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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'} This book consist of thirty devotional readings centered on the subjects that will lift your soul as you engage in the readings. They are all based on the Word of the Lord. Some titles in this devotional include: God Teaches a Lasting Lesson. All Are to Be Equal, God the Spirit Gives Gifts, Know Jesus to Know Truth, Christ is Made Known, In Christ's Love Forever, Be Careful Who You Listen To, and many more. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'; min-height: 12.0px} He was born in Cerulean, Kentucky to the Rev. & Mrs. E D Radford, November 19, 1960. He is married to the former Calvonia Louise Vaught. They are the parents of Mario Jamil (Melody), Casondra Leann, and Christian Leah. He has a goddaughter, Toya White. He was educated through the Trigg County Schools System in Cadiz, Kentucky. He completed seminary work at Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia, receiving his Bachelor of Christian Education, Master of Divinity in Pastoral Leadership, and Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Leadership. He accepted Christ and was baptized in 1968, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Christian County, Kentucky. He acknowledged the call to preach the Gospel, and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1980 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, under the pastorate of his father Rev. E. D. Radford. He has been pastoring for thirty-four years, with the last twenty-five years serving First Baptist Church, Nicholasville, Ky. He has been very involved in Baptist associational works for the past thirty-five years, and served in many capacities. He is a former moderator of Kentucky Missionary Baptist Association. He is also author of A Jump Start for Preachers & Teachers, Jump Start Your Day with the Lord # 1 and # 2. Books that are forth coming include Jump Start Your Day with the Lord # 4 and A Jump Start for Believers in Christ.

Jack and Hitch are accomplished Professors at the exclusively private Hillary University located in the beautiful rolling hills of Pennsylvania, but that is the extent of their commonality. That is, until a "large stone-like object, pure white and without blemish" suddenly appears in the middle of the campus Courtyard. How were they to know it is intended for them? Whatever it is... it is big and it is in the way. With a highly anticipated, and nationally publicized, lecture taking place in three weeks, it could not have popped up at a worse time. Charlie and his crew attempt to get rid of it but it won't budge. In fact, in their effort to remove it they discover it is not even touching the ground! Why here? Why now? Who sent it?

p.p1 {margin: 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 35.0px 'Alex Brush'} p.p2 {margin: 5.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'} Unmasking the truth about who we really are, and what's really going on within us, can bring about Healing and Restoration For The Soul. Growing up over the years, at some point in life, we have all encountered some type of hurt, rejection, abandonment, abuse in one form or another. But you don't want to allow that to hinder you from the Beauty of your future. I have learned if we never make a decision to come out of that mental prison, we would always be that child from our past, trapped into an adult body, crying out to be Healed. I strongly encourage you to start somewhere with your journey of healing, releasing all the Ashes of your past to God, because He's a mighty Healer; in doing so, you can become everything He created you to be. trust me, you will not regret it! We Must also learn to embrace our infirmities, and try to move forward with all of our might, because your life purpose depends on it. God can too give you Beauty for your Ashes. Just Trust and Believe. Shalom.... p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 9.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.0px 'Garamond Premier Pro'} Tinya Jones is a native of Orlando, Florida, and the proud mother of one son. She is family-oriented, bold, courageous, and authentic. She is very compassionate towards her community, assertive, and jovial. Through her visionary leadership, as a prophetic intercessor, she was chosen by God to expand the ministry of prayer. She is the founder of Beauty for Ashes Prophetic Prayer Ministry where she operates as an intercessor, among other callings. Given the experiences from her past, God has burdened her with a heart for the liberation and truth of individuals in Christ Jesus. She actively engages in her community, touching the lives of those from the youngest child to the eldest adult. Tinya is truly a phenomenal woman of God.

