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Wacky Mayla Strong has finally given her life to God. But does He really want a purple-haired girl with piercings? When purple-haired Mayla Strong slumps into the back pew of her mother's church she has only one goal-to get Mama off her back. But Pastor Paul's message pierces her soul, she's strutting down the aisle in front of the bug-eyed congregation, lip stud and all. Baptized on the spot, Mayla comes out of the water knowing one thing for certain: life will never be the same. "Smith writes with wit and honesty in this chick lit parable for walking in faith in a lost and dying world." - RT Book Reviews (4-stars)

No matter how long a person has struggled with illness, he faces a myriad of emotions when all treatment options have been exhausted. There are many books offering encouragement and advice on how to live. This one offers a perspective on how to die. The author wrote these prayers while undergoing her sixth and seventh regimens of chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer. The writing resonates with her grief, anger, acceptance, and the comfort she found as God carried her through this phase of life.

The daughter of a pagan priestess believes Noah's prophecy...especially when she discovers the horrifying secret behind her city's primary export. Belief in the One God is dangerous in Cainlan, a city founded on the worship of the god Cain. But when Eliana meets the son of a religious fanatic she is drawn to Shem's caring manner and deep faith. She believes his assertion that the One God will wipe the earth clean of the corruption that fills it, especially when she discovers a terrifying secret known only to those high in the government's ruling council. Though desperate to escape her destiny, Eliana's life has been preordained. Not even Shem's God can rescue her from the fate for which she was born - becoming the next high priestess to Cain.

Springs in the Desert is a collection of articles, devotionals, poetry, prayers and stories written by the members of Utah Christian Writers Fellowship. The writers of UCWF work together to instruct, support, and encourage one another in a common goal: to honor the Lord Jesus Christ with their writing skills.

When Mama awakes in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve with a hankering for a chocolate chip cookie, she tiptoes down the stairs to help herself to one of the treats left for Santa. But she discovers that Santa has already arrived, and there's only one cookie left! Fiction veteran Virginia Smith tells a charming Christmas story that's sure to become a holiday favorite in The Last Christmas Cookie.