US Navy Lieutenant John Rush, firstborn son of American founder Dr. Benjamin Rush, shot and killed his best friend in a duel October 1, 1807. The lieutenant was later admitted to the lunatic ward of Pennsylvania Hospital on February 10, 1810, with a diagnosis of insanity. Dr. Rush later became known as the father of American psychiatry. Later serving as h...
What happens when kids find themselves in situations where adults are absent, and they need to come up with make-or-break decisions? Zig, who used to be everyone's favorite child video star, is now feeling some discomfort when her aunt wants to get her to be an actor for her school project. Tiara, a playful girl, has been given choices by a strange creature ...
This book is lovingly compiled using the blog written by Grandma Lois. Lois believed that by writing her thoughts and sharing them with other grandparents and their grandchildren as well, she could lead others to know her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ....
Are superpowers real? If so, can God really give them to us? The gifts of the Spirit described in 1 Corinthians 12 hold the key to these questions and so much more.
Daniel's life was going great until one day at school when he learns he has a very big problem. He just found out his best friend is moving. Suddenly, his whole world feels different. But ...
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."--John 14:6 (NLT)
Stitch by Stitch was birthed straight from God's heart to my heart. I pray each devotional will lead you to a closer walk with Christ and that you feel His healing power mending you through every broken piece of your heart. The la...
Keeping You in My Heart: A Grief Journal for Tweens offers children, in the in-between years of nine to twelve, a place to work through their grief after the death of a loved one. The design, prompts and illustrations are engaging and meant to inspire this age group in giving voice to their feelings, celebrating memories, and learning to cope and move forwar...
The fruit of the Spirit is available for every Christian. It is not exclusive to adults. Children have the ability to tap into every resource and weapon that empower adult Christian lives. In the turbulent times we live in, our children need to be equipped and taught how to use their spiritual weapons instead of their flesh.
Train up a...
As a Christian, do you ever wonder why you still struggle with sin? Are you tired of repeating the same old mistakes? Have you found yourself caught in a seemingly never-ending cycle of habitual sin and shame? Are you tired of the feelings of defeat and long for the freedom, peace, and victory promised in being a new creation? Then it's time to face him. He ...
When nine of us prayed at Holden Beach, we thanked God, though we had been the victims of the Shepherding Religion. But Jesus's proactive trip into the Wilderness had confronted an estimated forty-two hundred religions, according to current estimates. Jesus's bedrock actions, combined with His confrontation of “Legion,” spelled the doom for religion's strong...
In the process of moving to a new house, a young girl named Tiffany loses her beloved stuffed dog, Rex. Her brother, Jordan, is responsible for this unfortunate event. At first, he is unsure what to do. Eventually, he prays for God to send his sister a new dog she could love, and one that could never get lost again.
God sends an angel on a mission, and th...
Delightful Questions for Children, by Tawni Smith, is a collection of intentional open-ended questions with the purpose of drawing out answers filled with imagination and conversation.If you don't want to forget the interesting and humorous things that a child says, then this keepsake journal is for you. It will help you create memories that last a lifetime....
I am sure we can all relate to and are interested in reading about the struggles others have encountered throughout life, which will help to encourage us and keep us motivated to keep the faith and not give up.This is the book to read.Once you start reading, it will hardly leave your hand until completed, unless you are taking a break to laugh, ponder, and r...
The author of I'm Just a Teacher shares his love of teaching, his passion for learning, and his art of building relationships with students and their families. As a highly imaginative, innovative, and award-winning educator with over fifty years of experience his remarkable lifelong goal has been "To Reach Out, Touch Others, and Make a Difference." Over t...
We titled the book The Broken Road: Story of Our Son's Drug Addiction and Mental Illness because of the difficulties and struggles Mary and I faced during our sixteen-year effort to help our son who was mentally ill and addicted to drugs. Many times we thought we were headed in the right direction in dealing with Frank's mental illness and drug addiction. Bu...
What is the season of your life during this calendar year, this month or this week? Do you see the world and its darkness more than ever throughout each passing day? Our God, the Creator of the universe, is in each breath of your life with you. You're not alone. He sees and knows, and wants to deliver you through the darkness. He loves you great...
A normal life. Something I never thought I would have again after the events of January 17, 1987. The moment my head hit the boards playing hockey, my life was anything but normal."Why me? Why did this have to happen to me?"It has not been easy, but now decades later, I look at my life through different eyes than that eighteen-year-old. Living with a spinal ...
A Journey of Faith is a compilation of the life of Josef. Born in 1943 during WWII, while millions of soldiers died on the battlefields and millions of civilians died because of the bombing of cities and starvation, Josef survived against all odds. He was nursed and raised by a naturopathic-treatment-practicing mother, utilizing alternative medicine and pray...
Return to Terra Nova—Coming Home delivers excitement, adventure, and realistic science packed into a story of faith and planetary exploration. Thelma Ritchie's indomitable characters thrive on difficulty as they overcome every atmospheric and geophysical obstacle of the Red Planet with common sense, cooperation, and hard work. Themes of courage, forgiveness,...
This is the story of Christmas Eve when Donnie the Donkey, Morgan the flying Reindeer, Ranger the Stallion, the Grumpus brothers, Belsnickel, and Knight Robert get ready to leave and deliver gifts with Santa Clause, Kris Kringle, and St. Nick—the three Magi who brought gifts to baby Jesus.
Mary and her donkey, Boaz or Bo, come by to give her blessings...
This book is intended to introduce life situations which many of us experience. Some are very serious and others are more lighthearted. But all of them are intended to induce the reader to think about what they might do in these circumstances and how to apply the Christian guiding principles to them. This book is intended to help the reader to read, think an...
Inspired by the character and teachings of Dr. Jose Rizal, the youthful and lovely Marissa struggled to lift the living conditions in rural Philippines with the help of a dedicated American military physician at a time when hate and political debauchery governed the country. Is it worth the ultimate sacrifice? Perhaps so. Only time will tell....
The Magnificent One depicts the life of Linda Berry's granddaughter, Brooklyn Berry, and understanding of the cognitive skills of toddlers, particularly of Brooklyn at the age of one whose talents are considered magnificent. One-year-olds possess abilities to go beyond reproach when family members are positive and interactive. The first year illustrates how ...
It's human nature to look at something when you have emphatically been told not to look. Those of mythological lore who looked directly at Medusa, the snake-headed creature, were instantly turned to stone. Lot's wife, in the book of Genesis, could not resist to look back even after God had strongly advised her not to. As we know, her one peek instantly and i...
This book is a testimony of the most important miracles given to me by my Lord. When I knocked, He answered. There were many others in my early years. I am disclosing these to help those with doubt as life ends. What is next? I've seen it, and it is an eternity in heaven....
Ben's unpopular this we know.
He's a pesky mosquito.
All he wants is a friend.
To be with him through thick and thin.
It's not as simple as it sounds.
BEN the Unpopular "Mosquito" is lonely, and he has no friends. Until one day, he goes on a friend seeking adventure.
His ad...
