Sam: 2572 books

When war ends, terror begins. A fist fight that reverberates down the years. A family devastated by war. A flight from despair. John Andrews leaves industrial Newcastle for a remote village in post-war Cornwall. A village of reclusive inhabitants, where the birds don't sing. A village...

Four festive tales of the supernatural, apocalyptic and blood-sucking variety—an antidote for anyone who occasionally finds Christmas overly sentimental or commercialised and likes to escape to somewhere darker. In Ghosts of Christmas Past, a newly-wed couple spend every Christmas in the...

“...I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. 2And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” — Genesis 17:1-2 Are covenants relevant to us today? Oh yes! Does God change? No. Do his word and principles change? No. If God is and remains unchangeable...

Today's church has sadly failed to minister to men and women deeply affected by porn, abortion, rape, casual sex, a sexless marriage, same-sex attraction, or childhood sexual abuse. Church leaders know these broken people sit in their pews. What they don't know is what to say to them. Those who would...

Many religious scholars have noted a decline in institutional forms of religion in Canada. With fewer Canadians regularly attending church or following denominational proscriptions, is institutionalized religion becoming a thing of the past? In A Culture of Faith, Sam Reimer and Michael Wilkinson argue...

Sometimes in the Christian life we get stuck. Something seems off, and we don't know why. We may not even notice it at first. But we feel like God is far from our daily lives, or we lose hope for the future, or we don't treat others in loving ways. What can we do? Sam Van Eman has found that our spiritual...

Ghanaian Christianity comprises different streams: the Roman Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Anglicans and classical Pentecostals as well as the historically younger neo-Pentecostals or charismatics as they are popularly known in Ghana. Priests, pastors, ministers, deacons, church leaders and officers...

This is the story of my six year old son's near fatal car wreck in which he was thrown from the vehicle and crushed his skull on the pavement. We spent 32 days in the hospital with 19 of them in a coma and it wasn't until we got home that I realized how close we had come to losing him. This...

Plop! Jack stared in disbelief at his mishap - no tragedy. Just moments before his mobile phone had been firmly held in his hand. Yet now inconceivably, some might say impossibly, it sat in six-inches of water at the bottom of a toilet bowl. Strange things follow, Jack's misadventure - random texts...

Make a Difference in Your World! Jesus spoke in parables, stories to teach truths with profound meaning. Good stories can move us and affect our thoughts. Thoughts compel action, and actions change the world. After the success of the theatrical release of their movie Let There Be Light,...

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis. 1:27 The power and role of a woman must never be underestimated. God imbued the woman with the gift of influence and we have seen the evidence of this in history. Wars have been...

The countryside of Devon and Cornwall preserves an unusually rich legacy from its medieval past. This book explores the different elements which go to make up this historic landscape - the chapels, crosses, castles and mines; the tinworks and strip fields; and above all, the intricately worked counterpane...

Sam Almond, the author of How to Live Easily into Your 90s, is living proof that a good diet, exercise, a positive outlook and enthusiasm all contribute to a long and productive life and how, with a bit of dedication and discipline, “old age” can truly be the golden years. The author, himself...

One of the things that will happen to all of us, if we are lucky, is that we will grow old. In Old Fogies, Unite!, author, Sam Almond, takes a humorous and witty look at what happens if you are lucky enough to reach the age of 90 and beyond. In the introduction, and having reached the grand age of...