Pour Decisions
When do the sins of a child stop being her mother’s fault? As Haylee sees one of her twin girls devolve into alcoholism, the monster of blame stalks her. Maybe if she hadn’t drank herself. Maybe if she’d found better childcare instead of taking her baby girls with her to the bars and clubs she […]
Swing State
When an abusive husband takes his celebrity actress wife to the neighbors’ house only for her to discover it’s a swingers party, she is floored. Is this the final straw for them? While trying to figure out how to leave without angering her husband and setting herself up for private, painful repercussions in their own […]
Change In My Pocket
Change in My Pocket is an insider’s guide for handling your life both during and after Change enters the picture (e.g. death of a parent or spouse, end of a marriage, major health challenge, career shift, empty nest, retirement). Shari Moxley has helped hundreds of clients recognize and make sound choices through such periods. Her […]
The Underdogs Rise: Volume 1
Can you hear? The stories are calling. They’re going to be a blast. Witches and genies howl in the darkness, surrounded by the flames. Can you handle the call? This collection includes imaginative stories from a diverse group of authors. Inside you’ll find space operas, fantasies, and adventure. These up-and-coming authors are showing off their […]
The Underdogs Rise: Volume 2
In a world where heroes soar and villains lurk, these are the stories of those who defy expectations, who rise from the ashes of adversity and carve their own paths in a world that tries to hold them back. Follow a wingless boy who dares to challenge the sky, building a rocket from scraps, snatching […]
The Engineer’s Apprentice
A gifted steam engineer, Annie dreams of breaking boundaries, but finding a mentor willing to teach her is nearly impossible. That is, until she meets Issa Obasi, an Igbo engineer with visionary ideas to merge rune magic with steampunk technology. Together, they begin a partnership destined to reshape the world. Their alliance crumbles when a […]
Intimate Conversations
The Bible can help us have better conversations about sexFor many of us, formation around sexuality was often marked by a lack of information and honest dialogue. The teaching we did receive was confusing at times, especially since secular and religious ideas about sexuality often seem at odds.These concerns can be especially acute for parents seeking […]
James
The letter of James has a clear and compelling message: faith in Jesus Christ must make a difference in how we live. James calls individual believers and the church to live with integrity, to be “whole” people and not “double-minded.” What we believe and know must be reflected in what we say and do. Although […]
Bad Religion, Good News
It’s time for the church to confront its checkered past—and present. Christians have vigorously upheld the evil of slavery in the Americas, apartheid in South Africa, the Crusades, and internment camps. Religious wrongdoing is more than just history. Many today have suffered church-related trauma or have seen loved ones hurt by believers. Some of us have […]
Whole and Human
Awaken your senses to a life beyond survivalIn an age of conflict, disparity, and uncertainty, do we really need more church practices built around self-denial, grief, suffering, penance, and fasting? For individuals and communities on the margins, we don’t need weekly or daily reminders about grief—we have enough already. Instead, we need traditions that oppose […]