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Blessed
It is amazing how quickly time can pass....we have been pretty busy around here but that is no excuse to be neglectful so I apologize for the lag in new posts.This morning at staff meeting, Lando...
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Leadership Review
Here at House of James, we are fortunate enough to be able to host many different events. We often have music in our coffeehouse (in fact Jacob Moon is going to be here again on Friday, June 28), we...
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Guest Blog Post by Bryan Davis
This week the newest Bryan Davis book arrived....Exodus Rising is the third book in the Tales of Starlight Series!! We love it when Bryan comes to visit us here in Canada so I thought I would ask if...
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A Recommendation from Lando
As a bookseller I've been saying for years that we need more fiction books that tell parts of the "Mennonite Story". As many Mennonites in North America embrace modern culture the remarkable stories of...
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4/5 House of James Staff Recommend....
As a bookstore, it's our job to tell you know about the best books....today, that is exactly what we plan to do. I (Denise) fell in love these books (as did Esther and Lynn) but when I read Lauryssa's...
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Making a Difference in our Grandkids' lives
We are going to be having an event next week and wanted to share it with you. Ann Griffiths is a local author and speaker who will be in our store to launch an expanded version of her book....here is...
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Sensible Shoes
Recently, on a rainy Saturday, I decided it was time to glean my shelf and find a good book to curl up with. What I found was a gem that had been forgotten. I remember buying it because the title...
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Fearless
For someone who is far from fearless, this should prove to be an interesting introduction of sorts for me. My name is Elise, and I will be looking after this dear blog for a little while,...
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One Thousand Gifts
What if I opened the clenched hands wide to receive all that is? A life that receives all of God in this moment? How do you do that when terror tears up your throat and you wear the burn scars of a...
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Stasi Eldredge has the unique and cultivated perspective of a woman who is learning to give thanks and praise to God through her sufferings and pain. It is a simple thing to thank God when...
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The Knight of Elderan
For a fall into the realm of the fantastic - in the root, literal sense of the word - Anna Thayer brings us the epic trilogy of The Knight of Eldaran."I just started reading The Traitor’s Heir, the...
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Messy Spirituality
"My life is a mess.After forty-five years of trying to follow Jesus, I keep losing him in the crowded busyness of my life. I know Jesus is there, somewhere, but it's difficult to make him out in the...
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Times Two
Words by Sheree Plett, illustrations by Shari-Anne Vis "However long that itwould take to reach thehighest point in space,that's how deep my loveis, dear, that's how farmy love would trace." This...
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Doon, Destined for
Book 1 There are always those moments where escape would be preferable if it meant literally vanishing from this world and entering a life of importance somewhere else - a world not quite like this...
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Drawing Fire
Today's recommendation is a treat from the boss; the first book of an eventual trilogy - the Cold Case Justice series:"One of the best fiction books I've read this year. I highly recommend Drawing Fire...
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Surprise Music Feature
Every once in a while, I'll try to post a music feature on this blog about a new CD release between books. This first feature is Kutless' latest release, "Glory", with a little note from our music...
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A.D. 30
Maviah is a woman living in 30 A.D., and as if that alone is not shame enough, she is the illegitimate child of a renowned Bedouin sheikh, Rami bin Malik, cast aside by his pride and born into...
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Sinner's Creed
Sinner's CreedScott Stapp "I love learning the story behind the story. Whether its a famous writer, musician or business person - what has happened in their life so far? Rock'n'roll biographies are...
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Surprise Music Feature
Rob is back with some feedback on tunes this time... "Michael has changed record labels after 30+ years and changed producers as well. This is his first studio worship album (special edition has...
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Storm Siren [and her Fury]
"I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don't want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you." --from Chapter One of Storm Siren (Mary Weber)--...
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