If we only knew... is a collection of astounding true-life stories which portray the intervention of God in people's lives. From the everyday to the extraordinary, these stories will touch your heart and emotions, as you identify with life's challenges in your own Christian walk. Answers are sought to some of the basic questions which hit us in adverse situations, such as: Does God Care? Does God answer Prayer? Does God heal? If you are looking for a book to encourage you, and motivate you in your Christian walk - this is the book! There is nothing like a true story to bring the truth of Scripture to life. John has done a masterful job at weaving together what God has said in the past, and what God is doing in the present. This book is a God-centered, Jesus-focused, Spirit-empowered account that will stimulate your faith, challenge your complacency; nourish your soul and stir your heart. If we only knew... provides a helpful framework in answering key questions we all have on the journey. Read it and allow God to take you deeper on your journey of faith. Dr. Justin Dennison Lead Pastor Johnston Heights Church Surrey, British Columbia. John Murray served for over 20 years as the Executive Director for Eurovangelism Canada, a mission working in Eastern Europe for the last forty-five years. He travelled into many of the former communist countries, from Russia in the north to Albania in the south. John studied theology in Birmingham, England and in Toronto, Canada. His many years of speaking engagements have taken him across Canada, into the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Caribbean. He has recently retired and lives in Ontario, Canada.

Remaining ignorant about something means you don’t have to worry about it, feel responsible for it, or get upset by it. That may be true in some instances, but not when it comes to knowing the truth about God’s word. In fact, being ignorant about your new-creation life that you have in Christ can be very costly. This is the main reason so many believers are living defeated lives. One of the most important questions any believer in Christ should ask themselves is this: What is it that I don’t know that I don’t know? The author contends that if we say that we believe right but we are behaving wrong, we are living in deception. When we start believing right, especially when it comes to who we are in Christ, we will start behaving right. He also emphasizes that we don’t do good things to become who we will be in Christ. We do the right things because of who we already are in Christ.

The story starts out as two guys, one a contractor and one an architect, want to slow down and build a doomsday condo and run it as a resort. Partway through this, an alien invasion hits Earth. This story follows them through this unexpected event. The local military enlists their help to house local civilians during these hard times. There are many unexpected changes in their lives and hard choices to be made. An unexpected consequence of the alien invasion puts our children directly at risk. Everyone works hard to help the children. They find romance and love in the hardest of times. They find that this enemy takes war to a new level of horror. This makes the fight to save people even more imperative. They find that not all the enemies are as bad as they think. There are others watching that may get involved, and they find that humans are not the first people on Earth. There is a much older and much more powerful race hiding here, waiting for just the right sign to encourage them to come forward. Can they all work together to save mankind, or are we just another menu item? They do find help in the most unexpected places. Will it be enough? Even if it is, the world will never be the same again. There are major changes in day-to-day life that will affect everyone.

Book Synopsis If I Only Knew is a collection of poems and short stories focusing on seven lives. Two stories have an early 1980s backdrop, but the remainder take place from 2001 through 2005. Some of the characters lives are intertwined as those particular stories reflect. Allen Scott is a father raising two daughters after the death of his wife. He deliberately has little time for anything but them. After finding solace in his grief, suddenly someone comes along that knows his pain. Will he continue to mourn or will the possibility of a connection give him hope again?

The drama, hilarity and tears of sisterhood are at the heart of the thoroughly captivating new novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins--a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving on Letting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected...especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend. Sensing this isn't exactly helping her achieve closure, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll start her own business and bask in her sister Rachel's picture-perfect family life...and maybe even find a little romance of her own with Leo, her downstairs neighbor, a guy who's utterly irresistible and annoyingly distant at the same time. Rachel's idyllic marriage, however, is imploding after she discovers her husband sexting with a colleague. She always thought she'd walk away in this situation, but her triplet daughters have her reconsidering her stance on adultery, much to Jenny's surprise. Rachel points to their parents' perfect marriage as a shining example of patience and forgiveness; but to protect her sister, Jenny may have to tarnish that memory--and their relationship---and reveal a family secret she's been keeping since childhood. Both Rachel and Jenny will have to come to terms with the past and the present and find a way to get what they want most of all. The drama, hilarity and tears of sisterhood are at the heart of the thoroughly captivating new novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins--a funny, frank and bittersweet look at marriage, forgiveness and moving on Letting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected...especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend. Sensing this isn't exactly helping her achieve closure, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll start her own business and bask in her sister Rachel's picture-perfect family life...and maybe even find a little romance of her own with Leo, her downstairs neighbor, a guy who's utterly irresistible and annoyingly distant at the same time. Rachel's idyllic marriage, however, is imploding after she discovers her husband sexting with a colleague. She always thought she'd walk away in this situation, but her triplet daughters have her reconsidering her stance on adultery, much to Jenny's surprise. Rachel points to their parents' perfect marriage as a shining example of patience and forgiveness; but to protect her sister, Jenny may have to tarnish that memory--and their relationship---and reveal a family secret she's been keeping since childhood. Both Rachel and Jenny will have to come to terms with the past and the present and find a way to get what they want most of all.

As the leader of the "preps," a group of mean-spirited high school kids, teenager Samantha Blakley enjoys belittling and teasing the less popular kids. After all, if you're not popular, you're just not cool right? But Samantha's notion of what is cool and what is right are about to drastically change. When she suffers a terrible accident that leaves her in a coma, she suddenly wakes up in the body of Virginia Morris, the girl she has tormented for years. Now instead of a slender blonde with a stunning complexion, she's overweight, has short, red curls, and freckles. Horrified at the discovery, Samantha panics, but has no other option but to live Virginia's life until she finds a way to go back to her own body. School is a complete nightmare as Samantha suffers the wrath of her friends, the preps. But the nightmare is not over. She wakes up each morning in a different body of someone she has hurt in the past, and she must endure grueling days of their misery. Samantha soon realizes the suffering she has caused Virginia and the others. But can she ever make it right, or will she be doomed to live in torment for the rest of her life? If You Only Knew takes a hard look at the devastating effects of bullying and how compassion and understanding can heal a broken soul.