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I was born through the sin of my mother and father. I was continually reminded of this through my tender years as a child. When your own dad tells you that you're the worthless product of a male hooker, that you're not pretty or smart enough to be of his blood, you hang your head in shame. I was humiliated by the piercing stares I got from those he informed of this. I was exposed to witchcraft. My mother was an alcoholic, and my dad had extramarital affairs with numerous women. As a child, I was also the victim of sexual assault. At the age of ten, my life took a turn for the better. My mother bore twin babies. Because she rejected the boy child, I was taught how to care for him. For the first time in my life someone showed me love, and I loved him back. I had never felt love before then. If my mom and dad did love me, they never showed it. My baby brother was two when he died. I watched as my mother murdered him. His life had given me joy, and now he was gone. I stopped communicating. Between this, my deformities, and my learning disability, I became a victim to all who knew me. I was commonly called retarded by teachers, students, and my own father. Even strangers on the street would call me names. This led me to become an unstable adult. As a woman, my life was a mess. I had no idea how to show love, or even what it felt like. Therefore, I damaged every relationship I had. Then I met Jesus. He taught me agape love. I learned to love like Jesus does. The Holy Ghost set me free of over a thousand demons. In every way, He set me free. I am living proof that our God reigns, that He can take the most corrupted mess and create something of beauty. In my soul, I was an ugly duckling, but Jesus made me into a beautiful swan. What the Lord has done for me, He can do for you. About the Author: Patricia Loranger, formerly Pattie Campbell, has successfully served and loved the Lord for over twenty-seven years, having received Christ as her Lord in August 1984, in the lovely yet humble Pentecostal Church of Ingersoll, Ontario. She has made her home in this pretty little town with Maurice, her husband of thirty-years, and two precious little dogs, Liesa and Sweet Pea.

Glendyn Kester tells the true story of her life as a little girl born in South Africa during apartheid. She lived there with her mother, father and three siblings. Her father immigrated with her and her siblings to Canada without her mother. Glendyn Kester describes her upbringing as horrific and abusive. She endured an existence of hardship and violence, but conquered adversity through the existence of our loving God. She is a living testament to the fact that one can overcome complex circumstances while living with mental illness. Secrecy in her family only perpetuated stigma. Her faith brought her through the unspeakable terror that she lived with for many years. Glendyn Kester provides a message of hope through the power of forgiveness. About the Author: Today, Glendyn Kester is an author, speaker and an advocate. She is working toward changing society's attitudes regarding people with mental health challenges. "Dignity is a human right," she claims. Glendyn Kester lives in Newmarket, Ontario with her adorable cat BooBoo.

Author Charles Jackson has served as a pastor for over forty years. He was converted to Christ under the ministry of Dr. A.W. Tozer in Toronto at age twenty. In this series of articles, he seeks to answer some of the following questions: ¿ Why is ministry a burden most of the time? ¿ Is there a dark and light side to the cross? ¿ Should we expect more from God? ¿ How can we see through the fog of the contemporary scene? ¿ Is there a secret to moving leadership from overwork to overflow? Read the challenging answers to these questions and be inspired to learn what it means to carry the cross of Christ and be blessed.

In our modern day names are assigned to a newborn baby at random-either due to the popularity of a name, or to honour someone as a namesake-during Bible times the name given to a child stood for much and had a prominence about it that the names of individuals no longer carry. In this context, it is vitally important that as we study the Word of God and the meanings of His Names. Some people (even Born-Again Believers) only have a very surface-level/superficial concept of who God is. To some He is just Where/Who you go to when you need something and for others He is just a vague peace in a troubled world. But in reality He is so much more! Let me say this to you: If you are a Born-Again Believer, everything that defines each one of us is influenced by our perception of God. Let me hasten to say that outside of the Word of God and prayer we cannot effectively cooperate with the Nature of God and outside of this it is impossible to know the real Lord and God as He desires to be known. We must always be seeking to interact with God at a higher level. Fully seeking to know Him more intimately and in His entirety in order to become more like Him! Thereby giving us the ability to better express His Nature and represent His Kingdom much more effectively in the earth! This is done by the study of His Names. How awesome it would be when we encounter God's Nature through the varied expressions of His Names. His Names give us reference and guidance as to how He works towards and in us as His people - and by extension to society! As a matter of fact it adds a whole new meaning to how you draw near to Him; and by this you can now begin to know His Ways because you have come into relationship with His Nature!

