This is a journey of spititual self-regeneration by a mean-spirited, dried-up cynic. The author looks at the icons of goodness, such as Sting and Susan Sarandon, and sets out to make sure people get the facts and figures about being a wonderful person.

Incredible Plant-Based Meals For Everyone Amanda Logan—the founder of My Goodness Kitchen and a “vegan living with carnivores”—saves you from having to make double the meals and do double the dishes with 75 meatless, egg-less and dairy-free recipes the whole family will love. For die-hard vegans and vegetarians, Amanda takes the flavor up a notch with recipes like Savory French Toast, Vegan Latkes, Easy-Peasy No-Sausage Rolls and Dang Tasty Mexican Black Beans. Devoted carnivores won’t miss meat with dishes like This Lasagna Can’t Be Vegan, Portobello Fajitas and Husband-Approved Tofu Katsu Burger. And to round out the whole family, kids will be begging for more after trying Dairy-Free Stovetop Mac ‘N’ Cheese, Vegan Chili Fries and Chocolate Lover’s Black Bean Brownies. Thanks to Great Vegan Meals for the Carnivorous Family, you can make nutritious, mouthwatering plant-based meals that work for both your family and your healthy lifestyle.

From Puff the Magical Oven Pancake to the Spicy Penne Pasta (ONE pot!) and the decadent Big Girl Cupcakes, you're sure to find something delightful to please your palate. Oh My Goodness! contains 71 sweet, savory, salty and scrumptious recipes that are sure to ooooh and ahhhhh your family, from breakfast on through dessert. (Plus leftovers...high-five!) None are overly complicated...nor too gourmet *whew*, they've all been tasted, tested, perfected and kid/husband approved (mostly), with a pleasant grouping of American, Mexican, Asian and Italian dishes to spice up the lives of your taste buds (they WILL thank you).BUT! Wait...there's more! Aside from the mouth-watering photographs, you'll also find 13 humorous, relatable and colorful illustrations depicting family life in the heart of the home (in the kitchen, of course), as well as handy guides for 'How to Enjoy the Dinner Hour' and 'Mother May I?', a game of substitutions, three (3!) frameable hand lettered quotes aaaaand, yes, there's *gasp* MORE! You get '12 Expert Tips for Saving Money on Groceries', '10 Helpful + Easy (and obvs brilliant) Tips for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies', along with fistfuls of fun quotes and light-hearted musings about food, family and life.These pages are positively filled to overflowing with goodness (Oh me, oh my!) and, in no time at all, you'll want to cook, smile and laugh awhile, love, bake, eat and repeat. Yum.

A verse tale of how Pop Corn and Ma Goodness met, married, built a house, and had a family.

ECPA BESTSELLER • The lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for award-winning contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North shows readers that by seeking God first and focusing on serving Him, we can live daily in His will. "Perhaps God isn't giving me the plan because He wants to be the plan." This was the aha moment for Mike Donehey after years of wrestling with his obsession to know God's specific plans for his life. He came to the realization that waiting for absolute certainty from God before making decisions may seem uberspiritual, but it can lead to a life of intense stress, paralyzing fear, and crushing regret--just the opposite of the freedom granted to those living a Christ-filled life. "This is my story...how I gave up begging to know God's will and began to ask His life to come and change my will." With his signature humor and relentless hunger for God, Mike will show you that discovering the Father's purpose and plan for our lives is not the shell game that we all too often make it out to be. If you're unsure what to do next, take heart and accept the ultimate invitation: learn to see God as the plan, not simply the formula to the plan.

This very day God is actively inviting you to know him better, and Meet My God can help you think about God in a different way each day. Meet My God meets you right where you are in your spiritual walk as you explore these engaging daily meditations. With 366 unique snapshots of what God is like and the ways he is involved in your life, these daily meditations range from the (very) big picture to his relational commitment to you. Each page features a word or phrase of the day, a commentary regarding what it means, as well as two to three supporting Scripture verses. The author's corresponding prayer gives you a glimpse into her own heart response. Finally, one or two thought-provoking questions on each page invite you to journal your own thoughts as you capture what the Holy Spirit is laying on your heart. Whether you are new to the Bible or an experienced believer, Meet My God provides food for thought for each day of the year. Don't miss the blessing of drawing nearer to God. Consider treating yourself to Meet My God or giving a copy to a loved one.

This book is a follow-up to the author’s previous one which revealed the underlying, but veiled, symbolism in the Wizard of Oz. His suggestion regarding the connection between Emerald City and the Catholic Church was not well received. Even more objectionable to many was his assertion that the powerless phony wizard, that “Whiz of a wiz,” is a direct analogy to the God of the Old Testament. These chapters will serve as a guided tour of the “spiritual nooks and crannies” of Holy Scripture. These nooks have been carefully ignored and side-stepped by theologians for a very long time. Those willing to start from a spiritual blank slate and step forward with an open mind will be shocked to their core by what they discover in the many never discussed nooks. While many have claimed to reveal the “secrets” of the Mother Church, you will find here that her biggest secrets have been hidden in plain sight all along. Reassessing our most fundamental assumptions about our deepest and longest cherished core beliefs requires real courage and even a willingness to endure ridicule. When Dorothy pulled back the green curtain, she was changed forever – for the better. It is the author’s sincere belief that everyone who walks the Yellow Brick Road (i.e. the Spiritual Path) must eventually summon the courage to look behind the mysterious veil that separates us from our real world wizard. Most of what follows is not pleasant or easy reading but all of it comes right out of the pages of Holy Scripture itself.

Most of us feel the world is more contentious and less civil than it was a generation ago, or a few years ago, or maybe even last week. We long to be reassured that everything is going to be okay, that God is still at work, even in small ways. The good news is, even when our circumstances change, God does not. He is still in control, and he still offers us good gifts. We just have to know where to look for them. Exploring the beautiful admonition found in Philippians 4:8 to think on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy, author Alexandra Kuykendall encourages us to keep seeking out goodness even when we are mired in a time of fear, division, and negativity. Through personal stories and clear biblical insight, Alex helps us see God at work right now, right in our midst, no matter how messy life feels. She helps us appreciate other people even when we disagree with them, move past false dichotomies, celebrate goodness in others when we find it, and hope for a brighter tomorrow even as we celebrate the good gifts we receive today.

This book is God's prophetic voice as our Father to our hearts as his children. It is his voice to the lost, hurting, orphaned, crushed in heart and spirit, and the hopeless. This book is his heart that releases the captive This book is a tool for God's children to hear his voice of unconditional love and goodness once again. There are those that have been praying to hear his heart. As this book goes out you will know that these words are not religion, man or even a good idea. They are nourishment for your soul, and a fountain of refreshing that can aid in the healing of a broken heart. It is the desire of the author that this book be used as an assistant in the breaking of those things that keep you, as his child, in bondage. This book is the essence of God's heart of love that will help unlock the doors the enemy uses to torment your very soul. This book is God's heart reaching out to your heart in hopes to be used to set you free, heal and make you whole so you can be who God created you to be, and do all he has created for you to do; not what bondage, control, religion, other people, your own design or circumstances create you to be, or create for you to do.

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