Dave Jackson

THE GOLD MINERS' RESCUE, Introducing Sheldon Jackson --As Adam Christian graduates from the famous Sitka Industrial and Training School, he dreams of one day becoming famous-like Dr. Sheldon Jackson, who started the school. The last thing Adam wants to do is return to his dull life in northern Alaska, so he asks Dr. Jackson if he can join him on his 1897 expedition to the Yukon to rescue hundreds of starving gold miners. Surprisingly, Dr. Jackson agrees, and eager to say good-bye to his home and his people, Adam sets off on what he hopes will be the adventure of a lifetime.But the excitement and fame Adam seeks soon are swallowed up in trials that not even the hardy young boy is prepared to face. Disaster seems to strike at every turn when they try to bring a herd of reindeer from Norway all the way to the Yukon in an effort to help the troubled miners. Will they reach the men before it's too late?Help is on the way, but will it be in time?

Timeless Lessons for families from great Christians of the past.Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales, Vol. IV is a beautifully illustrated treasury of forty-five exciting and educational readings designed to help foster Christian character qualities in families with elementary-age children. This inspiring collection presents a short biography and three true stories for each hero, including: C.S. Lewis, Joy Ridderhof, William J. Seymour, Ricky & Sherialyn Byrdsong, John & Betty Stam, William Wilberforce.Whether read together at family devotions or alone, Hero Tales, Vol II is an ideal way to acquaint children six to twelve with historically important Christians while imparting valuable lessons.This is volume IV in a series of four Hero Tales (plus Heroes in Black History) originally published by Bethany House Publishers and now republished by Castle Rock Creative

Timeless Lessons for families from great Christians of the past.Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales, Vol. III is a beautifully illustrated treasury of forty-five exciting and educational readings designed to help foster Christian character qualities in families with elementary-age children. This inspiring collection presents a short biography and three true stories for each hero, including: Billy Graham, Louis Palau, Mother Theresa, Brother Andrew, Lottie Moon, Jonathan & Rosalind Goforth.Whether read together at family devotions or alone, Hero Tales, Vol II is an ideal way to acquaint children six to twelve with historically important Christians while imparting valuable lessons.This is volume II in a series of four Hero Tales originally published by Bethany House Publishers and is now republished by Castle Rock Creative

A SUPERNATURAL CURSE. A VICIOUS VOODOO SORCERER. THE IDOL OF THE NECROPOLIS. When Misfortune Annie's fellow Secret Service agent is seen torching his family's plantation, Annie knows black magic is afoot. Rumor has it a cruel voodoo necromancer has returned to New Orleans to locate the ill-famed Idol of the Necropolis-an artifact that can raise the dead. Annie and her Cheyenne friend Wontoa are sent to track down their partner and break the voodoo curse. It won't be easy. The swamps surrounding the warlock's temple crawl with man-eaters and the supernatural, and if the fiend gets his clutches on the Idol of the Necropolis, Annie will need more than her quick draw to make it out alive

ARRIESGANDO LA GRACIA Amando a nuestros familiares y amigos gais como lo har a Jes s Al ser una de las personas que en 1987 ayud a escribir un libro que propon a la terapia reparativa para las personas homosexuales, fue con amor desgarrante que mi esposa y yo no dejamos ir a nuestra hija cuando ella sali del cl set hace 16 a os. Primeramente, oramos para que Dios la cambiara, luego para que l lograra su prop sito en la vida de ella y finalmente fue, "Se or, qu est s intentando ense arnos?" Dios contest con percepciones que me condujeron a escribir ARRIESGANDO LA GRACIA, Amando a nuestros familiares y amigos gais como lo har a Jes s. Es la historia de un padre; se trata de mi viaje agonizante y personal para llegar a darme cuenta que nosotros los evang licos hemos perdido el camino cuando se trata de personas homosexuales y hemos substituido el mensaje claro del evangelio que la salvaci n es solamente por gracia por la fe por un requerimiento de justicia por obras. Yo exploro interpretaciones alternativas a los "textos prohibitivos", pero el fundamento principal para el cambio de mi coraz n es la vida y el ministerio de Jes s, como l abraz a personas marginadas y la manera en que l y la iglesia primitiva lidiaban con cuestiones dif ciles. Comparto nuestra historia con ustedes, nuestra familia espiritual, pues muchos de nosotros tenemos miembros de nuestra familia o amigos que son homosexuales, y todos necesitamos ayuda para aprender a amar como Jes s. He escrito con toda la vulnerabilidad y transparencia que pude, luchando con las cuestiones y presuposiciones del pap (o mam ) heterosexual com n . . . que ama a su hija y su iglesia, pero descubre que hemos estado ahuyentando personas homosexuales de Jes s.

