Make God's Promises Your Daily DeclarationGod has uniquely created each one of us. In the Scriptures, he has a lot to say about who we are and how we can live with fullness of hope.But have we become so informed by the world that we have forgotten we were first formed by the Creator of the world?Claimed by God helps you remember your identity as a daughter of God through thirty statements about the joy, confidence,...

Over 250,000 Copies Sold!Train Your Soul to Know the God Jesus Knows"God wants me to try harder.""God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad.""God is angry with me."We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. Some are true—but many are false. James Bryan Smith believes those thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live. In fact, Smith declares, the most im...

"The best book on divine guidance I have ever read. I recommend it highly." – Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline"This is simply the best book I've ever found on hearing God's voice. It does it all—with nuance, grace, intelligence and spirit." – John Mark Comer, author of The Ruthless Elimination of HurryHow do we hear God's voice?How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not...

Amelia's an up-for-any-adventure second-grader who's eager to try new things. But at the first sign of trouble, Amelia frets she's a failure. After a little self-reflection and advice from Dad, Amelia learns she needs a "gonna get it done" mindset. With her new outlook, she discovers success has many definitions and that failing doesn't make her a failure.

GRAND CLASSIC SCIENCE-FICTION SPACE ADVENTURE IN THE TRADITION OFROBERT A. HEINLEINSTRANDED AND SURROUNDED!--First In Bryan Smith's "Colonel Landry" Space Adventure Series.It is the 25th Century. The space cruiser Beagle, under the command of Colonel Kendrick Landry, explores a planet ravaged by war millennia ago, now inhabited by hostile savage humanoids.The Beagle is shot down and grounded by an ancient, mechanized planetary defense network created ...

When he learns the real meaning of active listening, Marcos has to make a choice. Will he give his full attention and really listen to his parents, teachers, and friends, or will he continue to only hear what he wants to hear? Marcos, Did You Hear Me? delivers a much-needed message to kids about what it takes to be a good listener. This is the second title in award-winning author Bryan Smith’s new Social Strategies series, written for students in grades K-5.

Isaac is a second-grader who isn’t afraid to bicker with his coach, talk back to his mom, or ignore the feelings of his friends, especially when he doesn’t like their decisions or opinions! His rude, disrespectful words and actions are hurting his relationships at school and at home. All because he doesn’t know how to compromise, negotiate, or stand up for himself without tearing others down. Can a caring teacher and a loving parent help Isaac learn to disagree appropriately and accept ans...

On the football field, Ezekiel and Joel have the same problem. Neither is having any fun. The stress of constantly trying to play perfectly and please his coach makes Ezekiel want to quit. Joel is so scared of messing up, he worries more about being yelled at than catching the ball. As the self-doubt and peer pressure build, each boy offers a solution to help the other. Will the plans they come up with be successful and help them reclaim the confidence and fun they’ve lost?

Snakebite is a sleepy town in the middle of the Arizona desert. Nothing much exciting happens there. Until, that is, a terrified bounty hunter rides in raving about monsters. Shortly thereafter, a stranger named Doyle shows up, a mysterious figure with powerful magic at his command. Alternately known as the Lord of the Dead and the Last of the Ravagers, the renegade wizard seeks even greater power, the source of which resides in the heart of Snakebite. As monsters and dead things rise and ...

For over fifteen years, writer Jeff Crosby has been searching for a language of the soul--a way to articulate our deepest longings. Through the years he gathered clues from within global music styles, from different cultures, from his own Christian tradition and its sacred texts--and from deep within himself.A lover of words, he sought not only to translate our longings into words but to understand why these seemingly universal yearnings have long remained unnamed. Now in these pag...

Experience Rich Mullins's Legacy of Joy and Real CompassionBeloved contemporary Christian musician Rich Mullins lived his life with abandon for God, leaving the spotlight to teach music among a Navajo community. An accidentcut his life short in 1997, but his songs and ragamuffin spirit continue to teach many.In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rich's homegoing, this edition of Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven delivers an intimate l...

Isaac LOVES to have fun! The only thing he loves more than having fun is getting a good laugh from his friends. That’s all well and good until some of Isaac’s fun starts to get in the way of what he’s supposed to be doing. At school, at home, and at tennis practice, he’s so busy having fun, he’s distracting himself and others from the work that needs to get done. Instead of working hard, Isaac is hardly working! With help from his teacher and mom, Isaac learns four steps to staying on task...