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Tails of the Secret Peacock is an allegory set in 1850’s England that explores the question, “What would happen if the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit came to life”? Sagesse, the lead character, is the gift of Wisdom. In this first novel, she meets three other gifts: Reverence, who is a mysterious nun from India, Strength, who is a fiery warrior from Germany, and Awe of the Lord, who is a mysterious being she meets in a secret cave behind a waterfall.

Pastor Kevin was 347 miles from home. Out of gas and out of options, he turns into a small town where he meets an elderly pastor and a community that change his perspective on church success. There, he learns the principles that can make any church "the greatest church in the world".

After the loss of his father aboard Earth's first starship, 12-year-old Micah Alfero is feeling awfully alone in the world. He's had to move to a new city and a new school where the principal is upset because Micah took it upon himself to stand up for his new friend Hannelore Allbrooks. The local bully isn't making things any easier. Life takes a dramatic turn, however, when a huge alien spaceship shows up over his home of Garden City. The leader of the invasion is demanding a device called the Convergence that no one seems to know anything about.

Angels and demons. Zombies and ghosts. Water serpents and cyborg dragons. Heaven and hell. Politics and religion. Brennan and Kahli experience it all when their lives are flipped upside down by a miracle man named Sarx, who is on a mission to install a kingdom on the earth that will overthrow the great dragon and end the corruption that plagues it. As this allegorical fantasy unfolds, you just might find yourself seeing the Gospel story in a whole new light.

What would it be like if you were the only human made by Creator and He wanted a relationship with you, but you found it difficult to relate to Him? This award-winning book challenges listeners to trust in God in spite of our fears and misconceptions. A compelling, emotional, and thought-provoking allegory of one’s relationship with God. In this spiritual fantasy, Creator makes one human, named Cherished. Instead of creating a second human to be a companion for Cherished, Creator desires to fill that role. Can this relationship work?

Dexter Hightower grew up in Queens, New York. Part of a loving family that was tragically separated, he has had to overcome great adversity. While in an orphanage he spends several years questioning God as he goes on to accomplish what most people can only dream about. But still, he finds himself very unhappy, and even questioning his very existence. Then he meets a strange man who changes his life forever, and for the very first time all the challenges he faces, and the adversity he has gone through, makes perfect sense.

Blythe takes her stand in a world of physical and spiritual torment, while Aaron confronts the village leaders including his own father to find and free his love after an act of betrayal. The darkness consuming Blythe does not limit itself to her prison. Through trickery, traps, and seduction, the evil that claimed her dupes a growing cross-section of the village until only Aaron seems to have the strength to fight back.

God’s search for the savior of man as humanity’s transgressions and unfaithfulness raise the eternal question of where the love of God goes.

These parables inspire listeners to do well in life. Lessons are taught through imagery and metaphor in these tales of woe and glory. You will feel hopeful, frightened, and sometimes proud of the choices made by these characters. Listen to these eight stories dealing with ethical challenges, and the consequences of our choices. These stories teach valuable life lessons without being too obvious. They make you think!

Christians and Eganites dwelt together in peace, and Livingstone village became a fruitful habitation for both groups of people. War began due to clashes of powers that hovered in the atmosphere of the supernatural. An unholy source of power rebelled with the people of the living God who continuously saturated the atmosphere with godliness through prayer, which made it difficult for Egan worship to last in the land.

Hannah More was British playwright, abolitionist, and philanthropist. This allegory is a witty portrayal of peoples’ daily concerns; the story calls on them to keep their mind on their heavenly destination and to prepare for it. “… one would have thought they would have been chiefly employed in packing up, and preparing, and getting everything in order. But this was so far from being the case, that it was almost the only thing which they did not think about.”

The mystery thriller fiction unfolds the story of a young Christian girl named Grace Williams, a young girl who was involved in a terrible car accident and was admitted to a private hospital for her body to be revived. She is near death, and her grave creeps gently to snatch her from existence.

Sprinkled with humor, Our Last Christmas Wish is a raw and inspiring story of hope, faith, and love. Chris’ resolution to live with meaning and his determination to inspire that passion in others kindles joy and warmth in the true spirit of Christmas, enriching lives around the world as his story is shared year after year.

