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In a magical world where all children are given a gift at birth by a fairy godmother, Ella is gifted with obedience. Unable to refuse any command, she is often taken advantage of. So begins her quest to free herself. Based on Gail Carson Levine's book.

DeGraaff offers an uncomplicated, straightforward antidote for breaking habits of inaction and re-energizing faith. He calls it the 10-second rule: "Just do the next thing you're reasonably certain Jesus wants you to do." It empowers readers to take simple steps of obedience.

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Parenting experts Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller demonstrate how God's Word gives us the best way to parent, one that builds strong internal motivation in children. When parents change the way they parent, kids change the way they live. This practical book explores a theology of internal motivation and then gives parents real-life. You'll learn... You'll learn... how to parent in ways that build internal motivation so kids don't have to rely on...

Nervous when he gets separated from his mother, a little fox remembers her words about how to handle the situation and is soon reunited with his parent.

From the author of the popular "Radically Obedient, Radically Blessed" comes an excellent follow-up book that takes the reader to the next step on her journey to faith.

"In these fully-animated episodes, your child will learn valuable lessons about the fruit of the Holy Spirit. In More trouble with Tuffy, take a trip to the zoo with Tuffy and his friends! In this adventure, Tuffy and Stevie travel to visit animals, like elephants and monkeys, with their school class. After not following his teacher's directions, Tuffy learns an important lesson about listening to thos in charge. Included are two fun songs about obedience....

Several acts of disobedience against his father's orders plunge twelve-year-old Josh into terrible trouble during a search for a long-lost Hawaiian treasure guarded by sharks.

This writer uses his personal mistakes to illustrate truths about repentance and forgiveness. As he focuses on the true authority of God, he is careful to explain by example the important difference between "submission" and "obedience." The same struggle with divine authority is also represented through the lives of John the Baptist, the Apostle Paul, and other biblical figures. An especially helpful book for Christians who want to develop a serious...

"This riveting story of a top-earning NFL center and his family who walked away from it all to follow God's call to alleviate hunger as farmers--a life they knew absolutely nothing about--illustrates the sacrifice and ultimate reward of obedience to our heavenly Father even when it doesn't make earthly sense"--