Mark Weaver

CHRISTINE THOMPSON and ADAM VESTRY are Providentially reunited four years following their first adventure in The Invisible Empire. The year is 1876. Chicago, just five years after the Great Fire, continues to rebuild its reputation as Queen of the West. The nation stands on the threshold of greatness, and a hope in Progress reigns. Christine, determined to make her own way, joins a beautiful utopian community called New Eden, where new ideas, hard work and equality have seemingly recreated Paradise. Adam, now an investigative magazine reporter, pursues connections between organized crime and business. Adam discovers that beneath Chicago's gemlike surface lies a dark and dangerous underworld where greed and power bring ruin to all who dare embrace it. Adam follows a trail of corruption to the doorstep of New Eden. He will need all his wits and his faith to rescue Christine and to foil the evil that seeks to bring flames and destruction to the Queen of the West once again

JOSIAH WASHINGTON, a sixteen-year-old former slave, longs to experience the true meaning of freedom in 1870's Philadelphia. An act of kindness sets Josiah at odds with ADAM VESTRY, the seventeen-year-old son of an influential white newspaperman who is secretly plotting to bring the Ku Klux Klan into the North.Deeply hurt and frustrated by the cruel injustices he has suffered, Josiah is unwittingly drawn into the newspaperman's ruthless schemes. Upon uncovering his father's treachery, Adam must choose a dangerous line of action that could save Josiah's life but threaten the course of his life and family-forever.As Josiah learns how to trust God and his new friends, he must help them find a way to stop the KKK from igniting Philadelphia into a violent war of racial hatred. Heroes and enemies spanning two generations collide, as God calls the past into account and brings evil men to justice.

Summer of 1869 - the bustling riverfront city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Steamboats churn the Ohio River as the nation's ever-expanding economy thrives in the wake of the Civil War. Two 16-year-olds, Charlie Martin and his best friend Luther Robinson, love "base ball" and follow the exploits of America's first professional base ball team - the undefeated Cincinnati Red Stockings and their 51-game winning streak.An untimely death and a ruthless shipping magnate end Charlie and Luther's dream for a Greater Cincinnati Youth Club ball field and grandstand. Charlie and Luther dig in and square off against one of Cincinnati's most powerful men, risking their honor, friendships and freedom to right a grievous wrong. I Love Baseball is the first in a series of adventure-mysteries set against America's original national pastime. So "Batter Up " and let the games begin

DANIEL SWEETWATER is a sixteen-year-old Delaware Indian living with his preacher father among the Cherokee in 1838. He and his father are forced to march with the last remnants of the Cherokee nation on a 1000-mile journey from their homes in Georgia to a reservation in the Oklahoma Territory. Cruel men and harsh weather make Daniel and the Cherokees' journey a treacherous one. Winter's approach and the daily pains of injustice hammer mercilessly at Daniel's faith in God. But God provides hope. Daniel makes friends with a wise old frontiersman and a missionary's courageous daughter. However, unexpected tragedy clouds his heart with anger and leads to an opportunity for Daniel to take justice into his own hands. With retribution only a knife's blade away, Daniel is faced with a choice. Will he follow a dark trail of vengeance? Or will he follow the light of truth and discover a special mercy hidden within his Christian heritage?

Woven throughout hundreds of years, numerous generations, and multiple books of the Bible, is the story of a man named Zadok. He fulfilled multiple prophecies and promises from generations earlier, and left an incredible legacy for generations after. He didn't merely do an isolated heroic thing; he lived heroically, demonstrating a bravery that gave him recognition that few men have ever received. We need men like that. We need to be men like that. "A Man Like Zadok" is more than a bible study or a character sketch. The Bible is full of stories of incredible heroes who are recorded as our examples, for our benefit, and to give us a role in a much bigger story. Zadok's story is all of that. "A Man Like Zadok" is more than just a retelling of the story of a hero. It's a challenge... or maybe a bunch of challenges to young guys to: - Become the kind of men who live with a sense of destiny and purpose, who take appropriate risks, and who live heroically; - Keep doing heroic things throughout their lives; to live by honor and for glory demonstrated by loyalty to our King Jesus; - Become a mentor and live a legacy; and to - Create an environment conducive to producing more men like Zadok. Most of all, it's a challenge to you - whatever your age - to pursue God with others who call on Him with a sense of adventure and abandonment. When you do that, you won't find religion; you'll find God. You may not be as safe that way, but you won't be as bored. You can live a life where you thrive and walk in your identity and inheritance as a son of God. You can also waste your life trying to find fulfillment in the things of the world. You were meant for so much more. Be a man like Zadok.

See the Civil War through the eyes of the people who lived through it: spies, soldiers, generals, escaping slaves, nurses, and more. When one thinks of the American Civil War, it is easy to conjure up images of great generals developing brilliant strategies and influential politicians making historic decisions; but there was a great deal more going on... In this book, you will find Civil War stories most people have never heard before, told by people who actually lived during those momentous times. From intrepid young men who went aloft in balloons and viewed the enemy's position, to the joys and miseries of the private soldier, to the daring activities of secret spies... Laugh as Sir Henry Morton Stanley recounts his adventure, as a young private, raiding the farm of a Unionist to "forage" for he and his messmates' Christmas dinner. Or, be amazed as Sarah Edmonds tells how she disguised herself and made her way deep within Confederate lines. These accounts and many more make up this unique collection of amazing Civil War stories... From camp pranks to close, bloody conflict; and from the jubilation of victory to the misery of defeat, you can find it all in War Stories: The American Civil War, Remembered by Those Who Were There