlindian who’s responsible for the upkeep of her family’s estate during her sculptor father’s absence. Tipper soon discovers that her actions have unbalanced the whole foundation of her world, and she must act quickly to undo the calamitous threat. But how can she save her father and her world on her own? The task is too huge for one person, so she gathers the help of some unlikely companions–including the nearly five-foot tall parrot Beccaroon–and eventually witnesses the loving care and miraculous resources of Wulder. Through Tipper’s breathtaking story, readers will discover the beauty of knowing and serving God.

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Author Biography

About Mrs. Paul

Donita K. Paul retired early from teaching school, but soon got bored! The result: a determination to start a new career. Now she is an award-winning novelist writing Christian Romance and Fantasy. She says, “I feel blessed to be doing what I like best.”

She mentors all ages, teaching teenagers and weekly adult writing workshops.

“God must have imprinted 'teacher' on me clear down to the bone. I taught in public school, then home schooled my children, and worked in private schools. Now my writing week isn’t very productive unless I include some time with kids.”

Her two grown children make her proud, and her two grandsons make her laugh.

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If God Is Good
By Randy Alcorn
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Category: Religion - Christian Life
Price: $24.99

Every one of us will experience suffering. Many of us are experiencing it now. As we have seen in recent years, evil is real in our world, present and close to each one of us.

In such difficult times, suffering and evil beg questions about God--Why would an all-good and all-powerful God create a world full of evil and suffering? And then, how can there be a God if suffering and evil exist?

These are ancient questions, but also modern ones as well. Atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and even former believers like Bart Ehrman answer the question simply: The existence of suffering and evil proves there is no God...

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Book Review: A Woman's Place

Title: A Woman's Place

Author: Lynn Austin

Age: Teen - Adult

Gender: Female

Summary: Four women, Four situations, Four reasons. As America is drawn into World War II, four women find themselves drawn into new and challenging areas as they enter the workforce previously dominated by male employees. Stockton Shipyard is now in serious need of employees to fill the spots of those male employees as they are sent off to war. American women are encouraged to "do their share" for the war effort by becoming employed outside the home. As Virginia, Helen, Jean, and Rosa each enter their new territory at Stockton Shipyard, many unlikely events bring them together - as friends and fighters for "wars" they hadn't even recognized. This is an encouraging story of hope and discovery as each women deals with various situations in her personal life. This is a story of friendship and love as each of these women unite despite their various backgrounds and upbringings. You, the reader, will be drawn into the lives of these very brave women.

Reviewed by: Andrea Shoaf

Book Review: Becoming God's True Women

Title: Becoming God's True Woman

Editor: Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Age: Older Teen & Adult

Gender: Female

Summary: In this collection of writings by various women, Nancy Leigh DeMoss has put together a very insightful and informational tool to bring women back to what God intends for us to be as women. The book is broken into 3 parts:

1) The Glory of Womanhood as Created by God,

2) The Challenge of Biblical Womanhood in a Fallen World, and

3) The Freedom and Joy of Women as Helpers and Nurturers of Life.

There is also a Making It Personal section in the back of the book to challenge you in what you have rad. Once, we as women, understand what God expects of us in these areas, we will be able to live that out (or at least begin to implement it) in our daily lives. we will be able to defend why we do this. We will be able to pass this understanding down to our daughters and the next generation. We will begin to become God's true women!

Recommended for all women - post high school on up - and especially those whose desire is to be what God intended them to be. This book could also be used in a Bible study, mentoring, or small group setting.

Reviewed by: Andrea Shoaf

Book Review: Emily Makes a Difference

Title: Emily Makes a Difference

Author: JoAnn Grote

Series: Sisters in Time

Age: Tween and Young Teens

Gender: Female

Summary: I enjoyed the story immensely. Told of a family going to the Chicago Worlds Fair. Very well written. Kept the readers interest. Packed full of lots of history trivia. I would suggest parents to read the books in the series too and then have fun quizzing parents quizzing child and child quizzing parents on the historical facts that were interspersed within the story.

I connected to the story because as a child I was able to attend the New York Worlds Fair.

Reviewed by: Marcia Blackson

Book Review: Between Sundays

Title: Between Sundays

Author: Karen Kingsbury

Age: Teen-Adult

Gender: Either

Summary: Between Sundays is a compelling story of grace, redemption, forgiveness, faith, integrity, and hope. It spotlights the plight of foster kids who are turned loose by the system when they reach age 18. Set in San Francisco around the 49ers professional football team, the story shows that what is inside a man, what he does all week outside of the game, is what defines the man. The main characters are Aaron Hill, a gifted and likable quarterback, who is shallow and cavalier in his personal life; Derrick Anderson, back up quarterback in his last season, who wants to make good on a promise made to his dying son; Megan Gunn, a former foster child herself, who is trying to make a difference by volunteering at a teen center, working two jobs, and being a foster mom to her best friend's child; and 8 year old foster child Cory Briggs who tenaciously holds on to his dream of finding his father. Karen Kingsbury weaves an intriguing story while reminding us that we will not be remembered for out wins and losses, but for what we make of our lives between Sundays.

