A collection of true-life stories gripped with pain, heartache, tests and trials of every nature imaginable. When enduring these difficult seasons in life, we rarely see God or the good in these catastrophic events that threatened to overtake us. Rather, we are threatened by depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, grief and heartache.

Like any soldier in action on the battlefield, you don’t have time to nurse your wounds while you fight to live. Only when the battle is over and you can find rest, can you adequately assess your wounds and the damage they might have caused. It is then you realise had it not been for God, you would not have made it that far – if it at all.

As you take stock of your pain and difficulties, you realise He was always guiding and protecting you. You realise just as the cross had a purpose for the resurrection, your pain also had a purpose and you are a stronger person because of it. Everything worked out for your good. The attacks your enemies used in their attempts to kill you, became weapons you get to uplift and empower others. When you convert your pain into purpose, you have activated your God-given power. It is the power and authority to trample on serpents as He intended of you and for you.

Charlotte Gilden is a divorced mother of three, an eldest daughter, a caring sister and a loving friend. She has a strong sense of family values and unconditional love underpinned by her unwavering, palpable faith in God. She is a strong, tenacious, God-fearing woman, wise and kind to her core. Gilden has a calming, tender, patient way about her befitting of her profession as a nurse.

Ons seuntjie se eerste jaar is kostelike herinneringsboeke wat ouers sal help om daardie kosbare herinneringe van hulle kleinding se eerstelewensjaar vas te bewaar. Hierdie pragtige boeke bied:

• plek om belangrike mylpale soos ’n eerste tree of tand aan te teken.
• blaaie waar foto’s van spesiale oomblikke geplak en versier kan word.
• 2 koeverte waarin baba se hospitaalbandjie of haarlok bewaar kan word

Die bekoorlike volkleur-illustrasies sal klein ogies betower voor hulle toeval terwyl Mamma of Pappa die ritmiese gediggies voorlees om hulle aan die slaap te sus.

Elke gediggie het ’n gebed en ’n Bybelvers wat ouers sal aanspoor en bemoedig in hulle kosbare taak om kinders groot te maak.

Die Verklarende Studiebybel is ’n omvattende Studiebybel gebaseer op die 1933/1953-vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans. Twee vooraanstaande teoloë het die verklarende notas, temas, tekskritiese inligting en inleidings tot die Bybelboeke redaksioneel versorg om te verseker dat dié inligting die Bybel getrou ontsluit en in ooreenstemming is met die nuutste Bybelkundige insigte.

Unieke kenmerke en eienskappe sluit in:

• Teks van die 1933/1953-vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans
• Boek-vir-boek-inligting met inleidende artikels tot elke Bybelboek
• 21 Onderwerp-vir-onderwerp-artikels wat ’n algemene oorsig bied oor die hele Bybel
• Unieke “Bestudeer die boek”-kassies wat die Bybelboek se vernaamste temas en leringe verken
• Vers-vir-vers-voetnotas wat dwarsdeur die teks voorkom
• Volkleur kaarte

Die Verklarende Studiebybel is ’n omvattende Studiebybel gebaseer op die 1933/1953-vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans. Twee vooraanstaande teoloë het die verklarende notas, temas, tekskritiese inligting en inleidings tot die Bybelboeke redaksioneel versorg om te verseker dat dié inligting die Bybel getrou ontsluit en in ooreenstemming is met die nuutste Bybelkundige insigte.

Unieke kenmerke en eienskappe sluit in:

• Teks van die 1933/1953-vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans
• Boek-vir-boek-inligting met inleidende artikels tot elke Bybelboek
• 21 Onderwerp-vir-onderwerp-artikels wat ’n algemene oorsig bied oor die hele Bybel
• Unieke “Bestudeer die boek”-kassies wat die Bybelboek se vernaamste temas en leringe verken
• Vers-vir-vers-voetnotas wat dwarsdeur die teks voorkom
• Volkleur kaarte
• 9-punt-lettergrootte

For many, anxiety is a powerful giant that would like you to believe that your life will never be normal again. A giant that traps you in darkness and defeat. But, you can live free from anxiety.

Knowing first-hand the reality of the battle of anxiety, pastor Louie Giglio shares both practical and spiritual ways to walk in freedom. With encouragement and hope he unfolds the truth in the paradox that anxiety is dead but still deadly—namely, that while the reality of anxiety might be intimidating, there is One whose power has already won the battle.

Putting an X Through Anxiety will show you how to put an "X" through your anxiety using the strongest of weapons: the cross of Jesus. Each day of the journey will help you put one foot forward in the battle, breaking through strongholds where Jesus has already fought for you and won.

’n Omvattende Afrikaanse Studiebybel gebaseer op die vertroude teks van die NLV wat die temas van die Bybel in diepte ontgin.

Die NLV Tematiese Studiebybel is ’n diepgrondige studie oor die temas van die Bybel, gebaseer op die vertroude teks van die Nuwe Lewende Vertaling. Ses van Suid-Afrika se voorste teoloë het saamgespan om die woorde en wêreld van die Bybel vir die hedendaagse leser te ontsluit.

