Martha and Mary, the two sisters of Lazarus, couldn't be more different. Martha, the elder, is plain and self - conscious; Mary, the younger, is beautiful. One sees her value only in serving, while the other believes her outward appearance is her only asset. Their worlds are turned upside down when Lazarus offers hospitality to an intriguing new teacher named Jesus. Paula K. Parker's evocative writing draws readers in, allowing them to feel like a fellow guest sharing the sisters' wonder at meet...
When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee a kinsman set on selling her as a slave. Racing into the rocky hills outside of Hebron, Rimona is rescued by a Philistine commander journeying to Jerusalem with six-hundred warriors.Exiled commander, Ittai the Gittite, is seeking refuge in the City of David. Protecting a frantic Hebrew woman is not in his leadership plan. Although, having a nobleman’s niece in his caravan might prove useful for finding shelter in a f...
While the Israelites struggle to occupy the Promised Land of God, Mahlah bat Zelophehad is orphaned and left to care for her four sisters. But daughters of the dead are unable to inherit land, and it will take a miracle for Mahlah to obtain the means to care for her sisters and uphold the vow she made to her dying mother. Mahlah must seek Moses, the leader of her people, and request something extraordinary—the right for a daughter to inherit her deceased father's land. A right that will upset...
The Anointed One: Book II (Trilogy of Kings Saga, #2)
by Susan Van Volkenburgh
Broken Word, Broken People, Broken World
by Minister Vernon Cockrum
Leah couldn't remember a time when her younger sister Rachel wasn't the darling of the family. Rachel was pretty, clever, and cute, whereas Leah's charms lay only in being obedient and hard-working. For years, Leah plugged along in her sister's shadow, until one day a handsome kinsman named Jacob showed up looking for a haven from his brother's rage. He found refuge in the home of the two sisters...and Leah fell instantly in love. As the three lived and worked together, Leah's emotions ran ever...
"Jotham is a mentally challenged man-child who, like the other apostles, follows Jesus as Christ carries out his ministry and experiences death by crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Yet the other apostles--the dedicated Mary, Peter, Thomas, and the rest--while they care for Jotham and look out for him, don't understand why Jesus loves him so"--Page 4 of cover.