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President Reagan once called the Western White House his “Open Cathedral.” It’s a bit ironic because Reagan’s Rancho del Cielo is hardly palatial. It’s a simple ranch house on more than six hundred acres of mountain land. Reagan spent many years riding horses on the dusty trails. But there was one particular spot that brought him great comfort. Whenever the president was facing a moment of crisis, he would visit a place that would become known as the Psalm 121 Overlook.

It's their usual Thursday girls' night in, and best friends Skye, Elena, and London are enjoying hanging out at Skye's house in New Mexico, eating junk food, drinking wine, and playing with Skye's little children, Carter and Abigail. Until the intruders arrive. Hearing the horrific screams from Elena and Skye, London hides the children, tiptoes out to see what has happened . . . and disappears. After Carter raises the alarm, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is called in to investigate a bloodbath that appears to have no motive, no evidence, and worse still—no sign of London.

Gabriel Kensington and his wife, Lydia, have been brutally slain in their luxurious home in New Mexico. A frantic, whispered phone call from their teenage daughter, Addis, and her best friend, Emerson, quickly alerts the authorities to the killings. But when detective Alyssa Wyatt and the squad appear at the house, the unthinkable has happened. The girls are nowhere to be found...and neither is the killer. In a race against time, it's up to Alyssa Wyatt and her partner, Cord, to find the missing girls - and discover just why the Kensingtons have been targeted.

All around Albuquerque, New Mexico, young women are going missing, seemingly vanished into thin air. With no link between the victims, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is quickly plunged into a horrifying case with no obvious clues. And when Jersey Andrews, the best friend of Alyssa's teenage daughter, Holly, joins the list of vanished girls, the case becomes personal. But this investigation will lead Alyssa and partner Cord into the most sinister depths of humanity; an evil place where life is expendable and where the depraved can fulfill their darkest desires - if they have the money.

📘 Tithing and Giving: A Biblical Study What does the Bible really say about tithing, giving, and Christian stewardship? Is tithing a command for today—or a misunderstood tradition? Tithing and Giving: A Biblical Study is a comprehensive guide for believers who want to understand God’s plan for finances, generosity, and blessing. With clarity and compassion, author J.A. Cox explores what Scripture actually teaches about biblical tithing, New Testament giving, and the difference between religious obligation and Spirit-led generosity. ✅ Inside this Bible-based study, you'll discover: ...

What starts as a punishment becomes an awakening. Annabelle is a stay-at-home mom in her thirties. Annabelle loves her life and her husband, but she doesn’t feel fulfilled and thinks that her husband Ned shoulders some of the blame. Ned has a secret habit of wearing her undergarments and nightgowns, which leads to him lying to have the house to himself. Annabelle worked when she and Ned were younger but gave it all up when the kids were born. Nearly ten years later, Annabelle has a chance to steer her life in a different direction, and she’s going to take it. With the kids gone at ...

Deputy Marshal Zebediah Clemens has a new problem: a legend is killing people. Zeb’s hunt for a petty conman who turned killer leads him deep into the Arizona Territory, where whispers of the fabled Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine have lured the desperate and the doomed for decades. Gilbert Buck isn't the first fool to go searching for treasure in the Superstition Mountains, but Zeb aims to make him the last. What starts as a manhunt quickly turns into something far darker. Shadowy apparitions stalk Zeb through ghost towns and barren hills, urging him onward. When he discovers the murdered ...

Do you ever wonder what it means to truly glorify God in your work if you’re not a pastor, missionary, or religious professional? Rather than offering theological exposition to answer that question, Jordan Raynor and Kaleigh Cox use vivid, fast-paced storytelling to present the captivating lives of five “mere Christians” who will show you what it looks like to follow Christ wherever you live and work.

Hometown hero Ana Leigh Watkins ventures to Bitter End, Tennessee, to help her great-aunt get her house ready to sell. Bitter End seems an ironic place for Ana to refresh her weary spirit, but she's desperate for respite from her community's attention and unwarranted admiration. While on a hike in Roan Mountain, a ragtag group of amateur bird watchers take her under their wing—a little against her will. However, she quickly warms to these genuine souls seeking solace in the great outdoors.

Kennedy Farmer, an experienced athlete, never returns after leaving for her usual running route through the dusty mountain trails of New Mexico. While the search for Kennedy begins, Detective Alyssa Wyatt and her squad face a terrifying new case when the body of a young woman, Rheagan Pembroke, is discovered in the desert terrain surrounding Albuquerque. Her wounds horrify even the hardened squad of the Albuquerque P.D.—and the case takes an even darker turn when they discover a polaroid stuffed into the victim's mouth, showing the body of Gunner Galveston, a murder victim from years ago.

