Life is full of experiences. These experiences can be useful windows in teaching us spiritual truths. Jesus taught this way. Often, He used physical examples to illustrate spiritual truths. These short devotionals use life experiences not only to connect the physical to the spiritual but to encourage the reader to finish the climb, the spiritual life jour...
The Power of Faith: How the Love of God Found Me details the circular journey the author's life had taken through the years. It chronicles the author's life from the 1960s until the present.
While he was ambitious and desired to practice law, God had a quite different intention in mind. Barriers and adversity occurred with each attempt to try to pract...
Divine Expressions by the Grace of God is a collection of poems inspired by the God-given gift of poetry and aims to encourage, comfort, and connect with the reader during life's challenges. Grace is an immeasurable gift that God bestows upon us all and sometimes it is not fully understood. Divine Expressions displays the revelation the author received while...
Living the Dream tells the story of an African-American boy who had dreams of serving in the United States military, wearing the uniform, and demonstrating that he could be more than what his childhood circumstances and others predicted he would be. Not only did Newton break the bonds of segregation and disenfranchisement, but he also went on to accomplish m...
What does God expect from us as a believer in Him? Was there a blueprint that He laid out for us to follow? The answer is yes. And not just with the Ten Commandments or in Jesus's teachings. God gives an illustration when He first laid out the expectations for His people's designated ruler in Deuteronomy 17. Following these directions would allow the king to...
Oscar the owl is the wisest creature of the forest, and he'll need plenty of wisdom to outsmart the evil crow, Hector, who kidnaps his brother and terrorizes the creatures of nearby Woodmont. With the help of friends, Oscar sets out to free his brother and undo Hector's evil plan to rule the forest.
Can Oscar defeat Hector and his book of magi...
Edward "Eddie" Cyr, MSN, explores his life long journey, from a background as a second-generation immigrant to US Army colonel and nurse anesthetist in a war zone within the War on Terror, through his three deployments. His journey to his military career and experiencing war was influenced by his first generational French Canadian father, with his six brothe...
This book is an account and accumulation of information I have learned on my journey from the beginning to today. It also includes my testimony (how and why I came to Christ) and stories showing what happened to me afterward while journeying with God on my path of life. It talks about the steps I took (I believe the steps God wants all of us to follo...
Jon Duncan Hagar was born in the 1950s in Burlington, Vermont, and is the eldest son of the Cookie Lady for whom this story is about and dedicated to. He has four brothers, one niece, four nephews, three grandnieces, and two grandnephews. Jon has authored technical books and a few family stories. Before retiring, he worked as a rocket scientist, teacher, men...
I Saw the Glory is a true story of Dr. Durussia Jenkins' encounter with the hand of God. Her experiences with the supernatural resulted with writing poetry, books, and painting over two hundred images in four months' time. However, it was not just the uniqueness of the images and stories she created that intrigued and drew people to them, but the experience...
From his rooftop at home to a kiva in the west, Vic Nippert gives us his humorous and philosophical views of the world, the meaning of life, and growing up. His stories and humor can be read at bedtime, as pulpit homilies, and everything in between.
This collection of what may be called homilies came about as the result of his church asking for mater...
This historical novel is the sequel to Steamboat Seasons and Backwater Battles, following our Captain and his steamboat during the year after the American Civil War. He finds little remains unchanged of his life, his livelihood, and his country. His love, Ann, rejoins him, but conflicts arise. Consignments fade away as the Southern economy is wrecked...
Have you always wanted to paint a beautiful picture but didn't know where to start? In this book of hints and guidelines, you can find questions that you will have as a beginner. It will cover hints on subjects to paint, composition, colors, and brushes. Happy painting!
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Travel on an odyssey from man's origin to our eternal future. Along the way, read about starving hunters battling a dinosaur, a young Egyptian secretly journaling God's rescue of the Hebrew slaves, students challenging evolutionary indoctrination, and an atheist being pursued by his Creator!
Realize the extent of the great unseen battle between Good a...
The Armor God Gave Me describes the armor Paul writes about in Ephesians 6. While we always have access to our armor, we are reminded to apply it every day. Each piece is significant and has a purpose. When we stand firm in our faith and are clothed in our armor we can do anything.
The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord...
Do you like to be active and being outside? Perhaps you might like to be a carpenter. Venture inside to learn about some of the many different types of builders, some of the tools they use, and the different skills they possess....
An age-old story retold from the lens of the Bible. Rediscover what the holiday season is all about by returning to the first Christmas night!...
Jack Brant Jr. has excelled in the publishing world for over twenty years, but God was tugging on his heart to write about the personal tragedy that took place twenty-five years ago. It was then that he had to go through the disappearance and murder of his father. Jack's journey eventually brought him to a place where God wanted him to reach out and forgive ...
God created man to have dominion in the Earth. Unfortunately, man relinquished authority to Satan and continues to do so today. The Repairer of the Breach is an informative, interactive approach to removing Satan's legalities from your bloodline, city, state, or nation by utilizing biblical text so that God's plans for your life prevail. Now is the time to r...
The concept of using shoes as characters in the story was the product of fusing two concepts together. The inspiration for the main character was Vincent's son, Joshua Michael or Mikey, who was a middle-schooler at the time. The story is mostly fictitious and takes place in a world where all of the characters are shoes. Mikey embarks in a journey of self-dis...
I would not have survived my struggle with mental illness without my faith and more specifically my relationship with Jesus. He has been the secret weapon I have relied upon to fight this battle and gain the victory. I would have followed my father and brother down their paths of suicide had it not been for my secret weapon. I've tried living with mental ill...
Tomato Zombie, TZ for short, had always dreamed of ripening into the bestest ever cherry tomato so that he could be part of Mama Jo's famous spaghetti sauce. Unfortunately, the Spaghetti Moss Zombie had other plans. He wanted the little tomato for himself as a new zombie to do his bidding.
Determined to stay pure and true, TZ escaped and looked for he...
Your life is a journey in and of itself. It is full of twists and turns, highs and lows, successes, failures and more. How you navigate your unique, personal journey will build character, integrity, and resilience while equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed for your greatness in the world. Navigating the Journey of a Lifetime explores how one w...
Summary
Rose stood up and closed her eyes, and as in a dream, a vision appeared before her. She saw herself prostrated at the foot of the cross where Jesus hanged. Her arms desperately encircled the base of the cross. Jesus looked at her, not with condemnation, not even with pain as He hang on the cross, but with love and understanding and cla...
Saturdays at Samantha's house are also called “Baking Days.” This Saturday, Samantha and her sister “Baby Alli” are helping their mom make gingerbread cookies. Throughout the process, Samantha is full of questions. She learns that the maker of everything and everyone, is God.
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