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966) The devoted: a novel
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"Nicole has become sexually and emotionally entangled with her mentor. To break free, she must retrace her entire life's journey--from her strict Irish Catholic upbringing to her drug-fueled year as a teenage runaway. Even as she reinvents herself in New York City, her master's intoxicating voice pursues her, whispering dangerously in her ear. Somehow, he knows everything. A hypnotic and daring debut, The Devoted asks what it takes, and what you'll...
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"Pope Francis has lessons for all of us young and old alike. In this beautifully illustrated book, the Holy Father talks about God's love, our friendship with Jesus, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the importance prayer and taking care of the poor, how to get along in our families, and more. Each lesson is paired with a story from the Bible from the parable of the Good Samaritan to the wedding feast at Cana. This is a wonderful way for children to understand...
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"An examination of purity culture from the creator of the #ChurchToo movement. Sexual abuse is utterly rampant in Christian churches in America. And the reasons are somewhat different than those you might find in the #MeToo stories coming out of Hollywood or Washington. #ChurchToo turns over the rocks of the church's sexual dysfunction, revealing just what makes sexualized violence in religious contexts both ubiquitous and uniquely traumatizing, and...
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Features thirty-one declarations based on Scripture that acknowledge God's blessings in such areas as family, health, and finance, and emphasizes the importance of positive speech in realistically prophesying the future.
Dividido en treinta y un segmentos, este libro define las bendiciones maas poderosos en las Escrituras y anima a los lectores a declarar una cada daia durante un mes. Las declaraciones se afirman las bendiciones de Dios en el aarea...
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Lord, I'm glad I'm a hermit novelist, Flannery O'Connor wrote to a friend in 1957. Sequestered by ill health, O'Connor spent the final thirteen years of her life on her isolated family farm in rural Georgia. During this productive time she developed a fascination with fourth-century Christians who retreated to the desert for spiritual replenishment and whose isolation, suffering, and faith mirrored her own. In Flannery O'Connor, Hermit Novelist, Richard...