Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season

By Edited by Gary Schmidt & Susan M. Felch

Gary Schmidt, professor of literature at Calvin College, has culled a collection of thoughts and reflections to aid in clarifying the spiritual themes of the season. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore centuries of fine literature focused on fall.From Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season
I have been walking in the woods, and have lain down on the ground to rest. It is the middle of October, and around me, all through the woods, the leaves are quietly sifting down. The newly fallen leaves make a dry, comfortable bed, and I lie easy, coming to rest within myself as I seem to do nowadays only when I am in the woods . We must recover the sense of the majesty of creation, and the ability to be worshipful in its presence. – Wendell Berry

Autumn, with all its traditional images of colorful trees, frost-covered pumpkins, and piles of wood stored up against the cold of winter, can be a season filled with anticipation. The harvest, the imminent onset of cold and snow, the resumption of old routines, and the beginning of the school year all require preparation and planning. If summer has been something of a pause, autumn helps us to see the passage of time more clearly.

Autumn is a season of fruition and reaping, of thanksgiving and celebration of abundance and goodness of the earth. But it is also a season that starkly and realistically encourages us to see our own limitations.

Warm and stirring pieces by E. B. White, Anne Lamott, P. D. James, Julian of Norwich, May Sarton, Kimiko Hahn, and many others in this beautiful book rejoice in autumn as a time of preparation and reflection, when the results of hard labor are ripe for harvest.

Fall Cookie Cutter Set

Celebrate harvest, Fall, and Thanksgiving with batches of fresh homebaked cookies! Our gift set of four cookie cutters includes one each large maple leaf, apple, pumpkin, and turkey. Crafted in the USA of tin-coated steel, each cookie cutter is 1″ deep. Cookie cutter sizes range from 3″ to 4.5″
Packaged in clear acrylic gift box with striped fabric bow, this set of cookie cutters comes with nine recipes. A gift that’s both personal and affordable,fresh baked cookies go straight to the heart and are high on the list of best gifts ever!

Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves

By Charles W.G. Smith

Photographs of vibrant reds, oranges, yellows and greens grace every page as we read of the folklore, science and majesty of fall foliage. From Ash to Viburnums, over 35 different varieties of trees, shrubs, and vines are explored, including what region they’re from, shades of fall color and where specifically to find them. The concluding chapter explores the best places to see the displays of fall color, trails & roads to take, towns to visit and a list of resources. 130 pages, softcover.

Fall Is Here!: Counting 1 to 10

By Pamela Jane

Fall is here! Count the ways this season is so wonderful–from 1 acorn dropping and 5 children romping in the leaves to 10 enormous orange pumpkins! The pages get bigger as the numbers get larger until we see all the reasons why fall is fabulous! Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

P Is for Pumpkin: God’s Harvest Alphabet

By Kathy Jo Wargin & YaWen Ariel Pang

For God made the Earth–He made everything!
He makes all the wonders each season will bring.
He changes the colors on leaves big and small,
red, brown and yellow to tell us it’s Fall.Destined to become a family keepsake, this unique, jacketed hardcover celebrates the wonders of an entire season. With help from the alphabet, preschoolers journey through God’s harvest blessings–in the process discovering just how much there is to be thankful for! The fun is infectious as they learn to appreciate autumn for its beauty and bounty, opportunities to celebrate with friends and family, and traditions like barn dances, corn mazes, pumpkin carving, and more. Recommended for ages 4 to 7.

Taste of Autumn

By Gooseberry Patch

Celebrate the crisp days of autumn with a Gooseberry Patch cookbook just for fall! Illustrated with country charm and packed to the brim with tasty recipes for the whole family! Comb binding, 222 delicious recipes and ideas for fun in the fall.

Count Your Blessings Flag, Small

Garden size applique flag features simple design with timeless message Count Your Blessings; 12″ x 16″; 100% durable nylon for display indoors or out. Cornucopia spilling over with pumpkins for fall decor at home, church, or school;available exclusively from Christianbook.com .

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow, Small Art Flag

Traditional horn of plenty, spilling over with nature’s bounty, pumpkins and fruit of the harvest is displayed in realistic design on decorative flag for indoor/outdoor use. With words from the doxology, Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; autumn decor and Thanksgiving gift idea; for home or church. 12″ x 16″. Created exclusively for the Gift Collection at Christianbook.com.

Art flags are valued for their detailed design and quality reproduction of fine art. Because of the unique printing process, words are readable from one side of the flag.

