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Mixed Media
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Will's Race for Home
By Jewell Parker RhodesBestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes west in this thrilling adventure story about a father and son who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush—if they can survive the journey.
A Bend in the River
Directed by Colin BroderickAn Irish story moves viewers along a redemptive arc.
My Hive: A Girl, Her Grandfather, and Their Honeybee Family
By Meredith May. Illustrated by Jasmin DwyerBy the author of the award-winning memoir The Honey Bus, a bittersweet picture book about a lonesome and fearful girl who finds herself at home with her grandfather and his honeybees.
In the Garden
By Doug TjapkesDoug Tjapkes has been playing piano and organ in worship in the CRC for 70 years!
Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe
By Pricelis Perreaux-DominguezPricelis Perreaux-Dominguez, who has experienced abuse, trauma, and racism within the church, examines the state of the church and offers us a hopeful path forward.
A dying woman, her cat, and an anxiety-ridden man go on a journey after an alien invasion.
Born of Gilded Mountains
By Amanda DykesIn 1948, scandal-plagued Hollywood star Mercy Windsor seeks refuge in the Colorado mining town where her childhood pen pal lived.
The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
By Esau McCaulley (Editor), Janette H. Ok (Co-editor), Osvaldo Padilla (Co-editor), and Amy Peeler (Co-editor)In a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is multiethnic, diverse, and contextual.
The Mixed Media editor picks four worthy reads to enrich Black History Month, from a propulsive multigenerational saga to a faith-based novel based on real-life events during Reconstruction.
After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral’s stone floor. Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries.
Not Pop-Pop
By Angela De Groot. Illustrated by MacKenzie HaleyIn this tender picture book, a trip to the library turns into an adventure in kindness and a reminder that people experiencing homelessness deserve compassion and respect.
Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitefield were the three most prominent early evangelicals—and all three were deeply compromised on the issue of slavery.
This podcast invites us to see the entertainment in between the pages of classic novels.
All We Were Promised
By Ashton LattimoreA housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape, in volatile pre-Civil War Philadelphia.
Lockerbie: The Search for Truth
Otto Bathurst & Jim LouchA new streaming series explores how a father grieved Pan Am Flight 103, the flight of grief, now more poignant in light of recent plane crashes.
A Healing Touch
By Suzanne Woods FisherWhen a baby is left on her doorstep, formerly Amish doctor Ruth Stoltzfus must confront the state of her marriage and a life out of balance.
Yonder Come Day: Exploring the Collective Witness of the Formerly Enslaved
By Jasmine L. HolmesExperience the struggles, sorrows, triumphs, and hopes of real people who survived one of the darkest periods of American history.
Matin 3: Turn
By Jess RayA meditative album recorded between first light and dawn.
Between Two Brothers
By Crystal AllenInspired by real events, Between Two Brothers is a powerful and uplifting story about forgiveness, brotherhood, and the power of a family’s unconditional love.
A breathtaking look at a disappearing way of life among the haenyeo sea divers of Jeju Island, South Korea.
Harvest of Hope
By Amanda H. Midkiff. Illustrated by Christopher FowlerIn her sequel to her middle school novel, Where the Crops Never Fail, author Amanda Midkiff returns 10 years later to the idyllic Riverside Farm in Virginia.
The Ache
By Brandon HeathReflecting on his mom’s death, Brandon Heath releases his ninth album with themes of mourning and joy.
The Laundryman's Boy
By Edward Y. C. LeeFall 1913, St. Catharines, Ont.: 13-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.