On the eve of the presidential election, James Tyler and Lee Avery, best friends who are working on a top-secret project, get an urgent call from their director. The newly elected president has ordered them to complete their project to record data on every citizen in the United States-and to expand it to track the global population.James's hard-hitting journalist girlfriend, Haley, soon reports that the first female president in the history of the United States, McKenzie Storm, has been elected. That evening, President Storm announces her plan to fund the BST program globally, launching the new One World Alliance. Later that night, Haley meets with the mysterious United Nations Ambassador Sebastian, and suspects that there's more to him than meets the eye.Things are not as they seem, and soon, James, Lee, and Haley find themselves wrapped up in the biggest political game in history-and find that it is as much a struggle of spiritual powers as of earthly ones. As things spiral out of control and people around them begin to disappear, will they have the faith to turn to God?Fans of the Left Behind series will be captivated by this story of suspense, love, and faith at the dawn of the end times.

Hint of the book: As a woman in God's world, it is important to understand your role and remember God loves you dearly. In this book, you will read about some of God's expectations of you. Is God really talking to us? How can we shape tomorrow? Praying regularly and some of its advantages is echoed in this book. The consequences of failure as a woman are unimaginable. In every situation, you find yourself, Pray, Praise and thank God. He knows best as he is the author and finisher of our faith. This book encourages all women- single, married, divorced, widowed etc.When Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (Matthew 27 and 28) kept watch. This is one of the many expectations of a woman. You must be on your guard, Watch and pray, you are bound to be victorious in so doing.

This devotional collection of thoughts expresses the author's reflections over a year's time as she opened her head and heart to God's wisdom and intervention throughout daily walks. These thoughts document a year that was filled with many transitions after retirement from a 35 year teaching career and reflect how God touches our lives through the many simple things encountered on a daily basis. Through feathers, pebbles, puddles, and rainbows, God taps us on the shoulder and reassures us of his amazing love and grace. As He continues to reveal His plan and purpose for us throughout all dimensions and seasons of our lives, we are blessed with an awareness that each step of our journey brings us closer to the fulfillment of the joy He intends for us to know. Deborah E. Matson is a retired elementary school teacher and lives in Nebraska. She is the proud mother of four grown children and is blessed to have twelve grandchildren who often provide the inspiration for her writing. This is her first published work.

Jesus and the More Excellent Way is a fundamental self-help tool to inspire readers to be more loving and faithful toward each other and God. Marty Mahaffey dissects the meaning of love from differing lenses and encourages spiritual growth through Christ-like action. Through personal author commentary and biblical examples, readers can gain a broader perspective on the Gospels of Jesus, while Bible verses nurture hope, faith in belief in God.

Since the one Lucifer acquired self-centered thoughts, bias has entered into the world. UNBIASED takes us back to the MASTER mind and superior outlook which are detached from self-serving thoughts separating us from the world and giving us spiritual bliss and peace of mind in the midst of bias.

Like a thief in the night, the devil will seek to steal, kill and destroy all the blessings God has given you. The biggest blessing he seeks is your spiritual identity in Christ. Yet as John 10:10 states, Jesus Christ died so that you might have life abundantly, embraced in a mindset in Christ. So how do you go about re-starting this mindset? In the new book by author Janice Gilbert, Recovery from Spiritual Stolen Identity, it is pursuing a transformed life through God's power and finding hope again in the power of the Holy Spirit. Janice encourages readers to see that their spiritual identities can return through dispelling the enemy's tactics and standing firm in the security of Jesus Christ. By being renewed daily in the Bible, harnessing the power of prayer and discovering God's presence in trials, you can regain hope again and be freed from the past.

Levi Oguike is an African of the Nigerian extraction, born nearly 70 years ago, A Christian Evangelist and Parliamentarian, Chartered Surveyor and Environmentalist; who discovered lately the art of poetry writing about three years ago and was adjudged one of the Best Poets of the Year 2012 by the World Poetry Movement, an online Poetry platform that encourages budding Writers. Hitherto had a stint in Government and served in the following departments and areas: COMMISSIONER, MINISTRY OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, MINISTRY OF LANDS, SURVEY & URBAN PLANNING. Member, House of Representatives, National Assembly 1999-2003 Founder and Principal Consultant: Levi Oguike Partnership - Chartered Surveyors and Construction Economists. Hon President Commonwealth Human Ecology Council, United Kingdom. Founder/Executive Director: Commonwealth Human Ecology-Nigeria-CHEC-Nigeria. Environment Issues/Solutions Fellow: The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Fellow: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors United Kingdom Served as Consultant to the European Union under the National Planning Commission in the Presidency Abuja, Nigeria An Alumnus of the College of Estate Management, Whiteknights Reading, England. Knighted into the Order of Knights of St Christopher, Anglican Communion, Diocese of Owerri, Imo State of Nigeria A philanthropist initiated a Micro Loan Revolving Scheme for Widows in my community. Taking a pleasurable retirement in Writing Poems. Levi Oguike

