Inspiring Voices: 427 books

Lessons Learned in Strange Places is an intriguing, yet true, account of author Jane Coopers travels to various places around the world. Chronicling her numerous adventures, Jane provides a fascinating picture of many different countries, some of which are now closed to tourism, and especially to...

Ralph received his B.A. in Communications and English from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. He attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul receiving the M.Div. in parish ministry. He served as Associate Pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul for five years. In the summer of 1980 he accepted...

He Leadeth Me paints a word picture of my seventy years travel with God. I met Him when I was seventeen, and He has led me through the extremes in my lifetime. Join in and follow along as we relive lifes sometimes challenging experiences.

You see two very different families, the Merediths and the Kelloggs, when Ruth and John meet in 1926. You watch their recent family history unfold, centering on their parents and grandparents. Ruth's early diaries and John's autobiography form the underpinnings of their story. Ruth at twenty...

A loving family shares the adventures of young children with cousins and friends.

Alone, depressed, hopeless, and unwantedthese were the emotions that defined me in the aftermath of divorce and death that had turned my world upside down. And then into my life bounced an abandoned little puppy, rescued from the shoulder of a busy interstate highway, where he had been thrown...

Is it possible for a wealthy man to do the right thing, trust in the Lord unconditionally and walk with him? I say yes, I know because I did, I gave back all of my wealth, I trusted in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and just paid darn good attention. What is the most important thing to a fathers...

While Elizabeth Wilms was very young, during World War II, her father was a prisoner of war, and her mother was serving as a slave laborer in the Soviet Union. She and her brother were placed in liquidation camps in Yugoslavia. But her family was blessed; they survived to meet again and later immigrated...

On March 15, 1937, Don Nordine was born the last of nine children in a poor Oklahoma family. He learned life lessons and skills through trial and error in uncertain times in America as he grew up on the farm. Amid the early loss of his father and World War II rationing, Nordines mother led him and...

The moment her son, Andrew, arrived into the world with a great burst of energy, Marilyn Kuehl knew that he would be different than the rest of her children. As he grew into an adventurous toddler, Marilyn reveled in his innocence, not knowing that a horrific tragedy would soon strike her family and...

Forty-eight year old Carlie Peters had just begun her new life living in San Francisco when she met Dick in the summer of 1994. They fell madly in love with one another. Even though Dick was much younger, the age difference didnt seem to matter to either of them. Their love was stronger than they...

Have you ever set goals and had a plan of action on how you were going to reach those goals? Do you have big dreams that you have envisioned since childhood? We all have certain things in life that we long for. Ordinarily, one should plan and prepare for the future that he or she desires. However,...

It is the night before Christmas Eve when ten-year old Peter Miller learns that his dog, Cody, is stranded over two hundred miles from his home. But when he discovers that his father purposely left Cody near a freight yard, Peter sets out on his own in the dark of the night to get his dog. As...

These poems came naturally from life. When things happened, I had to express it somehow, whether it was the wildlife around me or problems I encountered along the way. Raising children always brings questions, and we worried like any parent does. We questioned a lot of things as our lives unfolded,...