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Memories—historic, holy, hilarious— flicker like fireflies in the twilight years of my long life. They begin their dance in dust-drowned Oklahoma and light my path to the capitals of the world. Mine is a story of unpromising beginnings and undreamed-of endings. From childhood illnesses that drove my impoverished family to drastic migration; to loneliness that drove me to music and books; to inner struggles between confidence and despair—all those seemingly negative experiences set me up and drove me gladly to God, and He changed everything. With my husband, Jimmy Owens, I’ve been privileged to partner with and love some of the most godly, talented, loyal, funny people ever created: Jack Hayford, Pat and Shirley Boone, Andrae Crouch, Barry McGuire, Keith and Melody Green, The Second Chapter of Acts, Michael and Stormie Omartian, Jamie Owens-Collins, Paul Baloche, David and Dale Garratt are a few I’ve mentioned here. Together, we have helped shape the way our world worships and prays. My hope is that readers whose beginnings have not been promising may find courage as they see what God can do in spite of all manner of disadvantages. They will find the Scripture is true: All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. — Carol Owens
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Prayer Strategies & Action Plans
A call for intercession for the nation, complete with built-in study guide. “Jimmy and Carol Owens’s God-given message can shape the destiny of our nation and our world.” - Pastor Rick Warren “What the Owenses write about here holds the keys to God’s mightiest of workings: how he can, wants to, and will change entire nations…if we will accept our role.” - Dr. Jack Hayford “Years ago Jimmy Owens explained to a group of us how our small prayers could affect such a big thing as a nation. This amazing concept changed my life forever with regard to intercessory prayer. Now more than ever, we must understand what the Bible says about the call to pray for our nation. No one explains it better than Jimmy and Carol Owens have in this powerful and comprehensive book. None of us can afford to miss or ignore this call.” - Author Stormie Omartian “This important book is an astonishingly bold attempt to outline an authentic solution to the problems that plague 21st century America … You’ll know what to do to personally combat the spiritual wickedness that lies at their core.” - Anthony DeStefano, best selling author, Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To. -
From the trauma of a childhood blunder comes a lifetime of secrets and lies that Sam Cannady must uncover…or die trying. In posh Sussex Cove, Massachusetts, eleven year old Sam is accused of molesting little Joanna Stanfield, the ward of his father’s powerful employer. The fallout is catastrophic: his father’s career is damaged and his family uprooted. His father never forgives Sam, nor lets him forget. Thirty years later, Sam is a celebrated California pastor whose famous feel-good doctrine isn’t working: his wife has died, his faith is in crisis, and when his father is killed, everything points to murder…and to the past. Sam’s desperate search for the truth becomes a journey he soon wishes he had never begun as the tentacles of his childhood trauma reach out and suck him into a vortex of violence, political intrigue, and occult spiritual reality that he never dreamed existed. Armed with reality-shifting revelation from God, the strength of an old friend, and a heart-melting new love, Sam is soon enmeshed in the ancient power struggle between the two spiritual kingdoms that still war for our world.