I Am Woody, and I invite you to come inside my mind, thoughts, and feelings. I'm a dog with a wise old soul, very focused on helping and healing the humans in my life. Follow me through several homes where you will meet families and friends I have lived with, loved, prayed for, taught, and learned from. Laugh, cry, and love with me on my journey from Georgia to the Northeast to find Madolyn and help heal her breaking heart. Through my relationship and travels with her, I also touch the hearts and souls of her friends, while my own heart literally breaks and bleeds.

I Racconti del Veggente è una collezione delle storie migliori pubblicate dal veggente. L`obiettivo è riunire in un testo l`aiuto necessario per un`analisi della vita e una sostituzione positiva di fronte ai fallimenti delle vittime. Questa collezione è stimolante e non puoi perdere per un prezzo unico.

The kingdom of Everjoy is in crisis! King Daddidoo needs to replace his lazy goofball guards and begins a valiant search for the noblest in the land. Who will it be?

Cuentos del Vidente es una colección de las mejores historias publicadas por el vidente. El objetivo es reunir en un texto la ayuda necesaria para un análisis de la vida y una reposición positiva incluso ante el fracaso de las víctimas. Esta colección es inspiradora y no se puede perder por un precio único.

Eugene Field was well known for his light hearted children’s poems which included, “Wynken, Blynken and Nod”, “The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat”, and the “Dinky Bird”, as well humorous quips that he wrote while working at the Chicago Daily News. Field also published the above mentioned collection of short stories which has a diversity of settings but all illustrate beautifully the essence of faith and love with warmth, humor and sentimentality. Marty Krz delivers the tales with characterizations of the voices that will transport you into the stories themselves.

A boy in search of his friend through the love of a tree.

Tales of the Seer is a collection of the best stories published by the seer. The objective is to gather in a text the necessary help for life analysis and positive replacement even in the face of casualties and failures. This collection is inspiring and you cannot lose for a unique price.

We are not promised more than today. Thus we need to live our legacy now, with focus and integrity. Ryan Westcott is ready to step into the family business, armed with a fresh MBA degree from a prestigious business school. Yet his father has other ideas. He feels Ryan needs more education - but not the kind one gets from a school. Ryan is sent to his uncle’s Montana ranch to learn, in short, how to be a man. While Ryan helps his uncle build a barn, he learns life lessons about health, work, finances, education, selfessness, humility, and most important of all, love.

The bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time takes a fantastical look at the childhood of Jesus in two allegories set in an Egyptian village. In “Pakko’s Camel,” Yehoshuah, the poor son of a carpenter, befriends Pakko, the arrogant son of a rich merchant. Yehoshuah cares for Pakko’s camel and shares with him the knowledge of the precious gifts he received from three wise men. In “The Sphinx at Dawn,” Yehoshuah and his camel journey into the desert, where they come across the monstrous, hungry Sphinx. Intrigued and unafraid, Yehoshuah endeavors to answer the Sphinx’s riddles.

Versión actualizada y con el texto completo de la PRIMERA PARTE de la obra inmortal de John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress - El Progreso del Peregrino, en la que se ha preservando la integridad del texto original, manteniendo la calidad y valor literario de la versión española y respetando la magistral traducción poética de Carlos Araujo. Su objetivo es acercar la obra alegórica de Bunyan bajo el símil de un sueño: El viaje de Cristiano y Cristiana desde "Ciudad de Destrucción" a "Ciudad Celestial" a los oyentes del siglo XXI.

Este volume constitui a continuação de O peregrino. Foi lançado em 1684, seis anos após a publicação do primeiro volume. Esta edição em português traz diversas inovações. A nova tradução (1999) combina fidelidade ao texto integral de Bunyan com linguagem atual. Trata-se da mais recente edição brasileira do grande clássico.

Con más de 2.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos es una de las obras alegóricas más leídas y más conocidas de la literatura cristiana. Dramatiza el anhelo del creyente de elevarse y ser conducido por Cristo a las cumbres del amor, el gozo y la victoria: Cuenta las aventuras de "Miedosa." De cómo escapó de la vigilancia de sus parientes, los "Temerosos," y se fue en compañía del "Rey-Pastor" a los Lugares Altos, en cuyas cumbres halló el "perfecto amor echa fuera el temor".

