Biography & Autobiography, Religious
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Only One Way
Hold To Jesus Christ by Maria Joy
THIS IS A GRITTY STORY Joy is a naive girl, curiously lured in by forbidden temptations. Being enticed, she is vividly engulfed, entrenched by foolish desires. Crystal Meth and twisted love pushed Joy past her limit of sanity. A world...
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Lord, The Light of Your Love is Shining
by Emanuela Willen
Lord, The Light of Your Love is Shining is a continuation of the author’s first book, My Journey Back to God. In this story, Emanuela recalls her personal testimony, including her struggles and how she changed her perspective to go on. As a...
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Letters Home
Pictures from Niger by Ary Vreeken
In 1999 Ary Vreeken accepted a position as an International Development Worker for a project in Niger, with a Canadian church group. With extensive experience in both agriculture and community development in Canada and West Africa, his mission...
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A Scrappy Little Nobody
Life Lessons in Faith, Business and Politics by Martin Harder
Within days of his birth in 1949, Martin Harder was in hospital, unable to get nutrition into his frail body and fighting for his life. A desperate search for answers brought him under the care of Dr. Cornelius W. Wiebe, who performed exploratory...
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Enemy Under Our Roof
A Childhood Memoir from the Nazi-occupied Netherlands 1940 - 1945 by Johanna M. W. F. Lemke
Riveting, inspiring, and informative, Johanna’s often graphic memoir, Enemy under Our Roof, is based on the author’s experiences in war-torn Hengelo, the Netherlands in World War II. From nights of terror spent in the cellar during air raids to...
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Home
Reflections on Marginality and Belonging by Efa E. Etoroma
Where are you from? Where is your home? Do you miss home? These are questions that Efa E. Etoroma—born in Nigeria—has frequently been asked since moving to Canada in 1978. In this autoethnography, the Concordia University of Edmonton professor...
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Blaming God
A Victim's Journey by R J Burton
Faith can be shaken by trauma. R.J. Burton knows this well. As a young teen, she experienced abuse at the hands of an older man. The trial that ensued exonerated the perpetrator while condemning the victim in the eyes of her community, sending...
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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...
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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...