Cartwright , Richard
430 Pembroke Rd SW
Poplar Grove IL 61065

Email: carrichard@verizon.net
Voice of Vengeance -Fear
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The Holy Bible states the Seven Thunders of Revelation has not been written. Fear is the beginning of all knowledge and lacking in the church. I am a college graduate with a company designed training from engineering to manage a business. I accepted Our Gods as my life's work. I have studied the Holy Bible from God planning technique to first understand the concepts, to next use the Holy Bible to plan a future to inherit, and finally how to teach to live by every word. As a professional, you must realize no one teaches how to live by every word, so I had to learn that on my own. Now I can train a church leader on how to start heaven on earth by the technique of Thy kingdom come. The knowledge I now grant through my literature. Elijah the prophet fulfilling Malachi 4:5 and Revelation 10:9

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My profile is listed in the Holy Bible as God knew me before I was born. The passages my book achieves is Malachi 4:5 and Revelation 10:9

Aucoin , Mary
22523 Leedstown Lane
Katy Texa 77449

Email: mpaucoin@ev1.net

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Pertinent Scripture from the Bible teaches readers how to respond to a layoff, God's way, and thus enter into a more personal relationship with Him in the process. Chapter 1 advises readers to turn to and trust God to meet all of their needs, because He is faithful to do it. Chapter 2 provides advice on how to make the most of this layoff by focusing on the importance of prayer, exercise, volunteering, etc. In addition, advice is given from Christian Counseling Associates. Chapter 3 teaches the reader how to seek and recognize God's will, in addition to offering practical tips on how to get organized for a job search, file for unemployment, and provides approximately 30 pages of job search engine web sites from the Internet. Chapter 4 addresses money matters, and includes advice given from Abundant Life Christian Credit Counseling (a Christian-based debt management service). Chapter 5 discusses nine important lessons to be learned from a layoff. Chapter 6 reveals how God will use this experience to produce the fruits of the Holy Spirit, as outlined in Galatians 5:22. Chapter 7 is written to the family member or friend of the layoff victim, and offers advice on how to help their loved one during this time. A reality-based "Survivor" challenge is posed to the family member or friend, which if they're brave enough to take it on, will benefit not only them, but their loved one as well. Advice is also provided for spouses from Christian Counseling Associates. Chapter 8 is a Q&A chapter from the lead pastors of several ministries around the U.S., to gain insight as to how layoffs affect the Body of Christ. Advice is given to spouses and family members as part of this chapter. Throughout the entire manuscript, in addition to Scripture, I include brief personal moments of my own layoff experiences as a way of gaining credibility with the reader, and invoking a sense of true empathy. After all, I am a single mom undergoing a layoff for the second time.

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I am primarily an oil & gas industry editor, who has undergone not one layoff, but two. During the first layoff (1994-1996), I came to know and trust the Lord, received His free gift of salvation, and was able to learn first-hand, that all of His promises are true. At the end of the experience, I was blessed with the career change I'd always dreamed of: secretary to writing full-time for a living (which I have done ever since). Shortly after being laid off on Oct. 31, due to a reduction in workforce, the Lord gave me this book to write, which I have now done. My reaction to this layoff (versus the first one) is one of excitement because I know it means God has something better for me in mind. I also know that He is faithful and trustworthy to provide for me during this time, which is so beautifully doing. Marketing Opportunities: Job fairs, PromiseKeepers, various Christian conferences, my church, Abundant Life Christian Credit Counseling, Christian Counseling Associates, Moore on Life Ministries, Winning Walk Ministries, Walk in the Word Ministries, Focus on the Family, Janet Parshall's America, word of mouth, etc. In addition, I have been freelancing for the Houston Chronicle for 10+ years, and may possibly be able to get the Religion Editor to read and review it in the paper.

Naig , Darlene
1008 Duffy St
Emmetsburg Iowa 50536

Email: lhowjnag@mchsi.com

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A true story of surviving lead poisoning making me allergic to all petroleum products. The changes in lifestyle, foods and redoing our home, also a life after death experience are explained. Included are the books read pertaining to the illness to help regain my health. After a decade of lifestyle alterations I could say I was a human being once again.

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I attended a writer's seminar given by Peter Davidson. I was a speaker in the environmental illness support group that I was a member of. At our church I gave a talk to a men's group. There were many phone consultations to victims of chemical allergies asking for my help to regain their health since I was a survivor of chemical allergies. After hearing my presentations it peaks people's interest in what I went through.

Movrich-Gedde , Carol
310 Shore Drive
Mukwonago WI 53149

Email: gedde@wauknet.com

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I wrote two series of stories about three little lambs in a sheepfold and the good Shepherd who cares for them. Each story illustrates a truth from the Bible. The first set of eight stories center around a truth that Jesus spoke in the book of Luke. The second set of eight stories center on verses from Proverbs. All are witten in verse form. There is one verse per page, with a picture for each verse. All are colorfully illustrated. They teach the gentle and firm love of Jesus. They also appeal to children with fun action and stories and lessons that they can relate too. A sample from the story, "The Joker" (Bible verse: Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal. Prov. 12:18)...... But Stephen soon ran out of jokes Of silly common things. So sometimes he would make them laugh with jokes that came with stings. One day when he was joking His stinging words went deep, When he joked about how Matthew Sucks his hooves when he's asleep. Matthew hung his head in shame And slowly walked away. The laughter of the other lambs Hurt more than he could say. He crawled right in the Shepherd's arms While tears ran down his face. He needed words of comfort To get over this disgrace. The Shepherd spoke with heavy heart How He too, had borne shame. But God's grace was sufficient And His healing always came. The Shepherd told how Proverbs says How deeply words can wound. Thoughtless words are like a sword And sometimes lives are ruined.

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I have been a born again Christian for over 30 years and have taught Sunday school for 13 years. I've used these books in my Sunday School class, and let other teachers use them. The kids love them and always want to hear another one. They also understand the lesson and teaching in each one. I felt God led me to write these stories when I was recovering from heart surgery. My sister, who illustrated them also felt the leading and annointing of the Lord as she worked on them.

Bell , Cathia
2972 Enchanted Circle W.
Colorado Springs CO 80917

Email: Cathiakb09@cs.com

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The heroin of my book, Ashlyn Bowerman, is a young woman living in the early Eighteen Hundreds in Boston. With the tragic murder of her husband, she is left alone and expecting a child. She decides to return home to her parents in England, aboard one of the first Steamships. But during the course of the voyage, tragedy once again strikes, and she is shipwrecked with some of the other passengers, one of whom is the handsome stranger she met aboard the ship, and whose face has begun to fill her dreams at night. This story tells of her courageous survival through incredible odds and circumstances. On the Island, where she is shipwrecked, Ashlyn grows to love the people she is with, as family. She also discovers that God does things for a reason and that if we trust in him, he will eventually reveal his purpose. A series of intricate happenings occur during the story; a new life begins, one is ended, and many others are enriched. While Ashlyn struggles to deal with the hand that she has been dealt, somewhere along the way, she realizes that happiness can be found anywhere if the condition of your heart is right. Through it all, Ashlyn must learn that only by trusting in, and leaning on God will she come through victorious. And in the end, she finds true love, as well as the peace and security that only God can give.

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The Author is a three time published poet with a Bachelor's degree in Business.

Myers , Robert
450 Serene Drive
Warerloo Sout 29384

Email: N/A

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First of all, I must admit that I am not a writer! I became involved in a situation, which required me to write many letters. These letters were put into an unfinished manuscript. The letter writing changed subject matter and under the direction and guidance of the Holy Spirit another manuscript was created and titled "Essays and Letters for Hope". This was evaluated and I was advised to put my manuscript into chapters; however, it wasn't inspired in that order. Since all of these writings came from the Holy Spirit, I don't feel that it is proper for me to make changes. Several other booklets are finished and may need to be incorporated into this present manuscript. A publisher, who will work with me to accomplish this, is what I need. These materials offer Hope and encouragement to others who need it for a fruitful life in this world and preparation for eternity.

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I have taught in three differant colleges in three states. I have been in business in four locations in three cities. I know many people around the country.

Blankenship , Dan
1837 W. 172nd Lane
Lowell IN 46356

Email: speeddem@mail.icongrp.com

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When grocery store manager Reese Mantle's eight-year-old daughter Kylee receives a vision from God, he is not sure what to expect. When she begins to prophecy and becomes one of the fastest middle-distance runners in the world, he finds himself entangled in the middle of a battle between good and evil. As Reese learns to accept his daughter's gift, he is confronted with a new revelation. A clandestine organization (Nero's Guard) that has survived nearly 2000 years and is dedicated to the destruction of Christianity, is determined to use Kylee to retrieve an ancient artifact that threatens to expose their group and their leadership. Enter FBI Agent Kalik Taurus, a man determined to bring Nero's Guard crashing down. And the saga takes a roller coaster ride from the plains of the Midwest, to the City of Angels, and concludes with a clash on the streets of New York City between the oldest warriors in the universe.

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Dan Blankenship resides in Lowell, Indiana. He studied Communications at Calumet College of St. Joseph and Indiana University Northwest. He is the Race Director for the Annual Buckley 5 Miler Race, held at Buckley Homestead County Park in Lake County, Indiana. His youngest daughter, Kesli, has become one of the fastest middle distance runners in the nation. This novel is inspired by her running achievements and early acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Crandall , Ronald
748 3rd Ave
Seaside OR 97138

Email: rjcrand@aol.com

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These are whispers of the Spirit that came to a Desert Father of the 21st century. These whispers lead us to a deeper seaching and an enriched discernment of the Spirit. The whispers move upon the Winds of our seraching in the Spiritual Deserts of our lives. Listen, and they speak of renewal and challenge!

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I served 37 years as a United Methodist minister in Oregon and Idaho. I have participated in the two year Spiritual Formation Academy sponsored by the Upper Room Ministries of Nashville, TN. I hold a Master's Degree which I earned at Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. I graduated in 1967. I write under the psuedonym, πτωχος.

McElroy , Kay
311 Lula Belle Lane NW
Fort Walton Beach Flor 32548

Email: dkmcelroy@aol.com

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Raney Days is set in the summer of Raney's 16th year. She is depicted as a head strong and determined young girl. Using Christian morals and humor, I take her through difficult situations, temptations, and relationships. Raney is an only child and lives with her parents in Miller Bay, a fictional town on the coast of Florida. Her best friend is Joe who lives across the street. She is a member of the youth group at her church and tries to do the right thing, make wise decisions and stay out of trouble, learning a few valuable lessons about maturity along the way.

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This being my first book, my experience has come from writing/critical thinking classes and advice from a relative and others who have published their work. Raney Days recieved a good review from the editors at Writers Edge, but they stated that it should show a stronger sense of spirituality, that the main character should not only be obedient, but do so for spiritual reasons. I intend to make these changes which I feel can only improve my book, as I am a Christian myself and refuse to take out the references to the Lord, prayer, and church that are already present in the book, in order to sell it in the secular world.

Mixon , Gloria A.
2675 Dodson Drive
East Point GA 30344-1970

Email: gamixon_1@juno.com

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"Life Lessons from the Garden" is an inspirational book which presents a personal narrative of the author's experience with the Holy Spirit and the Divinely-guided lessons she learned while working her vegetable garden and engaging in other related activities.

