Jean, the youngest of a gang of friends in snowy Peabody Wisconsin, is sucked into trouble when her older brother and sister form "The Hall of Heroes." They appoint a membership (and Jean is last),and use a metal garden shed as their rendezvous point.From the start, Eddy Reinbach and his two cronies hound the "Heroes" and interrupt their meetings with insults and snowball fights. War ensues, and the bullies win victory after victory. Can our Heroes survive?But Jean discover...

Beginning with an examination of the form of church government practiced in the New Testament, the author shows where modern patriarchal church government has gone far astray from the Bible. Calling herself a "weak" patriarchist, she explores several possible interpretations of Paul's restrictions against women in church eldership. The book also examines flaws in the theologies of both complementarianism and egalitarianism.LOSING JESUS warns the reader about the current problems of...

As Scruggs, Penny, Jack and Jean learn more about the Arch and their mysterious science teacher, Doc Thorson, they are drawn into a deadly mystery right in their hometown of Peabody, Wisconsin. No cosmic travel, alien life, or invasion: this is a killer of a mystery embedded deep into the memory of this sleepy little town, a secret hidden long ago. and it's coming to life with a vengeance, driving young athletes into insanity and death! Doc Thorson and Agent McKenna must neutralize a deadl...

As the deadly Creature from The Blood-Dimmed Tide moves out to the desert in Jordan, Special Agent McKenna goes out to meet it, desperate to search for Doc Thorson, if he is still alive. Meanwhile, Officer Jane Benton and the four high school students hatch a plan of their own regarding Theskulis, the renegade who brought the Creature to earth. But more strange apparitions send warnings across the cosmos to the high school students. Unexpected danger and unexpected allies add to the advent...

Thirteen year old Jo is proud that her parents have decided that she's very responsible. And then her cousin Scott arrives. He says very little, understands electronics, and loves math. Is it at all possible that he is a robot? Jo isn't sure, but Scott makes clear from the beginning that he's a rational atheist. He and Jo share a passion for getting to the bottom of mysteries, so they end up working together, often while arguing.In Book Two of the series, Scott and Jo confront Mart...

As Scruggs, Penny, Jack, and Jean help Doc investigate unexplained power outages and the deaths of two citizens of the town, an old enemy to Doc selects a friend of the Derwoods as an ally. A deadly creature is being pulled to earth to make a home for itself, and the power to control it rests with a top secret laser crystal. Old rivalries and jealousies surface and turn into deadly warfare. And over everything looms the brilliant and deadly Array, poised to invade earth's atmosphere and de...

Doc Ericson has just started a llama farm, north of Peabody, Wisconsin, and he asks Penny, Jack, and Scruggs to help out. As soon as they arrive at thge farm, however, strange things begin to happen. Who let the llamas run loose? Is somebody trying to make trouble for Doc Ericson and his llamas? And what about that telescope they discovered? Could it be watching them? When a pack of dogs is let loose on the farm, everybody realizes that there is an enemy who is not joking about trying to d...

The gang of friends: Scruggs, Jack, Penny, Annette, and Jean, have got their new clubhouse in place. They name themselves the Hall of Heroes. But they are stormed by Eddy and his pals, who specialize in outwitting the Hall of Heroes and making them look uncommonly stupid. Meanwhile, Jean has been assigned by her church's Young Helps group to clean house and assist the mysterious woman who lives by herself in the big, spooky house on a lonely and dark street on the edge of town. Why does Ma...

On a visit to the Royalty House Chocolates Headquarters, Doc Thorson and his two top students, Scruggs Grady and Penny Derwood, stumble across dark secrets and mysterious disappearances. Perplexed by the suicides of two wealthy men who were devoted chocolate fanciers, Special Agent Frank McKenna opens an investigation to determine if chocolates delivered to both men could have been tampered with. He calls upon Doc and his knowledge of science for assistance. And Penny discovers, in the wor...

Pull on your boots! It's winter in Peabody, Wisconsin, and there is plenty of excitement afoot at the Derwood household. Wise-cracking siblings Jack and Penny become entangled in an international smuggling operation and the nonstop adventure of cracking a dangerous case. At times, however, it is hard to decide which is a greater threat: seasoned criminals or neighborhood bullies. Illustrated by Del Thompson."If you ever smuggled the tiniest flashlight underneath your own covers to ...

Scruggs Grady is about to have his dream come true: a home of his very own. But disaster strikes when a mysterious aunt pops up and whisks him away from the cold but familiar snowbanks of Wisconsin to the bustling streets of San Francisco. To muddle things even more, a secret note warns him to beware of the "Juggler!"In the second book of the Peabody series, Scruggs finds himself caught in the middle of a ring of international spies, and they are trying to get rid of a stolen piece...

In the fourth book of the Peabody series, the meek and well behaved Jean asks God to help her be brave and send her on an adventure. Over the next several weeks Jean learns to stand up for herself, say the truth even when it's hard, and say what she wants to do. But on a trip to her aunt and uncle's farm in Alabama, Jean has to contend with an abandoned hunting lodge, a cave, a missing will, and a stolen jewel. Proud that she has conquered her fear well enough to learn to ride a horse, Jea...