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Ever find yourself yearning for much-needed down time. . .more time to savor life's simplest, often best blessings? Featuring more than 120 faith-filled readings plus inspiring prayers and scripture selections—from the beloved King James Version of the Bible—this lovely devotional will encourage...

Anita Corrine Donihue's beloved When I'm Praising God is back in a completely updated package! The second book in Anita's best-selling When I'm on My Knees series, When I'm Praising God sold nearly 300,000 copies in its first release. Encouraging women to praise God in any and every situation, When I'm...

"God, grant me serenity in my relationships, my work, my church. . .my life!" What happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity.  Galatians 5:22 MSGSerenity Prayers...

Merry Lattimore is innocent. . . But when she fails to prove her case, she’s convicted of larceny and sent to colonial Virginia as an indentured servant. Now she must find a way to survive an ocean away from her beloved home in England. . .and a way to silence her heart. She couldn’t help...

Here's the perfect tool for understanding scripture better-the QuickNotes Bible Handbook provides overviews and chapter-by-chapter summaries for every book of the Bible, plus a helpful topical index! Concise, easy-to-read entries will give you the "big picture" view of scripture, helping you to see how...

Time Period:  1819  Grace Morgan can't stand the dirty, unkempt boy who harasses her meek and quiet cousin. But Grace soon gets a taste of the bully's hard life of poverty when her hometown of Cincinnati is struck by a serious drought, affecting both farmers and Ohio River businesses. As Grace and...

Time Period:  1914  1914 is a tough year for twelve-year-old Maria Schmidt. Ever since the Kaiser started a war in Europe, Maria's German-sounding surname has brought her trouble at school. Even worse, her family's been threatened because of her father's union activities. In the midst of all that,...

Time Period:  1862  Daria Fisk's father is a doctor who's serving with the Union Army. When her financially-strapped mother must open their home to boarders, a wounded soldier comes to stay. Daria's twin brother, David, is thrilled by the man's stories of war, but Daria has her suspicions. Daria Solves...

Time Period:  1923  For ten-year-old Carrie Moe, friendship with a Jewish immigrant is perfectly normal. So why are many of her other friends uptight about that? Sadly, in 1924, bigotry is a powerful force in society-so much so, that the white-robed members of the Ku Klux Klan plot violence against...

Time Period:  Jan. 1864 - April 1865  With the nation convulsed by civil war, Elise Brannon wants people to look past the depressing news that arrives daily from the battlefields: Through her love of acting, she'll make them laugh and forget-at least for awhile. But even her optimism is challenged...

God, Grant Me Courage is a brand-new devotional prayer book written for you, grad. Each of the 160 prayers, written from a graduate's unique perspective on life, is topically arranged and complemented by a related scripture selection. Sixteen timely topics include: Courage to  Make Wise Choices,...

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. (James 5:16 NIV) Men face many special challenges in life--challenges that call for specific prayer. What better basis for those prayers than God's own perfect Word? Prayers and Promises for Men is a powerful new collection of two hundred prayers,...

Time Period:  Dec. 1764 - May 1766  Tensions simmer in 1765 Boston, home to twelve-year-old Lizzie Murray. Residents of the city are dividing over loyalty to England-and the divisions strike within Lizzie's own family, as her brother and father often find themselves at odds. When a mob wounds a young...

Time Period: 1770  Twelve-year-old Bostonian Lydia Lankford knows in her heart of hearts that the patriot cause is true and just-so why can't other members of her family see that, too? When the Boston Massacre occurs, this fictional colonist finds herself witnessing a spark that helps to ignite the...