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I am a retired academic whose entire professional career, spanning forty-three years (1956-1999), was spent teaching both at the undergraduate and the graduate levels. The final twenty-eight years of my teaching career were devoted to training teachers in the areas of English and Reading Education, therefore, my previous publications reflect that activity. Although my previous publications reflect my professional, academic training and interests, I am well-qualified to write a book that is more Spiritual than professional, whose truths though not quantifiable in the academic sense of the word are not less valid. My study of Scriptures, denominational positions held, Personal Spiritual experiences with the Holy Spirit as well as church-related speaking engagements--all have contributed to qualify me to write this book. Essentially, "Life Lessons from the Garden" is a first-person narrative of communication with God's Holy Spirit and the Lessons taught and learned in the familiar, common place setting of a vegetable garden. When reviewing books with which Life Lessons will compete in the marketplace. I have selected the following two titles because they reflect, to greater or lesser degree, these major characteristics of "Life Lessons" because they were published recently and they are bestsellers which are still attracting sales. 1. Neale Donald Walsh (1998: Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 2.

Wood , Mary Anne
106 N. 6th St. P.O. Box 110
St. Francisville IL 62460

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Sometimes life's choices go wrong. Some have the courage to step out, others lack confidence and self-esteem. Suzanne only existed, and was forced from her home. Not only did she land on her feet, she learned to soar. Her unlikely mentors were a 90+ year old woman and her 70+ son. They inspired one another as Suzanne grew, Mabel had a reason to live, and Andrew was amused. They became family.

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Everyone knows a Mabel. There is always an elderly person in the family, down the street, in the community that leaves a memorable impression. The stories they tell are a part of living history. Fortunate are those that can hear it first-hand.

Charleston , Ruben
93 Offaly Str.
Amityville N.Y. 11701

Email: rehabronb@hotmail.com

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Our knowledge of Gopd inscribed in my book entitled: "our salvation", which the topic boldly embraces, manifolds to gratify reader's digest through five chapters. Salvation is confined eternally sacred: Our ultimate life principle, put to the test at last targeting to save souls. God, in his splendor, leads my life on a mission in my attempt of a sacred oath to uphold salvation eternal through the spreading of a good gospel throughout the world. A mission which must exist in time before the return of the "Messiah"!. My perfect demeanor unfolds in the book, shows a role of leadership to investigate on the issues of life to protect society against declining. In the realm of dreams, I discover mystery of the heaven with angels, whom, serve me protection as lively souls eternal. Since souls are unfounded, death occurs in various different forms. Some Christians die in requirement of their life commitment to God, while evildoers die insane unpredictably. unlikely heavenly souls die miserably by a total loss of innocence in love with God. Voyages of lively souls from planetary distance apt for you to discover your celestial world through interference of soul. My soul in deity lives in me to prove my grandeur. As of magy, I recreate life anew when put salvation to the test, to announce a good gospel of the lord on a mission, which must exist in time before the return of the "Messiah". Beware to take the right path toward eternal life. For, salvation is near!

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I was engaged in previous publicationof a poetry book such as Images. And more as a songwriter with Magic Key Production. And through church organisation, theatrical events, and other show performances, I became involved with public where books can be sold.

Souders , Susan
505 E. 9th St
Altamont KS 67330

Email: ssouders@altmontks.com

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This inspirational book contains 27 stories from 18 authors who have been willing to share how God has worked through a stiuation that has strengthened their faith. These stories whether sad, happy, serious, or humorous will not only entertain the reader but will demonstrate God bringing about positive changes through difficult circumstances. These heartfelt testimonies disclose how the ordinary becomes the extraordinary when the hand of God is revealed. The book is divided into 3 sections: Headaches, Heartaches, & Hallelujahs and each story begins with a scripture and ends with a prayer of encouragement.

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The authors vary in ages from 24 to 74 and come from a wide variety of occupational backgrounds: nures, teachers, social workers, retirees, mail carrier, & homemakers. We believe that God blesses us through our various circumstances of life. Thus, it is our sincere desire to encourage the reader to become one of His Women In Bloom!

Carter , Brian
P.O. Box 812408
Boca Raton FL 33481-2408

Email: brianc34@adelphia.net

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Beulah grew up in the rural Quaker farming community of Phlox, Indiana in the late 1800's. Her dreams of romance led her to engage in pre-marital sex with Gannon, a non-Quaker. After she became pregnant and married Gannon, she was disowned by the Quaker meeting. Their first child, Jessie, married David, an ordained minister and Christian. Three years after David and Jessie's first child was born, Jessie went to work for their doctor, and then had an affair with him. She hoped to elope to the Bahamas with him. Instead, Sean, who was clearly David's child, was born and her affair ended. She immediately rejected Sean. When David and Jessie moved their family to a small farm, Jessie began to beat Sean for reasons that were often unclear to him. The physical abuse stopped when they moved back to the city. Meanwhile, Jane was born in Texas to a family whose patriarch became an abusive alcoholic while she was a child. At nine, her older brother began to molest her. To escape his abuse, she ran away to California, and met Tony, an altruist who attempted to help her. After Jane developed physically, their filial love became physical, as Jane initiated intimacy with Tony. Tony committed suicide in an attempt to avoid hurting Jane. While Jane was in California, Sean attended college, met and fell in love with Anita who tried to help him heal from his mother's abuse. Sean eventually destroyed their relationship rather than reciprocate her unconditional love, and married Betty, whose mother had treated her like a doll for the nine years prior to the birth of her youngest daughter. Betty, a professing Christian whose only real goal was to have a "doll" herself, began to verbally and emotionally abuse Sean as soon as she knew she was pregnant with their first child. Sean gave everything he had to his marriage and family, to no avail and they separated when his employer transferred him to Texas. They divorced six years later. During that time, Sean began in earnest his search for understanding and healing, with the aid of Jack, his neighborhood mechanic and a strong Christian. In Texas, Sean crossed paths with Jane, whose life had become a continual search for pleasure. Jane seduced Sean after several months, and then left him broken-hearted. However, she recognized that he was a good friend to her, and continued to call him from time to time until he told her not to call him again, in a way she could assimilate. Sean eventually succeeded in his search for healing through God's grace and mercy, personal prayer and Bible study and Biblical counseling. Jane died at the hands of her last lover.

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Brian F. Carter was a CPA who acquired his undergraduate degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and gained his Master's Degree from Ball State University. Street Rodder, Drive, National AutoShopper and Gearheader magazines have published his automotive reviews and personal interest stories. Brian will be available to promote this work through speaking engagements, interviews, and conferences, etc.

Snyder , Dale
2607 11 Ave. N.
Lethbridge Albe T1H 1N5

Email: mememc@telusplanet.net

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This book chronicles the marvelous working of God in a remote Kayapo village in the Brazilian jungle. One Kayapo couple is traced through the book as a prime example of God's transforming work. This odyssey is a ten-year historical account beginning with the first ever contact with this village by any outsider.

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The author was eye-witness to the recorded events. Preparatory studies were completed in 3 Colleges plus Linguistic studies with Summer Institute of Linguistics, writing with London School of Careers, England; and a "God uses Ink" Conference in Guelph, Ontario. Articles appeared in Mission magazines in England, USA and Canada. One appeared in the Calgary Herald, telling how Mr. Snyder helped avoid a "tribal war". One story (Jungle Love" - the first chapter in the book went over the airways of BBC London in both English and Spanish. The third chapter ("God's Pigs' Day") appeared in the Christian Reader. A children's book ("I'M FREE") was published in 2001 containing many of the snake, bugs, and other creepy-crawlies the family encountered. The author has appeared in many public speaking venues such as high schools, charity groups and churches, having traveled in Scotland, England, Ireland, the USA and Canada presenting some of the events recounted in the book. Mr. Snyder and his wife were missionaries under UFM International for 17 and 21 years respectively. Marketing features: 1) This book is a reality-check for those questing for answers to the current winds of spirituality encircling the globe today, namely a desire to know the truth about the purpose of life and the hereafter. 2) This work would be valuable for students of cross-cultural studies for the impact on the cultures affected. 3) An authentic "Survival" story in the deep, Amazon jungle. 4) Avid readers of Missionary stories will be able to relate to these modern-day events and rejoice to see the awesome ways of God in the lives of people today. 5) Elizabeth (Elliott) Gren says "I was galvanized . . . (the book) vibrates. It is a page turner!" Elmer Reeser, listed in California Who's Who? says "I called Dale's station `a hole in the jungle' because it was so hard to find as I flew over. I relived those years, this time seeing the rest of the story." Al Larson, DD, Gen. Dir. Emeritus, UFM adds "You took me right into the minds and hearts of the Kayapo. Your love for the people and their love for you and Mary resonates through the book."

Sprik , Judy
308 Maple St
Ireton IA 51027

Email: ronsprik@juno.com

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My daughter Nola's injuries from a car accident result in a year-long coma, extensive rehabilitation and permanent mental and physical disabilities. This book takes the reader through these experiences she and her family experience. It puts emphasis on faith, being part of a Christian community, the power of prayer and the sanctity of life. It describes dealings with medical doctors, therapists and other service providers who are both crucial to her survival and rahabilitation, but also at times in conflict with the family's beliefs and desires. It presents the joys of care-giving as well as its challenges. It tells of Nola's own love of life, her frustrations, the amazing role of music in her life, her ability to communicate in spanish as well as english, her undamaged faith and her inspiring ways.

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I am a mother of five and Nola's main care-giver. My husband, who writes two chapters in the book (On Suffering and on Doctors) is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church. We both studied at Calvin Collge, a liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, MI. I obtained a degree in Elementary Education and taught fourth grade while my husband finished Calvin Seminary. Then we spent 18 years as church planting missionaries in Puerto Rico. (Nola was born in Puerto Rico and learned spanish along with english.) We have both written articles, but this is our first attempt to write a book. My sister, known for her literary abilities, has assisted in the proof-reading, editing and offering of suggestions along the way. This book shoul be of interest and encouragement to people in general, but particularly to anyone dealing with brain injury or other disabilities--the survivors themselves, their families, care-givers and professionals. It also includes two poems, sharing by siblings of their relationship to Nola, and photos.

Edkins , Donald
8100 S P I D #302
Corpus Christi Tex 78412

Email: dme5325@aol.com

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Spiritual laws,God has established,that are working in the natural man and the spiritual man. Example- Ask-Seek- Knock,if we do not act on any one of these laws, we will not reieve any thing.

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Born again 30 years ago,self-employed for 29 years. Went to Rhema 78-79 and have preached and taught in various places. Retired back where Jesus Found me. Naturally I think this book is needful. Many of us believers need to have a more victorious life , for those who are hurting, to see,beat by the world and their law of the jungle. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die. The problem is - tomorrow comes you are still alive

McCullar , Michael
7500 McGinnis Ferry Road
Alpharetta GA 30005

Email: mmccullar@jcbc.org
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A guided tour through the key aspects of Christian Theology. The book highlights what theology is and expands on the topics of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, Scripture, Sin, Salvation, Heaven and Hell.

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Credentials: Executive Pastor, lead educator at Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, GA for nine years. Degrees from University of Alabama-Birmingham, New Orleans Baptist Seminary and Oxford Graduate School, Postgrad work at Oxford and Cambridge.Author of Sessions with James and co-author of Building Blocks for Sunday School Growth. Marketing Features: * What are the important tenets of Christianity from a Baptist minister. * The ABC's of the Christian faith by a Baptist minister.

