Every pastor wants the sermon to be an important tool for maturing those listening in the pews. Having a preaching plan is an essential part of this process. If a preacher's messages are scattered, unrelated to one another, or haphazardly prepared, it can be difficult for those in the congregation to make connections to aid their spiritual growth.Preaching with a Plan encourages and equips pastors to develop a cohesive preaching plan to guide their choice of Scripture, topi...

This romantic thriller by Christy Award finalist Susan May Warren features estranged sweethearts whose deep distrust jeopardizes a daring rescue. After a horrific train derailment, ex-CIA operative and tech wizard Lacey Montgomery finds herself separated from her daughter, handcuffed, and accused of murder. With her five-year-old still missing, she calls her estranged friend Jim Micah, special-ops captain and SAR leader. But she can't share the chilling text message that soon appears on he...

Accounting in Small Business Decisions presents the first large-scale empirical examination of how small firms use accounting data to make operating decisions.

Most performing artists don’t do what they do for the money. And that’s a good thing, because jobs are scarce and talent alone no longer assures success. But since you’ve spent years mastering your craft--be it as a musician, a dancer, an actor, or some other type of artist--wouldn’t you love to figure out how to get paid for it?Inspired by the celebrated Juilliard course, The World's Your Stage explains the business side of the performing arts. Performers wishing to hone their entrepreneu...

CBA best-selling author of Romantic Times Top Pick Escape to Morning (K1253), Susan May Warren is a multiple ACFW Book of the Year honoree and Christy Award finalist. Brimming with suspense and wholesome romance, Expect the Sunrise pits Alaskan plane crash survivors against hostile surroundings and menacing terrorists. ". enjoyable with likable characters and enough intrigue ."-Library Journal

Guitars inspire cult-like devotion: an aficionado can tell you precisely when and where their favorite instrument was made, the wood it is made from, and that wood’s unique effect on the instrument’s sound. In The Guitar, Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren follow that fascination around the globe as they trace guitars all the way back to the tree. The authors take us to guitar factories, port cities, log booms, remote sawmills, Indigenous lands, and distant rainforests, on a quest for...

**“A contemporary western romance, hotter than a branding iron, which will charm you and leave you waiting for your own cowboy … a wonderful read.”—**Fresh FictionThey called him rodeo’s “bad boy” for his success with bulls and broncos—and women. Dylan Creed has always liked life in the fast lane. But when the daughter he rarely sees is abandoned by her mother, Dylan heads home to the family ranch in Stillwater Springs, Montana. Somehow, the champion bull ...

Darek Christiansen is almost a dream bachelor-- oldest son in the large Christiansen clan, heir to their historic Evergreen Lake Resort, and doting father. But he' s also wounded and angry since the tragic death of his wife, Felicity. No woman in Deep Haven dares come near. New assistant county attorney Ivy Madison simply doesn' t know any better when she bids on Darek at the charity auction. Nor does she know that when she crafted a plea bargain three years ago to keep Jensen Atwood out o...

Paige Rogers survived every CIA operative’s worst nightmare.A covert mission gone terribly wrong.A betrayal by the one man she thought she could trust.Forced to disappear to protect the lives of her loved ones, Paige has spent the last several years building a quiet life as a small-town librarian. But the day a stranger comes to town and starts asking questions, Paige knows her careful existence has been shattered.He is coming after her again. And t...

Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen's cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career. She dreamed of making a name for herself as a reporter, but is stuck writing obits—and starting to fear that she doesn't have the chops to land a major story. If only someone would step up to mentor Owen . . . but she knows bette...

Hawaii was the last place Grace Christiansen ever imagined she'd vacation, much less fall in love. But when her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in paradise, she is pulled—or maybe yanked—away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime.Max Sharpe may make his living on the ice as a pro hockey player, but he feels most at home in the kitchen—which is why he lives for the three-week culinary vacation he takes each year in Hawaii. ...

Two murders have rocked the city of Houston. Are they the work of a serial killer, or is a copycat trying to get away with murder? That is the question facing Special Agent Bethany Sanchez, who is eager for her new assignment in violent crimes but anxious about meeting her new partner. Special Agent Thatcher Graves once arrested her brother, and he has a reputation for being a maverick. Plus, their investigative styles couldn't be more opposite: he operates on instinct, while she goes by t...