Popular Contemporary Christian Music columnist Ben Fischer presents the sequel to his charming first novel, Saint Ben. In this new novel, Jonathan is now a young teenager still coping with the tragic loss of his friend, Ben. Despite his pain, Jonathan must face the world again, discovering he can love others and rally the church as he and Ben did before.

A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.

You Are Loved is like chatting with God on a summer day. Just lounging in the shade with an occasional gentle breeze. The more you read the book the more you will understand what real divine love is all about. God will give you something to hold on to in this book. That something is His inconceivable love and compassion for you. God does not just love the world. He loves you, intimately. “Ronnie is a caring and compassionate gentleman with a wealth of life experience. We would all greatly benefit from reading and implementing his ideas and counsel. In every book there are nuggets that should not be overlooked. I pray you find a few of those nuggets in this work that will be to your profit.” Steve Veteto, PhD Director, Rocky Mountain Campus Gateway Seminary It has been my privilege to know Ronnie Johnson for most of my life. I know firsthand of his background, education, and experiences, which have all qualified him to write this book. Most of all, I know of his Christ-motivated love for family, friends, and for those who have yet to know the love of God. I also know of his love for Christ, and that Christ’s love for him is his example and his purpose in life. Leon Shelton Life-long friend Ogden, UT

A novel of one desperate woman’s hopes and desires set in contemporary Prague from “a literary gem who is too little appreciated in the West” (The Boston Globe). Divorced, approaching fifty, and mother to a rebellious fifteen-year-old, Kristyna is beginning to feel the strain of her bleak existence—until she finds a new sense of joy when she begins a love affair with a man fifteen years her junior But her escape into romance is far from complete. She worries about her daughter Jana, who has been cutting school, and may be using heroin—the latest plague on the city. And Kristyna’s mother has forced her to accept the personal papers of her dead father, a tyrant whose Stalinist ideals she despised. At a crossroads in her life, she must find a way to put the past behind her and deal with the challenges of the present in a Czechoslovakia that is still trying to overcome years of communist oppression. In this Washington Post Best Book of 2001, Klima “unflinchingly presents the problems facing modern Prague and civilization in general . . . [and] fills it with mercy” (San Francisco Chronicle).

From the rich well of Christian spiritual writing, best-selling author Maxie Dunnam guides readers through the lives and teachings of Willam Law, Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, and Teresa of Avila. Readers will discover how Dunnam’s study of these faith pioneers influenced his life at pivotal points and how their teachings can transform Christians today. While many books explore the lives and words of these classic spiritual writers, none combines the features of this helpful, easy-to-read workbook. Appropriate for individual or group use, this 7-week study contains questions for discussion, scripture, and reflection on the spiritual life and helpful guidelines for group leaders.