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Brother and Sister Bear are excited about the coming of Christmas, when they will perform in a pageant and receive presents, but they also learn an important lesson about giving to others.

2) Mostly what God does: reflections on seeking and finding his love everywhere

Author

Guthrie, Savannah

Pub. Date

2024.

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Book, eAudiobook

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Mostly what God does is love you. If we could believe this, really believe this, how different would we be? How different would our lives be? How different would our world be? If you ever struggle with your connection to God (or whether you even feel connected to a faith at all!), you're not alone. Especially in our modern world, with its relentless, never-ending news cycle, we can all grapple with such questions. Do we do that alone, with despair...

3) The Berenstain Bears and the big question

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Appears on list

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When Sister Bear asks her mother about God, Mama tries to explain.

4) The Berenstain Bears and the Easter story

Author

Berenstain, Jan

Publisher

Zonderkidz

Pub. Date

c2012

Description

Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear know more about Easter candy than Easter itself until their Sunday School teacher, Missus Ursula, takes them to see a passion play performed by another class.

5) The 7-day Christian: how living your beliefs every day can change the world

Author

Wilcox, Brad

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Providing practical solutions on how to live your beliefs every day, asking not "What would Jesus do?" but rather, "What would Jesus have me do?" From the book: Well-meant pieces of advice to "be yourself," "accept yourself," and "love yourself," all have one thing in common: the word self. Jesus taught that the greatest love of all is not learning to love yourself but learning to love God and others.

6) Everything happens for a reason: and other lies I've loved

Author

Bowler, Kate

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"A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty. Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying, when she began to feel jabbing pains in her stomach. She lost thirty pounds, chugged antacid, and visited doctors for three months before she was finally diagnosed...

7) Holy hygge: creating a place for people to gather and the gospel to grow

Author

Erickson, Jamie

Publisher

Moody Publishers

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In a culture of rush, hygge appeals to their desire for rest--for slow living, shared moments, and fostered friendships. In Holy Hygge, author Jamie Erickson unites the popular Danish practice with the deep, theological truths of the gospel. She covers the seven tenets of hygge: hospitality, relationships, well-being, atmosphere, comfort, contentment, and rest. In addition, Erickson shows how the external veneer of a lifestyle can create a life-giving...

8) Becoming free indeed: my story of disentangling faith from fear

Author

Vuolo, Jinger

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Book, eAudiobook

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"Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ"--

9) Power to become: spiritual patterns for pressing forward with a steadfastness in Christ

Author

Bednar, David A

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Book, Audio Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

As followers of Christ, our desire is to become like Him. In fact, we have been commanded to do so. But how?

In Power to Become, Elder David A. Bednar explores how the Savior makes possible His divine commission, "Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect" (3 Nephi 12:48).

Chapters in this thought-provoking book highlight the importance of the Atonement, the spiritual gift of personal

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10) Her mother's hope

Author

Rivers, Francine

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Determined to find life on her own terms, Marta leaves Switzerland and lands in the central valley of California with her children and husband in tow, and years later, when Marta's oldest daughter, Hildie, gains her independence by becoming a nurse, marrying and beginning a family of her own, each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world.

11) I guess I haven't learned that yet: discovering new ways of living when the old ways stop working

Author

Niequist, Shauna

Publisher

Zondervan

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist writes about unexpected loss, change, faith, midlife, and a move to New York City with her signature depth and vulnerability. In this book, she invites us to practice curiosity and self-compassion, to become beginners again, and to rediscover resilience and courage in our own seasons of change"--

12) Lady of disguise / (bk. 6 Dericott Tales)

Author

Dickerson, Melanie

Publisher

Thomas Nelson

Pub. Date

2024.

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Set in medieval England, eighteen-year-old Louisa teams up with the chivalrous knight, Sir Charles, to find hidden treasure and save her younger sister Margaret before their uncle marries her off.

13) 21 principles: divine truths to help you live by the spirit

Author

Scott, Richard G

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In 21 Principles, Elder Scott encourages us to search for true principles as we seek spiritual knowledge, explaining that principles are concentrated truth, packaged for application to a wide variety of circumstances. He teaches that, as we resolutely follow correct principles, we forge a strength of character that will be a resource in times of need. True principles make decisions clear even under the most confusing of circumstances. Elder

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14) Increase in learning

Author

Bednar, David A

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Focuses upon concepts, patterns, and processes that can help the reader learn for himself or herself the fundamental doctrines and principles of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

15) The boy who ate America

Author

Jones, Nathan Smith

Publisher

Shadow Mountain

Pub. Date

c2007

Description

A boy who is so hungry that he moves from eating sandwiches to buildings and finally to an entire nation learns from his mother that it is his soul, not his body, that needs to be filled.

16) Veil of winter / (bk. 3 Dericott Tales)

Author

Dickerson, Melanie

Publisher

Thomas Nelson

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In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess Elyce escapes unscrupulous King Conrad by taking a sleeping potion, and after Sir Gerard wakes her with a kiss they begin their journey to Prague in the dead of winter.

17) Cloak of scarlet / (bk. 5 Dericott Tales)

Author

Dickerson, Melanie

Publisher

Thomas Nelson

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Orphan Violet and knight Sir Merek team up to fight against the villainous Baron Dunham and corruption in the kingdom, while also navigating their growing feelings for each other.

18) Heart of the matter: what 100 years of living have taught me

Author

Nelson, Russell M

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"Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, details lessons he's learned in his 100 years of living"--

19) The lifegiving home: creating a place of belonging & becoming

Author

Clarkson, Sally

Pub. Date

2016

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In this unique book designed to help your family enjoy and celebrate every month of the year together, you'll discover the secrets of a life-giving home from a mother who created one and her daughter who was raised in it. Together they offer a rich treasure of wise advice, spiritual principles, and practical suggestions. You'll embark on a new path to creating special memories for your children; establishing home-building and God-centered traditions;...

20) The Berenstain Bears' neighbor in need

Author

Berenstain, Jan

Publisher

Zonderkidz

Pub. Date

[2010]

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