Religious Adventure

Is the Bible just an abstraction or a real living entity? This book aims to answer the question. Part adventure story, part archaeological detective work, part spiritual exploration, this is the account of Bruce Feiler's perilous 10,000 mile journey across the Middle East in search of the roots of the Bible. Both an exhilarating journey and uplifting spiritual quest, Feiler recounts his experiences with humour whilst offering fresh answers to the most profound questions of human spirit.

Summer Darling is a not so typical American teenager, longing to return to Spain and walk another route of the famed Camino de Santiago, but when Covid hits and locks down the world, Summer’s Camino plans screech to a halt. As Summer waits in frustration, she convinces her cousin Lou to join her when the world does reopen. Problem is Lou’s Mom, Tilly, who seems fixated on making Summer’s life a waking nightmare, and is convinced if they go, the sky will fall and crush Lou underneath. But the girls are persuasive and in the Fall of 2022 they’re off for Portugal to have the adventure ...

Clark Keane, sixth grade superhero Eagleboy, would do anything for his friends. Climb a way-too-high rickety treehouse? Sure. Create a superhero alter ego for Murphy instead of studying for finals? No question. Brave the grumpy neighbor’s Mutant House in the dark to find Murphy’s lost ball? Well… if he has to. So when Murphy accuses Clark of being a bad friend because of one teensy joke, Clark is outraged. Shots fire, balls fly, and friends pick sides. No treehouse is safe from the feud. But friendship might not be the only thing in danger. Strange things have begun to happen on Oak Street.

Being a rabbi and flight attendant seems paradoxical. They are so different. NOT TRUE. In both cases you are serving people, only in different ways. Rabbis don’t only stand on pulpits, and flight attendants do more than serve drinks. This book will open your eyes to what really goes on. It might be a source of inspiration for you to consider either one of these professions as as lifetime career. I’ve been blessed, I had both!

Nonnon, Arius' faithful accomplice, who is pretending to the title of the King of Dwarves, finds a legendary Crow of Seven Kingdoms. Now the battle between light and darkness—Saint Nicholas' powers and Arius's powers—cannot be prevented. And again Paul Martin, an editor of the magazine The Star of Bethlehem, is to play the main role in the battle.

Follow Sasha, a curious young girl, as she embarks on an unforgettable adventure with the guidance of Archangel Uriel. Together, they explore the wonders of the Orthodox Church, its rich traditions, and the importance of prayer and church services. This heartwarming tale is perfect for nurturing young minds, sparking curiosity, and fostering a love for learning.

League of Friends is the third novella in the ongoing Matchmaker Mom series. Molly Reardon has never made it a secret to anyone including her oldest son that she’d like nothing better than for him to find the perfect someone and settle down. Case Reardon is silently grateful that his mother’s unexpected purchase of the large residential complex he’s lived at for several years has kept her busy and not nearly as focused on her original purpose for buying it. But he also knows that it’s a temporary reprieve and won’t last forever. Then his sister arrives for a visit. Molly is ...

Molly Reardon has never made it a secret that she wants her oldest son to settle down...she wanted grandchildren. Now she was determined to find out what was holding things up. Within twenty-four hours after arriving at her son’s home for an unexpected visit she had her answer. It wasn’t at all what she expected. And it didn’t take her long to decide what had to be done. What she couldn’t know was how much it would change her own life. Through the Binoculars is the first novella in the Matchmaker Mom series.

Potluck Social is the second novella in the Matchmaker Mom series. Molly Reardon has never made it a secret to anyone including her oldest son that she wants him to settle down. She’s determined to find out what’s holding things up and before long finds herself the new owner of the sprawling apartment complex he calls home. Now, unexpectedly, she’s finding that her son isn’t the only project on her slate and keeping her busier than she’s been in years. But when she finds out that one of her tenants has a problem Molly is intent on helping her and sets everything else on her ...

A young boy suddenly collapses after contracting polio. After months in a polio ward, he goes home in a wheelchair. Despite being told he may never walk again, a conscious decision is made to surmount his physical and emotional challenges by living a life of adventure. With loving medical care, persistence, and courage, he succeeds. Most importantly, the adventure of life leads him back to faith, after a lifetime of denial. A story that will break your heart, and then put it back together again.

