In the heart of Jericho, Rahab has a lucrative business as an innkeeper. Travelers—and the local men—love to lodge at Rahab’s inn because she provides them with much more than the basic necessities.

But being able to afford the best of everything isn’t enough for Rahab. Something is missing. From the many patrons who lodge at Rahab’s, she hears about Yahweh, His love for His chosen people, the Promised Land, and a covenant made many years ago between Yahweh and Abraham. She makes the decision to pray to God and ask for His help.

When two spies from Joshua’s army ask Rahab for shelter, she takes a bold risk and hides them. The men tell her of the God of Abraham, and Rahab accepts him into her heart. The two spies promise to save Rahab and her family when Jericho is attacked. Eager to share her joy, Rahab tells her family of her newfound faith and tries to convince her family to trust Yahweh and be saved from Jericho’s inevitable destruction. But will they listen to her message, or is their fate sealed along with the city’s?

A bold retelling of the biblical tale, Rahab—My Story offers a message of hope and redemption for all.

In the heart of Jericho, Rahab has a lucrative business as an innkeeper. Travelers—and the local men—love to lodge at Rahab’s inn because she provides them with much more than the basic necessities.

But being able to afford the best of everything isn’t enough for Rahab. Something is missing. From the many patrons who lodge at Rahab’s, she hears about Yahweh, His love for His chosen people, the Promised Land, and a covenant made many years ago between Yahweh and Abraham. She makes the decision to pray to God and ask for His help.

When two spies from Joshua’s army ask Rahab for shelter, she takes a bold risk and hides them. The men tell her of the God of Abraham, and Rahab accepts him into her heart. The two spies promise to save Rahab and her family when Jericho is attacked. Eager to share her joy, Rahab tells her family of her newfound faith and tries to convince her family to trust Yahweh and be saved from Jericho’s inevitable destruction. But will they listen to her message, or is their fate sealed along with the city’s?

A bold retelling of the biblical tale, Rahab—My Story offers a message of hope and redemption for all.

The history of the quaint panhandle town of Cottondale, Florida, comes to life in Where the Crossroads Meet, a collection of memories, photos, stories, and letters from Cottondale resident Dorothy B. Seals.

Established in the late nineteenth century, Cottondale started out as a quiet community where major train lines and two main roads crossed. But it soon developed into a bustling town with numerous businesses, banks, pharmacies, churches, and hotels. It also became an important farming community, particularly for cotton. At its heart, though, was its citizens’ desire to succeed. Even when fire struck and destroyed most of the town in 1928, this close-knit community worked together to start over.

Using interviews, letters, county records, photographs, and other official documents, Seals reconstructs the town’s past. She delves into the history of early settlers, important milestones, and Cottondale’s role during key events in American history. In addition, Seals shares her own memories of growing up in Cottondale, being a Sunday school teacher, wife, mother, and even a city commissioner.

Whimsical and entertaining, Where the Crossroads Meet is a wonderful look into the past of this Florida community as well as American life during the first half of the twentieth century.

The history of the quaint panhandle town of Cottondale, Florida, comes to life in Where the Crossroads Meet, a collection of memories, photos, stories, and letters from Cottondale resident Dorothy B. Seals.

Established in the late nineteenth century, Cottondale started out as a quiet community where major train lines and two main roads crossed. But it soon developed into a bustling town with numerous businesses, banks, pharmacies, churches, and hotels. It also became an important farming community, particularly for cotton. At its heart, though, was its citizens’ desire to succeed. Even when fire struck and destroyed most of the town in 1928, this close-knit community worked together to start over.

Using interviews, letters, county records, photographs, and other official documents, Seals reconstructs the town’s past. She delves into the history of early settlers, important milestones, and Cottondale’s role during key events in American history. In addition, Seals shares her own memories of growing up in Cottondale, being a Sunday school teacher, wife, mother, and even a city commissioner.

Whimsical and entertaining, Where the Crossroads Meet is a wonderful look into the past of this Florida community as well as American life during the first half of the twentieth century.

A story of struggle and triumphant survival of faith in God. Shingi, a young West African immigrant, falls in love with a happy-go-lucky fellow she met crossing the Atlantic under the protection of returning missionary Mary Lanover. Six months later, she finds herself a pregnant widow, returning to her protector on a Virginia farm. In the following months, Shingi’s life is turned upside down, intertwined with a young farmhand with tragic issues of his own, and Mary’s mysterious illness. Who does she trust?

