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Sierra Madrid's life has just been turned upside down when she discovers the handcrafted quilt and journal of her ancestor Mary Kathryn McMurray, a young woman who was uprooted from her home only to endure harsh conditions on the Oregon Trail. Though the women are separated by time and circumstance, Sierra discovers that many of the issues they face are remarkably similar. By following Mary Kathryn's example, Sierra learns to surrender to God?s sovereignty and unconditional love.

In the city of New Orleans, Desiree La Fleur, a dark-haired Creole beauty, arrived with the purpose to celebrate her "Sisters of Sin", the fallen women whose lives began and ended on a street known as The Scarlet Thread. But deep inside Desiree, hiding just beneath the veil of purity, is a forbidden desire for a man who doesn’t want a wife. Armed with unwavering determination and proud innocence, Desiree will soon find herself in a world as enticing at it is dangerous.

I got her fired. Okay, so I’d had a bad day and took it out on a bystander in a pizza shop. But there’s nothing innocent about Ally Morales. She proves that her first day of her new job in my office, after being hired by my mother. So, maybe, her colorful, annoying, inexplicably alluring personality brightens up the magazine’s offices that have felt like a prison for the past year. Maybe, I like that she argues with me in front of the editorial staff. And maybe, my after-hours fantasies are haunted by those brown eyes and that sharp tongue.

John Joy Bell (1871-1934), known professionally as J. J. Bell, was a Scottish journalist and author, popular for his vibrant short stories. A Thread of Scarlet is a mystery story. In an inn in a remote village, three locals are drinking and discussing the extraordinary events of the day. They all attended a hanging that morning. One of their number had been on the jury which had convicted the murderer. The men are deeply affected by the events of the day....

Hello and welcome to "The Scarlet Thread of Redemption." That classic phrase describes the way God's many intentional acts of grace and mercy in the Bible tie together the whole scope of Scripture, beginning in the earliest chapters of the Old Testament and extending through to the last pages of the New Testament. Along the way the Scriptures reveal many spiritual and practical truths that are relevant to our daily lives. This podcast consists of a sermon series preached at Pleasant View Baptist Church in 2003 and 2004 that reveals to all of us the timeless and tireless love of God.