Non-Fiction Bestsellers

Max Lucado

The God Who Made a Miracle Out of David Stands Ready to Make One Out of You

Giants. We must face them. Yet, we need not face them alone.

This profound look at the life of David digs deeply into the defeats he suffered, and the victories he won, as he faced the giants in his life. When David focused on God, giants tumbled. But when David focused on giants, he stumbled.

Goliaths still roam in our world. Debt. Disaster. Dialysis. Divorce. Deceit. Disease. Depression. These super-sized challenges swagger and strut into our lives, pilfering our sleep, embezzling our peace, and robbing us of our joy. And while these giants try to dominate our lives, we know what to do! We've learned what David learned, and we do what David did. We become God-focused. We pick up five stones. We make five decisions. And we take a swing.

Pub. Date:  October 2008
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C. S. Lewis

A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of Lewis's books. Uncovers common ground upon which all Christians can stand together. Mere Christianity is the most popular of C. S. Lewis's works of nonfiction, with several million copies sold worldwide. Heard first as radio addresses and then published as three separate books - The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality this book brings together Lewis's legendary broadcast talks of the war years, talks in which he set out simply to "explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times." It is a collection of scintillating brilliance which remains strikingly fresh for the modern reader, and which confirms C. S. Lewis's reputation as one of the leading Christian writers and thinkers of our age.

Dr. Kevin Leman

How to Change His Attitude, Behavior & Communication in 5 Days

There isn't a woman on this earth who hasn't wanted, at one time or another, to trade in her husband for a new one.

Have a new husband by Friday? Is that even possible? To tell you the truth, it's a scam. You can have a new husband by Wednesday if you do it right. Even better, there's no need to trade your man in for a newer model; all he needs is a little tune-up. You can change your husband's attitude, behavior, and communication in just 5 days.

Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times bestselling author and internationally known psychologist, shows you how you can turn your man into the man of your dreams.

It's the miracle turnaround you're longing for. Guaranteed.

Pub. Date:  August 2009
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Timothy Keller

Various Authors

This book has over 1,100 good old-fashioned home-tested recipes. Mrs. Peter Vogt's "Chicken Noodle Soup", Mrs. George Derksen's "Apple Rolls", and Mrs. A.D.Penner's "Flapper Pie" are examples of the good cooking in this book. It also has a section of traditional recipes.

John Bunyan

Acclaimed as one of "the greatest literary masterpieces in the world," this allegory captivates the reader's attention while providing insight into the Christian life. Join Bunyan as he tells the story of one man's pilgrimage from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City whose builder and maker is God.

John Foxe

For nearly two-thousand years, courageous men and women have been tortured and killed because of their confessions of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

This updated edition of Foxes Book of Martyrs, contains stories of persecution up to 2001. Stories of heroic courage and overcoming faith. Stories of love of God and Christ. Stories of the amazing grace of God that enabled men, women, and children to endure persecutions and often horrible deaths.

It's the same amazing grace that is available today to every child of God going through difficult and sometimes seemingly hopeless times in their lives. The grace that brings the "peace that passes all understanding.

Pub. Date: November 2001
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Greg Mortenson

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard

Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

Francis Chan

A follow up to the profound message of Crazy Love, Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit's direction in our lives.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit – the Helper – so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.

Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church's power – the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we've ignored the Spirit for far too long, and we are reaping the disastrous results. Thorough scriptural support and compelling narrative form Chan's invitation to stop and remember the One we've forgotten, the Spirit of the living God.

Pub. Date: September 2009

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Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the secret of living moment by moment with a sense of God's presence. For nearly 300 years, this unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to millions who can be content with nothing less than feeling God's presence throughout each simple day.

Francis Chan

Have you ever wondered if we're missing it?

It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe-the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor-loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.

Whether you've verbalized it yet or not.we all know something's wrong.

Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same.

Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

Recommended by Staff!
Meagan says, "God's love: unfathomable, all-encompassing, self-sacrificing. What do we do about it? For some, it's hard to receive the love that God offers; for most of us, it's difficult to duplicate it. In our 'busy' lives, we don't often take the time to appreciate His love. And, because we 'don't feel called,' we don't live it out. In vulnerable honesty, Chan encourages us to take our relationship with God to a deeper level - by choosing to live with a Crazy Love. "

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

A wife has one driving need -- to feel loved. When that need is met, she is happy. A husband has one driving need -- to feel respected. When that need is met, he is happy. When either of these needs isn't met, things get crazy. Love and Respect reveals why spouses react negatively to each other, and how they can deal with such conflict quickly, easily and biblically.