In every age, God’s people have faced the enormous challenge of how to live a godly life in an evil world. The challenge is no different in our age—and yet sometimes it feels as though it’s much more difficult now, with iniquity escalating to an unprecedented degree. Sometimes we feel we are surrounded by pervasive immorality in an increasingly complicated world. What are God’s people to do?

The Scripture provides the answers, one of which is exemplified by Noah—“a preacher of righteousness,” whom God said was a righteous and blameless man living in a wicked age. Noah is known for his obedience to God and for having survived the great flood. Who better to teach us how to hold fast to our faith and to follow God’s will than Noah?

This collection presents letters from the perspective of Noah and directed to a twenty-first-century pastor named Christopher. Full of lessons and reflections, they cover a wide range of topics, from how to deal with grief to what it’s like to follow God’s commandments to the letter, even when that means facing the ridicule of one’s community. Whether you’re a preacher like Noah, a pastor like Christopher, or simply wondering how to hold on to your faith in trying times, Letters from Noah seeks to both challenge and encourage you.

In every age, God’s people have faced the enormous challenge of how to live a godly life in an evil world. The challenge is no different in our age—and yet sometimes it feels as though it’s much more difficult now, with iniquity escalating to an unprecedented degree. Sometimes we feel we are surrounded by pervasive immorality in an increasingly complicated world. What are God’s people to do?

The Scripture provides the answers, one of which is exemplified by Noah—“a preacher of righteousness,” whom God said was a righteous and blameless man living in a wicked age. Noah is known for his obedience to God and for having survived the great flood. Who better to teach us how to hold fast to our faith and to follow God’s will than Noah?

This collection presents letters from the perspective of Noah and directed to a twenty-first-century pastor named Christopher. Full of lessons and reflections, they cover a wide range of topics, from how to deal with grief to what it’s like to follow God’s commandments to the letter, even when that means facing the ridicule of one’s community. Whether you’re a preacher like Noah, a pastor like Christopher, or simply wondering how to hold on to your faith in trying times, Letters from Noah seeks to both challenge and encourage you.

In every age, God’s people have faced the enormous challenge of how to live a godly life in an evil world. The challenge is no different in our age—and yet sometimes it feels as though it’s much more difficult now, with iniquity escalating to an unprecedented degree. Sometimes we feel we are surrounded by pervasive immorality in an increasingly complicated world. What are God’s people to do?

The Scripture provides the answers, one of which is exemplified by Noah—“a preacher of righteousness,” whom God said was a righteous and blameless man living in a wicked age. Noah is known for his obedience to God and for having survived the great flood. Who better to teach us how to hold fast to our faith and to follow God’s will than Noah?

This collection presents letters from the perspective of Noah and directed to a twenty-first-century pastor named Christopher. Full of lessons and reflections, they cover a wide range of topics, from how to deal with grief to what it’s like to follow God’s commandments to the letter, even when that means facing the ridicule of one’s community. Whether you’re a preacher like Noah, a pastor like Christopher, or simply wondering how to hold on to your faith in trying times, Letters from Noah seeks to both challenge and encourage you.

A story of struggle and triumphant survival of faith in God. Shingi, a young West African immigrant, falls in love with a happy-go-lucky fellow she met crossing the Atlantic under the protection of returning missionary Mary Lanover. Six months later, she finds herself a pregnant widow, returning to her protector on a Virginia farm. In the following months, Shingi’s life is turned upside down, intertwined with a young farmhand with tragic issues of his own, and Mary’s mysterious illness. Who does she trust?

Inspired by events in the life of the author’s grandfather, who was shot, but not killed, by the famous Bat Masterson in a saloon in Kansas, Pressed Down and Overflowing: The Tale of an Unlikely Trail Boss is the romantic, action-filled story of a young Christian cowboy during the tumultuous first two years of reconstruction in post–Civil War Texas. As it addresses poverty, Indian wars, and the end of slavery, the story meanders along this particular cowboy’s trail, which leads through loves and marriages, friendships and conflicts with former slaves, dealings with horse and cattle thieves—as well as Comanche captivity, rape, murder, a big cattle drive along the famous Chisholm trail, a gun fight at the end of the trail in a saloon in Kansas, and a murder trial. Most of all, it is the story of a trail boss who does strange but good things and sees them come back to him pressed down and overflowing.