Give Thanks Oval Chip and Dip Tray

In time for Thanksgiving, our scalloped oval glass tray with separate center bowl is designed for chips and dip or appetizers at your holiday gatherings. Shaded leaf design with multi-colored berry accents, and brown border trim the 12″ x 16″ platter. Oval inset bowl features Give Thanks in raised lettering; bordered in brown, with green leaf trim; 9.5″ x 6″. Use the bowl and platter separately as desired. Handwashing recommended.

Give Thanks for Many Blessings Pillow

More than just a decorative autumn accent, our fall pillow is embroidered Give thanks for many blessings. Corner fall motif embroidery with fine workmanship and piping edge finishing; 12″ x 7″; green with autumn shades. Stay in touch with friends and family when you send this unique Thanksgiving keepsake gift!

Our Daily Bread Mug with Gift Box

Ceramic mug in matching gift box features pretty artwork by Shelly Rasche of country bread basket design with blue checked border and inscription Give us this day our daily bread. On the reverse, The Lord’s Prayer is inscribed in its entirety. Mug holds 10 ounces and is safe for microwave and dishwasher. Affordable autumn gift favorite.

Signed, Anonymous: Shedding the Need for Acknowledgment

By Jon Johnston

* We live in a culture that celebrates giving by listing names on an alumni donor list or in the church bulletin. Calling believers to travel a different road, Johnston encourages you to experience the joy of anonymous giving. Discover the true meaning of charity by embracing the way of a generous heart in inconspicuous, humble service. 192 pages, softcover from Beacon Hill.

The Quick-Fix Home Organizer: Making Your Home Beautiful and Your Life Clutter Free

By Emilie Barnes

Got a minute? Use it to your advantage when you put Barnes’s fast and easy ideas into practice! Sharing ways to infuse peace and personality into your home and workspace, she helps you start and finish projects successfully, organize paperwork, get the most out of your daily planner, and more. Formerly titled The One-Minute Home Organizer. 144 pages, softcover from Harvest.

101 Ways to Clean Out the Clutter

By Emilie Barnes

Better than a how-to television show, this compact resource written by home management expert Emilie Barnes, can help you transform your home, church, or office into a clutter-free zone. With 101 tips to choose from, you’ll soon be on your way to ridding your rooms of piles, stacks, and disarray. Paperback.

Since Christians often talk about community as one of their highest ideals it is shocking when they realize that, as Henri Nouwen insightfully noted, “Community is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives.” Fortunately, John Ortberg shares our passion for community and is able to teach us how to live with and love one another. With the insight of a counselor and the heart of a pastor, Ortberg has written one of the best contemporary considerations of community.

Growing up, Donald Miller wished Bill Cosby was his father. Raised by his mother, Donald felt the painful lack of a father figure – and he has transformed his pain into a passion for helping others find mentors. His memoir addresses fatherless men, enlightens parents, and helps readers understand the need for strong role models.

With his vivid storytelling and introspection, Donald takes readers through his coming of age with key topics like falling in love, authority issues, generational interaction, work ethic, staying with the people we love, the life-changing impact of finding the right person for you, and following your dreams. A memoir with a message, this book calls readers to envision how their own personal paincan be transformed into the “authority of empathy,” as they share what they know with someone who needs a guiding hand. Hardcover.

The last command Jesus gave before he ascended to heaven was the Great Commission, the call to “make disciples of all the nations.” But Christians have responded by making “Christians,” not “disciples.” This, according to renowned Christian thinker Dallas Willard, has been the church’s Great Omission. Drawing upon previously published articles from magazines such as Christianity Today and Leadership Journal as well as remarks given at various conferences, Willard challenges the thought that we can be Christians without being disciples. He calls on believers to restore what should be the heart of Christianity – being active disciples of Jesus Christ. Willard shows us that in the school of life, we are apprentices of the Teacher whose brilliance encourages us to rise above traditional church understanding and embrace the true meaning of discipleship – an active, concrete, 24/7 life with Jesus.

By Rick Warren

In this remarkable best-seller Rick Warren will help you understand God’s purpose and plan for your life so that you can learn to live the life for which you were created. The book is divided into 40 short chapters so that it can either be read as a personal devotional or studied in a small group setting. Don’t let yourself or your family and friends go without this life-transforming book!

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By John Ortberg

The heart of Christianity is transformation—a relationship with God that impacts not just our “spiritual lives,” but every aspect of living. John Ortberg calls you back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity—God’s power to bring change and growth—and reveals both the how and why of transformation.With a new chapter on prayer and added discussion questions, this expanded edition of The Life You’ve Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But this is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It’s a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the object of the journey—Jesus Christ.

By Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

What does it mean to be a man of significance in a culture that doesn’t offer many positive role models? Reflecting on lessons he’s learned from his parents, career, mentors, and journey with God, Dungy moves beyond material success to illuminate those ambitions, attitudes, and allegiances that make our lives truly meaningful. 256 pages, hardcover from Tyndale.

Created to Be His Help Meet: Discover How God Can Make Your Marriage Glorious

By Debi Pearl

Created to be His Help Meet mentors women on how to have a heavenly marriage. The author makes the argument that men and women were created by God to play different roles in society. A woman acting like a man creates a unisex society, which is a senseless society. Each chapter provides instruction, examples, letters from women, and concludes with a “Time To Consider” section. Paperback.From the author: “… I had no idea God had so much to say to us ladies until I began going through God’s Word verse by verse, writing the different sections of Created to be His Help Meet. Many times as I read a passage, I would say to my husband, “I’m not going to include those verses in my book because if I do the ladies (of any religious group you can think of including my own) will not like my book or promote it.” My dear husband would say to me, “If God thought it was important enough to inspire it as part of his Word to us, then you should include it.” And so I would cringe and add one more controversial subject after another…”

Help Meet’s Journey: A Yearly Companion Journal for Created to Be His Help Meet

By Debi Pearl

The Help Meet’s Journey:A Yearly Companion Journal is meant to be used in conjunction with Debi Pearl’s book Created to His Help Meet. In it’s pages you’ll explore and reflect on many themes presented in the book, such as: Thanksgiving, Wisdom, Titus 2:3-5 and more. The spiral bound hardcover binding lies flat for easy writing.

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs

By Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs’ book, Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs, is based on the biblical passage from Ephesians 5:33 (But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands – GODS WORD® translation). His premise is that communication between a husband and wife is often frustrated because of the vastly different ways in which men and women perceive love. Women are wired to need unconditional love and men need to feel unconditionally respected. Revitalize the love in your marriage! A Focus on the Family Recommendation; hardcover.

The Five Love Languages

By Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman, Christian marriage counselor and author of The Five Love Languages, helps married couples deal with their unmet needs for love. Because a husband and wife often have different communication styles, it is common for a spouse to not feel or recognize the love given to them. In his bestselling book, The Five Love Languages, Dr. Chapman identifies and explains five unique communication methods – Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. Then he encourages couples to learn how to speak love in their spouse’s primary love language, not their own. Love is something you do for someone else, not yourself. Begin today. Includes a study guide; paperback.

What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women

By Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson provides an empathetic look at the barriers to marital harmony, offering insightful and helpful suggestions on issues like low self-esteem, depression, loneliness and boredom in marriage, sexual problems, financial difficulties, hormonal and physiological problems and others. Both men and women will find his discussion interesting, often humorous and immensely practical to everyday living.

Sacred Marriage: What if God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy

By Gary Thomas

The title expresses a radical thought for today’s marriages! Chapter by chapter, discover how marriage works to develop Christlike character – forgiveness, love, respect, perseverance – in each of you. This book will enrich your marriage in unexpected ways.

Devotions for a Sacred Marriage

By Gary Thomas

By popular demand, the author of Sacred Marriage returns to the topic of how God uses marriage to expand our souls and make us holy. Using all new material, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage will help you to explore how God can reveal Himself through your marriage and help you to grow closer to Him as well as to your spouse. From the process of two becoming one, to the sharing of our lives as Christian brothers and sisters Devotions for a Sacred Marriage will challenge couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage.

Night Light: A Devotional for Couples

By Dr. James & Shirley Dobson

Before you kiss each other and turn out the light, share a quiet moment together with God! Featuring engaging stories, Scripture readings, thought-provoking questions, prayers, and commentary, the Dobsons’ 6-month daily devotional will lead you and your spouse to a deeper intimacy and spiritual communion as you experience the “three person” marriage covenant God intended. 304 pages, softcover from Tyndale.

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts–DVD Curriculum

By Les Parrott & Leslie Parrott

Providing a firm foundation for couples stepping into an unfamiliar world, Les and Leslie Parrott’s best-selling marriage guide focuses on seven time-tested questions. Debunk myths, bridge the gender gap—even fight a good fight! Features the updated hardcover; leader’s guide; one men’s and one women’s workbook with self-tests; and an 8-session DVD presentation by the authors.

Fireproof, Special Collector’s Edition DVD

Fireproof, the latest film from the creators of Facing the Giants and Flywheel, is now available on DVD! Starring Kirk Cameron, the Fireproof movie portrays the inspiring love story of a firefighter, his wife, and a marriage worth rescuing. At work, Capt. Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) lives by the old firefighter’s adage: “Never leave your partner behind“. At home, he lives by his own rules. His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt has to face his toughest job ever, rescuing his wife’s heart. Rated PG. Approx. 119 minutes.

