Education has the power to shape culture through the passing on of traditions, narratives, and values across generations.Profiling five distinct paradigms of education through different eras in history, this book casts a vision for a renewal of Christian education—essential for bringing hope to our postmodern world. Understanding the role of education in the reformation of societies will enable churches, families, and schools to reclaim their task for the spread of the gospel in ou...

Leaping Leap Day Lies…is leap day getting leapt?Reluctant sleuth Mandy Hansen is excited to celebrate an extra special holiday in Holiday Beach, one that only comes around once every four years: Leap Day. To celebrate the town is going all out with leapfrog, birthday parties, and … a mystery?Instead of a list of scheduled events, the day's calendar is empty. In a panic, the Mayor calls on Mandy to save Leap Day. Can she unravel the clues and figure out who ...

Don't cry over missing milk.Mandy is trying to focus on her job as the publicist for Holiday Beach, Florida, but the town has other ideas. It's National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day and all the milk that was set aside for the special milk spilling ceremony is missing. There are no clues and only limited suspects, because why would anyone want to steal a ton of milk?But if Mandy can't find the culprit and the milk before time runs out, the celebration wil...

A legendary pie recipe, a looming bake-off, and rumors of theft among the contestants.Mandy Hansen expects some kind of orientation and maybe a tour of the town on her first day as Holiday, Florida's official publicist. Instead, the mayor's assistant kicks her out with just a hastily drawn map.Left to her own devices, Mandy stumbles into a mystery that could rock the town's Pi Day pie competition to its core.When she meets Samuel, an up-and-coming b...

It's the biggest day of Mandy's career so far, and then mystery strikes.A visit from representatives of Top of The List Tourism Board could make or break tourism in Holiday Beach for years to come. Everything must be perfect, especially since town publicist, Mandy Hansen's, job hangs in the balance.So when unexpected trading cards show up on Trading Cards For Grown-ups Day, Mandy, who moonlights as the town's reluctant sleuth, needs to figure out wh...

This story was previously published in A Hobby In Foul Play.Does a missing brush-tip marker hide a host of secrets or just a clumsy artist?The new Holiday Beach town coloring book is out and it's the perfect way to celebrate National Coloring Book Day. Mandy Hansen, town publicist and amateur sleuth extraordinaire is looking forward to taking an adventure through the pages on her lunch break but then the call comes in. The artist who designed the c...

Mysteries are falling from the sky.Amateur sleuth Mandy Hansen has plans for National Meteor Watch Day: relax on the beach with her friends watching for shooting stars and make sure everyone gets to bed at a reasonable hour.But when a bright streak lights the sky a little too close to town, word spreads about a possible impact site. Egged on by her friends, Mandy leads the group downtown to investigate. But they're not the only ones looking for the ...

After studying the structure of an archetypal story form, the hero’s journey, each student wrote an individual piece of Ace’s adventure. Each of the pieces addressed a critical component of the hero’s journey, from the original call to action to the eventual triumphal return. In addition, after the class identified the hero “Ace”, it defined the foundational characteristics of our hero. Once the individual stories were completed, they became (metaphorically) a collage, as the individual pi...

On October 30, 1608, Jacobus Arminius presented his Declaration of Sentiments to the Assembly of the States of Holland and West Friesland in the Binnenhof at The Hague. First, Arminius sought to defend himself and his theological views from the spirited attacks of opponents such as Gomarus, Lubbertus, and Plancius. Second, Arminius hoped to bring to light the wrongdoings of the European church and its extremist understanding of certain Christian doctrines. Having trained in Geneva under Je...

Discover ten captivating stories surrounding the national bird of the Bahamas.From flocked towns to angry neighbors, everyone has strong feelings about this shrimp loving feathered misfit. But love them or hate them, you'll have a flocking good time reading how they become the focal point for 8 different mysteries.A Flock of an Alibi, a flamingo themed cozy mystery anthology, from ten flocking good authors.A Bird-Brained Scheme by Connie B. Dowell

From sewing to painting everyone needs a hobby,but what happens when the paint spill isn't paint?Or the crochet blanket is used for more than warmth?Can these sleuths use the threads to weave out the culprit?Follow them into a crafty case with this anthology!Download A Hobby in Foul Play to see if you can crack these cases wide open!Brush with Death by Daisy LandishYarn Over, Ghosts Under by Felicity GreenGone to the Do...

The calendar's out of sync and so are these mysteries!Join our sleuths in solving a case surrounding Leap Day!From missing calendar dates to parade hijinks and animal antics,the day doesn't quit making these sleuths grateful it only comes around once every four years.