Simmons , Sheron
112 Cedar Road
Anderson Sout 29624

Email: Ronnyandsheron@wmconnect.com

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Amanda learned that her husband was bisexual, and although she loved him dearly, had trouble believing his promise to be faithful to her. She stayed with him, kept his secret, and tried to be the best wife possible. For many years, their life together seemed ideal. When one of their young, unmarried friends became pregnant, she allowed Jerry and Amanda to adopt her child. However, when their oldest child had a son out of wedlock, Jerry would not acknowledge him. It was very hard for Amanda to respect her husband, since he had taken in a child that was not even his, but refused to have any contact with his own flesh and blood. That trial proved to be small, when compared to the pain he put his family and friends through, when he decided to reveal his secret to the world. The fallout upon their whole family was tremendous, especially to their children. When he left home to "find himself", Amanda realized that she could not allow his lifestyle to destroy her children. She prayerfully filed for divorce, knowing that her life would never be the same. She had great faith in God's provision, because she had experienced throughout her life, that regardless of the pain, God's grace had always remained.

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Although I have never had a book published, I have lived a good portion of this one. After my husband's secret became common knowledge, many women with the same promblem sought advice from one who had weathered the storm. I feel it is time to share part of the story, through a work of fiction, reminding others that God is still in control, even through their pain. I also speak at various women's ministries, and write plays that our church performs.

McDonald , Spencer
12527 68th Ave. SE
Snohomish WA 98296

Email: stmcdonald@yahoo.com

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Through out our world, many adults wake nightly to the remembrances of their abusive childhood. The adults of today who endured such horrific events in their past are subjected daily to memories of pain, abuse, and unhappy childhoods. These are events that are forever engrained in their memories. Now comes a look into the life of one victim of child abuse. Because of the events and situation of his past, Spencer has been diagnosed as suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. This is a disease similar to what the veterans of Vietnam encountered after having fought in the jungles of South East Asia. Every page of this gripping story tells of the traumatic events that touched the life of Spencer between seven and fifteen years old. At seven he was shaken out of his bed in the middle of the night by screaming, crying, and yelling at the entryway of his happy home. At such a young and precious age he was suddenly asked to make a decision to leave his happy home. This would be the swing decision that opened the floodgates to hell in a newly formed dysfunctional family to come. Between seven and fifteen Spencer will be tormented, belittled, mentally abused, and physically abused by his stepfather. This book will tell the true story of the destructive battles and violent storms in his home. From minor squabbles of spaghetti bowls thrown, to major nerve clinching battles of Russian roulette played out by his stepfather. He touches on his role models, heroes, and others who deserted him and were unable to protect or care for Spencer. Throughout the pages of this inspirational story of survival you will share Spencer's plights and personal survival abilities. Near the end of the book you will see that the continuous mental abuse takes it toll on Spencer and he reverts to sudden and ultimate survival by standing up to his stepfather and regaining his ability to survive our world. The author shares with you whom actually Saved Spencer. It's not who you might think as you are engaged in reading the stories throughout this inspirational book. Because of the repeated memories of this abuse that echo through the hollows of his mind, he is inclined to share this adventure with the reader. By putting these painful events down on paper, Spencer can help to allow the scabs of yesterday to really heal. On the other hand, the readers who engage their mind in this book may come away with a personal story of someone who was able to survive abuse and move on. The words, events, and stories may allow someone else to heal him or herself from their own abusive childhood. Our world is overflowing with broken families. This book is timely because is hits right at home about how the child feels within this highly volatile and abusive environment. It gives you the voice that could never be heard back when Spencer was a child. Our inner cities are exploding with families that are missing the nucleus for survival, the father figure. The goal of this book will be to offer hope to others who have gone through these abusive events as a child or know someone who has or is going through similar abusive relationships today. In a world gone mad with selfishness this book is timely to help and combat further hurt and scars upon the inhabitant of our shared world.

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Marketing and Promotion 1. The obvious market is through retail brick and mortar book stores, such as Barnes and Noble or Walden Books. 2. Included in the retail bookstore market are online sellers, such as Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com. 3. Specialty stores, such as religious book resellers. 4. Can be resold through a specific web domain that promotes and offers merchant services. 5. Retail superstores, and wholesale warehouses, such as Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Costco. 6. Appearances on Television and radio talk shows to promote my book. Can be done in the radio market by city. 7. Articles written in subject related magazines. 8. Promotion by personal appearance in book stores for signings. 9. Through massive email marketing to specific opt-in lists. 10. Press releases to major market newspapers.

Tanner , C.J.
3473 Worth Circle
The Villages Flor 32162

Email: cj_tanner@yahoo.com

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LOST AND FOUND SYNOPSIS The year is 1924. Elisabeth Wallace returns home to Napa Valley after a five year sojourn to St. Louis, where she became one of the first women in America to receive a degree in veterinary science. A long lost letter is found during the refurbishing of the post office, stuck behind some old cabinets. The letter is from Albert, a man she once loved and had planned to marry, before she saw another girl in his arms. That incident caused Elisabeth to flee to St. Louis to try to forget Albert. Elisabeth quotes her favorite Bible verse, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me," then reads the letter. The letter only causes Elisabeth more confusion about what happened all those years ago. It also opens up a flood of emotions she thought she had quelled years before. Elisabeth meets the son of a prominent rancher and spends time with him, while getting reacquainted with the people from her hometown. Some of the people are still very dear to her, others still an annoyance. Elisabeth is able to rebuild a friendship that was lost before she left Napa. She encounters Albert and his wife and children at church, and is overcome with emotion from seeing him again. Elisabeth finds that the best thing she can do is draw on her faith to get her through the day to day life back in Napa Valley, where she is constantly reminded of her lost love. There is a mystery involved in the plot; a man has been attacking women in the community. Elisabeth's father, Amos, is protective of her, and encourages her relationship with young Mike McWilliams. He hopes Mike will help her to forget Albert, and that she will get on with her life, as he has. A widower himself, Amos is seeing Florence Willoughby. Elisabeth spends more time with Mike, sometimes at his parent's ranch. Several times Mike comes to Elisabeth's rescue in difficult situations. Elisabeth is grateful, but still is not in love with him. Realizing that his daughter is very unhappy, Amos takes her to San Francisco to visit her mother's sister. Having lost her mother to cancer while she was in school in St. Louis, Elisabeth welcomes the visit with her aunt. An outbreak of "Foot and Mouth" disease back in Napa Valley forces them to leave San Francisco earlier than planned. Elisabeth and the old veterinarian, Dr. Turner, do all they can to help the ranchers to save their cattle. One of the ranchers that lost his faith finds it again. Amos marries Florence Willoughby, and leaves the home place to Elisabeth. Elisabeth thinks of a way to discover the identity of the attacker. The attacker is caught. Much of the mystery of the story is revealed along with the identity of the man, when he gives a signed confession to the sheriff. Elisabeth finds hope she thought was lost forever. She is married in her home church. When her new husband carries her over the threshold, they both look up to see the carving her father has placed over the door as their wedding gift. Together they read the words, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

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I have been reading books and writing stories and poetry since I was a child. I was the editor of the school paper, and during my career of twenty five years in sales and marketing, have had articles published in newspapers and magazines. I have traveled extensively and have prominent friends and contacts throughout the United States who are eager to help me market my books in their areas. I received an endorsement of my writing from the president of the American Family Association, who has radio stations throughout the United States, and does interviews on air to help promote writers, both of books and of music. He is a published author, and reviewed my book and gave me a glowing recommendation, as did Dr. Dan Baumann, who has had eight books published, one which is currently used for teaching in seminaries throughout the USA. Sally Stuart has reviewed my writing and given me great encouragement about it, although she can't do endorsements. I live in Florida in the fastest growing planned development in the United States, with a vast media that is more than willing to promote the book for me; ie: television, radio, newspaper, and speaking engagements. I have worked with the state Attorney General's office doing speaking on Crimes Against Senior Citizens, and have done many major fundraisers for Hospice. I am the founder of "Carriages and Couture", a fundraiser for Hospice that will have over 1,000 people attending in one evening who are interested in my writing. I have attended various Christian writer's workshops and belong to Christian Writer's Guild, and have belonged to others in the past. I love my Lord, and I love to write for Him.

Kuhn , Kenneth
5678 Alomar Drive
Cincinnati Ohio 45238-5106

Email: TyKuhn2@Fuse.Nat

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Hard to write about "New Good News" of the Bible when in 40 years of ministry you have only one theme to preach on as the Apostle John reminds in John 3:16, however there is one sure-fire approach to truth and honesty and that is to write so that your own children will read what you honestly believe. While Christian scientists may be in the field endeavoring to postulate the science of the soul I open my manuscript with the theory that since science agrees with the Bible in Ex. 10:21 they know dark matter exists but cannot be proven, then what we have is dark matter; in a void that cannot contain or restrain anything; expanding at a rate of speed that creates infinite energy; energy that creates light; then limiting the energy to 186,282 mi. per. sec., so that it is forced to contain itself so severely it has no alternative but to create a mass . . . a mass-ive explosion . . . the Big Bang of science, or the opposite of Einsteins theory that would be M = E/Csquared. The end time being the Energy of matter having only one objective to return to its origional spave, and does so in the origional Theory of Relativity as E = MCsquared. The release of that energy will return the light to the unidentifiable darkness that filled the void in which the heavens and earth were created, by GOD.

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Forty years of Pastoral Ministry, with one wife and four children. (Now with nine Grandchildren.) Five years in Rural Indiana Church. Fifteen years on Mid-size Ohio Church, and Twenty years in large City (Cincinnati, Ohio) Church. Honored with title Pastor Emeritus

Mosby , Lane
4956 N. Jay Avenue
Tucson AZ 85705

Email: l.mosby@worldnet.att.net

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The book presents a lighthearted approach to the trials and tribulations of ranching by an engineer turned rancher assisted by his wife, who was raised on a farm. Together they use wisdom and experience to solve daily problems and occasionally witness miracles as sheep and calves survive in spite of difficulties after birth. A book for the whole family.

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Lane has 20+ years of ranching experience and through the course of many difficult births he has been able to write many articles which were published in "Sheep" magazine. His inexperience as a rancher allows him to view the ranching/farming experience from a layman's point of view. It is a fresh approach and one to which anyone can relate.

Kirker , John
855 S. Roosevelt Ave
Bexley Ohio 43209

Email: Muellerted@sbcglobal.net

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" Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." Throughout the centuries, this cry, from one crucified with Christ, mirrors the deepest wish of millions when the Passion story is told at Easter time. Who is this man? Named Dysmas by tradition. He was born in Bethlehem, lived in an inn with his mother, and as a youth had an encounter with the Holy Family. Thirty years later, he and his mother share a home with the mother of Simon and Andrew. When Simon announced he is going to accompany his brother and another fisherman, John, to the River Jordan, Dysmas is left in charge of the fish business. Dysmas has fallen in love with a woman named Mary, who is a maid at Herod's palace where fish is delivered regularly. A Roman legionnaire ravages Mary and Dysmas Strangles the soldier to death. Forced to flee, Dysmas heads south to find his fisherman friends. While sleeping, he is accousted by a highway robber named Gestas but he easily overpowers him. Gestas pleads for his life and then suggests he join a band of Zealots led by a man named Barabbas. Barabbas is struck by the physical size of this giant of a man and together they lead forays on Roman outposts and an attack on Jericho. Plans to overthrow the Roman government leads to a secret attack on Jerusalem, but a traitorous Gestas reveals the plans and all three are imprisoned in fortress Antonia. Pilate, after sentencing Jesus, metes out the same punishment to Dysmas and Gestas, but frees Barrabas. Hanging from a cross, Dysmas sees his beloved Mary and John. A flashback brings recognition of the man hanging in the middle, and before expiring, he hears, "Today thou shall be with me in Paradise."

