This is the story of Jason and Julie Dale, a man and woman whose lives were so inseparable that they could not be torn apart by fear or doubt, danger or distance - or even death itself. Perhaps it is mostly the story of Julie, whose dreams materialized because she could never concede the impossibility of their attainment. This story is historical fiction and is based on the settlement of the Old Northwest Territory. Although it covers a time period between 1790 and 1810, it is a timeless story. As you read this book you will become one with this family, this community, this Sycamore Valley. You will share the hardship suffered by these early settlers who came to this valley with so little, yet with the help of each other, were able to survive. You will also share their romance, their adventure, as well as their sadness and their joy. Their faith, especially the faith of Julie, will be an inspiration to you. We could learn many lessons from this story, a story you will not want to end, as you will not want to leave this valley, The Valley of the Sycamore.

Surprisingly little attention has been given in recent scholarship to the work of Emil Brunner (1889-1966), one of the leading neo-orthodox theologians of the twentieth century. But his influence on modern theology persists to this day, offering a path to philosophical truth through faith. In Believing Thinking, Bounded Theology, Cynthia Bennett Brown explores the nature of and limits to theological thinking in Brunner's work. What results from this study is an encounter with a thoroughly biblical, warmly pastoral, carefully intellectual, and insistently Christocentric exposition of the Christian faith that remains relevant for theology and life today.