Planes are frequent sights in our skies today. In the early years of the 20th century they were new, exciting - dangerous even. Betty Greene was one of the early women to learn to fly these amazing ne
What makes Blythswood Care the organisation that it is today? The answer lies in the personal stories told in this book. They range from Scotland to Eastern Europe to Equatorial Africa and from WW2
'You could become the greatest living painter. Your paintings would be treasured for ever.'Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard from John Ruskin, one of the world's most established art critics.
Patricia St John's life is a story in itself but she grew up to become one of the world's best loved Christian writers for children. When looking after thirty children in a boarding school, her exciti
The story of a Scottish minister and his wife in Africa - the precursors to David Livingstone. With a sword, a shovel, a Bible, and great courage, Robert used the skills he had learned growing up in a
The man who wrote the song 'Amazing Grace' began his career as the captain of a slave ship. When God changed his heart and his life, he began to free the people he kept captive. This is the amazing st
Sniff sniff... am I smelling burning? No it's not dinner - there are some bonfires in this book. Books were amongst some of the things set alight during church history. In fact flames were used to per
Watch out - these stories are H...H...Hot!Each one is about fire - but there's not a matchstick or a marshmallow in sight! They are all from the bible and show how God has used fire throughout scriptu
Georgie Orme established a childcare centre in Kenya for the rehabilitation for children with mobility problems. Most of her original patients had suffered from polio and, left to their own devices,
file; close file; delete file; save; save as; save a copy; print; ruler; tools; toolbars; help; shutdown; restart - these are the keys to re-booting your faith!Best-selling author, Irene Howat, has wr
James didn't think much about the rain and where it came from as he struggled through the storms on his way to church. He didn't even care that much about going to church, he did all he could to avoid
These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be
These ten girls all believed that God had given them given them special gifts, and they all put those talents to use. Helen used her skills as a doctor to bring the truth about Jesus to Africa; Mauree
For five decades, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) planes have been serving countless thousands of men, women and children, bringing medical care, emergency food, and Christian hope. In the places of
Many biographies of Christians begin at the point of the subject's conversion, with little attention paid to the preceding years. The emphasis of this book is different. As God has chosen his people b
Harry Help a lot is the sort of friend that everyone wants. He really likes to help. But what will happen when Harry needs help? Will his friends do the same for him?Read and learn about how God wants
Granny has a lovely house, a cosy fire and some really good friends - but she keep's grumping and grumbling. She's never happy. When the Duchess of Purdie arrives Granny learns some lessons about how
Bobby wants to be best! He is sure he is the best... so sure in fact that he keeps telling everyone! But Bobby finds out that he is not as brilliant as he thought he was - but does that really matter
Western society is undergoing a transformation. With more and more of us living into our eighties and nineties, elderly and retired people constitute a more significant sector of the population than e
These ten boys grew up in hard times throughout history to become men who didn't give in to the pressure against their faith. Living as a Christian was difficult, but they chose to do the right thing
These Christian women were once little girls playing with dolls, making mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these fam
Examines the lives ten boys whose Christian faiths helped them change the world, starting with events from their boyhoods and continuing through their later lives.
Even when Adoniram abandoned his belief in God and travelled far from him loving family, God had plans to bring him home and then send him to the other side of the world - to Burma. He was to become
When life gets tough we can sometimes assume it will always stay that way. But behind every hard time and following every rough patch the Christian finds that God brings times of blessing.God is afte
George Müller's life didn't have a promising start. By the age of sixteen, he had learned to lie, steal, drink and gamble and his future looked bleak - but God had other plans!After conversion, Müller
