The author describes seven virtues that Christians must seek in order to grow closer to God including goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.
African-American teenager Payton Skky's happiness about graduating with honors fades into anger and a faith struggle when her beautiful biracial cousin, Pillar, arrives and unresolved differences come to a head.
After signing a contract with a major recording company, Chloe, Allie, and Laura set off on tour as the opening act for the most popular Christian band in the country, but life on the road is not as glamorous as the girls thought it would be and they soon begin to feel overwhelmed.
In book two of the Abram's daughters series, Abram Ebersol and wife, Ida, are raising their daughters on a firm foundation of Plain traditions, and they expect the girls to carry on that heritage in their cloistered Lancaster County community. But the oldest daughter has found little appeal in her Amish life compared to the lure of the "English" world.
Nessa must face down her own doubts as well as those of the local townspeople in order to save herself and her students when the schoolhouse is threatened by an unexpected prairie fire.
Charlie Ward, point guard for the New York Knicks basketball team, shares photographs and stories of his life, and discusses the influence his Christian beliefs have had on his personal and professional behavior and accomplishments.
A petty quarrel and efforts to foil poachers who are after some rare birds seem unimportant as members of the Ladd family separately struggle to survive when a powerful hurricane hits the island of Kauai.
Nessa leaves her orphanage in 1865 and settles in the little town of Prairie River, Kansas, where she relies on her Christian faith to help her survive on the frontier.