Essence Publishing: 455 books

Could you use some encouragement during a hectic and stress-filled day? Do the stories of others persevering through their challenges and overcoming the odds help you through your challenges? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you have picked up a book that will refresh and encourage...

Before Jesus died, He cried out in triumph, "It is finished!" Jesus died knowing all things had been accomplished, all Scripture had been fulfilled. The price had been paid to redeem mankind from sin. Jesus went to sleep in death knowing He had accomplished all of His Father's will. LENTEN...

My story encapsulates my personal journey with my parents, both the uplifting and the heartbreaking, following their respective latter stage terminal cancer diagnosis.  “I was standing beside my mother when her doctor spoke the words.”  “In the car while driving back, I reached out...

Darlene’s message is that with love and hope, people can and do overcome adversity. Darlene’s character, Charlotte, is an admirable, brave young girl who endures much turmoil. Darlene shares Charlotte’s courageous journey through a childhood of trauma and loss into an adult world of mental illness...

I wrote this book after spending nearly ten years in Toronto Single Parents Associated. I joined that association when my first wife, Mary, died after being struck by a car in 1965, leaving me with eight- and twelve-year-old daughters. I found help for men in my situation at the time to be woefully...

This collection of nugget-sized poems, scripture and meditations are reminiscent of personal experiences encountered during those years of ministry, nursing, parenting, and more recently the aging process. Real life is a complex of situations from which we learn. Between these covers you will find...

One empty bus seat. Two aching hearts. A future written by Fate... When Raquelita Muro’s overbearing mother rips her and her little sister away from their beloved Papa, one tiny, rebellious corner of Raquelita’s heart is grateful that the bus is crowded, and the only seat left is out of...

How do we find faith in these troubling times? Will God come to us—to show us the way? Our lives and our destiny are in the hands of God. Jesus Christ calls out to us—to follow him. So it is, that we are guided into the light of each day and given comfort in the evening hours. We feel God’s...

By reading, listening, asking, thinking, praying and singing, Mary Fagan creates a picture of God. Because of our human limitations and needs she wanted to find a tangible way to see and hear God. She wants now to share these descriptions with others, whether younger, older or in between....

Everyone has a story to tell. It was time to let the world know about mine. I worked at several jobs and lived in many places, searching for my life’s purpose. The secrets within me were sheltered by my exterior wall of existence, which created havoc later on in my life. How I wished I had discovered...

What should have been a time of school work, preparing for her future, working towards university, and moving ahead with life, turns tragic and sad when Sam is faced with decisions she never dreamed she would have to make. This is a story where one decision, one choice, changed the path of Sam’s...

Four children named Myrh, Shell, Frozzie and Gama create a secret talent shop for fun and adventure. The four friends are surprised and delighted when the shop takes on a life of its own, eventually helping their village through a hurricane. Michelle Strutzenberger grew up in Belize, Central...

Story by Patricia Pearce Illustrated by Joanne Purdy A book about discovering one’s hidden beauty. Patricia Pearce loves children and is amazed by how they are so free spirited and excited over every new discovery in life. She has been writing children’s stories the past two years...

The book is about a man, his wife, and 600 pounds of dog, all living in the same small house in the country.  What is their daily routine? What changes must they make in their life in order to fit these dogs into their 24-hour days?  What types of adventures fill their lives? This book...