Bonus Features:

• Making of Fireproof
• Commentary from the K. Brothers
• Fireproof Study Guide
• Rescued Clips: Deleted Scenes
• Trailers
• Fun Features:
  ◊ Fireproof in 60 Seconds
  ◊ Firegoofs: Outtakes
  ◊ Wayne on Wayne Mockumentary
  ◊ Firehouse Pranks: On-Set Fun!
• Ministry Tools

Exclusive Collector’s Edition Features:

• Filming A Movie en 30 Days: Fireproof Video Blog
• Wayne’s Firehouse Commentary
• Fun with Mr. Rudolph
• Casting Crowns Music Video: “Slow Fade”
• Safe Eyes

DVD Features:View Post

• English, Spanish, Portuguese Language (Audio)
• English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Arabic Subtitles
• English Closed Captions (for the hearing impaired)
• Widescreen

The Love Dare Bible Study, Member Book

By Michael Catt, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick

The Love Dare Bible Study Member Book creates a marriage-centered Bible study experience for individuals and couples. Eight small-group sessions are based around one or more movie clips from the motion picture FIREPROOF and connect couples to The Love Dare both during the session and throughout the week. It utilizes activities that create community, provide opportunities to dialog about real life in real marriage, explore and apply God’s Word, and invite participants into a risky but redemptive journey.

Guiding Principles:

• Participants will have experienced the movie either as a small group, in theatres, or as part of a churchwide showing
• Facilitator versus “leader” led
• Sessions refer to The Love Dare throughout
• While movie focuses on husband love-dare activities, this resource will include activities for both husbands and wives

If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat

By John Ortberg

Far too many of us have put our faith in a casual Christianity that never compels us to leave our comfort zones. But, deep within our hearts we know that Christ has not called us to comfort, but to an exciting, sacrificial and overwhelmingly fulfilling faith. In If You’re Going to Walk on Water John Ortberg teaches us how to step out of the “boat” of casual Christianity so that we can faithfully follow the Lord who is calling us out onto the risky, exciting waters of the high seas. Let Pastor Ortberg teach you how to leave your comfort zone for a remarkable life of faith.

The Life You’ve Always Wanted, Expanded Edition

By John Ortberg

The heart of Christianity is transformation—a relationship with God that impacts not just our “spiritual lives,” but every aspect of living. John Ortberg calls you back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity—God’s power to bring change and growth—and reveals both the how and why of transformation.With a new chapter on prayer and added discussion questions, this expanded edition of The Life You’ve Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But this is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It’s a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the object of the journey—Jesus Christ.

A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss, Expanded Edition

By Jerry Sittser

Loss in life is inevitable, but it’s possible to harness the hardship of loss and turn it into a positive event in your life. Author Jerry Sittser explores painful events like divorce, death and illness and shows that it’s not the circumstances we find ourselves in at these points of loss, but how we respond to them that widens our spiritual capacity to experience blessing and growth in the midst of grief.

A Season for Singles: Selected Meditations

By Rebecca England / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc

“From the Publisher:” A Season for Singles is a collection of one page meditations for today’s growing group of single persons who want to meet life from a thoughtful Christian perspective. Scripture selections and meditations on topics such as initiative, freedom, commitment, solitude, overcoming barriers, and facing challenges are especially relevant for college and career singles as well as divorced and widowed people learning a new way of life. Paperback, 114 pages.

From Sorrow To Dancing: The Recent Widow’s Handbook

By Marcy Kelly / Xulon Press

For many women, the loss of their spouse is nothing short of devastating. This book portrays the emotions, thoughts, actions and experiences of widows as they struggle through the aftermath of losing a spouse. The author also addresses key situations where decisions can change lives for the better. If you, or someone you know, feel stuck in grief, loss or fear, this book is for you. Author Marcy Kelly has been there – not once but twice. She lost two husbands to cancer, but the Lord brought her through the grief into the sunlight of security in Himself. God really can turn your sorrow into dancing! A Focus on the Family recommendation. Paperback.

Singleness: A Life Grounded in Love, A LifeGuide Bible Study

By Inter-varsity Press

Being single can feel like a fun adventure, or it can feel like an impossible aloneness. What is God’s word, God’s heart for your life in singleness? These studies explore that question-whether you are happy in singleness or find it trying. You will be encouraged to listen deeply to God, identify the gifts your life offers you, and grow into a sense of belonging. Being single in not just marking time; God is calling us today. This format features questions for group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection as well as a “Now or Later” section in each study.

