New Christian Books

Thank you to Christian Book Record in Edmonton for sending the following list of new books to feature

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Loved to Life
by Ann Voskamp (Canadian author)
Tyndale House Publishers

Instant National Bestseller!
A 40-day journey to move you from barely getting through to passionately living the fullest life. You aren’t alone. God knows what it feels like to be where you are, where you have been. God Himself knows how hard this broken planet is. He’s walked where you’ve walked. But out of those hard, dusty roads emerges a way into the exhilarating life you’ve longed to fully experience. This is the truest story in the whole universe: God is the only one who has ever loved you to death and came to resurrect you into the fullest life you always hoped for. Embark with New York Times bestselling author of One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp, on a 40-day spiritual pilgrimage following the entire life of Jesus through the Gospel of John. Loved to Life is an invitation into: 40 inspirational, grace- and hope-filled devotionals; 40 Bible passages that pilgrimage with Jesus from the beginning to the end of the Gospel of John to encounter and experience Him in a fresh, transformative way; 40 original woodcut illustrations to mark each day of the pilgrimage. Jesus held the cup that holds the story you never wanted; the pain you wish you and your people had never known; the scars that have forever marred your only heart. For the love of you, Jesus drank this cup of suffering down to love you back to life. Turn and gaze on the One who gave you His whole life and you’ll find the love you’ve been looking for your whole life.

The Chosen: Not My Will
by Jerry Jenkins
Broadstreet Publishing Group

In Not My Will, Jerry Jenkins invites you into the tumultuous final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry – what’s become known as Holy Week. Beginning with His triumphant entry into Jerusalem astride a donkey’s colt, the story covers a side of Jesus we haven’t seen before: His righteous rage at the moneychangers in the temple. The story delves deeply into the minds of the disciples and other close followers of Jesus, including the fear and scheming of both High Priest Caiaphas and Governor Pontius Pilate and his dream-tormented wife. Judas’ haunting betrayal looms while Jesus faces His darkest night of the soul in Gethsemane, where His surrender to His Father and then to the Romans comes at an unspeakable cost. In vivid detail and with emotional depth, this novel captures the heartbreak, hope, and humanity of the most pivotal week in the history of the world. More than retelling the story, Not My Will… takes you deeper into the hearts and minds of the show’s many intriguing characters like Mary Magdalene, Pontius Pilate and his wife Claudia, and Judas.

The Lawyer and the Laundress
by Christine Hill Suntz
Tyndale House Publishers

Canada, 1837. Widower James Kinney knows his precocious daughter, Evie, needs more than his lessons on law and logic, but Toronto offers few options. Classes with the neighbour children seem ideal until James discovers Evie is secretly spending her time with Sara O’Connor, a kind and mysteriously educated servant. For propriety’s sake, James forbids their friendship. But then Evie falls victim to the illness ravaging the city, and James must call upon Sara’s medical knowledge and her special bond with Evie to save his daughter’s life. When Sara’s presence in his household threatens scandal, however, James offers an unexpected solution: become his wife, in name only, and help him raise Evie to be a proper young lady. If Sara can ignore the sparks she feels when they’re together, his logical proposal could keep her secret secure forever. But soon, the forces of rebellion unravel their tidy arrangement. When James is accused of treason, Sara must find the courage to face a past that could save her husband’s life.

Dawn of Grace: Mary Magdalene’s Story
by Jill Eileen Smith
Baker Publishing Group

From her earliest days, Mary Magdalene has known fear and loss at a level so deep she has no hope of surfacing. Bound to the demons within her and incapable of freeing herself, Mary walks in shadow, until one day she encounters a healer, a rabbi who is radically different from the religious leaders and family members who could do nothing to help her. One touch from Jesus and Mary is never the same. Now Mary’s one mission in life is to serve the one who freed her. She is determined never to leave his side, fearing that if she loses him, she’ll return to her former bondage. Even when the unthinkable happens and her saviour is arrested and sentenced to execution, she cannot abandon him as so many others did. Let her be buried in his tomb, for she cannot live without him. On the brink of despair, Mary is about to discover that while the life of faith is never perfect, perfect love casts out fear – and Jesus makes all things new.

Gone Dark
by Ryan Steck
Tyndale House Publishers

In this pulse-pounding thriller, former Marine Raider Matthew Redd, “a force to be reckoned with” (Jack Carr) and “the go-to man in a bad situation” (Brad Taylor), must face his greatest fears and figure out how to escape when the one way out goes up in flames. Matthew Redd doesn’t go looking for trouble. But this time, it’s found him anyway . . . and he’s not the only one in the crosshairs. Late-summer wildfires are a fact of life in Montana. But as an inferno nears Wellington, Matthew Redd gets the unusual call that a team of smoke jumpers has suddenly gone dark. As head of the county’s fledgling search and rescue team, Redd drops into the fire zone and finds way more than he bargained for: a killer has taken out the smoke jumper team along with two civilians, and only a terrified young boy is left as witness. Redd and little Jack narrowly escape the raging fire, and Redd calls in Gavin Kline, now acting director of the FBI, to investigate the bigger forces at play. That afternoon, during one of her last clinic shifts before the birth of her second child, Emily Redd loses a young patient to an overdose. Fed up with yet another loss to the opioid crisis – this one a former schoolmate and a wounded veteran – Emily tracks down and confronts the retired doctor responsible for feeding her patient’s deadly addiction. Hours later, when their home is attacked, Redd and Emily wonder which of them kicked a hornet’s nest – or if they’ve both stumbled onto pieces of a much bigger puzzle. As the fire closes in, they follow the connections from a corrupt doctor and a local opioid supplier all the way to a murdered whistleblower for a Big Pharma giant. As Redd’s concern for young Jack grows, those who want to silence him forever hunt him down. Redd will do whatever it takes to protect the boy and his family . . . even if it means he’ll have to outrun an inferno and come face-to-face with his greatest fear. Gone Dark is the 4th gripping thriller in the Matthew Redd series: Fields of Fire (Matthew Redd #1) Lethal Range (Matthew Redd #2) Out for Blood (Matthew Redd #3) Also available: Redd Christmas, a Matthew Redd novella.

Where Secrets Lie
by Colleen Coble
Thomas Nelson

USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble and Rick Acker deliver the second book in their compelling Tupelo Grove series (following What We Hide), where a crumbling university, stolen artifacts, deep family secrets, and deadly ambitions all stand in the way of a second chance at happiness. College professor Savannah Webster is ready to give her ex-husband, Hez, another chance, and she believes he’s finally ready for them to face their many past trials as a team. But when Savannah finds evidence that points to Hez’s old demons resurfacing, the fragile trust they’ve built begins to crumble. And it’s not just their relationship that hanging in the balance, the survival of the university Savannah’s family poured their lives into is also under threat. Hez is determined to put his past mistakes behind him with his new role mentoring law students at Tupelo Grove University’s legal clinic. His primary focus with the clinic is to help Savannah pull the university out of a pit of debt and bad decisions made by the previous leadership, including her father. But their quest for stability takes a dark turn as they try to root out the dangerous smuggling ring the university is entangled in, and their investigation puts them in the crosshairs of criminals who will stop at nothing to eliminate any obstacle in their path. The twists continue until the final page as a dangerous world of smuggling and financial instability collides with the complex dynamics of legacy and family.

Highland Heist
by Pepper Bashan
Barbour Publishing, Inc.