Join the festival of colour in this collection of stories celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi. With tasty treats and bonfire tales, these stories are fun and informative stories for 3-7 year olds. These stories are perfect for young children celebrating Holi with their friends and family, or wanting to learn about different Hindu traditions.

The normally quiet Dutch town of Leiden is horrified when the chairman of the local Masonic lodge is brutally killed. Almost simultaneously, an old manuscript is discovered in which an anonymous author tells the hidden history of the Pilgrims – the Founding Fathers of the United States. From 1609 to 1620 they lived in Leiden, after which some of them left for America. University teacher Peter de Haan is drawn into the mystery. Why did so many of the Pilgrims stay behind in Leiden? What involvement do the Freemasons have?

Pa had gone to fight in the Civil War and the family has reasons to fear the worst. Now, Boone's grandpap is long overdue from his own fight. He had set out among the rugged boulders days ago to hunt the wolf that has been terrorizing the foothills of Colorado. The family desperately needs the reward money being offered to the man who kills the infamous "silver god". Boone's heart sinks when he finds Grandpap has been attacked by the wolf the old man had dubbed General E. Lee. Can Boone get his grandpap back to the cabin in time?

For 20 years, Lisa Murphy, Jeff Murphy, and a group of volunteers traveled the world with the Mobility Project, delivering mobility to the poorest people on the planet. They helped tens of thousands of disabled poor to gain mobility and hope. The disabled received wheelchairs, walkers, and crutches from the United States, items they never would have been able to afford. Like Simon of Cyrene, we helped people carry their cross of disability. From the hot tropical jungles of Costa Rica, Thailand, and São Tomé to the deserts of Afghanistan, the disabled poor got a new chance at life.

Kidnapped separately, terrified and alone, Deputy Sheriff Sharon Toro and her husband, Floyd Marshall, are each forced to make brutally hard life and death decisions to protect innocent life and for their own survival. They only have their faith and wits to guide them. Justice on the Mountain is a book about faith, love, and determination. It will touch your spirit, your heart and your mind as you live in the fast paced thriller in the rugged Colorado Rockies. What others are saying: “Great story, great characters, and moral dilemmas right out of today’s news.” “A thriller, mystery,...

When their parents feel called to Africa as missionaries, their two children react in different ways. Ten-year-old Jolie cooperates and does her best to adapt to a strange new land, Nigeria. But her older brother Derek rebels, angry at having to leave his friends and comfortable home in Prairie Lake, Minnesota. When Derek meets a native boy about his age, he learns more about life than he ever thought possible as they encounter a witch doctor who wants them dead and poachers who kidnap them. Assignment Nigeria is Book 1 in the Missionary Kids Series.

Join author and adventurer Jim Pasmore on a fascinating and exciting journey that began with a three-and-a-half second near death "flash" - during which time he re-experienced his entire life, revealing insights and lessons that took him the next 40 years to fully understand...including 22 other near-misses. The author takes us on a journey of exploration, discovery, excitement and adventure leading to the tantalizing grand prize of existence: discovery of Self as Spirit.

It's time for the young Penguins of the South Pole to take their first swim. The only problem is Seals are waiting in the water to make a meal of them. The Penguins decide to pray for safety, but TC thinks he's too cool to pray. When his friends Jesse and James urge him to swim with them, he declines. As his friends jump into the water they're taken by a Seal. Now TC is left alone and finds himself choosing between being a meal for a Seal, or a Polar Bear. When trying to use his smarts failed to get him out of this dangerous situation, he realizes it's time to pray.

Gabriel's life is about to change. He lives in a world where change never happens. In Harmony, a tyrannical mayor dictates everyone's lives without opposition. Gabriel makes a plan to change the routine of such a boring, regimented life. In his quest, he never expected to find himself in an unfamiliar place. And, unfortunately for him, his past is hot on his trail.

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place where they couldn’t be found…and time to figure out what to do next….and why their pursuers are interested in Harper’s father…and are willing to do anything to draw her out. Now it appears that they have an unknown and unlikely ally…maybe two. But what does it mean when one of their allies becomes the new target… Suddenly there is another target.It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature ...