When you are a Black family in 1961 Los Angeles, how do you protect your white neighbors from a real-life bogeyman living in their midst?The Coles are a Black family from a small southern town who are trying to reap the golden harvest of jobs and a better lifestyle that Los Angeles, California proclaims during the era of President Kennedy's "New Frontier". When these pioneers move to an all-white neighborhood, they discover that their kind is not welcome. Poignant ...

A new and exciting story entwined with magical realism and fantasy about a divine African American healer born in Los Angeles depicting the miracle of love. Ever since Olisa was a child, her father has feared that the world might one day find out that his daughter is blessed with very special gifts. On a fateful 4th of July, the renowned Venice Beach Boardwalk becomes the scene of a violent conflagration between Latino and Black gangs. People flee in all directions except for one black wom...

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Margaret isn't very good at growing vegetables in her garden, so instead she plants her old broken toys in there. Read about sweet little Margaret and her Toy Garden, and discover what surprises await in it. It may shock you.

Flash fiction tale about bugs. Creepy, crawly, infesting bugs. A quick little tale about a creepy, crawly, little bug.

The remarkable true-life story of one of the greatest pioneers - and women - in American history. Known as Stagecoach Mary, Mary Fields was born into slavery in the late 1800s in Tennessee. A tall, sturdy girl by the age of 14, Mary was ordered to work in the cotton fields performing heavy labor with boys and men. After the 13th amendment was proclaimed, ending slavery, Mary worked a variety of jobs including chambermaid on a steamboat and as a helping hand at a convent in Ohio and later a...

This book is addressed to Christian believers who are feeling the ambiguities and challenges of a life of faith. Many of them may be uncertain about the meaning of the faith which they profess. The familiar words that they hear in sermons and prayers seem, at times, to belong to a reality far removed from the actual world they live in. They need to discover a meaning of their faith that they can relate to their own life experience and their general knowledge of the world.This book is a col...

Readers' EditionWhere did The Book of Mormon come from? Who was Solomon Spalding and what connection did his manuscript have with Joseph Smith? To answer these questions, this book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history to examine this “Spalding Enigma.”The authors have spent decades collecting and analyzing evidence to conclude that The Book of Mormon is an “adaptation of an obscure hi...

Preaching to the Choir imparts practical and pastoral wisdom to church musicians in their vocation as choir directors. With deep care for those who sing and a warm sense of humor, Wold invites all who work with choirs to discover the amazing responsibility in this wonderful ministry. This second edition attends to recent challenges choir directors have encountered and provides guidance as they look to the future, always with a sense of the Spirit's presence.

Expanded Scholars' EditionWhere did The Book of Mormon come from? Who was Solomon Spalding and what connection did his manuscript have with Joseph Smith? To answer these questions, this book critically examines key historical documents, personal testimonies, and records of 19th-century Mormon history to examine this “Spalding Enigma.”The authors have spent decades collecting and analyzing evidence to conclude that The Book of Mormon is an “adaptation of an ...

When Wayne Gordon and his wife started a Bible study for high school kids in North Lawndale, Chicago, people warned them that a white couple moving into a black neighborhood as a recipe for disaster. That was twenty-five years ago. Today, what began as the Gordons' seedling Bible study has become the Lawndale Community Church. It has a staff of 150, has renovated more than 100 local apartments, has helped more than 50 young people graduate from college, runs a medical clinic that treated 5...

A new and exciting story entwined with magical realism and fantasy about a divine African American healer born in Los Angeles depicting the miracle of love.Ever since Olisa was a child, her father has feared that the world might one day find out that his daughter is blessed with very special gifts.On a fateful 4th of July, the renowned Venice Beach Boardwalk becomes the scene of a violent conflagration between Latino and Black gangs. People flee in all directions except for...