Her Mother's Hope...................................Francine Rivers

From the beloved, best selling author of Redeeming Love comes an unforgettable to book saga about family and faith, dreams and disappointments, and ultimately the resilience and tenacity of love. Near the turn of the 20th century, fiery Marta Schneider is torn between her father's declaration that she'll never be more than a servant and her mother's encouragement to chase her dreams. Determined to fulfil her mother's hope, Marta leaves home for a better life. Heartbreaking news strengthens Marta's resolved as she moves to England and eventuality to Canada. There she meets the handsome Niclas Waltert, a man just as committed as she too forging a better life in a new place. But nothing has prepared her for the sacrifices she must make for marriage and motherhood as she travels to the Canadian wilderness and then to the dusty Central Valley of California to raise her family. Marta's hope is to give her children are better life, but experience has taught her that only the strong survive. The tough life is often misunderstood, especially by her oldest daughter, Hildamara Rose, who craves her mother's acceptance. Amid the drama of World War 11, Hildie falls in love and begins a family of her own. But unexpected and tragic events force mother and daughter to face their own shortcomings and the ever widening chasm that threatens to separate them for ever.

What am I here for? How should I behave? Most Christians, faced with those questions, think in terms either of 'rules' or of living authentically. Both lead to problems. In this book, full of fresh biblical exploration, Bishop Tom Wright proposes instead that we inhabit the ancient tradition of virtue once again - but from a thoroughly Christian, not just a philosophical, perspective. The virtues are the strengths we need to get to our goal. Following our own from his popular bestselling books Simply Christianand Surprised by Hope, he sees the gold in terms of the whole new creation, with humans renewed to look after it.

Since that project was launched with Jesus'resurrection, the Holy Spirit enables us to develop those strengths of character right now, embracing the vocation to reflect Gods image into the world. This is the way to become fully human - and still discover and authenticity, and a conformity with Gods purposes, which is available no other way. As Tom Wright puts it in his Preface: the basic point is this: Christian life in the present, with its responsibilities and particular callings, is to be understood and shaped in relation to the final goal for which we have been made and redeemed.

The better we understand that goal, the better we shall understand the path towards it.

Scars and Stilettos............... the transformation of an exotic dancer. By Harmony Dust

Nineteen year-old harmony dust is trapped. Thousands of dollars in debt, struggling to get by, dominated by her boyfriend; things can't get worse......until someone tells her how much money she can make as an exotic dancer. For the next three years, Harmony lives a double life as Monique, a dancer in a fully nude strip club.

Skies and Stilettos is Harmony's is stark, honest, and ultimately hopeful story of how God found her in that dark, noisy place and led her back out. She has since married, completed an MA in Social Welfare, and now leads Treasures, an organisation helping women in the sex trade discover their true worth.

It must be love..... Thea Journey Continues. by Gram Seed

Middlesbrough lad Gram Seed was dramatically rescued by Christ from a life of crime, violence and addiction. Since the publication of Grams highly popular autobiography One Step Beyond, hundreds of people across the UK have contacted him to say how much his story has given them hope and changed their lives.

It must be love is a warts and all account of Grams struggles in going from notorious criminal to an ambassador for Christ and of the ups and downs of his ministry to hardened and rejected it young people, sharing the love of God with a largely fatherless generation.

You will be inspired by the dedication of the Sowing Seeds ministry team, meet some of the lads whose lives have been changed through grams work in prisons, and be moved by letters from prisoners who have been impacted by Gram Seeds transforming ministry

Forgotten God.........Reversing Our Tragic Neglect Of The Holy Spirit

Powerful - When was the last time someone used that word to describe you?

It doesn't make sense that Almighty God would have his children characterised by fear and insecurity. He put His Spirit in us so we could be no one for our power. Sadly, most believers and churches are known for talent or intellect rather than supernatural power. What's worse is that we are okay with it.

Could it be that we've forgotten the One who distinguishes us from every religion and cult in the world?

It's time for the beloved church of Jesus Christ to reverse the trend of neglect. Let's pursue the Spirit-filled life of effectiveness God desires and we desire.

Not another book about spiritual gifts and signs & wonders, but one which challenges shallowness and encourages us to live a spirit filled life as individuals and church.

