Uplifting Love

Two billion people watched Bishop Michael Curry deliver his sermon on the redemptive power of love at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (now the duke and duchess of Sussex) at Windsor Castle. Here, he shares the full text of the sermon, plus an introduction and four of his favorite sermons on the themes of love and social justice.

Eve, Nessa, and Molly are all in their 70s. Over the years, they’ve laughed and cried and they’ve been by each others’ sides as colleagues, flatmates, and mothers. And they’ve grown old disgracefully together in their golden years....

But all good things must come to an end. As one of their trio takes her final journey, a very large glass is raised to fun, frolics, and–most importantly–friendships.

How far would you go to fulfill a promise to a friend? Physical Therapist Margaret “Meg” Fisher takes her responsibilities seriously. When her friends died in a car accident, she flew to Jackson Hole, knowing that when she returned home, it would be with her godson, Charlie. She didn't expect to see her old boyfriend, Cole Lassiter, walk into the attorney’s office like he owned the place. She hadn’t seen Cole since high school when he broke her heart. The shock of seeing him was nothing compared to hearing the attorney say they were to be Charlie's co-guardians, with the stipulation...

Here’s how to break free from your negative thought patterns — get ready to transform your thoughts and live a happy, healthy, and successful life Are you suffering from low self-esteem and wondering if life is still worth living? Do you feel uncomfortable in your own skin and frequently have negative thoughts about yourself? Do you believe you don’t deserve to be successful because you don’t feel confident about yourself and what you can do? If any of these rings true to you, it’s not your fault. Society has imposed beliefs that are not helping you grow into your best version. ...

Summer 1968. When thirteen-year-old Jack Elliot overhears the barbershop men grousing, he devises a secret plan to keep his oldest brother, Pete, from the draft. If famous boys don’t go to war, he’ll make his brother their small town’s biggest celebrity. Jack gets unexpected help when his book-smart cousin Frankie arrives in their rural Pennsylvania town for the summer. Together, they convince Jack’s brothers to lead an expedition to find a fighter jet that crashed many winters ago—the perfect adventure to make Pete a hero.

They say there’s a covered bridge that heals the sick and mends the broken. Actual miracles have happened within its green clapboard protective shell. When Alicia Silver faces spending her first Christmas without her fiancé, she knows that the only way she can manage through the season is if she has a little divine intervention. So she heads to the snowy Smoky Mountains to visit that bridge, hoping to reach her fiancé somehow. But she isn’t expecting to encounter Leo Whitaker when she gets there. He, too, is looking for answers. His father is missing.

Ever since Ruby was tiny, she has been unique. Her smiles are magically rare, and she likes things done in a very particular way - her blocks are always color-coded, and her toy animals stand in regimented lines. She’s also the daughter of Sara’s dreams - even on days when being a mother to a three-year-old is exhausting. Not everyone understands Ruby like Sara does though. Not Sara’s husband Mike, and certainly not her disapproving mother-in-law, Barbara. So when circumstances force their family to move in with Barbara, Sara knows it’s going to make motherhood even harder.

What would you do if, after years of what you thought was a happy marriage, your husband suddenly announced he was leaving you for good? Anna is in her fifties and is living a contented life. Their children have left home and she and her husband work at the same school. One day, a perfectly ordinary day (or so she thought) they are sitting on a bench during a walk with their beloved Labrador and David drops a devastating bombshell: he’s fallen in love with a colleague and is leaving her. At first, she wants to hide herself away, but, with the help of her friend and her daughter, she ...

Aidan Calloway left Willowbrook behind with no intention of looking back. But when his mother’s declining health calls him home, he finds himself face-to-face with the biggest regret of his past—Olivia West. The girl he once loved, the one he walked away from without a word. Olivia has built a life for herself in Willowbrook, one that doesn’t include the boy who shattered her heart. But as old flames flicker and unspoken words demand to be heard, Aidan realizes that coming home might not just be about making amends—it might be about finding where he truly belongs. Welcome to ...

What happens when a sunshine assistant falls for her grumpy cowboy boss, plus a kidnapping or two?When the boss she adores falls for someone else, Saylor Helms hides her pain at another lost love behind a cheerful smile, looks for a new job, and vows to never lose her heart again. When she becomes an assistant to the grumpy cowboy Darius Lawrence, she also has to fight her attraction to her new boss. It’s more difficult to keep her sense of humor when she and Darius are taken hostage in a jewelry store robbery. Can they escape before they become dinner for rats—or get so starved they ...

