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"Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in latest book, Hallelujah Anyway. It's the permission you give others -- and yourself -- to forgive a debt, to absolve the unabsolvable, to let go of the judgment and pain that make life so difficult. Lamott ventures to explore where to find meaning in life. We should begin, she suggests, by "facing a great big mess, especially the great big mess of ourselves." It's up to each of us to recognize the...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
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IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Mr. and Mrs. Watson think it is a wonderful idea to bring their pet pig Mercy to the drive-in, and when Mercy arrives, she sets off on a mission to find her own buttery bucket of popcorn, much to the dismay of the other movie patrons.
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When you know God's story, your own story changes too. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional Series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the Gospel of Luke and how it shapes your story. Luke: Stories of Mission and Mercy includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of The StoryChanger. This audiobook features daily readings designed to help you learn, love, and live the whole Bible. Murray walks through the Gospel...
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Crossway
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"I have read no book that more carefully, thoroughly, and tenderly displays Christ's heart." -- Paul David Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries; author, New Morning Mercies and My Heart Cries Out Christians know what Jesus Christ has done -- but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is "gentle and lowly in heart." This book reflects on these words, opening up a neglected...
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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A fictionalized account of the life of Marcy Lavinia "Vinnie" Warren Bump, who, at only two feet, eight inches tall, used her height to become a legend, joining P.T. Barnum's circus, marrying superstar General Tom Thumb, and living in the spotlight, while trying to protect her similarly sized sister, Minnie.
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Lavinia Warren never let her height-or the lack of it-prevent her from leading a full and adventurous life. Although she never grew more than three feet tall, she became a beloved teacher, a world traveler, an entertainer and the friend of many powerful figures. Lavinia was teaching at a local school when she heard about an opportunity to travel doing shows as a human curiosity on a Mississippi River boat. Eventually she met P. T. Barnum and worked...
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MIRA
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right ... This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman-and the angels contrive to throw...
10) Home at night
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Mercy and Elvis mysteries volume 5
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Beware the blackbirds... It's Halloween in Vermont, winter is coming, and five humans, two dogs, and a cat are a crowd in Mercy Carr's small cabin. She needs more room--and she knows just the place: Grackle Tree Farm, with thirty acres of woods and wetlands and a Victorian manor to die for. They say it's haunted by the ghosts of missing children and lost poets and a murderer or two, but Mercy loves it anyway. Even when Elvis finds a dead body in...
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