Ed Hearn has seen the thrill of victory and faced the agony of life's big league challenges. After a ten-year struggle in the minor leagues, he coped with a shoulder injury that prematurely ended his career. Then, less than one year later, Ed rebounded from three potentially life-threatening health conditions. His story shows how God can use even the worst circumstances to accomplish His purposes.

When Elizabeth Golden, a typical 13-year-old student who enjoyed hanging out with friends, playing sports and laughing out loud, was diagnosed with Scoliosis and faced major surgery, she was understandably apprehensive about her future. There was one thing, however, that Elizabeth was quite sure of -- that there would always be others facing similar challenges, and they could benefit by knowing she shared their pain, fear, uncertainty, joy and triumphs. Out of her journal was born When Life Throws You a Curve: One Girl's Triumph Over Scoliosis.

Michelle Petersen has been a mother-baby nurse for forty-plus years. At the age of fifteen, she had a visionary, out-of-body near-death experience that led her to the skirts of the heavenly realm then back again. Transformed by what she experienced and what she was told, she now shares with the world the valuable lessons that were revealed to her at a very young age and throughout the course of her life.

Do you ever think about the power you gain by overcoming your challenges? Do you give yourself enough credit for the obstacles you face and overcome with grace and beauty? How do your life and your identity change after you have come face-to-face with difficulties? _______________________________________ Imagine a caterpillar. It is in a larval stage of what may be a butterfly. It may not be aware that the next chapter of its life will be filled with challenge and struggle, but as it grows, it slowly gains a new identity. Through determination and hard work, the caterpillar becomes the butterfly, never realizing that by conquering lifes obstacles, it was changed forever and had become a new beautiful. This book, A New Beautiful, is a brilliant collection of stories from seventeen women. Each story is written with voice, capturing the essence of each womans depiction of her challenging story. Some stories in this collection are written with humor, others with tears, but all are written from the heart. Readers will be engaged and inspired throughout each story as they connect the chapters to themselves or perhaps to someone they know. No one goes through life alone.

In this book, Watchman Nee outlines the pathway for those who have an ear to hear. Like a skilled physician, he first exposes the problems besetting seeking Christians. Using God's Word, he candidly examines the defeated state of the believers, then presses for a cute, opening up a revelation of the victorious, overcoming Christ.

The journey to success is not an easy road. It is full of obstacles and challenges. Many people faint on the way, some others give up and some others decide not to move forward again and choose to just remain at one place. However, there are quite a few people who keep going no matter what happens. These are the people who achieve success at the end. The reason why most of us are not successful is probably because we don't really understand how to cope with the challenges we face. We don't understand how trials work and we are not able to maximize them for our growth and development. Are you facing so many challenges that you don't know what to do? Are you at the verge of giving up? This book is written just for you. It will teach you about the reason and purpose for your trials and also help you to grow, develop and emerge as the champion that you were destined to be.

To Obtain an Overcoming Life is a series of devotions on how to overcome the negative traits and behaviors in our life such as; fear, pride, temptation, finding fault, jealousy, making excuses, rebellion and self, or selfishness. These are very important and valuable as they teach us how to obtain the power to live a victorious life in Christ Jesus. It begins with self for unless we can overcome self we wont be able to overcome other negative traits, as all hinge on self. There are devotions on making right choices and how to set goals and priorities; about attitudes and faith, having a continuous praise in our heart to the Lord and how to obtain our final reward in heaven thus the Road to Eternal Life. As we strive for the Kingdom, we have mountains to climb and valleys to cross, were faced with hills and barriers, and each step has a new name. They are there to keep us out of Heavens territory. We must over - come and step over; failures and past failures, handicaps of every kind, peer pressure, fear, anger, and defeat. Approximately two-thirds of Jesus teachings were in parables. A parable is an earthly story with a spiritual or heavenly meaning, teaching Christian morals, principles and values. Many of these devotions will be based on some of these parables.

In 1986, the bad guys of baseball won the World Series. Now, Erik Sherman, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Mookie, profiles key players from that infamous Mets team, revealing never-before-exposed details about their lives after that championship year…as well as a look back at the magical season itself. Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Lenny Dykstra, Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson, Doug Sisk, Rafael Santana, Bobby Ojeda, Wally Backman, Kevin Mitchell, Ed Hearn, Danny Heep, and the late Gary Carter were all known for their heroics on the field. For some of them—known as the “Scum Bunch”—their debauchery off the field was even more awe-inspiring. But when that golden season ended, so did their aura of invincibility. Some faced battles with addiction, some were traded, and others struggled just to keep their lives together. Through interviews with these legendary players, Erik Sherman offers fans a new perspective on a team that will forever be remembered in sports history. INCLUDES PHOTOS