Extracting The Precious From Isaiah

Teaming with Lin Johnson, Donna Partow combines her varied life experiences with solid Bible teaching for unique books that will appeal to women's Bible study groups of all ages and interests as well as to individuals. Practical life applications are included in each inspiring lesson. Isaiah explores the faithfulness of God, including his choice to redeem a fallen world.

Joseph woke up in a palace. Peter led 3,000 to Christ with one sermon. The walls of Jericho fell with a shout. The waters of the Jordan parted while the Israelites slept. When fire fell from heaven on Elijah’s sacrifice, it didn’t start as a “spark to get the fire going.” It fell in a consuming fire, not demonstrating a reward for Elijah’s faithfulness but demonstrating God’s power. Throughout the Bible, when God showed up, everyone knew it. And so can you–today! Drawing on Scripture, church history, personal experience, and contemporary examples, Donna Partow walks you through a month of daily steps toward becoming a conduit of God’s power. This thirty-one-day guide is also usable as a program for small group discussions over the course of eight weeks, and includes a leaders guide, plus tools like exercises for applying truths to everyday life, and cards to copy or cut out with key verses and principles. God’s power is the same today as yesterday and forever. And you can experience it here and now.

Women will discover contemporary applications from this Old Testament book as they learn what to do when it's time to rebuild.

Now You Can Lead the Women in Your Church on a Journey of Fellowship and Fun! In America today, Christian churches are held together through the prayer and service of women--yet many of these women are overwhelmed and in need of a break so that they can reconnect with the Lord. That's why Focus on the Family has combined the best features of women's ministries and created these new resources to give women of all ages a chance to get together for quality time with each other--and with God. The essential principles in this guide were specially selected to help you lead a ministry that comprises women from different generations and backgrounds. Even if you've never led a group before, you can successfully start, run, and grow a women's ministry with the step-by-step guidelines in this manual. Help the women in your church join together for a journey of laughter and growth in Christ.

An adroit first novel of exceptional grace and emotional power by a legendary British ad executive. “David Abbott’sThe Upright Piano Playeris a wise and moving debut, an accomplished novel of quiet depths and resonant shadows.” -John Burnham Schwartz, author ofThe CommonerandReservation Road Henry Cage seems to have it all: a successful career, money, a beautiful home, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. His ex-wife is ill, his relationship with his son is strained to the point of estrangement, and on the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random violent act which soon escalates into a prolonged harassment. As his ex-wife's illness becomes grave, it is apparent that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. But the man stalking Henry remains at large. Who is doing this? And why? David Abbott brilliantly pulls this thread of tension ever tighter until the surprising and emotionally impactful conclusion.The Upright Piano Playeris a wise and acutely observed novel about the myriad ways in which life tests us-no matter how carefully we have constructed our own little fortresses. From the Hardcover edition.

An insightful introduction to the background and context of the most influential of the four eighth-century prophets. Can be used as a companion text to the Paulist Bible Study Program.