Recommended by Staff!
Becky says, "I thought I knew it all after reading Five Love Languages and Sheet Music! But Love and Respect brought in a whole new way of understanding and relating to my husband. It has also enabled me to be a better communicator with my fellow staff, both men and women. Scripturally sound, illustrated with real-life examples and easy to read, I was halfway through before I realized it."

Max Lucado

Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.

They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out?

Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, or doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, where you could trust more and fear less.

Can you imagine your life without fear?

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Stephen Kendrick

In the movie FIREPROOF, a couple dares to rescue their choking marriage from the flames of divorce and temptation using The Love Dare book as a guide. Now you can take the experience of the film one step further with your own copy of The Love Dare book. This daily devotional steers you through the fiery challenge of developing a strong, committed marriage in a world that threatens to burn it to the ground.

The Love Dare personally leads you through daily devotionals, records your thoughts and experiences, and ends each day daring you to perform a simple act of love for your spouse. This 40-Day journey equips you to melt hardened, separated hearts into an enduring love that can withstand the flames of fear, pride and temptation. The Love Dare book will help you reinforce and enrich your marriage, earn back a love you thought was lost, and hear more about the One who not only designed unconditional, sacrificial love—He illustrated it.

In a world that attacks, devalues, and redefines relationships every day, learn how to rescue and protect your marriage from the firestorm. Take The Love Dare and FIREPROOF your relationship.

Donald Miller

Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details one man's opportunity to edit his life as if he were a character in a movie.

Years after writing a best-selling memoir, Donald Miller went into a funk and spent months sleeping in and avoiding his publisher. One story had ended, and Don was unsure how to start another.

But he gets rescued by two movie producers who want to make a movie based on his memoir. When they start fictionalizing Don's life for film--changing a meandering memoir into a structured narrative--the real-life Don starts a journey to edit his actual life into a better story. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details that journey and challenges readers to reconsider what they strive for in life. It shows how to get a second chance at life the first time around.

Pub. Date:  September 2009
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Staff Review
"Miller has gifted us with his autobiography, written in the same style of blunt honesty and laugh-out-loud humour as Blue Like Jazz (his New York Times bestseller).  Miller allows us to travel alongside him as he searches for meaning in his life.  His stories and the lessons he learns parallel his journey of making a movie out of his besteller.  Miller shares his discoveries of what makes life meaningful, worthwhile, and a story worth telling.  He says, "the principles that make up a good story are important because the same principles that make a good story also make a good life."  Enjoy this book!  Miller has a grift of writing in a way that allows his reader to feel with him, so laugh, be nervous, but also let this book challenge you to make your life a story with meaning -- a story worth telling."    --- Meagan

Dr. David Jeremiah

What on Earth Should We Do Now?

Practical instruction for living a confident life in a world filled with chaos and crisis.

In the New York Times best-seller What in the World Is Going On? Dr. David Jeremiah summarized ten prophetic clues that are coming true in our own generation. In light of these chaotic events, how can we continue to live a life of commitment and confidence? Looking through the lens of the same verses that speak of Christ’s return Dr. Jeremiah now points us to the habits we must establish that will form a pattern for living with certain hope in our uncertain times. They include how to stay:

    Centered in Christ
    Committed to the Word
    Compassionate toward others
    Connected to the church
    Consistent in your walk
    Calm in your heart
    Certain of His coming
    Confident in your faith

Pub. Date:  October 2009
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Dr. Kevin Leman

Change your child's behavior--fast!

Want a kid without the attitude? Without the behavior that makes you slink away in the grocery store and pretend you're not the parent? A kid with character who isn't a character? If you're tired of defiant attitudes and power struggles with your little ankle-biters or the disrespectful hormone group, read this book and follow the simple principles, and you'll have a new kid by Friday. Guaranteed!

Have a New Kid by Friday is your 5-day action plan--Monday through Friday--that really works! With his signature wit and commonsense psychology, internationally recognized family expert Dr. Kevin Leman reveals why your kids do what they do and what you can do about it--starting right now.

Anyone can do it. All it takes is you deciding to stand up and take charge. Want a great kid? Want to be a great parent? Then take the 5-day challenge. Someday your kid will thank you for it.

Book of the Month - June 2009

Serge Leclerc

In Untwisted, Serge discussed the life that went down two different paths Serge interweaves his life with a barrage of statistics to underline his message. He shares his transformational personal experiences moving from a Inner-city youth to a young offender to a run away ‘‘street kid’’, to a long-term prison inmate with a twenty-year drug addiction, to his remarkable overcoming and present citizenship.

