Ancient tradition says that much of the Bible's deepest wisdom lies hidden beneath the surface text. "Mending the Heart, Tending the Soul," Gail Albert provides a detailed and practical guide to such deep wisdom, providing interpretations, contemplative meditations, and personal experiences to act as guides for the spiritual journey. Exploring texts from Genesis through Deuteronomy, Albert traces a path of psychological growth and spiritual transformation that addresses the big questions: Who am I? What is life about? How should I live each day? Where is G-d? How can I find peace?

"Mending the Heart, Tending the Soul" seeks to speak to your heart at each step of the way on the path toward enlightenment.

In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God.

Victor Hugo once said There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. For 55 years, it had not even dawned on me that I was a writer. My first clue should have been when I realized that there absolutely wasn't anything about which I didn't have an opinion. For five years I published a weekly newsletter for my church. No one else seemed to want to do it, and it was something that I loved doing. The fourteen years that I worked as an Insurance Agent should also have given me a nudge. I often gave group presentations that included stories about so many of my life experiences. Many clients encouraged me to write them down and share them with others. But it took a life-changing crisis that made me take a look within and find why God had placed me here. I have written a collection of insights that I gained during the first half of my life. Each chapter begins with a joke, a thought or a scripture that I believe God laid on my heart. The body of each chapter consists of a relating experience, insight or lesson that I gained. And each chapter is completed with a prayer. I have noticed how people are enjoying inspirational books that are also a Quick read such as mine. I submitted Chapter Five to the Indianapolis Star and it was published in the Faith and Values section of that newspaper. I think that one sign that a book could be good is when the reader wants more. Each person who has read these chapters did exactly that and asked if they can pass on to others what they have enjoyed or gained from my book. I would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read some of what I believe God has shown me in my life. Come Share The Cookies. Lord, bless this reader, Amen.

This book is a must read Don't let the word poetry fool you This book is inspiring, encouraging, empowering, life-changing, powerful, profound, prophetic poetry that points to Christ. This is not your average book of poems. These words are God-inspired You must be careful how you speak over your life and who you allow to speak into your life Words live Words have the ability to create, produce, form and construct. The words in this book does that and more They give life to lifeless situations Words can also destroy, demolish, tear down, remove and eliminate......ultimately death can occur because of spoken words How many of you need some things to die out of your life like sickness, disease, pain, and turmoil? There is absolutely no way you can read this book and the Words not come alive in your spirit To read this book is to be healed, to be restored, to be revived, to be delivered, to be set free from strongholds and addictions This book will create fresh vision for your life, birth new revelation in your spirit, and produce fruit in your life that will remain This book was written to create new spiritual levels in your life. It will inspire you to transform your mind to think like Christ, remove your stony heart and refashion you a heart of flesh The words in this book are anointed by God and will destroy, completely demolish the works and ploys of satan, pull down strongholds and generations curses in your life will be removed as well as barriers that try to hinder your progress in God To read this book you will experience God's supernatural power in your life These words bring about a change, a spiritual birthing; they will transform your life even as you read them This book is full of the Word of God It will challenge you to re-evaluate your life and make positive, life-long changes that will cause you to rise to new spiritual heights This book prepares you for your next radical move, your next shift, your next supernatural blessing The words in this book are anointed to bring about conviction that provokes a God-fearing change, awaken the spirit in you, deposit faith and build your confidence in God It is time for the body of Christ to rule, subdue, have dominion, take over territory and walk in total VICTORY

What ? can your cat teach you about God's love? does eternity look like? does a plump mouse have in common with your spiritual walk? motivated Jesus to talk to a tree? can a baby elephant teach you about your heavenly Father? can a chicken and a banana peel teach you about staying focused on God's purposes?

Within the pages of In His Light, Cherie Hammers combines biblical truth with her own personal experiences to illustrate how God's Word applies to every facet of life. Through perceptive and often whimsical personal stories, Cherie reveals the meaning of God's Word as it applies to walking in His light in a variety of life experiences. Realize heightened spiritual insights and witness how God's principles will help you to walk in His light.

"In His Light not only kept our attention, but left my wife and I wanting more. These daily devotionals were inspiring, like little nuggets, that one looks forward to reading. Cherie knows how to take circumstances out of everyday events and use them as life lessons. Hoping this is just the first in a series." --Wade McShane, national radio host

?Cherie has a way of spinning timeless truths in a practical fashion. I enjoyed her insights and stories, and you will too ? --Russ Lee, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter