The book His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Charis Chung is an Inspirational Memoir which shares the true, first-hand miracles she experienced in her life: how she was miraculously healed when she was facing the final stage of Tuberculosis, that even the doctor could not understand; how she got laid off by the company she worked for, just to be offered a full-time job two hours later after praying; how God used her to bring healing to her supervisor’s new born baby grandson, and how God also brought this supervisor back to Himself before she died of cancer. Chung shares hope. Chung shares with you her “out-of-the-body” experience many years ago when she faced death, and how she even saw a glimpse of Heaven and heard the absolute beautiful music there! Chung had been studying in music college and university for years where she was exposed to all different genres and kinds of music, but nothing compared to the music she heard that night when she saw a glimpse of Heaven! This book is like a “power bowl”, consisting of all nutritious real life stories and inside this bowl you’ll find empowerment and strength inspiring, encouraging and stimulating you to do more in your life. If you want to have miracles happen in your life and in your loved ones’ lives, this book is for you! If you want to live better and be happier, this book is for you! It does not matter who you are, what is the colour of your skin, where you are, what you have done, this book will encourage you, and may also lead you to those “dreams’ you are hoping for. This book reaffirms that if God’s eye is on the sparrow, His eye is also on us - every single one of us - who are incredibly precious beings in His eye.

For over three years, Shirley has been growing physically stronger and healthier with my help. Now you have the opportunity to grow spiritually stronger as you enjoy “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” her first devotional. Nicholas Galuardi-Exercise Physiologist, Saratoga Health and Wellness Center. Saratoga Springs, NY. Shirley Andrews has brought forth the greatness of our God through the visualization of nature; through the lives and behaviors of some of God’s most colorful creatures, birds! Shirley brings together her words of wisdom and the power of her prayers as she shares with each new description. As I read the book, I gained a totally new insight into how our God, the Creator of all things, yearns for us to be close to Him. Through the Scripture and the photos we see clearly the loving beauty of God’s creation. I recommend this devotional for people who are looking for the gentleness, sweetness and loving kindness that comes to us through Shirley’s ability to show us the greatness that comes from small things. I encourage each of you to take this devotional each day and see how God will reveal Himself to you and how we along with Shirley journey with her in her relationship with God. This book brings forth the greatness of God on each page! ENJOY! Rev. Patti Molik Elder, Upper New York Annual Conference United Methodist Church Shirley’s wonderful compilation of prayer, Scripture, photography, and devotional reflections, contained in “His Eye Is On the Sparrow,” provided me with a greater respect of the interdependence between humanity and creation and the way in which God’s presence sustains and maintains the fragile balance between the two. This inspiring devotional highlights insightful lessons to each of us through the life of various birds God has gifted to the world. I know I will look at birds differently from now on. Rev. Penny Brink Elder, Upper New York Annual Conference United Methodist Church “Shirley turns our attention to the loving presence of God all around us and encourages us to step out in faith to receive the grace God is waiting to share with us.” Rev. David Martin Elder, Upper New York Annual Conference Hope United Methodist Church, Troy, NY

His Eye is on the Sparrows is an imaginative look inside the life of a sparrow family that has five chicks (Ruby, Ramy, Rachel, Rudy, and Baby). You will see the laughter, excitement, joy, and the curiosity as each chick’s personality comes out in this heartwarming tale. The highlight of the chick evening is at bedtime when their Poppy teaches a bedtime story of how significant their species is to the Creator. The family time you will see in this book reminds us to slow down at the end of each day and spend time with our little ones.

This revised best-seller is an inspiring daily devotional based on 366 great hymns of the faith. It contains a portion of each hymn along with Scripture readings, meditations, and practical applications.