Serge initiated his university studies in Sociology and Social Work while still in prison, beginning from the unenviable position of a formal education that consisted of nothing more than grade five. While on parole, Serge attended the University of Waterloo as a full-time student and graduated on the Dean's Honour Roll for Outstanding Achievement.

Pub. Date:  March 2007

Max Lucado

Some of the most powerful stories from the Bible will come alive for today's readers through these inspiring selections from the writings of  Max Lucado. Max provides a compelling look at the most high-impact moments in the biblical narrative, drawn from his previous 20+ years of writing.

At the end of each chapter will be study guide questions so the reader can go deeper into this scripture.

Extraordinary stories are told about the following characters:
    Mary    Peter    Matthew    Joseph    Nicodemus    Woman at the Well    David    Esther    Job
    The Samaritan Woman    John    Rich Young Man    And more

Pub. Date:  October 2008

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Chris Tiegreen

Learning to think God’s way is a process. That’s what these daily readings are about--relying upon the Word to redirect our thinking so we understand ourselves, our world, and our God accurately. They are designed to move us further along that path toward renewed minds and transformed lives. As you read this book, let the spirit of God shine the light of true wisdom on you. This special edition is an experience for the soul, and the senses, with a flexible, LeatherLike binding and ribbon bookmark.

Randy Alcorn

Have you ever wondered . . .

What is Heaven really going to be like?
What will we look like?
What will we do every day?
Won’t Heaven get boring after a while?

We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr. Randy Alcorn has the answers.

In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it—a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ's presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it.

God has put eternity in our hearts. Now, Randy Alcorn brings eternity to light in a way that will surprise you, spark your imagination, and change how you live today.

If you’ve always thought of Heaven as a realm of disembodied spirits, clouds, and eternal harp strumming, you’re in for a wonderful surprise.

This is a book about real people with real bodies enjoying close relationships with God and each other, eating, drinking, working, playing, traveling, worshiping, and discovering on a New Earth. Earth as God created it. Earth as he intended it to be.

And the next time you hear someone say, “We can’t begin to imagine what Heaven will be like,” you will be able to tell them, “I can.”

Recommended by Staff!
James says, "Everyone wonders at one time or another whether they will go to Heaven, what it will be like, and just as many are confused about what the Bible says about the topic. In this book not only does Randy tell you what the Bible says, but he helps you understand what the Bible means when it says what it says. I'll be the first to admit that it's complicated, but it doesn't have to be. If you want to understand and learn more about heaven, then I highly recommend this book!"

Kevin Leman

With his characteristic warmth and humor, Dr. Kevin Leman offers a practical guide to sex according to God's plan. This frank and practical book is a perfect resource for married and engaged couples.

Scott Rigsby, Jenna Glatzer

After losing both of his legs in a car accident at age 18, Scott Rigsby battled his way back from depression and addiction to achieve the unthinkable—become the first double-leg amputee ever to cross the finish line in the sporting world’s most grueling and prestigious competition, the Ironman Triathlon. Scott has since become an inspiration to hundreds of thousands of physically challenged and able-bodied athletes the world over.

Unthinkable documents Scott’s remarkable journey. From the scene of the devastating crash that claimed both of his legs, and his subsequent battle with depression and alcohol addiction, through his dawning realization that God has a greater plan for his life, readers will be inspired. From his decision to participate in the Ironman competition, to the moment he crossed the finish line, readers will engage with Scott’s unthinkable courage, determination and faith. Unthinkable releases simultaneously in both hardcover and softcover. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Scott Rigsby Foundation, a Georgia-based non-profit organization dedicated to inspire, inform, and enable physically challenged individuals with loss of limb or mobility to live an active lifestyle.

Pub. Date: October 2009

Recommended by Staff
"At age 18, Scott was in an accident that changed his life forever.  He lost his right leg and in the next 12 yrs had 26 surgeries - including the removal of his left leg.  He journeyed through 12 years of depression and substance abuse until discovering triathlons gave him purpose in life.  Despite the disapproval of his father, he began to compete in many smaller triathlons and in 2007 he became the first double amputee to complete the world famous Hawaiian Ironman at 39 years old.  How did he do it? It's beyond me!  It had to be God's grace because I was only reading the book and wanted to give up!  This is a great read for someone needing a huge dose of encouragement!"  - Marilyn

Philip Yancey

Grace Notes collects 366 powerful daily readings from Philip Yancey’s writings, including some never before published. These most popular and enduring works communicate Yancey’s understanding of God, the world, and faith. The readings especially touch doubters, sufferers, the disillusioned, and out-of-the-mold believers.

Pub. Date October 2009
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