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2) Wolf soldier
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Lightraider Academy volume 1
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A shepherd boy and four trainees search for a missing spy, who may be the only one who can stop an impending invasion.
The knights of the Lightraider Order disappeared nearly two generations past. As the Keledan withdrew behind their barriers, and the Dragon Lands of bordering Tanelethar were overrun with dark oppression, the people lived in disobedience to the Rescuer who freed them long ago. A shepherd boy, Connor Enarian, and four young initiates...
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American Christianity is in decline. From the outside, churches are beset by challenges to religious liberty in a rapidly secularizing culture. From the inside, they are being hollowed out by the departure of young people and a watered-down pseudospirituality. Conservative Christian political influence has collapsed. Confused and frightened Christians wonder: What went wrong? What's next? Do we have a future in post-Christian America? Rod Dreher argues...
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"Far from being a lifeless ornament in the sky, the Moon holds the answers to some of science's central questions. Silent, dry, and barren, Earth's 4.34-billion-year-old companion is essential to life on earth. Its gravity stabilized the Earth's orbit, and, as it once guided evolution, its tide stirring up nutrients that fostered complex life, it now influences everything from animal migrations and reproduction to the movements of plants' leaves....
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"Regret, hurt, and fear are familiar to us all. Often we feel trapped in their grip, but it doesn't have to be that way. Scott Sauls is our empathetic guide to the freedom that is found in God--freedom that unburdens us from regret, hurt, and fear and opens the door to a new life of relief, contentment, and hope"--
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"Parents these days are in PANIC MODE. Today's teens and young adults--known as Generation Z--are more stressed, more alone, more confused, and "less Christian" than any other generation in American history. Combine that with the busyness of life and the influence of technology, and it's no wonder that parents are weary and struggling to keep it together. PARENTING GEN Z is a must-read for parents looking to raise their sons and daughters effectively....
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"How do you go on when life is nothing like what you had hoped it would be? Three weeks before her first wedding anniversary, Mattie Jackson Selecman lost her husband to a traumatic brain injury. Nothing had ever shattered her faith so dramatically. Nothing had ever caused her to question her beliefs or her own identity so deeply. Nothing would transform her so completely. In Lemons on Friday, Mattie offers hope, understanding, and biblical encouragement...
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"Since leaving local church ministry, Mike Cosper spent time examining the church's often troubled witness, its ongoing crisis of leadership, and the epidemic of narcissism, abuse, and cover-up that has continued to emerge. This book shares his journey-the shattering of dreams and the grace that restored a broken faith in the aftermath"--
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"Parenting comes with stresses that can make the most laid-back among us feel irritable, frustrated, and angry. Even parents who sincerely love their children sometimes use the wrong methods of anger and frustration in an attempt to control their children. But angry parenting doesnt just weaken relationships between parents and their children; it can, over time, destroy them. Few parents set out to become yelling meanies who no longer enjoy their...
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This is the story of Christ's nearness to my own suffering--my mental breakdown, my journey to the psych ward, my long, slow, painful recovery--and how Christ will use even our agony and despair to turn us into servants and guests of the mercy offered in his gospel. We cannot answer suffering. And yet suffering demands an answer. If Jesus is the answer to suffering, what kind of answer is Jesus? Everything that could be taken from a person was taken...
11) Loving our own bones: disability wisdom and the spiritual subversiveness of knowing ourselves whole
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"A spiritual companion and political manifesto that cuts through objectification and inspiration alike to offer a powerful new account of disability in biblical narrative and contemporary culture"--
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Have you lost your identity in the busyness of life? In her latest book, Living True: 40 Days to Get Back to You, #1 bestselling author Christy Wright guides women on a 40-day journey back to who they were created to be. As an in-demand speaker, Christy connects with and challenges thousands of women every year in the areas of faith, personal development and business. Between endless errands and an overwhelming schedule, it's easy for women to feel...
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"In the midst of the darkness of loss, I found light. Admittedly, in those first weeks, it might have been but a single small spark I sensed deep inside of me, but that spark guided me in the twisted, dark journey of grief. As I stumbled over the roots of hopelessness and despair, that light grew to illuminate my path, a path I sometimes felt very alone on. At some point in the journey I'd turned around, and there was God. That is grace."--Author's...
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As a mother of four daughters, Kari Kampakis has learned the hard way how to parent from a place of strength and joy instead of defeat and discouragement. By improving the habits and dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship, moms can earn a voice in their teen girls' lives. By leaning on the promises of God, moms will gain the wisdom, guidance, protection and clarity they need to grow strong relationships with their daughters at every age.
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"When looking for a marriage partner, how can you tell the right one from the wrong one? Finding the right marriage partner is the second most important decision any of us will ever make, trumped only by our decision to become followers of Jesus. It's a decision that affects every aspect of life, and has a profound impact on our future happiness--not only our future, but the future of our children, and their children, and every generation to come....
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"A constant stream of busyness can slowly wear away at us over time: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Yet believers often forget that taking a day of rest is one of the Ten Commandments! When we don't give our minds and emotions a break, our will to make good choices can often become compromised. Resting is also important to those around you. If you have a weary soul, you can't pour yourself into others at home, work, or wherever...