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Sex, Lies, and Murder Author: M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin has recently gone big-time, or at least legit, by transforming her amateur sleuthing hobby into an official detective agency with a few staff. After recovering from the schemes of an insane employee, the attempts on her life by an IRA assassin, multiple murders (which her detecting just may have caused), and a win covered-up by the Special Branch in her previous adventure, Agatha remains undeterred. Despite her tough-as-nails exterior though, she still pines for romance and hurts over the betrayal of her last husband, so divorce cases are definitely out. But, [...]

Ravi Zacharias on the New Age Movement Author: Ravi Zacharias I first encountered Ravi back around Christmas, watching some of his videos on YouTube and following-up on some of my husband’s harder questions. Ravi is a modern day C.S. Lewis. He has the same verve – a stolid forthrightness – an acceptance that the truth is simply the truth, whether or not you like it, whether or not it is convenient. Along with this fearless, unapologetic seeking and speaking of truth, though, Ravi never comes off as self-righteous and there is a thread of kindness and love that runs throughout [...]

Chasing the depths... Author:  James Nestor Hold your breath.   How long can you do it?   How much better could you get with a little practice?  Well, there’s a vanishingly tiny group of athletes who devote their lives to this endeavor, taking one big breath and pushing themselves to dive deeper and deeper into the open ocean.  As you might expect, free diving is incredibly dangerous, but it’s also remarkably interesting.  Having no idea what he was getting himself into, journalist James Nestor – on assignment from Outside magazine – found himself at the Individual Depth World Championships in the town [...]