Cleansing the Sanctuary of the Heart is filled with the stories of real people who have had the courage to face the pain of their abuse, addictions and relational challenges. They have chosen to walk the path to healing. We do not claim that they live a life free from emotional pain today, but they have learned that on the journey of life in this fallen world, they are not alone. They have the promise of a loving God who has said that he will never leave them nor forsake them (Hebrews 13:5), that he would be with them in the darkest of times (Psalm 23:4), and even that he is suffering with them and carrying them while they are suffering (Isaiah 63:9). These courageous people are maturing and growing into the men and women that God created them to be. They are learning to be honest with themselves and others, humble and repentant as they face the truth about themselves, open to receiving the comfort and healing of God, and forgiving as they have been forgiven (Ephesians 4:32). On this journey, they are being healed but also equipped to be used as instruments of healing in the lives of others (2Cor. 1:3-5) and to be used to prepare this world for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Little Worlds of Water takes us back to Blytheville to continue the story of Mason Garcia and his efforts to make friends in the place where his father has moved his family. He finished his school year with everyone believing that he made up the story of the little people he saw. So he wants to spend the summer doing normal kid stuff not playing video games with little people. He tries several things and works hard at making friends. The little people, the Punwees, learn how to leave his room and go to the park riding on his cat. One of the water Punwees sees him practicing with his homemade boat for the July 4th races. The Punwees make a deal. One will give swimming lessons for the homemade boat. So the boat is stolen. The confusion that follows gets Mason in trouble with the Punwee Clans.

The story is about a dad taking his two sons, Cowboy and Rick, fishing all over from the ocean to river to lake to ponds to rocks off the jetties in the bay. The boys were always excited to fish from different spots in Texas as well as other parts, ready for the challenge of catching and studying, and looking at caught fish - analyzing and probing the fish until the dad would tell them to throw them back in the water - on a pier or on a boat ride they were always happy to go fishing.

After completion of his first book, Golf Is My Life: Glorifying God Through the Game, Jon Decker became senior editor for Golf Tips Magazine. He started a Christian golf feature for the magazine titled Fairways to Heaven. His articles included scripture, a golf story as well as life experience to create a one-of-a-kind feature for a mainstream golf publication. The feature became very popular with the Golf Tips Magazine subscribers. The positive feedback from the readers inspired Jon to compile his articles, plus add new content, to create his second book, Fairways to Heaven: One Shot at a Time...

The book also includes a moving tribute to Jon's mentor, Phil Rodgers, with numerous testimonials to Phil from Jon's former coworkers. Included are PGA of America National Award winners: Carl Alexander, PGA National Horton Smith Award (2012), Eric Eshleman, PGA National Golf Professional of the Year (2019), Fred Griffin, PGA Finalist Teacher of the Year (2019) and Kevin Weeks, PGA National Teacher of the Year (2023).

It also includes tributes from former Grand Cypress Academy of Golf instructors and staff: Jason Bell, Joey Hidock, Lee Houtteman, Blake Holbrook, Gus Holbrook, Doug Lowen, Dr. Ralph Mann, Kevin McKinney, Todd Meena, Brenda Pfeifer, Adrian Stills, Harold Wyatt and Harry Zimmerman, Also contributing to the book: Former NBA Player and CBS Analyst Clark Kellogg, Former Golf Channel Studio Host Kraig Kann, Dr. Matt Mingione and Dr. Angelica Napolitano.