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Dr. Kirker is a Professor Emeritus of Education from Capital University. He has an earned Doctorate from Ohio State University. As a public school teacher for six years, a dean of Men for 10 years, and a Chairman of Education for 20 years, Dr. Kirker has mentored hundreds of students. As a professional, he has held both State and National offices dealing with the education profession. For 14 years he served as a member of an Advisory/Distribution Committee of a prestigious philanthropic Foundation---The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Over the years he has had many articles published by newspapers and church magazines. He is an active church member. Note: This novel contains 10 chapters and was written with the thought of it being produced in some visual media form. Writer's Edge has stated, "You have hatched a wonder plot, and your characters have rich potential. It is reminiscent of Lew Wallace's book, or even The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas.

Jones , Cherie
510 Windcrest Drive
Apex NC 27502

Email: Chrgia@yahoo.com

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Transplanting God's Way Part I "Victorious Living in the Midst of the Circumstances" is a book about the challenges faced when recommended for a heart and lung transplant. It is also about the different emotions and various processes experienced while undergoing testing. This book focuses on the writer's trust and faith in God during this process and the result of that trust.

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I am the leader over a ministry called "Creative Expressions" that encompasses the whole Ministry of Arts; dance, mime, drama and poetry. I am very active in my church in writing plays, poetry and inspirational writings that incorporate drama, dance and mime. Because of this ministry and being on the Praise and Worship team, I am often in the forefront at my church and other functions. I was a trainer for 10 years at a bank and met people constantly from different backgrounds. I moved into a new position as a Business Analyst and gained even more exposure to people than before. It was during these times when others saw my appearance but only a few knew my situation. God continued to promote me even while others thought I was 'wasting away and looked very sickly'. I remained faithful to my position in church and at work and have been an encouragement to others who are facing health challenges. I have also been a guest speaker at other churches.

Ogden , Dick
8061 Phenakite Ct.
Las Cruces NM 88012

Email: dnrogden@juno.com

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This is a verse by verse devotional in a difficult epistle. That choice was deliberate in order to enable the reader to dine on the meat of the Word for 10 - 15 minutes per day instead of using the usual 5 in many devotionals. This is designed to give Christians that full and satisfied feeling which promotes growth in the Christian life. While 10- 15 minutes isn't very long, it sure beats nothing which too often is the case when facing a difficult but nourishing epistle instead of the Psalms or Gospels which is the usual devotional fare - especially when the reader is short on quality time.

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I bring to this book 22 years in the pastorate teaching and preaching God's Word. This was preceded by a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary where I majored in Bible. Before that I spent 17 years in the insurance business. I am now retired and free to promote this book as is deemed best through the use of my communication and promotional skills developed from my ministry and business background.

Swanson , Helga
1701 S.W. Capri Street Apt. 246
Palm City FL 34990

Email: helgaswan@aol.com

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"Can Prisons and Prisoners Be Saved?" is a book written by a volunteer teacher who, without a guard, taught rapists, murderers, drug lords and burglars in a maximum security prison. Why did they show respect and appreciation for her? Helga Swanson saw that many of them had become criminals because of their low self-esteem, and she found a lot of good in them as they shared their remorse over what they had done. Unfortunately, after a year and a half, she, along with the other volunteers, was asked to leave. Why? Because prison officials felt it was too risky to continue. While she was away, two of the inmates had become sexually involved with two volunteer teachers. For the last seven years Swanson has corresponded with six former student inmates who she felt had much potential. 1000 letters reveal the heart and soul of the prisoners. Every page is filled with exciting reading about the life stories of the inmates and the funny and sad happenings in the classroom. Swanson visits prisoners, contacts their families, has gone to court and a parole hearing. She writes persuasively to the parole board and legislators. The last part of the book concludes with an in depth study of both positive and negative aspects of the American penal system. She offers suggestions for prison reform, including how the taxpayers' money can be better spent. The lengthy incarceration of some inmates imprisoned in tiny cells twenty-four hours a day, sometimes years, allowing only two hours a week on prison grounds, reveals the inner culture of a prison. There are over two million families of prisoners and thousands of legislators who need to read this book and take heart. Swanson is a speaker at community programs in Martin County and surrounding areas in Florida. Potential publishers are invited to write to Helga Swanson. E-mail: helgaswan@aol.com.

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BA in English and speech, Adelphi U., graduate school at Columbia U. Taught English and speech for 4 years, Roslyn High School, Director Alumni Relations with public relations work at Adelphi U., 40 years public speaking on various subjects, writing of articles, 265-page family album.

Cruse Houk , Sharron Kay
19 Robinwood Drive
Rushville IL 62681-1205

Email: houkps@frontiernet.net

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Another Address by Sharron Kay Cruse Houk This book is written to show how God saves, leads and cares for a person who comes to Him in faith as prescribed in His Word, the Holy Bible. I consider myself to be an average American female. In many ways my life has been sheltered from much evil, and I am thankful for that blessing. I have been privileged to travel, thereby having a variety of experiences which this books shares with the reader. I have moved 45 times in 56 years of life; I have been in all 50 states and have lived in 14 of them. I have many friends in many places. Some topics of interest covered are hospitality, stealing, cheating, organization, appearance, "budgetry", accidents, communication, decisions, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, fire, flood, Bible memory, discipline, travel, camping, education, self image and above all, God's provision and care are illustrated throughout in normal daily life situations. I think you, the reader, will enjoy this book; I think you will see the Hand of God at work in my life and will realize He loves you and will work for you, too.

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I am an average American woman who has been privileged to move and travel a lot. I have had a number of unique experiences which I have recorded in an enjoyable-to-read manner. The book touches on a variety of subjects and will help the reader be aware of God's plan in "weaving" a life dedicated to His service.

Sloan , Joyce
109 Ithaca St.
Colorado Springs CO 80911

Email: tofu40@juno.com

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Meditation can lift a person out of a chaotic world, into a world of bliss and total peace. Jump Right In and Fix Stress offers instructions to obtain relaxation and health. Jump Right In and Fix Stress, details a few simple imaging methods that enables the reader to reach healing meditation. It explains and incorporates a 31-day suggested meditation guide. The 31-day guide encourages the reader to address the major problem areas in his or her life. It allows the reader to develop solutions to almost any problem.. The manuscript is continuous and double spaced. The recommended outlay for the book, would be to place each of the 31-day subjects on a one or two page section, possibly an extra page for notes on each subject. This would increase the size of the book to 78-109 pages.

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There is a wide market for Jump Right In and Fix Stress, including areas of self-help, health, psychology and spiritual. I have an Associates Degree and have published an article in Senior Magazine. In the past I have also written articles for work related newsletters. Although I have limited resourses,I would be willing to help with postage for advertising and local book signings. Please feel free to contact me via telephone or email.

Cummings , Patricia
Pebble Creek 3932 N. 151st Drive
Goodyear Ariz 85338

Email: pcummingaz@aol.com

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I told my husband that my book, "Love, Madness & the Phantom Express," would never get Writer's Edge approval and that I was not going to send it to them for evaluation. "Why not?" asked my husband, ever the optimist. "Because it's too secular in tone and with very little Christianese until the final two chapters. Also, it's auto-biographical which is difficult to publish, and it's about a married Christian woman who falls in love with another man, commits adultery and goes into the dark world of the occult." "Yes, but you tell how God delivered you and brought you back to himself, and back to me." "Yes - it's our miracle story -- but it's just too good to be true! Plus, it's about the myth of romance, something, Christian publishers of romance novels would not want to be exposed." "But they (i.e., Writer's Edge) gave your other books a thumbs up." "I know, but those books (i.e., "Help! I'm Minister's Wife" & "Life's Little Parables")were about my life after our re-marriage." "OK, but I say go ahead and send it in anyway. I'm sure they'll see it is about a woman who learns from her mistakes and how God comes as the Good Shepherd to deliver her. It could help other women who have gone down the wrong path, just as you did. I think they're going to approve it. You'll see -- I'm sure I'm right." I sent it. P.S. He was wrong. The above conversation includes a summary of this marvelous story of God's deliverance. It takes the reader along a dark path, into a doomed romance, the world of brain chemistry gone awry and includes charismatic experiences in its conclusion.

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I'm a minister's wife. I have spoken at churches and addressed Christian workshops with positive results and much encouragement to write my story,including that of two ministers at Hollywood Presbyterian Church. This is a book for women who has been fooled by the myth of romance and/or has been enchanted with the lies of the occult and need deliverance. It tells how I went into a world of darkness seeing it as beautiful, how that world fell apart, and how God began to show me the truth and drew me back to himself. There are many Christians today (especially women) who think it's fine to mix their faith with the occult, just as I did. There is hope and it is in God, our Savior.

Miner , Dana
200 Park Ave #45
Yuba City Ca. 95991-5842

Email: danaminer@mybluelight.com

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Lyrically poetic, highly detailed retelling of God creating the Earth and Man; Adam and Eve's wondrous odyssey in The Garden of Eden, and their loving relationship with God, His creatures, and each other's highly romantic union. Also described is Satan's rebellion against God and the war in Heaven; Satan's defeat along with his rebelling angels, their expulsion from Heaven and descent into Hell, chillingly depicted; Satan's speech in Hell to his followers of his wicked plan to take vengeance upon God by attacking and destroying God's beloved human souls; and Satan's subsequent invasion of The Garden and his successful tempting of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve's fall and their deep remorse is recorded, their heartbreak and plea for forgiveness from God, and His ultimate mercy and redemption is chronicled in a glorious victory over Satan; ending with God's loving promises to a forgiven Adam and Eve as they are led sadly but still joyfully out of The Garden, to fave the uncertainties of the world, with their loving God constantly at their side.

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I am a new writer, but I desire to work hard at promoting my work by being a skilled and dramatic speaker at colleges and anywhere else I can perform this work, which is made for vocal presentation, and has dramatic possibilities.

Taylor , Melinda
411 E. Edwards Street
Maryville MO 64468

Email: mrtaylor@asde.net

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Each Sunday, people in this country-life community gather to worship at the Laura Street church. In a preview to the sermon, actors relate the Bible to their everyday life through drama. With a bit of satirical or sometimes corny humor, the stage is readied for a meaningful time in the Word. This is an on-going collection of proven and inspiring dramas acted out each week at Laura Street.

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Serving on the Worship Team, Melinda writes drama for the Laura Street congregation. Melinda's Women Mentoring Women on Laura Street was written for the growing ministry in her church. Her devotions have been published within LifeWay's Open Windows magazine. As a teacher in the Word, Melinda arranged My Prayer Life discipleship classes. Melinda also enjoys writing sudies for the Treasured Friends womens group at Laura Street.

