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Books for your fall & winter reading...The Love & Respect Experience:A Husband-Friendly Devotional thatWives Truly Loveby Dr. Emerson EggerichsThomas Nelson9780849948176 $25.99To build this couples’devotional, Eggerichs hastaken the top concernsthat surfaced in a survey ofthousands of couples andhas developed 52 devotionalsaround the three cyclesthat are at the heart of hisprevious book Love and Respect.Some may ask, “Why52 and not 365, like othercouples’ devotionals I haveseen?” The author’s research shows that married couplesdon’t want to deal with that much material, that often.Therefore, the specific devotionals, which can be doneweekly or at any chosen pace, are specifically guided towhat couples say they most need. And this is a husbandfriendlydevotional, having been written and designed insuch a way that the husband can feel comfortable in theentire process.Jesus Callingby Sarah YoungThomas Nelson9781591451884 $16.50Jesus Calling is a devotionalfilled with uniquely inspiredtreasures from heaven forevery day of the year. Aftermany years of writing inher prayer journal, missionarySarah Young decided tolisten to God with pen inhand, writing down whatevershe believed He was saying to her. It was awkwardat first, but gradually her journaling changed from monologueto dialogue. She knew her writings were not inspiredas Scripture is, but journaling helped her grow closer toGod. Others were blessed as she shared her writings,until people all over the world were using her messages.They are written from Jesus’ point of view, thus the titleJesus Calling. It is Sarah’s fervent prayer that our Saviourmay bless readers with His presence and His peace inever-deeper measure.Jesus Calling Devotional Bible, NKJVby Sarah Young, General Editor9781418548629Thomas Nelson $43.99The Jesus Calling DevotionalBible puts readers in touchwith God and His answersfor their life situations. MissionarySarah Young hadbeen journaling her prayersfor years when she began“listening” for what Jesuswas saying to her within thewords of Scripture. In thisBible, 260 scenarios pose life struggles to which SarahYoung gives answers from her Saviour – words that Jesushas lovingly laid on her heart – words that have comfortedand inspired Sarah and many others around the world.Features include:• 260 scenarios with devotions by Sarah Young• Hundreds of inspiring Scriptures highlighted throughoutthe text• New King James Version® (NKJV) in paragraphformat• Index to devotions • Two-color text• Presentation page • Ribbon markerwww.calgarychristian.comA Lancaster County Christmasby Suzanne Woods FisherRevell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group9780800719951 $17.99Mattie Riehl was hopingto give her husband, Sol,the Christmas gift they haveboth longed for – news thata baby was on the way. Butas usual, she is disappointed.The holidays bring an acuteawareness to Mattie that herdream of a big Amish familyisn’t likely to become a reality.Will those empty chairsat the table ever be filled?Then a winter storm ragingoutside blows an impatient young woman and herhusband into the Riehl home on Christmas Eve – andinto a much slower pace of life.Both couples are about to find out if they can weatherthe storm – and if miracles still happen at Christmas time.Remembering Christmasby Dan WalshRevell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group9780800719791 $17.99Rick Denton lives hislife on his terms. He workshard, plays hard, and answersto no one. So whenhis mother calls begginghim to come home after hisstepfather has an aneurysm,Rick is more than a little reluctant.What was supposedto be just a couple dayshelping out at the familybookstore turns into weeksof cashing out old ladies anddealing with the homeless guy who keeps hanging aroundthe store. The one bright spot is the lovely and intriguingyoung woman who works at his side each day.As Christmas nears, Rick’s old life beckons, the hurtsfrom his past loom large, and the decisions he makes willdetermine more than just where he spends Christmas Eve.Dan Walsh creates a Christmas story that will have youremembering every good and perfect gift of Christmas.The Christmas Shoppeby Melody CarlsonRevell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group9780800719265 $17.99A strange older womanwith scraggly gray hair andjewelry that jangles as shewalks, Matilda is certainlynot the most likely person tobuy the old Barton Buildingon the town’s quaint mainstreet. When it becomesapparent that her new shopdoesn’t fit the expectationsof Parrish Springs residents,a brouhaha erupts. Christmasis approaching and thelast thing the town needs isa junky shop run by someone who looks and acts like agypsy. But as townsfolk venture into the strange store, theydiscover that old memories can bring new life and healing.Once again, Melody Carlson delivers a Christmas storythat will touch hearts and delight the senses. Sure to be aclassic, The Christmas Shoppe is filled with the special magicthe best Christmas stories share – that intangible mixtureof nostalgia, joy, and a little bit of magic.Synopses supplied byManifesting Heavenby Peter J. NashISBN-13: 978-1-77069-280-0Manifesting Heaven will encourage you in a realm offaith to walk out the truth of Scripture in your life.When Jesus was askedfor the perfect prayerin Matthew 6:10,one aspect of Hisresponse was, “Yourkingdom come, yourwill be done on earthas it is in heaven.”Through prayer, kingdomprinciples andHis heart of love; theLord’s heavenly realmis available to us hereon earth. Pastor Nashplaces emphasis onremoving every barrier in opposition to manifestingheaven in your life.“Pastor Peter’s revelation of the manifest presenceof the Lord and His presence in our being gives usthe victory He so richly purchased for us through thecross. Nash writes from the Spirit of God’s perspectiveand out of that he has gained a revelation. Thisbook gives people hope and an opportunity to livedaily in His presence, in the supernatural, with signs,wonders, and miracles following their lives.”— Pastor Claudio Freidzon, King of Kings Church,Buenos Aires, ArgentinaEcho ValleyAdventures in the Foothillsby Martha Toews AndersonISBN: 978-1-77069-259-6With her university studies behind her, MarieStumbar is in high spirits as she anticipates her future.As soon as the ceremonies are over, Marc, her fiancée,will be taking her to Echo Valley to tour the ranchwhere he has been employed for the past year, andto meet his friends there.The tranquility of her world suddenly shatterswhen she receivesa telephone call, informingher of atraffic accident thathas claimed Marc’slife. With her dreamslying in ashes at herfeet, the days andweeks drag on asshe wrestles withthe grief of loss anda future that nowlooms dark and foreboding.Determined tolearn more about thecountry and the friends that impacted Marc’s life,Marie applies for a teaching position in Echo Valley’sschool, oblivious to the exciting and often threateningexperiences she is about to encounter.Share with Marie the heartaches and discouragementas she tries to deal with ungrounded questionsthat tug at her confused mind. Experience vicariouslythe dangers of unexpected encounters with cattle rustlersand robbers in the most unexpected places. Feelthe mystery, romance, faith and adventure as Marie’slife in Echo Valley unfolds. Her journey through deepvalleys, to her mountaintopexperience of findingpeace with God, will notsoon be forgotten.CITY LIGHT NEWS, NOVEMBER 2011 — 21