When Great-Grandma decides to make quilts for each of her thirty-five grandchildren and great-grandchildren, great-granddaughter Gretchen and great-grandson Walter are eager to help. But Gretchen has no idea that the job Great-Grandma gives her will lead to a very special surprise. A touching and heartfelt fable, A Remnant Surprise shows that the sweetest gifts can come from the most unlikely sources.

Ten former Protestants tell why they chose the Catholic Church.

"Scholars have long noted the prevalence of praise of God in Luke-Acts. This monograph offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important feature of Luke's narrative. It focuses on twenty-six scenes in which praise occurs, studied in light of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman discourse about praise of deity and in comparison with how praise appears in the narratives of Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. The book argues that praise of God functions as a literary motif in all three narratives, serving to mark important moments in each plot, particularly in relation to the themes of healing, conversion, and revelation. In Luke-Acts specifically, the plot presents the long-expected visitation of God, which arrives in the person of Jesus, bringing glory to the people of Israel and revelation to the Gentiles. The motif of praise of God aligns closely with the plot's structure, communicating to the reader that varied (and often surprising) events in the story - such as healings in Luke and conversions in Acts - together comprise the plan of God. The praise motif thus demonstrates the author's efforts to combine disparate source material into carefully constructed historiography."--Publisher's website.

Two years after surviving the terrible storm that scoured the planet, the community in the Severndroog find than another danger is fast approaching them. Forced into a position where they must fight or die, they are helped by an unlikely ally.