Being angelic and fallen is very similar to being human and fallen—except for one major difference: the provision of a messiah. What must it feel like to be unquestionably damned—and worse, to watch humans luxuriate in and take for granted the grace made available to them from a doting God? Why wouldn’t a fallen angelic creation resent a human recipient of God’s grace? And why wouldn’t a demon want to prove that creature unworthy again and again as a result? Through this lens Demon: A Memoir was born.
Take Three Karen Kingsbury Hardcover, 336 pp., $19.99 Zondervan (March 2010)
The third book in the Above the Line series follows filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison as they celebrate their first successful movie. But in the midst of family relationships, broken budgets, and conflicting dreams, Chase and Keith must find their way through the maze of pain and questions that comes with everything they thought they wanted.
Same Kind of DIfferent as Me Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent Paperback, 224 pp., $14.99 Thomas Nelson (March 11, 2008)
A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana… and an East Texas honky-tonk… and, without a doubt, in the heart of God. It unfolds in a Hollywood hacienda… an upscale New York gallery… a downtown dumpster… a Texas ranch. Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, this true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.
The Noticer Andy Andrews Hardcover, 176 pp., $17.99 Thomas Nelson (April 28, 2009)
Like all humans on the planet, the good folks of Orange Beach, Alabama, have their share of problems. Fortunately, when things look the darkest, a mysterious man named Jones has a miraculous way of showing up. An elderly man carrying a battered old suitcase, Jones brings what he calls “a little perspective,” a gift of noticing things that others miss. “Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely,” he says. “Don’t squander your words or your thoughts. Consider even the simplest action you take, for your lives matter beyond measure… and they matter forever.”