Secondhand Jesus ...............Trading rumours of God for a first hand faith by Glenn Packiam

Packiam lays bare the shameless lies of a way of religion that is without foundation in Jesus or scripture. This is an honest story of a Christian leader refusing cynicism and embracing forgiveness and hope. "Eugene Peterson, Professor emeritus of spiritual theology, Regent College

God wants you to know him, deeply and personally but there are no shortcuts to God.

So often read too easily settle for someone else's descriptions, the cliffsNotes from another's spiritual journey. We are content to let "God experts" do the heavy lifting and then give us the bottom line. And after enough times through the grapevine, the truth about God deteriorates until crumbs and rumours are all that remain.

But when life derails, when things don't go as we planned, our thin view of God is challenged. In those critical moments, we can choose to walk away from God, or let our questions lead us home. When you decide to wrestle with God, to engage Him for yourself, you; like Jacob and Joe and David; will see rumours die and revelation come alive.

It's time to hear the magnificent divine invitation. It's time to take God up on His offer and embrace the mystery and majesty of knowing Him for yourself.

God Stories................Explorations in the gospel of God by Andrew Wilson

The gospel is bigger than you think

Sometimes are gospel is just too small. If we not careful, we can take a story about Jesus rescuing creation and reduce it into a story about ourselves. We can turn stories into statements, and poems into punch lines. We can miss the sweeping, triumphant, heartbreaking, and glorious stories that make up the gospel of God.

But the biblical gospel, the real one, is a stunning mosaic of GodStories. It's about sins forgiven, shame removed, beauty restored, and meaning reinstated.It's about God's kingdom, his mission, his temple, and his victory. It's an epic love story that starts with betrayal and ends with a wedding, but it's also a thriller where the hero fights to save the world against impossible odds. Its massive. It's a sweeping drama of GodStories from start to finish.

Welcome to the gospel of God.

The new English Standard Version Study Bible is back in stock. All the usual study bible features plus the following articles and resources:

Gods Plan of Salvation: Biblical Doctrine an Overview: True theology-knowing and loving God; Bible and revelation; What it means to know God; Character of God; Trinity; Person of Christ; Holy Spirit; Work of Christ; Mankind; God's relationship with creation; Sin; Salvation; The Church; Last things.

Biblical Ethics an overview: ...... Interpreting the Bible:......... Reading the Bible:......... Canon of Scripture:.........

Reliabillity of the manuscripts:........ Archeology and the Bible:........ The Original languages of the Bible:.........

The Bible in Christianity........ The Bible and world religions........ Bible and religious cults.......

History of salvation in the old Testament:......... Also

Concordance; Daily Bible Reading plan; Full colour maps

This book is for those who want to understand the times in which we are living and to prepare for difficult days ahead

The Credit Crunch has produced a world in turmoil, with governments doing everything possible to prevent a financial crisis turning into an economic crash on the lines of the 1930's Depression. Will this global rescue package succeed and prevent an economic collapse in Britain?

The authors believe God has already spoken into this financial shaking. It was declared prophetically in 1997 when this book was first published.

God does not challenges several widespread misconceptions of how God works of the world

Joll Schumann reveals that although God does not wear a white coat and always cure, he always heels.

Daniel Bell argues that the logic of blood sacrifice permeates today's culture and challenges the notion of rid empty of violence.

Kelly Johnson shows that the frenetic pace of daily life does not mesh with God's patient piece.

Does God write the perfect love story for each of us? Margaret Kim Peterson and Dwight Peterson help us see how or our idea of God's plan for love and marriage is distorted by our desire for Hollywood happy endings.

Jason Byassee cautions against revering contemporary cinema too highly and concludes that God's churchis where the acion is.

D.Brent Latham Duke University divinity school is professor of theology at North Park seminary. He is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and takes special interest in bringing pastors and scholars together to address theological and ecclesiological issues.

20th and 21st century American evangelicalism, particularly at the popular level, has been virtually saturated with the eschatology of dispensational premillennialism. This volume provides a thoughtful alternative by presenting compelling arguments for historic, or classic, premillennialism a position widely held throughout church history. Contributors include Craig L. Bromberg, Oscar A Campos, Sung Wook Chung, HeleneDallairr, Donald Fairbairn,Richard S. Hess, Don J. Payne, and Timothy P. Webber.

it's about time we had a scholarly presentations and defence of historic premillennialism, which is probably the majority view of the end times among the theologically trained evangelicals. The use authors are eminently qualified to give us that, and here they have done it. All evangelicals and others interested in alternatives to the popular folk religious beliefs about the end times must read this book. If read carefully by many, it will turn the growing tidied of free trib rapturism and restore the eschatology of the Bible and the Church fathers. Roger E Olsen George W. Truett theological seminary, Bayloruniversity.

