This book is written from the perspective of a pastor concerned for his people, in a conversational style with the layman in view. We live in an age when Christians accept and repeat popular ideas and concepts as truth, because they are popular. Popularity has become the criteria to determine what is truth rather than a simple investigation of the scriptures. This book appeals to the Bible as it examines such topics as why do we sin, what is Satan doing, the nature of faith, the nature of prayer, the nature of a gospel witness, the reason God saves us, the nature of God's judgment, and the relationship between love and truth. The struggle every child of God is involved in is a struggle with the truth. How we respond to the truth, or what we believe to be the truth, determines our responses to life's situations. Step into this book and let your faith, your beliefs, be challenged.

The Christian and the Struggle With Truth

Religion & Spirituality

Charles Scheele

Christian Books & Bibles

Father's Press

Gabriel Kinnett is a young rookie officer who is thrown into a mystery that he is unqualified to solve. As a junior member of a midnight-shift full of misfit police offices, he is given mixed messages as to what is right and wrong in his profession. Torn between the desire to support his fellow officers and the requirement to testify against them, he finds himself in the middle of a career ending dilemma. As things get worse, he finds himself assigned to the Cold Case Unit, which is actually a storage bunker where unsolved cases are stored. When a series of seemingly unsolvable murders capture his interest, he begins looking for a connection. With the help of an experienced detective and a young, female prosecutor, he wrestles with the frustration of the constraints in the criminal justice system. As his life spirals out of control, Gabe makes some decisions that put him outside the acceptable practices of his profession and puts his life and career at risk. As these disastrous mistakes catch up with him, he finds redemption in the values of the worst possible role model. DEAD FILES will make you laugh, cry, cringe and cheer. If you are a thrill seeker and like stories with unpredictable twists and turns, DEAD FILES is a must read for you. There is something unique in every book that Mike Smitley writes, and although his works are fiction, they are based on reality. For a look deep inside the guarded culture of a tight-knit shift of police officers and the dark recesses of the deranged mind, take a ride on this mystery. You'll either wish that you'd been a homicide investigator or thank God that you weren t.

Dead Files

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mike Smitley

Mystery

In the world of law enforcement, there are few things more complicated and exasperating than the investigation of a serial murder. Multiple victims and multiple crime scenes require extra attention and extraordinary analytical skills. The rare instance of a sniper serial killer is perhaps the most challenging investigation of all. With little evidence and lots of danger, a high-powered rifle in the hands of an expert marksman represents an investigator's worst nightmare. That nightmare has come true for the characters in Implied Contract. Death at long distance. Imagine a serial killer who never touches his victim. Never kidnaps them, never tortures them, and never even comes close to them. Sound impossible? It's not. Very rarely, a serial killer comes along who represents the pinnacle of deadly detachment. He is a sniper. Using a high-powered rifle and the proper ammunition, he can be hundreds of yards away and still kill instantly. In the right surroundings, a sniper can operate undetected for years. The combination of no trace evidence at the scenes, no witnesses, no ballistic evidence and no informants makes this scenario next to impossible to unravel. Mason Klauss and Jill Redhorse tackle these seemingly unsolvable murders, deftly weaving through a complicated maze of corrupt politicians, crooked cops, vigilante townspeople, and a budding romantic relationship. Thrilling from beginning to end, Implied Contract examines the inherent injustices and obstacles of the criminal justice system while telling a truly unforgettable story.

Implied Contract Second Revised Edition

Nothing is more fascinating than a story of two souls finding one another in a harsh world.  SIX YEARS' WORTH brings together just such a pair.  An unlikely friendship begins with a simple act of kindness from one human being to another. The aging homeless man they call Pop leaves the streets of Chicago.  His only plan is to outrun another brutal northern winter.  He heads south.  He doesn't care where, just warmer climes to the south.  The train he stows away on stops in the heart of Texas farming country.  It's an obscure little town, like so many scattered across the plains of Texas.  Why did he choose to get off in Green Meadow?  He couldn t say.  But, he wonders.  For years he contemplated suicide, but never followed through on it.  Why?  He had no idea.  But, he wonders. Then, Pop meets six-year-old Colt Bradshaw and, for the first time in over a quarter century, life begins to make sense again.  SIX YEARS'  WORTH of innate wisdom sets a new life's course for Pop. Daniel Lance Wright invites you to meet characters you already know by different names.  Extraordinary stories often spring forth from seemingly ordinary people.  SIX YEARS'  WORTH offers one of the most extraordinary.

