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The voices of children are no longer heard in the streets of Jericho. Its patron goddess, Asherah, claims the newborns, its king profits and lives in the city’s palace, crime is never more than a step around the corner, and Ladies of the Night are often found dead by morning. For Rahab, this has become her life. She is a harlot, and she is convinced this is her mothers’ fault. Now a nomadic people known as the Israelites have conquered two kings nearby, just east of the Jordan River Valley. At first, Rahab takes only mild notice. But then two spies enter Jericho and break into her house...

Assyrians rule over much of the known world, their vast empire built on the pillars of corruption, idolatry, and violence. Israel suffers beneath this tyranny like most other nations. So, when Jewish prophet Jonah is commanded by God to go and preach to these wicked people in Nineveh, the lion’s den—and largest and most sinful city in the world—he resists and flees. Three days and three nights of unimaginable horror ensue. When Jonah is at last liberated from the depths, he finds himself physically and spiritually transfigured. Only now is it possible for God’s will to be fulfilled;...

At the Adirondack Institute of Magic, class is starting. Apprentice wizard Nick Hammond is psyched to begin studying amazing creatures like glimmerlings, shagas, and girls. Unfortunately, something even more mysterious fills his schedule: Warlocks of the DME want him for their secret W.A.N.D. Project. At school, they teach 'Fantastic Beasts and How to Kill Them.' At the DME, warlocks reveal they are losing the epic war with these 'mythics'. Spells and wards are failing all over the Preserve. With mythics growing rabid, it won't be long before they escape and slaughter the warlocks . . . and...

For fun-loving Mena, life’s a peach. But then her world-traveling fiancé goes missing—without leaving his usual note—and her peachy life suddenly turns rotten. “Where’s Waldo?” she demands. Her twin is dismissive (Wenda knows something!); the neighborhood punk girl Lulu is seen lurking about with GUILT written on her kitten face; and Waldo’s nemesis Wigor is caught with his hands in the cookie jar—but denies it, even with crumbs befouling his villainous mustache. The only one Mena trusts is Fritz, a Tom Swiftian neighborhood boy who adores Waldo and tries to help Mena ...

He is the man of his age, a living legend. He can carry a four ton gate upon his shoulders and fight off entire armies on his own. He poses riddles for fun and judges an entire tribe with charming ease. Nothing and no one get the better of Samson. Until . . . the woman. Witness the astonishing story of Samson like you've never seen it before: faithful to Scripture. Samson was not a morally weak man, as he has always been portrayed in media. Rather, he was a colossus, a hero with the faith of a Moses and the strength and swagger of a god! He was also introspective and humble enough to repent...

Jerusalem lies in ruins. Her citizens are taxed, used, and oppressed in every way, by local and foreign rulers. Her altars are neglected, her houses and walls are piles of rubble, permitting jackals and thieves to enter in. When Nehemiah, cupbearer to king of the Persian empire, hears of these atrocities, he is shattered. Soon, however, he is prompted by his God to leave the safety of the Citadel and go rebuild the City of David. From the moment he arrives, enemies try to stop him. Attempts on his life increase, when local authorities realize Nehemiah has the support of the people. Made ...

He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian days? In this intimate and surprising Bible Character Adventure, we encounter a joyful human who becomes a man of sorrows when he fails to protect his wife from a cunning enemy. In exile, Adam strives to become the man God designed him to be. Yet his every effort and joy are threatened by the great adversary, that serpent of old. When the enemy exploits Cain's jealousy over his younger brother, Adam rises to the challenge, boldly striving to ...

A global war has been waged for years, right under your nose—for your liberties. For the future of mankind. Even for your eternal soul. One side is a global criminal cabal, hooked into every facet of life on earth. They have a plan (or, rather, an agenda called the Great Reset). However, a life-affirming military Alliance is countering everything they do, defeating them at every turn. But this work is not about convincing you of these things or of anything else. It is an eye-opening guidebook, a manual, training you to note the optics this Alliance drops for us, because Operation ...

Nothing lifts our spirits and brings us peace, as does hearing the good news of great joy, which is for all people—and that is the miraculous birth of our Savior. In recent years, you have noticed a shocking failure on the part of pastors to bring forth this good news. The Incarnation. Angelic visitations. Kings and wise men seeking and worshipping the newborn Babe. God wrapped in human flesh! Everyone involved rejoicing exceedingly at the hearing of it! Of a truth, it is one of three Great Events of history. Yet today the church avoids it. Avoids celebrating and sharing His triumphant ...

Before his astonishing redemption, before he terrorized London's rich and poor alike with his stingy Bahs and caustic Humbugs, Scrooge was Ebenezer. Who and what shaped this brilliant, haunted boy? Well, they are all here. From his mercurial father and beloved sister to fanciful Fezziwig and lovely Belle, to good Frederick Scrooge to Jacob Marley himself, witness the infamous miser's origin, in all its Christmassy and sinister glory! A Christmas Overture, written in the style and spirit of Charles Dickens' legendary A Christmas Carol, covers the years before 'Jacob Marley was dead', with ...

A killer like no other. A monster with undeniable logic on his side. Stephen Van Tassel has one advantage over his fellow detectives: he remembers absolutely everything. Because he hears colors, sees sounds and tastes facts, he perceives connections between everything. This makes him the only one able to see Ichabod for what he is: the most dangerous man alive. 'Ichabod’ possesses none of the usual serial killer weaknesses. He alters his signature and MO, making him untraceable. He displays no discernible patterns in his victim selection or killing methods. He leaves no clues except those...

A record New York Powerball. A psychotic IRS agent. A closet genius and his beloved Painted Lady. When Gus Fludd wins the lottery, his dream of restoring the ancestral Victorian--set deep in the Adirondacks--seems at hand. But just as the scaffolding rises and work begins, a psychotic IRS agent appears on his tumbledown porch, spouting demands and casting a deadly shadow over all his hopes. As Gus grapples with this sinister agent, his estranged wife suddenly returns, acting like an angel. His Dickensian brother first cajoles and then blackmails him for his 'share' of the money. Unwelcome ...

'A genre-bending mix: THE DA VINCI CODE meets F. Paul Wilson's REPAIRMAN JACK series.' When damaged psychologist Lexi Montaigne inherits her Gramps’ ‘trove’, she finds herself thrust into an ancient conspiracy. At first, she thinks grief alone is making her see strange men in fedoras, tailing her. But then her detective boyfriend starts acting suspicious, and her horny, genius BFF Linnux, is attacked. Petrified, Lexi hits the road. Chased by God knows who, and shackled to a partially bionic agent she trusts as far as she can spit, Lexi soon learns that Dorl—the ‘man’ her Gramps ...

When a gunman enters his church one Sunday morning and shoots his beloved Amy Rose, Brian Collins' world is shattered. In a deep state of anger with God and the government for failing to protect innocent Americans, he decides to take matters into his own hands; not long after the shooting Brian begins construction on a revolutionary device. If it works, his machine will disarm and ID potential gunmen, all while bypassing useless gun control measures. As word of his device gets out, it ignites a firestorm in social media circles, becoming a polarizing sensation overnight. But trolls are the ...