Katie Clarke is a magician - I have watched as she makes people's debts disappear and even better shows them a way to live a life where they stay in financial control.' We are being ravaged by debt- soaring credit card bills, mortgage arrears and letters from debt-collection agencies are common in many homes. Debt doesn't just bring financial worries; it attacks our sense of worth, affects our health and often destroys relationships. The Sixty Minute Debt Buster is written with the express aim of bringing practical help that is easy to understand and can be put into practical help that is easy to understand and can be put into practice quickly. If you want to avoid debt, this is for you; and if you are one of the many for whom debt worries are a daily trauma you dare not miss this book - it has the power to save your home and your health, and set you on the road to real financial freedom.

whether d8ing or w8ing, ther r 7 thngs u need 2 kno B4UD8!

it doesn't matter if you've kissed dating a good barley or embraced dating with a bear hug, there are some things that you absolutely must know before hanging out with the opposite sex. Whether you're curious about your first date or want to a better outcome than your last relationship, in B4UD8, Hayley and Michael useis plenty of straight talk and humour to show you how to;

date with the purpose or don't date at all. Take care of your body and soul. Know the difference between dating and marriage besides the obvious. Have a life of your own while you date. Watch out for red flags. Embrace rejection. The dating from becoming your idol.

So whether your next date is your first all your 500,make it the best date possible! B4UD8 shows you how!

"Jesus on Leadership-a must-read! This book is most inspiring and practical, I'm pleased to recommend it." WILLIAM MITCHELL Author of Building Strong Families, founder of Power of Positive Students

"Read at your risk, Gene Wilkes may change your whole view of leadership. This refreshing book deserves top priority on your reading list. I predict it will be around for a long time." LYNN ANDERSON Founder of Hope Network ministries and author of They Smell Like Sheep: Biblical Leadership for the Twenty-First Century

"What Gene Wilkes says is right on target at delivering a corrective for so much of what we see masquerading as Christian leadership. Don't read this book if you are unwilling to be challenged-or even changed." REGGIE McNEAL Author of Revolution in Leadership: Training Apostles for Tomorrow's Church and best-selling The Present Future

We have a lot to sort through on any given day. A whole lot to navigate over the course of a week or a month. Am I in the right relationships? How am I going to come up with enough money to do the things I want to do? And what about love - is this the one? Why can't I overcome those "habits" that look more and more like addictions? Am I at the right church? What is God doing in my life?

All Day Long WE Are Making Choices. How Do We Know What To Do?

We Have Two Options

We can trudge through on our own, doing our best to figure it all out. Or, we can walk with God. As in, learn to hear his voice. Really. He offers to speak to us and guide us. Every day. It is an incredible offer. To accept that offers to enter into an adventure filled with joy and risk, transformation and breakthrough. And more clarity than we ever thought possible.

"I think that most believers and doubters alike share the discomfort of uncertainty." You long to live with certainty, to know without a doubt that you've bet your life on the truth and that no surprises await you on the other side of eternity. Even those known for their deep faith - people like Billy Graham, Martin Luther and Mother Teresa - have wrestled with unanswerable and often painful questions. John Ortberg takes an honest look at the misgivings and uncertainties that often obscure our view of God. He candidly describes grappling with his own personal doubts as well as walking with others through the faith shaking storms of life. Then he reveals how we can celebrate the gift of uncertainty as we allow the right kinds of doubt to actually deepen our faith and intimacy with God. " Doubt can motivate us to study and learn," Ortberg writes. "It can purify false beliefs that have crept into our faith. It can humble our arrogance. It can give us patience and compassion with other doubters. It can remind us of how much truth matters."

'Many books are written by experts. This isn't one of them,' admits Tim Chester. 'It was born out of my own struggle to change. My long battle with particular issues set me searching the Bible as well as writings from the past. This book shares the amazing truths I discovered.'

'For years i wondered if I'd ever overcome certain sins. And while I can't claim to have conquered sin - for no-one ever can do - here are discoveries that have led to change in my life and the lives of others.'

