"With the success of her Operation Marriage Revival, life is good for Claire Bennett. That is, until the mayor's brother blabs a secret: Claire's nineteen-year-old son, Wes, has married a Brazilian mail-order bride -- one who is eight years older than him. When Claire tries to welcome her new daughter-in-law, she's ridiculed, rebuffed, and rejected. Loving this girl is like hugging a prickly cactus. Will Claire and her family survive her son's marriage?...

Beth and her cousin Patrick travel in Mr. Whittaker's invention, the Imagination station, to 1000 A.D. Greenland, where they meet Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson and witness the spread of Christianity in that country.

Eighteen-year-old Heather travels as a volunteer to Africa, where she provides direly needed medical help in Kenya and Uganda and hopes to act as God's hands on Earth.

Chrissie the turtle compares herself unfavorably to all the other animals in the forest but a conversation with God helps her appreciate her own unique qualities.

In "The story of Flibber-o-loo," the parable of the Good Samaritan is brought to life. Through rhyme and song, kids learn that loving your neighbor means helping those in need-- even if they don't live next door! In" Rack, Shack & Benny," Nebby K. Nezzer builds a 90-foot chocolate bunny and three guys named Rack, Shack and Benny learn just how risky it can be to stand up for your beliefs. "Josh and the big wall": surrounded by hugh walls and bristling...