Kenmerke van hierdie unieke Studiebybel:

• Die volledige teks van die Nuwe Lewende Vertaling.
• 'n Inleiding tot elke Bybelboek wat die agtergrond, opbou, outeurskap en boodskap van die boek uiteensit.
• Inleidende artikels tot die Ou en Nuwe Testament, die Pentateug, die historiese boeke, die digterlike en wysheidsboeke, die Profete, Paulus se briewe en die Apokaliptiek.
• 500+ artikels wat die hooftemas van die Bybel ontgin.
• 14 000+ studienotas wat woorde, frases, verse en perikope ontsluit, en konteks, breër agtergrond en dieper insig bied oor die hooftemas van die Bybel.
• 100+ persoonsprofiele oor belangrike Bybelfigure, soos Abraham, Dawid, Maria, Timoteus en Paulus.
• 50+ kaarte en diagramme wat sleutelplekke in die Bybel verhelder.
• Alfabetiese en tematiese indekse.
• Die NLV Tematiese Studiebybel is ’n omvattende hulpmiddel wat Bybelstudie indringend sal verryk.

Finding the Power to Live One Day at a Time draws on the Twelve Step programme developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. It has been written for people who:

struggle with worry and anxiety;
struggle with some form of compulsive and addictive behavior;
feel trapped by feelings of guilt and regret and self-condemnation;
battle with increasing levels of stress and tension; or
may worship on a regular basis but somehow feel that their faith has become bogged down in empty ritual.

This is a book of hope—it reminds readers that there are others like them, and that it is possible to experience a new depth and freedom and joy in their daily lives.

Each chapter covers one of the Twelve Steps. It clearly shows readers how to apply it to their lives, and invites them to take it further in group sharing through the discussion starters at the end of each chapter.

The most fundamental flaw in society is fatherlessness. It is time to delve into the roots of this problem in ourselves and in our communities. It is time to recognize the impact of father wounds in our own lives. Some of those wounds have created hell on earth, not heaven. It is time to seriously take up the responsibility of fatherhood so that the sins of our fathers will not continue to destroy God’s marvelous intention for our lives. It is the time to recognize how a world suffers when Father God is not taken seriously and when His ways are not transferred by His image bearers.

The World Needs A Father will be your guide to understand your role as a father so that the ripples can start flowing through your home, your community and eventually the world. You will learn how a father:

• Establishes moral authority
• Confers identity
• Provides security
• Affirms potential

This booklet is a concise and easy-to-read study of the very real questions surrounding Jesus that your guests might be thinking about when first attending your church or Alpha: Who is Jesus? Why do we need Him? Why did He have to die? Why is He relevant to my life today? These booklets are an effective evangelistic tool to pass out to guests at your services or at Alpha, sharing the Gospel in a warm and relevant way.

Alpha is based on a pattern found in the New Testament of people bringing their friends, family, and work colleagues to meet Jesus. Alpha is an easy way to say to friends, "Come and see, come and explore your questions, come and hear about Jesus, come and see for yourself." Everyone is welcome at Alpha, but the program is designed especially for people who would not describe themselves as Christians or church-goers.

The 366 daily devotions in A Mustard Seed are dedicated to those believers who have to get up every morning and walk the talk, go through the daily grind and face their day-to-day challenges.

This devotional is for every believer who needs a mustard seed of faith to get through every day so they can walk in the fullness of what God has prepared for them in His kingdom.

Mini-oordenkings vir vroue is ’n geskenk van hoop en vreugde wat vroue herinner dat God altyd naby hulle is. Die 180 kort en inspirerende oordenkings sal elke vrou aanmoedig om God se belofte van onfeilbare liefde te koester.

Die handige sakpas-formaat laat vroue toe om enige tyd en enige plek stil te word en tyd saam met Hom deur te bring.

It’s hard work to be a supportive spouse and keep your marriage strong and satisfying. It can sometimes feel as if you and your spouse are drifting apart due to the fast pace and packed schedule of your daily lives. The Power of Prayer™ to Enrich Your Marriage - Book of Prayers provides the perfect opportunity to spend quality, prayerful time with your spouse and grow closer to them, and to God.

Through these 60 Scripture-based prayers, bestselling author Stormie Omartian will help you:

• ask for God’s protection against 14 of the most common, yet serious marital problems like communication, forgiveness, raising children and finances.
• discover how to better know, love, and communicate with your spouse
• find peace where there was once tension, both in your heart and marriage.

Reflect on the daily verse and learn how to surrender your marriage to your Heavenly Father, knowing that He will walk with you through whatever lies ahead.

Die 180 kort maar kragtige oordenkings in Mini-oordenkings: Genade vir elke oomblik verseker lesers opnuut van God se genade en moedig gelowiges aan om ’n Christus-gesentreerde lewe te leef. Temas wat ter sprake kom, is God se getrouheid, liefde, krag en beloftes.

