On the hard streets of Chicago, newsboy Ted Marsh is already proving that courage can come from poverty. He is a Scout, a dutiful son, and a quick-thinking boy whose honesty, mischief, and fierce loyalty win the notice of John Dean, a Western rancher who sees in him more than a street vendor: he sees promise, resilience, and leadership. Ted's story deepens through the testimony of Miss White and the settlement workers, who know how early hardship forced him into responsibility. With an abs...

When four kids went through a mysterious portal, they discovered an endless dungeon full of treasure, monsters, and magic! They returned home as heroes. But when adults tried to enter the portal, they couldn't. Only kids were granted access. And so the Dungeon Crawlers Academy was born: a school devoted to training young adventurers to explore the dungeon and bring back its fabulous treasures. Nathan always dreamed of being a hero. A dangerous encounter with a tiny dragon becomes his ticke...

Canada’s story is not one of conquest but of coexistence. From the songs of the First Nations to the voices of new immigrants, every culture has shaped the heartbeat of this land. The Mosaic Nation uncovers how harmony, diversity, and resilience became the foundation of the Canadian spirit.Journey through centuries of transformation — from Indigenous wisdom that honored the land, to French and British encounters that redefined community, to the waves of immigration that turned diff...

You Were Made to Run By Faith—And Finish With Jesus!Do you feel like your faith is inconsistent… strong one moment and struggling the next? Have you wondered why some believers seem to walk in bold, unshakable faith while you fight discouragement, doubt, or distraction? Deep down, you know you were made for more—but how do you actually live a life of enduring, victorious faith?What if the answer isn’t striving harder—but seeing clearer?Through decad...

He rode into the American West with nothing but a rifle, a restless spirit, and a hunger for adventure that no settled life could satisfy. Joseph L. Meek was the kind of man history seems almost too spectacular to believe -- a mountain man, frontier explorer, U.S. Marshal, and larger-than-life character who lived directly at the crossroads of America's most turbulent and transformative era. Born into an age when the Rocky Mountains still held their secrets, Meek became one of the legendary...

Most worship leaders learn how to run a set long before anyone helps them carry a calling.DEVELOPED is for the leader who wants more than a good Sunday. It's written for the musician, the vocalist, the volunteer who senses that gifting alone will not sustain them, and that who they are becoming off the stage matters as much as what they lead on it.Anchored in Psalm 78:72, integrity of heart and skillful hands, this book moves through seven focuses that grow a worship leader...

Stories of bandits, outlaws, romance, and adventure by the seven-time Spur Award winner—"one of America's premier Western writers" ( The Dallas Morning News).From a rodeo clown who seeks redemption to an outlaw who comes to the aid of ranchers with no other recourse to justice, these superb short stories, filled with marvelous characters, showcase the strength and power of the Western spirit. Powerful women feature as importantly as the menfolk here, includ...

Modernized Puritan prayers for every needPrayer seems simple enough, but it is often difficult. We may not know what to say, or we may feel our words are inadequate to express our thoughts and feelings to God.One of the best ways to revitalize our prayers is to read and pray the words others have prayed before us. With updated prayers for daily life, family, work, spiritual life, brokenness and contrition, and hope for the abundant life that Jesus promised,...

With Hot Iron and The Time It Never Rained, this omnibus by legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton offers two complete novels of the American West at one low priceHot IronIn the early days of the Texas panhandle, starting a new life is hard, but keeping it is even harder. Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter already wrestling with a slew of problems when he lands a job on a ranch on the Texas plains—and more trouble finds him. ...

Sons of Texas and The Raiders: Sons of Texas offers two classic novels of the Old West for one low price, by renowned Western writer Elmer Kelton.It’s 1816. Mordecai Lewis, a veteran of Andrew Jackson’s campaigns who’s thirsting for action, leads his two sons and a band of backwoodsmen to Spanish-held Texas on a campaign to hunt wild horses. Their plan is to sell the mustangs back in Tennessee, but tragedy strikes when a bloody skirmish leaves Mordecai dea...

Legendary Western author Elmer Kelton stands before you on the page, speaking directly in his warm, witty voice. Living and Writing in West Texas preserves two speeches he gave in the 1980s – one to the Friends of the Library Symposium at Texas Tech University (1985) and one to the Texas Folklore Society in Lubbock (1988). In each, Kelton blends storytelling and sage advice. He reflects on life in West Texas – its sky, its hardship, and its stubborn beauty – and on his craft as a ...

Two Classic Western Tales of Survival, Justice, and the American FrontierDiscover a duo of captivating novels from acclaimed Western author Elmer Kelton in this low-priced edition, featuring Buffalo Wagons and Cloudy in the West.In Buffalo Wagons, Gage Jameson faces a bleak summer in 1873 as the once-great buffalo herds vanish from the Arkansas River. Desperate for a successful hunt, Jameson risks venturing south of the Cimarron into dangerous Coma...