Abingdon press aug 2013 (7 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pattern for Romance follows a gifted needleworker whose good name is threatened just as she dares to dream of a future of her own. Honour Metcalf's quilting is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston mantua-maker she works for, and, to increase her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate whitework bridal quilt for the dowager's niece. As she stitches the intricate patterns, a beautiful design takes shape, and Honour begins to imagine fashioning a wedding quilt of her own. Then she is falsely accused of thievery and finds herself in a perilous position. Merchant tailor Joshua Sutton comes to her aid, risking his relationships, his reputation, and his livelihood to prove her innocence. As they work to clear her name, the two discover a grander plan and a design for love. Set in 1770s Boston, Pattern for Romance is a richly detailed historical romance written by Carla Olson Gade, an established author of historical Christian romance, and joins the Quilts of Love series of stand-alone novels. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When 30-something housewife, Alison Monaghan discovers proof of her husband's infidelity in a photograph with a mysterious woman, she must decide how to confront Frank when he returns home from work. Despite the influence of her best friend Valerie, a strong Christian, Alison remains aloof from God and is determined to handle this crisis her own way. But Alison may not get that chance. Frank never makes it home. Soon his body is found on a lonely back-country road in antebellum Weathersby Historic Park where Frank served on the board of directors and where Alison, with a degree in landscape design, was a volunteer garden docent. Homicide detective Mike Barefoot, a Cherokee native from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, immediately puts Alison at the top of his suspect list. He finds himself drawn to her--and not just because she had motive for the crime. As an army veteran, Mike usually keeps his emotional walls high. And as a detective, he knows not to get involved with murder suspects. So why he is so attracted to Alison Can he fight his feelings for her--and the stirrings in his heart toward God.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When the newly ordained Episcopal priest Rev. Calvin Harper arrives in Victory, West Virginia, to be the pastor at an ailing parish, he has no idea how much he still has to learn about being a priest. Thankfully, Ruby Redding takes the young man under her wing and teaches him everything she has learned throughout her long, storied life. Seminary never taught Calvin that the only true way to be a witness to God's presence in this world is to remain in relationships with people no matter what life throws at them. His studies never taught him that detachment is the bane of ministry. He never learned that deep grief comes only from deep love. But in his first year in Victory, Calvin learns all this and more from Ruby, a woman so full of God's light that it can't help but spill onto the people around her.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Success was supposed to settle things. In Bless Her Heart, the Class Reunion Series returns as Priscilla Slater heads to her fifteen-year reunion out of curiosity and, she will admit, to show off how far she has come. Her hair salon business is going national. A television show may even be on the horizon. After all this time, she is finally ready for Piney Point to notice. Home has other plans. Her former classmates revive their old pranks, and then comes the news that her parents are separating, unsettling the one place she counted on staying solid. Worse, her parents can agree on only one thing: that all her professional accolades still fall short of her potential. So when a call from New York offers the chance to buy one of the country's best salons, Priscilla cannot leave fast enough. But New York means Tim. Her best friend and business partner has been quietly hoping their friendship will grow into something more. Bless Her Heart, the second book in the Class Reunion Series, is contemporary Christian women's fiction about ambition, family, and the difference between being successful and being happy. Priscilla's story continues in the third book, Tickled Pink. Debby Mayne is a bestselling author of contemporary women's fiction. She deepens a beloved cast here with warmth and Southern humor, giving longtime readers more of the characters they have come to love.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From biblical times to today, people have found meaning and significance in the actions and symbolism of birds. We admire their mystery and manners, their strength and fragility, their beauty and their ugliness--and perhaps compare these very characteristics to our own lives in the process. From the well-known image of the dove to the birds that gorge on the flesh of the defeated 'beast' in Revelation, birds play a dynamic part in Scripture. They bring bread to the prophets. They are food for the wanderers. As sacrifices, they are the currency of mercy. They also challenge, offend, devour, and fight. Highlighting 10 birds throughout Scripture, author Debbie Blue explores their significance in both familiar and unfamiliar biblical stories and illustrates how and why they have represented humanity across culture, Christian tradition, art, and contemporary psyche. With these (usually) minor characters at the forefront of human imaginations, poignant life lessons illuminate such qualities as desire and gratitude, power and vulnerability, insignificance and importance--and provide us with profound lessons about humanity, faith, and God's mysterious grace.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Reformation of the sixteenth century was a vast and complicated movement. It involved kings and peasants, cardinals and country priests, monks and merchants. It spread from one end of Europe to the other, and manifested itself in widely differing forms. Yet in spite of its diverse and complex character, to start to understand the Reformation you need know only one name: Martin Luther. Roland Bainton's Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther remains the definitive introduction to the great Reformer and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand this towering historical figure.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This second edition of Richard P. Heitzenrater's groundbreaking survey of the Wesleyan movement is the story of the many people who contributed to the theology, organization, and mission of Methodism. This updated version addresses recent research from the past twenty years; includes an extensive bibliography; and fleshes out such topics as the means of grace; Conference; 'Large' Minutes; Charles Wesley; Wesley and America; ordination; prison ministry; apostolic church; music; children; Susanna and Samuel Wesley; the Christian library; itinerancy; connectionalism; doctrinal standards; and John Wesley as historian, Oxford don, and preacher.…