Rejected for a Purpose: How God Uses
Rejection to Help You Find and Fulfill Your Destiny, by Adetokunbo O. Adeoye. September 2010. $15.95.
ISBN: 978-0-9820384-3-7. Trade Paperback.   Using real-life and Biblical
examples, this unprecedented and timely book reveals that rejection is not only a vital ingredient to help you find your purpose,
but it is also a catalyst to help you fulfill it. This work explores three fundamental reasons why you experience rejection,
why God uses it, how He uses it to help you find and fulfill your destiny, eight benefits of it, and what you need to do in
order to experience these benefits. You’ll learn that rejection is a wake-up call—it’s an alarm clock that
God uses to wake up your calling. Rejected for a Purpose will help you understand that the people who neglected,
refused, or dismissed you might have done you the biggest favor of your life. This book will enlighten, empower, and encourage
you—whether you’re experiencing rejection in your relationships, your family, your church, your profession, or
for your convictions.
 Creativity for Christians™: How
to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church by Sheilah Vance with Rev. Felicia Howard.
September 2010. From The Elevator Group Faith imprint. $15.95. ISBN: 978-0-9820384-2-0. We are made overcomers by the blood of the lamb
and the word of our testimony. (Rev. 12:11.) Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours. Creativity for Christians
is designed to be used by individuals or churches as a transformative and bonding experience. The first half of Creativity
for Christians is a writing workshop, teaching the reader how to write her personal testimony and story of overcoming through
a series of writing exercises and writing advice. The second half of the book contains stories written by members of the authors
church who participated in the workshops. Their personal stories of overcoming all types of situations will strengthen and
encourage readers by showing them what God can do. The reader will also see that sharing stories, even if only with their
fellow parishioners in a church wide or church group project, will bring them closer together and strengthen them as a church.
Read our first review below! Dear Elevator Group: I picked up your book, Creativity for Christians, at
the Book Expo of America and read it on the plane home. You are all incredible people! Not only have you put together
valid and valued advice to help a person put their story together, but in a way that is honest, down to earth and not "preachy." However,
in this process, you've shown me something that I myself should have done a long time ago -- tell my story. This is
something I've shied away from for many reasons and, yes, embarassment is a strong excuse to hide behind. As I read
the book, I saw myself mirrored in the pages of so many of the experiences, and even found myself crying while surrounded
by people because of the power behind the faith that you all shared. Your group not only has faith...you LIVE it!
you all are an inspiration, and I hope you all great success in getting your message out. Sincerely, Janice Grove
(author, www.janicegrove.com) Cousin Myrtle by P. J. McCalla. October
2010. $15.95. ISBN: 978-0-9824945-0-9. The second novel in the P. J. McCalla series.
When she’s evicted from yet another home, lifelong schemer and freeloader Myrtle, cousin to wealthy and socially naive
entrepreneur Sam Sharpe, pretends to be sick and moves in with him and his much younger and very attractive wife, Jessie,
a gold-digger who believed that Sam could give her the comfortable life she always wanted. But when Myrtle’s schemes
backfire and end up hurting her, Sam is truly hurt because he never believed that Myrtle would aim her conniving ways at him.
Jessie starts to realize how kind her husband really is, and her feelings for him start to grow. But, one day she meets a
handsome, mysterious stranger in town. As he starts to fill her thoughts, Jessie wonders whether this man will be able to
do to her marriage what Cousin Myrtle could not.
And coming in 2011:
Treasures at the Museum by Deborra Richarson, Chair, Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution
Museum of American History. March 2011. $15.95. ISBN: 978-0-9824945-1-6.
In this children's picture book, a brother and sister learn the importance of their family's historical items
and what goes on behind the scenes at a museum when they have an adventurous trip to a museum and its archives center with
their aunt. Before and during the trip, Robbie and Brittany learn to relate different historical events to their own lives
through discussion with their Aunt Imani. They talk about personal family history, events in American history, and, finally,
they learn about archives. When they visit the museum, they take a behind-the-scenes tour of its Archives Center with Imani’s
friend Maxi, who works at the center, and Maxi helps the children preserve a few of the photos and other memorabilia they
brought from home. This story should appeal to children from grades K-4. It is written to get children interested in learning
about and, more importantly, creating and preserving family, local, and regional history.
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