A deluxe edition of the bestselling Christian picture book about a polar bear cub who asks a question: “Where did I come from?”
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The first time I flew, I worried that plane to a safe landing.
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A decade after her farewell tour, multi-Grammy-winning Christian singer Sandi Patty is out with a new song and has plans for another album next year.
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As I drove the minivan home, I turned to my wife and said, “I think God is calling me to plant a church out here.”
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Moving to new houses, new schools, new neighborhoods, and other life changes can be unsettling. This picture book is a reminder to look to God as your family adjusts together.
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Odysseus embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. He and his fellow soldiers find themselves battling not only the elements, but an array of deadly obstacles. Meanwhile, his wife and son have their own battle at home.
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A restorative, life-giving vision of pastoral work.
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The CRC came to that same fork and didn’t take the well-worn path.
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The sub-genre of country music (characterized by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and others) is noted for religious undertones of God, faith, and salvation.
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What are some parenting practices for various stages of my child’s development to help them maintain an interest in faith?
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A sudden blackout turns into a neighborhood-wide sleepover in this lovely, lyrical picture book about family, community, and how much fun it can be to unplug from technology.
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Peter Parker devotes his life to protecting New York City as a full-time Spider-Man. But as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he's ever faced.
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In Our Family Is Not a Tree, Laura Boonstra invites readers into the tender, challenging, and faith-stretching journey of becoming foster parents. Through intertwined stories, she bears witness to a family formed not by biology alone, but through obedience, hospitality, and trust in God’s provision.
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God wants us to trust him more and more.
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The daily technology we rely on is completely dependent upon physical laws that defy our basic human logic.
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A gripping, sincere debut novel set across four generations of a Japanese American family living in California’s vibrant agricultural heartlands, exploring the sharp edges of inheritance and what it means to truly belong.
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The HC teaches how great my sin and misery are; how I am delivered from my sin and misery; and how I am to thank God for this deliverance.
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After a great first season, The Banner Podcast is now on new platforms and we’re thinking about what’s next. We want to hear from you!
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I'll open social media intending to scroll for a minute, and before I know it, I'm doomscrolling.
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Author Becca McMurdie and award–winning illustrator Paola Escobar explore the natural world with appreciation and empathy in this wildly imaginative, summer-themed picture book.
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J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, and other literary legends join forces to unravel a deadly conspiracy in this gripping mystery that sweeps from the halls of Oxford to the streets of London and the shores of Loch Ness.
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I still think about the kindness of the woman at the coffee stand.
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God calls us to pay attention to his Word and keep it central in our lives. Our tradition is formed in obedience to that call.
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This delightful picture book romp features an adorable grandfather and granddaughter, a lively group of marketgoers, and one very memorable fly.