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When All Alone I Stand
$29.39Add to cartDrafted! As World War II raged around him,
Jan Doward fought his own battles to be classified
as a conscientious objector.A wisecracking prankster with acting potential, some of his buddies said he was destined for the stage. But God had another destiny in mind–and a life-changing encounter at sea.
Some of Jan’s bunkmates knew the Scriptures. One day their testimony hit home. “Oh, God!” Jan prayed, “forgive me for all of my selfish and sinful ways. Forgive me for taking the name of Christ without living His life. You can have all there is of me. It isn’t much–only a tough-talking, smart-acting guy–but You can have me!”
Jan rose from his knees a new man. But his dream of taking over the family ranch would soon be shattered by a letter from his mother. “I’d rather have you a thief,” she wrote, “than a Seventh-day Adventist!”
Doward’s remarkably detailed chronicle of Army life shows God’s providential leading and saving grace for those who dare to stand alone.
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Jose : God Found Me In LA
$21.59Add to cartNot promising. That would sum up the childhood of Jose Rojas.
Born into an abusive home, Jose grew to fear his father’s drunken rampages. “Mama, what’s wrong with me? Why do I make you and Dad fight so much?”
Then things got worse. In school the other kids laughed at his accent, tormented him, called him “skunk” and “dirty Mexican.”
His mom called him “my dreamer.”
Then the Rojas family stumbled onto some followers of an ancient Jewish carpenter. Several of them saw something extraordinary in Jose, this young would-be upholsterer. They mentored him. Believed in him. Encouraged him . . . and prayed with him.
Jose overcame failing grades, fanaticism, and institutional inertia to develop a life-changing youth outreach based on love and prayer. Follow him through a street ministry in Fresno, where he becomes the target of a gang who trash his house, to meetings with the president of the United States. Today his preaching is in worldwide demand, and he serves a as mentor to others.
And his dad has become a loving, spiritual presence in the family.
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Walking With Ellen White
$12.19Add to cartEllen White was a real person who lived in the real world. Too many perceive her as some kind of “vegetarian virgin Mary.” You will be surprised to find that her life was so much like ours. Do you have marriage problems? So did she. Do you have a wayward child? So did she. Do you enjoy a good laugh? So did she. Do you struggle in your Christian walk. So did she.
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Gladys Aylward : The Small Woman With A Great God (DVD)
$20.99Add to cartGladys Aylward (1902-1970) may have been small in stature at barely five feet tall, but she was a giant of conviction! Even Hollywood was amazed by her story and made a movie about it, entitled The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.
This fascinating documentary presents the events of Gladys’ life, chronicled by Carol Purves, author of Chinese Whispers: The Gladys Aylward Story and accompanied by photographs, illustrations, and recordings of Gladys’ own voice.
Young Gladys sensed a calling from God to leave London and go to minister in China. She worked as a parlormaid for many years until she had enough money saved for her passage. In 1930, she boarded a train and after many weeks and harrowing situations, she finally reached her destination.
In China she assisted aging missionary Jeannie Lawson. Together they opened an inn for mule drivers and told them stories about Jesus. After Mrs. Lawson died, Gladys began to take in unwanted children, eventually numbering about 100. With Japan invading China full force, Gladys and the 100 children traveled for days on foot across the mountains to safety. Gladys continued her work with children until her death in 1970.
See how this ordinary woman experienced the extraordinary, simply because she said “yes” to God.
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Beyond The Veil Of Darkness
$17.59Add to cart“It was a bright and sunny Sabbath morning . . . the day on which I fully expected to die.
With these words Esmie Branner begins to unfold a story of heart-pounding intrigue and modern-day miracles that will deepen your faith in a God who still intervenes to deliver His children from destruction.
Beyond the Veil of Darkness is an intimate first-person account of the struggles, opposition, and courageous triumph of a young Christian woman who clung to her faith in Jesus Christ despite the physical and mental abuse of a Muslim husband. Though you will at times be tempted to think you are reading a suspense novel, the events described here are true.
In these pages you will read of her three sons’ abduction to a foreign country and her flight to Saudi Arabia to reunite her family. Through her words you will experience the persecution and isolation that awaited her in this strange land where open adherence to Christianity could result in death. And you will rejoice in the triumph of her faith that brought about miraculous interventions and Daniel-like deliverance.
Esmie’s story shows what it really means to surrender “all” to Jesus and to be tried in the fire. The impressions you receive from this thrilling personal testimony will be etched into your mind and heart forever. It is truly an unforgettable and awe-inspiring account of God’s faithfulness and power over the forces of darkness. -
Early Writings
$28.99Add to cartAdventist Faith in the 1850s
This volume is a comprehensive selection of Ellen G. White’s published writings from the 1850s, along with a prologue explaining the historical background of the text. The autobiographical section of the book describes the author’s conversion experience, the Millerite movement of 1840-1844, and the early visions that formed the foundation of her theology and ministry. A second section contains counsel on various matters pertaining the experience of the early Adventist believers.
The final half of the book traces salvation history from the fall of Satan in heaven to the final end of sin and sinners. This material forms the core of the later five-volume Conflict of the Ages Series.
Ellen White’s bold apocalyptic imagery helped to shape a movement centered on the hope of the Second Coming. This volume bears witness that God continues to reveal Himself through dreams and visions to chosen individuals today.
