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"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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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When four year old Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the following months, a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. This true story, retold by his father but using Colton's uniquely simple words, offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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A stillborn baby ends Max and Zoe's marriage. Max leaves Zoe and turns to drinking. Zoe falls in love with a female school counselor, Vanessa. Max finds help for his drinking problem through his brother's church. Vanessa and Zoe get married. Vanessa offers to carry one of Zoe and Max's fertilized embryos. Zoe goes to Max to get permission to release the embryos to her but Max's new found religious fervor leads him to sue Zoe for custody.
11) Escape
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English
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At 18, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger, 32 years her senior, who already had three wives. Arranged plural marriages were part of her heritage in the radical offshoot of the Mormon Church that had settled along the Arizona-Utah border. Over the next fifteen years, Carolyn had eight children and withstood her husband's psychological abuse and the watchful eyes of his other wives. Her every move was dictated...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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"The first part of the book provides the essential foundation for spiritual problem solving [featuring the words of Patanjali]. ... The second half, organized around the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi, contains specific suggestions to help readers put spiritual problem solving into practice."--Jacket.
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
�2010
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English
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When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born.
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Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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Music is a central practice in most expressions of spirituality and faith--whether it's the Christian music of seeker services, traditional hymnody, liturgical chant and singing, or popular music ballads about the meaning of life. In this exploration of music across all these settings and styles, the authors interweave their own stories as well as those of others to reveal the importance of music as spiritual practice and a force for good in our lives,...
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Laughter-the GPS System for the Soul
Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren't we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did?
In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks-an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister-presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines....
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Loyola Press, a Jesuit Ministry
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Near the end of Luke’s Gospel, two disciples slowly make their way home from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus. At the outset, they are deeply saddened by Jesus’ tragic death. By that evening, however, they have made a 180-degree turn: from dejected disciples to followers filled with joy—a joy they simply must share with others as fast as they can. What accounts for this change? They have encountered the risen Christ!
In The Joy of Discipleship,...
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"It's 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning, they gave Reacher a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he's off the grid. Out if sight, out of mind."--Book jacket.
"Discover the thriller series that The New York Times calls 'utterly addictive.' After eleven straight global #1 bestsellers, Lee Child sends readers back to school with the most explosive Jack Reacher novel yet. It's 1996, and Reacher is...
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