Glenys H. Vincent—mother, grandmother, educator—has a passion for encouraging, motivating, and helping people of all ages. Glenys has strong faith in the power of God and wants to share his love with others. In this book, she highlights some of the many challenges that she experienced throughout her life and how she expressed her faith in God, which helped her to be victorious over these circumstances. Each one of us is unique, and each was created by God for a specific purpose. There is destiny and potential wrapped up inside us. We will find true happiness and contentment when we are walking in our destiny. She hopes that as she shares her experiences, others will be motivated and have a positive outlook on life knowing that God is with them and that he will help them through all of the difficulties and challenges that they face. Some difficulties are meant to teach us lessons. If there were no obstacles along the way, there would be no reason for us to be totally dependent on God. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

After the untimely death of his son, a pastor learns he must find a balance between grief and Christian hope, ultimately discovering that embracing one does not diminish the other. He learns grief is not an illness one must recover from, but a journey one must walk. A Foot in Two Worlds examines the intense grief that accompanies tragic loss and demonstrates how it interacts with our perception of goodness, innocence, and God. Each chapter explores the conflicting life experiences that tragedy or loss often forces onto people who trust in a good God. Grief is a nondiscriminatory offender, striking the hearts and homes of its victims. This story welcomes the grief-stricken to a place of middle ground, where faith, doubt, hope, and loss coexist--starting the move from innocence to a hopeful reality. Of the many books on grief, few offer permission to the bereaved to develop a new normalcy by embracing both grief and hope. A Foot in Two Worlds targets several significant needs. It compassionately reaches out to the entire community of the bereaved with special grace offered to brokenhearted parents. It gives a deeper look into the heart of grief and mourning. Finally, through stories and scripture, the book offers direction and understanding to those who provide care to family members and friends who suffer tragic loss.

One of America's most admired and decorated singers tells her inspiring life story, from the segregated south to the world's greatest stages.

“Let me know if there is anything I can do.” This well-meaning offer is frequently expressed when a relative or friend suffers a death or other heart-wrenching loss such as divorce, termination of a job, having to put a parent in a nursing home or Alzheimer’s facility, loss of one’s home, or the “empty nest” syndrome. This book moves beyond that offer and other platitudes and gives practical steps to take to help alleviate the pain of loss—the heartbreak from a variety of shattering experiences. These steps are drawn straight from real-life experiences; the stories of people demonstrate how one or more of these seven steps helped them turn grief of futility and despair into understanding, faith, and hope.

Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer. While playing the piano in churches for decades, Patty Ellis had become used to focusing on the music score, not the lyrics. Little did she know that years later, those sacred lines, like seeds destined to produce their bounty in an unknown future, would restore her soul, reawaken her faith, and leave her with a new measure of hope, joy and peace long missing from her life. In her newest book, Patty shares the miraculous, though completely unexpected, discovery she made while revisiting the poignant words of the revered hymns she had performed so many times throughout her life. While transporting others on a journey of renewal, Patty pairs the lyrics of classic hymns with Bible verses to uplift and inspire believers. Within these gems that have been all but erased from Christian worship lies timeless wisdom with the power to resurrect and reaffirm faith, hope, and truth. Let My Soul Look Up is a devotional that shares the profound inspiration found in the ageless wisdom of our beloved hymns.

This anthology covers thirteen centuries of Christian poetry from the ancient Dream of the Rood to modern poems by T. S. Eliot and C. S. Lewis. I can think of no one better qualified to assemble an anthology of Christian devotional poetry than Elizabeth Marlow. She not only knows this poetry well but has taught it for many years to appreciative students. Best of all, she loves and serves the Lord to whom the poems in this collection direct the gaze of our souls. With this anthology, she has given us a tool with which to stir up the embers of our hearts, that our love for the triune God might blaze all the brighter. I highly recommend this collection. —Greg Bailey, Director of Editorial, Crossway Books I am chastened by comments in the preface to this book: “If we don’t read, reflect on, and enjoy the great wealth of Christian poetry available to us, these poetic gems will eventually be consigned to academic libraries and forgotten by the majority of the reading public.” Apart from reading and singing psalms and hymns, I have not been an avid reader of poetry. I confess this to my shame, and recently I determined to address this appalling shortcoming in my life. Elizabeth Marlow’s anthology of poetry is the ideal antidote. I am excited to recommend this anthology of thirteen centuries of English poetry. Just look at the table of contents, and your appetite will be whetted. So join me in learning to love God better by reading these selections. —Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, President of Greenville Theological Seminary, Professor of Systematic and Homiletical Theology, Greenville, SC