Hitting the wall is inevitable in life and a necessary ingredient in the journey of faith. Each wall is unique and embraces such words as brokenness and pain. But each wall also carries the potential for positive change in your life. When life stops working and you lie broken and confused at the wall, this book will open your heart to a profound hope in a loving, all-knowing God. Hitting the Wall will open up a new perspective, empowering you to begin to move forward again. There is usually no quick fix at the wall. Rather, you must begin a slow, steady growth over it. This book will nourish that growth. Many words describe author David Payne. Family man. Pastor. Teacher. Historian. He is the lead and founding pastor of The Campus Church, a growing multi-site church in Aurora, Ontario. David is an experienced Bible teacher who has travelled extensively in biblical lands, studying the sites, people, and culture. He draws upon this experience as well as his own personal journey to the wall. He recounts authentic stories of woundedness and recovery that will resonate with you. You will also walk in the footsteps of biblical characters and vividly encounter their walls. David shares insights and perspectives that will help you along your faith journey when you hit that inevitable wall. A must read!

Perhaps the idea of Jesus as Apostle is one that is foreign to you. But the writer of the Book of Hebrews declares to us that Jesus Christ is the Apostle and High Priest of our Profession according to Hebrews 3:1 There is a dimension to the apostolic nature of Jesus Christ that I would like to capture in Jesus' one-on-one encounters with several people during the time He walked the face of the earth and functioned as Apostle. We will examine at length the methods and ways Jesus used in His Apostolic anointing and we will learn how to appropriate them for ourselves so that we too can be equipped to function as Jesus functioned. The apostolic is not just in words and revelation knowledge, but it is also in demonstration and power. And no one better demonstrated and walked in both dimensions as The Apostle and High Priest of our Profession - the Lord Jesus Christ!

"Love the Wounded" by Lynn Dove is the final and dramatic conclusion to her brilliant Wounded Trilogy series that has followed the lives of teenagers Jake, Leigh, Mike, Dylan and Tim as they come to terms with a series of tragedies and events that have made each of them question why God allows "bad things to happen to good people". Leigh does not know who to choose...her heart tells her she will always love Jake, but he has changed so much since the death of their friend, Ronnie, and with his mother going through breast cancer, he has totally closed himself off from her emotionally. Now she is dating Dylan and try as she might to accept him for who he is, she can't stop thinking about Jake! Dylan has never gotten over the loss of his father and little sister, killed by a drunk driver when he was just a young boy. After a horrific accident that has put both Tim and his little brother, Evan in the hospital, everyone knows that not only is he being bullied at school; he cuts himself to cope with it all. But meeting Cassidy has given him the courage to stand up to the bullies and at the same time give her what she so desperately needs...a life-giving bone marrow transplant. Jake's mother keeps telling him that "God works all things out for good" but with all the things going on in his life and with his friends, he's just not sure anymore. It is only after Mike is paralyzed in a car accident that Jake was partially responsible for that all the families and friends will be brought back together, not by coincidence, but by God's design and then Jake will finally believe that God truly does "Love the Wounded". "A life of working with youth has inspired Lynn Dove, a Cochrane mother to turn her experiences into a book trilogy...(the Wounded Trilogy) series that parallels the struggles of students...(and) covers the angst of some of the real serious issues that teenagers face today, particularly with bullying and gossip. " -Rocky View Weekly- About the Author: Writing poems and short stories since the age of six, Lynn is a graduate of the University of Calgary and has her Masters of Religious Education degree from the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary, in Cochrane, AB. Lynn's debut novel, Shoot the Wounded, written for teens and young adults was a finalist in the 2010 Readers Favorite Book Awards. Heal the Wounded, released in 2010 is the second book in this series.Love the Wounded is the final book in the "Wounded Trilogy."

