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Pause from the whirlwind of the holidays to imagine God's vision for a new world in Christ's coming. Inspired by the "peaceable kingdom" scripture from Isaiah 11, these daily, five-minute devotions include scripture, reflections, and a prayer.
"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them." -Isaiah 11: 6. In this Advent devotional centered...
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It's Christmastime in Alaska, and Santa is preparing for another winter ride with his sackful of toys and his magical team of flying caribou. But one caribou named Kotz is tired of all the stories about Rudolph and reindeer pulling the sleigh. He alerts the press across the world, determined to get noticed by the media. However, when Santa stops for a rest at a zoo, Kotz meets Star, a reindeer who understands the true meaning of Christmas.With Santa's...
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Forty-Two Months is an intriguing 1stCentury love-story flourishing amid the perplexing backdrop of the Piercing and Resurrection of Yeshua/Jesus.
Discover how the Orthodox Jewish Calendar and Jewish Festivals proclaimed the days and years of Yeshua/Jesus' Birth, Piercing, Resurrection and Ascension.
Experience the Passion Week in a manner only those, who accompanied Yeshua/Jesus through the Passion Week would have witnessed.
Acquire an insight into...
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In 'The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain', Professor Redlaw nurses grievances and past wrongs done to him as he stares into the fire. Visited by a spirit who appears to him as his phantom twin, he is offered a way to 'forget the sorrow, wrong, and trouble' he has known. This intervention has consequences for the people in Redlaw's life, and leads to a resolution of his troubles. This is the last of the five Dickens Christmas Books that begin with...
4665) A Gift for Timmy
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A heartwarming story of a young widow and how she worked to get her young son through his first Christmas without his dad.
4666) A Town Called Noelle
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Just a few days before Christmas, high-flying city exec Brooke Hawkins is forced to return to her small home town due to the death of her mother, who she hasn't spoken to since she left for college over a decade before. The town, Noelle, is as full of the Christmas spirit as its name suggests. Brooke is more of the "Bah, Humbug" persuasion. She has a funeral to attend, property to sell, and she wants to do it and leave-preferably before December 25th....
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It was early December at the North Pole when Santa awakes one morning and goes out to the Reindeer Barn and finds his trusty reindeer are gone. To add to Santa's alarm he was shocked to find that in each stall, where his famous reindeer once were, were eight pigs. On the door of each stall was a lot of silly names that only pigs would want to be called. Santa knew he must train these pigs or the children of the world would not have a Christmas. So...
4668) Image Lake
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Set in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, Image Lake is a stirring hymn to Nature's grandeur and its unfailing power to awe, sustain, and heal us. The lure of a high-mountain lake surrounded by rugged heights serendipitously brings together four misfits: a beleaguered Indigenous woman for whom Image Lake is sacred; a former backcountry ranger who has tried writing an eco-fiction novel about the area with little success; a New York...
4669) The Little Pine Tree
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The Little Pine Tree, reflects the yearning and impatience of any young person to grow up and explore the outside world. He wants to be special and beautiful too, and has a dream of his own. Will he be successful? In any event his mother will always love him, and teaches him that everyone has value and beauty.
4670) Bianca's Plan
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Bianca worries that her daddy, Gavin, is lonely and decides he needs a boyfriend for Christmas. So she enlists her father's best friend, the straight and unattached Curtis. Gavin has a Christmas wish, too, and Curtis setting him up on disastrous dates isn't part of it! Meanwhile, Curtis finds life becoming complicated as he tries to please Bianca, make Gavin happy, and fend off his own unexpected mixed feelings. Will anyone's wish come true?
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In Thanksgiving, early readers will learn about the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday.
A labeled diagram helps readers understand the symbols of Thanksgiving, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Thanksgiving online using our safe search engine that provides...
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Once upon a time in 1564, Charles IX, the king of France, ruled that the first day of the year would be January 1 instead of April 1. Those who forgot the change and celebrated New Year's Day on April 1 were ridiculed by having fish thrown at them.
In the skilled hands of Peter Welling, this history takes on a hilarious dimension. In the French town of Bakonneggs, there exists a rivalry between the Mayor Melon de Plume, a pig, and a prankster rooster,...
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What would you do if you discovered your Christmas tree was an alien from another planet?
Zorn was once a vibrant, colorful planet but now it is dying. Empress Eigna knows she must find another home for her subjects and it must be one with plenty of carbon dioxide, which Zornians need to survive. Earth appears to be the perfect relocation option; however, there are issues with the way humans treat each other. How will they ever accept aliens immigrating...
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Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer to a hard-working librarian on Christmas Eve in this humorous take on the children's classic.
Due to low staffing, a librarian must spend her Christmas Eve stacking the shelves at a library in desperate need of renovations. After the strain of a long night that has left her feeling "like Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol," she is pleasantly surprised to see Santa and his six elves coming to her rescue in a red bookmobile....
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Reflections on the wonder of Christmas by Christianity's most beloved writers.
A Light Has Dawned recovers the best Advent and Christmas articles from half a century of Christianity Today. Guiding the reader through Advent, Christmas, and the climax of Epiphany and including contributions by Billy Graham, Tim Keller, Elisabeth Elliot, Ruth Bell Graham, Eugene Peterson, and more. A Light Has Dawned will inspire readers with the wonder of Advent and...
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The perfect joke book for Halloween or any other day of the year. The only thing that's scary is how hard it will be to stop laughing.
Knock Knock. Who's there? Howl. Howl Who?
Howl I know you're not a monster?
Brenda Ponnay is back with a collection of slightly spooky illustrated knock knock jokes that are sure to be read and repeated over and over again. Perfect for giving family and friends the chills-and giggles galore.
4677) Summer in Enchantia
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Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, in this summer reading special story. One summer's evening, Rosa is about to dance at an outdoor show when she feels a familiar tingling in her ballet shoes. Someone in Enchantia needs her...Rosa soon discovers that a band of pirates have stolen the King and Queen's treasure! Can she defeat the motley crew and win it back? Join Rosa and friends...
4680) Christmas in Virginia
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Christmas in Virginia...
Where magic happens.
Where angels come to earth to help us find our way.
Where even the future has a home in Christmas.
Where people find each other, even if they didn't know they were looking.
A Family for Christmas
When Zoe finds Abby, a lost child, all she wanted was to help locate the girl's parents. But, her search embroils her with a chilling crime scene, a handsome stranger, and Percy, a mysterious social worker.
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