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The Roper family, new followers of Jesus, are discouraged when they meet opposition to their plans for a Sunday school for their neighbors and ranch hands on their big Texas ranch. They discover that serving God is sometimes hard. But when they trust Him and depend on Him for help, God answered their prayers beyond what they even imagined.
Robin Evans and Tom Channing are part of a group of teens spending a few days of Christmas break at a ski resort where Danny Orlis challenges the group to consider missions. While recovering from skiing injuries, Robin and Tom begin to feel called to serve God in some kind of Christian service, but their parents are opposed to them leaving the US. After Robin leads a friend to Jesus, she is more convinced than ever of her call and struggles to know the right thing to do.
The Davis triplets are now in their senior year of high school. Del and Doug, who had been cut from the football squad last year, have one last chance to win a spot on the team. Their sister DeeDee’s friend, Letitia, severely injured her back in a skiing accident, but because Jesus recently saved and changed her, she is happier and more content than she has ever been in her life. Her new joy and boldness for Christ are making a difference at their school but are causing all kinds of problems for her brother Hank. Can her daring witness make a difference for her brother too?
Write the Word on my Heart provides a fun, consistent way to memorize the Bible alongside your children. Using carefully selected verses meant to speak to a young heart, Katherine Pittman combines tried-and-true memory methods (repetition, recitation, re-writing, and recalling missing words) with simple copy work to help parents "write the word" on the hearts of their children. Each verse also includes a perforated coloring sheet and downloadable memory card and puzzle to help your children master 30 verses over 30 weeks. "I've tasted the blessing of having just the right verse come to my heart at just the right moment, and I wanted my children to have that same experience." Pittman explains...
Johnny Larson’s life is in turmoil after the death of Fritz McCloud. It is his fault that Fritz is dead, and now the case is going to court. To make matters worse, Johnny’s friends no longer want to hang out, and while he really needs some money, who wants to hire a criminal? But then Fritz’s dad, Lester, speaks up on Johnny’s behalf in the courtroom, citing his new faith in Christ and distinctive character changes as the reason for his support. The judge postpones the sentencing to investigate further, keeping everyone in suspense. A bright spot, however, is some newfound friends from church who prove to be a real help in a time of need.
In addition to a pet deer, Del now also has a pet crow named Blackie, and he’s determined to teach Blackie to talk. But his brother Doug thinks he’s crazy for spending so much time with animals, and he's a little jealous too. And now, DeeDee is being defiant about where she’s going and what she’s doing. Things are definitely spiraling out of control for the triplets. The three of them are charting their own course – will their love and care for one another be rekindled before it’s too late?
Kirk Meyer loves to read comic books. He chooses to read them instead of going to Sunday School and then things go from bad to worse. The post office gets robbed, and the sheriff pays Kirk a visit. Kirk knows the truth, but will he answer the sheriff's questions honestly? Meanwhile, Danny faces a life-changing decision. Will he choose fame and fortune by attending a more-prestigious college with his friend Tim, rather than a Bible college? Peer pressure only complicates the matter. Danny must confront his own feelings of jealousy and spite in order to maintain a clear head and a clean conscience.
Danny and Kay move to Gluymon, Ontario, where Danny assists Coach Elliott, an old friend of his, in improving the Gluymon football team's offense with impressive results. Danny and Kay are asked to help start and lead a youth group at church. They encounter a teenager named Hal who has just become a Christian but is having a hard time overcoming his anger and deceitful tendencies. His abusive father wants nothing to do with religion. Danny and Kay, along with Jim, help Hal learn to surrender his emotions to Christ and become a witness to his dad.
Sandy Cole’s home life is falling apart. Her dad’s drinking and her mom’s anger scare and confuse her, and her friends, the Orlis family, seem to be the only ones she can talk to and trust. When her dad leaves and her parents divorce, it all becomes too much for Sandy and she runs away, not realizing that the One who can fix everything is already right there.
Sandy had a crush on Doug, DeeDee's brother. Sandy was rich, spoiled, not a Christian, but liked Doug, and partly because of that, made friends with DeeDee in order to get to know her brother Doug. Dee-Dee started envying Sandy, because of everything she had, even though Sandy wasn't happy. Then, Sandy introduces DeeDee to a boy, Wally Crowder, who also is popular, but not a Christian. Both Sandy and Doug, through this all, drift away from God. Eventually, DeeDee gets in trouble, and realizes that her friendship with Sandy is influencing her the wrong way, and she determines to honor God.