THE BIBLE AND STORIES ARE RELEVANT TODAY, IT MIRRORS EVERY CIRCUMSTANCES. Every story is a relevant example for us to learn from and use in our lives today. We need to realize that the Bible sets the precedent or standard for Christians to live and govern their lives. It is for this reason that we have to read or listen to our Bibles daily, as often as we can, so as to know what to do because this is The Lord's journal and instructions for us to follow in any life situation. Some of us sometimes question how authentic is the bible? Is there hope against all hope in a corrupt and fallen world? Is the God of our fathers still relevant in today's world?Yes to all questions above. 1. Believe in His promises that whatever He says, will come to pass and since He said that He has a good plan for our life to prosper us and give us a hope and a future, it is so. 2. Trust that whatever He has called us to do, which is in His plan, He will equip us with all the innate abilities and strength required to complete His will.3. We are encouraged, that no matter what the enemy throws our way, discouraging us, God will in a positive way, create ideas, concepts and strategies to overcome any adversary. A life of hope begins with the belief in the Lord, trusting that whatever He promises, will come to pass. With this hope in the Word of God, it does not matter what you are going through, whether good or bad. This is in order to perfect His plan and His will in your life to bring forth a successful future and a hope; so therefore be extremely encouraged.

Jory received a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from ORU. Yet, he didn't know how to communicate who he was. Even with a MBA in Marketing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Jory did not know how to market himself. He even pursued a PhD in Entrepreneurial Leadership, but realized the Lord did not lead him to pursue that degree. See, it's not about how much information you have. It's about how much you know who you are in Christ. Knowledge has no value if the person having the knowledge doesn't understand who he or she is.In Portions of God, Jory exposes readers to a new perspective of God's armor so that they might excel in their God-given uniqueness. Jory illustrates each portion of God's armor with biblical insight and personal episodes. Jory Miller is married to his unique and wonderfully made wife, Victoria Miller. They have the privilege of being parents of an outstanding young boy, Jory Alan Miller.

Roland M. Hess is a layman (just part o' the flock), not an experienced author, minister, or man of accomplishments that would draw attention-, or give credibility-, to this book, and considers that one of it's strongest virtues: this is not an opinion piece or work of the author's brilliance, but proof that scripture answers ALL the questions, plainly. They are available to anyone willing to read it, no arduous research by attested seminarians or other great intellects of principles beyond the understanding of the masses. Concerned with mis-portrayal and misunderstanding of Christian marriage in society, the author decided to "stop being one of the good men who allow evil to succeed by sitting by and doing nothing", Mr. Hess wrote this small book so that anyone may have a quick synopsis of relevent scriptures at hand when confronted with misconceptions of the relationship God used to tell everyone how much he loves us and how inimate he wanted everyone's relationship with Him to be. God bless you all, and all love!

The author has written a true to life story of a young woman, Marlene Bryson, who experiences post-partum depression while her newly married husband is overseas during the war. Added to her sorrow is the fact that her baby, Harry, is the result of rape. She must decide her next move if she is to hold onto her sanity while living against her will in the stately Chicago home of her In-laws, the O'Coins. Her ultimate decision brings her young life full circle as she creates a future without her baby in a city far away among total strangers. Her painful efforts at self-fulfillment and a purposeful life result in marriage with Jonas Maxwell while her first love struggles after war with her loss of and his own pain of PTSD. The reader meets up with a cast of characters who become the fabric of Marlene's colorful and sometimes drab existence during the 1940's before Pearl Harbor and the Berlin Airlift in 1948: Col. Charles Lindbergh and Chennault, Doolittle and Rickenbacker, her staunch allies, Dolly and Sonja, a DP from Lithuania, Lincoln Maxwell, her son and Phoebe Bagwell, a reporter in Chicago. Enter her changing world. This is Anthony's first full length novel. He has drawn from life experiences in human services as a licensed social worker with a graduate degree in counseling psychology. His travels have taken him all over the country, but now he calls Central Massachusetts his home where he lives with his wife Barbara Judith and their array of household pets.

