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New Book Compiled from Personal Journal of ALS Patient Featured in New York Times

October 22nd, 200902:00 PM ET

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A special interactive section on the New York Times website known as Healthguide Patient Voices features an interview with Beth Chilcoat, widow of David Chilcoat who died of ALS (a.k.a. as Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2006. Beth's story is one of only six interviews conducted with ALS patients and family members for the Healthguide Patient Voices: ALS...
Facebook: Where the Future Church Hangs Out

October 21st, 200911:28 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

The Church of Facebook by Jesse Rice How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community A revolution is taking place, one profile at a time. Online social networks like Facebook and MySpace are connecting people like never before. With hundreds of millions of users, they're creating almost limitless potential to redefine our pers...
A Cringe-Free Plan for Talking About Your Faith

October 21st, 200911:13 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

Faith Path by Mark Mittelberg New study based on Mark Mittelberg's Choosing Your Faith reveals how non-Christians think and empowers believers to reach them Many Christians cringe at the thought of talking with non-Christians about faith. It's almost like trying to explain music to a deaf person or a painting to someone who is blind...
The Last Word

October 21st, 200911:07 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

The Last Word by Kathy Herman In her second installment of the Sophie Trace Trilogy, Kathy Herman rolls Henderson, Kingsbury, and Blackstock into one with both suspense and spirituality Heart-pounding suspense meets heart-challenging truth as best-selling author Kathy Herman returns to Sophie Trace in her new page-turner, The Last Word (D...
A beautiful literary fantasy with deep spiritual resonance

October 21st, 200910:55 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason What would happen if all the world's weather was controlled by one man with a blue umbrella? If your mother had been killed by lightning, would you trust this man? This is the decision facing 10-year-old Zac Sparks in Mike Mason's new page-turning fantasy novel, The Blue Umbrella (David C Cook, Octob...
Not Sure What to Say to a Grieving Person?

October 21st, 200910:24 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

When You Lose Someone You Love by Richard Exley Give the gift of comfort with the 20th anniversary edition of a classic There is nothing more devastating than the death of a loved one. And whether it comes suddenly and unexpectedly, or at the end of a long and painful illness, every death is experienced anew, a shocking loss that ...
What Will Your Ministry Look Like 25 Years After You’re Gone?

October 21st, 200910:05 AM ET

By Audra Jennings

The Longview by Roger Parrott Learn to value transformation over turn-around by extending your view Many of today's ministries suffer from a near-sighted vision. Too often leaders choose easy solutions over principled, long-term strategies. The results can be devastating, as ignored issues become full-blown crises, and small p...
New Conference Reaches Out to Help Women Struggling to Find Work

October 20th, 200912:24 PM ET

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Speaker/singer Shannon Perry kicked off her new national women's conference this month entitled If The Shoe Fits. Perry decided to use the events to support Dress for Success, a worldwide charitable organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career deve...
God Sightings helps Christians to see God as present and active in their everyday lives

October 16th, 200904:59 PM ET

By Audra Jennings

God Sightings: The One Year Companion Guide People are suggesting that they want more of God and less of the stuff that gets between them and their relationship with God. A recent Barna study revealed that 75% of Christians polled say they sense that "God is motivating people to stay [spiritually] connected but in different ways and thro...
New thriller examines real meaning of sacrifice

October 16th, 200904:56 PM ET

By Audra Jennings

Double Cross by James David Jordan From Suicide to Sacrifice In James David Jordan's new thriller, Double Cross, an ex-Secret Service agent deals with the truth about her past "The day my mother came back into my life began with a low December fog and a suicide." So begins James David Jordan's latest novel, Double Cross, which follow...
Drama Company Offers Free Church Performance to Celebrate 25th Anniversary

October 08th, 200910:13 AM ET

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To mark the 25th anniversary of Master's Image Productions, one of the foremost drama ministries in the country, founder Chuck Neighbors is offering a free performance of his newest production, "Not The Way I Heard It." Churches can simply log into the company's website at www.MastersImage.com to vie for the free offer. On January 4th, 2010 one c...
Follow Me Out: Reflections from a Former Victim of Domestic Violence

October 08th, 200910:06 AM ET

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Watching her on stage, no one knew that singer/actress/musical theater star Marie Barlow Martin was an abused spouse. But the reality is, domestic violence happens even in seemingly-stable Christian marriages. Now years later, re-married to producer/songwriter Gordy Martin, Marie has dedicated her talents to singing inspirational praise & wors...
New Tool in the Fight Against Mental Illness

October 06th, 200901:57 PM ET

By WinePress Publishing

Have you or a friend been diagnosed with a mental illness? How should you feel? What does this mean? Will anyone look at you the same again? "Lord, I just found out I am a person with a mental illness." So begins the first of thirty-one poignant devotional thoughts compiled by Evelyn Geisler on coping with the diagnosis, treatment, an...

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