How can a blind pilot rescue a kidnapped nurse from desperate guerillas? Nick Archer was a bush pilot for the Missionary Aviation Support Team when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked Finca Fe, a boarding school for missionary kids, expats, and various local children situated along the Magdalena River in remote south-central Colombia. Nick and his plane were stationed there, but he escaped capture and injury. However, Terri Kaplan, the school nurse, was kidnapped along with two other staff members, one of whom was later killed while the other escaped. Driven by his love for Terri, Nick ignores his diabetes and its threat to his eyesight while he risks everything to find Terri and rescue her from the jungle camp where the FARC has taken her to attend to their wounded. Duplicity by the CIA and pressure from the United States on the Colombian government to curtail the rampant cocaine trade turn Nick's rescue efforts into a total disaster. Complicating their crises are spiritual battles: Terri becomes confused about what she should do when she actually has a chance to escape, and Nick wonders where God is or if He even exists when God does not seem to answer any of his prayers. When Nick loses his vision from neglecting his eye problems at the very moment he has a chance to save Terri, he ends up flying blind

Just one shot, and Ray became a KILLER Provoked by his gang leader into shooting an innocent guy, Ray now faces a forty-year sentence in Chicago's infamous prison system. As far as he is concerned, it might as well be for life.In prison, he finds his gangbanger ties difficult to escape and even necessary for survival. Just when he's resigned himself to this new existence, Ray receives an unexpected gift-forgiveness. Even as he learns that the source of this forgiveness is God, Ray struggles with accepting it. And then the ultimate test comes: When faced with the man who ruined his life, can Ray extend that same forgiveness to him?* * * *Inspired by a true incident, this edition of Forty to Life includes interviews with the father and mother of the real victim as well as a follow-up with the actual shooter.

BLINDED BY THE SHINING PATH, Introducing R mulo Sau e --Bandits are a regular threat to the small Peruvian village Alfredo Garcia lives in. Government protection is scarce and the police never enforce the law. So the village men take it upon themselves to defend their village, but return unsuccessful when Alfredo's father is killed. Rico, Alfredo's brother, joins the Communist Shining Path guerrillas hoping to avenge their father's death. But the terrorists prove to be more dangerous than the bandits they promised to protect the villaters from, and it's not long before they begin killing followers of Jesus Christ, too.When Alfredo also becomes involved with the guerrillas, he is forced to prove his loyalty or be considered a deserter and risk death. His orders are to kill the evangelist, Pastor R mulo Sau e, but when his mission fails, Alfredo begins asking harder questions.CAN SOMETHING GOODCOME FROM SOMETHING SO BAD?

RISKING THE FORBIDDEN GAME, Introducing Maude Cary --For Jamal and Hameem, The Game starts out as a fun and daring contest between the two young boys to see who can collect more items belonging to the "enemy"--the French soldiers who are keeping Morocco from gaining its independence. For a Muslim to be seen with anything belonging to the infidels is among the most punishable of sins, but the excitement of The Game calls to the adventurous boys, who even risk swiping belongings right off of the French soldiers.The Game becomes more risky when Jamal begins collecting pictures from the Christian missionary Maude Cary, whom he meets in the marketplace, Surely a whole set of the pictures must be worth enough points to win The Game Then jamal realizes that each picture tells a story bout Jesus, and he's torn between believing the missionary's stories and believing the Muslim way. When a French traitor comes to Jamal for help, will he lead Jamal to the Truth?IS BECOMING A CHRISTIANWORTH LOSING HIS FAMILY?

CAUGHT IN THE REBEL CAMP, Introducing Frederick Douglass --The Civil War has just begun, and the controversy between the North and the South continues to heat up. Everybody seems to be getting into the action-except for Danny Sims. Danny wants nothing more than to fight with the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry, Frederick Douglass's newly formed black regiment. But his young age and a lame foot keep Danny from enlisting. The boy feels good for nothing until Frederick Douglass recommends Danny as the caretaker of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's horses. Danny knows the importance of this task, and he's confident he will do an excellent job.But when the colonel's own horse escapes one night, Danny goes after him, only to find himself inside the Confederate soldiers' fort. In terror, he remembers the Fifty-Fourth's plans of immediate attack-what if the battle begins while he is inside? When Danny sees that the Confederates are making their own plans for the attack, Danny realizes that the Union soldiers are being set up for a trap Can Danny escape in time to warn his troops?A CRIPPLED BOY HAS NO PLACEIN THE WAR . . . DOES HE?

