This collection of sermon outlines is offered as testimony to the dedication and preparation with which Ruble Thompson served his master, the Lord Jesus Christ. Written and delivered between 1960 and 1972, these outlines represent only a brief glimpse into the methodology employed by Reverend Thompson for the purpose of founding, nourishing, nurturing, then ultimately challenging the many flocks he tended. Throughout his service as pastor and evangelist he ushered countless souls to the foot of the cross where he helped them discover the eternal joy that awaits through salvation by the blood of Jesus. In consideration of such a holy duty, Ruble put a great deal of study and research and meditation into every sermon he delivered. It is this steadfast devotion to the interpretation of God's word (the Bible) and the demonstration of its power to transform lives and hearts that is presented for exhibition and study upon these pages.

A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.