Adult

We've all had "aha!" moments in our lives, times when a sudden revelation surprises us with insight. According to pastor and bestselling author Kyle Idleman, we can experience this same kind of "aha!" in our spiritual lives. With everyday examples and trademark testimonies, Idleman draws on Scripture to reveal how three key elements can draw us closer to God and change our lives for good.

“I am a recovering speed addict --- and I don’t mean the drug.” Pastor and spiritual director Alan Fadling begins with this confession and continues by describing his journey out of the fast lane into the rhythms of Jesus. AN UNHURRIED LIFE offers concrete help for finding balance between our sense of calling and the call to rest.

Does God care about the way we unload the dishwasher or balance the budget? Do the little things like cooking meals make a difference? Through the insightful stories in GLIMPSES OF GRACE, these richly theological reflections help us experience the gospel’s extraordinary power to transform ordinary lives.

Showing that God wants us to delight in our food, Rachel Marie Stone explores a practical theology of eating as she digs into the implications of our culture of eating. Filled with practical insights and some tasty recipes, EAT WITH JOY provides a Christian journey into the delight of eating.

When Slade Donovan shows up on Mariah Malone's front porch, she is not ready to hear his truths: her father’s farm, the only home she’s ever known, was bought with stolen gold. With Slade ready to collect his father’s rightful claim and force Mariah and her family out on the streets, Mariah must turn to God for guidance. Though Mr. Frederick Cooper, a local landowner, promises to answer her financial woes if she agrees to be his bride, Mariah finds herself drawn instead to the angry young man demanding her home.

Near the end of the Civil War, inhumane conditions at Andersonville Prison caused the deaths of 13,000 Union soldiers in only one year. In this gripping and affecting novel, three young Confederates and an entire town come face-to-face with the prison’s atrocities and will learn the cost of compassion, when withheld and when given.

Currently at a crossroads about his future in hockey, Jace Jacobsen's infamous reputation has him trapped. And the guilt-trip he’s getting from Eden Christiansen --- who would like him to step up and mentor her brother, Owen, a rookie --- isn’t making things any easier. But when Owen’s carelessness leads to a career-threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break, she and Jace are thrown together...and begin to wonder if they belong on the same team after all.