Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Skip side bar filters

The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly (Remix)

Devotionals, #28

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 28 - Devotionals
We each have a talent. God places this talent within us at the outset of our formation. Then He scatters His human seeds around the world. Once we are born, it is up to us as individuals to develop and use our talent to build up His kingdom.Based on a personal experience and Mark 4:26-29: Jesus said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, ... Read more

Free

We each have a talent. God places this talent within us at the outset of our formation. Then He scatters His human seeds around the world. Once we are born, it is up to us as individuals to develop and use our talent to build up His kingdom.Based on a personal experience and Mark 4:26-29: Jesus said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day,
... Read more
Jump into My Arms

Devotionals, #11

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 11 - Devotionals
Do you have trouble snapping at your heels? Is depression pounding at your door? Or perhaps you are embroiled in a situation that is consuming you bit by bit. My friend Gilly, a Jack Russel Terrier, made a choice that literally saved her life.A devotional based on a friend's personal experience and Psalm 116:8-9: "For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from ... Read more

Free

Do you have trouble snapping at your heels? Is depression pounding at your door? Or perhaps you are embroiled in a situation that is consuming you bit by bit. My friend Gilly, a Jack Russel Terrier, made a choice that literally saved her life.A devotional based on a friend's personal experience and Psalm 116:8-9: "For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from
... Read more
When Wings Can't Fly

Devotionals, #31

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 31 - Devotionals
I watched as four Monarch butterflies emerged from their cocoons. Three opened their wings, lifted upward, and floated away. The fourth could not. Try as he may, his wings wouldn't unfurl . . .Based on a personal experience and Philippians 4:11-13: "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know ... Read more

Free

I watched as four Monarch butterflies emerged from their cocoons. Three opened their wings, lifted upward, and floated away. The fourth could not. Try as he may, his wings wouldn't unfurl . . .Based on a personal experience and Philippians 4:11-13: "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know
... Read more
A Different Point of View

Devotionals, #27

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 27 - Devotionals
Do you ever feel like you are trying hard to live a good and faithful life yet feel you are not doing what "you'd really like to do?" Perhaps all you need to do is look at your situation from a different point of view.Based on a personal experience and John 15:1-4: Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch ... Read more

Free

Do you ever feel like you are trying hard to live a good and faithful life yet feel you are not doing what "you'd really like to do?" Perhaps all you need to do is look at your situation from a different point of view.Based on a personal experience and John 15:1-4: Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch
... Read more
I Know Who You Are

Devotionals, #29

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 29 - Devotionals
Living with family and friends whose minds are slipping away is devastating to those of us left in the shadows. We long for those days when they recognized us and we had meaningful conversations with them.Based on a personal experience and 1 John 4:16: "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." ( 1 John 4:16) ... Read more

Free

Living with family and friends whose minds are slipping away is devastating to those of us left in the shadows. We long for those days when they recognized us and we had meaningful conversations with them.Based on a personal experience and 1 John 4:16: "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." ( 1 John 4:16)
... Read more
Beauty Is in the Heart of the Beholder

Devotionals, #26

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 26 - Devotionals
Peace, tranquility, and calmness of mind, body, and soul . . . most of us long for these things yet never carve out the time and place to relish their deliciousness. If there is one gift that quarantine has given me, it is the opportunity to seize those times and intentionally clear out a place for them to unfold in the future.Based on a personal experience and Genesis 1:31: "God saw all that He ... Read more

Free

Peace, tranquility, and calmness of mind, body, and soul . . . most of us long for these things yet never carve out the time and place to relish their deliciousness. If there is one gift that quarantine has given me, it is the opportunity to seize those times and intentionally clear out a place for them to unfold in the future.Based on a personal experience and Genesis 1:31: "God saw all that He
... Read more
Forgiveness Is for Everyone

Devotionals, #25

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 25 - Devotionals
It is easy for me to pray for people who are in distress or have been wronged by others. Praying for those I feel are the evil doers is difficult. Even more difficult is forgiving these individuals who bring pain and suffering to others. One Sunday, God brought me face-to-face with a man whose behavior had been so bad, I had vowed that I'd never forgive him.Based on a personal experience and ... Read more

Free

It is easy for me to pray for people who are in distress or have been wronged by others. Praying for those I feel are the evil doers is difficult. Even more difficult is forgiving these individuals who bring pain and suffering to others. One Sunday, God brought me face-to-face with a man whose behavior had been so bad, I had vowed that I'd never forgive him.Based on a personal experience and
... Read more
This Door Swings Both Ways

Devotionals, #16

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 16 - Devotionals
Sometimes the simplest thing we can do is one we forget or discount because of its seeming unimportance. Showing up is the most important thing we can do. However, in our current environment, we are urged to remain at home. Yes, we must physically distance, but that doesn't mean we are required to socially distance.Based on a personal experience and Matthew 10:40: Jesus said, "Anyone who welcomes ... Read more

Free

Sometimes the simplest thing we can do is one we forget or discount because of its seeming unimportance. Showing up is the most important thing we can do. However, in our current environment, we are urged to remain at home. Yes, we must physically distance, but that doesn't mean we are required to socially distance.Based on a personal experience and Matthew 10:40: Jesus said, "Anyone who welcomes
... Read more
Let's Pray Right Now

Devotionals, #42

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 42 - Devotionals
"They" have always been with us . . . "they" will always be with us. Who is "they?" The Bible tells us "they" are the least of these, and it is our responsibility to care for them.Based on a personal experience and Matthew 25:45: And Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth. Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." ... Read more

Free

"They" have always been with us . . . "they" will always be with us. Who is "they?" The Bible tells us "they" are the least of these, and it is our responsibility to care for them.Based on a personal experience and Matthew 25:45: And Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth. Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."
... Read more
You've Got a Friend

Devotionals, #18

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 18 - Devotionals
There is an age-old question Christians continue to ask and be asked by nonbelievers: Why does God "let" bad things happen? In the Bible, God never promises us a life free of turmoil and sadness. What He does promise is that He'll be with us in all our circumstances.Based on a personal experience and John 14:27: "Peace be with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. ... Read more

Free

There is an age-old question Christians continue to ask and be asked by nonbelievers: Why does God "let" bad things happen? In the Bible, God never promises us a life free of turmoil and sadness. What He does promise is that He'll be with us in all our circumstances.Based on a personal experience and John 14:27: "Peace be with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
... Read more
Evil Exists; God's Goodness Is Greater

Devotionals, #105

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 105 - Devotionals
On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire. The following Sunday, I attended the annual children's celebration at my church where we reenact the Christmas story, have refreshments, and hand out gifts for families we minister to year round.Based on a personal experience and Romans 12:21: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." ... Read more

Free

On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and opened fire. The following Sunday, I attended the annual children's celebration at my church where we reenact the Christmas story, have refreshments, and hand out gifts for families we minister to year round.Based on a personal experience and Romans 12:21: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
... Read more
The Things We Carry in Our Hearts

Devotionals, #104

by Janice Alonso ...

Series Book 104 - Devotionals
I feel this is the best story to end 2021 and to begin 2022. No matter where you live, what your profession is, the age you may be, we have this in common: the last two years have left their indelible markings on us. While we may not be able to change some things, we can change what is in our hearts.Based on a personal experience and Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty ... Read more

Free

I feel this is the best story to end 2021 and to begin 2022. No matter where you live, what your profession is, the age you may be, we have this in common: the last two years have left their indelible markings on us. While we may not be able to change some things, we can change what is in our hearts.Based on a personal experience and Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty
... Read more