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Simeon's life is falling apart, and he fears he may never see his wife and daughter again. As he arrives in Jerusalem for Passover, he is looking for a miracle. In this novel, best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer retells the passion of Christ through the eyes of one man as he experiences an astonishing encounter with Christ in his last hours of life.

In this first book of The Guardian Angel series, the story's narrator, Pelagius the angel, introduces us to life in 1364 A.D. and to Brin, a teenage gypsy who is despised by his people because his mother died of the plague and his father was a follower of God. This powerless teen's future seems hopeless until a hooded stranger presents him with a challenge and also a warning to beware of "the enemy". Thrown into a dangerous adventure, Brin must choose good over evil in order to find his earthly father's love and his heavenly Father's will.

Set in nineteenth-century England, this is a touching story of how one small child exposed to leprosy changes the hearts and lives of a community. This gift novella will touch readers with the enormity of Christ's love for each of us, just as we are.

When a girl from the wrong side of Charleston tries to sell a seventeenth-century painting stolen thirty years before, Nick Barrett is asked to look into the mystery. His reluctant investigation collides with a woman desperate to free herself and her child from a cult. As the web of deceit widens, Nick unearths a secret hidden beneath the surface of Charleston's high society.

Nicholas Barrett is abandoned by the women he loves the most: first by his mother, who deserts him as a child, and later by his wife of only four days. Crippled in an accident that costs him everything he holds dear, Nick returns from global wanderings years later determined to discover the shattering truth about his past and to extract revenge... ( Publishers Weekly)

The apparent suicide of a young cadet at the Citadel leads Nick Barrett back two decades to the disappearance of a South Carolina beauty pageant queen. Beneath the glittering exterior of the elite of Charleston lies a century-old conspiracy that will endanger Nick's life and the people he loves most. Ironically, it's the sinister past that holds lessons about the strength and importance of faith.

Postcard-perfect Hawaii proves to be anything but paradise when Ricky and the other Accidental Detectives stumble on an active volcano. This one threatens to destroy the hiding places of immigrants. What can the Accidental Detectives do to help - without being reduced to ash?

This heartwarming tale of a Pony Express rider and his encounter with a father and his boy in a blizzard on the prairie is sure to become a classic. A beautiful Christmas tale by well-known author Sigmund Brouwer in a gorgeous gift package.

Following the Great Water Wars, the Earth is a hostile place and Christianity is outlawed. Two classes of people have emerged - wealthy Technocrats and poverty-stricken Welfaros. The World Government intends to destroy the Welfaros in the slums of Old Newyork with a heat bomb. A secret committee of twelve has a plan to stop the slaughter and bring hope to the world. All they need is a hero. So far, none of their candidates have survived. Mok is their last hope. And time is running out.

Blake Coffey knows the mountain trails better than anyone. He practices harder than anyone. And nobody can pull the stunts he does. So winning the Summit Race seems to be a sure thing. Until he finds a backpack of hundred-dollar bills along the trail during a practice run. Now it seems the sport he lives for just might kill him.

Chute Roll: Skydiving - one mistake, and you fall like a piano.until, SPLAT! You're a blob of jam. Jeff Nichols works at a local flight school - just to pay for his skydiving. Then he hears of a plan to put his biggest rival into a 'chute roll, which he knows no skydiver has ever survived.

This new trilogy from three best-selling authors explores the differing perspectives of three high school seniors on the events and choices leading up to the death of a classmate, Sammy. All feel a measure of guilt for their role in the loss of their friend and must learn to understand their own life stories through God's eyes instead of their own finite perspective.

For Joel's mom's birthday, he and his brother want to make her special gifts. The boys get to work, but what could Joel possibly create with Popsicle sticks and a jar of frozen flies? Leave it to him to come up with a birthday surprise no one can top!

Book 5 of Watch Out for Joel! Joel is thrilled when his older brother, Ricky, lets him deliver newspapers and collect mystery pennies. But Joel doesn't know that Ricky is actually cheating him. When Joel uses the pennies to buy Ricky a gift, how will Ricky feel about having been dishonest? Theme: Romans 18:9 - Brotherly Love.

When Joel and Ricky go to Mrs. Strunk's house for supper, she prepares onion soup, stewed beets, and fried liver. She is a very nice lady (though a very bad cook!), and they don't want to hurt her feelings. Can Joel and Ricky be kind without having to eat the food? Theme: Mark 4:24-Caring. Book 6 of Watch Out for Joel!

Joel is frightened of the old camp outhouse, but even he can't put off a visit forever. When Tom plans a cruel surprise for Joel, his fears quickly go from bad to worse. Can Joel and his brother, Ricky, stop Tom without giving in to revenge?

Another myrockandrollbook by Sigmund Brouwer, this one in The Watch Out For Joel series. Joel and Ricky's mom send them to a concert with old Mr. Jones, where nothing should go wrong. Except, of course, with Joel something always goes wrong.

Another myrockandrollbook by Sigmund Brouwer, this one in the Watch Out for Joel series.

Joel knows he, Ricky, and Lisa are bound for trouble when they build the world's biggest slingshot. No one listens when Joel tells them trying it out might not be a bright idea!