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This book started when a two-year old climbed on the Steinway piano bench and started her unique musical life. At aged five, the dream to become the only Filipino/Asian nightclub entertainer in America was born, although there were a couple of Korean ladies who tried but quit lacking the resilience and inner strength to stay. Gale persisted and became the only Filipino/Asian entertainer in America. She made it amidst insurmountable odds, like endless time away from family, living in cockroach-infested hotel rooms, eating one free meal a day so she could send her salary home, excruciating wrist and back pain, plus the lonely hours of rehearsing before showtime. A private person, she lives for God, daily believing impossible dreams can come true.

Grandpa's nativity scene is from the view point of a five-year-old as she describes what her family does on Christmas Eve. A nativity scene that is carved out of wood by Grandpa is the main focus. The family can change the figures to what they think the nativity scene should look like. She takes the reader through some of the chaos around the nativity scene on the piano as she waits for her turn. She lets you know how much Grandpa loves her when a mistake, to everyone else's mind, is noticed. She takes you through how Grandpa is patient with her when they are working together in his carving room. Grandpa points out how creative his granddaughter is.The Christmas Eve gathering includes a meal and devotional while reading of Luke 2 in the Holy Bible. All those present become a part of the live nativity scene as the family dresses up and acts out the night Jesus was born. Grandpa reads Luke 2.The ultimate outcome of the book is to not laugh or point at someone who may make a mistake to someone's point of view. Let those you are around know how much they are loved by your actions toward them. Help them feel lifted and supported in life's experiences.

The perfect mug was made with endless love and innovation. The mug was young and full of energy. It was colorful, with hummingbirds and flowers drawn all over it. The mug was super excited to meet its new family to experience life. After tasting the warmth of love, the mug flew happily, thinking the blessing of love and life will last forever. But Lucy, the cat, knocked the mug, who passed out. The mug woke up in a fancy glass cabinet. The mug peered through the cabinet door and saw parties. The other mugs around the perfect mug were invited to the parties, but the perfect mug was kept inside the dark and silent cabinet. During each party, the perfect mug kept darting from one corner of the cabinet to the other and gluing its face to the cabinet door to peer through it and watch the excitement that was happening at each party. The perfect mug saw people coming and going. Trays of food were passed through the crowds. The mug envisioned itself attending a party and having fun at its first party.Has the mug finally attended the special occasion party? Come with us to join the mug on its journey and learn about the mug's dreams, feelings, and wishes.

The mystery of life coming out of death is everywhere present in the created world: morning comes out of night, spring breaks out of winter, and flowers bud after being planted. Jesus spoke of this mystery of life when he said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, 'Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.'"The early followers of Jesus recognized that the death and resurrection of Jesus was crucial to their belief and to their experiences in the kingdom of God. They also soon began to realize that their life experiences were mirroring the death and resurrection of Jesus. In fact, the early disciples of Jesus did not identify themselves as Christians. Accordingly, to the Acts of the apostles, the early followers of Jesus seem to be known as the people of the way. Encountering death-producing circumstances, they experienced being raised to newness of life in Christ.Paul, when challenged by a Roman governor to speak of "concerning the faith in Christ," "reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come." In one sentence, Paul encapsulated the Christian's experiences in life. The follower of Jesus experienced righteousness (led of the Spirit), temperance (not being controlled by enticements), and judgment to come (brought to a place of temptations, a place of growth or stagnation).Believers in every generation have not only the promise of experiencing resurrection life in their "mortal flesh," but they also have been told of the process by which it happens. The revelations contained in this book will reveal how every believer can be identified with Jesus and the people of the way. All the power and the glory of the kingdom of God can be experienced in this life, for "the way" has been revealed.

Joyce Waller is a kingdom educator and pastor of Tabernacle of Praise for God for seventeen years located in Milledgeville, Georgia. She is a life strategist and nurse. She is the mother of three children and one grandson. The spirit realm of God led her to inspire others to reconnect or connect in a spiritual way. She cares about others, loves it when others succeed, and most of all she likes edifying. She is determined to keep moving in the right direction to glorify the Lord. The ministry has assisted those who needed shelter and supplied financial support, back-to-school supplies, and toys for tots at Christmas. She continues to provide plans of action and ways to cultivate in ministry. She has spoken at various churches in the community.