It's a state that could be influenced by hardships, people or even yourself: the desire to know, "Where are you going" and how to embark on this self-discovery journey. However, the best first step to take is asking God to come into your life as part of a spiritual transformation. In the new Christian self-help guide by author Dennis Lee, From Here to There: A Journey to Spiritual Transformation, you are introduced to entering through the narrow gate, realizing you are a new creation in Christ when you accept Jesus as your Savior. Dennis provides Christian readers with biblical principles to help grow their relationship with God, while also seeking more time alone with God. The necessity for humbly surrendering to God in every area of life is also discussed, as well as the power of the Holy Spirit found in prayer; all part of living on purpose for God.

There is something about the word "horny" that makes people blush instantly, especially church people. But let's face it, we live in a world where sex is more accessible than education-where internet porn, sexting, strip clubs and dating apps allow spouses to secretly cheat on one other. How are we supposed to survive until Christ's return unscathed by all of these entanglements? This book is for every highschooler that has to sit through sex-ed and hear about the physical ramifications of having unprotected sex, but is never made aware of the spiritual ramifications. This book is for every single that loves Jesus, but yearns for the company of the opposite sex and is finding it hard (literally and figuratively) to keep sane in a world that promotes sexuality at every turn. This book is for every married couple that experienced sex prior to their wedding day and occasionally have thoughts, make comparisons, and/or has fantasies about someone other than their spouse. This book is for every divorcee whose body was used to being intimate with their ex on a regular basis and is now frustrated as to what to do now that that person is no longer in the picture. This book is for every woman that doesn't understand why sex is so high on the list of needs for men. This book is for every man that doesn't understand why sex isn't ranked higher on the list of needs for women. Help! was written to give you just that-help. With biblical principles and personal examples, Dr. Scruggs outlines ways in which we can navigate through the ups and downs of sex, love and relation-slips. Dr. Mike Scruggs (D. Min., United Theological Seminary) is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Light of the World Ministries (affectionately known as the "Light" House) in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a respected spiritual leader, social reformer, and lover of his city. He is honored to be married to his wife Kisha and father to their two children.

This Chicken Soup for the Soul author creatively uses humor and life experiences to exhort and encourage you to spend time with the Lord and listen to His voice (heartbeat). After 36 years of teaching, playing sports, and owning several pets, Linda uses powerful examples of God teaching her His Word. Titles like, "Adopted by a Chicken", "Old Granny Turken - What a Girl!", "You Don't Need Orthotics in Heaven", and "Talking Potato" will pique your curiosity. Linda uses Scripture throughout this 66 devotional book so it not only entertains but it is a teaching tool and makes a great gift. In high school, Linda graduated in the Top Ten and was a member of the National Honor Society. She graduated from Huntington College (now Huntington University) in Indiana in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and then taught school for 36 years with the last 13 being in juvenile corrections facilities. In 2005 she finished her Master of Arts in Biblical Studies. Linda published the first volume of Listen To HIS Heartbeat in 2011. She also has stories in several other anthologies. The Lord has used Linda in church services, Sunday school, speaking and women's ministries.

