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Begins with the slaughter of Bethlehem's innocents under orders from a paranoid King Herod. Go back a year to the prophecy that informs Zechariah that his wife, Elizabeth, will bear a child. Elizabeth's cousin, the adolescent Mary, struggles with her family to make ends meet and is promised to the carpenter Joseph. Mary is told by the angel Gabriel that she will carry, while still a virgin, the long-awaited Messiah who will liberate the Jews from...
2) Flywheel
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Jay Austin wants to sell used cars in the worst way...and that's exactly how he does business at his dealership. Promising much more than he can ever deliver, he'll do whatever it takes to sell a car. His manipulative ways permeate all of his relationships-even his wife and son don't trust him. But as Jay works on restoring a classic convertible, he begins to see that God is working on restoring him as well. Coming face to face with the reality...
3) Fireproof
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[2009]
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Lt. Caleb Holt lives by the old fire fighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind - it's a natural instinct. But when it comes to marriage, it's another story. After a decade of marriage, Caleb and Catherine have drifted so far apart that they are ready to move on without each other. As the two prepare for divorce, Caleb's dad asks his son to try The Love Dare experiment. While hoping the experiment has nothing to do with his parents' newfound...
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To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out...
7) Ben-Hur
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Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest: a quest...
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[2006]
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Nate Saint is a pilot and Christian missionary who, with his family, lives and works in the jungles of the Amazon River Basin in South America. Nate is fascinated by tales he's heard of the Waodani, a violent and aggressive tribe living nearby, and with a group of fellow Christians takes it upon himself to teach them the importance of compassion and forgiveness. However, the leader of the Waodanis, Mincayani, does not trust the white visitors, and...
10) The Letter
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Christmas box trilogy volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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A letter left on his daughter's grave sends a man searching for his mother who abandoned him in childhood. For David Parkins, it's a chance at happiness, his wife having just left him. A sentimental tale set in 1930s Salt Lake City.
12) The wager
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[2008]
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Michael Steele is ten days from the biggest night of his life. He has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Achieving the height of career success, Michael is quickly cast in the role of a lifetime as the lead character in a classic struggle between good and evil when rumors about his morality and faith run rampant. Will he buckle with temptation or stay true to his beliefs?
13) Wings of Refuge
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A Powerful Story Set Against the Backdrop of Today's Israel Nothing in Abigail MacLeod's life as a wife, a mother, and a teacher has prepared her for what she will experience during her summer in Israel. At forty-two, her life is in chaos, even before she leaves home--her marriage is dissolving before her very eyes, her faith is in shambles. This pilgrimage to Israel was supposed to be a new beginning fr her. But by the end of the first day, she is...
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Tells the story of Hadassah, the young Jewish girl who becomes the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. Despite her position, Hadassah's life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all Jews will be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent, however, Hadassah struggles to save her people, evens as she seeks to win the heart of the king.
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Sam and Holly Foster seemed to enjoy near-perfect lives. Each claimed a successful career and a legacy of goals set and achieved. Held above their possessions and accomplishments was their only child, James. He was the son they promised to raise together and the reason they came home each night. But when a life crisis jolts the Fosters from their comfortable routines, Sam and Holly find the foundation of their family tested to the breaking point
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Two fully animated stories that teach children a Biblical perspective on forgiveness. In "The grapes of wrath," what do you do when a bunch of very cranky grapes make fun of five-year old Jr. Asparagus? Can Jr.'s dad show the grapes the error of their ways? Will Jr. ever be able to forgive them? In "Larry's lagoon, " a three hour boat tour takes a turn for the worst when first mate Larry absentmindedly crashes into an uncharted tropical island! Can...
18) The Gospel
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[2006]
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As a teenager, David was studying to follow in his fathers footsteps in becoming a minister. However, after his mother suddenly dies and his father arrives late, David accuses his father of caring more about others than his mother. David decides to run away and eventually becomes a hot young R&B performer. When his father becomes ill he returns home to find his father's church in disarray. David finds that his former best friend, now a minister and...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
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Escaping Kentucky is the only way 19-year-old Jesselynn Highwood can save the family's prized Thoroughbreds from the destruction of the Civil War. So she sets out with her young brother and their freed slaves on a perilous journey to Missouri. Will they avoid capture by Confederate and Union soldiers? Or will the slaves' ex-overseer catch them first?
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[2007]
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This sequel to 'The perfect stranger' takes up the story of the Cominsky family ten years later. Nikki's daughter Sarah, now 19 and heading West for college, is at her own spiritual crossroads. To further complicate matters, her mother has recently revealed that, nearly a decade ago, she was the dinner guest of the Almighty Himself. Thinking her mom has gone off the deep end, Sarah strikes up an unlikely friendship with a travel companion who shares...
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