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Book Beat July 2013 Print Email
Written by Leslie Santamaria   
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 04:55 PM America/New_York

AngelsInTheFireAngels in the Fire: The Dramatic True Story of an Impossible Rescue by Dann Stadler tells of a miraculous rescue from a horrific auto accident. Dann and his wife, Tracey, survived the crash after Tracey was saved by a powerful angel. The book encourages believers and reveals that God still intervenes in lives today. Stadler blogs at www.saturdayspromise.com, which focuses on living in the promises of the resurrection. Bethany House (Baker Publishing Group) releases the book this month in softcover for $14.99.

 

DeathByLivingBest-selling author and managing editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine, N.D. Wilson has penned a set of poetic meditations designed to encourage readers to live each day by viewing life through the lens of mortality. Thomas Nelson releases Death by Living: Life is Meant to be Spent this month in hardcover for $19.99. In the book, Wilson reminds readers to pause and remember that we are all authors of the books that will be our lives.

 

FreedomFromDepression FCharisma House releases Freedom From Depression: Emotional Healing Through Spiritual Health and Wholeness (softcover, $14.99) this month. Author Jenny Swindall writes from experience following her own battle with depression and the suicide of her brother. Reporting that 10% of Americans are on an anti-depressant, she offers a biblical plan based on two principles—ownership and abandonment—to bring emotional healing. Each chapter includes questions, prayers and assignments for application.

 

RelentlessA call for compassion for the poor is the focus of Relentless: Pursuing a Life That Matters by Dave Donaldson and Terry Glaspey. Donaldson is co-founder of Convoy of Hope, an international relief agency. His book examines the problems faced by the poor and oppressed around the world and showcases examples of many Christians who have already accepted the task of caring for those in need. Influence Resources releases this title in softcover for $12.99 this month. 

 

GodonomicsGodonomics: How to Save our Country—and Protect Your Wallet—Through Biblical Principles of Finance by Chad Hovind releases this month from Multnomah Books (hardcover, $12.99). The author is pastor of the 2,000-member Horizon Community Church in Cincinnati and author of the Godonomics DVD series. While a left-leaning critique of America’s economic system is gaining in volume, Hovind offers a defense of capitalism by showing that, like America’s system of government, its economic system is also rooted in the Bible.

 

WoundedWomenIn Wounded Women of the Bible: Finding Hope When Life Hurts, Dena Dyer and Tina Samples use stories from wounded women in biblical and contemporary times to explore the emotions and hurts women of all ages share—and spotlight the healing only God can provide. Dyer is author of several books, including Mothers of the Bible, and Samples is a worship leader and devotional writer. This month Kregel Publications releases their book, which includes a Bible study guide, for $12.99 in softcover.

 

StarCrossedScreenwriter and TV producer Ron Austin recounts the three major threads of his life in Star Crossed: A Hollywood Love Story in Three Acts (softcover, $24). Releasing this month from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Austin’s memoir covers his early life and career in Hollywood working with stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Farrah Fawcett, his conversion at age 50 from atheism to Catholicism, with the support of his Jewish wife, and a discussion of how Jews and Catholics can find common ground. 

 

YouWereBornForMoreYou Were Born for More: Six Steps to Breaking Through to Your Destiny by Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr. outlines a six-step pathway to help believers draw on God’s mercy and grace to rise above their circumstances, discover their destiny and achieve lasting change. Jackson is pastor of Hope Christian Church, a 3,000-member congregation outside Washington, D.C. This month, Chosen Books (Baker Publishing Group) releases this softcover book for $13.99.