Dr. David L. Kjosa Sr. has dedicated his life to encouraging, inspiring and challenging people to believe that thru Christ they can overcome any challenge in life. He tells us that life is defined by the choices we make. That, choices are at the core of who we are and what we value as important. Through Simply Safe Choices (SSC) we can travel the proven road to self-esteem, success, and an exciting future. He is an eternal optimist and attributes it to the choices he made as a young man. He shares his optimism with us in The Oars of Our Lives. Now with genuine enthusiasm and love he guides us to the one who waits our invitation to give us a bright future-Jesus Christ. He has written an inspiring and uplifting book that will resonate with everyone and remind us how to make Christ-honoring choices—Simply Safe Choices. His technique is clever and ingenious and is certain to hold the readers’ attention. He speaks to men and women of all faiths with the uplifting message that they can be all that they were created to be through Christ-honoring choices-Simply Safe Choices. By contrasting familiar concepts Dr. Kjosa tackles and addresses familiar life challenges. He encourages and motivates them to make choices which will honor Christ and provide a bright future for themselves. Their destiny need not be an elusive idea or impossibility. A new you, a new life, a bright future, is waiting all around them. Their tour guide, their Captain, Jesus Christ, is waiting to show them His plan for their lives. A life bright and beautiful lies ahead for them to discover untouched, untapped, and unexplored talent. A Purpose filled life. As a child of God, we are born with a purpose in life to be fulfilled. With clear, concise, right-on-the-money words of encouragement Dr. Kjosa helps us mere mortals learn what it is all about. So, dare to be bold. Dare to make your thinking big enough for Christ to fit into your plans. Your Dynamic Divine Destiny awaits you. “Today is the time, Today is all you have, Tomorrow never comes, Dream your dreams, Dream boldly. Dare to think big, Dare to think boldly, Christ will reward you boldly, And you will soar with Eagles.” --drdlksr

The way of the pilgrim begins with what we leave behind--not so much a journey to a holy place, but a holy practice of leaving the comforts of the familiar for a radical vulnerability, letting the very breath of God direct us on the unknown, stripped-down path of trust. InWithout Oars, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson blends history, storytelling, biblical insights, personal reflections, and spiritual formation in an inviting call to discover pilgrimage as a way of life. This book offers a unique perspective on the faith journey as an embodied practice of heading into the unknown and unknowable--with all the excitement, risk, and rewards that come with letting go.

Jane Luwi Flynn is a young and multicultural woman, living in a big city, determined to conquer the world. Recent events have left her disenchanted, uncertain about the direction life is taking, and disillusioned by what she sees around her. A whirlwind of questions, an inspiring article, and an impulsive post on social media set her on a quest for purpose. Along with a few friends, she begins exploring a set of principles that hold promise. The further she goes the stronger and happier she feels, as her thoughts and actions align. All the while, Jane is drawing closer to Xavier. But an unspoken past may stand between them. As if that were not enough, she keeps having recurring dreams of her departed grandfather, encouraging her to find his friend. She remains frustrated by it, unaware of whom or where this friend may be.Will this quest lead Jane to the answers she seeks? Will she find her grandfather's friend? Will she be able to overcome the misunderstandings with Xavier? Join her on a deeply personal and inspiring journey, where life, love, faith and happiness are tested, as she redefines the concept of purpose in an incredibly satisfying and empowering way.

Despite current concerns for "family values" and the dissolution of marriages, Amy A. and Leon R. Kass see very little attention being paid to what makes for marital success. They argue there are no longer socially prescribed forms of conduct that help guide young men and women in the direction of matrimony; the very concepts of "wooing" and "courting" seem archaic. Yet they see major discontent with the present situation and detect among their students certain longings--for friendship, for wholeness, for a life that is serious and deep, and for associations that are trustworthy and lasting--longings they do not realize could be largely satisfied by marrying well. Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It addresses important questions that emerge not from theory, but from practice: Why marry? Is this love? How can I find and win the right one to marry? What about sex? Why a wedding and the promises of marriage? What can married life be like? Using readings taken mainly from classic texts of Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Aquinas, Erasmus, Shakespeare, Rousseau, Austen, Tolstoy, C.S. Lewis, Miss Manners, and many others, this collection challenges our unexamined opinions, expands our sympathies, elevates our gaze. It offers a higher kind of sex education, one that prepares hearts and minds for romance leading to lasting marriage, and introduces us to possibilities open to human beings in everyday life that may be undreamt of in our current philosophizing. This unapologetically pro-marriage anthology is intended to help young people of marriageable age and their parents think about the meaning, purpose, and virtues of marriage and, especially, about finding the right person with whom to make a life.

Mike O’Gara is 15 years old when he is sentenced to be transported to America aboard a ship carrying other prisoners and bond slaves. When the ship is badly damaged and left sinking by a horrendous storm, 9 men and Mike head for the Azores in a skiff with little water and food. A few days later, a fish is caught and shared, while the bloody, oily guts are rubbed on 5 of the sun burnt men, who later bathe in the water near the skiff. Sharks are attracted, and the bathers are eaten. After 19 days in the skiff, the 5 survivors are picked up by a British a merchant ship headed for America. At Fredricksburgh, Virginia, Mike stands on the auction block and is sold as an indentured servant committed to 4 years labor at Newhart Plantation as a stable man. When the Master of the plantation sees that his daughter is attracted to Mike, he enlists him in the Virginia militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, who has been ordered to drive the French out of the fort they have established at the Forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh). This ignites what becomes The French and Indian War! Although Mike is badly wounded, he recovers completely, goes through many dangerous adventures and becomes Captain of General Washington’s bodyguard in the Revolutionary War, when the Continental Army forces the British Army to board ships in Boston Harbor and leave America.

Geoffrey Frost participates in a key battle of the American Revolution in the latest installment of the Frost Saga

Ulla-Carin Lindquist was happily married, with four adoring children and a successful career as a newscaster. All of that changed when her fiftieth birthday drew near, and she was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In the face of this incurable, degenerative disease, Ulla kept a journal chronicling the last years of her life, not only for her children’s sake but also to help her cope with her impending death. As powerful and moving as books such as The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Tuesdays with Morrie, Ulla’s unflinching account is an unforgettable reminder of how precious life really is.