Set in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, Christina's Gift begins with the death of Christina Martin Andrews, a minister serving an established congregation in the city. As her friends and family try to make sense of how her life ended, they realize that her friendship was an invitation to become friends with Jesus and, in doing so, to discover their true selves, their true purpose.

Christina is unfortunately used to dealing with monumental challenges. First, her father abandoned her at birth and then her mother died entirely too soon, leaving her with just a few months of rent money. Now the woman who took her in and provided her with a job has also passed away. As Christina hopelessly watches her world seemingly crumble and contemplates why God has placed her in these circumstances, she has no idea that something magical is about to happen that will change her life forever. A day after Mrs. Baker’s funeral, Christina opens the shop and is doing her best to muddle through the morning when her path crosses with Red, an older friend of Mrs. Baker who has opened a beautiful gallery of collectibles and antiques next to the shop. As Christina becomes more acquainted with Red, she begins noticing his special gift for finding the positive in all situations as she slowly learns how to handle and conquer life’s greatest adversities. Christina’s Gift is an exceptional story of faith, hope, and love as a young woman down on her luck finds help from a strange and mysterious source.

A Suspenseful, Psychological, Murder Mystery Story Imagine a day after your 16-year-old daughter had an accident she is revealing that she was someone else and she was murdered. Upon checking her claim, you are shocked that she is 100% accurate. It is scary, powerful and unexplainable wouldn't you agree? As human beings we all, at some time, wonder where we come from, and where we go when we die. Is there life after death? Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation. That accounts for almost two thirds of the world's population. Belief is a very powerful phenomenon. It controls our lives and our behavior. Reincarnation is a powerful and interesting subject. What is the Connection? is a murder mystery. This is a story about a sixteen-year-old girl who has knowledge of a murder that took place a continent away before she was born, and brings the killer to justice, freeing an innocent man from a life sentence. The story has a twist, which will surprise everyone. About the Author: Terry Rajan's books are unique in style. He takes a subject and explores with curiosity to wield interesting stories with suspense and surprise in the end.

Tales of xenoglossia—the instantaneous ability to read, to write, to speak, or to understand a foreign language—have long captivated audiences. Perhaps most popular in Christian religious literature, these stories celebrate the erasing of all linguistic differences and the creation of wider spiritual communities. The accounts of miraculous language acquisition that appeared in the Bible inspired similar accounts in the Middle Ages. Though medieval xenoglossic miracles have their origins in those biblical stories, the medieval narratives have more complex implications. In The Gift of Tongues, Christine Cooper-Rompato examines a wide range of sources to show that claims of miraculous language are much more important to medieval religious culture than previously recognized and are crucial to understanding late medieval English writers such as Geoffrey Chaucer and Margery Kempe.

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In this revised edition of his small group guidebook, Jeffrey Arnold discusses the basic components and dynamics of small groups and offers training and resources to help you get started in effective small group ministry.

On Christmas Day, Christina returns to her childhood home in the mountains of North Carolina for the annual family reunion, and soon finds herself in the midst of a crisis.