How does a handful of seeds turn into a garden?With lyrical language and blooming illustrations, Mara Plants a Seed demonstrates the transformative power of simple actions. By cleaning up an empty lot and planting fifty sunflower seeds, Mara begins to create a flourishing, wild garden—but she doesn’t do it alone.Little does Mara know, flying insects, digging worms, hungry birds, noisy neighbors, and other secret gardeners are working to help transf...

There are some strange new pets in Sly's neighborhood: a cat on a diet that keeps getting fatter, a fish that seems angry at its owner, and a peculiar pet named Wilson that suddenly disappears!Only Sly the Sleuth can solve these mysteries. Grade-schooler by day, private detective by afternoon, Sly (a.k.a Sylvia) uses her sharp wits and reasoning skills to get to the bottom of these odd goings-on.Donna Jo Napoli teams up with her son, Robert Furrow, and illustrator Heather Mai...

A NEW YORK TIMES/NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOK • A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of murmurations. Illustrated by the award-winning artist Marc Martin, this book about the natural world vividly explores how such an enigma is even possible.Sweeping, diving, twisting, turning. To look up at a murmuration of starlings is an experience like no other. Hundreds, thousands, and someti...

Sly (a.k.a. Sylvia) has newly set up shop as a neighborhood detective, and the advice from Kirkus Reviews is plain and simple: "Clear some shelf space" for this funny, engaging series.With each zany mystery brought to her by friends and parents—this time involving soccer, ballet, swimming, and basketball—Sly uses her keen observation and reasoning skills to solve the case, while young readers will get a kick out of guessing the solutions alongside her.

Looking at Effective Christ-Centered LeadershipWhile there are many traits that effective Christian and secular leaders share in common, there is one trait that sets them apart. For the Christian leader, every standard and measure of greatness is drawn not from profit margins, popularity, or worldly acclaim, but uniquely from the Word of God.The Making of a Biblical Leader explores the essentials of spiritually guided leadership, both in character ...

ContributorsRobert L. Furrow | Skip Heitzig | Lenya Heitzig | Gary Hamrick | Daniel FuscoEd Taylor | David Guzik | Jim Gallagher | Sean McDowell | Frank TurekLooking at Effective Christ-Centered LeadershipWhile there are many traits that effective Christian and secular leaders share in common, there is one trait that sets them apart. For the Christian leader, every standard and measure of greatness is drawn not from profit mar...

Clear Answers to Tough Questions About RevelationIf we want to better understand the resurrected Jesus who now reigns in heaven and how He calls us to live in these last days, we need the book of Revelation. But whether we approach the book with Jesus as our focus or to better grasp God’s plans for the future, there are many statements and passages that are a challenge to understand and can leave us scratching our heads.That’s why Robert Furrow wrote Th...