Benham, David
Summary: "Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God. Though they attended a small high school with no baseball field, turned down a professional offer so they could attend college together, and faced more than one missed pitch and injuries, they kept dreaming, praying together on the field, and believing in God's provision for their lives....
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BENHAM BSummary: An avid fan of the actor, and owner of a replica of McQueen's car in the classic film Bullitt, Pastor Greg Laurie hits the road in his mint Mustang, traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters, in a true faith journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STEMoore, Beth
Summary: "An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few. All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God's enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people's full stories...we'd all walk around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale Momentum, a Tyndale nonfiction imprint 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem MooreMcLaughlin, Sydney
Summary: The two-time Olympic gold medalist shares her life story and how she overcame her pursuit of perfection and people-pleasing through her deep Christian faith while offering readers guidance on pushing past perceived limits and overcoming challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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Summary: "Cancer, did you know that I am a poet? In stirring verse and essays, Katy Bowser Hutson chronicles her battle with breast cancer and the complications of faith amid such a fight. Accentuated by the art of Jodi Hays, Katy's words lead us through her resistance to sickness, fight for survival, and wrestling toward beauty"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP 2023
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 811 HUTLaurie, Greg
Summary: At the peak of his career, Johnny Cash had done it all: a rags-to-riches sensation singing alongside Presley and performing for presidents. But in 1971 the middle-aged icon was searching for peace. At the end of his life, Cash was speaking openly about his "unshakeable faith." Laurie and Terrill dive into Cash's inner demons, triumphs, and gradual return to faith, and reveal how the singer's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salem Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY LAUClaiborne, Shane
Summary: Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we've made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 CLAPaul, Christi.
Summary: The television news anchor recalls how her faith helped her rebuild her life after being in an abusive marriage, and provides advice for others in similar circumstances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAUL, CHRISTI PAUAsim, Jabari
Summary: John Lewis wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE PREYoungs, Bettie B.
Summary: Everyone has heard of Habitat for Humanity, the faith-based housing initiative that has built homes for more than a million of the world's poor. Many are familiar with its founders, Millard and Linda Fuller. But few know the amazing love story behind the movement a story that began accidentally and will conclude in a world forever changed by its impact. By age 29, Millard Fuller was a self-made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Burres Books, a division of Bettie Youngs Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.5 YOUSmith, Pat
Summary: "God has a great plan for you. Sometimes it's difficult to see and hard to find when the only things in front of you are challenging circumstances, lost opportunities, or overwhelming obstacles. Many things in life just happen to you--you don't choose them. But God can turn even the things you have no control over into good, not only for you, but also for someone else. For Pat Smith, former...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, PAT SMIWilliams, Zach
Summary: "From a hard-rocking life fueled by substance abuse to a hope-filled life of freedom and joy--this is music star Zach Williams's bold and vulnerable story of faith and redemption. Before two-time GRAMMY Award winner Zach Williams penned heartfelt, faith-filled ballads like 'Chain Breaker,' 'There Was Jesus' (featuring Dolly Parton), and 'Fear Is a Liar,' there was darkness. A rock-and-roll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2024
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Summary: This is a remarkable story of life beyond despair and hope that triumphs over tragedy. Kristen Anderson thought she had the picture perfect life until strokes of gray dimmed her outlook: three friends and her grandmother died within two years. Still reeling from these losses, she was raped by a friend she thought she could trust. She soon spiraled into a seemingly bottomless depression. One...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Books 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadman & Holman 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MANSFIELD, KEN MANLewis, Susannah B.
Summary: In her highly-anticipated nonfiction debut, humorist and popular blogger Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) uses dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even the most challenging circumstances. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah B. Lewis's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply faithful view of the world. Now she brings to book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEWIS, SUSANNAH B. LEWMarshall, Catherine
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MARLamott, Anne
Summary: "In Anne Lamott's new book, she confronts the harsh truth that many of us grapple with every day: How can we recapture the confidence we once had in the world and in the future as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad newspiles up every day -- from climate crises to threats to democracy to daily assaults on civility -- how can we mere mortals cope? Where, Lamott...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAMOTT, ANNE LAMLamott, Anne.
Summary: Wherever you look, there's trouble and wonder, pain and beauty, restoration and darkness--sometimes all at once. Yet amid the confusion, if you look carefully, in nature or in the kitchen, in ordinariness or in mystery, beyond the emotion muck we all slog through, you'll find it eventually: a path, some light to see by, moments of insight, courage, or buoyancy. In other words, grace. Lamott...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 813.54 LAMLamott, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 813.54 LAMLamott, Anne.
Summary: "The world is a more difficult place to live in than it was when Anne Lamott's runaway bestseller "Traveling mercies" was published six years ago. There's the big picture, in which terrorism and war have become the new normal, George W. Bush is president, and environmental devastation looms ever closer. And there are greater personal demands on Lamott's faith as well: turning fifty, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2005
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Summary: The author describes the lifelong process through which she came to believe in God, discussing the battles she fought with alcohol, food disorders, and the loss of loved ones, and following her search for the spiritual path.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 LamottRogers, Dale Evans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F.H. Revell Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8588 ROGYancey, Philip
Summary: "In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the danger of extremist faith, one of today's most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace-a revelatory memoir in the tradition of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy. Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 YANCEY, PHILIP YANLamott, Anne.
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow comes her long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace. Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent. It's an approach that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2014