Showing results by author "L&D" in All Categories

I have selected for my subject this afternoon the blessed hope. We are told to be ready to give a reason for the hope we have within us, and what we want to do is to find out what our hope is. I believe there are a great many people who are hoping and hoping, when they have no ground for hope. I don't know of any better way to find out whether we have true ground for the hope we have within us than to look in scripture to see what the scripture has to say.

Miranda George feels stuck in the small mountain town of Kings Grove - a town that reminds her of embarrassing moment she’s had - and there are a lot. Living with her parents and working at a diner wasn’t exactly how she saw her life going. Despite her life’s imperfections, the one thing she looks forward to is Chance Palmer. Tall, dark, and handsome, she’s convinced he’s the man for her - even if he seems to come in a package deal with Sam, his younger brother and the instigator of most of her embarrassing moments.

Love, Lies, Lust. In the midst of all of this drama, someone has to remain calm. Meet Sparkle. Beyond the bubbly personality and contrary to her name, Sparkle guards a dormant heart. She's bored both at home and with her corporate job. Maneuvering through her daily duties on autopilot, she finds herself gradually submerging into a passive, emotionless life. Once a vibrant, active member in her church, she knows that the only way out of a marriage, albeit loveless, is through adultery.

Beyond the legend, Abraham is inescapably human, reliving the gauntlet of tragedy and abuse that should have consumed him, exposing his private reasons for standing firm on the brink of war.

Fifty years later, Kaysee and Dominic Belluomo, along with the elite from the Milite Coven are on a mission to rid the decaying world of vampire/Lycan hybrids. However, during the decade-long battle, Dominic, along with son, Maverick, have both disappeared. This breaks Kaysee; however, she cannot hide in fear. She needs to find her husband and son before it's too late for them.

They grew up together, that boy with silver eyes and the girl with golden hair. Friends forever, or so they thought until their worlds came crashing down, teaching them a hard lesson. If you hurt the one you love, deliberately or not, your mistakes can be too monumental to overcome. For Gage Harrison and Danica Lorry, leaving their youthful past behind them, only to be back in Cedar Point as adults, had its challenges. But they’d managed to obtain new roles to play.

How much would you pay to survive? Mum-of-three Ronni Ashcroft had just pieced her life back together after her husband left. On a remote spur of the Scottish Highlands, she kept her successful guest house going and even met a new man, Bishop. But it turned out that Bishop had secrets. He had shady connections and shadier plans to use the coastal town as a European gateway for drugs, guns – and something far worse. Now he's disappeared, and Ronnie wants answers.

In this volume, what you will find in the sections that follow are twenty-one amazing stories of death and wealth set around a wandering cousin far out in the cold edges of our solar system. You will find Vikings, knights, warriors defending home and hearth, of triumph and tragedy, and, yes, even the god himself. You will listen to tales of great courage and great loss. Of sacrifice for a greater good and of justice delivered to the overly greedy. You will even find the aforementioned Walt Disney himself.

What image does Venus draw to your mind? A great planetary body of deadly gases neighboring Earth, existing as its own world, mysterious and alluring? Or an image of a more fantastical nature, such as the jungles described by Edgar Rice Burroughs? Or do you think, perhaps, of a goddess who holds power and beauty beyond measure, whose name, throughout the ages, has been synonymous with love? Within this book, you will find tales of wonder, some of space, some of the heart, some that follow in the footsteps of the goddess herself.

Philip Granger was that boy. The one who blew spitballs in her hair, stole her valentines, glued her sneakers to the floor, and called her Matchstick. But somehow, when Jillian wasn’t paying attention, the guy she pretended didn’t exist turned into a wickedly handsome man who was hard to ignore. Jillian Donley was that girl. As pretty as a picture, popular, way out of his league, and he was reasonably sure she hated him. But after years of trying to gain her attention, Phillip finally decided he didn’t care anymore. That was until the stunning woman noticed him.

Enjoy three timeless sermons in audiobook format as read (preached) by Tim Berends.

A post-apocalyptic zombie story. Though it is about an illness the message remains true, and that is when there seems to be no light hold on to hope. It is about never giving up when it appears there is nothing left to fight for. It is about not taking anything for granted from the simplicity of tasks, to the little noises, all the way up to the people we cherish; and that sometimes the strangers we meet along the way, even if we don't see it, are the ones that give us that strength.

Alice's daughter Patsy now missing, her granddaughter Cami was without a mother and the one person that protected her from her father's anger. Having no doubt Cami's father Tom was responsible for the bruises, Alice turned to the police again and again, but just like when Patsy went missing, they repeatedly turned their backs on her.

He’s the beast lurking within the shadows. She’s the beauty living in the light. Cooper Kane, the big, bad Navy Seal, had it all - honor, respect, the love of a beautiful woman, the unbreakable bond with his team - but a crash cost him everything. Oh, he survived. His heart still pumped, he took in breath, he lived, if that’s what you want to call the reclusive life his had become. Then, he saw her. Alli Southerland thought her life was perfect until things shattered. And some days, it was so bad, she could barely breathe. Then, she met him.

Suffer the Children is very unique in its blend of science fiction, murder mystery, romance, and legal genres. The main character, Dusty Burch, is a former wrestler, now attorney, who finds himself deep in the middle of a psychic dream connection with a little girl who needs his help. He meets people around the country and world who share his same burdens. Together, they search for answers, but the secrets they uncover push them to the edge of morality in the name of justice.

Love Is a Classroom: Stories of Inclusion is a podcast that aims to serve as a bridge for a more inclusive world. Through storytelling and conversation, each series illuminates the collective experience of individuals who strive to break down barriers and foster a more inclusive world for children with disabilities or who are neurodivergent. Together we explore and discover practical ways we can all contribute to building a society where everyone belongs.

I desire peace; everyone desires peace. No one wants to live in dystopia; it is utopia they desire. Well, guess what, humans? A perfect world doesn’t exist. I don’t want perfection - I want it to be bearable and livable. Please tell me that is a suitable solution for you. Well, it has to be - because I refuse to give any human empty promises, for it all ends up ugly if you don’t follow through.

Do you dream of having a professional office space for your small business but are having business meetings at coffee shops instead to keep expenses low? Or perhaps you run your business out of a spare room in your home because the cost to maintain a "real" office will break the bank. In this book you will discover the challenges of working from public venues and home offices, and a solution to overcome them. You will also learn how to conduct business from a professional setting while cutting the costs typically associated with traditional office space.

There are times in your life when you know everything has changed, and no matter what you do, you can never go back to who you were before that moment. For me, that moment happened when a former Navy SEAL nicknamed "Cowboy" escorted me to the dance floor at my sister’s wedding, then walked away once the song was over. See, I had a big problem. I was 17. He was 32. And I loved him. But I wouldn’t always be 17, and one day, Jesse Compton would love me. I’d make sure of it.

Bonnie arrives on a remote sea fort off the coast of England to take part in a mysterious reality TV show. Competing against seven strangers, she must solve a series of puzzles to win the prize money, but this is no game - and the consequences of failure are deadly. Under scrutiny from the watching public, the contestants quickly turn on one another. Who will sacrifice the most for wealth and fame? And why can't Bonnie shake the creeping sense that they are not alone? When the first contestant is found dead, Bonnie begins to understand the dark truth at the heart of this twisted competition.