Die handige sakpas-formaat maak dit ideaal vir daaglikse stiltetyd in God se teenwoordigheid waar jy ook al is.

Spreuke vir jou daaglikse wandel bied praktiese wysheid vir elke gelowige oor ’n verskeidenheid lewensaspekte. Die versameling bemoedigende teksverse uit Spreuke is tematies gerangskik en bied leiding en insig oor sake soos jou verhoudings, beroepslewe, finansies en ander aspek van die lewe.

Spreuke vir jou daaglikse wandel sal gelowiges met hoop vul en hulle aanmoedig om die lewe te leef wat God vir hulle beplan het.

This is an excellent large print NIV translation of the Christian Bible published by Zondervan. The cover is a soft flexible leather of two colors – chocolate and amber. A brown ribbon bookmark is attached to the spine.

Discover the world's best-selling modern-English Bible translation with the accurate, readable, and clear NIV Personal Size Large Print Bible.

• Large print type
• Subject headings
• Translator's notes
• Beautiful and durable binding
• Ribbon Marker
• 11.5-point type size

’n Omvattende Afrikaanse Studiebybel gebaseer op die vertroude teks van die NLV wat die temas van die Bybel in diepte ontgin.

Die NLV Tematiese Studiebybel is ’n diepgrondige studie oor die temas van die Bybel, gebaseer op die vertroude teks van die Nuwe Lewende Vertaling. Ses van Suid-Afrika se voorste teoloë het saamgespan om die woorde en wêreld van die Bybel vir die hedendaagse leser te ontsluit.

Kenmerke van hierdie unieke Studiebybel:

• Die volledige teks van die Nuwe Lewende Vertaling.
• 'n Inleiding tot elke Bybelboek wat die agtergrond, opbou, outeurskap en boodskap van die boek uiteensit.
• Inleidende artikels tot die Ou en Nuwe Testament, die Pentateug, die historiese boeke, die digterlike en wysheidsboeke, die Profete, Paulus se briewe en die Apokaliptiek.
• 500+ artikels wat die hooftemas van die Bybel ontgin.
• 14 000+ studienotas wat woorde, frases, verse en perikope ontsluit, en konteks, breër agtergrond en dieper insig bied oor die hooftemas van die Bybel.
• 100+ persoonsprofiele oor belangrike Bybelfigure, soos Abraham, Dawid, Maria, Timoteus en Paulus.
• 50+ kaarte en diagramme wat sleutelplekke in die Bybel verhelder.
• Alfabetiese en tematiese indekse.
• Die NLV Tematiese Studiebybel is ’n omvattende hulpmiddel wat Bybelstudie indringend sal verryk.

Ons dogtertjie se eerste jaar is kostelike herinneringsboeke wat ouers sal help om daardie kosbare herinneringe van hulle kleinding se eerste lewensjaar vas te bewaar. Hierdie pragtige boeke bied:

• plek om belangrike mylpale soos ’n eerste tree of tand aan te teken.
• blaaie waar foto’s van spesiale oomblikke geplak en versier kan word.
• 2 koeverte waarin baba se hospitaalbandjie of haarlok bewaar kan word.

Gebede om jou hart te seën is propvol inspirasie vir elke gelowige wat in gebed tot God wil nader, maar sukkel om die regte woorde te vind. Dit bevat gebede uit die Woord, asook klassieke gebede van skrywers soos Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Amy Carmichael, St. Augustinus en Ruth Bell Graham. Van die temas wat aangeroer word, is lofprysing, danksegging, tye van swaarkry en geestelike groei.

Wanneer jy tyd in God se teenwoordigheid deurbring en oor sy kragtige Woord mediteer, bou dit karakter, innerlike krag en ’n godvresende selfvertroue om enige lewensuitdaging te trotseer.

In stilwees en vertroue is 366 oordenkings deur die bekende evangelis Angus Buchan. Elkeen van die daaglikse teksverse, inspirerende oordenkings en diepsinnige gebede sal jou toerus met die krag van die Heilige Gees om sterk te staan teen elke dag se uitdagings. Nou is die tyd om God te vertrou. Bring daarom tyd saam met Hom deur, want ons krag lê in stil wees en vertroue hê (Jes. 30:15).

In 1950, the famous Dominican theologian Yves Congar stated that there were three kinds of reform in Church history, to cure three kinds of corruption. Doctrinal orthodoxy was reformed by General councils. Institutional shortcomings were reformed by administrative means (like codifying Church law). Moral failings were remedied best by the preaching of religious orders. He also added that in the 20th century, since the Church suffered neither heresy nor moral laxity, the only area was institutional reform. He died before the sexual abuse of children came to light. If Congar got it wrong, it suggests that the Church cannot reform itself: or can it? Michael Winter was ordained priest for the Catholic diocese of Southwark in 1955. He worked for nine years as curate and parish priest in a variety of parishes. Later he pursued further studies in theology at the universities of London, Cambridge and Fribourg (Switzerland), where he was awarded the Doctorate in Theology in 1977. He resigned from the clergy in 1986 and turned to university teaching, and writing. Subsequently.