Six Year's Worth

Literature & Fiction

Daniel Lance Wright

Contemporary

Prey

What's Happened to Our Contributions? A hundred years ago, collective giving seemed the perfect solution. What one individual or church couldn't do, combined efforts accomplished with ease. National agencies sprung up, offering to spend on our behalf. And we embraced them. Flash forward to days crammed with emails, overtime, and endless commuting. Time is often more valuable than money, and the desire to delegate spiritual privileges and responsibilities is even stronger. Surely national agencies and the professionals who oversee them can carry out the Great Commission faster and more effectively than harried homemakers and stressed executives. But as our time shrinks, national ministries grow larger. What started as lean groups of roll-up-your-sleeves workers have become Paul Bunyan-sized agencies, with excess fat and an overload of middle men draining a big chunk of the money intended for spreading the gospel. Elaborate national headquarters have shot up across America, with presidential office suites rivaling those of top CEOs. And giving isn't the same. Sending a check to a faceless organization doesn't generate the same fulfillment as pressing money into the hand of a young person heading for the mission field. Now the only smiling faces are those of mega leaders. And recently, their smiles have been fading as disenchanted givers voice their displeasure with irresponsible spending. The author of this on-the-edge book proposes an answer. After opening readers' eyes to the tremendous waste of their hard-earned dollars, she offers ways to bring joy and effectiveness back into giving.

Spending God's Money: Extravagance And Misuse In The Name Of Ministry-Fourth Revised Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Mary Kinney Branson

Social Sciences

In these pages, L. Scott Smith, a new prophetic voice of reason and reform, advances a two-fisted defense of America's public faith, while offering a scorching critique of the current state of the nation's culture. He exposes the deficiencies in the theory of a godless Constitution, describes secularism as an antireligious religion, explains why the formative principles of the philosophy of liberalism are logical gobbledygook, charges that the United States Supreme Court is galloping toward krytocracy, and contends that the nation's immigration policy and the multiculturalism it has spawned are erecting a Tower of Babel. He courageously points the way forward out of the quagmire in which the nation is trapped. This book is a MUST READ for every American who is troubled by the dismal and frightening cultural climate in which we now live.

America Unraveling: A Politically Incorrect Analysis of Public Faith and Culture

L. Scott Smith

Sociology

I doubt many people will be pleased with this book. My scientist friends will think I'm crazy (or crazier than previously thought), and my Christian friends will think I've compromised my beliefs. However, I wrote it because I've struggled to understand the world around me and this is my story of that journey to understanding matters of faith and science, which for the most part simply cannot be resolved. Along this path, I ve become convinced that there is a spiritual dimension to the world. Naturalism fails to explain the universe adequately. To me, the religious impulse, so pervasive in humans, indicates that we have a spiritual nature and a hunger for that realm. God has somehow put within us a knowing of this dimension. Believing is much more natural than not believing. This is not a book on theology, nor is it a highly technical scientific analysis. It s really just a conversation between me and a hypothetical, non-hostile unbeliever. My purpose is to help scientific people see that religion is not just for kooks and to help religious people see that science is not just for atheists. Persons skilled in debate will quickly notice that I have utilized a variety of methods to advance my arguments such as logic, rhetoric, presentation of scientific/experimental data, and even narrative. I realize this mixture of methods is in itself a fault and sometimes appears self-contradictory. However, keep in mind that this book is written in a conversational tone. In real life conversations, people utilize a variety of methods to make their points. That s what I'm doing here opening up a reasonable, educated conversation about God, science, and life itself in ways that work best for me. Also, the book is not meant to be read cover to cover. It consists of essays on diverse scientific or religious topics, each of which could stand alone. Some of them are short (a few paragraphs) containing main thoughts on the subject at hand. I might suggest the reader just bounce around and read whatever interests him or her. I ask for mercy from theologians and scientists as they read these essays and ask that they not read this book as if they were grading an assignment or reviewing a paper for publication. Instead, I hope they will read it like a diary detailing one man s search to understand reality. Jerome Goddard, Ph.D. Jackson, MS www.jeromegoddard.com

Faith vs. Science

Jerome Goddard

Religious Studies

Disturbing Questions

Business & Money

Ron Bourque

Business Culture

Three white crosses along a lonely stretch of county highway are stark testimony to the tragedy that befalls weekly newspaper publisher, Preston "Press" Williams, as the result of his investigation into a coffee shop rumor in the small community of Fremont. The local rumor wire has it that the mayor has been picked up for drunk driving for at least the third time but a recheck of the police log finds no mention of it. It quickly becomes clear that shenanigans are dancing in the cop shop and the police chief operates from both sides of his badge. Williams' investigation ultimately shatters his life and his family, as well as his small town's serenity.Excerpts from his weekly column, "Pressing Matters," help provide insights into the frustration, turmoil and loss a newspaper publisher - and first and foremost a father - faces as he pursues the story from beginning to end.

Pressing Matters

Larry M. Tobin

Genre Fiction

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