Biography & Autobiography, Religious
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Going Out and Coming In
Ministry with Latin-American Mennonite Churches and Beyond by Helen Dueck
Balancing familial and professional responsibilities requires incredible determination. Now imagine doing this in a foreign country and with a young family. Author Helen Dueck doesn’t have to imagine. This was her life after she and her husband ...
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Fear Not Mystery
Knowing Love Beyond Comprehension by Aukje Kapteyn
Spiritual paths are rarely a straight line. Fear Not Mystery is an absorbing memoir describing the author’s passage of reconciling her religious upbringing with forging her own spiritual path. The consequence of growing up amidst a strict structural ...
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Beyond the Morning Star
The Life of Reverend Russell McGillivray by A. Russell McGillivray
My father often told me stories of my grandfather, Reverend (Rev.) Russell McGillivray, who died when I was three years old. The generation who heard Rev. McGillivray preach recalled the power of his voice and the simplicity of his messages. A ...
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God Give Me Faith
And Other Prayers You Don't Want to Pray by Rayel Bausenhaus
“God give me faith,” is the prayer you don’t want to pray. It’s a prayer that usually means you’ll endure uncomfortable and terrifying situations that push every boundary you have. It’s a prayer I prayed as, over six months, one of my parents lost ...
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Not My Kind of Mennonite
by Maria Moore
On a cold and snowy night in January 1972, George Peters was shot by his brother-in-law and left to die on a back road in rural Ontario. The investigation and trial of his murder would tell a story that compelled a jury to let his killer walk free. ...
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Life As I Know It
A Biologist's View of the World by Richard Penner
Can a biologist be fiercely supportive of the scientific process and still believe in God? How does travelling shape a young mind, and can it influence the path you take in life? Are humans really all that different from each other, when we consider ...
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Journals of Victory
Following God's Vision for My Life by Betty Charles
What do you do when you receive a vision from God, telling you to build a church? Eighteen years ago, Betty Charles received such a vision. She was a new believer, and the vision seemed impossible. In her search for answers to her many questions ...
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A Broken and Crushed Heart Restored
Surviving in a Dysfunctional Home by Helene M DeWitt
I was raised to be fearful; and then rejected for being fearful plus I have Tourette syndrome; I was made to believe I was a complete failure no matter which way I went. A Broken and Crushed Heart Restored follows Helene M DeWitt’s recovery from the ...
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The Immigrant Soul - The Universal God Theory
by Nando Speranza
At the age of five, Nando Speranza had his first out-of-body experience. Alone and afraid, a voice comforted him. This was only the beginning of these occurrences that ignited the author’s desire for connection through relationships, music, and a ...
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Dad, God, and Me
Remembering a Mennonite Pastor and His Wayward Son by Ralph Friesen
In a compelling, honest, and transparent account, Ralph Friesen tells the story of his father, Reverend Peter D. Friesen of Steinbach, Manitoba. He also tells his own story, of the search for his father and a crisis of faith. Growing up in a ...