My Castle Wall was written from the perspective of going from victim to survivor of sexual abuse. Within those pages are people who taught me and took away my dignity and true self. Poems and short writings guide the reader through the trauma and drama of my life, unfolded as a victim, and how I was rescued through therapy to regain my identity as a survivor.My story covers events that happened throughout twenty years of my life, being abused by no less than eleven perpetrators. As an adult, my three children became victims of a neighbor, and I had taken them into a children's therapy group. During that time, I was participating in a mother's support group.The facilitator of the group recognized signs that I was abused and asked if I would see another therapist. I went but didn't recognize that I had been abused by anyone except an uncle. Then, my journey through the abuse led me to know how serious my issues were. I wrote poetry that helped reveal my past.

From a Mess to a Miracle is a lifeline for people whose lives are in a mess, where there seems no hope. When you ask yourself, "Why did this happen to me?" you have to understand, as a child of God, whatever you have to experience in life, it didn't work against you, but for you.And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)Always remember that you're never too far gone from God's grace. Nothing we've done, no matter how devastating or devious, can push us too far out of His love to reach us, rescue us, and restore us. When we call to Him, He hears us.

Prophets were not entities unto themselves. Their words and actions ultimately belong to the people they represent and are defined by the history, customs, religions, and culture of their time.Some were farmers, priests, or ranchers; some prophesied in Samaria, Jerusalem, Babylon, or Nineveh. Some were old and others young; some died for their prophecy; some went back to their former occupations. Some prophets wrote books while still others left legacies that were ultimately written by others.This book explores the history, customs, cultures, and religions of the biblical prophets.

Have you ever wondered, what does the Bible really say about church? Is the organizational structure of our churches following the pattern that Jesus (Yeshua) the Christ left? Why is there so much chaos in Christian churches?Do Christian believers really know who and what they are? What is your role in the church if you are not a pastor, apostle, prophet, teacher, or evangelist? How does one begin to communicate with God? Do you need to change your heart (thoughts/soul/mind) in order to serve God?Discover these truths and more as Dr. Smith unveils...The Order of God's New Testament (Covenant) Church.

Abby is a little girl who was born with a happy spirit, a curious mind, and a love of the outdoors. She was also born with Down syndrome. There are some things in her life that challenge Abby, and it may take her a little longer to learn. But there are also many things that Abby can already do! In fact, Abby's a lot like you!

It was Sunny's day to shine bright, but something didn't feel quite right. When the sky around her seemed to weigh her down, Sunny's friends were there to offer her support so that, once again, she could be the star of the show.

Countenance is facial expression. This is, at least, what I write in the book, and what I write in the book I hope to be true. What I write in the book is just a collection of thoughts that I have taken the time to notice, and what I have noticed is that my thoughts, as with all thoughts, are more or less treasured. They are things that make me laugh, things that create feelings of nostalgia, and things that, if I am lucky enough, find a way to move me to tears. If I am lucky enough, they reveal to me something about this brilliant life that I live and, if I am even luckier, something about this brilliant life's Creator. This is what makes thoughts treasured. This is what makes them sacred, and as they find ways to change my countenance, I ought to take the time to notice. I ought to take the time to consider. Noticing and considering could make all the difference in how I end up seeing this life. I could end up experiencing a whole new countenance.Or if I am again lucky, I could end up experiencing a countenance that is lifted higher above the rest.

Lights, camera, news voice! While everyone else is still asleep, news anchor Britt is wide awake getting ready for her day as a morning anchor. Every day she presents the news to thousands of families before they leave for work and school. From reading the teleprompter, finding out the weather from the meteorologist, and laughing with her coanchor, Britt does it all. With colorful illustrations and sweet rhymes, come to work with Britt. Who knows, maybe you'll want to be a news anchor one day too!

Sure to be the first book your child pulls from the shelf again and again, Hey, Little Bird captures the imagination of a child with its poetry about animals that will have the whole family smiling.

A man endowed with divine wisdom once wrote, "The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars like well driven nails, given by one Shepherd." Embedded in the biblical narrative are five words bequeathed to the church by Jesus and the apostles that serve as goads motivating Christ's bride to fulfill her God given destiny. These five words represent the nexus of the Christian life as well as the tipping point between success or failure. Carefully applied, these five words will add sinews of spiritual strength and muscle tone to your walk with the Master. Unapologetically biblical and pulsating with practical insight, Five Words to Determining Your Destiny will embolden you to hover above the fray of a rapidly decaying world. Personalize these words and you will find your life both now and in eternity.

Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute ManThen Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means "Be opened!"). At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." (Mark 7:31-37 NIV)

America was conceived with fundamental beliefs with God at the core. By allowing the wicked lunacy to run wild, we lose the ability to use common sense in society. As depicted by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 in his Join or Die cartoon, we must be united if we are to survive as a nation. This broken serpent will surely perish if we do not start using common sense. Join me as I dissect this serpent into several major subjects and share my life stories and observations that could benefit you as an individual and our beloved country as a whole. The disappearance of God, family, and morals from our daily lives are having drastic effects on the evolution of the human race. Has society gone so astray that we cannot recover? Will America deteriorate and become another socialist regime? Or can America overcome this peril and rise again to be the great nation it was born to be?

