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The Providence: The Story of the Rich Young Ruler by Quinlan Motley

The Providence

The Story of the Rich Young Ruler

by Quinlan Motley

Before he became the Rich Young Ruler, Esteban was a poor young man who gave what little he had. Through service, friendship, loss, and rising fortune, he builds the security he once longed for. Then an encounter with Jesus asks something of him that wealth cannot answer.

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The Whitakers of Sullivan’s Island by Quinlan Motley

The Whitakers of Sullivan’s Island

by Quinlan Motley

Inspired by Southern Christian values, this Sullivan’s Island family story moves from an unexpected discovery before Thanksgiving to a heartwarming Christmas Day ending.

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Cover of Faithfulness by Mrs. Pearl James, with an autumn view from a small-engine repair shop in Atlanta, Texas.

FAITHFULNESS

By Mrs. Pearl James

Atlanta, Texas

While preparing to sell her Atlanta, Texas, repair shop, Nadine finds an unfinished work order in her late husband’s handwriting. Keeping a promise will require judgment about what she owes, what can change, and when to leave.

Cover of Gentleness by Rochealle Waites, showing a saddle, a horse, and a mountain view from a ranch near Buffalo, Wyoming.

GENTLENESS

By Rochealle Waites

Buffalo, Wyoming

When his son and granddaughter come to stay on his Wyoming ranch, Sam offers work, advice, and a patient horse. Their needs ask something less familiar of him: the strength to hear no without withdrawing his care.

Cover of Self Control by Sheila Paulette, showing a barber shop overlooking an autumn street in Loogootee, Indiana.

SELF CONTROL

By Sheila Paulette

Loogootee, Indiana

An Indiana barber believes he is defending his granddaughter when he explains her troubles on the basketball court. As his version travels, he must face what he did not know and learn to listen before speaking.

WISDOM: A Father’s Journey Beyond Being Right by Rochealle Waites, illustrated book cover

WISDOM

By Rochealle Waites

Asheville, North Carolina

An Asheville master carpenter knows how to make things hold. His adult daughter’s future calls for a different kind of judgment, as he discovers the limits of a father’s skill when someone else must choose.

1 Kings 3:5 through 28

COURAGE: Finding the Strength to Stand by Sheila Paulette, illustrated book cover

COURAGE

By Sheila Paulette

Greenville, South Carolina

A construction professional in Greenville discovers a serious safety problem. Speaking could protect people she has never met while threatening her livelihood and the business she built with her brother. Silence carries its own responsibility.

Esther 4:10 through 16

MERCY: Making Room for a Second Chance by Gayle C. James, illustrated book cover

MERCY

By Gayle C. James

Savannah, Georgia

Nearly twenty years after her sister took family money and disappeared, Vivian sees her return to the Savannah restaurant she built without her. Making room for a second chance will mean deciding what trust can ask.

Luke 15:11 through 32

PEACE: Learning to Leave Some Battles Behind by LaShon Watson, illustrated book cover

PEACE

By LaShon Watson

Abingdon, Virginia

In Abingdon, a daughter inherits her father’s unfinished property dispute. A workshop, a blocked gate, and old wounds draw her into a question of loyalty: how much of another person’s fight should become her own?

Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18

TRUTH: The Cost of Telling What Really Happened by Sheila Paulette, illustrated book cover

TRUTH

By Sheila Paulette

Fairhope, Alabama

A newspaper editor in Fairhope discovers that her late father’s public record needs correcting. Honoring the man she loved and meeting her responsibility to the truth may require choices that cannot protect every reputation.

Ephesians 4:25 and John 8:32

PATIENCE: The Courage to Begin Again by Rochealle Waites, illustrated book cover

PATIENCE

By Rochealle Waites

Oxford, Mississippi

An accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life.

James 5:7 through 8

GRACE: Learning to Receive What Love Freely Gives by Mrs. Pearl James, illustrated book cover

GRACE

By Mrs. Pearl James

Bismarck, North Dakota

A Bismarck diner owner has always known how to care for everyone else. When an injury makes her the one who needs help, accepting love becomes unfamiliar work, especially when she cannot immediately repay it.

2 Corinthians 12:7 through 10

HUMILITY: The Freedom to Stop Proving Yourself by LaShon Watson, illustrated book cover

HUMILITY

By LaShon Watson

Columbia, Kentucky

A respected retired band director in Columbia, Kentucky, returns to a world of music and traditions he helped shape. Finding his place now means allowing another person to lead without treating change as an erasure.

Philippians 2:1 through 11

JOY: Learning to Celebrate Without Forgetting by Mrs. Pearl James, illustrated book cover

JOY

By Mrs. Pearl James

Thomasville, Georgia

A Thomasville dressmaker is asked to finish the wedding gown she began for her late son’s fiancée, now marrying someone else. The work brings grief and affection together, asking whether celebration can leave room for remembrance.

KINDNESS: The Quiet Things We Do for One Another by Gayle C. James, illustrated book cover

KINDNESS

By Gayle C. James

Stillwater, Oklahoma

A retired school secretary in Stillwater has spent years offering quiet help. When a former student becomes a giver himself, she must consider whether generosity can keep doing good beyond the reach of her own plans.

Ephesians 4:31 through 5:2

FAITH: A Woman's Pregnancy Journey by Quinlan Motley, illustrated book cover

FAITH

By Quinlan Motley

Bellevue, Idaho

After repeated pregnancy loss, Hannah begins opening her table to other people in Bellevue, Idaho. Offering them a place in her life may mean accepting something harder for her: care she cannot arrange or control.

1 Samuel 1 and 1 Samuel 2:1 through 11

HOPE: A Family's Journey Beyond Loss by Quinlan Motley, illustrated book cover

HOPE

By Quinlan Motley

Summersville, West Virginia

A wildfire takes a family’s home and workshop in Summersville, West Virginia. As they begin again, rebuilding becomes more than practical work: it asks which parts of their old life they can carry into a different future.

Romans 5:3 through 5

LOVE: A Friendship Worth Fighting For by Quinlan Motley, illustrated book cover

LOVE

By Quinlan Motley

Nashville, Tennessee

In Nashville, two friends find their loyalty tested by musical ambition, family pressure, and questions of creative ownership. Staying beside each other will require more than shared history when telling the truth carries a cost.

1 Samuel 18 through 20

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