Singles at the Crossroads: A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness

By Albert Y. Hsu / Inter-varsity Press

Nearly half of adults today are unmarried yet most churches emphasize marriage and family, leaving many Christian singles feeling marginalized or alienated. Though they look to Jesus and Paul as role models, many suspect they would be more acceptable to the church if they settled down and got married. Hsu challenges this view. Moving beyond pat answers, Hsu proposes that singleness and marriage are both opportunities in which to follow Jesus. Singles at the Crossroads points the way to a Christian community where all members are valued, Jew and Gentile, slave and free, male and female, married and single.

The Complete Single Father

By Elaine Fantle-Shimberg & Michael Shimberg / Adams Media

Being a single parent is a tough job no matter who you are, but if you’re a single dad, you likely feel you’ve entered a strange, new world. Whether your kids are 12 months old or 12 years old, the tips and advice in this comprehensive guide will make the little tricks of parenting feel like second nature to you. Authors Elaine Fantle Shimberg and her son, single father Michael Shimberg, show you how to:

Sassy, Single, and Satisfied: Secrets to Loving the Life You’re Living

By Michelle McKinney Hammond

Rediscover the incredible opportunities you have to live a joyful, complete life – regardless of whether or not Mr. Right comes along. In her fun tell-it-like-it-is style, McKinney Hammond shows you how to keep your priorities straight; prepare your heart, mind, and soul for a mate; be wise about the “man thing”; and have your deepest desires fulfilled! Paperback.

What to Do Until Love Finds You: The Bestselling Guide to Preparing Yourself for Your Perfect Mate

By Michelle McKinney Hammond / Harvest House Publishers

What to Do Until Love Finds You is a re-release of popular author, Michelle McKinney Hammond’s, first book. With a lot of attitude and wisdom, Michelle offers women practical, godly advice on how to handle sexual temptations regardless of past experience. The biblical truths, honest personal insights, and refreshing take on love and the single lifestyle are as relevant and remarkable today as when this book first appeared on the nightstands and coffee tables of countless single women. Includes a dynamic new cover.

Living Single: The Different Faces of Singleness

By Kervin Smith

In Living Single Kervin Smith dispels all the false notions about being single and introduces to you a new way to think about single life. When you see yourself as God sees you – as a whole person, full of destiny and potential – your single life will change from lonely desperation to confident well-being. Paperback.

Living Whole Without a Better Half

By Wendy Widder / Kregel Publications

The issues of single and married Christians are essentially the same, because they are the products of fallen humanity-loneliness, unfulfulled desires, unanswered questions, pain, rejection, and fear. This book urges us not to let the assumptions of others taint God’s view of who we are. It includes character studies of people in the Bible and shows how the lessons they learned can apply to single Christians. Chapters include “Abraham-Unsolved Mysteries,” “Moses-I think I’ll Go Eat Worms,” and “Jacob and Joseph-I Did It My Way.” Widder blends the experience of being single and the truths of God’s Word, always with a sense of humor, to proclaim God’s promises of eternal life-with no marital strings attached.

By Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs’ book, Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs, is based on the biblical passage from Ephesians 5:33 (But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands – GODS WORD® translation). His premise is that communication between a husband and wife is often frustrated because of the vastly different ways in which men and women perceive love. Women are wired to need unconditional love and men need to feel unconditionally respected. Revitalize the love in your marriage! A Focus on the Family Recommendation; hardcover.

By Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman, Christian marriage counselor and author of The Five Love Languages, helps married couples deal with their unmet needs for love. Because a husband and wife often have different communication styles, it is common for a spouse to not feel or recognize the love given to them. In his bestselling book, The Five Love Languages, Dr. Chapman identifies and explains five unique communication methods – Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. Then he encourages couples to learn how to speak love in their spouse’s primary love language, not their own. Love is something you do for someone else, not yourself. Begin today. Includes a study guide; paperback.

By Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson provides an empathetic look at the barriers to marital harmony, offering insightful and helpful suggestions on issues like low self-esteem, depression, loneliness and boredom in marriage, sexual problems, financial difficulties, hormonal and physiological problems and others. Both men and women will find his discussion interesting, often humorous and immensely practical to everyday living.

By Gary Thomas

The title expresses a radical thought for today’s marriages! Chapter by chapter, discover how marriage works to develop Christlike character – forgiveness, love, respect, perseverance – in each of you. This book will enrich your marriage in unexpected ways.