"You don't get it, Dylan! Ronnie was absolutely beautiful, smart, fun to be around...." "And you're not, is that what you're saying, Leigh?" Dylan stopped and spun her around. "Did Jake ever say that he liked Ronnie more than you?" "He didn't need to say it, I just knew..." Leigh would not look Dylan in the eyes. "You've got a huge chip on your shoulder, Leigh." Leigh was hurt by the tone of his voice but she had to admit that he was right... "Look, don't put yourself down...ever, at least not around me. I think maybe it was my baby sister who showed me to admire girls who don't take any crap from anyone. She was stubbornly pig headed...remember my tattoo?" Leigh nodded. "Maybe that's what Jake liked about Ronnie. She sounded like a girl who didn't care what the rest of the world thought of her, she did her thing anyway. Not saying she made all the right choices, but hey..." Dylan did not finish the sentence. He refused to make a judgement about the way Ronnie had led her life. "I'm not too sure about this Jake guy though. I'm worried when he realizes how dumb he was to let you go that if he ever comes back into your life, you'll dump me...but then again..." He paused and looked deeply into Leigh's eyes, "...maybe not. Give me a chance okay?" Before Leigh could react, Dylan leaned down and kissed her warmly on her lips. His eyelashes fluttered against her cheek. His lips were soft and she felt herself kissing him back. He lingered there for what seemed to Leigh like an eternity and then when he released her she thought her knees would buckle under her. Dylan looked at her, grinned and then said self-assuredly. "Bet that Jake guy never kissed you like that." Leigh had to agree. HEAL THE WOUNDED is the much-anticipated sequel to LYNN DOVE'S debut novel, SHOOT THE WOUNDED.

Prayer has always been one of the most powerful tools the Church of Jesus Christ has in establishing the purposes of the Lord. Part of the technology that is being released into the Church as the Lord restores Apostles, is what we describe as Kingdom Advancing Prayer. This kind of prayer puts the Kingdom of God first and foremost; it is above any personal need or agenda. It is similar to the kind of prayer that Elijah prayed, (in 1 Kings 18) as the Lord used him to turn a whole nation around, and destroy the demonic influence that threatened to thwart the Lord's purpose. It is reflective of the prayer that Jesus prayed (in John 17) as He prepared to bring to completion His Father's Will and go to the cross. The Church of Jesus Christ is stronger and much more determined and equipped than she has ever been, and strong, aggressive, powerful, Spirit-Filled, Kingdom-Centred prayers are being lifted in every nation in the earth. We are seeing the emergence of Houses of Prayer all over the earth with prayer going up 24/7. Prayer that is calling for the Bridegroom's return, and for the Bride to be made ready. Prayers that are storming the heavens and binding the "strong men", declaring and decreeing God's Kingdom rule in every jurisdiction. This is what we call Kingdom Advancing Prayer. This kind of prayer is released from the heart of Father God into the hearts of His people, as we seek for His Glory to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. What a glorious day to be alive and to be in the Will and Plan of Father God! Hallelujah! With this kind of understanding and prayer, we could very well be the generation that brings the Lord back.

