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A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children. Amy's life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires and dreams, faults and fears, who gave her life unconditionally to serve her Master.

In the spring of 1944 gendarmes forcibly removed Tibor “Max” Eisen and his family from their home, brought them to a brickyard, and eventually loaded them onto crowded cattle cars bound for Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 15 years of age, Eisen survived the selection process and he was inducted into the camp as a slave laborer. More than 70 years after the Nazi camps were liberated by the Allies, By Chance Alone details Eisen’s story of survival.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer wide receiver, Frank D. Murphy, learned that a second chance made all the difference! Former NFL player Frank Murphy imparts lessons he learned along the way to the NFL and beyond. From troubled teen to national motivational speaker, Frank managed to escape thug life and maneuver successfully through the iron jungle of the professional sports arena. Frank's story is one of struggles and the second chances that changed everything. If you've ever had your back to the wall or been counted out, this book is for you.

From miniature donkeys to enormous draft horses, from regal Arabian stallions to sassy Shetland ponies, horses and other equines bring us delight and comfort whenever we encounter them. Even more so, perhaps, when humans and horses are brought together through a rescue. Whether someone has started a rescue ranch on purpose or circumstances align to match up the right horse with the right person, stories of second chances warm our hearts and restore our hope.

For years, Edna Miller has found herself drawn to Emery Hoschtettler with an attraction she can explain no better than she can put a stop to it. Other suitors come and go, but none make her feel the way she feels around Emery - that incredible floating feeling, as if she was walking on air, mixed with a painful desperation to be ever nearer to him. Despite the fact that Emery seldom seems to pay her much attention, she decides it would be unfair to marry anyone else when her heart longs only for him. He hasn’t seriously dated anyone else either.

When something bad happens to you, it can feel like the world is over and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Trust me, I know from experience. In 2021, I came within a centimeter of death. My ex-girlfriend tried to kill me, and then totaled my car. To top that all off, I was almost sent to a psych ward right after getting stitches for the injuries. Her and her family continued with the betrayal for almost a year during court.

As her body lay dying, her spirit began to travel A Second Chance at Heaven is an unforgettable account of one young woman’s encounter with the Lord of Life. A visceral account of one woman’s journey to hell and back An ideal resource for parents looking to help a teen struggling with...

Can natural enemies make peace? Actually…can they fall in love? In his classic storytelling style, New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews delivers an adventure set sharply against the warm waters and white sands of the Gulf of Mexico in WWII America. Saddened and unable to abandon her...

These are not your average chance happenings or synchronicities. When I realized what was placed in my hands, I was in utter shock! I had prayed for words and woke up in a real-life Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty movie. Words kept appearing mostly in the form of license plates pulling in front of me with the answers to my thoughts just after the thoughts occurred. I had heard the universe communicates. However, I never expected to understand that statement to this extent.

Two bros talking about faith, life, and randomness. The Second Chance Podcast is an informative outlet, where we journey through the Bible, discovering more about the world around us - while staying true to our faith. Tune in for a real talk.

Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt like a failure. How would her family pay their bills? What would the future hold? If only God would somehow let them know that everything was going to be all right... and then Flash the donkey showed up.

Join Darren, and Angela into a deeply personal and theologically rich conversation about following Jesus with both word and Spirit.Listeners are invited into each host’s journey of faith—stories of doubt, transformation, healing, and radical encounters with God—while exploring why Scripture, prayer, the Holy Spirit, and the local church are essential to discipleship. Darren, a pastor and teacher, shares his passion for equipping believers to actually read and understand the Bible, while Angela and Chase represent the questions, hunger, and curiosity of a generation longing to walk ...

Deixe Jesus te dar uma chance de fazer tudo novo, de novo!❤️🕊️

The West, says author Tony Blankley in this shocking book, is down to its last chance. Within our lifetimes, Europe could become Eurabia, a continent overwhelmed by militant Islam that poses a greater threat to the United States than even Nazi Germany did. In The West's Last Chance, Blankley shows how that could happen and how we can prevent it.

A woman who knows grief and loss after the death of her second husband is jilted just before an ill-advised remarriage, yet retains her trust in a loving God. Shirley Quiring Mozena leans on her relationship with her faithful God while experiencing the pangs of loneliness and regret. Weaving in her family's backstory, she tells of a shy pastor's daughter who, through dramatic life experiences, learned a deep trust in God's faithfulness in all circumstances. When a new man in her life appears, can Shirley trust his love?

We humans are prone to failure. We’re experts at muddying, mixing, and messing up our lives. Who among us hasn’t looked up from the bottom of a pit and realized he dug it himself? Who hasn’t fallen so far, messed up so badly that she thought there was no hope? And it’s at these low...

For one Lakota author, the words he writes have the power of life...and death. The more he writes, the more real his creations become until they take on a life of their own. Worse, the dead now are drawn to him. Until the unthinkable happens.... He is accused of killing the ghost of Ernest Hemingway. And all Hell literally breaks loose. Now, can the ghosts of Mark Twain and Marlene Dietrich guide him safely though his own fictional world to find the true murderer before his own characters kill him?

The desire for peace has always been part of human history. Activists protest for it, celebrities demand it, and pop culture makes it a memorable catchphrase, but humankind's natural inclination toward conflict has kept peace out of reach. True peace is so much more than the absence of conflict, and its only source is the Prince of Peace. He alone offers a lasting peace that can't be found in or understood by this world. In this series, Skip Heitzig explores the theme of peace throughout the Bible, including internal, interpersonal, and eternal facets.

Having endured a grueling voyage from the British Islands, Mariam arrives at the Chance brothers' ranch expecting to help her sister care for two children and six men. But Miriam is shocked to learn that her sister has died and her two nieces have been neglected. When the Chance brothers order Miriam to take the next ship back to her home, she digs in her heels.

Teaching the word of God, giving inspiration and helping those in their walk one step at a time towards a second chance