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Pull up a nice, warm, cozy chair and enjoy some Hot Apple Cider along with me.

Move in closer. That's it. We'll all share our stories together, like a group of close friends. Stories of heartbreak and redemption--trouble and overcoming--questioning our faith and embracing it--and, most of all, finding hope at the end of every path.

There's just nothing like a circle of warm friends to share life with. All 15 of us will take turns opening up our hearts to you--sharing little pieces of ourselves. Come and join us.

We'll even include discussion...

After losing his girlfriend and realizing his life is going nowhere fast, eighteen-year-old tough guy Shane Donahue wonders if being alive is worth it.

A classmate suggests God could turn his life around, and Shane figures he might as well give it a try--he's got nothing to lose. Until he's arrested for a serious crime and has to decide whether to fight or pray

The author of this book was presented with a plaque and a "Deeds Speak" certificate from then York Region Police Chief Armand P. LaBarge for the "contribution to facilitating positive change within...

When the new doctor's family moves in across the street, Glen is happy to show the son, Charlie, around the small town. With his good looks, charisma, athletic ability, and sports car, Charlie soon has the whole town in his corner.

Except Nicole, the prettiest girl in town (and the pastor's daughter), who has no intention of dating Charlie. No matter how often he asks her. Or Luke, Glen's best friend since kindergarten, who dislikes Charlie on sight and longs to wipe that smile off his face

As Glen sidesteps the hostility between Luke and Charlie and assists Charlie in his...

As he tries to finish up his last year of school and decide on his future, Glen is distracted by the needs of his friends. He juggles his complex, often puzzling, connections with Nicole, Joyce, and Marta; spends a lot of time and energy helping Luke cope with his new way of life; and struggles to get along with Charlie.

Meanwhile, Nicole realizes she's going to have to make the hardest decision of her life.

In order to survive, Glen clings to God and relies on his small group for help. To his surprise, he finds himself saying and doing things he'd never have imagined. And he...

You'll be amused, encouraged, and inspired to reflect on ways you've been shown love, and to consider how you might show more love in the future.

The men, women, and children in these stories experienced love in ways they'd never have thought of, from people they might not normally have noticed, and in surprising places:

- on the wrong side of the tracks in small-town Ontario

- beside a wood burning stove in the Central African Republic

- in the words of an old letter in a New Brunswick house

- next to a burned-out Saskatchewan farmhouse

- upon a...

Individual Readers
You can read the book straight through and let each contributor surprise you with his or her thought-provoking insights; use the accompanying free downloadable "Reader's Guide" to find specific stories; or look up stories on topics that are relevant to your situation. After reading each story, you have the option of using the Discussion Guide as part of a personal study: read and meditate on the questions, then journal your responses.

Book Clubs
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider is a great choice...

A case study in American philanthropy, this book describes the beginnings of the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute established in 1961 in Washington, D.C. as an outpost of Harvard University. Each year eight post-doctoral fellows come from all over the world to live at the center and do research in ancient Greek literature, philosophy, or history. The idea behind this arrangement began with the preeminent philanthropist Paul Mellon's interest in finding a project to advance the humanities. Eric Lindquist traces the ten-year evolution of the center from Mellon's first...

Glen struggles to figure out how to act around Nicole, who is now dating Charlie, and Nicole's best friend, Joyce, who Glen is now dating. At the same time, he looks for ways to encourage Luke, who's recovering from a very serious accident, and tries to avoid Marta, who needs more help than he can offer. As if he doesn't have enough going on, Glen wonders if the anonymous letters he's getting are a prank or something more sinister.

Meanwhile, Nicole wonders if she's made a mistake, and begins to question what she's been taught by her church.

In the end, with the help of their...

This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America's leading Sanskritists and historians of early India. An exceptionally prolific scholar, Olivelle's best-known works include 'Manu's Code of Law' (2005), 'The Early Upaniṣads' (1998) and 'The Āśrama System' (1993). Over the last four decades, the focus of his scholarship has been on the ascetic and legal traditions of India, but his work as both a researcher and a teacher extends beyond early Indian religion...

This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America's leading Sanskritists and historians of early India. An exceptionally prolific scholar, Olivelle's best-known works include 'Manu's Code of Law' (2005), 'The Early Upaniṣads' (1998) and 'The Āśrama System' (1993). Over the last four decades, the focus of his scholarship has been on the ascetic and legal traditions of India, but his work as both a researcher and a teacher extends beyond early Indian religion...