What if the words Jesus spoke to seven ordinary churches two thousand years ago were written directly to you? Letters from the Road takes readers on a seven-week journey along the ancient road connecting Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, the seven churches addressed in Revelation 2-3. In thirty-five devotionals, Dr. Chris McCormick unpacks what Jesus commended, challenged, commanded, and promised each church, and shows how those same words carry start...

“The Gimmicks is a gorgeous epic that astounds with its scope and beauty. With empathy and humor, McCormick unravels the ties between brotherhood and betrayal, love and abandonment, and the fictions we create to live with the pain of the past. This novel will blow you away.”—Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The MothersSet in the waning years of the Cold War, a stunning debut novel about a trio of young Armenians ...

Scripture is full of people nobody expected God to use.A craftsman from the wrong tribe. Two midwives who defied Pharaoh. An elderly man who showed up at the worst possible moment. A slave who spoke when no one else would. A courier nobody noticed until Paul needed him. A man in a Roman prison who prayed until something moved.Ordinary to Extraordinary: How God Uses Ordinary People to Do Extraordinary Things is a nine-week devotional built around nine figures from b...

Winner of the Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature AwardFinalist for the Binghamton University's John Gardner Fiction Book AwardFinalist for the Saroyan Prize for FictionLonglisted for the Chautauqua Prize"Hilarious, Devious, Original, and Unforgettable."—Karen RussellA vivid and assured work of fiction, from a major new voice, following the life of a...

“The Gimmicks is a gorgeous epic that astounds with its scope and beauty. With empathy and humor, McCormick unravels the ties between brotherhood and betrayal, love and abandonment, and the fictions we create to live with the pain of the past. This novel will blow you away.” —Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The MothersSet in the waning years of the Cold War, a stunning debut novel about a trio of young Armenians...

If You've Ever Wanted To Build Amazing Wooden Structures... Read On!Do you want to learn a really unique but practical skill?Do you enjoy natural materials?Do you like building things?Try timber framing. If you're like most people, you've been led to believe that metal, bricks, and concrete are the most reliable materials for building houses and other structures.However, have you ever wondered how those cu...

Letters from the Road: What Jesus Said to Seven Churches, and What He's Saying to YouWhat if the words Jesus spoke to seven ordinary churches two thousand years ago were written directly to you?Letters from the Road takes readers on a seven-week journey along the ancient road connecting Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, the seven churches addressed in Revelation 2-3. In thirty-five devotionals, Dr. Chris McCormick unpa...

"Kinda dead. Straight-up psycho. Totally obsessed with her.I did a bad, bad thing.Thanks to a blank in my memory, I'm not sure what that thing was, but it was horrible enough to get me locked up in the mental ward for seven years. Horrible enough that my little sister won't even speak to me.But when I'm released back into a town determined to rub my unknown sins in my face, the past isn't the only thing that's haunting me. The four ""imaginary"" friends who made my ...

Vampire Cat Crawfield Russell is looking forward to a little down time with her best friend, Denise. But when witches crash the party, a fun getaway turns into a paranormal showdown.Vampire Cat Crawfield is experiencing a new role as a mother. Turns out, trying to manage a perfect domestic life for her daughter is more...challenging than Cat ever imagined. Since things have finally quieted down in the undead world, her husband, Bones, suggests that Cat recharge by ...

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for all ages by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail-his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learns that this is no ordinary bag of sand. It is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians who are taking over the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing truth. Alcatraz ...

Once a fabled Blade of Namara, Aral Kingslayer fought for justice and his goddess alongside his familiar, a living shadow called Triss. Now with their goddess murdered and her temple destroyed, they are among the last of their kind. Surviving on the fringes of society, Aral becomes a drunken, broken, and wanted man, working whatever shadowy deal comes his way. Until a mysterious woman hires him to deliver a secret message-one that can either redeem him or doom him.

Undefeated galactic heavyweight champion Korak the Cutter has defeated all challengers, destroying everyone in his path, but the wins aren't as easy as they used to be. After a decade of perfect fighting, his age is catching up with him. For a Quyth Warrior, that means he's slowing down, and speed is the name of the game in mixed martial arts.At this late stage in his career, he faces a nightmare savage and unpredictable Chiyal “The Heretic” North. As crime lords and promoters try ...