Adult

Jerry Bridges’s life is a remarkable story of God’s providence. From “a most unpromising beginning,” he joined the Navy, went to college, became an engineer, joined The Navigators as a missionary, and eventually became a bestselling author. In this book, Jerry illustrates through his story --- and then summarizes for the reader --- seven key “spiritual lessons” that God has taught him through his 83 years. These lessons can be passed on to any believer.

What makes for a great dad? It's not as overwhelming as you might think. It all starts with having a heart for God, and a heart for your kids. In A DAD AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART, bestselling author Jim George shares the simple basics for how to be a good dad with your kids. As you commit to learning how to be a good dad, you'll draw closer to your children and find fatherhood to be an incredible blessing.

Some of the most noted, celebrated and godly men in the Bible made some very big mistakes when it came to raising their children. BAD DADS OF THE BIBLE examines these mistakes, brings them into a contemporary setting and gives today’s dads much needed advice on how to avoid them. Moreover, should a dad make these common mistakes, this book will give him practical advice to help him repair his relationships with his children. 

Book two of The Vesteal Series, following GHOSTS IN THE YEW, continues the stories of Leger, Barok, Geart and Dia, who must face more than the wrath of an awakening empire and the servants of a dark power. They must carve from themselves the very roots of the darkness and put to the knife all those who would do them harm.

After two young grad students in a creative writing class realize they both write about God, they form a friendship memorialized by letters that became a memoir in real time, revealing deeply personal and profound accounts of conversion, motherhood and crushing tragedy. Through it all, their faith and friendship sustained them.

Sam Pennington’s life has fallen apart., while professional boxing trainer Jerry Ambrose has finally gotten everything together. But when a brutal street fight leads Sam to Jerry’s boxing club, both their futures are thrown into question. As Jerry reaches out to Sam, an extraordinary fighting talent emerges --- a talent that reopens the wounds of Jerry’s own life. Both find themselves battling what can happen to a man’s soul when his anger is channeled through his fists.

Julia Elliston's life is swiftly dissolving into scandal. Now under the watchful eye of Lord Roy Pierson, one of the most influential men in England, Julia begrudgingly accepts his protection. But Chance Macy’s power is far-reaching as well, and he is eager to assert his claim over her. Thrust into society as the Emerald Heiress, Julia is the toast of London, a celebrated curiosity. But in reality, she’s trapped between the clutches of two powerful men.

A retired cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the unsolved case of a lone driver who plowed through a crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up and charging again. When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the “perk” and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy.

The lives of five desperate people collide on the no-holds-barred border between the United States and Mexico with disastrous results. Bestselling and acclaimed author Lawrence Block wrote BORDERLINE under a pseudonym in 1958, and now it is being published for the first time under his own name.

After more than a decade spent investigating farming communities around the world in pursuit of singular flavor, Dan Barber finally concluded that --- for the sake of our food, our health, and the future of the land --- America’s cuisine required a radical transformation. The revelations Barber shares in THE THIRD PLATE took root in his restaurant’s kitchen. But his process of discovery took him far afield --- to alternative systems of food production and cooking that maximize sustainability, nutrition and flavor.