Tom Newman
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"Deep in the heart of the English countryside lays the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every twenty-five years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end. When David Richmond, a progressive young minister from London arrives in Gladbury, the villagers discover...
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God Came Near volume 3
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In this parable shared by Jesus in Luke 10, a traveler falls among thieves and is left half dead. While others pass him by, a Samaritan and known Jewish enemy saves the man from certain death by caring for him. "Go and do thou likewise," Christ urges.
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God Came Near volume 4
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After giving Abraham a promise of endless blessings, God gives the prophet a great test to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. This event from Genesis 22 is known by many throughout the world as the "Akedah," the Hebrew word for binding.
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God Came Near volume 6
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The Bible only mentions Mary and Martha three times, including the raising of their brother Lazarus (John 11), Mary anointing the feet of Jesus (John 12:1–8), and "choosing that good part" (Luke 10:38–42), but each incident is fundamental in Christ's ministry and teaching.
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God Came Near volume 1
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A man blind from birth is miraculously healed by Jesus Christ in this tale based on John 9. With his sight restored, the man not only sees his healer, but also his divinity, while others, despite their perfectly good eyesight, cannot see Jesus for who He really is.
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God Came Near volume 5
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After three years of famine, a faithful widow and her young son are down to their last "handful of meal . . . and a little oil," when the prophet Elijah approaches her, imploring, "Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand." Experience the widow's trial of faith as told in 1 Kings.
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God Came Near volume 2
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A touch becomes an act of faith in this story from Luke 8. As Jesus moves through a crowd of people, a woman is miraculously healed when she reaches out and touches Christ's garment. Jesus says, "Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
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Who's telling the truth? And whom can be trusted? Claudius, a roman guard, finds himself in the middle of a cover-up regarding the tumultuous events following Christ's execution. As he investigates further, he discovers that the religious leaders, the Roman government officials, and even his closest friends are attempting to hide something important from him. His relentless pursuit of answers to his growing questions threatens his reputation – and...
10) Christmas Child
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A Max Lucado Story - As Christmas draws near, Jack finds himself disconnecting from the holidays, his job and ultimately his wife. His latest assignment as a journalist takes him to Dallas, but a mysterious photograph draws him to the town of Clearwater, Texas. It is here he discovers the town's life-sized, intricately carved nativity. As Jack delves into the mysteries surrounding the nativity and its creator, he uncovers secrets from his past, reunites...