Prayer has always been one of the most powerful tools the Church of Jesus Christ has in establishing the purposes of the Lord. Part of the technology that is being released into the Church as the Lord restores Apostles, is what we describe as Kingdom Advancing Prayer. This kind of prayer puts the Kingdom of God first and foremost; it is above any personal need or agenda. It is similar to the kind of prayer that Elijah prayed, (in 1 Kings 18) as the Lord used him to turn a whole nation around, and destroy the demonic influence that threatened to thwart the Lord's purpose. It is reflective of the prayer that Jesus prayed (in John 17) as He prepared to bring to completion His Father's Will and go to the cross. The Church of Jesus Christ is stronger and much more determined and equipped than she has ever been, and strong, aggressive, powerful, Spirit-Filled, Kingdom-Centred prayers are being lifted in every nation in the earth. We are seeing the emergence of Houses of Prayer all over the earth with prayer going up 24/7. Prayer that is calling for the Bridegroom's return, and for the Bride to be made ready. Prayers that are storming the heavens and binding the "strong men", declaring and decreeing God's Kingdom rule in every jurisdiction. This is what we call Kingdom Advancing Prayer. This kind of prayer is released from the heart of Father God into the hearts of His people, as we seek for His Glory to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. What a glorious day to be alive and to be in the Will and Plan of Father God! Hallelujah! With this kind of understanding and prayer, we could very well be the generation that brings the Lord back.

"Grandma, Tell Me a Story is a refreshing devotional: a richly visual recounting of the antics of animals. Cheryl's love of God, life and animals makes this an absolutely delightful read for children and adults."Donna Anderson, retired teacher, Langley, B.C.About the AuthorFarm animals have always been a big part of God speaking into my life and raising our children. I want to leave a written legacy for my children and grandchildren that will encourage their faith in God. "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children..." (Proverbs 13:22)About the Illustrator B. Regan Greenwood is a young Christian Canadian animator who's been blessed to work on this project while she was in high school (it kept her out of various types of shenanigans like bringing home too many pets and giving her poor mother a migraine). In her free time she enjoys reading Doug TenNapel comics, drawing, making puppets, fossil hunting, working on group projects, discussing deep questions, and trying to learn to play the ukulele, in which she has moderate success until she tries to sing and strum at the same time. Regan has the best job in the world as an animator, and can't wait to see what doors God has unlocked for her.

Jesus calls us to follow Him. This goes deeper than just watching where He goes. It is a call to live like Him, do what He did, and become like Him. The Disciple will challenge you to consider what following Jesus looks like. It is a journey of realizing that Jesus did not just leave us with the Great Commission. He, in fact, showed us what living it out looked like. It will challenge every leader, parent, and person as to what the cost of discipleship is.

SHOOT THE WOUNDED is a contemporary Christian novel that deals with relevant social issues such as teen pregnancy and family violence. Set in the small fictional town of Maplewood, in southern Alberta, best friends Leigh and Ronnie find their friendship and faith challenged when Jake, a good looking Christian boy, moves into their neighborhood. Leigh is especially delighted that Jake is paying more attention to her than any other girl at school or church, but what she does not know is that despite his bold declaration of being a follower of Christ, he's carrying a dark secret from his past that has the potential to destroy his integrity and have his friends question the legitimacy of his faith.

I had a great family, an amazing job, and I was living for the Lord Jesus Christ, yet I felt frustrated, angry, despondent and depressed, without having a reason. It wasn't until I visited a particular church and the Pastor told us to go home that night and ask God what is our divine destiny. He said that each one of us has a divine destiny and if we do not know what our destiny is, we will just live in repetitious cycles. It was that very night I asked God to reveal to me my divine destiny, and the Lord showed me this book entitled, The Silent Death, and he asked me to write it for Him. This book, as the Holy Spirit led me to write, includes information, strategies and direction for teenagers, young adults, men and women, saved and unsaved. This book states the different ways one can die without knowing that they are dying. It is about the traps of the enemy, Satan himself. It depicts the many strategies that Satan uses to rob people of their peace, their joy, their happiness, their marriages, their children, their finances and their divine destinies. This book also includes strategies one can use to defeat Satan and his destructive plans for their lives so that they will no longer be experiencing a silent death; instead they will live a victorious life if they allow Jesus Christ to have His way in them!