Fellendorf , George
6 Phoebe Court
Keene NH 03431

Email: fellendorf@webryders.net

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My Problems-God's Solutions George W. Fellendorf The book of approximately 100 pages (approximately 25,000 words) is broken up into short (2 « page) chapters, that describe my 45 years of experience with the My Problem Card first discovered in the pews of the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City in 1956. Instructions for use of The My Problem Card are simple and direct. They invite the reader to keep a supply of cards near to his Bible. At daily problems, both large and small arise, the reader is encouraged to write them down on a card in sufficient detail to outline the situation, list one or more possible solutions and then request a merciful and all-knowing God to reveal His solution(s) by the circumstances the reader may encounter. The card is to be placed in the pages of the personal Bible to be prayed about regularly as one awaits expectantly for the Lord's answer. It has taken many years to appreciate that the Lord's answers can range from "Yes" and "No", to "Not Now". When the answer comes, the card suggests writing the answer on the back of the card and filing it away with praise and thanksgiving. Over the years, I have seen clear evidence of God's overpowering love and infinitely great power to discern what is appropriate, timely and consistent with furthering His kingdom. The Holy Spirit has reached down to enable me to recognize tragedy turned into triumph, how sickness can foster health, and to witness unbelievable solutions (Ephesians 3:20) to problems that had not yielded to human intellect or insight. My experiences have ranged from relatively minor events in guiding and directing three daughters to adulthood to a major career change from management engineering to special education. Included in my experiences with My Problem Cards have been learning that a daughter was born profoundly deaf, buying and selling homes, foreign travel, leading a national organization for deaf children and their parents, and facing up to diagnoses of cancer among family and friends. A wealth of Bible references help to keep the reader's focus on the thoughts of those who were inspired by God and chosen to be included in Holy Scripture. Books on spiritual growth and development seen in the marketplace today often tend to be more like sermons with great spiritual insight, but rather short on concrete examples of how?, when? and why? This book will help the reader take God-inspired Sunday sermons out into the home, the school, the business, and the social life of America in the 21st century.

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I have degrees in engineering, management and special education (Ed.D.) I was Executive Director of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (1962-1978). I was editor of the Volta Review for 14 years and gave lectures, congressional testimony and addressed international meetings over a period of close to 50 years. In he field of special education, I was pretty well known for many years in this country and abroad. Here in New Hampshire, I have been quite active poltically too. I was the first chairman of the New Hampshire Christian Coalition (1993-1997).Also I had my own radio talk show for five years (WKBK-AM) and wrote a biweekly column for the Keene Sentinel (a daily) for five years. I am known locally as a conservative, Christian activist and have what I would label a "constituency" of like-minded citizens in and around the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.

Dudek , Peter
10012 McCallum Ave. N.E.
Alliance Ohio 44601

Email: dudekpj@netscape.net

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The epic tale of the Lord of the Rings and the fascinating allegories within the Chronicles of Narnia have astounded the minds of readers for years, and will continue to do so for many generations to come. But now there is another series of tales wishing to be told, and although the pages of this new story hold the same powerful essence as that of Tokien's and Lewis' masterpieces, the book is fully unique. No longer is Frodo a mythical hobbit, but a young man plagued by the shadow of evil and in desperate need of a loyal friend. Aslan is no longer a lion but one of similar nature named Gildareth. And the world is no longer Middle Earth nor Narnia, but the sweeping plains, dense forests, and plagued mountains of Arvalast. This land is a place of many cities, and these cities are ruled by a powerful King. For many years they have been glistening in His eyes as precious jewels. But now, there lights are growing dim, and the shadow of a great enemy is darkening the hearts of their inhabitants. But the Lord of Arvalast it aware of His enemy's cunning, and knows He must intervene to stop him. So He has set His eye on the enemy's next target, a village called Woodend situated upon the northern borders of the great forest of Arvalast. Already He has sent emissaries to scout the influence of evil within this town, and is now sending another, one who has never failed Him before. So begins Avalast-Shadows in Woodend.

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úRead Lord of the Rings 5 times and Chronicles of Narnia. Felt need to fill gap in this genre. úI am a unique author since I was homeschooled through high school and am only 21. úWilling to promote book at local book stores as necessary. úCan get advertising and perhaps articles in local newspapers. úGraduated from Mount Union College May 2004 with BS in math and computer science. Could do promotional work there. úAbility to create website for book. úCan promote book at local church/word of mouth.

Smith , Robert
49 Davis Avenue
Callander Onta P0H 1H0

Email: robdeb@onlink.net

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As an artist and a naturalist, I tend to see things from angles that differ from many other Christians. I look back on life, I look into my life and I look at the world around me with a perspective that few have and with a slant that even fewer can articulate. Having no pretension of being a great writer and armed only with a desire for the truth of the Word of God, this book is "quintessentially and exceedingly sermonesque" as one reviewer put it. Being no more than a "common" man and lacking extraordinary credentials, I will consider such as a compliment since each of the 29 chapters is an amplification of one of my own sermons. Furthermore, this description has actually served to define the direction and the makeup of this literary endeavour. Indeed, if Christian bookshelves were riddled with only the ramblings of the elite how drab and pathetic would be our perspective and how limited would be our potential! If we learn only from doctorates and dignitaries in the Christian world, "we are of all men most to be pitied" for this Christianity upon which we stand was founded upon the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the chief cornerstone. Those very prophets and apostles came from among the common people and -- though lacking eloquence and "letters", status and popularity - they were used of God. Barring all else, this book acts as a form of encouragement to tackle some of the tougher issues facing believers today. Seldom listed as "easy reading material" and, for a variety of reasons, not easy to prepare and write either, they deal with the harsher realities - and most realities are harsh - that tend to be left unexamined in our church gatherings for fear of offending the financiers and the political icons within. As a result the North American evangelical scene has become quite addicted to soft, warm and tender messages that promote comfort and pride. In this book, however, you will be urged to roam freely within a Biblical context for it is all about breaking idols, eliminating pat answers and curing ills . the true stuff that true life is made of!

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I am an artist/naturalist/preacher with paintings in various personal and corporate collections in several parts of the world. As a writer I have published articles in Interest Magazine (1980's) and for a symposium on employment in Dehra Dun, India . and I was offered the Assistant Editor position at Interest in December 1989. My international contributions in art include the "Answers" book by the Creation Science team of Australia, Wild Earth Journal of Vermont, Nature Canada of Ottawa, as well as numerous others throughout the USA. In August of 2002 I published "The Voice of God" in which, like Christ - teaching spiritual truths by reference to creation - the book consisted of art, personal experience, scientific data and personal application through the Word of God. As a Plymouth Brethren, my preaching and teaching ministry (covering 25 years) is extensive and fully grounded in the Scriptures.

Palmer , Roo
c/o Uranquinty Post Offic
URANQUINTY N.S. 2652

Email: trueblue4jc@yahoo.com.au

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The story of a young, extremely handsome christian man abused as a child whose courage and faith to share his amazing gift of love which attempts to reach a world of heartbreak and tragedy. He grows up facing much emotional and spiritual heartache while battling to deal with his own past and his mysterious and mixed up family relationships.

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I have been freelance writing since the age of 12 and am currently submitting "Dale" in a monthly e-magazine which I edit and the story is very popular with the readers. I have written the whole story of Dale in screenplay form but am marketing it first as a novel. It's a family friendly story which will be developed into a series of books around the life of Dale dealing with many social, domestic and christian issues in a way that shares the love of Jesus Christ in everyday circumtances. It will suit teenagers and adults. It's a good relaxing read for anyone who desires a story of suspense. (i have also written the book of Revelation in a daily devotional and also in poetry form which is waiting for a publisher also)

White , Cathryn
433 Walther Road
Newark Dela 19702

Email: cjwkat@aol.com

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Mists of Virginia is an historical novel about the lives of very real people. I based the title on James 4:14, 'we are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes'.(NIV) /this scripture was made painfully clear when my only sister died very suddenly and the brevity of life became an immediate reality. She was here- then she was gone. Besides the photographs and memories, what had she left? What does any ordinaty person, who had achieved no fame or amassed no fortune , leave behind? i cannot speak for others, but I know with certanity that a Christian leaves a legacy of faith. At her funeral,as I listened to the recounting of her life by those that knew and loved her, I realized what an extraordinary life this very ordinary person had lived. I began to ponder the idea that each of us who believes id in some way a stepping stone for those who follow after us. An example, if you will, of one generation directing the next to find the path that leads to life. we are fortunate to have in our family, an extensive history of my father's side that dates to the 1600's. The work, compiled by my uncle some years ago, is full of names, dates, and antidotes that was always interesting to look through, but never any more than that. That is, until I began viewing each of their lives as a plank in a bridge of faith that spanned the years all the way to me. In reading aout them, I now absorbed facts that i had previously glossed over. There were children that lost a mother and had to cope with a stepmother or parents suffering through the agony of losing a child: often more than one. Today, any one of these difficulties would send many clamoring to a counselor or psychiatrist. Others would resort to medications. Through it all, these people of my past apparently not only coped with life's great trials, most perservered in their faith. This is what I wanted to convey in my novel. Most had to cope with horrific hardships. For instance: in the same year that my great-grandfather, Oliver Taylor turned eleven, he not only lost his mother, but his father sent him away to be apprenticed to a shoemaker. I could not help thinking of the emotional turmoil he m ust have suffered through, yet he became a believer. In later life, he was married to a beautiful woman of Irish descent and she bore him eight children. Five were still living when she died and he married my great-grandmother,Alice Adoylotte. She, in turn, bore him eight more young ones. she was not the beauty that his first wife had been and this must have caused some apprehension on her part. At least, that was my interpretation. I chose to begin in the year 1841 when Oliver Taylor was four years old, and close in 1923. That is because I had more information baginning in that period than earlier times, and besides, beginning in the 1600's would have required more than one book. The book follows through three generations of the Taylors, Powells and the Jones'. There is adventure as James and Mary Jones make a daring escape from the man to whom she had indentured herself in order to pay for her passage from Wales. I have already mentioned the plight of Oliver Taylor. I speculated that his father must have been a man of cold emotion in order to be able to send away an eleven-year-old child after he lost his mother. the book deals with that strained relationship. The Powells are proud of their long heritage on the Shore. They are true Americans,not recent immigrants.He keeps hidden the fact that his grandparents had remained loyal to the English during the fight for independence. In later years, the snobbish James Powell comes to term with the fact that his fourth child, Sally Ann, is very taken with the oldest son of the immigrants from Wales. When Sidney Jones rescues the young Sally from a bully at a church picnic, James' attitude begins to change. Sally Ann and Sidney will have a large family and she will die a few m onths after the birth of their eleventh child. William Clarence is thirteen at the time of his mother's death and faces a crisis of faith. He will forever be a strong believer. As a young man, he will live in New York City for five years, but his faith will only grow stronger. After becoming engaged to the firl that he believes to be the love of his life, he is forced to break it off when it becomes apparent that she does not share his faith. He returns to hi father's farm in Virginia, where he rediscovers the youngest daughter of Oliver Taylor. Beulah is ten years his junior and was but a girl when he left for New York. She has changed dramatically. they will marry in 1910 and will have five children. Only four will live. I began the book at my sister's funeral reflecting on these people of the past and return there to end it the book. the Bible, of course, accurately describes us as mists that quickly vanish, sor indeed we are. IN this novel, it was not just the brevity of life that I wanted to explore, but how ordinary people, such as ourselves, could live extraordinary lives and be examples of faith for those that followed after them. I consider myself fortunate to have the seeds of Christianity extend so deeply into my family roots. I believe this novel to be not only entertaining reading. but will provide encouragement and amplify the reader's own faith.

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Outside of a few recipes in cookbooks,I have not had the priviledge of having any of my work published, though one of my stories ran briefly on a web sight. I believe this novel can be marketed as a support to families, and as I portray the plight of women in the past, and how they coped, they will no doubt be a large part of the market.