Join in a rollicking sailing adventure with Alex Rust and crew as they make their way around the world. High seas! Sailing inland on rivers including the Sepik and the Amazon. Engine trouble! Banana bread, rotting fruit, baguettes, crackers with some islanders, pearls, rum, more engine trouble, alligators, fishing, jumping off the mast, a stolen engine, betrayal, seasick sailors, volcano eruptions, surfing, and a crew that just keeps going no matter what.

What if the people you least expected became the reason you kept going? When five strangers are forced together for an English class project, they each carry a hidden storm: Emmit battles crippling anxiety every time he walks into the classroom. Jake hides grief and survivor’s guilt after losing his brother. Sasha feels torn between two cultures—and two versions of herself. Liam fights depression behind a calm, quiet exterior. Mia struggles to break free from a controlling relationship. Alone, none of them knows how to ask for help. But together, they discover that true strength isn’t...

The Heartwork Podcast with Michael Cox!In this episode, Michael shares his story—his heart as a husband, father, mentor, and man of faith—and the mission behind Heartwork: rebuilding families from the inside out.🔥 Topics Covered: • Restoring the family structure in our communities • How parenting begins with personal growth • Why emotional and spiritual healing is the key to generational change👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes focused on faith, family, and emotional wellness.📲 Connect on socials: [www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577668020974]🌐 Website launching soon!

Suppose your wife leaves work but never arrives home; you call, only to find nobody there has heard of her. If she doesn’t work there, where has she been going? Matthew Gibbons thought he had it all – a house in a leafy Boston suburb, his wife Ruth and a beautiful son. But when one evening, after texting him ‘leaving now’, she doesn’t arrive home, and the staff at her office say they have no Ruth Gibbons working there, he sees his whole life collapse around him. What could have made Ruth walk away from her home and her family? When Matt tries to piece together his wife’s life, ...

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much blood.” LAPD detective Sam Leroy returns in one of his most disturbing cases. Leroy and partner Ray Quinn are called to a murder scene in affluent Malibu. At the scene even Leroy is taken aback by the savagery of the crime. Furthermore, there appears to be no motive, and no obvious suspect. Leroy believe the two victims hold the key to their own murder, and begins his investigations with them. Before long, the trail leads them to the island of Catalina, and a children’s home which has held a terrible secret for a generation…

“For God’s sake, look away! Just look away!” It began on a Sunday. An ordinary Sunday, and a family trip to the mall. Will Carter takes his five-year old daughter to the bathroom, and there he is witness to a deadly assault on an innocent stranger. Over the next few days, Will tries to put the experience behind him, but when he sees one of the attackers outside his home, he becomes more and more involved, and soon passes the point of no return. Becoming drawn deeper and deeper into something he does not understand, Will feels increasingly out of his depth and is soon asking if the ...

“‘You looking for the Angel? Be careful,’ he whispered.” Hard-nosed investigative reporter Jack Richardson, whom we first met in Don’t Go Out in the Dark, is assigned to a story involving sleaze and a prominent Member of Parliament. During the investigation, Jack receives a call relating to an old case, one involving the murder of a twenty-year-old girl, suggesting that this case might not be as closed as everybody thinks. Torn between his assigned story, and one where there might have been a terrible miscarriage of justice, Jack must make a choice. His decision leads him into a ...

It's just a one-night stand, they said. It'll be simple no-strings fun, they said. They. Lied. I'm done with love and being broken-hearted. The only dogs I want to deal with are the ones I treat in the veterinary clinic I work at. But at 34, having my first one-night stand can't hurt. Right? The rules are pretty simple. But when Haze, the guy I spent a blazing hot night with and haven't been able to forget about, shows up as our new receptionist, the rules fly out the window.

After receiving a desperate letter reporting her father to be gravely ill, inveterate matchmaker Melody Merriweather leaves college and rushes back to her small hometown of Merriweather, Wisconsin—only to discover that she’s expected to take over the running of her family’s general store, the Merc, until he recovers.

Even without the right to vote, members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy proved to have enormous social and political influence throughout the South - all in the name of preserving Confederate culture. Karen L. Cox's history of the UDC, an organization founded in 1894 to vindicate the Confederate generation and honor the Lost Cause, shows why myths surrounding the Confederacy continue to endure.