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63) Queen Esther
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Publisher
Ignatius Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Retells how Queen Esther risked her life to prevent the killing of all the Jews in Persia.
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Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII-at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary.
The Watchmaker's Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War...
Publisher
David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On February 29, 1948, Richard Wurmbrand was arrested by the secret police. His crimes? Leading Christian worship and witnessing--both of which were illegal under the atheistic Communist regime of Romania. He also spoke up for Christ at a gathering of party officials and religious leaders. Because of his faithfulness to Christ, he endured 14 years of prison and torture. His wife, Sabina, suffered two years of forced labor. They emerged not with melancholy...
68) Mully
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children.
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Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
If only John would agree to stop preaching Gospel that goes against the state church, he would walk out of prison a free man! Why does he stay in jail and how will he continue to serve his Lord in this horrible place? Find out in this episode.
John Bunyan spends his days in prison, separated from his wife and children. Living in the cold, stone cell is the price he pays for going against the established state religion. If only he would agree to stop...
74) Mother Teresa
Author
Publisher
Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Mother Teresa, in this true story of her life. With stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make...
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English
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Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king's courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time...
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Publisher
Christian History Institute
Pub. Date
[2017?]
Language
English
Description
Follow the adventures of Adoniram Judson and his wife Ann, the first foreign missionaries from the United States. Having been turned away from India, the young couple sets out for Burma where they work to reach souls in a land where professing Christ would mean certain death. When treacherous religious leaders falsely accuse Adoniram of spying, Burma's ruthless king throws him into prison, leaving Ann and her unborn child to struggle alone. Will Adoniram...
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English
Description
A repackaged edition of the revered author's spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity.
C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-takes readers on a spiritual journey through his...
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English
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'I should be dead. Buried in an unmarked grave in Romania. Obviously, I am not. God had other plans.' At just under five feet tall, Virginia Prodan was no match for the towering 6' 10" gun-wielding assassin the Romanian government sent to her office to take her life. It was not the first time her life had been threatened-nor would it be the last. As a young attorney under Nicolae Ceausescu's brutal communist regime, Virginia had spent her entire life...
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English
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The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original...
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