Vera lives on a beautiful old farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. However, a successful job and her pursuit of personal harmony are not enough to placate the restlessness that's been haunting her. Nor can she fully unravel herself from the ramifications of her parents' divorce that took place over a decade ago. As she wrestles internally with both conventional culture and a dead-end relationship with her boyfriend, Vera finds herself suddenly enmeshed in the complicated problems of those around her. Following a trip to New York City, a mysterious neighbor moves in and brings the melodrama in...

College freshman Molly arrives on campus armed with outdated luggage and unwavering convictions. Little does she imagine, however, that she is walking into a spiritual ambush - a full-scale assault on all that she has held to be true. The worldly wisdom of unbelieving friends and agnostic professors, the pressure to conform to the culture surrounding her, and the freedom from the boundaries of home prove to be formidable giants. Molly's understanding of true liberty is blurred and then brought into focus as what she has been taught is tested against what the world around her offers. Written...

Is your life marked by fear or by faith? When we catch a glimpse in our spirits of the mightiness of the God we serve, and when we take His words to heart, doors suddenly open where there seemed only to be walls. The prospect of bad news no longer intimidates us. We eagerly anticipate the days ahead. The mundane in life suddenly becomes an adventure. Best of all, we begin to see ordinary people and common events as glorious. God is able and willing. It is the clouded way that we see Him that is often the real problem. These 40 meditations include teaching and testimony that will encourage...

What happens when . . . A housewife discovers one morning that she can no longer fit into her "fat jeans"? An alumnus returns to guest-lecture at his college? An aging woman remembers the night of a fatal accident that claimed the life of her best friend? A girl can't bring herself to stop seeing the "bad boy?" An American returns after many years to Europe for a romantic visit to three castles? A woman hears a startling message and takes it to heart? Find out in this delightful collection of short stories, which range from allegorical to anecdotal, whimsical to foreboding.

Elisabeth, daughter of a count in Germany's beautiful Rhine River Valley, celebrates her 18th birthday on the cusp of a budding romance with a handsome young baron. Her formal entrance into society is brimming with pleasures, but her deep compassion and natural bent toward adventure have a life of their own. Elisabeth's pleasant and untroubled life, enjoyed by generations of her family in Castle Kammerlei, is about to be interrupted. As her friendship with an expatriate living in India deepens, will Elisabeth bravely step into the unknown, against the wishes of those around her, for a chance...

It's the opportunity of a lifetime when Kristin Hollinger is awarded a writing fellowship in idyllic Southern Germany. Six months of undisturbed writing among quaint villages and medieval castles is a dream come true, and her only reluctance is leaving behind a close-knit group of intercessors that have become like family to her. But storm clouds are on the horizon, back at home and also abroad, and a relationship further complicates the path of the aspiring authoress. As Kristin weaves stories drawn from her fairytale surrounds, she strives to ignore a world that seems to be resting on a...