Gabriel "paced the halls of heaven" as he memorized God's message to Mary. He wondered what she would say. The Christmas story unfolds as never before through the voices of those who witnessed the Messiah's birth. Listen to Joseph's struggle. Rejoice with Elizabeth and Zachariah. Worship with the magi. Hear the fear in Herod's voice. Receive the blessing of Simeon and Anna. And, like the shepherds, shout for joy!

Adam Sphere wanted to touch the stars. Listen to the story of a young boy who dreams of being an astronaut and a cruel world that distorts this ambition.

You may think you are the only one, but nearly everyone wonders about God's love for them. This story is a tale that could be your own. It is a passionate and personal fictional allegory about one person's search for Divine acceptance and love. Romancing the Divine is everyone's struggle with weakness and inadequacies while longing to know they were born with a purpose. The Traveler grapples with attempting to understand Divine destiny while trying to gain the favor of the One who created him. He is looking for true love.

In the evening, the back porch of the country home took on an aura of enchantment. As dusk settled and the lamp was lit, children wandered in from their play to sit on the floor or snuggle in their parents' laps. Glasses of iced tea were refilled and someone would settle back, look up at the stars and say, "I remember when..." Thus began one of many tales, often embellished with some distant imagining. Each one taught a lesson of life.

The Dragon looked through the window, its lips dripping with drool. She was becoming more its play-thing every day and she did not even know it. Wynne took one last look at the flat where her dreams with her husband, Vaughan, and her small son, Caedmon, were to have come true. "This is not my fault," she told herself. Stiffening her back she took her son's hand and left her husband's home. She did not look back again.

Pete is an addict. He's addicted to the pursuit of money and success - and all of the schedules, goals and incentives that go with it. There's never enough time in the day. He knows he asks a lot of his long-suffering assistant Jan. But sales is a high-pressure business, and she knew the job when she took it on. It's not his fault she barely sees her family these days. A chance encounter with a new colleague in a coffee shop is about to change Pete's life forever.

This is Charles Dickens' classic story about the trials and redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. Dickens found his Ebenezer Scrooge in an Edinburgh graveyard; Roger Worrod's performance takes Scrooge back to his Scottish roots, providing what has been called "the finest Christmas Carol on the market".

Seven unsuspecting souls face choices that could result in life-changing riches, ruin, and realizations. Old-fashioned captivating tales take you into new worlds filled with magical treasures, twists of fate, and dire consequences. Fans of Pilgrim's Progress, O. Henry, and C. S. Lewis will love this book.

Through the ages, many stories have been told about Mary, Joseph, and the birth of the Messiah. Stories of shepherds and sheep, kings, angels, and stables. But there is one story that has never been told. One story that has remained hidden in the fabric of time. The story of The Swaddling Clothes.

USA Today best-seller Debbie Mason's Christmas short story featuring characters from the Harmony Harbor series.

Jay Danforth Fitzgerald, known as "Fitz" to his few remaining friends, has learned from long and painful experience that there is no such thing as love that lasts. A failed an aging stockbroker full of angst and self-loathing, he fritters away his nights in Tiddly's Bar and his days aboard a derelict sailboat stuck in the mud of Charleston Harbor. But when he meets a much younger woman named Gemma, his world changes forever.

Are you interested in knowing the truth about our past? The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Love Story explains the holy science, the basis for all religions illustrated allegorically in ancient scriptures, myths, and fairy tales. For those searching for answers, this endearing love story supplies wonderful antidotes and examples of how religions were crafted to provide not only hope for those struggling to understand their purpose, but also why they were needed in the first place.

When a day laborer of uncertain ethnic origins begins to influence the scions of an exclusive private school in suburban Los Angeles, one privileged father creates a vendetta to get rid of this seemingly untoward and unsavory man. In the course of their conflict, the prejudices of the father and his friends come harshly to the surface, as the day laboring carpenter demonstrates profound love, versatility, and extraordinary vision that takes him from merely being a carpenter to being a vast influence over everything.

In the small Illinois town of Bradbury, change doesn't come often, and it certainly doesn't come easily. So when Pastor Fletcher hires Emily Duke as the new choir director at Zion Lutheran Church, he unknowingly sets in motion a chain of events that turns the life of his congregation upside down. The crusty church secretary, Mrs. Scheinberg, must learn to adjust her curmudgeonly ways. Zion's talented but pompous organist, Evan Ebner, must recognize his shortcomings.