This story-oriented recovery book unfolds the back-story of redemption in Exodus to show how Jesus redeems us from the slavery of abuse and addiction and restores us to our created purpose, the worship of God.

There is no more legendary case in American legal history than Dred Scott v. Sanford. An extraordinary example of a slave suing his master for freedom, it led to a devastating pro-slavery ruling by Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Supreme Court and helped precipitate the Civil War. With deep appreciation for the courage required for a slave to challenge a master in court, VanVelde reshapes our understanding of border-state slavery and the impact of the seemingly powerless on American law.

Have you ever struggled with disappointment? Do you feel as if your prayers are unanswered? Has your trust been broken? Are you struggling to forgive? Are you facing battles in your life? Redeemed: Beauty From Dust, Restoration From Brokenness, Living a Life Redeemed is about God bringing beauty from broken pieces when given to Him. It’s about prayer and trust and forgiveness and fellowship. His victory over sin in my life, and what I learned from my rock bottom. Wherever you are in life or your walk with God, my prayer is that you will find Jesus here, in the midst of heartache and reconciliation. It’s about who God is and who we are in Him, a God who cares and works all things together for our good. It is a testimony of saving grace and a challenge to reflect and pray. By talking about living in the now and for an audience of one, it gives practical ways on how to live a life reflecting a heart redeemed.

During the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down NYC for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart. Orpheus manages to buy a bicycle just before they sell out across the city. She takes to the streets looking for Eurydice, the first woman she fell in love with, who also broke her heart. The city is largely closed and on lockdown, devoid of touch, connection, and community. But Orpheus hears of a mysterious underground bar Le Monocle, fashioned after the lesbian club of the same name in 1930s Paris. Will Orpheus be able to find it? Will she ever be allowed to love again? Panpocalypse—first published as an online serial in spring of 2020—follows a lonely, disabled, poly hero in this novel about disease, decay, love, and revolution.

It’s a book about the greatest battle on earth, affecting every living being for eternity. A battle so intense if we could see it, we would stand frozen in awe and wonder! Yet we remain oblivious to the forces. We float comfortably in our own definition of life, what’s good and what’s bad. Things happen to us, and our hope rises and falls based on our daily circumstances. For some, all hope is gone, and life is marginalized to despair and total depression and sadness. For others, life seems to be ok, while I remain nervous about the potential bad “stuff.” I’ve adjusted my expectations and things are fine. I really don’t have any religious interests; I’m making it work. The enemy is leaving me alone, because I’m not part of the fighting force, I’m on the sidelines. For others, my childhood had a religious upbringing, and I value the principles, or I gained an appreciation of them along my life’s path. I believe I have faith in God, and my salvation is assured, yet I continue to live my life for the most part how I want. God may not know this person, and he/she could be lost, an eternal fate terrorizing beyond imagination at the end of this life. For others, life has dealt blows, and through it, an understanding of a “higher power” and the living incarnation of Jesus Christ’s redemption has invaded the “soul” and imparted power to overcome and be at peace with everything, because God is God. He is good, and he knows me, loves me, and is taking care of me and leading me to a good place – regardless of what happens this side of eternity. My choices have changed, I want to be holy. It is called Daily Redemption, a peace that passes all understanding. As atonement leads me to be one with the Lord Jesus Christ forever – His life living in me - perfect! Amen!!!

In a small town just outside of the Research Triangle in North Carolina, a town is turned upside down, when one of their own is sentenced to life in prison for the death of his young wife. Sasha Matthews was diagnosed with ALS when her son David was only six months old. Her husband, James, was sentenced to life in prison for her death in the year 2000. James had finished his residency the previous year and had accepted a position at a local pediatrics clinic. James has carried a secret for the past twenty-four years of his sentence as he has tried to navigate life on the inside of North Carolina’s Central Prison. The secret haunts him as he searches for redemption, forgiveness, and tries to make a fresh start and right wrongs. With the testimony and witness of fellow inmates, the kindness of some correctional officers, will James be able to turn his life around and find the redemption he desires before it is too late?