Saint Patrick of Ireland, born into British nobility and kidnapped into Irish slavery, was a man of tremendous courage and humility. He found his faith in bondage and used it to escape captivity, ultimately returning to a savage land to do the impossible: He brought Christianity to thousands of souls at "the edge of the world." His physical legacy, his own written words, are woven throughout Breastplate, bringing the ring of truth to this work of fiction. Here are pagans, pirates, Druids, ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra is often eclipsed by his legacy, the tradition of Santa Claus; but there was much more to this real man than his generous heart. He was a Greek Christian in a pagan land--the Roman province of Lycia--who used his considerable inheritance to help others. His accomplishments as a priest and later as Bishop of Myra earned him the title "Wonderworker" during his lifetime. He suffered and was imprisoned for his faith and the Christian tenets still valid today. Mea Nico is...

It's 1974. Vietnam is a recent memory. For Father Damon Keith, reassigned to Quantico, it’s a time for new beginnings and familiar challenges. The heroic sacrifice of Navy Chaplain Vincent Capodanno, post-humously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, may be fresh in the American public’s mind, but in some quarters a peacetime military chaplaincy is considered expendable. Michael O'Shea, Quantico's top prosecutor and Father Damon’s oldest friend, has asked him to instruct his bride-to-...

A history of the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre, one of the earliest permanent memorial museums which was set up in 1984 by survivors of the Holocaust. The book provides a history of the Centre's early days and examines its transformation from a collection of artefacts into an organisation that focuses on exhibitions, remembrance and education.

It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child—to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In just two decades it has inspired everyday people to provide more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in 130 countries. This beautiful book weaves the moving, God-saturated story of the ministry’s beginning with the soul-stirring, Christ exalting stories of lives that have been forever changed by a simple shoebox....

Author, Donna Lee Tufts, writes a fictional story about her late brother.Illustrator, Jackie Collyer, a former classmate of Mikey's, draws with love, his beach adventure!Mikey, a ten-year-old curious boy, loves the outdoors. He spends a sunny June day at the barrier beach, collecting shells and making notes of the wildlife he sees. A happy boy exploring, learning, and simply enjoying the outdoors! Join Mikey as he investigates the beach and takes notes for his notebook, wit...

This interdisciplinary volume introduces the field of Kardashian Studies through collections of essays based in sociology, media studies, cultural studies, critical race theory and fashion theory.The Kardashian empire and dynasty is intertwined with some of the most important movements of the early twenty-first century. Celebrity, cultural appropriation, new forms of feminism, social media, ideal bodies, evolving notions of physical beauty and the global fashion system have all bee...

Sex and World Peace is a groundbreaking demonstration that the security of women is a vital factor in the occurrence of conflict and war, unsettling a wide range of assumptions in political and security discourse. Harnessing an immense amount of data, it relates microlevel violence against women and macrolevel state peacefulness across global settings.The authors find that the treatment of women informs human interaction at all levels of society. They call attention to the...

Billy Graham describes Rose Adams as “a delightful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last two years of life.” Decades later, Rose would still visit the reverend and his wife, Ruth, warming their hearts with memories of Mother Graham, as she was known, and how every conversation would lead back to the Bible.In time, Adams put these recollections on tape for Billy Graham. Deeply touched, he then suggested putting them into book form, knowing so man...

When Henry, Santa's most trusted helper, discovers that thousands of homes no longer have chimneys, Christmas is suddenly in trouble! With time running out, Henry and Santa must think fast to solve this unexpected problem. Can a little creativity, and a lot of Christmas spirit, save the day?A heartwarming holiday tale about kindness, problem-solving, and the magic of helping others.For the children everywhere withbrave little hearts andbig Dreams!

Join the inSPIRE® journey to find lasting wholeness—rooted in God’s deep, abiding love and his timeless principles. This holistic discipleship framework invites you to move from fragmented faith toward an integrated life of belief, wellness, and inner strength across five interconnected dimensions:SpiritualPhysicalIntellectualRelationalEmotional

Life had never been a set of certainties nor pleasures. Now…Nina began to wonder if that would ever happen. Would she always be the one fleeing for her life? To sleep upon the cold, damp earth? When would her time of peace and prosperity come? Had she not allowed her brother Samuel to talk her into coming here, perhaps Nina wouldn't be questioning her faith in God and wondering how He could use all things for His good! How could her forced marriage to a total stranger be used for good? Cau...