I found out God will make a way when there is no way. Maybe most of the time I guess he's figgering how to make a way outta the mess we made a things. I never thought about God having a plan for a baby's life even before it's born. I just thought everybody did the best they could. I didn't know you could ask God for that kind of help.- Ruby AllenIf you want something or need something, ask for it. Just ask for it. Now, when I want something, I ask my dad, but he doesn't have everything, you know. So, if he doesn't have something, then you have to ask God.- Tate AbernathyGod has a purpose for the world and he has a purpose for every individual he has created. Besides earth, there are two kingdoms. One is heaven, one is hell. God doesn't assign us to one kingdom or the other. He has given us the job of deciding where we'll go when we leave earth. We choose. That's our job. That's why we're on earth. Believe that Christ died for you. Repent of all you have ever done wrong. Tell God you're sorry and you won't do it anymore. Ask Christ to come into your heart. When your heart is clean, God can fill it with Himself. And remember, God is love. That's the only way your heart can get full of love.- Morgan IvestorWhen God's love is in your heart, you love God back, and the love grows, and pretty soon you love other people, and it shows. - Roy Allen Every child deserves to grow up in a loving family and find a valued place in society. - Marshall AbernathyMothers need to hug their children tightly to their hearts and hold them loosely to the hearth.- Sara AdamsShared struggles tend to make friendships form strong bonds. When one has friends, one can get by.- Percy Adams

Continue to follow the life of June Whitfield as she transcends from a confused small town girl to a competent military nurse. She recalls her confusing childhood in Bluebonnet Cove, but is determined to distance herself from painful the memories of her youth. When her brother, Jules is injured in a motorcycle accident, June must return home to be by his side. Much to her surprise, during her visit home, she is faced with skeletons that have long been hidden. Ja'Nae Nacole continues to reveal life long memories as she continues her Bluebonnet series. In her second book, "Secrets of the Cove," she introduces June Whitfield as a capable military nurse, struggling to grow in the Word of God as she defies the ways of the world that she is faced with on a daily basis. Ja'Nae Nacole continue to reside in Houston, Texas.

How can a woman be a star in her own life and in the lives of others? Own Your Life-A Practical Guide to Personal Leadership and Being a S.T.A.R. with No Excuses has the answers.Eryka Johnson, who began her career as a mechanical engineer with ExxonMobil after graduating from Prairie View A&M University, is now a Leadership Brand Strategist, Author, and Keynote Speaker. Of this book, she says, This practical guide takes you on a journey to reaching your highest level in personal leadership while reinventing yourself from the inside out. Personal leadership is a necessity for effective leadership of others. It centers around your ability to understand your strengths and weaknesses, get a vision for your life, and align your thoughts and actions to intentionally live out that vision with boldness. It is about how you consistently manage your life. It is about your dedication, focus, and drive to follow purpose and gracefully overcome obstacles that will come along the way.To do this, she establishes five steps: Vision Setting, Identifying Barriers, The Power of Transformation, Action Planning, and Sharing Your Brilliance. Each step is rooted in The Word of God. Each step will challenge, inspire, and change you to develop personal leadership qualities that can transform your life into one of leadership. Written for women and the challenges they face, whether CEO, stay-at-home mom, emerging leader, entrepreneur, ministry leader, or simply an ordinary woman with a big dream, it provides concepts, assessments, and personal leadership success tips, all presented in a lively and engaging style women can relate to. You'll find it is an essential tool that you'll refer to over and over again to discover clarity, confidence, and courage

Kenya Richardson-Wilbert is very excited about the publishing of her 2nd book. She earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is currently an owner and operator of Promises Beauty Salon. A Woman's Worth was a message from God that she felt all females need to hear, both young and old. With hopes to inspire and encourage women of all ages to look at themselves through the eyes of our creator. Some of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Arkansas Dream Center.

Dr. Goodell has been a pastor for over sixty years. He has been involved in church planting in the United States, Haiti, Romania, and the former Soviet Union. Under the Reagan Administration, Guy worked with a presidential staff member, Dr. Bob Billings, and smuggled Bibles into the Soviet Empire. He has traveled frequently to Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union and he has also ministered in the Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, and other of the former Soviet states.Guy has also founded and operated "Strength for Living," a Christian counseling center associated with and ministering to local churches. As a counselor and educator, Goodell has also developed courses for several Christian colleges in the United States, Russia, and the Ukraine.For twenty-five years, Guy conducted seminars for the New England Association of Christian Schools, encouraging and developing teacher skills for managing traditional classroom settings. Dr. Goodell has also traveled to local schools providing consulting for establishing church school programs.Guy has earned the following degrees: A.A., B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. He has taught at major colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States and in Russia. Presently, he is pastor of Greater Glens Falls Bible Baptist Church in Hudson Falls, New York, and he is writing and publishing books to encourage and edify believers.

