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Series
Oceanside volume 1
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Language
English
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Annie Marlow has been through the worst. Rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when Annie was a teenager. Once there, Annie begins to restore her broken spirit, thanks in part to the folks she meets: a local painter, Keaton, whose large frame is equal to his big heart, and who helps Annie fix up her rental cottage by the sea; Mellie, the reclusive,...
2) Matrix
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Publisher
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Language
English
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"Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease. At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily...
3) Signs
Series
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles.
Publisher
Distributed by Echolight Partners
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Oliver is a bright twelve year old who lives in the shadow of his parents' loss of their first son. His family appears fine on the outside, but is broken behind closed doors. As they work out their faith, Oliver is left to grapple with his own belief in God and the answers to life's biggest questions: Why am I here? What happens after death? Who made us?
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
With her final assignment before moving up to supervisor, Monica finds herself defending a mysterious stranger accused of a horrific crime that threatens to crush the soul of an entire town. In obedience to her calling, Monica faces off with the ultimate enemy and offers to make the greatest sacrifice of all in a stunning test of faith that will bring her face to face with the Father himself.
8) Family camp
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Grace Ackerman signs her family up for their church's rustic summer Family Camp, a comedy of errors ensues as these polar-opposite families must share a yurt and compete for the camp's coveted games trophy. It's not until the two dads end up lost in the woods that their faith and family bonds are truly tested in this heartwarming family comedy.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For Sarah Krasnostein, it begins with a Mennonite choir performing on a subway platform, a fleeting moment of witness that sets her on a fascinating journey to discover why people need to believe in absolute truths and what happens when their beliefs crash into her own. Some of the people Krasnostein interviews believe in things many people do not: ghosts, UFOs, the literal creation of the universe in six days. Some believe in things most people...
10) The producers
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now he only seems to be able produce flops. Things turn around for Max when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. With this in mind, they decide to produce a musical called 'Springtime...
11) Life with dog
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"My wife had faith, I had doubt - you'd be surprised how well those two work together!" That's been Joe Bigler's "life operating manual" until his wife died in a mysterious bicycle accident. Now without her faith to help him mourn, and his doubt driving toward a mystery surrounding her death, Joe is left with more questions than he can handle, and quickly finds himself spiraling into a dark abyss - uncertain of all things. His rescue comes in the...
12) The wager
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Michael Steele is ten days from the biggest night of his life. He has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Achieving the height of career success, Michael is quickly cast in the role of a lifetime as the lead character in a classic struggle between good and evil when rumors about his morality and faith run rampant. Will he buckle with temptation or stay true to his beliefs?
13) River spirit
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This enchanting and eye-opening new novel from Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela follows an embattled young woman coming of age during the Mahdist War in nineteenth-century Sudan, and illuminates the tensions that shape her course: between Britain and Sudan, Christianity and Islam, colonizer and colonized. In River Spirit, Aboulela gives us the unforgettable story of a people who--against the odds and for a brief time--gained independence from foreign...
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
God's not dead: A Christian college freshman, Josh Wheaton, and his atheist philosophy professor hold court on the existence of God. To pass the course, Josh must prove to the class that God is alive and well. This dare could cost him his relationships, his career, even his future, but Josh stands up for his faith and takes on the challenge.
Woodlawn: In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School...