Grandma agonizes after being blindsided by scammers who stole her identity. This sent her peaceful world soring down into a pitfall of blood-curdling chaos. To avoid being placed in a nursing home, she tries to hide the crime from the family. She is traumatized while dealing with the death of her beloved daughter, Madison.Grandma has an unwavering love for her three heartbeats - her grandchildren. Kayla is struggling with how to tell her parents she is gay. Kimberly's smart teenage...

Relish the passionate transformation of a tough yet timid, pistol-packing female that was raised by a religious family in Detroit. Cheer for Madison's success as she plunges into an agonizing journey, trying to choose between God's direction and the devil's deception. She craves God's voice to calm the enslaved boiling rage that has traumatized her rational thinking since childhood.She wreaks havoc whenever a devastating bomb explodes inside her psyche resembling insecurity, disapp...

At the age of twenty-nine, Jerry Wennstrom changed the course of his life in a way that brought answers to life's "big" questions and more. He was a successful New York City artist when he began to sense that something much larger and more important was stirring, waiting to emerge in his life. What he discovered was a path to understanding and wholeness that brings the ancient teachings into the context of our modern world.

For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant about his work and why philosophers are so attracted to Melville in particular. This volume addresses this silence through a series of essays that: (1) examine various philosophical contexts for Melville’s work, (2) take seriously Melville’s writings as philosophy, and (3) consider how modern phi...

Attention Parents! Is Your Child's Tummy in Turmoil?You wouldn't dream of ignoring your child's skinned knee or stuffy nose. Yet millions of kids suffer daily from digestive woes that go unnoticed... or are simply written off as "growing pains."Frequent stomachaches, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating - these cries for help from your child's digestive system can lead to serious problems down the road if ignored. From malnutrition...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

Ely lives an exciting life in his remote village off the coast of the Bering Sea. The stories offer adventure and more as Elys Christian parents guide him through difficult situations and set an example to the reader of a Christian home and the importance of faith, prayer, and a local church family.