"You Must Be Born Again" This declaration from Jesus is either deluded or devastating to the one who would be captain of his soul. Not many biblical realities are better designed by God to reveal our helplessness in sin. But not everyone today is jealous to esteem this miracle for the wonder that it is. The term born again is very precious and very crucial in the Bible. And our main concern should be to know what God intends when the Bible uses this language, so that by his grace we may experience it and help others do the same. It is of enormous consequence that we know what being born again really means.

Tracing threads that run through the Bible

The Bible is a big book, and it can be confusing if we jump around its pages without knowing the bigger picture.

Or pictures

That's why this book explores particular themes which help make sense of its many characters and events....

Mackenzie Allen Philips youngest Daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the oregan wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend.

Colin Garnett grew up in Stockport, south Manchester, in a tough working-class culture. A teenage involvement with alcohol, amphetamines and violence led to an adult heroin addiction. For many years he was lost in a crime-and-drugs lifestyle and did time in twenty-seven different prisons. But on 17 June 1993, in a prison chapel, he received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. From that moment God began to transform Colin's life. He has become a highly effective evangelist with a special ministry to those in prison and those trapped in drug addiction. Today Colin leads the Bethesda Christian Rehab in South Africa, helping others to find freedom from drugs through a personal relationship with Jesus.

In the Heavenly Man, you learned the story of how God took a young half-starved boy from Henan Province and enabled him to stand strong on the frontlines for Jesus Christ, braving horrific opposition and impossible odds.

Living Water is a collection of Brother Yun's dynamic teachings that evolved from his life experiences of persecution and revival in China. Brother Yun shares how the grace of God sustained him during his darkest hours and how that darkness was transformed into the infectious joy and zeal for the Lord that are the hallmark of his ministry today. This unique book teaches us that radical faith is not for a chosen few, but for every believer who dares to call Jesus Christ Lord

"I live with a price on my head ... The kind of people that I spend my time engaging with are not usually very nice. On the whole nice people do not cause wars." Andrew White is one of a handful of people trusted by virtually every side in the complex Middle East. Political and military solutions constantly fail. Andrew offers a different approach, speaking as a man of faith to men of faith. Compassionate and shrewd, gifted in human relationships, he has been deeply involved in the rebuilding of Iraq. His first-hand connections and profound insights make this a fascinating document.

Possibly one of the most difficult things to come to terms with in life is the sheer amount of waiting involved: it is not always easy to feel loved by God as we hang on in there, day after day, wondering if things will ever work out. Both comfort and encouragement may be found in this absorbing book, which weaves together reflections on the Bible, prayers and real-life stories. Many of these stories are touching; some are funny; all are honest. Not all end 'happily', yet a remarkable number show how the tension of waiting can release a life-enhancing capacity for creative action. God wants a grown-up relationship with each one of us, and its best that he sets the pace and rhythm. Too often we rush around, wasting time and energy in worry. Those moments when we let go, allow ourselves to experience the sheer joy of being loved by our heavenly father - and find ourselves loving others in return - are moments when we realise just how much we have grown through our struggles to trust in Him.

How do I know what God wants me to do?

What's the right way to pray?

How do I explain this to my friends?

This is only the beginning of your fantastic faith-life journey. It includes insightful questions asked by someone just starting out on the trek toward truth, and includes prayerful devotions to meditate on in response. In fact, each day is dedicated to a different Christian topic you've been wondering about.

When C. S. LEWIS was asked about his churchmanship, he replied that his preference was neither for high church nor low church, but rather for 'deep church'.

In this book Frog and Amy Orr-Ewing explore the concept of deep church in a 21st-century context. They argue that a missionary congregation needs to be deeply evangelical and evangelistic, deeply reliant on the power of the Holy Spirit, deeply engaged with its surrounding culture and community, deeply realistic about its limitations and temptations, and deeply convinced of its faith, in the face of all other worldviews and alternatives.

DEEP is about restoring the heart of the Christian faith, within a rapidly changing and demanding culture, without lurching from one new methodology to another. It's about rescuing today's church from unnecessary disillusionment, and wholeheartedly embracing Christ and his Kingdom.

The call of deep church is not just for theologians and church leaders; it is also about each individual Christian experiencing and knowing that Jesus rescues from the depths and changes them deeply.