This Bible study aid uses Paul's letter to the Philippian church to help Christians find joy and peace in a world filled with dissension, strife, and sadness. The apostle Paul provides a down-to-earth approach to heavenly things and helps us overcome negative influences by redirecting our minds to truth, nobility, purity, loveliness, excellence, and praise. The passage of almost two thousand years has made this New Testament Epistle's faith-building messages all the more relevant. There are 365 lessons inside this book, and they convert Philippians' 104 verses into a daily prescription for spiritual therapy. Paul the Apostle has much to say about a joy filled walk with and knowledge of Jesus. He can help us all find a path to contentment, whatever our situation.

The name of my book, The Aroma After the Rain, came to be because when I sit and spend time with the Lord, I can always smell the beautiful aroma of flowers around me--particularly, in the rain when the aroma is even stronger.I was inspired to write this book by a very close friend that I had the privilege of knowing for many years. Through those years, she would always say that she would love to write a book one day to encourage women of all ages and help them along their path of life with God. My beloved friend passed away a few years ago from cancer at the age of seventy-seven years young, and I was able to help her during those difficult times until she went home to be with our precious Lord and savior.Then God began impressing upon me to write a book for women of all ages to help them as I have been helped along my walk with the Lord. So now I have written this book, praying that it will help women in every area of their lives because as we all know, life gets hard at times. We can overcome troubles or insecurities before us because of God--with Him and through Him alone. My prayer is for every woman reading these messages that you will become more aware of how valuable and precious you are to God. You are his daughter, and he is always waiting for you to come to him and share what is on your mind. And so, take a few minutes out of the day to sit with him and refresh yourself in his presence.

If we are to be part of a democracy, then let us be united. And if we are to be a member of the United States democracy, let us be united and unite others. God will guide. We are a World People, seeking to know ourselves, together. All religions, with others, not of religion--united: do it and be it. It will take work and effort in social economic and political adjustment, for God's paradigm. God's Spirit at work.

This book is a historical fiction that I have written about the 1960 baseball World Series, specifically about game 7 of that series, that many baseball experts feel was the greatest game ever played in the history of Major League Baseball. The seventh game of that World Series was played on a sunny fall day on October 13, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On that date, around 3:00 p.m., Bill Mazeroski, the second baseman for the Pirates, hit a walk-off home run in the top of the ninth inning to win the game.On the second pitch thrown by Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry, Mazeroski hit a ball over the 402 sign in left field, which gave the Pirates an improbable and almost miraculous win over the heavily favored New York Yankees. This home run was the highlight of the many strange and dramatic plays that took place during game 7, which makes that game one for all ages and one that would make for an excellent script for any Hollywood movie.This book, however, is about more than the 1960 World Series. It is also about two nine-year-old boys who meet each other in the summer of 1960 and who become close friends, united by not only baseball but also by a crisis that plagues one of the main character's family. Daniel Pryzinski and Adam Brodziak are the two fictional characters in this book who meet each other by chance during the summer of 1960. Daniel lives in the Polish Hill section of Pittsburgh, while Adam lives in a small rural coal-mining town in western Pennsylvania, sixty miles from Pittsburgh. The two meet each other by chance when Adam's family is invited to stay with Daniel's family while they are attending a Polish Festival in Pittsburgh.While staying with the Pryzinski family, the Brodziaks discover a dark secret. Daniel's father, Peter, is an alcoholic whose drinking problems are so bad that it threatens to destroy the Pryzinski family. Daniel's mother, Pauline, is desperately trying to hold the family together but is on the verge of leaving her husband. She is a devout Catholic, so that decision was one that she did not want to make. Besides, she loved her husband so much that she was willing to do anything to help him recover from his drinking problem. Through the intervention of the Brodziaks and their family doctor, Tom Slevic, they are able to convince Peter to admit himself to an Alcohol Rehab Center in Somerset, Pennsylvania.Although the focus of this book is the seventh game of the 1960 World Series, it is the relationship of the fictional characters that will show the reader how reliance upon family and friends and hope in God and faith can serve to change the lives of so many whose loved ones are affected by alcohol or other types of addiction or substance abuse.