 Lord Astley surprises his wife with a trip to America to see her family before they end their honeymoon adventures. But just as they arrive, they find Grace’s sister, Lillias, is the prime suspect in her husband’s murder. To add to the confusion a solicitor arrives to tell the sister’s they are needed in Scotland immediately to claim their mother’s inheritance. The clock is ticking to clear Lillias of suspicion, but someone is determined to keep the sisters from reaching the Scottish Highlands. When Lillias disappears, Freddie and Grace race to Scotland, sure the answers will be found in a long-forgotten castle. With a ghost from Frederick’s past leaving threatening clues along the way, the mysterious Mr. Kane waiting in the wings to grab the inheritance for himself, and an apparition haunting the infamous castle, Lord and Lady Astley must capture the castle, save Lillias, and not die in the process.
The Highland Heist is a Freddie and Grace Mystery, sequel to The Mistletoe Countess, The Cairo Curse, and The Juliet Code.

Simply Following Jesus
by Robert Watson
Baker Publishing Group

Life is complicated. Faith isn’t. Or it shouldn’t be. But in the past and today, religious leaders have overcomplicated what Jesus and the Bible have made simple. Jesus taught one overarching principle backed by simple, practical applications for everyday life. The way of Jesus is simple enough for a child to understand and deep enough to learn for a lifetime. Whether you are new to the faith or are hoping to refresh a faith grown stale, Simply Following Jesus is your guide to a straightforward, action-oriented experience of Christianity. Teaching pastor Robert Watson shows you how to see your faith in terms of simple transformation, service, generosity, focus, submission, and more, freeing you to love God and your neighbour the way Jesus taught.
“If you are looking for a book to put in the hands of every new believer at your church, look no further! Simply Following Jesus provides readers an easy-to-understand look at some of the most important aspects of the Christian faith.” – Kurt Johnston, pastor of campus development, Saddleback Church
“If you deeply desire to grow closer to God, Simply Following Jesus offers clear guidance for where to start – or where to begin again if you’ve gone astray – to take your next step of faith by simply following Jesus.” – Megan Fate Marshman, pastor and author of Relaxed and Meant for Good.

The Israel Decree: Understanding God’s Unbreakable Covenant With His People and Their Land
by Amir Tsarfati
Harvest House Publishers

#6 New York Times Bestseller
How Should Christians View Israel?
For centuries, questions have lingered both within and outside the church: Is modern Israel connected to the Israel of the Old Testament? Do God’s past promises to Israel still apply now? And what does this mean for all Christians today? The Israel Decree provides compelling answers to these questions and more by meticulously tracing the historical, legal, and scriptural foundations of Israel’s God-promised right to the land. Writing with clarity and commitment to biblical truth, bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati helps you:

• understand how today’s Israel is a continuation of the ancient biblical nation, fulfilling a divine promise made millennia ago
• live with greater expectancy and hope in light of what Bible prophecy says about the rapture and tribulation
• be encouraged by God’s wonderful character as you see it on display in the ways He cares for Israel – and for you
  As you grow in your understanding of God’s steadfast promise to both bless Israel and to bless the world through Israel, you will be inspired by His wonder-working power and equipped to carry out your unique role in His plan with hope and confidence.

Slowburn: The Work and Wonder of the Wait
by Dawnchere Wilkerson
Thomas Nelson

Waiting isn’t a season. Waiting is life. The question is, will you live in the wait? We don’t ever graduate from waiting. After one prayer is answered, a new one begins, putting us back in the “space between.” Are you hoping for an illness to subside, a job to open up, a relationship to develop, or some other heartfelt transformation? This slow burn is the human experience – and the greatest invitation to become intimately acquainted with a faithful God. Waiting is hard, but it’s not a punishment; it’s a process. God is not delaying; He’s developing. He is not leaving you; He’s loving you. He’s saying, Come closer. Let me lead you into wonder and show you how you can live wholeheartedly right here, right now. DawnCheré Wilkerson will speak strength to your soul. More strength, expectation, and patience are within your reach, even amid uncertainty and suffering. Lean into the work of the wait – the constant, steady, slow burn of faith and surrender to your ultimate source. And you’ll discover the wonder of the wait – glimpses of heaven, a perfect love that changes you, and each step celebrated along the way.