Land , Angela
33 Village Drive
Canyon Texa 79015

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Matt Conrad, a doctor who had to do the unthinkable and operate on his wife to try and save her life after she and their little girl Andrea, were in a car accident. Both of them die as a result of their injuries and Matt finds himself in a position that he has never been in before. He can't seem to perform his duties as a surgeon. Each time he enters the operating room the memories from that night flood back. God has a plan for him to teach at a hospital in Kansas where he meets Amy, a nursing student who is going through her own struggle. Amy is involved with Eric, the son of Dr. Saunders, the Chief of Staff at the same hospital where Matt is teaching. Eric asks Amy to marry him and she reluctantly says yes. Her desire for a big family and her love for Eric's parents is enough for her to say that she will marry him even if she is attracted to Dr. Conrad. Eric is involved in illegal activity and is trying to do anything he possibly can to keep Matt Conrad away from Amy, even offering him a job in a different country to head up a clinic that he had built in honor of Amy's parents. While Matt is in Central America looking at the possibility of taking the position at the clinic, Amy reads a note that Matt has left for her. In the note he expresses his love for her, so Amy follows him . Not knowing about the illegal dealings of her fiance' Amy walks in on a disagreement and is shot. Matt being the only doctor in the city has to do what he has feared, he has to be the one to try and save the woman he loves, and hopefully this time he will succeed so he and Amy can have a life together.

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I am a veteran teacher of history and I am working on a master's in educational counseling. I have written several novels, but have never sent them into a publisher.

Kirker , John
955 South Roosevelt Ave.
Columbus Ohio 43209

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A cry from the depth of an agonized soul---"Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom," has echoed down throughout the ages. This utterance from an unknown, yet whose prescence is resurrected when the Passion story is told each Easter, raises an eternal question; "Who is this man?" This timeless question and mystery is unlocked in the Biblically and fictionally based novel entitled THE MALEFACTOR---A tale of the Good Thief on The Cross. Born in Bethlehem, forced to flee to Gaille, fishes with Simon, strangles a Roman soldier, forced to flee and joins Barabbas' Zealot army, captured in Jerusalem, hangs on a cross with one he first encountered in Bethlehem. Dysmas is his name.

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Dr. Kirker is a Professor Emeritus of Education from Capital University located in Columbus, Ohio. He has an earned doctorate from Ohio State University. As a public school teacher for six years, a Dean of Men for ten years, and a Chairman of Education for twenty years, he has had contact with hundreds of students. As a professional, he has held both State and National offices dealing with the education profession. For fourteen years, he served as a memeber of an Advisory/Distribution Committee of a prestigious philanthropic Foundation in the State of Ohio.

Vogler , Eric
1287 Marshwood Ct Apt 1A
Byron Center Mich 49315

Email: mustangman097@msn.com

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If you were to die in 30 seconds, do you know where you would spend eternity? Heaven or hell? A pastor asked Eric that question once. Even though he thought the answer was heaven, the truth is he would have burned in hell. Sex, girls, and beer become Eric's main desires once he moves out of his parents' house. The 22-year-old doesn't know Christ and doesn't care to either. However, his new girlfriend, Kristin, nags him to attend church with her, so he does for a few weeks. Although he questions some of his beliefs during this time, he loses interest in pleasing God once Kristin dumps him. Upset, he takes pleasure in a one-night stand but is terrified when he later develops STD symptoms. Now knowing he is at a greater risk for having contracted HIV also, he turns toward the Bible in hopes God will bless him with excellent health if he studies his Word. But something changes inside him as he reads. He soon craves not only to understand the gospel but also to apply it in his life. After worrying for several weeks, Eric is relieved to learn he doesn't have the life-threatening disease. Within the same month, he accepts Christ as his Savior. He strives to live for the Lord and to not abuse his grace. It's saddening for Eric to hear his friends tell him they no longer want to associate with such a godly man. Even his only sibling, Denise, says he's been brainwashed and wants her "old" brother back. Though his mom bears listening to his new Christianity views, his dad wants absolutely nothing to do with church. In addition to dealing with his family's criticism, Eric gets laid off from his job. He finds himself depressed and struggles with society again. He reenters the bar scene and thinks alcohol will help him cope with his problems. Unfortunately, Eric's troubles haven't even begun yet. Satan takes advantage of his vulnerability and sends sexual temptation his way. Eric realizes he's not yet strong enough to resist alluring women such as Ashley, especially once he invites her back to his apartment, where she ends up spending the night. Shortly afterward, the number "666" freakishly appears in various places, which leads Eric to believe he has lost his salvation. He plummets to his knees and sincerely repents for engaging in premarital sexual relations. With his behavior now changed for the better, he fully devotes himself to the Lord. Though it's a bumpy road, Eric witnesses both Denise and his mother receive Christ. His biggest challenge will be his father. Eric begins to tithe every week and to pray before each meal. A business opportunity comes his way, and he's making more money now than he was through his former employer. With everything going great, he visits a popular church but is quickly appalled when he believes the pastor is leading the congregation to hell! Knowing he must fulfill his duties as a Christian, he asks God what he can do to aid this fallen society toward Christ. God answers and instructs him to spread his testimony. Eric carries out his calling and writes a book based on it. He titles it The Narrow Door.

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Being 25 years old, I have seen firsthand how society has grasped the college-aged population. Many are distancing themselves from God because they want to live life on their own terms. But as most actions do, rebelling against God has repercussions. My goal with The Narrow Door is to help young adults realize the door into heaven is much narrower than the majority assume. I am now strong in my faith and have shared my testimony in local churches. I would also be willing to promote my book in the same fashion when that time comes.

Dickinson , Alan D.
P.O. Box 180
La Habra CA 90633-0180

Email: Banker1991@aol.com

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Said manuscript is an Basic Introduction into the 'Wonderful World' of money ($$$) for Christians. It is Not having money, But the LOVE of money that "is the root of all kinds of Evil". "Some Christians eager for money, have wandered from the faith and Pierced themselves with Many griefs". PLEASE Review my draft for more essentials/details.

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I am an Retired Corporate Vice President from BANK OF AMERICA (20 YRS). The 3rd largest Bank in the U.S. and one of the largest Banks in the World. I have an B.A. Degree in Business Administration (Finance), an Life Time Teaching Credential in Business/Banking; as well as several other certificates, etc. I have been a Christian since 1963.

Mohlenhoff; pen-name Hof, William; Pen-name Will
17951 prado Circle,
Villa Park Cali 92861

Email: hoffmill@sbcglobal.net

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Fundamental, elegant logic of Christianity. Immorality and terrorism with its relation to End Time imminence. Bible clues to End Time imminence. World clues to End Times superimposed on Bible prophecy. Complete, chronological discussion of Bible prophecy directly related to world events. Origins of Antichrist and world government.

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Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired. Carrier pilot with combat and test flying. Education over 10 years of university training BS,AE(Caltech, 6-year graduate degree between masters and doctors);MBA(UCLA,finance); 20 years of intensive Bible study with courses of instruction. Sixteen years of high level combat command staff experience, systems and ops analysis, military R&D and procurement, providing insights into the prophecy events beginning to occur.

Burr , Marjorie
205 Ramona Av
Rochelle IL 61068

Email: sings4jc@rochelle.net

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The Trials And The Victories - Memoirs Of A Victorious Life, is a book that describes the many hard places Marjorie Burr has been, and God's faithfulness to rescue her from every trial, and turn it in to a victory. As a small child Marjorie was hospitalized and underwent several hip surgeries at Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children in Chicago, Illinois. The first chapter describes her hospital stays and difficult childhood where God rescued her through beautiful dreams and a loving family. After several s‚ances as a young teen, Marjorie began to see "ghosts", that caused her to run in to the arms of Jesus. In July of 1991, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and Jesus walked her through the devastating news. Marjorie has encountered spiritual deception, and many beautiful close encounters with the trinity through precious dreams and visions. She witnessed a close family member give her heart to the Lord, and be baptized after a terminal diagnosis of cancer. Marjorie was speaking in the Public Schools about abstinence when her 15-year-old daughter became pregnant. This book details her experience at the Revival Meetings at Brownsville Assembly Of God in Pensacola, Florida to her spiritual inheritance through her family bloodline. God has rescued her at every turn and she has pressed on to work for the one who gave His life for her over 2000 years ago.

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Had 3 childhood surgeries. Was diagnosed with multiple Sclerosis in 1991. Have been a Pregnancy Center counselor, staff secretary and public speaker. Underwent failed hip replacement in 2001. Volunteer Christian Lay person at a nursing home and hospital. Currently serves Victims Of Choice Board Of Directors creating their "Pastors Reference Guide", and "Sanctity Of Human Life Program". Musician and songwriter that has recorded several albums. Currently serves Open Bible Christian Center, creating bulletins, and organizing special events ______________________________________________________________________________

Doepke , Jack D.
11318 Vipond Dr. NW
Gig Harbor Wa 98329

Email: jackthevendor@earthlink.net

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The Spot of Blood is a story steeped in mystery and intrigue. It revolves around a tightly knit family, the Elliots, during the 1950's and 60's when their Children become entangled in the murder of a prominent local businessman. The Elliot's live and work out of funeral home in Tacoma, Washington, located close to the cities bustling waterfront and train yards. When tragedy befalls their daughter, Stacy, the family is nearly shattered, but together they cling to their faith and each other to overcome. The story begins when John Elliot moves his family into an apartment above Lynn Funeral Home where he is employed as an undertaker and funeral director. Their children, Stacy and Terry, soon find the near by waterfront and train yards as a source for exploration. There they meet Maximillion, the King of the Hoboes. He shows them the shantytown where he lives, and they in turn invite him to the funeral home. A simple act of kindness by Dagmar, their mother, helps to establish a life long friendship between him and their family. When Terry becomes a teenager he begins to help his father with his work. On one particular occasion they are called in the middle of the night to Point Defiance Park to pick up the body of a man who committed suicide. He was found in his brand new Lincoln Continental running with a hose in the window connected to the exhaust pipe. After getting the man back to the mortuary and while undressing him for embalming they notice a spot of blood on his crisp white shirt collar along with a pinhole in the shirt and neck. Finding this highly unusual John calls the corners office to address his findings, but instead of getting a logical explanation, he instead gets a harsh warning and a demand to forget anything he saw. For the protection of his family John decides to let it go, but only after saving a sample of the man's blood. Terry, however, secretly confides with Stacy and her friend Kevin who works as a news reporter for the News Tribune. Together, along with the help of Maximillion, they began their own investigation into the case. Their sleuth work eventually leads them into an underworld of corruption that penetrates to the highest level of the city government and has it roots to the beginning of the city when the founders were bringing in slave labor from China. In their investigation Stacy meets with a life threatening tragedy that renders her paralyzed. This terrible accident changes all of their lives and ultimately challenges Stacy's faith and belief in God. Through years of self-abuse she struggles to find meaning to her life, and although she gives up on herself, the family that loves her and Kevin, the man who came to love her, does not. Eventually with her family's and Kevin's continued support and a chance meeting with Pastor Whitehead she is drawn back to God where finds the inner strength to put the pieces of her life back together again.

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Jack Doepke holds a bachelors degree from Pacific Lutheran University and a Masters degree from Washington State University. He has been teaching biology at the high school and college level for the past thirty five years, and is presently teaching at Seattle Christian. He has done graduate work at Stanford and was awarded a Woodrow Wilson fellowship grant to do graduate studies Princeton in the field of genetics. Jack presently lives with his wife of 41 years on Henderson's Bay in Gig Harbor, Washington. The two of them own and operate two large antique malls in Puyallup and Fircrest,Washington. They have three children and five grand children. Jack is a published author - "The Sacrificial Lamb", PublishAmerica 2002.

