Religious Authors

Van Harden is known nationally for his creative broadcasting career and inventions. Through his 27 year leadership as Program Director of 50 thousand watt WHO radio in Des Moines, the station has been awarded 13 national Marconi Awards, the radio equivalent of the Emmy, five of which he has received personally for his own morning radio program, which he has hosted for those entire 27 years. He has also owned a radio station and hosted a TV show, but more important to Van has been his 30 years as an adult Bible teacher.

Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature.

A year ago in the midst of his parent’s divorce Nate Handen surprised everyone in his extended family when he talked his father into leaving the family home and moving in with him and his friend and business partner. He also convinced him to go into business with the two of them. So far both ventures were working out better than anyone ever expected.His father was happy and despite the acrimonious divorce proceedings his parents were friends. The way he saw it they got along better now than he could ever remember when they were married. Now he was on his way to visit his mother. Livia ...

Best-selling and beloved author Madeleine L’Engle, Newbery winner for A Wrinkle in Time, was known the world round for her imaginative spirit and stories. She was also known to spark controversy - too Christian for some, too unorthodox for others. Somewhere in the middle was a complex woman whose embrace of paradox has much to say to a new generation of readers and listeners today. A Light so Lovely casts a vivid portrait of this enigmatic icon’s spiritual legacy, starting with her inner world and including fresh reflections on her writing for today’s listeners.

A clean and wholesome contemporary romance box set that will sweep you away. Enjoy three sweet romance today. Book 1 Tori Lee walked away from her career as a successful lawyer to pursue her passion for design and decorating, much to the dismay of her family. To get business going, she sponsors a contest. The winner, a 13 year old girl, is over the moon. The girl's father? Not so much. But the more time she spends in their house, the more it starts to feel like home to her. Book 2 An interior designer swears off men only to find two good guys--each one worth risking her heart over. These ...

The Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. Each saying was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. It is a good introductory primer on Buddhist thought.

Parker Colthorpe has arrived unexpectedly in Summit Falls to attend one of Jonah Sutherland’s week long symposiums. Or at least that’s what he’s telling everyone…including himself.Adam isn’t the only resident of Summit Falls who is surprised by the unexpected arrival of his former boss when he shows up. But he knows better than most that Parker has always been more at home in the middle of a newsroom than anywhere else and Summit Falls wasn’t the nation’s capital where there was never any shortage of what to cover next. But there was at least one person in Summit Falls who ...

The Completion of C. S. Lewis: From War to Joy is the final volume in a trilogy on C. S. Lewis's life. In this third audiobook, scholar Harry Lee Poe examines the years during World War II until Lewis's death in 1963. This period of his life was wrought with disappointments and tragedy, including the deaths of close friends and family, the decline of his health, and professional failings. Despite these disappointments, this time was also marked by deep and meaningful relationships with those around him, including his friendship with and marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham.

An Everyday Cult follows the arc of Buglion's journey through young motherhood into a group that welcomed her but also captured her mind, her heart, and her money. She shows us how a mind and psyche can be compromised by a controlling leader, using techniques that fly under the radar of human awareness—and she implores listeners to wake up to these ever-present abuses of power. Gerette vividly describes a personal journey that became increasingly treacherous, culminating in tragedy. In the telling of her story, she exposes the impact of cultic manipulation on daily life.

The book begins in 1521 at the great turning point in the life of St Ignatius, when he was wounded at the battle of Pamplona. It then covers the next 17 years up to the arrival of Ignatius and his early companions in Rome. Those were the years of pilgrimage, travel and searching, and of preparation for the establishment of the great religious order he would found.

Cosmic ordering is not a new concept; it predates all religions just as all our other unbreakable laws of life did. Recently the concepts of Rhonda Byrne's The Secret, "manifesting", and "the law of attraction" have entered the mainstream lexicon, but really they are just trendy new labels for something that man has been doing since the dawn of creation - wishing and praying for a better life. Manifesting is just the same as praying but with certainty.

Sultan Asam -has always known that to rule a kingdom, treason and war are inevitable. He also knows what he has to lose. This goes beyond a kingdom. It goes to the safety of the ones he loves the most. His two sons, wife and Sultana as well as the child she carries. He knows that if he fails, his family will be in danger, this he cannot allow... Aasil- wants the throne that his cousin holds. He is willing to do anything to become Sultan and rule. To have what he wants, he must be sure to end not only his cousin; but any heirs he would leave behind. And he means to do so. Sultana Zingae- ...

At the end of World War I, young C. S. Lewis was a devout atheist about to begin his studies at Oxford. In the three decades that followed, he would establish himself as one of the most influential writers and scholars of modern times, undergoing a radical conversion to Christianity that would transform his life and his work. Harry Lee Poe unfolds these watershed years in Lewis’s life, offering a unique perspective on his conversion, his friendships with Christians such as J. R. R. Tolkien, and his development from an opponent of Christianity to one of its most ardent defenders.

In Andi's Lonely Little Foal, Taffy is growing up too quickly. Soon, the little foal will have to leave her mama and stay by herself at night. When a mean boy tells Andi about the scary things that happen when a foal is separated from its mother, Andi wonders if she can keep her little horse safe!

He’s a fourth generation cowboy trying to make his own way. She’s a restaurateur who worries she’s not good enough to meet her own high expectations. An unexpected reunion might be the gift they both need. Pippa had a job waiting at her family ranch when she graduated from college. But ranch life wasn’t for her. So she got a loan from her mom and opened a restaurant in town. The upscale menu and the eclectic atmosphere is everything she’d dreamed about. Rob left his job in Montana to work at the Rolling Hills Ranch in Texas. He needs a new challenge. And as much as he loves his ...

He's an embittered cynic. She's a perpetually cheerful Pollyanna. They both need to learn what trusting God really means. Disabled since birth, bullied as a child, Edinburgh author Brodie Maclean has no faith in God, or in human nature. He learned young that his best weapons are his sharp tongue and his biting honesty, and he doesn’t hesitate to use them. When he’s forced to employ Flynn Ferguson as his housekeeper, it’s instant dislike. She’s too cheerful, she’s too loud, she’s too everything. Including distracting. How is he supposed to write with her around? Even always-look-...

Every summer, fifty-six-year-old Mari escapes the chaos of the big city to find solace in a small town in Minnesota, but this year, her vacation takes a dramatic turn when her best friend Theo is involved in an accident. As a trauma nurse, Mari is no stranger to tragedy, but this time, it hits too close to home. Fearing for Theo's life, she turns to her faith and prays for his recovery. This leads her on a spiritual odyssey guided by Theo's mysterious doctor. As Mari delves deeper into the unknown, she must confront a shocking truth that will test her faith and transform her heart. "Theo's ...

Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision unpacks this oft-ignored, but essential, element of Toni Morrison's work - her religion - and in so doing, gives listeners a deeper, richer understanding of her life and her writing.

Pure Act tells the story of poet Robert Lax, whose quest to live a true life as both an artist and a spiritual seeker inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac, William Maxwell and a host of other writers, artists and ordinary people.

Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over 35 years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life.