Bøger af Erika Mathews

Immerse yourself in a lyrical, artistic story older than time: the story of the kingdom of God. Receive encouragement and refreshment in your spiritual walk with a collection of poems on our awesome God, trusting God, family, God's creation, special occasions, and ministering Christ. Inspirational and joyful poetry hones in on Biblical truth in a meditative manner.

Come home to a small-town Christmas through the ages...The close-knit community of Homewood, Minnesota might not even be a dot on most maps. But from its earliest settlement to the present day, a warm Christmas welcome and a shining Moravian star have been its hallmarks of the holiday.Step into the bustle of preparations as a young orphan travels an unexpected path to the Christmas he's longed for and a boisterous flock of cousins learns the eternal secrets of the Christmas fruit bowl. Follow a wintery road with a widowed mother in the shadow of war and a generous aunt trying her best for her family as they search for a place where they truly belong. Slip into the fire glow next to a lonely stranger with a terrible secret and a hometown girl trying to escape past hurts, and watch Christmas light and love warm even the coldest places.With so many ways to celebrate the season, one reason undergirds them all-and the Christmas stars of Homewood never tire of telling His story!

The Fox and the Grapes meets the King James Bible. The Tortoise and the Hare meets political correctness in a divided society. The Lion and the Mouse meets narrative poetry. In this whimsical and humorous collection, three of Aesop's best-loved fables are retold in a variety of styles. A hare who loves football, a tortoise who researches rare roots for a cure for cancer, a hungry but egotistical fox, and a mighty lion with a soft spot-these and other animal friends scamper, dance, and leap across the pages and into the hearts of the reader, leaving both a chuckle and a timeless life moral with a fresh twist.

He promised to save the land. She received a divine calling. But how can mere prayer quench his restlessness and her fears? Walking behind a plow day in and day out gets boring for a nineteen-year-old who longs for nothing more than adventure. In the midst of the rampant lawlessness and love of pleasure that drive their country, Kaelan Ellith yearns to make a difference. When a promise at his mother's deathbed gives him the impetus to do just that, he's off to the capital city to bring back the knowledge of Adon Olam. Despite his natural leadership skills, his schemes keep going awry, and lost people keep passing into eternity without hope. How can he ever keep such an impossible promise? Shy Carita Kostan knows the voice of Adon Olam, and she desires nothing more than to follow His calling: "Love. Serve. Pray. Persevere." Yet how can she minister His love to her neighbors when her soul is tormented by their unmet needs and handicapped by her own paralyzing fears? When the true nature of his promise and her call begin to surface, Kaelan and Carita just might discover how saving the world is entirely different than they imagined . . . if they have the humility and the courage to receive it. A clean, family-friendly Christian kingdom adventure fiction novel for all ages. Praise for Promise's Prayer "Very refreshing." "Inspiring characters" "Profound truths prevalent throughout." "Carita is such a sweet inspiration." "Delightful story." "A fun read!" "Definitely recommend to fans of history and clean medieval non-magical books." "Prayer moves the world," Ellrick added. "Prayer turns the schemes and purposes of men upside down." "You do need prayer, more than you know," Carita said softly. "Prayer is the keynote. Prayer isn't the preparation to accomplish the purposes of Adon Olam. It is the accomplishment of His purposes. Great works are done through prayer."

Today's society screams a tune of busy, busy, busy. Stress levels peak, tensions mount, priorities press upon us. Abundant, fulfilling life in the kingdom of God often seems but a distant speck on the horizon of our daily lives. Yet that speck can immediately become your daily reality when you enter that which Jesus has kept for the people of God: a life of rest. A resting life is a fulfilled life. A resting life is a productive life. A resting life is a peaceful life. A resting life is free to love and be loved. But just what is Biblical rest, and how can our modern life seamlessly unite with this rest? In Resting Life: Jesus' Rest for the Busy or Burdened Believer, Erika Mathews tackles this question and addresses the conjunction of rest with practical areas such as fruitfulness, prayer, meditation, spiritual warfare, ministry, witnessing, personal abiding, and relationships with others. Through understanding and embracing God's rest, you too will be uplifted, challenged, encouraged, and freed to live life as He intended-within Him.

When an extroverted bookworm discovers the hidden power of spoken words, death and life tremble in the balance on the tip of her tongue. But not only figuratively. At seventeen, Ellisia's passion for learning and books dominates her small-town existence. No wonder she's elated when an opportunity to attend Academy arises: she can finally fulfill her lifelong goals to further her education and see the famed Palace BookHall. But as she begins to discover the true power of the spoken word, she faces a choice: join forces with a foreign physicist or relinquish her dream to someday work in the BookHall. Loyalties and ambitions war within Ellisia once the scientist's projects begin to threaten her family's safety. When impending crisis brings a clash of spiritual kingdoms, Ellisia must once for all choose how she'll harness the power of words. Spoken words transcend her reality, uniting heavenly with earthly and commanding the forces that drive the physical world, and Ellisia's voice will be the catalyst for sure defeat-or decisive victory.

Her love seems to have passed him by. Little does he know that true covenant Love is knocking at his door. Kethin Ellith's life is brimful: a new town, his dream job working with people and animals, an active social life, and now a spunky, godly woman who has captured his heart. But how can he have any sort of relationship with her when she's not even interested in a single conversation? Faeth Dale delights in being an avid flower gardener and the middle sister of a lively, close-knit family. She has her own non-negotiable reasons for avoiding all male friendships, particularly with spiritually shallow men like Kethin. But would Adon Olam give her this apparently conflicted guidance? When rejection, grief, and longing jolt Kethin's reality, knowing love seems permanently beyond him. And what is this spiritual concept of covenant he keeps encountering? As his struggles in this new relationship with Adon Olam intertwine with the struggles of his heart, Kethin comes face to face with both the starkness and breathtaking gloriousness of divine love itself-and a decision that costs him everything. A family-friendly Biblically-centered romance novel for those who avoid romance novels, Romance's Rest follows big-hearted, animal-loving Kelton through his quest to know the true meaning of love-and covenant relationship with Adon Olam.