The book No Youth...No Church: Exploring the decline and Impact of Young People Not Attending Church After High School and College is a scholarly nonfiction work written after the author observed many years of teenagers and young adults leaving the Christian faith, especially the Pentecostal Apostolic churches after they graduated from high school or entered and graduated college. The book provides clear, easy-to-read researched information on some reasons that young people are not staying in church. Included in the book are statistics and interviews from young people and pastors and possible interventions that could work for churches with declining attendance of young people. Without young people in the church, it will die.

Do you want peace in your life, less stress, more prosperity? Do you want to feel safe and secure? You can have this in your life and career. God says, "I will not leave you or forsake you." But how close do you want to be to God? God inspired me to write this book. I am not a writer without His help. If this book can help one person in their journey, it will be worth everything to me. May God bless all that reads it.

The mistake was too obvious; the solution was not. Something or someone seemed to be methodically draining client accounts, threatening the security, the very survival of two conglomerates: Maxwell, the largest marketing firm in the US, and Kingston & Hayes, the Wall Street giant that admitted the mistake was theirs.Why had it happened? And even more, could the process be stopped?The answers were there, in the loose ends of a nicely folded lie.Coming Soon: A Tapestry of Loose Ends

One vacation that was planned for months, with the objective of visiting friends and family. Everything seemed smooth, full of unforgettable moments, until the unexpected occurred. In a matter of seconds, a tragedy occurs, and the author's life takes a turn for the unexpected. A new life begins from that moment, a life of many trials and learning. However, the author never loses hope and fights diligently for a second chance.This book is a factual story of the author's life.

Domestic violence is an issue that affects so many; however, when I was introduced to it, there were not many people walking around telling their stories. There were no support groups or centers that offered assistance or educated me about the warning signs.Behind the Mask: A Survivor's Story takes you on a journey of my life. Walk with me through the pages as we share tears of hurt and pain, and finally, the tears of joy that I felt when I removed the mask. Many people look at me now and can't believe that I suffered from low self-esteem or that I was in the streets at thirteen years old, engaging in grown-up activities.Many can't believe that I self-medicated with alcohol and drugs. However, the most amazing thing is that I was beaten with a baseball bat, inches from losing my life. But God had a plan. He saved my life, and I am here today to tell you that you can triumph. I stopped being a victim, and now I am walking in victory.53

God speaks through quotes.I truly believe God speaks through quotes, and if he can speak through a donkey, he can surely speak through quotes. I started writing quotes because the Holy Spirit led me, and there were many times I wanted to give up, but I stayed on the course. I guess you can say I love quotes because I have been inspired by Christian authors/writers such as A. W. Tozer, C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, Corrie Ten Boom, Max Lucado, Denzel Washington, Charles Swindoll, and John Maxwell. I have been inspired by some well-renowned authors/writers, and it's my hope that you will be inspired by this book. God bless the authors/writers who have inspired me to write what God has put in my heart to write.In Jeremiah 30:2 (NIV), "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.'"

This is a book about an amazing journey into the heart and mind of an Almighty God. It is an unfinished story with a legacy of hope emerging in its pages. It is unfinished because God is not done yet with all of mankind. He is such a big yet wonderful God, with purpose for every life He creates. He simply won't be done revealing truth to us, teaching us things of eternal value, pursuing, redeeming, and helping us in all matters of life. We have an extraordinary God, who delights in telling His story to ordinary people.In the pages of this book, you will read some scriptures which reveal the profound wisdom and deep abiding love of a great God. You will read about His truths--truths that come with a promise that every generation can know these very truths for themselves. The hope is that this simple little book will be read, not only by the author's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and generations yet unborn, but by anyone who comes across it, and may all find some insight and affirmation to hold on to.

Find out what happens in an old barn when a little pup named Levi shelters a little injured bird inside. See family working together and meet two rascally squirrels named Tickles and Giggles. The pages come to life in beautiful rural Virginia.With every turn of a page, you will begin to realize just how loving and protective our God is over us. This delightful story is based on Psalm 91:4: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.Also, this book includes a sweet nighttime prayer that is sure to build up your faith and confidence in the Almighty.

Though his life began as a confusing downward spiral, God quickly grabbed hold of Bill Baxley, intent on using this changed life for his ultimate glory. In Exploits, a travel diary of thirty years of overseas missions, Bill Baxley shares his out-of-this-world journey filled with supernatural healings, countless Christian conversions, and worldwide adventures seeking the religiously hostile for Christ. Bill and his comrades travel from the safety of their homes in California to the wilds of the Philippines, India, and Pakistan. These foreign lands offer them life-threatening situations where Hindus burn their tent and severely beat partnering pastors, food is scarce, and sanitary conditions are substantially lacking. Join Bill Baxley on his exciting expedition of reaching the lost for Christ, where there is never a dull moment, and you'll be on the next plane to share your story.