By Gary Thomas

By popular demand, the author of Sacred Marriage returns to the topic of how God uses marriage to expand our souls and make us holy. Using all new material, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage will help you to explore how God can reveal Himself through your marriage and help you to grow closer to Him as well as to your spouse. From the process of two becoming one, to the sharing of our lives as Christian brothers and sisters Devotions for a Sacred Marriage will challenge couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage.

By Dr. James & Shirley Dobson

Before you kiss each other and turn out the light, share a quiet moment together with God! Featuring engaging stories, Scripture readings, thought-provoking questions, prayers, and commentary, the Dobsons’ 6-month daily devotional will lead you and your spouse to a deeper intimacy and spiritual communion as you experience the “three person” marriage covenant God intended. 304 pages, softcover from Tyndale.

By Les Parrott & Leslie Parrott

Providing a firm foundation for couples stepping into an unfamiliar world, Les and Leslie Parrott’s best-selling marriage guide focuses on seven time-tested questions. Debunk myths, bridge the gender gap—even fight a good fight! Features the updated hardcover; leader’s guide; one men’s and one women’s workbook with self-tests; and an 8-session DVD presentation by the authors.

Fireproof, the latest film from the creators of Facing the Giants and Flywheel, is now available on DVD! Starring Kirk Cameron, the Fireproof movie portrays the inspiring love story of a firefighter, his wife, and a marriage worth rescuing. At work, Capt. Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) lives by the old firefighter’s adage: “Never leave your partner behind“. At home, he lives by his own rules. His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt has to face his toughest job ever, rescuing his wife’s heart. Rated PG. Approx. 119 minutes.

Bonus Features:

• Making of Fireproof
• Commentary from the K. Brothers
• Fireproof Study Guide
• Rescued Clips: Deleted Scenes
• Trailers
• Fun Features:
  ◊ Fireproof in 60 Seconds
  ◊ Firegoofs: Outtakes
  ◊ Wayne on Wayne Mockumentary
  ◊ Firehouse Pranks: On-Set Fun!
• Ministry Tools

Exclusive Collector’s Edition Features:

• Filming A Movie en 30 Days: Fireproof Video Blog
• Wayne’s Firehouse Commentary
• Fun with Mr. Rudolph
• Casting Crowns Music Video: “Slow Fade”
• Safe Eyes

DVD Features:

• English, Spanish, Portuguese Language (Audio)
• English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Arabic Subtitles
• English Closed Captions (for the hearing impaired)
• Widescreen

The Love Dare Bible Study Member Book creates a marriage-centered Bible study experience for individuals and couples. Eight small-group sessions are based around one or more movie clips from the motion picture FIREPROOF and connect couples to The Love Dare both during the session and throughout the week. It utilizes activities that create community, provide opportunities to dialog about real life in real marriage, explore and apply God’s Word, and invite participants into a risky but redemptive journey.

Guiding Principles:

• Participants will have experienced the movie either as a small group, in theatres, or as part of a churchwide showing
• Facilitator versus “leader” led
• Sessions refer to The Love Dare throughout
• While movie focuses on husband love-dare activities, this resource will include activities for both husbands and wives

Far too many of us have put our faith in a casual Christianity that never compels us to leave our comfort zones. But, deep within our hearts we know that Christ has not called us to comfort, but to an exciting, sacrificial and overwhelmingly fulfilling faith. In If You’re Going to Walk on Water John Ortberg teaches us how to step out of the “boat” of casual Christianity so that we can faithfully follow the Lord who is calling us out onto the risky, exciting waters of the high seas. Let Pastor Ortberg teach you how to leave your comfort zone for a remarkable life of faith.

Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves

By Charles W.G. Smith

Photographs of vibrant reds, oranges, yellows and greens grace every page as we read of the folklore, science and majesty of fall foliage. From Ash to Viburnums, over 35 different varieties of trees, shrubs, and vines are explored, including what region they’re from, shades of fall color and where specifically to find them. The concluding chapter explores the best places to see the displays of fall color, trails & roads to take, towns to visit and a list of resources. 130 pages, softcover.