Woods , Benjamin
3608 Bellhaven Drive
Valdosta GA 31605

Email: bwpastor@bellsouth.net

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The subject matter in this book is a compilation of personal interviews, conducted by this author, with pastors who pastor mega Southern Baptist Churches. It reveals how mega senior pastors relate to their ministy staff and how they lead their churches in the areas of delegation, vision, motivation, servant leadership, staff development, evangelism, and styles of leadership based on biblical principles of leadership. In the area of research, it covers a wide range of literature that pertains to the subject matter; exploring both theory, and patterns of leadership behavior. Throughout this book many definations of leadership are given from personal interviews and from the writings of well known authors. Following the personal interviews, this book concludes with the writers personal evaluation and reflection.

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I am the president and founder of the Wounded Heart Ministries, Inc. I have earned degrees from the University of Tennessee (BA); The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky (M.Div), and Bethel Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota (D.Min). My organization, the Wounded Heart Ministries, Inc., will purchase copies of this book, and it will be promoted on my website - www.woundedheart.org As far as connections and contacts that will help sell this book, it includes personal interviews with the late Dr. W.A. Criswell, Dr. Adrain Rogers, Dr. Tom Eliff, Dr. Joe Ratliff, Dr. John Morgan, Dr. Paige Patterson, Dr. Ed Young, Dr. Jim Henry, Dr. Jack Graham, Dr. Morris Chapman, and the late Dr. Homer Lindsay, with a forward by Larry J. Michael, Ph.D., author of Spurgeon on Leadership, Kregel Publications.

Neck , Pauline
2360 Wilson Avenue, Apt.
Port Coquitlam Brit V3C 1Z6

Email: paulinej1@hotmail.com

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Hope and Hilarity contains a collection of short narratives written to touch the heart and tickle the funny bone all at the same time. In my role as storyteller I've discovered that making people laugh is relatively easy, I just tell them how my day is going. When you spend most afternoons looking after dogs, cats and an assortment of ten-year-olds, you know I'm going to have some stories to tell. Following my diagnosis with Parkinson's disease at age fifty-four, I prayed my shortest prayer "HELP" and God opened up new windows of opportunity to provide inspiration and encouragement to others through writing. My main intention in writing this book is to help the reader trust in the mercy of God, and laugh their way into heaven.

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March 2002: Published autobiography, Removing the Sting. October 2002: Testimony featured in BC Christian News. March 2000/04: Poem, All Our Days Belong to the Lord published in magazines, newsletters and church bulletins world-wide. Fall 2003: First Person Article (with front cover photo) featured in Canadian Parkinson Post magazine. 2002/04: Speaking opportunities included two television appearances, support and church groups, libraries, schools, etc. Contact person is Charles Morris of Haven Ministries radio program, who has read my poetry and mentioned me a number of times when he has talked about Parkinson's disease. I am well known in the Parkinson's community in Canada. (I believe as a ray of sunshine and light in what is for millions of Parkinsonians, a difficult and challenging world.)

Brown , Tom
151 S 14th Drive
Show Low AZ 85901

Email: mheffner@citlink.net

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"Journey" is a story about one, middle-aged American family man's getting in touch with what really matters. He has an fire erupt within him. It's a deep burning, a wake-up call, that drives him into the Idaho wilderness. He gets caught in a 100 year snow storm, and the story develops from the wilderness without to the wilderness within. He experiences supernatural events and meets beings from the other side in the dream world. The story gives the reader helpful clues information from Andrew Martel's experience, from the underlying plot, and from the characters that explain many contemporary, spiritual questions.

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I am an ordained, seminary educated, Christian minister, who has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master of divity degree. I have served five Christian churches. I'm currently also the appointed chaplain of the Show Low Fire department. I have 30 years experience in both ministry and the fire service. And. because I have served small membership churches in Idaho, Montana and Arizona, I've been bivocational. I'm a journeyman carpenter, classroom teacher, and writer. I have self-published ten books, and I have one commerically published novel: "Storm Over Show Low."

Slater , Lawrence
10326 Cross Street
Hammondsport New 14840

Email: slaterlarry@yahoo.com

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Socially inept mystery novelist Stern Blankley finds himself in the crisis of his life as he returns to the town of his youth to research his latest novel. He re-connects with newspaper editor and newly converted Amber Greene, the passion of his adolescence, who had dumped him for football hero Heath Proctor twenty-eight years earlier. In a tenuous collaboration with Amber, Stern begins his search into the long buried past of the upstate New York town of Hollister in an effort to uncover the details surrounding Heath's untimely and shocking death. He finds his focus on writing challenged as he falls in love with Amber once again. The romance is cut short by her sudden and brutal murder, which lands Stern in the county jail as the prime suspect - bitterly renouncing God. Feared and hated, District Attorney Hiram Morton Fenley II, is about to begin his cruel assault on Stern, who languishes in guilt and hopelessness, awaiting trial. Independently of each other, two unlikely characters emerge: a local autobody expert, and an assistant librarian from a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. Together they solve the msytery of Heath's death and bring to justice Amber's killer, moments before he strikes again. Ironically, the perpetrator of the murders is the same person - the alienated son of the D.A., and former classmate of Stern, Amber and Heath. The story traces Blankley's life from skepticism, to disillusionment, to true faith, and demonstrates God's providential and redemptive plan in a poignant, triumphant drama combining romance, humor,tragedy and justice.

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I graduated magna cum laude from Alfred University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and finished three years in seminary as class valedictorian. Ordained for over twenty years, I have pastored churches in Maine and New York, observing God's mercy and grace in action. My passion for writing comes from a desire to reveal His nature to others, who may be struggling with life's unanswered questions. I have two other works in progress with characters from the first book in each.

Taylor , Larry
PO Box 1354
Vincennes IN 47591

Email: DrLarryTaylor@aol.com

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Second Chances is a collection of 14 true stories of fascinatingly diverse Job-like people I have known who have faced devastation in their lives in the form of divorce, suicide, drug addiction, rejection, AIDS, death of a loved one, mental illness, divorce, racism, critical illness, phobias, panic attacks, prejudice, and rejection; and yet have been, or are being, renewed by God. The book provides deep insights, answers to difficult questions, and profound hope for people with shattered, broken, or battered lives who are unsure if grace can sustain them. Chapter summaries: Chapter One: Friendly Fire: A prominent pastor is ostracized for a slight moral failure, but climbs back into ministry at a small church. Chapter Two: Unforgiven: An Anglo pastor is rejected because of divorce, but restored & sent to the mission field by a loving Hispanic congregation. Chapter Three: The Primadonna: The story of a New York stage actress' conversion, divorce, and interracial marriage. Chapter Four: Jennifer's Story: The story of a highly educated woman's divorce, the death of her daughter by suicide, her remarriage and healing. Chapter Five: My Son, My Son: A Jewish woman from Colorado is converted to Messianic faith, loses her husband in a car accident, remarries an abusive man, goes through divorce, and then discovers her son has a rare brain tumor, which is excised at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Chapter Six: When My Father and Mother Forsake Me: A wealthy adult daughter in Hawaii is rejected by her parents through corporate deceit, finds faith, and is restored to her mother at the end of her mother's life. Chapter Seven: The Rev. Isaias Meredith: A now grown up boy Pentecostal preacher falls afoul of the law and winds up in prison where he repents profoundly and is restored to fellowship with God. Chapter Eight: Mismatched Marriage: A highly educated woman experiences divorce from her blue-collar husband, and subsequent depression, then remarriage, only to discover her new marriage has gone terribly wrong, until God intervenes and transforms both husband and wife. Chapter Nine: The Singer: A Professional classical musician of extraordinary talent confronts her own fears, phobias, depression, and panic attacks, and finally allows God to heal her through His Word. Chapter Ten: The Funeral: A Christian woman confronts her own prejudices at a relative's funeral, and is liberated from judgmentalism. Chapter Eleven: The Wedding: The story of a poor, formerly drug addicted Anglo man happily marrying into a prominent African-American family. Chapter Twelve: The Woman at the Well: A heroine addict with AIDS is healed and delivered miraculously by God as a woman who is also HIV positive ministers to him. Together, they launch out into a dynamic prison ministry. Chapter Thirteen: Reparented by Abba: My personal account of the death of my son by suicide and how God is healing me over time. Chapter Fourteen: A Final Trip Home: A wonderful story of God's faithfulness in getting my wife to her dying mother's bedside in time to place her mom's hand in the hand of the Lord.

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Forward by Nicky Cruz; Reviewed and endorsed by Kenn Gulliksen, founder of the Vineyard Movement, Preston Fong, recording artist, & Jeff Smith, CEO of The Word for Today & owner, Calvary Satellite Network. I have a PhD in psychology and have served as a Bible college president, church planter, and senior pastor for 30 years.

Barnes , Stephen
300 Burford Court
Roswell GA 30076

Email: smbarnes01@yahoo.com

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The book is an exposition of a few core ideas about God that provide the most important guidance for living the Christian life. The style is simple and direct. The assumed reader has some familiarity with the Bible but is looking for clarity about what about God is important and why.

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My credentials are over four decades of activity in the evangelical Christian tradition, including teaching, preaching, and training. My book deals with more fundamental ideas about God than those explaining traditional doctrines in the belief that these fundamental ideas are more useful for daily Christian living than the doctrines.

Tucker , Walter
3913 Mission Ridge Rd.
Plano TX 75023

Email: wf.tucker2@verizon.net

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This non-fiction book is written for the successful "up-and-outers" who don't know Jesus Christ personally and do not recognize God's call for salvation. The purpose of the book is to share a story and to point the way to salvation by identification with another "up-and-outer's" journey. Summary Description: People who are successful in achieving all of their goals all of their lives have difficulty identifying with the testimonies or biographies of people who have experienced salvation through a "down-and-out" experience, such as drug abuse, alcoholism, divorce, or the death of some one close. In other words, salvation through some major life crisis. This book aims at those who don't even know they are lost from God because they do not experience a need for something greater than themselves to rescue them from a situation that they cannot handle; but, nevertheless, are experiencing a lack of inner peace and emptiness which they usually do not share with anyone else. These success-oriented people are basically good people who have no real sense of sin in their lives. These people are not being fulfilled by their success and do not recognize that their lack of inner peace and emptiness is the call of God inwardly for their soul. The journey of another "up-and-outer" takes the lost person in success through the signs and symptoms of that lostness to discover what is God's grace and will in their lives

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B.S., M.D. Market: Every lost, successful person reached through church bookstores as well as general retail Christian bookstores where the person or a person wanting to witness to a successful person can obtain a book that gives the successful person insight into his inward condition.

Grogan , Michelle
5527 Olinda Road
El Sobrante Cali 94803

Email: mikemillage@sbcglobal.net

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A beautiful, young widow, Rebecca, and her precocious son, Hunter, then later, an unscrupulous, mysterious uncle and his suspicious-looking attorney, all turn what looked like another ordinary Winter into a time of turmoil for Harley as he competes with his best friend,Kyle, for Rebecca's heart, while maintaining their friendship and keeping his ranch. Harley's and Kyle's humorous attempts to win Rebecca over, soon give way to fights and anguish when Rebecca finds herself unable to let go of her devotion to her dead husband and suddenly breaks off contact with them. Harley is thrown into a nightmare, driving him to do crazy stunts such as running into a burning barn to rescue a couple horses, saving Rebecca and Hunter from a desperate gunman holed up in a library, and riding his horse out into below-freezing weather to find Hunter after the boy runs away from home. Even after Harley and Rebecca are reunited, Harley again faces danger as he looks into uncle's past and uncovers a family secret,then discovers a connection between the lawyer and Rebecca's dead husband. Harley confronts the two clever criminals who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to get what they want, and finds himself having to rely on God, friends, and family to survive. The Christian content addresses matters such as dealing with loss, proper conduct, contacting God, trusting God in all situations, and God's endless love and forgiveness.