It isn’t easy living in the slavery-dependent south in the late 1850’s. Tempers are beginning to flare as the abolitionist rhetoric coming from the northern states grows, and the nation seems to be drifting toward civil war. Luke Martin inherited a small cotton plantation and three slaves after his father’s unexpected death. Although he struggles with the idea of owning slaves, his trips to town often result in unexpected purchases. Despite his convictions, he comes to own over a dozen slaves in less than a year. Martin’s neighbor, Tom Grant, an angry, slave-abusing plantation owner, openly disagrees with Martin’s respectful treatment of slaves. Through various situations, Luke is drawn into an unwanted relationship with him. Grant fears discontent and possible rebellion among his own slaves, and a confrontation is near. Will Luke, a slave-owning Christian, give in to the social pressures of his day, or will he dare to risk listening to another voice and be the brunt of hatred for acting on his convictions? There are no easy choices. Woven with humor and continuous action, Heaven Comes Later plays out a drama of hope, hardship, and community, with a surprising twist at the end.

It isn’t easy living in the slavery-dependent south in the late 1850’s. Tempers are beginning to flare as the abolitionist rhetoric coming from the northern states grows, and the nation seems to be drifting toward civil war. Luke Martin inherited a small cotton plantation and three slaves after his father’s unexpected death. Although he struggles with the idea of owning slaves, his trips to town often result in unexpected purchases. Despite his convictions, he comes to own over a dozen slaves in less than a year. Martin’s neighbor, Tom Grant, an angry, slave-abusing plantation owner, openly disagrees with Martin’s respectful treatment of slaves. Through various situations, Luke is drawn into an unwanted relationship with him. Grant fears discontent and possible rebellion among his own slaves, and a confrontation is near. Will Luke, a slave-owning Christian, give in to the social pressures of his day, or will he dare to risk listening to another voice and be the brunt of hatred for acting on his convictions? There are no easy choices. Woven with humor and continuous action, Heaven Comes Later plays out a drama of hope, hardship, and community, with a surprising twist at the end.

It isn’t easy living in the slavery-dependent south in the late 1850’s. Tempers are beginning to flare as the abolitionist rhetoric coming from the northern states grows, and the nation seems to be drifting toward civil war. Luke Martin inherited a small cotton plantation and three slaves after his father’s unexpected death. Although he struggles with the idea of owning slaves, his trips to town often result in unexpected purchases. Despite his convictions, he comes to own over a dozen slaves in less than a year. Martin’s neighbor, Tom Grant, an angry, slave-abusing plantation owner, openly disagrees with Martin’s respectful treatment of slaves. Through various situations, Luke is drawn into an unwanted relationship with him. Grant fears discontent and possible rebellion among his own slaves, and a confrontation is near. Will Luke, a slave-owning Christian, give in to the social pressures of his day, or will he dare to risk listening to another voice and be the brunt of hatred for acting on his convictions? There are no easy choices. Woven with humor and continuous action, Heaven Comes Later plays out a drama of hope, hardship, and community, with a surprising twist at the end.

Inspired by events in the life of the author’s grandfather, who was shot, but not killed, by the famous Bat Masterson in a saloon in Kansas, Pressed Down and Overflowing: The Tale of an Unlikely Trail Boss is the romantic, action-filled story of a young Christian cowboy during the tumultuous first two years of reconstruction in post–Civil War Texas. As it addresses poverty, Indian wars, and the end of slavery, the story meanders along this particular cowboy’s trail, which leads through loves and marriages, friendships and conflicts with former slaves, dealings with horse and cattle thieves—as well as Comanche captivity, rape, murder, a big cattle drive along the famous Chisholm trail, a gun fight at the end of the trail in a saloon in Kansas, and a murder trial. Most of all, it is the story of a trail boss who does strange but good things and sees them come back to him pressed down and overflowing.

The War of 1812 was over. American Colonies had begun recovery efforts in towns and cities ravaged by the invaders. While there was ongoing grief over the loss of sons and husbands who had been slain, others struggled to cope with issues brought home by those crippled both in mind and body. Young Emily Spencer was gradually recovering from a breakdown following her own experiences in the war as well as the untimely death of her mother with whom she had recently been reunited.

To lift her spirits, Emily’s Aunt Lucinda suggests they take a steamboat ride from Pittsburgh down to New Orleans. Along the way, Emily runs into old childhood friend James McKee, who suggests she put her trip aside in order to visit the Indiana Territory, where Emily spent a great deal of her younger years. Seeing this as perhaps her last adventure before an arranged marriage, she agrees to go with James.

Old relationships deepen as Emily is drawn once more into the lives of her friends. Working side by side with the Hauffman women at Mamre, she realizes the heartaches of her past have taught her how to comfort aching hearts of others. It seems this is the purpose of her return to Mamre, but God has another reason which she is unable to see and accept it until the walls of doubt and fear she has built begin to crumble, allowing her to receive the answer to her deepest desires.