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Wondering Why
My God… why? — Jesus Hospital orderlies, dressed in green, had taken Sammy down to the operating room. We’d said our goodbyes and now, somewhere in Southampton General Hospital, a surgeon was preparing to conduct his third operation of the day. There was nothing more I could do. Sammy’s life was in the hands of… The post Wondering Why appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Pieces Of Granite by Brenda Anderson
In God’s Arms Pieces Of Granite by Brenda Anderson is a most delightful Christian contemporary novel about families. It is part of the Coming Home and the Mosaic Collection series. I originally read Pieces Of Granite in 2014 and was blown away by it. Reading it again in 2020 I found it equally powerful. God […]
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Risk: Get Out of Your Safe Zone
Mr. Risk-Taker In the work God has given me through the years, I’ve had to make a lot of difficult decisions. Left to myself, I might have erred too often on the side of safety and security. But there’s a man in the Bible who inspires me to keep stepping out and taking risks with… The post Risk: Get Out of Your Safe Zone appeared first on FaithGateway.
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A Nation Raging, a Church Unchanging
Contention and Division I was in Southeast Asia several weeks ago spending time with a friend, Michael. Michael is an American missionary, and his family has been absent from the United States for more than a decade. Over dinner one evening we strayed into politics. “I keep up on the news,” he said. “But what’s… The post A Nation Raging, a Church Unchanging appeared first on FaithGateway.
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When You Feel Like Giving Up
I felt like giving up when I heard the news of my husband’s cancer diagnosis almost three years ago. How would we go on? I didn’t want to walk through this. It was too much. And suffering never comes at the right time, does it? It’s true that hearing the “C” word is like being… The post When You Feel Like Giving Up appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Are you brave enough to rescue a bully from a hazardous substance, at your own risk? A thought-provoking middle grades read from the author of Holes. Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar. Delacorte, 2015. 208 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 “Fuzzy mud” is a mud that gets, well, fuzzy as potentially deadly microbes multiply exponentially. If the mud remains uncontained, the results will be catastrophic. And it’s been doing its little multiplying act unnoticed by the neighboring town…. Until two middle school kids flee into the woods in a desperate attempt to escape a big-time bully. When anyone is fleeing into uncharted wilderness…
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The Mutant Mushroom Takeover by Summer Rachel Short
Bioluminescent fungi, a strange death, and zombie-like side effects threaten Maggie and Nate’s small town. Can they solve the mystery in time to save the town? The Mutant Mushroom Takeover (A Maggie and Nate Mystery**) by Summer Rachel Short. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020. 256 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Magnolia Stone is going to win the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award. She has to; she’ll do anything to get her dad back from his far away job in Yellowstone National Park. But her definite-award-winning-potential photograph of a mutant insect leads her and Nate, rising YouTube star and detector…
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Six-Time Grammy Winner Amy Grant Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of Unguarded
NASHVILLE, TN…. 9/30/20 To celebrate the 35th anniversary of one of Amy Grant’s most iconic and succesful albums, the Grammy-winning Unguarded, Grant is releasing a double disc, white vinyl, limited edition on October 16th. The project will be available through all streaming services on October 30th. Featuring the full original album, along with four live tracks and commentary from Grant talking about the recording process and more, this is a must-have item for fans. Additionally, Grant will also appear on a brand new episode of The Doctors. She will discuss her open-heart surgery this summer, how she’s feeling and why she wants others to get their regular heart check-up’s. Check…
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Grammy Award Winner Francesca Battistelli Announces Sophomore Christmas Album
Nashville, Tenn. (October 2, 2020) GRAMMY® award-winning Curb Word Entertainment singer-songwriter and recording artist Francesca Battistelli announces her sophomore Christmas project, This Christmas, unveiling the record’s whimsical, hand-sewn and knitted artwork and official track listing for the first time. The brand-new 14-track collection, comprised of both originals and Christmas classics, is set to arrive on Oct. 23, 2020. Fans can pre-order/pre-save/pre-add the album beginning today, Oct. 2, 2020, HERE. This Christmas serves as the much-anticipated sequel to Battistelli’s first Christmas album, Christmas, which released in 2012 to critical acclaim and included the hit song “You’re Here” and a fresh spin on the classic, “Marshmallow World.” Anchored by a track list…
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Matthew West Set To Release Live EP
NASHVILLE, TENN. (OCTOBER 02, 2020) Five-time GRAMMY® nominated artist Matthew West announces a live EP, Live Before The World Shut Down, releasing on October 30th with the pre-order available today. The first single available now is the No. 1 radio single, “The God Who Stays.” The six-song EP features songs recorded earlier this year before the global pandemic closed the live entertainment industry, including the additional No. 1. radio single, “Nobody,” from Casting Crowns that West co-wrote. “Among the many things that have been taken away from us in 2020, live music has been pretty much shut down,” shares Matthew West. “Our tour buses have been parked, our production placed…