When Annabelle Fortune, the fastest gunslinger in the wild west, inadvertently stops a stranger from attacking a train - and he wears a suit that enables him to fly - the government believes she's the only one to have witnessed the Locomotive Reaper and survived to tell the tale. Promising to find out what he can about her missing father, the Director of the Secret Service persuades Annie to swear in. Too soon, her detested nickname re-stakes its claim.Partnered with Beau Slokam, whose penchant for gambling leads them straight to the Doom Gang, Misfortune Annie guides the smooth-talking Southerner in a chase through the Rockies, with her Cheyenne friend, Wontoa, rounding out their unlikely trio.When Annie again meets the Locomotive Reaper, his gadgetry proves far more advanced - and deadly - than even top scientists could have imagined.

EXILED TO THE RED RIVER, Introducing Chief Spokane Garry --A great sickness has swept through the Indian nations, killing several of the Spokane tribe and many others from neighboring tribes. The faith of the Spokane is nearly broken when they realize the smallpox epidemic has killed those who believe in the Creator of All as well as those who don't believe in Him. How can evil men live while good men die? Why should they continue to obey the Creator's laws if He takes away innocent lives?But when white-skinned men arrive with the Leaves of Life-a book telling how to get to heaven-the Spokane chief agrees to send Garry, his youngest son, to learn more about God. Garry is confused and uncertain about the reason for his travels, but as he begins the first of four years at the Christian school, he soon realizes the saving grace of God and can't wait to return to his homeland to share the Good News with the Indian nations.WHAT CAN GARRY LEARN AT ACHRISTIAN SCHOOL THAT WILLINTEREST THE REST OF HIS PEOPLE

MASK OF THE WOLF BOY, Introducing Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth --In the Chinese city of Changte, Chou Fu-lin is known simply as "Wolf Boy." Plagued by recurring nightmares of a childhood accident, Fu-lin hides more than his face behind his carefully tied bandana. Still, he enjoys his job as a house servant for Canadian missionaries Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth, and has recently become a Christian himself, joining their growing church.The Wolf Boy's faith is soon put to the test with the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The Goforths are forced to flee the country, and Fu-lin gladly goes with them. But as the refugee Christians are greeted with ever louder and more violent protests, Fu-lin is sorely tempted to hide his faith and disappear into the crowd. Will Chou Fu-lin have the courage to face his greatest fears and finally expose the truth?Who will be revealed when the Wolf Boy removes his mask?

JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE EARTH, Introducing William Seymour --Jerry Newman doesn't mean to keep getting into trouble-it just sort of happens. But when a practical joke goes wrong, burning down a church in his small east Texas town, Jerry's widowed mother quickly sends him to live with his journalist uncle in Los Angeles. Jerry is secretly pleased-not only to avoid being punished for his crime but also to live in California . . . the end of the earth On the night before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Jerry and his uncle go to investigate a popular warehouse church in Los Angeles. There, they hear a man predict the coming quake. But Jerry is even more impressed by the powerful preacher, William Seymour, and by the hundreds of blacks and whites worshiping and praying together in strange "tongues." Jerry wants to believe Seymour's message, but will he do so when it means confessing his dangerous secret?A simple message that shakes the world ...

ROUNDUP OF THE STREET ROVERS, Introducing Charles Loring Brace --For Kip O'Reilly, life on the streets doesn't seem all that bad. At least he and the other rovers have each other, and that's more than enough to keep them happy--well, as long as they can steal to survive. Just selling newspapers doesn't quite cut it. When Kip is finally caught stealing one morning, he's sent to jail. Fortunately for Kip, Rev. Brace of the Children's Aid Society bails him out, but only on the condition he comes to live at the Boys' Lodging House and starts earning an honest wage.When the opportunity comes for the children at the society to head west on the "orphan train" in search of families to take them in, Kip is on board. But when they reach the first town, it seems like everyone else is placed except Kip. Will his honesty about his past petty theft keep people from taking him in?ALL HE EVER WANTED WAS A FAMILY. . . .