This paperback copy of Open Heart, Open Home (over 500,000 copies in print) award-winning Karen Mains steps far beyond how-to-entertain you hints to explore the deeper concepts of Christian hospitality-the Biblical way to use your home and an open heart to care for others like God wants us to. Countless pastors have recommended this classic resource as the meaningful example of how the Holy Spirit ministers to and through us to make other people feel truly welcome and deeply wanted. Perfect for any womens bible study group, especially when used in tandem with the Opening Our Hearts &amp; Homes Bible Study. This new edition contains 54 helpful ways to make hospitality work whether you live on a country farm, in a house in the suburbs, or in an apartment in the city. Everyone in your bible study will appreciate the life-changing principles of this timeless classic..

Open Heart, Open Home: How to Find Joy Through Sharing Your Home with Others

Religion & Spirituality

Karen Mains

Christian Books & Bibles

Mainstay Ministries

This Advent Devotional for families and Advent Calendar is a great way to help your family stay focused on Christ during the Christmas season. Encourage your spouse, teens, kids or children to use this resource daily during Advent as a practical way to make Christlike connections during the holidays. Beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the 12th day of Christmas, this tabletop Advent Calendar provides: a manageable plan for creating a Christ-centered Christmas season; daily scripture readings that help you experience the Christmas touch, inspirational quotes and hymns that point to the Christ child, practical suggestions for Advent activities to deepen your experience of the season, innovative ideas for families with children as well as for couples and singles, simple but meaningful candle lighting ceremonies for children and adults and discussion questions for significant holiday conversations with family and friends.

Christmas Touch: Making Christlike Connections During the Holidays (Seasonal Advent Celebration, Focusing on Christ at Christmastime, ADVENT CALENDAR)

David Mains

This devotional calendar lays out the course of action that will enhance your Christmas experience. Each biblically based theme draws on our cultural interest in heroes to reveal the truth that Jesus Christ, the True Hero for all time, has come to us. Beginning with Advent Sunday 1 and continuing through the traditional 12 days of Christmas, this journey involves: 1.) A manageable plan for a Christ-centered Christmas, 2.) Dilay Scripture readings th keep your focus on Christ, 3.) Uplifting devotional thoughts that point you to the true Spirit of Christmas, 4.) Practical suggestions for Advent activities to deepen your holiday experience, 5.) Innovative ideas for families with children as well as for couples & singles, 6.) Simple but meaningful candlelighting ceremonies for children & adults, 7.) User-friendly instructions on making an Advent wreath to enhance your celebration.

The Amazing Emmanuel: Following the True Hero for All Time (Devotions for December)

David R. Mains

Karen Burton Mains

Greg Asimakoupoulos

Mainstay Church Resources

Back in print by popular demand, this intriguing allegorical children’s classic takes place in the enchanted city where you will enjoy the wonderful experience of God’s great deliverance. I would place this treasure on an equal with The Chronicles of Narnia and Pilgrim’s Progress

Tales of the Restoration (The Kingdom Tales Trilogy) (Tales of the Kingdom)

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Lamplighter Publishing

GOING ON A GOD HUNT Field Journal

Action, intrigue, and danger follow Scarboy wherever he goes, especially in the Enchanted City, where the "imperfect" are cast away and orphans are enslaved. Scarboy manages to escape the evil Enchanter to safety in Great Park, but has yet to confront his greatest fear-and he'll need enormous courage to conquer it! An exciting series of inspirational stories for kids from best-selling authors David and Karen Mains, the gold-medallion award-winning Tales of the Kingdom offers fast-paced action and exciting storytelling with a enduring Christian message. You'll enjoy the beautiful, full-color multi-ethnic illustrations of these modern fairy tales for kids! These Christian allegories and moral stories teach children of all ages fundamental truths about good and evil, virtues and values, and the importance of trusting God. This children's chapter book is 84 pages of inspiring stories in durable hardcover binding, enhanced by 12 engrossing illustrations from exceptional Bulgarian artist and illustrator Zhivko Zhelev. In addition, there are 8 character sketches! We are currently selling books from 1st Print Run editions, so yours will be a rare keepsake copy, printed first in December 2014! This hardcover 30th Anniversary edition with full-color illustrations, can only be purchased exclusively from Mainstay Ministries. Your book also comes personally "signed" by the Authors, David and Karen Mains. Get yours today, and start enjoying time together reading good stories to the children of all ages in your family!

Tales of the Kingdom - 30th Anniversary Edition

These twelve allegories for children of all ages center on Hero's participation in the redemption of Enchanted City. The one True King has broken the reign of the evil Enchanter and the rebuilding process has begun, but not without power-outs, mudslinging, and peril at Burning Place! Meet Grandma Vigilantes, the Girl with the Very Loud Outside Voice, Prima the Ballerina and more, as Hero, Little Child, and Princess Amanda all learn to find their special place in Bright City, to do a job no one else can do.

Tales of the Restoration - 30th Anniversary Edition

This 2019 edition published by the authors comes with all their preferred features: Smyth sewn binding for long-lasting durability, end caps, end sheets, and matte-finished covers. These twelve award-winning allegories for children of all ages center on the adventures of two orphaned brothers who escape a polluted city ruled by an evil enchanter to seek their exiled king in Great Park - the place where trees grow. Action, intrigue, and danger follow Scarboy wherever he goes, especially in the Enchanted City, where the "imperfect" are cast away and orphans are enslaved. Scarboy manages to escape the evil Enchanter to safety in Great Park, but has yet to confront his greatest fear-and he'll need enormous courage to conquer it! Inspirational Short Stories for Kids This exciting set of 12 incredible Gold-Medallion Award-Winning short stories for children of all ages (from best-selling authors David and Karen Mains) offers fast-paced action and engaging characters wrapped up in exciting storytelling that deals with good versus evil themes. Moral Stories for Children Enjoy reading these storybooks for children after dinner together or as bedtime stories with your kids. You'll revel in these modern fairy tales -- each chapter an allegory for your children to decipher, with short moral stories and lessons for living that convey values and virtues like honesty, compassion, loyalty, friendship, perseverance, positive self-esteem, and courage. You'll embrace these fiction fables within your family, as they are children's books with inspirational moral values and christian themes, to encourage you all to better living in this challenging world in which we live everyday. Written as a trilogy of children's fiction for kids to enjoy reading with their parents, this is book #1 of 3 in the series, good for ages 6 and up, including preteen, teen, and adults.

Tales of the Kingdom

Tales of the Resistance contains 12 stories about Scarboy's (aka Hero) participation in the underground Taxi Resistance against the evil Enchanter, challenger to the one True King. High drama unfolds as everywhere Hero turns there are suffering people in need of his help, like Doubletalk, Triple Tongue, Sewer Rat, Boiler Brat, the Most Beautiful Player of All, the Forbidden Princess, and the Carnival Daughter. Can Hero help them while escaping the Enchanter's Revenge or be subject to the terrors of Traffic Court and Burning Place? This is the second title in a trilogy of inspiring short stories to read with your children. This hardcover book by David R Mains and Karen Burton Mains contains 12 full-color illustrations by Jack Stockman. Be inspired as you read these modern fairy tales and moral short stories for kids full of fast-paced action and exciting storytelling.

Tales of the Resistance

Tales of the Restoration

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