Autumn From The Heart Of The Home

By Susan Branch

Celebrate fall with Susan Branchs first all-new, large- format work in four years–a brightly illustrated and lovingly designed, full-color paean to autumn.Susan Branchs long-awaited autumn book picks up where The Summer Book left off, featuring more of the delicious, easy recipes and inspirational ideas that have won her an enthusiastic and growing following. Autumn From the Heart of the Home is a bountiful harvest of appetizing recipes, imaginative menus, and homemade autumn arts. Full of cozy projects, thoughtful gifts such as the Sniffle Basket and the Sunday Breakfast kit, seasonal decorating and entertaining ideas, Halloween and Thanksgiving inspirations, and garden tips, Autumn From the Heart of the Home features mouthwatering recipes for Touchdown Chili, Butternut Shotglass Soup, Iowa Corn Bread, Savory Sage Riblets, Harvest Stew, Grandmas Stuffing, Curried Pumpkin Pots, Ginger Crisps, and of course, Hot Chocolate. Illustrated with glorious watercolors and handwritten in Susan Branch’s trademark style, this beautiful new book is a sensational addition to the Susan Branch collection.

Mrs. Witty’s Home-Style Menu Cookbook

Discover 40 menus, including a traditional Thanksgiving and over 150 skillfully written recipes, just like the dishes Grandma made, only better, including Pristine Pot Roast with Gravy, Out of the Icebox Cake, Scalloped Scallops, Yankee Baked Beans and Stuffed Pork Chops.

Pumpkin: A Super Food for All 12 Months of The Year

By DeeDee Stovel

We all know that pumpkin pie is super, so why not enjoy more of this delicious, nutritious squash in year-round recipes? Dee Dee Stovel carves out a new image for pumpkin with such creative combinations as Roasted Ginger Pumpkin & Pear Soup; Pumpkin Sage Risotto; Spring Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Pepitas; White Bean, Chicken, and Pumpkin Chili; Pumpkin Pizza with Gorgonzola Cheese; and Pork Tenderloin with Red Wine Pumpkin Sauce.These 125 recipes celebrate the varied ways that pumpkin can enhance a wide range of dishes, from beverages, starters, and snacks to soups, salads, main courses, and, of course, pies, cookies, breads, and cakes. Whether starting from the whole pumpkin (which, Stovel shows, is easier than many may think) or from canned pumpkin (a fine alternative), cooks will be surprised by the variety of ways they can use the entire fruit, including blossoms and seeds, as well as the pulp itself.

The Book of Thanksgiving: Stories, Poems, and Recipes For Sharing One of America’s Greatest Holidays

The Treasure Principle, CBD-Exclusive Edition

By Randy Alcorn / Random House, Inc

In 2001, Alcorn first invited readers to partake in a revolution that called for radical generosity and freedom from materialism. This exclusive edition of his perennial bestseller features a provocative ending with challenging questions from God about our stewardship and a personal journal section. Discover how joyful giving brings God glory. 160 pages, hardcover from Multnomah.

Contagious Generosity: The Key to Continuous Blessing!

By Barry L. Cameron

“God loves a cheerful giver (II Cor. 9:7).” Not only of our monies, but time, talents and abilities. In “Contagious Generosity” Barry L. Cameron shows how a lifestyle of generosity is a normal and blessing-filled way to live the Christian life. By giving generously you can become an agent of God’s blessing to others.

Love that Works: The Heart & Science of Giving

By Bruce Brander

“Who taught us our oddly unsuccessful kind of love? Why, the princess and the frog, and a girl who lived with dwarfs, and a sooty young woman who lost a glass slipper that, as luck would have it, was found by a handsome prince. Our society is shot through with fables of romance that we absorb from earliest childhood.”Love That Works is a highly readable book that draws on history, theology, literature, psychology, and sociology to show why romance is a notoriously poor basis for stable, loving relationships. It provides essential background to those studying relationships in their own lives and in our society. Author Bruce Brander illuminates the reasons we find it so hard to find lasting love and he offers insights to guide us to greater emotional health and spiritual maturity. By applying lessons from history to our fast-paced world, we can not only learn to fall in love; we can also learn to rise to love.

The Life You’ve Always Wanted, CBD Limited Edition

By John Ortberg

Is your faith like “spiritual fire insurance” (I’ll rely on God when everything falls apart)? If it is, you’re missing out on God’s life-transforming power! In this CBD edition of his bestseller, Ortberg reveals how prayer, meditation, fasting, and other spiritual disciplines can bring you the fulfillment your heart desires. Includes study guide. 6.5 point font size. 272 pages, 4.5″ x 7″ hardcover from Zondervan.

The Purpose Driven Life, Softcover

By Rick Warren

In this remarkable best-seller Rick Warren will help you understand God’s purpose and plan for your life so that you can learn to live the life for which you were created. The book is divided into 40 short chapters so that it can either be read as a personal devotional or studied in a small group setting. Don’t let yourself or your family and friends go without this life-transforming book!