Healing Generational Wounds provides an intercessory prayer process for healing and freeing families, organizations, and communities from wounds and burdens passed from generation to generation. Authors explain a biblical foundation and essential theory to determine the cause and roots of these generational curses then provide processes to stop the generational curse and heal the wounds caused by dysfunction. Healing Generational Wounds is a powerful source of healing. The recovery process described in this book enable readers to find the healing individuals and communities are looking for. Authors will instruct ways to begin the healing process, and examine the barriers that often impede healing. A book written for Christians interested in healing and those involved in healing ministries.

In discussions of Islam one calls to mind the life we have as Christians or as secularists in a society created largely by Christians. We not only have the blessings of Jesus but we have individual freedom and equality before the law. Things are different for those who follow Islamic law, shari`a. Lacking in freedom and equality they are bounded by a totalitarianism that reaches into their family and community and into their economic and political life. The law even causes setbacks in the growth of capital of ordinary Muslims-but not of governments, and this imbalance sets the scene for tyranny. Furthermore, theology blocks Muslims from analyzing why. After a good life a Muslim male looks forward to eternal life attended by 70 female beings and also by his own wife (restored to her youth). The Muslim quakes in fear of his God of indomitable will who should never submit to man's ideas of justice but follow his own whims. Good Christians look forward to eternal life in the glorious presence of God, that presence being their reward beyond imagining and beyond words. They are awed, yet warmed and encouraged by the constancy of God, a God of the Word, of reason, justice and unfathomable love. Jesus gave His final commission to a few specific disciples about preaching the Gospel around the world, and He confirmed the separation of church and state. The followers of Muhammad, on the other hand, interpreted his commission as being for all Muslims to convert people around the world. This they are expected to do by taking hold of governments and enacting laws, shari`a laws, favorable to Muslims and unfavorable to others. This has been followed by caliphs, successors to Muhammad, and also by tribal leaders and tribesmen whose erratic raids left a path of destruction and cruelty, the reenactments of which we are witnessing in parts of Islam today. Christians and other minorities decline dramatically wherever tribes follow an extreme expression of shari'a. While this book contains some original insights, it is a compilation of the wisdom of many scholars and reporters, for I am not an academician. I am an at-home mom married to a teacher, and the sources I use are available to anyone. I do not know of another book on Islam and its law that weaves together nearly all aspects of human endeavor and thus offers a composite guide about Islam for Muslims, Christians, Jews and others. Emma Paul Smithson

Sunday Egbulonu pens a one-of-a kind, impactful, comforting and information work of Christian nonfiction. Emergency Hotlines to Heaven is a unique biblical biography combined with modern martyrs and innocents killed for her or her religious affiliation. Egbulonu's research and passion for spreading facts about Jesus reveals a personal awareness for Jesus's life. This resounding piece features versus for reflection for those struggling to reconnect with God, those who doubt, and are spiritually stuck in her or her walk with God.

