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Have you ever felt boxed in by the limitations of your own life choices or other people's labels? In unboxing Blu, author and humorist Blu Wyatt takes us on a hilarious wild ride through her life and the many boxes she's found herself in--either by her own choices or other people's less-than-positive expectations. Through fourteen head injuries, a bipolar diagnosis, suicide attempts, and a daddy who said she'd never amount to anything, Blu Wyatt's story shouldn't have ended well--but it did, and she'll keep you laughing through it all!

Readers are invited to start the morning off right with #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer's devotions for each day of the year...

Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686) was an English Puritan preacher and author who served as vicar of St. Stephen's Walbrook. In The Ten Commandments he discusses the rule of obedience as the moral law, summarised in the 10 commandments. The Godly Man's Picture portrays the Biblical characteristics of a godly man, referring to verses from the Psalms or Song of Songs. All Things For Good is a rigorous exposition of Romans 8:28.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ​Roma Downey—best known as the beloved angel on the TV show Touched by an Angel—“has created a beautiful and personal testimony to the presence of God in our lives and our world” (Most Reverend José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles). Ever since she was a...

Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and uncontainable energy, struggling not only with learning issues but also with anxiety and OCD. He saw the world through his own unique lens - one that often caused him to be labeled as "bad", "troubled", or someone in need of "fixing". Bravely choosing to listen to her motherly intuition rather than the loud voices of the world, Sally dared to believe that Nathan's differences could be part of an intentional design.

In this thought-provoking look at what's really important in life, John Ortberg uses games as a metaphor to help us recognize and play for life's real prize: being rich toward God. Told with humor and wisdom by this bestselling author, pastor, and game-strategist, When the Game is Over It All...

I’m eighteen and faced with the most difficult decision of my life: Do I follow my crush to the missionary Bible school of my dreams? Do I go to college with my ex-boyfriend to see if we still have a future? Or do I stay home with my dad who's just been diagnosed with a brain tumor? Pick one door. Close the others. Live with the fallout. This Box of Darkness is a raw coming-of-age memoir about love, loss, and learning to trust God.

In No Room in a Box, Link Tipton tells his real-life story of faith, humor, marriage, and small-town grit in a way that speaks directly to the heart of men searching for spiritual direction and meaning. With laugh-out-loud moments, vulnerable honesty, and heartfelt reflection, this Christian memoir invites listeners to rediscover what faith looks like when life gets messy — and how grace shows up even when you fall short.

More than 34 million Americans move each year, and studies show it can be one of the heaviest strains on a marriage. For women especially, relocating can be a traumatic event. With true stories, ingenious insights, and helpful hints, this great book makes transitioning smoother so women can get on with their lives. Those who are moving will find this valuable book as important as packing tape. Divided into three sections, After the Boxes are Unpacked helps recent movers focus on letting go of their past, starting over, and moving ahead.

Who's smarter with their money: people who have no religion or people who believe in God? According to Jesus, it's not believers. But that can change as weighty misconceptions are replaced with freeing truths. Packed with personal stories and practical steps, Giving Outside the Box is for individuals like you or for small groups who want to grow in their giving and in the freedom and pleasure it brings. Regardless of your income, Giving Outside the Box will show you how to become exceptionally generous and eternally rich.

In her revolutionary book, Summer Kim-Davis shares her own journey from a halfhearted Christian who had everything yet was never satisfied to someone who fully embodies her true purpose and wholeheartedly paves her own path toward her calling. This intimate glimpse into her life will reveal what it means to be stuck in a self-limiting box, how it keeps you from the things you want most, and how to rock the box. With relatable stories and tools, Kim-Davis is about to hand you the key you’ve been looking for: the key to living a meaningful life as your authentic self.

In this inspirational guide, author Guy-leine Curtis illustrates how to make the gospel a part of your life—specifically the gospel of Mark. Learn to understand parables that teach how to sow God's love for you into a fruitful life and, ultimately, salvation. In accepting and understanding the word of God as yours to nurture in modern life, you'll practice the steps of becoming the person you want to be. And in doing so, you'll become who he calls you to be in his kingdom.

Are you hungry for more of God, outside of the box? This was the desperate prayer that Merri Ellen prayed when she found herself immobilized in bed for months, after suffering from a traumatic chain of events within a church environment.

From the Jewelry Box: Custom Made Inspiration is an audiobook of reflections that shows the extraordinary that exists in our everyday lives. Through poetry, humor, prose, and life application experiences, the audiobook takes us on a journey through the multiple ways that God speaks to us.

Filled with 31 modern-day parables, Thoughts from the Box is a one-of-a-kind devotional book. Take a walk with author Damien K. H. Nash as he shares his God-given gift of experiencing everyday life events and turning them into moral lessons for all. With every flip of the page and every prayer whispered, you will have the opportunity to discover your own "thoughts". This book will encourage, educate and inspire you to be the best you can be!

When Mary Lou Quinlan’s beloved mother, Mary Finlayson, dies, her family is bereft - until Mary Lou searches for her mother’s "God Box", her private cache of notes to God on behalf of family, friends, and strangers. To Mary Lou’s amazement, she finds not one but 10 boxes stuffed with hundreds of tiny petitions that span the last 20 years of her mother’s life.

Note by note, Mary Lou unearths a treasure of her mother’s wishes and worries and insight. Mary asked God for everything from the right flooring for her daughter’s home to a cure for her own blood cancer.

Walking away from the faith? Take this audiobook with you. Faith has its messy seasons of intense digging. Some will carelessly demolish the precious hope, like a child with a Tonka truck in the sandbox. Others will work like measured archaeologists to uncover the museum-worthy gem they’d hoped for. This book will clarify the deconstruction landscape and help readers avoid the pitfalls of modern deconstruction.

An object appears colored because of the way it interacts with light. The blue crayon is only blue because of the amount of light that is present, absorbed, and reflected off the crayon. Matthew 24 says "Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world." We are God’s crayons! He wants us to color this world by shining light on every part. Our mission is to color the entire world. In this audiobook, we’ll explore how God is like a box of crayons, by looking at the colors that are inside of the box.

Statistics abound about the large numbers of people leaving organized religion and the general disenchantment with all things spiritual as presented by Western religions. Secularists, politicians, political correctness police, public education, government, and law enforcement have all stepped up unwarranted persecution of religion in general and Christianity in particular.

With the rate of divorce reaching epidemic proportions, one wonders what needs to be done to stem this negative flow and see a decrease in future statistics. Whilst this urgent work must be done by all concerned, we must go back to take a hard look at men and women within existing marriages. Questions must be answered as to how both parties are actually behaving within marriage; whether they have truly embraced God’s perception (since he is the one that instituted marriage) and then see what must be corrected.