CALL A SPADE is a tale of the silver buried beneath tarnish, of unlikely heroism, and of courage and resolve in the face of overwhelming odds. Jasper never wanted to be a hero; Jasper just wants to be normal. But just as Jasper had no part in choo...
As a child, Mary became acquainted with the pain of loss. By the time she was ten years old, death had claimed both her parents. With only her older brother and sister to take care of her, orphaned Mary did what she could to help them all to survive ...
Martha was well acquainted with sorrow. Orphaned at a young age, she looked for solace in the law of Yahweh. She sought to control her fear with perfect performance. Before he died, her father had taught her well the traditions of her people, the anc...
He needed a plan. Orphaned by the age of fifteen, Lazarus of Bethany had to become a man able to handle the responsibilities of keeping his family together. With two younger sisters to care for and a large property to manage, Lazarus had to make a na...
Snatched from his Jewish home in the Holy Land by the clutches of Rome, Onesimus found himself living a life he wasn't supposed to live. As a young boy, he thought he was settling a family debt. Instead, he was sold into slavery. With no control over...
She was just an ordinary girl living in the small village of Ramah during the time of the judges. Her people had strayed far from pure devotion to God. Religious acts of duty became the doorway through which the corruption of the priestly line of Lev...