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Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. The result? Anger, frustration and anxiety that keep us far away from the life of peace that Jesus promised. For years, Sandra McCollom lived in this trap. In I TRIED UNTIL I ALMOST DIED, she shares how she left behind her burden of anxiety and fear, and shows you how to experience for yourself the freedom of trusting solely in the perfecting power of God’s grace.

Just a few short weeks into her year-long training at the Blessing Hospital, Miriam Hastings is called home to Chicago, where her mother is gravely ill. With siblings to care for, Miriam pleads to be allowed to finish her training in Chicago. Her nursing supervisor grants her a brief reprieve but extracts a promise that Miriam will return to Blessing and fulfill her one-year commitment. While in Chicago, Miriam has tried to get Trygve Knutson and Blessing out of her mind, but his letters make that impossible.

The Bible urges Christians to rise above worries and experience the "peace that passes understanding." But how does this really happen in everyday life? Based on John MacArthur's bestselling ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, this small and concise book moves beyond pop psychology's temporary cures and returns readers to the true source of comfort and victory: Scripture. As MacArthur writes, the key to worry-free living is to develop habits of prayer, right thinking and action. Here he draws on rich biblical truths to show readers how.

On a hot day in 1737 in Rotterdam, Anna König reluctantly sets foot on the Charming Nancy, a merchant ship that will carry her and her fellow Amish believers across the Atlantic to start a new life. Ship's carpenter Bairn resents the somber people --- dubbed Peculiars by the deckhands --- who fill the lower deck. Delays, storms, illness and diminishing provisions test the mettle and patience of everyone on board. When Anna is caught in a life-threatening situation, Bairn makes a discovery that shakes his entire foundation. But has the revelation come too late?

Miss Harriet Peabody dreams of the day she can open up a shop selling refashioned gowns to independent working women like herself. Unfortunately, when an errand for her millinery shop job goes sadly awry, she finds herself out of an income. Mr. Oliver Addleshaw is on the verge of his biggest business deal yet when he learns his potential partner prefers to deal with men who are settled down and wed. When Oliver witnesses his ex not-quite-fiance cause the hapless Harriet to lose her job, he tries to make it up to her by enlisting her help in making a good impression on his business partner.

JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES will revolutionize the way you cook. Jamie has written the recipes in a ground-breaking new way to help you streamline your efforts and make the most of every single minute in the kitchen. With just a pinch of preparation, a dollop of organization, and a sprinkle of patented Jamie tricks, hearty, delicious and, most important, quick meals are at the ready.

With over 130 comfort food classics revisited by "Chopped" judge and one of New York's favorite chefs, Marc Murphy's SEASON WITH AUTHORITY: Confident Home Cooking is a presentation of his favorite recipes using simple methods that produce extraordinary results. Murphy’s dishes, like Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Smoked Mozzarella and Ricotta Fritters, and Pain Perdu, along with best-ever versions of familiar dishes like the “Everything Bagel” Cured Salmon with Dill Slaw, Deviled Eggs with Fried Oysters, and his award-winning Big Marc Burger, are without pretense and the recipes are perfect for the home cook. These are recipes that home cooks will turn to again and again and are sure to impress.

Genius recipes surprise us and make us rethink the way we cook. They might involve an unexpectedly simple technique, debunk a kitchen myth, or apply a familiar ingredient in a new way. They’re handed down by luminaries of the food world and become their legacies. And, once we’ve folded them into our repertoires, they make us feel pretty genius too. In this collection are 100 of the smartest and most remarkable ones.