Catalog Search Results
1) The Pearl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems" -- P. 4 of cover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Who Counts? is a creative retelling of three popular parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. As young readers count to help the characters find what's missing, Who Counts? teaches that every one of us counts in God's eyes and that everyone should feel counted.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mary Madison is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. A survivor of unspeakable horror, Mary has battled paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity. But even in her darkest valley, Mary was sustained from afar, prayed over by a grandmother who clung to the belief that God had special plans for Mary. Now a divine power has set Mary free to bring life-changing...
Author
Series
Joshua series volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joshua, a carpenter who visited Auburn nearly two decades earlier, bringing the residents a message of peace and love, returns to the tiny town on the eve of the twenty-first century to remind the people, who have grown fearful of the future, of God's great love for them.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Pine Tree Parable tells the heartwarming tale of a farmer and his family who nurture tiny seedlings into fragrant Christmas trees. When the trees are tall enough to offer to their neighbors, the farmer's wife plans to keep the most beautiful pine tree for her family, until one snowy December night when a child teaches her the true meaning of Christmas.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying? When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever. In this modern-day parable about the burdens that weigh us down, David Rawlings issues an inspiring invitation to lighten the load"--
Author
Series
Celestine series (James Redfield) volume 2
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
This volume is the second novel in The Celestine Series, beginning with The Celestine Prophecy. One of the characters of The Celestine Prophecy, Charlene, disappears while exploring a forest in the Appalachian Mountains. The book discusses ideas about other dimensions, past lives, conception and birth, the passage through death to an afterlife, hell and heaven. It also illustrates the author's vision of human destiny and the idea that fear of the...
Publisher
Health Communications
Language
English
Description
Two of America's best-loved inspirational speakers share the best of their stories, tales that have touched the hearts of people everywhere. Canfield and Hansen bring you wit and wisdom, hope and empowerment to buoy you up through life's dark moments.
Author
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Christian Soup for the Soul weaves Christian principles and values into the fabric of each volume. Thems of love, forgiveness, faith, hope and charity have buoyed the spirits and warmed the hearts of millions of readers. You will find stories that will deepen your faith and expand your awareness of how to practice Christian values in your daily life.
14) You are special
Author
Publisher
Crossway Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request