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Toby and Jayda were high school sweethearts, and as a young married couple, they were just finding their way. Nothing could have prepared them for what happened next. After their daughter died, Toby felt angry, then sad. Finally, he felt stuck. His mentor, Pastor Thomas, was no help—he made everything worse for Toby. Toby hasn't even painted in months. That was Jayda's signal that he was stuck in a dark place.

Emma never wanted a family. Until she did. As a nurse practitioner, Emmaline is used to helping other people. She likes her job but is lonely. When her life is devastated by the death of a close friend, Emma finds a new purpose in life—becoming a mother. But will her heart be broken by grief again? If it is, and she is all alone, how will she survive?

Until now, Bethany’s life was perfect. She married her college boyfriend. She and Brad moved back to her hometown in the emerald northwest. She had two wonderful children. Life was perfect. But a surprise third pregnancy led Bethany to a doctor’s office where everything changed. The news she and Brad receive that day changed the course of their perfect lives forever. Shattered and confused, Bethany plunges into the darkest time of her life. How will she survive? Who can help her face her biggest test yet?

While the rest of the world has been roaring through the 1920s, times are hardscrabble in rural South Georgia. Widow Maggie Parker is barely surviving while raising her young son alone. Then as banks begin to fail, her father-in-law threatens to take her son and sell off her livelihood - the grocery store her husband left her. Can five Southern women band together, using their wisdom and wiles to stop him, and survive the Great Depression?

During daily walks, I have gathered a lot of thoughts about my fellow walkers. Oftentimes I have thought, "What's their story?" as I have passed by them and said hello. The manner in which a person responds to a greeting is quite telling. Watching a person's mannerisms, eye contact, and general facial expressions tell a passerby a lot. These 40 short stories are a fictional reflection of the day-to-day stories that anyone could be experiencing as they walk the daily walk of life in this modern time in America, in the beautiful park with the oaks.

Encompassing a variety of writing styles, Like a Rock in the Sea is a collection of short stories and essays which the author initially composed during his many years as a young American seminarian living abroad in countries as diverse as Spain, Italy, Germany, and Mexico.

It was agreed, the stars pointed to the ancient text, but who would believe them. One scientist with financial help from the government sets out to find the truth on a planet light years away. If the government has their way no one will return to reveal the answer. The truth could be too controversial.... Come with me and discover for yourself, who the Third Wiseman was.

What happens when minor characters ask for their own stories? A collection of three novellas as the author gives in to their demands. Cole Baxter was introduced in the novel Amazing Grace, but insisted he get his own story. After his sister and her husband die and leave him with her four children, he needs a wife - and fast. Timothy and Abigail both have the daunting task of caring for their younger sister. Can they help each other raise their sisters or does God have more in mind for them? Alexander Granger is tired of his father’s lectures and sermons.

At 33, after a year that has seen her break off her engagement to Bruce, her long-time boyfriend, and then the loss of her beloved father to cancer, Penny takes time off from her career as a children’s book illustrator to nurse her broken heart and loneliness. She flies out alone to Corfu to...

The Book of Feasts & Seasons is a beautifully mind-bending stroll with a grandmaster of science fiction through the annual Catholic calendar. Over the course of the year, from January to December, the author takes his inspiration from 10 different holidays and explores their meanings in a series of stories of marvelous imagination. The book begins with New Year's Day and "The Meaning of Life as Told Me by an Inebriated Science Fiction Writer in New Jersey".

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the 5,000 when Jesus multiplied the fish and the loaves? Or one of his disciples when he walked on water? Or to have seen Lazarus come out of the tomb? Ever wonder what Mary thought when Gabriel told her she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit, or what the fallout was like in her personal life? Ever considered how those two disciples felt on the road to Emmaus, when they found that the man with whom they had been talking was in fact their risen Lord?

The notion of a King's ability and courage is to sacrifice himself for something higher than himself. A king is a man that looks for ways to make an environment where beauty can grow. What is a good king's single most important quality? Do we have a king’s heart inside of us? Can we all be kings and queens? Who was the wisest king in human history? For one to become a king, does he first need to be a warrior? What qualities make a great king?

Compiled with psalms, prophecies, and short stories, North and South Gate is a tale of two voices that reveals each of man's final destinations.

Grace Neunaber has finally found happiness. After struggling for years as a single mother of four, she’s thrilled about her newfound faith and her marriage to a strong Christian man. But as David is added to their family of five, her enthusiasm is quickly dampened by her older children’s open hostility and resentment toward their new father. Each member of the Neunaber family will have to rely on their faith in God if their strained relationships are going to knit them closer together, instead of tear their family apart.

A collection of short stories written by seven award-winning authors during the first four months of the COVID-19 lockdown. Each author brings a unique perspective to the crisis, and the results are spectacular. There is science fiction, Christian apologetics, horror, drama, suspense, and a dose of comfort. Produced daily during the first 13 weeks of the lockdown, you can see the change in thinking, hopes, and frustration that the public was experiencing.

Why do you get out of bed every morning? Are you a leader? Do you see yourself as a leader or a follower? Are you one of the people that leaders work to keep safe? What is the difference between a manager and a leader? What makes a good leader, in your opinion? Have you ever experienced a bad one? How can someone else's personality or confidence intimidate someone else? We must take the initiative in our lives to become great leaders.

Join these women as their lives are intertwined through purpose and divine destiny. You'll meet the Pastor's wife Dora, the misguided teen Danielle, the prayer warrior Evangelist Koffee, and a host of other women who's stories will show you the power that one can find in living life as a witness to the true and living power of God.

John Fischer has always dreamed about owning his own carpentry business, but when an accident befalls him on the farm, his hopes are dashed and he falls into a coma. At the hospital, he is looked after by a beautiful Englischer nurse, Lisa Jones. Lisa who is a single mom to two children, finds herself increasingly attracted to John over the coming months as they continually seem to run into each other. The only problem is that she’s engaged to someone else. Why then, can she not get John out of her head?

Can hope spring up in Hope’s End, a frontier town facing many a challenge. A cast of characters thrown together in trying times, stretching their faith to take hold of the future. Surprised by Love is a pioneer romantic saga weaving the town’s romance, mystery, and adventure into a story you will not want to end!

Homeward Bound follows the tumultuous relationship of Sara Miller and Zeke Breneman through every challenge right through to an incredibly heartwarming ending. The chronicle of their journey together is written with love, and I trust that this warmth of character, and the beauty of their story, will also touch your heart with a sense of Gott’s light at work in your own life - even when things look dark.