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1) Be You
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I remember the day. I was sitting at my table paying bills when my son walked up to me and asked me what I see now to be a life-changing question. He asked, "Is this it for you, Mom? Is this all there is?"
I recall thinking it was a little rude and pretty much dismissing it. At least, I thought I did. the truth is, those words slowly seeped under my skin. Over the next few weeks, it led me to ask an even more important question. Who am I? If you asked...
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Everyone is seeking peace. It cannot be achieved with drugs, alcohol, or what is promised on television or by politicians. It can be achieved in the here and now because Jesus promised, "Peace I give you" and "peace that goes beyond understanding." Peace of this world is full of heartaches, pain, and turmoil, but you have a choice. You can choose the true peace that Jesus can give, or the peace the world offers. The result of the latter is the wrath...
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Pornography; it's literally everywhere. Many men (and women too) struggle with an addiction to pornography.
Is there an answer? Is there hope? The answer to both questions is yes. This book is aimed at any person who is addicted to pornography, with the goal of helping them break that addiction.
It's also for friends and family, with the goal of helping them help the person they love.
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The leadership relationship is a peculiar one; it carries a weight that often feels uncomfortable while highlighting an undeniable attraction to those who answer its call. Leadership is something we all crave, and our desire is to participate in effective leadership practice. Yet it is the one area we find the greatest struggle among investors. Too often we are conflicted with the concept of leadership because we wrestle with embracing the responsibility...
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Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in unhealthy relationships that only seem to go from bad to worse. Aren't you tired of feeling suffocated and trapped from all the hell you're going through? It's time to put an end to it today. Choose yourself first so that you can experience Heaven.
In raw and uncut testimony, From Hell to Heaven gives you a firsthand perspective of how Nay J. Ramsey had to endure several battles in her life before she was finally...
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Who are you when things don't go right? When the plan doesn't work out the way it's supposed to? Most of us have been in situations where we aren't moving at the speed we want to move, and we are facing circumstances we don't want to face. While these situations are never easy, they present an opportunity to grow in the face of adversity and flourish even if our life seems to be on hold.
In this perspective changing book, MLB draft pick and motivational...
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The book is to encourage people who are facing trials and difficulties in life. Trials are inevitable. Everyone goes through it at some point in life, and it comes in many different ways. Some will make positive changes in our lives, and others will affect our lives negatively. However, we will never face trials alone; God promises that he will never leave nor forsake us. God has it all figured out.
There were times when I did not feel like God was...
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According to the World Health Organization, almost seven hundred thousand people attempt suicide every year. Of every one thousand suicide attempts, approximately seventy-two ultimately die of suicide. It is the tenth leading reason of death in the United States and sometimes even higher in other countries. Death by suicide also has no one particular type of victim; it affects everyone from the seemingly happy and successful movie stars, rockstars,...
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What if life
really does come with
a reset button?
Today's society places all its attention on things like money, physical attraction, and power. Everywhere we look we are bombarded by images and messages telling us we won't be happy until we look a certain way and buy some new product. The choices we make in pursuit of these things often leave us frustrated and wanting more. Sometimes we wish we could just hit Reset and try again.
The...
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Divorce. It's one of the most challenging times in anyone's life. But have you ever stopped to
wonder where God is at that time? Well, this is MY story - a story of walking through one of
the most dicult times of my life and God walking with me. A story of learning what strength
in God looks like. A moment of learning that God is always right there. He's never left and
never will. And how He wants you to come through a divorce, or anything...
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Do you ever feel frustrated with your life? Do you wish that you could attain happiness and fulfillment, but aren't quite sure where to begin? Would you like to develop the self-worth and confidence that would allow you to not only pursue, but attain any goal? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, then it's time to get on The Path.
In The Path, William R. English not only addresses, but offers solutions to the problems that many people face...
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Ever since the beginning of the world, man has contained within him an insatiable desire to be the captain of his own ship and master of his own fate. It's a natural flaw in man in our fallen state. It really becomes problematic when pride prevents one from looking outside their selves for help or for the correct answers in life. It's not that God has abandoned us with no direction or answers, it is simply the failure to launch in oneself a humbling...
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Beyond the Skies of Blue and Pink is a follow-up to K. L. Nelson's first book A Life Spiritually Guided by Faith, Daisies, and Sky Blue Pink. After the heart-wrenching loss of her husband, K. L. Nelson has spent the last three years soul-searching for who she is without him and what her destination will be now that she is on her own. K. L. Nelson shares a compelling story of how her view of the world around her has changed so dramatically after such...
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Many years of training had led her to a path of entrepreneurship. Little did she know that what was done inadvertently would lead her to a battle in court, which was her worst-case scenario. The opposition was out to shut down her small pharmacy. The situation was grim as well as the outlook. She geared up with a legal team to defend herself in one of the hardest situations she had ever been through. As she fought to save her business, anxiety and...
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In life, you will have good days and bad days. You will experience seasons that seem to worsen while you are still recovering from a bad situation. You will go through trials and tribulations that you were not equipped to fight. You will face seasons that only you and God are standing in. Seasons that you will feel that your prayers did not make it to God's ears because he stood silent in it. During those seasons, continue to pray without ceasing,...
16) Job 2013
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The year 2013 was my year of Job. In the Bible, Job was a very wealthy man with a large family who loved God. For reasons Job did not understand, he lost his family, wealth, businesses, and then health--quickly and violently. For about nine months, he was lost to grief and despaired even of life. But God. But God.
I was lost and broken in chronic pain and addiction. But God stepped into my life and brought restoration, just like He did to Job....
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Don't be fooled. At first glance, he is just another middle-class fourteen-year-old. But on closer inspection, Wendall is so much more. He's naive, sheltered, and insecure. Fortunately, he discovers a cure for his youthful shortcomings. He cannot control his curiosity. No matter how embarrassing, Wendall must know why people think, feel, say, and do sometimes-crazy things. During a span of four inquisitive years, his view of the world is transformed...
18) Don't Judge Me!
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Dan Rather of CBS News calls it "The Killing Fields of America," but little do they know about the dreams those kids had. Somehow I escaped the destruction these kids were about to get into, so I could tell my side of the story that ruined so many lives forever.
I myself was blinded by the powers of darkness. We had a code and believed in death before dishonor.
As I matured, I realized how there is no honor six feet under and how you're forgotten...
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Follow the raw and real journey of a young girl as she grows into a woman with unshakable faith while her mom was in the grip of alcoholism. From beloved daughter to scapegoat and verbally abused to separation to caretaker to beloved daughter again. Without Jesus, she would not have lived to share her story. It's not the worst story; unfortunately, many have it far worse, but it's her story. A story about how Jesus was there for her and how he's there...
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Ellie Lorenz is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento. She is the mother of three children; a daughter and two sons, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She currently lives in Washington State.
A life-long spiritual walk as a friend of Bill W. is a tribute to her formative years, being around her grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins, mom and dad, and all her loving animals. She has Native roots in Canada with the Blood...
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