This fictional story is loosely based on the author's life. It centers on a young widow with an autistic daughter who struggles to make it on her own after the sudden death of her husband. After reaching out to a support group for help, she received more than she was hoping for in an unexpected event that brought two families together. Louder Than Words is an emotionally driven story that explores the bond shared between two little girls and gives insight into the world of autism. This is a story that will captivate readers from start to finish. Author's note: It is my prayer that sharing my story with you will open you up to the very realness of God; to the truth that we are deeply affected by everything that we experience, from our creation in the womb, through our childhood, and all the way through old age. All life is a gift, no matter how short or how long, and every experience has the potential to wound or heal, steal or bless, kill or give life. We don't usually get to choose what happens to us, but we can choose to trust God through it and keep our eyes on eternity. Breila Joy used poetry from a very young age to give voice to the loneliness, fear and depression that plagued her for years. Louder Than Words, her first novel, chronicles the experiences that brought her to a fullness of joy and a freedom from depression. She is a compassionate wife, mother, and friend who finds her identity in Christ. Overcoming fear has allowed her to share her experience, strength and hope with others and flourish in a career that would previously have terrified her. She lives in Texas with her husband, Nathan, where she works as a hair stylist in her own salon. They have 3 amazing children named Isaiah Coal, Mercy Haven, and Roman Lee. Her second book, "Not Juliet," is already in process. www.Facebook.com/SowingTears

LLANO GOLD is a book for young adults in the midst of launching their lives' adventures. It is a story of consequences resulting from choices and commitments made with care, sometimes careless, reasoning. The story is universal. Told initially as a desire to share treasured family stories of pioneers of great courage who settled the vast plain known as the Llano Estacado, the author envisioned a thoroughly objective, historical account of Christian courage with God as the silent, central character. In an effort to include her personal testimony, the manuscript took on an unexplainable energy of its own as the Holy Spirit began to write the chapters. It becomes the story of universal man or woman who, forsaking the world, chooses God. The first section "Trumpets" speaks of perils and pitfalls while coming to a knowledge of the truth. "Transformation," the middle and longest section, is the time of "renewing the mind" as one begins to engage with the Father in the events and advents of his or her life. Being transformed "into the likeness of Him" can be a quick work for some, but is usually a period of months or years as he or she eventually comes into "Triumph," the third section. These three seasons are parallel to the last three feasts of God as described in Leviticus chapter 23: Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles. It is the story of Revelation, Redemption and Restoration as one daughter of the King of Kings lived it out in her generation on the High Plains of Texas and many other places.

One minute they were playing with unique medallions; the next minute they are in a colorful land that is like nothing they have ever seen. The three friends, Ryan, Trey and Johnny, are told the medallions are time-traveling portals to another land, but they aren't ready for one filled with castles, enchanted forests and creatures that are animal-human people. In the Christian fantasy novel The War of the Scepter, written by author Jarrod Williams, the boys have time-traveled to the Katlands, and to the command of Walty Klive Widget, Emperor of the Dag Empire. It seems the evil emperor of the Klivean Empire, Stephen Klive Widget II, has stolen a powerful scepter and the boys have been recruited to help reclaim it. Soon they become warriors in training, and maturing men, in this coming-of-age tale that is a good vs. evil battle that also carries biblical undertones and truths.

The United States has crumbled underneath war, poverty and battles for power. It is now divided into five regions, each vying for power and all governments banning the Scriptures and arresting anyone who chooses to follow Christ. Those who have chosen to follow are forced to hide, deny Christ, or die. Nineteen-year-old Jade struggles with knowing her parents were arrested because they smuggled Scriptures. It left Jade and her sister orphaned and alone, fighting to survive in a city where people only look out for themselves. Though she has lost much because of her parents' devotion, she travels outside of the city into the untamed desert each week to pick up parts of the banned Scriptures. She has become a Scripture smuggler, but with the control of the government and its soldiers, can she continue to safely cross Scriptures into the city? Twenty-one-year old Kendrick remembers his life on the streets, orphaned before he could even recall his own parents' faces. But he is no longer in the beaten-down city. He is now up in the unoccupied mountains learning to fight for his beliefs, learning to control his emotions and use his abilities to gain freedom. He has become a rebel fighter, battling to save what has been taken by the government, until he meets someone unexpected. Can he continue to fight against the government and save the one he loves? About the Author Jana Taylor is an author, business owner, wife to an incredible man and mom to four amazing children. Her first novel, Devotion, is part of a series of books based on a future United States in which the Scriptures are banned. She writes these books with the knowledge that people around the world today are persecuted for their belief in Christ and their willingness to serve and follow Him. Their strength is seen around the world. You can learn more by visiting www.janahtaylor.com.