Stepping Stones

Patricia Ann Tolle Swanson

Biographies & Memoirs

Red Lead Press

Our Spiritual Dilemma exposes some of our self-inflicted preoccupation, collectively throughout our history, with our avalanche of knowledge and the influence this has on our spiritual identity and our human inclinations and personality. It explores the relationship between suffering and salvation and between knowledge and power; and the necessity of suffering and love. It presents a contemplative comparison of some of our events, decisions and behaviour, throughout history, with the contact by God into our lives. Most of us have continually rejected eternal spiritual revelations, choosing to seek the power, which we assume the continual accumulation of knowledge will give.   Many aspiring experts and philosophers have, for thousands of years, suggested a smorgasbord of reasons for our existence, discontent and bad behaviour. In the age of the Enlightenment we even redefined God, prefering natural revelation to miraculous revelation. Some of us, however, feel that faith is beyond reason, thus placing it in tension with research. But most of us do not consider that we may be metaphysically flawed due to our choosing to reject God. Our sin, being basically a lack of goodness and love resulting from our desire for complete independence, is totally unacceptable to God, which is why all of our sins had to be atoned for. Jesus Christ has paid this price. All we have to do is accept this offer by God of His love mercy and forgiveness. Spiritual self-confidence is difficult in today's world due to increasing economic and political forces, rapidly changing technology and our obsessive desire for affluence. Many conflicting concepts have been proposed to solve our problems. Accepting many  beliefs about our identity, rather than seeking the one truth about our origins and our relation to the spiritual, or supernatural realm, have only increased our confusion. The stark difference between the way of life of those attempting to follow the difficult teaching of Christ and the majority of us who eagerly follow the easy way of a world influenced by evil is exposed to those who wish to see it. Our dilemma, of choosing one or the other, is shown to have been with us for thousands of years. The conflict between our hidden, and corporate, spiritual identity and our known, and individual, human personality can only be solved by realising that we are incomplete if we do not identify, by our own freewill, with the teachings and example of Jesus Christ, our only role model. As our freewill is not unlimited, we need a gift of wisdom from God to understand the truth - to discern good from evil, the desireable from the undesireable, in the battle for the truth. The truth in the scriptural texts teach and witness to our soul and conscience that God's judgment and mercy are in perfect balance. Instead of seeking some new philosophical solution, or a supposed revelation, by yet another aspiring 'New Age' spiritual guide, or else arguing over the same multiple problems for yet more centuries, we should reflect on the clear trend in all of our earlier mistakes throughout our long and syncretic history.  Who it is written for.  Where possible it is written subjectively from the point of view of the numerous people who either do not know about or do not believe in Jesus Christ and are seeking to understand the world and their place in it by reading New Age, and other deceptive publications. Our Spiritual Dilemma attempts to thereby reveal to them that there are, and have always been, many confusions, deceptions and distractions in the world, which only lead away from the truth about their spiritual situation; and that the Biblical texts are interesting, involved, complicated, challenging but very believeable and relative to our greedy world.

Our Spiritual Dilemma

Religion & Spirituality

William Wilson

New Age & Spirituality

Described as an excellent therapeutic tool for both reader and writer, Out of Cullen Street is a poetic roller-coaster ride that chronicles the author's interior and exterior experiences of a torture-filled childhood and her journey into forgiveness and healing. Anyone interested in the incredible abilities of the mind to heal and find sanity amidst violence, perversion and mental illness will identify with, and be touched, moved and inspired by, this fascinating true-life story. In Cullen Street, the author, a self-described "Goodwill Ambassador and Instrument of Peace," uses paper as her canvas and words as her colors. The result is remarkable.

Out of Cullen Street: A House of Madness

Literature & Fiction

Rebecca Guile Hudson

Dramas & Plays

Love Is Still Changing Hearts

Chris Turner

Contemporary

God's Weakness explores "...the weakness of God is stronger than men" (1 Corinthians 1:25). My story is about the struggle following an injury that left me with a multiple skull fracture and brain concussion. Initial prognosis: permanent paralysis, no public school, and I shouldn't get my hopes up for anything better. Four years later, I walked across the stage and received my high school diploma. God, an incalculable variable, moved in many unexpected ways to prove His weakness is stronger than men. Like a mustard seed hoped for (Matthew 17:20 and Hebrews 11:1 KJV). Sincerely, Denise Arrasmith-Wilder P.S. Denise is talkative, optimistic, and bold. Her doctor thought this was due to brain damage until her mother reminded him that Denise was that way before the accident.

God's Weakness

Denise Arrasmith Wilder

Our future takes us to our past. Man’s fear of the unknown becomes a fear of the known. Of all the plagues released by man’s ignorance, this was the one that almost destroyed him. Now we fight for our planet with little more than swords. Our battle comes from within, no longer from the outside alone. Demons lead us into temptation, but now they want us gone. The world will once again be a paradise without man. Depending on his disbelief, greed, prejudice, and mistrust, they hunt the last of us with our own help. Now it is a question if we can kill them before we kill each other. These are the writings of a mad man…or are they?

Demon Wars

Science Fiction & Fantasy

James Polk

Fantasy

<i>Speaking and Learning the FASD Way</i> explores a teacher’s journey in the field of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder. It is a compilation of strategies, examples, and concrete tools to help educators and support staff better understand and support FASD students. Functional Behaviour Assessment, learning strategies, building relationships, and social skills are highlighted. Personal stories are shared. The book gives a great insight into the world of FASD.

Speaking And Learning the Fasd Way

Education & Teaching

Carol McAndrew

Schools & Teaching

Autumn's Dark Shadow

Andrea Saam

Bird Games

Karen King

I Can't Stand for the Ceremony

Tom Granger

Romance

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