Worries, fears, and stress--the people of minister Jeremiah Burroughs' congregations had them in 1645 during the English Civil War. His call to faithful contentment was a comfort to them then and has been to many readers in the centuries since. Now his classic text has been reworded in modern English and abridged to focus his points for today's reader. Burroughs' wisdom from a bygone age may be just what you need now.

Jill Titan has lived all her eleven years in outer space of a far future century. When a 'life shell' she occupies is damaged and hurtles out beyond the edge of the galaxy, she must try to survive all alone. It's a good thing she's smart and courageous, because she's about to meet dangers such as an out-of-control robot and space pirates. More like 1950's space stories than modern ones, this series is written to please preteens and anyone else who enjoys the 'three R's': rockets, robots, a...

Young Mr. Pride marries Miss Doubt, causing grief to his cousin Miss Reason; and soon Doubt persuades Pride to welcome into Pride House her friends Worry, Tedium, and Confusion. Then, to make matters worse, Pride becomes infatuated with Miss Fame Vainglory, the City's most desirable beauty, and will do anything to win her love. Though Reason could get help from Faith Orchard and her Heavenite family, it might cost the cousins their reputation as good citizens. Besides, the Orchards want he...

River Grove Community Church voted out elder Ollie Fulborne, who was under suspicion of heresy and of sexually harassing a young teenage girl. But Ollie had been the driving force behind the church. Now, two years later, with numbers dwindling and church debt piling up, the people are considering allowing him to return to his former authority. Church member Hila Grant is dead set against Ollie's return. This intelligent, lovely, and remote twenty-eight year old is willing to use even quest...

So distant ancestors of Simone and Clay Gareth were royal? And the family reigned in a hidden continent not found on any map? Heirs to an empire, this teenage brother and sister are about to leave Indiana and enter the lost realm called the Fold, a land inhabited partly by humans and partly by intelligent but non-human species; a land of mysteries, dangers, and wars.

Innkeeper Bob Himmel's rotten teenage cousin Deirdre appears destined to become a hardened criminal—or just possibly a Mage. She thinks either will do as long as she can get out of dead-end Rayburn County, Indiana. But if a Mage, will she accept electrifying Mrs. Rollins as a mentor? Or a Curse Mage as a best friend? Or leave all that behind and enroll in Morgan Le Fay's School of Evil?

Store clerks by day, innkeepers for the Magi by night! Twenty-year-olds Bob Himmel and Julie Beckerhof aren't getting paid anything, but the thrills are there. If the inn isn't sold out from under them, and if they can keep their guests alive—number seven on the list of innkeepers' rules—they just might get married and settle into this.

Many a person achieves prosperity but hardly knows what to do with it. Is wealth enough? What now? In the 1640's Puritan preacher Jeremiah Burroughs knew how to improve on prosperity. Wealth is not evil, he taught, but is certainly dangerous to you and others unless you know how to handle it.Whether you are well-off or wish to be, insights from the 17th century may give you the answers you need in the 21st; and this modernized text provides easier reading if you do not want to strug...

The remote planet Narlash 4 appears to be the quiet home of a farm family. Few know it is the site of a secret, underground City of Robots. Pre-teen Jill Titan knows, and is thrilled to be going there with her father, a famed physicist. Before long she will find that there are mysterious goings-on in the city. Furthermore, she will have to deal with a spy called the Hawk and with an enemy spaceship ready for battle. It's a good thing this brilliant girl knows how to make allies of robots!

If Dignity (formerly Pride) and Reason could only publish their book 'The Pride Story,' God would be glorified and, incidentally, they would make buckets of money. So why is security expert Miss Obscurity sabotaging their efforts? And does Reason's old friend Bits Bitterly really just want to help her find a path to publication, or does he have hidden motives for spending so much time with her?

Hila Grant attends a charismatic house church that is being taken over by a highly questionable teacher. Because she tends to overdo it when challenging false teachers, she does not want to oppose Mrs. Vortgern. How can she take a stand for her faith without becoming self-righteous and vindictive?Meanwhile, there are all these weddings going on, and she has to admit that she is a little concerned about still being single at twenty-nine. She could probably lure good-looking and witty...

Blessed are the poor in spirit…blessed are those who mourn…and six others. All very well in the Bible, but what do Christ's Beatitudes mean for those struggling with present-day stresses? Surprisingly, answers may come from long ago when 17th century Minister Jeremiah Burroughs explained and applied Jesus' words with clarity, gentle encouragement, and not-so gentle challenges that have never been forgotten. His classic text is now reworded in modern English and abridged for today's reader....