What happens when a young pastor's inexperience and personal problems make him feel inadequate to feed his flock? After accepting his first pastorate, Scott Daniels finds himself wrestling with this very question. Is his faith deep enough to withstand and overcome his shortcomings? It is a question he must answer, because his vocation and his marriage hang in the balance.

In the dark alleys of the city, a battle is brewing. Harry Hornroot is new in town, but he's making a name for himself with his hands. The pugilistic powerhouse receives a summons from The Boss. He has a score to settle with Harry, and he's taken Ima, the sultry seductress who's captured Harry's heart. The Boss thinks he can use her as leverage, but Harry's rage and love for Ima will not be silenced. As the stakes escalate, Harry must confront the one opponent his fists can't defeat: his o...

Exploring the complexities of love, this treatise delves into the psychology of human bonds, offering 48 key principles for navigating the intricacies of intimacy. It approaches love as an active pursuit requiring intention and mutual exchange, guiding readers through self-reflection and fostering emotional literacy. Real-life stories infuse practicality, as the work addresses love's challenges with authenticity. It's a philosophical and practical guide for deepening connections and healin...

“Do you know what to-morrow will be, Ben Cooper?” The speaker was a dwarfish looking lad whose big head and upstanding crest of hair gave him a most curious appearance. “To-morrow,” replied the second boy, promptly, “will be New Year’s day.” The dwarf shifted his leather belt so that his huge service pistol might hang more comfortably; and his voice, when he spoke again, contained a note of complaint. “It will be that, to be sure; but it will also be just one week since Washington crossed ...

The towering stacks of the steamboat “Mediterranean” sent their clouds of smoke, black and wind rent, across the sky; her sharp bow cut the yellow waters of the Mississippi and dashed the spray as high as her rails. The cabins were thronged with passengers; the forward deck was tiered high with bales and barrels and boxes of merchandise. Two boys sat by the rail upon the upper deck; their faces were earnest and they talked in low tones. “Are you quite sure that Sam Davidge is on board, Wal...

ON that eventful morning nearly four centuries ago, when the spell of uncertainty and mystery which enshrouded the Atlantic was broken, and the darkness of the deep vanished with the darkness of the night, the illustrious admiral discovered a world populated with beings like himself. They were male and female, with all the physical characteristics common to the rest of mankind, and differed from the Spaniards only in that their skin was of a copper hue, and their cheek bones more prominent...

The smart little roan mare drew up at the gate of the Cooper place, and Ben Cooper leaned over and lifted the latch with the loop of his riding-whip. The gate was still creaking open when the lad noticed old Stephen Comegies stumping along the road on his gouty legs, and leaning heavily upon a stout oaken staff. “Good-morning, Mr. Comegies,” saluted Ben, cheerily. But old Stephen seemed not to hear; his eyes were fixed upon the road, and his lips were muttering; from the way his gnarled ha...

“Who is that man that is so much at the Wheelocks’ just now?”asked young Walter Stanton of his friend Philip Morgan. “Some Tory friend, I suppose. I don’t like him; see the sneer upon his face as he looks at the members upon the steps of the State House.” It was about noon on a day late in September in the year 1777. A group of young men and boys were lounging upon some benches in the shade of two big buttonwoods directly across from the quaint old State House at Philadelphia. The sun hung...

ASHTON-KIRK is a young man of means and position. The unusual has a sort of fascination for him; his subtle perception, and keen, direct habit of mind cause him to delight in the investigation of those crimes which have proved too shadowy for the police. In “Ashton-Kirk, Investigator,” another book dealing with his experiences, he was concerned with the strange case of the murder of the numismatist, Hume. In “Secret Agent,” he was involved in a crisis between two nations; and a great war w...

“The Young Continentals” series deals with the experiences of four boys in the American Revolution. One of them, Nat Brewster, is from the hills about Wyoming, Ben Cooper is from Philadelphia, while the Prentiss twin brothers come from Boston. In the first book of the series, “The Young Continentals at Lexington,” Nat Brewster played the leading part—a part full of daring and enterprise. In the second book, “The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill,” Ezra Prentiss replaced Nat as the principa...

The tall bay horse and the little roan mare went at a hard gallop down the long, gentle descent of a hill. Both were flecked with foam, for the going was hard, despite the brisk April weather. “How is the mare taking it?” asked Ezra Prentiss, after a time, drawing in the bay and patting his arched neck encouragingly. The roan snorted and shook her head as though trying to answer for herself. “It’s rather hard on her, I’m afraid,” returned Ben Cooper. “But she’s good for a great deal more o...

“Much good place for camp! Heap fine water!” It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees. “Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy. “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?” Frank Lawrence glanced toward the sun, which was already lowering toward the horizon. “We might as well, J...