With Labor Day almost here, it seems especially fitting to publish a Labor Day story in this issue: Shannon Taft’s “Downhill,” brought to us by Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. But the fun doesn’t stop there. We have more originals from Paula Messina, Ron Miller (a new Velda P.I. story), Karl Dandenell, Kent J. Moore, and Zachary Reger, plus a new solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Classics include novels by Edgar Wallace and Olive Harper, as well as shorts from Lemuel De Bra and Br...

To all who value the preciousness of raising a life and the significance of contributing to this planet this book is a must read. Everything God created has a functional benefit for humanity and the environment; as His Image bearers, we are indicted to make a responsible contribution to benefit our community, society and even the world. This is a timely reading adventure into the inner world of parenting, a conscientious pilgrimage, that affords a pragmatic and spiritual excursion, providi...

An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing the hidden world that enables our modern economy—and finds out the dirty truth behind a simple question: what really happens to what we throw away?In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on a shocking journey inside the waste industry—the secretive multi-billion dollar world that underpins the modern economy, quietly profitin...

The story follows Morris Goldberg, a Jewish immigrant who runs a small shoemaking shop in New York City. He is a hardworking and honest man who is dedicated to his craft and his family. His wife, Leah, is a loving and supportive woman who helps him run the shop. Their daughter, Miriam, is a beautiful and intelligent young woman who dreams of a better life.One day, a wealthy socialite named Mrs. Van der Huyden brings her expensive shoes to Morris to be repaired. Morris does an excellent job...

Ask’ yourself...Do you feel the need to be frequently checking up on your partner?Are you suspicious when you meet new people?Do you often question your partner about where they are going andwho they are seeing?Do you withdraw from your partner without giving an explanation asto why you are doing this?Do you make all of the social arrangements for your partner's life?Have you ever feigned illness to keep your partner at home?...

Discover how to make your good intentions work for you instead of against you."In a kind and loving way, Robinson offers just the push many people need to begin to set practical limits and to practice healthy self-assertiveness." — Publishers WeeklyIf you're like most folks, you were raised to be "nice." Yet now you find yourself asking: "If I'm so nice, why isn't my life better?" Renowned minister and lecturer Duk...

Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well being and never intentionally hurt you. If you’ve recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have difficulty moving on. In fact, it can seem impossible to view the world without the shadow of past betrayal hovering over you. As a result, you may struggl...

What does it take to raise great kids? If you've read any books on parenting, conflicting opinions have probably left you feeling confused. Get tough! Show acceptance. Lay down the rules. Lighten up, already!There's got to be a balance--and there is. Joining their expertise with the wisdom of MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers), Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend help you provide both the care and acceptance that make grace real to your child, and the firmness and discipli...

A woman has a powerful influence on the man in her life. But in order to empower him to become all he was meant to be, she has to be able to talk so that he will listen, and listen so that he will talk. Author Rick Johnson shares with women the secrets to bringing about positive change in the men in their lives and shows them how to recognize and affirm his good qualities.Johnson shows women the keys they need to know toencourage leadership, forgiveness, and patience in the...

Have you become someone you don’t like? Have things happened to you that cause you to question your worth and value? No matter what has happened to you, you are capable of rediscovering your true potential and true self-worth and living a life full of significance, blessings and miracles. This book and the accompanying courses are organized into several parts: 1. I AM STRONG: The Formula 2. Build Your Self-Worth: The I AM STRONG Formula in Action 3. Receive the Miracles of Forgiving 4. Tra...

In these pages spiritual director Philip St. Romain explores codependency: what it is, its characteristics, the persons it affects, and how it develops. He also details a plan for recovery -- based on the Twelves Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous -- to help one break free from this destructive addiction.

All of us crash into self-constructed walls and bloody our noses from time to time. These walls block growth, healthy relationships and overall contentment and happiness. Most of us are blind to our own self-defeating behaviors and attitudes, so we repeatedly walk into the same walls again and again. Best-selling author Stephen Arterburn leads us through the process of deconstructing the issues that built those walls as well as find the permanent healing that frees us to live the joyful li...