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When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again. The one catch: he must accept the consequences of his second try—for better or worse. He grows up correcting his mistakes and saving himself from adolescent embarrassments. He even takes foolishly dangerous risks, just to see what it's like to come close to death, before tapping back to safety.

With her twenty-plus-year marriage on the brink of collapse, bookish Natalie Daughtry immerses herself in her new bookstore job. When the mysterious Caspar gathers Natalie and her friends Everleigh and Brooke for the second time, she's ready for an adventure to disperse the turmoil clouding her marriage. Caspar enlists their help in searching for a rumored copy of Lewis Carroll's handwritten and illustrated manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Natalie is immediately enticed—this is the perfect distraction.

In Abramm's world, God is close to his followers, evil takes many forms, and one must believe in the light to see the darkness. While Abramm's coronation is still underway, rival leaders are already plotting their return to power. Worse yet, as the hour approaches for Abramm's marriage to the Chesedhan crown princess—required to seal the desperately needed alliance between their two countries—he finds himself deeply attracted to her younger sister. Will Eidon give Abramm ultimate victory, or will his enemies succeed in destroying him and his beloved realm?

The fourth book in the Esther Reid series, Wise and Otherwise deepens the spiritual and relational threads among familiar characters. When Dell Bronson comes to stay with Abbie, their time together is soon shaped by the arrival of a new pastor—one whose past intersects painfully with Dell’s.

Kinsley has always been the strong one—the steady shoulder, the quiet presence, the girl who holds everything together while falling apart inside. But silence, no matter how noble, has a weight. And hers is finally catching up with her. In this heartfelt and emotionally rich novel, Michael J. Melton tells the story of a young woman who has learned to hide behind calmness and composure, burying her exhaustion, loneliness, and spiritual longing beneath smiles that no one questions. Everyone leans on Kinsley, but no one stops to ask how much it costs her to be “the mature one."

An allegory of the nine spices mentioned in Song of Solomon compared with the nine fruits of the Spirit.

"Before the Clock Ticks is an attempt to create a picture of our connection to God, using words that create images and experiences in our minds. Follow the journey of Lewis from before time began to after it has ceased. And along the way see the similarities that he faces not so much as his story, but pieces and parts of your own. The encouragement you will find through this story to ‘build a chair’ is not to be taken lightly. It is like a light piercing through the darkness, purposefully calibrated and aimed at its target.

A Christian Classic, from the Grandfather of Modern Fantasy.

Yuda Ben-Hur hidup pada awal abad ke-1. Dia pedagang muda kaya-raya di Yerusalem. Ketika seorang gubernur baru datang ke kota itu, sahabat masa kecil Ben-Hur, Messala, ikut datang sebagai komandan legiun Romawi. Mulanya mereka senang karena bertemu kembali setelah sekian lama, namun kemudian timbul perselisihan akibat perbedaan pandangan politik. Ketika sedang menyaksikan parade penyambutan bagi Gubernur, sebuah genting jatuh dari rumah Ben-Hur dan melukai sang Gubernur.

During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.

Discover the timeless spiritual parable Where Love Is, There God Is Also by Leo Tolstoy—a moving tale of faith, compassion, and the presence of God in everyday acts of kindness. This short story follows the humble life of Martin the cobbler, whose simple but profound journey reveals the true meaning of Christian love. Perfect for those seeking inspiration, moral insight, and classic literature with a heartwarming message, Tolstoy’s masterpiece reminds us that God dwells wherever love is lived out.

Journey into the mind-bending world of Philip K. Dick's "The Skull," a short story that masterfully blends time travel with moral ambiguity. When a prisoner is offered freedom for a mysterious assignment in the past, he stumbles upon revelations that challenge everything he believes about destiny and choice. This captivating tale showcases Dick's signature style—weaving philosophical questions with psychological tension and reality-warping concepts that leave listeners questioning everything.

From the moment Annona was given a Marking, her life's calling engraved across her chest, a sense of identity becomes imprinted deep within her heart. Her Marking grounds her with a powerful sense of purpose and confidence. Leaving all she knows behind, she takes to a foreign land in pursuit of fulfilling her life's calling. However, by pursuing her Marking she suffers at the hand of betrayal and the powers of darkness. Overwhelming grief opens the chasm of destruction within her as her life crumbles apart.

Experience one of the earliest and most profound works of Christian theology like never before. St. Athanasius’s On the Incarnation—written over 1,700 years ago—remains a cornerstone of Christian faith, offering a compelling explanation of the mystery of the Incarnation: God becoming man to redeem humanity. This modern translation preserves the power and depth of Athanasius’s original masterpiece while presenting it in a style that’s clear, engaging, and accessible for today’s listeners.

In this collection of 39 short stories, you will find the full force of his brilliant storytelling abilities encapsulated in an anthology that popped into his curious mind over the years as he reflected on everyday life, and why we do the things we do.

Mr. Weston is a mysterious character - a wealthy man who has a reputation for selling a special kind of wine that has a unique and almost magical quality. The wine seems to bring out the hidden desires and darker sides of those who consume it, leading them to act in mysterious ways. Exploring ideas of greed, temptation, and the corrupting influence of power, Mr. Weston's Good Wine is a darkly comedic novel which critiques the fragility of human consciousness and explores the consequences of giving into our most base temptations.

Isaiah yearns for manhood, yet sin tugs at him from every angle, sowing seeds of doubt about the sacred convictions inscribed in the Scroll. A sinister new weapon emerges from the shadows, prodding Isaiah and his family into an odyssey fraught with peril—a journey from which none may return. Their path leads to an ancient castle, its timeworn stones echoing with forgotten secrets. Within those ancient walls lies the key to vanquishing their adversary, but will the followers of the Great King find it in time?

The Good Ship Faith is about the ongoing war between good and evil—between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness—it is about a good king, his royal fleet, and the power of faith demonstrated in one of his captains who dared to believe for the impossible.

Gekürzte Fassung neu bearbeitet. Ein Literaturklassiker aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Dieses Buch war nicht nur zu Bunyans Zeit wegweisend, sondern es hat seit seinem ersten Erscheinen 1682 bis heute den Glauben vieler Christen weltweit gestärkt. John Bunyans Leben war stark geprägt von geistlichen Kämpfen und Versuchungen. Martin Luthers Auslegung des Galaterbriefes öffnete ihm die Augen für die Gnade Christi im Evangelium. In Seiner Gnade befreite der Herr ihn von seinen Qualen und führte ihn zu gottgeweihter Liebe und Hingabe. Er begann zu predigen und kam dafür ins Gefängnis.

In the 1950s, after the publication of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel reconsidering the life of one of the most well-known Biblical figures, Herod the Great, reimagining him in a very different light than his villainous portrayal in the New Testament. In Hurston’s retelling, Herod is a forerunner of Christ, a religious and philosophical man who enriched Jewish culture and lived a life of adventure.