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I am a first-time author. I have been a born-again Christian for over 27 years and many of the Christian experiences in the book, I have experienced to some degree. I spent my early twenties working on a cattle ranch - riding horses, herding cattle, and learning many aspects of ranch life that I incorporate into my novels. My mother does natural horsemanship and I am familiar with it.

York , N. Joan
824 Yuma St. Apt. 201
Colorado Springs Colo 80909

Email: p.york@thecliffhouse.com

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Uplifting and encouraging, this book is powerful affirmation of our ability to learn and to transend adversity. Appealing to natural curiosity and to those interested in marriage, families, the wider culture, mental health, and Biblical spiritual growth, the books title indicates its content.

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Because I'm writing under a pen name, I'm willing to use advance to pay for publicity and/ or a publicist.

Cooks , Robert
26420 Forbes Road Oakwood Village
Ohio 44146

Email: devas2000@aol.com

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"A Higher Power" is an emotionally intense fictional drama about a successful Christian single woman who owns her own magazine entitled "A Higher Power" based in New York. The story unfolds when Sharena Demlock,( the main Chracter ) and the oldest of three siblings has to some how bring her dysfunctional family together as one again in the Lord and come to the aid of their terminily ill father in Atlanta Georgia. Unfortunately this all happens during the same time her company is under investigation for tax fraud and evasion due to a dishonest accountant employee who became desperate and embezzled money to support their gambling habit. Things become even more complicated when she has to make a deciion as who to marry when two men enter into her life aboiut the same time. A reformed prison inmate who truly loves her, or a doctor who has other motives. She also has her work cut out to keep her younger brother James from self destruting because he married to soon, became tired of the responsibilites of family life and went back into the streets to be with his old friends to do drugs and chase women only to have his wife and child leave him. Finally, while her sister Tracy in college began to get bored during her second year, it caused her grade average to drop drastically until she was eventually called into the deans office and released. This spelled trouble for Tracy when she keeps it a secret from the family. to survive, she uses her good looks to con men into getting what she wants,until she runs into the wrong man and has to come clean and ask God and Sharena for help. In conclusion, the deep valley that Sharena suddenly finds herself in will force her to trust and become closer to the Lord in a way she has never known before. "A Higher Power" will hopefully challenge the reader to do the same.

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I'm a songwriter by nature, I also like to write poetry. I haven't had anything published yet, but I have been writing for quite some time. Other than that, I guess I'm pretty much one of the new kids on the block as far as marketing and promotion is concerned.

Campbell , Clive
1883 Wembley Av
Ottawa ON K2A 1A6

Email: clivedcampbell@yahoo.ca

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Awake through the fulfillment of these biblical prophecies by April 2005--i.e., the specific outcomes (mentioned below) of the sixth Arab-Israeli war! These will likely come about in the failure of the road map to peace and/or war with Syria: 1. Israel will possess Syrian land all the way past Damascus! 2. Israel will wrongly drive the Palestinians into Jordan. 3. Israel will viciously possess Jordanian land east of the Jordan River (the East Bank) and burn the bones of King Abdullah II to lime. This may mean a nuclear attack on Amman, but the author hopes not. [In addition to being a prophetic book, MESSIAH: 2030 claims that Genesis 1:3ff. indicates that God gradually moved the earth to its present orbit from a more distant orbit from 3970 to 3966 BC (i.e., the creation "week" was seven years long, as per the Book of Jubilees)--this better explains the ice ages and supports the gap theory (without evolution): that "God created the heavens" probably 13.7 billion years ago "and the earth" 4.5 billion years ago, but no vegetation until "day" (year) three (3968 BC) and that He likely tilted the earth's axis at the Flood (2309 BC). It further claims that Eden was at the site of Jerusalem, supported by biblical arguments and oldest village settlements at Abu Ghosh (Adam, Eve and Seth) and oldest city at Jericho (Cain).] The author believes Scripture teaches that we at the end of time (but not the apostles--Acts 1:7) can know the year of the Second Coming, but not the day and hour (e.g., see Dan. 12:4; Mt. 24:48-50; 1 Thess. 5:4; Rev. 3:3; Rev. 9:15). MESSIAH: 2030 claims that biblical and historical chronology clearly point to God having a seven-millennia plan and timeline, as Elijah's school of the prophets and the Church Fathers believed, thus the basis for the following years on the front cover: MESSIAH: 2030 CLUNY: 1030 JESUS: 30 DAVID: 970 ABRAHAM: 1970 NOAH: 2970 ADAM: 3970 By the way, the author believes the seventh millennium is simply the first thousand years of the eternal state. (The Jewish calendar is wrong. It is not year 5764--it is 5974. Its biggest error is assigning 420 years between the dedication of the second temple in 515 BC and its destruction in 70 AD, clearly 585 years.) Second, MESSIAH: 2030 claims that back to back figures of Israel's four "days" or millennia (1970 BC-2030 AD) run right through the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation. Actually, the author believes that this hermeneutic properly interprets Rev. 20, though that text is not in the book. The following texts are: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Isaiah 30:23-26, Amos 1:1-2:3 and John 5:1-5. In the context of these texts, MESSIAH: 2030 also claims that the Bible prophesied the fall of the WTC towers and provides a meaning for it, that the Bible prophesies the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will erupt into a sixth Arab-Israeli war (with specific outcomes!) and be over by April 2005, that the third temple will be finished in Jerusalem about 2020, and that the Jewish Antichrist will come out of a ten-nation Commonwealth of Independent States (daughter of the USSR). After the sixth Arab-Israeli war is over by April 2005, Israel will have about twenty years of peace and preaching, before the Resurrection and Rapture in 2023/24. This is the time that the job of preaching the gospel "to every nation and tribe and tongue and people" (Rev. 14:6) will be finished.

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I have been a student of the Bible for almost 35 years and have a Master's degree in Biblical Counseling. The back cover of my self-published book lists some marketing points: In Messiah: 2030--an astounding, bold and very biblically focused little book--Clive Douglas Campbell makes the case that biblical and historical chronology, as well as the figurative meanings of biblical texts, indicate the year but not the day and hour of the coming of the Messiah, God1s King Who is coming to reign. In addition to a strong case being made for God's seven-millennia plan and timeline, Campbell puts forward some astounding new thoughts: * Between probably 4 1/2 billion B.C. and 3966 B.C., the earth was further from the sun. * The creation "week," which began in 3970 B.C., was seven years long. * The moon is a figure for the Holy Spirit in the fourth "day" of the creation "week." * The garden of Eden was at the site of Jerusalem. * God likely tilted the earth's axis at the Flood. * The World Trade Center Towers are alluded to in the Bible and have a meaning. * The sixth Arab-Israeli war will be over by April 2005. * Animal sacrifices at a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem will begin about 2020. * At the Rapture, in 2023, the Lord will return with Moses and Elijah,both who have immortal bodies, to receive "the dead in Christ" and those "who are alive and remain," respectively. * The Antichrist will come out of a ten-nation C.I.S.

Chamberlain , Nick
2696 Kiowa Creek Drive
Brighton CO 80601

Email: revnickcccc@hotmail.com
The Worm Within The Skull
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The Worm With the Skull is not a pleasant little tale of redemption in a faraway land. It is adult Christian fiction / fantasy. The temptations in it, and the evil portrayed, are strong. Lawrence, the protagonist, does not merely face some menacing warlock or sorcerer (as in Harry Potter), he faces the devil himself in the person of Rohrsgord, lord of the underworld. And he faces Lilith, the arch-seductress. And he‛s no match for her. He‛s a man, a minister, who‛s lost his faith—when his ambition and selfishness cost the life of his wife and child in the Colorardo River. He has also, it would seem, fallen from grace as well. He is not ready to be the "Light-bearer" to this strange dark world he finds himself in. He fails, over and over again. He fails the Segullim who save his life. He fails the woman warrior who cares for him–he gets her killed. He‛s no match for the lost-souled Shedim or the scuttling, decaying monsters the Dardanai have become. He‛s not even a match for Arthur and Lilina, the two strange ‟children‟ who play on his guilt and conspire with their mother Lilith to claim his soul for Rohrsgord. Lawrence the adventurer and mercenary soldier has fought all over the world, his world, but here he can‛t cope with what he faces . . . until at last he realizes that the only hope is for him to cry out in helplessness to Shiloah, the One who first called him to this land and the one who gave him the white stone.

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The above is additional information on this book which has been accepted by Writer's Edge and was listed in the May listing. I am a Congregational minister with a degree from Houghton College and graduate degrees from Dallas Seminary and the University of Texas, Arlington. I also studied at Asbury Seminary. I have taught college English and have had articles published in several magazines, including Christianity Today.

Moore , Corrie
6224 Raleigh Street # 810
Orlando FL 32835

Email: corriemoore@cfl.rr.com
The Lover’s Dream (The Song of Solomo
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Song of Solomon 1:2(a). “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” The Shulamite woman uttered a desperate cry! She was in need of a deeper and closer relationship with her lover. Hoping, trusting, believing that her cry would touch the very core of his heart. She longed for his tender touch and strong arms to comfort her. It had been a long and weary road. Too long! She needed to get closer to the man to whom she was about to marry. Close enough to experience his love. She needed to know him more. Would he listen and respond to the cry of her heart, “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth?” She could never have dreamed how these dynamic words would impact her own life. As this love song enfolded, their relationship was about to change and unify their hearts to unconditional love for each other. She was ready to follow him wherever he may lead. A cry like this to the Lover of our soul, the Lord Jesus Christ, has great impact and power to change our lives forever. He is ready and willing and patiently waiting for us to follow Him; yet unless we respond to the wooing of His Spirit, there can be no change of heart. He is the One Who opened the way to the Father; therefore the cry comes from His heart to the Church. This is the Lover’s dream.

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Ministry Experience and Training: I have been leading intercession groups for many years as well as teaching on various subjects in different churches while living in South Africa. Since we moved to the States about four years ago, I have also had the opportunity to teach this Bible study to a women’s group at my local church, Discovery. Rhema Bible Church - Johannesburg: 1986 - 1993 1987 – 1988 Rhema Bible College, Diploma Children’s Ministry Leader Intercessory Prayer Leader Woman’s Bible Study groups and Counseling. Teaching and Counseling Woman’s groups at different churches. The Light House – Cape Town S.A. : 1993 – 1996 Youth Ministry Leader Woman Aglow Bible Study Group and Counseling Discovery Church, Orlando: 2000 – 2004 Leading Beth Moore Bible Study Group as well as Teaching on the Song of Solomon I am also counseling on the Restoration Counseling Team Education in Counseling: 1996-1998 One year training at COLSA College for open learning S.A (Basic Christian Counseling Certificate) One year training at Rosebank Bible College (Certificate in Advanced Christian Counseling) Rosewood Centre, Kissimmee March – May 2003 (Intermediate Elijah House Series – “Transformation in Christ." In addition, I have attended the 2003 Florida Christian Writers Conference

Kennedy , Joseph
2106 Keenum Drive North America
Southside AL 35907

Email: josephk@cybrtyme,com
Paul: the Invalid Warrior