In the heart of Hopewell, Indiana, Jonah Hershberger and his brother, Matthew, helm a thriving carpentry business. But the demands of their growing enterprise have left their home in disarray. They seek help and find it in an unexpected source—Grace Schrock, a childhood friend. Grace's family farm faces dire financial straits. When Jonah offers her a job as their housekeeper, Grace gratefully accepts, seeing an opportunity to support her family. Amidst the daily routines and shared responsibilities, an unexpected twist of emotions arises. Jonah finds himself envisioning a future with ...

When a good girl ignores the rules, crazy things can happen… Social worker Poppy Westover had once been an incurable romantic. Cheated on by her ex and now, divorced at thirty-four, she’s determined to live her life by-the-book. She may deviate on some smaller points, but one rule is absolute. She will not get involved with another doctor. One was more than enough. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Benedict Campbell isn’t looking for anything serious. He’s intrigued by Poppy and the tension that fills the air whenever they’re together. Spontaneity isn’t in either of their vocabularies, but...

A doctor who placed her child for adoption years before gets a second chance to be a mother… I chose adoption for my baby girl because I knew it was best for her. For eight years I lived for the yearly letters I received from her parents. When the letters stopped, I feared something bad had happened. When detectives located the now motherless child and her dad, I relocated my practice to Jackson Hole to be near. I vowed to keep my distance but staying away from Chloe and her hunky contractor dad proved impossible. Right now, I’m living the fairy-tale. But I can’t keep lying to my ...

Love is in the air in the little village of Barton-in-the-Dale. Anyone can see that Ashley Underwood and Emmet O'Malley are made for each other. They've just got to admit it to themselves. But as the saying goes, the course of true love never did run smooth. While romance blossoms on one side of the village, an angry young boy struggles to believe in love. But when tragedy strikes, he learns that comfort and care can come from the most unexpected of places.

For her ill daughter, she'll do anything. Even marry a man she hardly knows. Widowed Melanie Montana has spent far too many holidays sitting beside hospital beds with people she loves. But not this year. Knowing it could be their last, she's vowed to make it the best ever Christmas for her four-year-old daughter, Alia. With the support of the Chapel Cove townsfolk, she'll find ways to make all Alia's dreams come true. Lots of books and reading a story together every single night—tick. Pancakes every day—tick. A sleigh ride—tick. Even her own pony can probably be a tick on the list, ...

Want a way to reduce anxiety, manage stress, regain hope, and have emotional support for every area of life? Then this five-in-one series compilation is for you.

All she wants for Christmas is a family to call her own... Being alone is especially difficult around the holidays. That’s why, when Rachel Milligan takes in a foster child for the month of December, she’s determined to make this an unforgettable Christmas for Joy. Ex-baseball sensation Derek Rossi blew into picturesque Jackson Hole on a snowy December day. Love is the last thing on his agenda. But Derek’s world is quickly knocked off kilter when he meets the vivacious Rachel and her spunky foster daughter, Rachel can’t deny her life has been a whole lot more jolly since Derek ...

He’s big city, she’s small town. He’s a fast-paced businessman, she’s a slowed-down artist. He loves the night life, she loves the quiet life. He’s wealthy, she... well, isn’t. Can such opposites make love work? Successful Austin CEO Isaiah Williams rarely gives himself the luxury of time off. He thrives on the buzz of making deals and signing multi-million dollar contracts. But spending the holidays in a small Oregon town with his former business partner will let him finalize the purchase of his friend’s share of their business. Plus, even better, he'll get to spend more time...

The strong Black woman is the healed woman. Emotional self-care affirmations are grounded on kindness, even when the message is brutal honesty. They are not just a ritual to cross off a checklist. They are a hard reset of the way you show yourself love. They are a reminder that you are beautifully created, no matter your flaws, and that you are brilliant and wonderful regardless of what life is throwing at you. Listen to them everyday. Feel them in your soul. Make it a ritual that you’ll look forward to performing each and every day.

Love isn’t on her list… Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mitzi Sanchez has always had a plan for her life. Through hard work and self-sacrifice, she fulfilled her dream. Mitzi has a thriving practice, and the spacious home she’s building in Jackson Hole is a far cry from the tiny apartment she grew up in East Los Angeles. Now, she’s ready for a husband. She’s got a plan for that, too. The trouble is pilot and local handyman Keenan McGregor doesn’t meet any of the criteria. After taking the blame for someone else’s actions, Keenan is in the process of rebuilding his life from the ground ...