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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
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English
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"Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called Devil Boy or Sam Hell by his classmates; "God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends. Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the...
3) The shack
Publisher
Summit Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
4) The chance
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Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
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English
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From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artifacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to...
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English
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To celebrate their wedding anniversary, intrepid caterer and sometime sleuth Faith Fairchild and her husband, the Reverend Tom Fairchild, are off to Italy for a vacation filled with exquisite indulgences—the art, the Chianti, the food, the Ferragamos! The plan is to spend a romantic weekend in Rome before heading to Tuscany for a stay at Cucina della Rossi, a cooking school founded by Faith's back-in-the-day assistant Francesca Rossi. Faith is certain...
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English
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For the first time in years, Faith Fairchild has time for herself. Her husband Tom is spending days on the other side of the island using a friend's enhanced WiFi for a project; their son, Ben, after his first year in college, is studying abroad for the summer; and their daughter Amy is working at the old Laughing Gulls Lodge, now a revamped conference center. Faith is looking forward to some projects of her own. Her friend Sophie Maxwell is also...
9) Spring broke
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English
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In the 86 Bloomberg Place series, Kendall's housemates help her plan a garage sale to pay off her shopoholic debt. Megan is questioning her job goals. Anna is battling her family's attitude toward her Caucasian boyfriend. And Lelani is trying to work up the nerve to go home to Maui, where her controlling parents are caring for her infant daughter.
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English
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Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God's disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward "blessing." She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage...
11) Snook alone
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Through the power of faith, a monk named Abba Jacob and his loyal rat terrier, Snook, are reunited after being separated by a ferocious storm.
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English
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"From FOX News anchor and author Harris Faulkner comes a collection of powerful, true-life stories of resilience, healing, rescue, and protection. From the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti to the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, believers testify to how God inspired hope even when all seemed lost."--Book jacket.
13) Walking in love
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Publisher
Joyce Meyer Ministries
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Language
English
Description
Joyce Meyer teaches about the complete cycle of love, which allows one to get his mind off of "self" and walk in God's love.
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Language
English
Description
All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageous exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he learned. He writes, "The issue of faith arises in almost every area of human existence, so it is important to understand its multiple meanings. In this book, my primary goal is to explore the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past, present, and future events in America and around the world....
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Series
Walnut Creek volume 4
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English
Description
"When she was accepted into design school in Columbus, Kendra Troyer left behind four siblings, an abusive home, and Nate Miller, the boy she vowed to despise forever, in Walnut Creek. Years later, after rediscovering her faith in the Lord, Kendra realized it was time to go home. Now she has her own design shop, a pretty little house, and a tight-knit group of friends. But there are also unexpected visitors, dark memories, and Nate Miller, who owns...
16) People pleasers
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Publisher
Joyce Meyer Ministries
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Do you want to have confidence and a healthy sense of self worth? Learn how to exchange the pressure to perform for God's unconditional love and acceptance.
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Publisher
Life Christian University Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Nothing is too difficult for God!
He lives in the realm of the miraculous – and you can, too!
In this book you will:
* Discover the five infallible steps of faith.
* Learn to see yourself (and others) the way God does - clothed in righteousness.
* See what happens when you dare to believe God and obey His voice.
Divine Faith Works!
Whether you are an idol worshipper in the ancient city of Ur - or a drug-addicted, rock ’n’ roll drummer playing...
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Publisher
Wierenga Consulting, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"This book looks at the faith journeys of ten persons in the Bible: five men and five women; five in the Old Testament and five in the New Testament. These journeys have much to teach us today about walking the path of faith."--Amazon.
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