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