Títulos em Histórico

"E se il pittore Bosch fosse stato uno stregone che parlava delle opere di Dio per confondermi? Se, per assurdo, Isabella fosse stata sua complice, e non una vittima dei suoi incantamenti? E se io stesso fossi stato preda di qualche sostanza che mi rendeva schiavo delle sue azioni?". Siamo all'inizio del Cinquecento e Giovanni Ciocchi, ai tempi in cui narra questa storia, è ancora molto lontano dal giorno del 1550 in cui verrà eletto papa e prenderà il nome di Giulio III.

The insurrection having failed, Barabbas and his men find a cave in which to hide out. But Barabbas, unsatisfied, decides to try robbery. He enlists the help of the two beggars and they set out to rob rich Benjamin.

Lawrence Ambrose has been to hell and back. As a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, he has seen the darker side of mankind. He has seen dismembered bodies, an endless sea of blood, and death on a scale that he never could have imagined. And for what purpose, what cause? To preserve the “southern way of life?” To preserve the enslavement of others? With the war finally at an end, Lawrence must come to grips with the South’s defeat. He wonders how he will be able to deal with the “New South” and the Reconstruction Era.

It was the best time in Jacob Hudson's life. He was about to marry Abigail Rodgers, his best friend and love of his life. Together they would build their dream home and start a family. Jacob's carpentry business was successful, and he was closer than ever to his siblings. Life was good. 1911, a time when Sir Robert Laird Borden was prime minister and King George V was on the throne, life in the Canadian Prairies wasn't easy, but Jacob was no stranger to hard work and integrity was his middle name

1942. Pilot Dave Delham revels at the success of his historic Japanese bombing mission. Until he's caught and endures years of torture at the hands of cruel captors. Despairing that he'll survive, Dave vows if he escapes, he'll answer God's call on his life. Osaka, Japan, 1948. Miyako Matsuura longs to restore her family's shattered honor. After watching her little brother die in a horrific American air raid, she was reduced to selling her body to survive.

Did I know? Did I know the difficulty I’d face when I submitted to God’s plan? An unlikely candidate, I admit. Which perhaps makes my story even more remarkable. I was just a poor girl from an insignificant town. Never once had I imagined my life would be any different from any other. And yet God chose me. He chose me to bring His Son into the world - just a humble girl with great love for my Father. It wasn’t a journey without struggle. With great joy comes great sorrow. With great privilege comes great responsibility. With great love comes great loss. This is my story.

When Lilliana Swope’s beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. Though Hyacinth Belvidere hasn’t seen Lilliana since she was five, she offers her cherished great-niece a safe harbor. Their joyful reunion inspires plans to revive Aunt Hyacinth’s estate and open a public library where everyone is welcome, no matter the color of their skin.

Meet Issy the she-donkey, Mary’s beloved companion. Meet Mary of Nazareth, capable and trusting in the Most High, despite a family that sometimes makes her life difficult. Meet fiery angels and a just young man named Joe who finds himself dropped in the most extraordinary of circumstances requiring all the faith he has.

The non-conformist Manaheem, Herod's foster brother, is hired by Herod to foment an insurrection against Pontius Pilate, whom he distrusts. Manaheem recruits the blacksmith, Barabbas, to be the insurrection leader, to the dismay of Barabbas' Godly but fearful wife (when he finally tells her).

Dr. Whitfield is looking forward to a sabbatical year of peace and quiet, gardening in his backyard, and tinkering with what he calls his latest "unpublishable book". As the year begins, he is drawn by a series of seeming coincidences into involvement with a group of characters from across Europe, including a family that has been the target of assassination attempts by unknown powers. During his journey to Romania, the situation in which he finds himself becomes more sinister than it first seemed.

Since losing her husband to a fatal illness one winter, Susan Taylor has done her best to keep her farm afloat - including taking a loan out from the bank. But it seems that all her efforts have come to nothing, and Susan is now facing the cold reality that she is about to lose the farm. The only option she seems to have left is to pack up her life in Daisy Creek, leave her home, and start over somewhere new with her children. But just as her world seems to be crumbling around her, Edward Finnegan suddenly appears in her life.

It’s 1858. The Kansas-Missouri border seethes with racial hatred between antislavery and proslavery factions. Amid this unrest, Mia arrives in Kansas Territory from Indian Territory to visit her grandparents at the Shawnee Friends Mission. The pleasant trip she has planned turns into a terrifying ordeal as she finds herself in the clutches of slave traders. Coming from a Quaker upbringing, her antislavery convictions are tested when she escapes slavery and certain death through the quick wit and sharpshooting of David Taylor - a slave owner.

Is the God you serve the true God of the Bible? If you profess faith in Christ, this book will challenge you mightily from beginning to end, guaranteed!

In A Christmas to Remember listeners of The Calling of Ella McFarland revisit Ella and her husband Andrew in the cottage along Rock Creek. Three years into their marriage, their life - and they, themselves - have changed. What could have prepared them for the challenges thus far? Or those ahead? It's Christmas, 1908. And Ella's life is about to be transformed. Again.

What does it take to be a cross-cultural messenger of the Gospel? This audiobook explores two extraordinary lives that God has used to impact France: Bob Evans, soldier, WWII chaplain, missionary, and founder of Greater Europe Mission, and Jazz Jones, modern-day missionary facing the challenges and trials of ministry in post-modern Europe, including terrorism and religious strife. What was true about the spiritual climate of Europe 75 years ago? What is true today? And what is always true?

When Aimée Vincent's cousin sends her to tell Lennox Kyrle that she won’t elope with him as promised, events are triggered that none of them could have anticipated. These situations not only start immediately, but they reach all the way to Italy when Fanny, Aimée, and Lennox meet in Venice, along with a greedy family bent on causing trouble.

Destiny is a sweeping family saga that spans four centuries. It is the story of two great nations and Randy Willis' ancestor’s struggle from tyranny - religious and political. A powerful epic with love stories, battles, testimonies, drama, politics, history, and even humor. Inspired by true stories.

Lightning and thunder crash around her as Elizabeth runs from her pursuer. She rests for only a moment...or so she thinks. Castles...swords...men of war...Elizabeth is stunned! How did she arrive in England? Who brought her here? As she struggles to uncover the events that landed her at Fairwick Castle, nothing is as it should be. Danger surrounds her. Forced to put her trust in the arrogant Lord Nicolas Fairwick, Elizabeth prays for God's intervention.

Can a woman with no faith in men learn to trust the half-Cheyenne trail guide determined to protect her? Young Irish widow Bry Brennan doesn’t want another husband to break her spirit. When she and her brother Con join a wagon train headed to Montana Territory, Bry ignores her fascination with Nick Laramie, the handsome trail guide.

Bernardo Cuesta is a Franciscan friar assigned to the mission of San Jose, hoping to follow in the missionary footsteps of Padre Kino. Bernardo, the sole survivor of an Apache ambush, is kept as a slave to the savages. Over the years of captivity, he attempts to convert the heathens and encounters the conflict between Christian beliefs and Apache shamanism. This is a novel of faith and courage. The remarkable journey of one man through an alien culture and the imprint he left.