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The Power of Positive Thinking, 50th Anniversary Edition

By Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the powe of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life – and give yoursel the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes You’ll learn how to believe in yourself and in everything y do, develop the power to reach your goals, break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life. Paperback.

The Power of a Praying Woman

By Stormie Omartian

It may seem easier to pray for your spouse, your children, your friends, and your extended family, but God wants to hear your requests for your life too. He loves it when you come to Him for the things you need and ask Him to help you become the woman you have always longed to be. The Power of a Praying Woman has led countless women into deeper, more fulfilling prayer lives. Now, with a new cover, Omartian, through her knowledge of Scripture and candid examples of her own epiphanies in prayer, shows you how to:

• draw closer to God
• know His plans and purpose for your life
• receive comfort, help, and strength for every day

Trust Him moment by moment with the concerns of your heart and discover the awesome power that prayer will release in your life.

By Jerry Sittser

Loss in life is inevitable, but it’s possible to harness the hardship of loss and turn it into a positive event in your life. Author Jerry Sittser explores painful events like divorce, death and illness and shows that it’s not the circumstances we find ourselves in at these points of loss, but how we respond to them that widens our spiritual capacity to experience blessing and growth in the midst of grief.

By Randy Becton

People who are mourning the loss of a dear friend or beloved family member often feel alone. And those who want to comfort them can feel inadequate and at a loss for words. In Everyday Comfort, grievers will find thirty daily devotions to help them through their heartache. Respecting the griever’s anguish and emotional turmoil, these devotions avoid platitudes and offer genuine empathy and wisdom. Subjects like recovery, facing death, normal grief and abnormal grief, and using the psalms daily will help those who grieve examine the path through despair and take the next steps toward living life again.

By Randy Becton

* As a cancer survivor, Becton knows firsthand the disease’s attack on the human soul. Patients and caregivers will find these 33 meditations on topics such as depression, anger, fear, and loneliness an encouraging guide toward spiritual and mental wellness in the face of physical illness. Filled with prayers, Scriptures, and uplifting thoughts for each day. 160 pages, softcover from Baker.

By Carol Winters

Carol winters has lived with cancer for six years. In this frank and personal memoir, she provides insight and comfort to the seriously ill and their loved ones.

By Kathe Wunnenberg

Grieving the Child I Never Knew offers comfort and the reassurance of God’s presence as you grieve the loss of a child you never got to know. If you’ve lost a child through miscarriage, tubal pregancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, this devotional will encourage you along your healing journey. Each chapter includes a journaling exercise. Hardcover.

By Debbie Heydrick

While there are many books that address the issue of grieving the loss of a child, this book stands alone by inviting the parents to express their emotions in an interactive way with what they are reading. This book will not only honor and validate the very real loss of a baby lost through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death, but it will also provide parents a way to get through the loss with help from Scripture, encouraging quotes, soothing art work, space for journaling, and a very gentle tone that says, “Your baby and your loss are very significant.” The keepsake book provides a place to write one’s personal story of loss and “love letters” to the child, and includes a list of loss support resources and practical ideas for treasuring memories of the child.

By John Ortberg

In The Life You’ve Always Wanted John Ortberg taught us how simple spiritual disciplines can help us move beyond superficial Christianity to a life of dedicated discipleship. Now, with the Life You’ve Always Wanted Participant’s Guide, which can be used with or without the excellent Video/DVD Curriculum, he has provided a resource that will help us embark on the road of discipleship together. The Participant’s Guide is filled with intriguing insights, provocative questions and practical applications that will challenge our communities to set superficial Christianity aside so that we can live the life of dedicated disciples.

By John Ortberg

In this six-session small group DVD curriculum, award-winning author John Ortberg teaches participants the skills essential to “running the marathon” in the Christian life: slowing down, celebrating joy, practicing prayer, studying Scripture, and trusting God. Running time of each session, approx 15 minutes.

By John Ortberg

Is your faith like “spiritual fire insurance” (I’ll rely on God when everything falls apart)? If it is, you’re missing out on God’s life-transforming power! In this CBD edition of his bestseller, Ortberg reveals how prayer, meditation, fasting, and other spiritual disciplines can bring you the fulfillment your heart desires. Includes study guide. 6.5 point font size. 272 pages, 4.5″ x 7″ hardcover from Zondervan.

By John Ortberg

The heart of Christianity is transformation—a relationship with God that impacts not just our “spiritual lives,” but every aspect of living. John Ortberg calls you back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity—God’s power to bring change and growth—and reveals both the how and why of transformation.With a new chapter on prayer and added discussion questions, this expanded edition of The Life You’ve Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But this is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It’s a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the object of the journey—Jesus Christ.