Reviewed by: Sue Shidler

When Good Men Get Angry
by Bill Perkins

Be honest, guys: Have you ever made a foolish or harmful decision when angry? Have you ever said or done something in the heat of the moment that you wish you could take back? Or do you tend to keep your anger hidden, choosing to bury the feeling and hoping it just goes away? No matter how often you get angry or how you express it, author and men’s speaker Bill Perkins (best-selling author of When Good Men Are Tempted) has written this book to provide you with both the insight and biblical strategy you need to process and express your anger in a healthy way. Illustrated with research-based statistics and real-life stories of men who have successfully dealt with their anger, When Good Men Get Angry explores the foundations of anger: what it is, where it comes from, how Jesus expressed it, and how the new and good man in you must control it.

Drawing on years of experience counseling and working with men, Bill Perkins shares his hard-won insights with straight talk and humor, leading us to the truth behind this most misunderstood emotion. He also provides Scripture verses and discussion questions to encourage you along the way. Since all men experience anger, all men can discover how their true identity in Christ equips them to deal with anger in a healthy way.

Bill Perkins is the author of several books, including When Good Men Are Tempted, Six Battles Every Man Must Win, and 6 Rules Every Man Must Break. He is a sought-after speaker who has conducted business and leadership seminars across the country for Christian groups as well as companies such as Domino’s Pizza and Alaska Airlines. He has appeared on nationally broadcast radio and television shows, including the highly rated O’Reilly Factor. Bill is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin and Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the founder and CEO of Million Mighty Men.

Available October 2009...Call Today to Reserve Your Copy

The Power of One Thing
by Dr. Randy Carlson
How to Intentionally Change Your Life

It sounds so simple. “Just do one thing at a time.” “Make a list of what you need to accomplish.” “Get it done.” And you try. . . . But too soon, it becomes overwhelming, and you find yourself exactly where you were before—no closer to achieving your big-picture dreams and goals. But it doesn’t have to be that way! In The Power of One Thing, counselor and popular radio host Dr. Randy Carlson says that you can achieve a better life—starting today—by harnessing the power of just one thing that will help you toward your goals. In this book, you’ll find out which change is most important to you and can create the biggest payoff in your life. You’ll get practical tips from those who have already changed their lives using this plan. And you’ll see how your “one thing,” lived intentionally over time, will help you achieve the dreams you’d almost given up on.

What if one thing could change everything?

“I’m overwhelmed by debt. I need to be more intentional about my spending—and start saving.”
What one thing could you do today to start recovering financially?

“I want to go after my dream, but I’m terrified I don’t have what it takes. What if I fail?”
What one thing could you do today to begin developing your confidence?

“My spouse seems preoccupied and distant most of the time, and I’m starting to resent it.”
What one thing could you begin doing today to improve your relationship?

Dr. Randy Carlson, a licensed marriage and family therapist and professional counselor, is president of Family Life Communications, a national radio network dedicated to igniting transformation in marriages and families. He hosts the live call-in program Intentional Living, which airs daily on more than 250 radio stations. He has written Starved for Affection, Father Memories, The Cain and Abel Syndrome, and the national best seller Unlocking the Secrets of Your Childhood Memories (coauthored with Dr. Kevin Leman). Dr. Carlson lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Donna. They are the parents of three grown children.

Available October 2009...Call Today to Reserve Your Copy

The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic
Experience C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters in a whole new way!

The style and unique dark humor of C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters are retained in this full-cast audio dramatization, as is the original setting of London during World War II. The story is carried by the veteran demon Screwtape (played by Andy Serkis), whose letters to his nephew and protégé, Wormwood, instruct the demon-in-training in the finer points of leading a new Christian astray.

In the high-quality tradition of Focus on the Family’s Radio Theatre, this dramatization of The Screwtape Lettersintegrates multiple character actors (utilizing some of Britain’s best voice talents), a full-orchestral score, and custom sound effects. A half-hour DVD documentary reveals the making of this audio drama production, including new interviews with Andy Serkis and other stars.

Features:

• Stars Andy Serkis (Gollum from The Lord of the Ringsfilms) as Screwtape
• Costars Geoffrey Palmer (Tomorrow Never Dies), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sweeney Todd), Eileen Page (The Secret Garden), and other world-class actors
• Features Douglas Gresham (stepson of C. S. Lewis and coproducer of The Chronicles of Narnia films) as host
• Includes a special DVD documentary showing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the audio drama, with actor interviews and more
• Created by the award-winning audio drama team that brought you Radio Theatre’s Amazing Grace and The Chronicles of Narnia

Available October 2009...Call Today to Reserve Your Copy

You Were Born for This

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Book Review: Land of my Heart

Title: Land of my Heart (Heirs of Montana Book 1)

Author: Tracie Peterson

Age: Teen-Adult

Gender: Either, but probably more geared to females

Summary: To escape the Civil Ware and to survive following her father's tragic death, Diane Chadwick and her remaining family head west from Missouri in a wagon train to join her uncle in Montana. Along the way they face serious challenges, but are helped along by assistant wagon master Cole Selby, who is dealing with his own issues. Upon arrival more heartbread and setbacks await them. Diane and Cole both struggle with their faith and must deal with the past before they can move forward. This first book in the Heirs of Montana series is a gripping story of faith, hope, and love. Other books in this series are "The Coming Storm", "To Dream Anew", and "The Hope Within".

Reviewed by: Sue Shidler