Christianity is a theology of the Cross. The Cross is central to the doctrine of the Gospel. The Gospel is at the core of the teaching of the Bible. What Moses was to the law, Paul is to the New Testament gospel. In the Old Testament, Moses is the central figure in the giving of the law; notwithstanding, in the New Testament, Paul is the central figure in our understanding of the New Covenant Gospel. These two men are very, very important in our understanding of these two covenants. Moses, the Law; Paul, the Gospel. As Moses was revered by all believing Jews, so also, Paul is regarded as the foremost thinker in the New Testament concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ by Christians. It is very important that we do not underestimate the need to come into a full, complete, and accurate understanding of the Pauline revelation. Paul's gospel is the revelation of Jesus Christ after the Cross: as crucified, dead, buried, resurrected, ascended, and glorified. Paul was given a very unique perspective of our Lord [despite having never met Christ in the flesh). He preached a glorified Christ, and not the Christ in the flesh. It is through his revelation [his deep insights into Christ, and him crucified] that we find deeper meaning into the gospel of Jesus Christ. Without his contribution to the New Testament, our understanding of the life, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of our Lord, would be limited and incomplete. Paul's gospel of our Lord exemplifies that Christ now rules and reigns as the Supreme God and Lord over all: the glorified God-man. Amen.

Through Maya's Eyes is a story about a chocolate lab named Maya who was born blind. Maya begins her school year and learns more about her friends that also have physical and learning differences. The premise of the story is that we can find strength in our differences. Maya sees the beauty and strength in all her friends despite her inability to see. Despite Maya not being able to see, she sees the best in all of her friends. This is a book about inclusion and highlighting the strength children have.

It's hard to be a thirteen year old. It's even harder to be a thirteen year old going to a new school in a new city. But hardest of all is trying to balance school and work. Libby Lancaster faces new challenges as she tries to excel at eighth grade and her pet sitting business. Can she do both? Can Libby get good grades and still take care of the pets in her building that she has grown to love?

In Retha Evans Ezell's memoir, Love Leaps Forward: (Until Death Do We Part) Time Tilts Backward written with her husband James Calvin Ezell, she recalls both good and bad times, and she learned to seek God for comfort and direction rather than give up and complain about her misfortune and mishaps. She and her husband stood strong together and worked through all of their problems in marriage. Life lessons are interspersed with moving recollections, and original poetry that share events of a couple's life. They reveal hope for the future as events unfold through stories of love, life and marriage.

When the lie of deceit on court papers: One child was born to the marriage of Rufus Granger and Maudry Granger Seeing my uncles signature that Almost Erased four generations for greed. Cuts my heart deeper when it's the handprints of own kinfolks. This book is full of memories, laughter, hurt, pain and most of all forgiveness. As we all must forgive even when it hurts.

This story is about a man who had his feelings bottled up for way too long. Not able to tell his family why he did the things he did and not able to recoup the lost years away from the people who he loved. In the Mexican-American community, you never show your sadness, your pain, or weakness. As an act of pride, you always keep all your emotions to yourself like as if nothing is wrong. Showing everyone that you're not suffering and everything is fine is strength.

I couldn't do that anymore; it was tearing me up from within. I felt that by writing my story, I was finally explaining and apologizing at the same time to my family for leaving so long ago and why I tend to stick to myself in the present. Writing my story has been a form of therapy for me, if you will, a way to release all those negative feelings that have been inside my head for some time now.

It feels like coming up out of the water and taking a big gulp of air after being under for so long, and I can breathe again now. My life has been harder than most but easier than a lot of people. I thank God for guiding me and protecting me through my journey. But I still wouldn't change any part of what happened back then because it wouldn't have brought me here. I have no regrets.

Jesus gave 50 commands to his disciples and followers as recorded in the four Gospels of the New Testament.

Many Christians call Jesus their Lord and Savior, but for most that is only half true. People trust Jesus enough as their Savior to keep them out of Hell, but they do not make Him the Lord of their lives because they do not know His commands or obey them.

This book lists the 50 commands of Jesus and the relevant scriptures. It explains them in easy-to-understand language, and it provides practical suggestions on how to incorporate those commands into modern living, ie. what to know and do. The book provides a self-assessment process for readers to rate their own level of obedience to the 50 commands of Jesus. Blessings will begin to flow to those who know and willingly obey the commands of Christ Jesus.

Non-Smoking Mirrors is a collection of forty original poems that have been uniquely curated to capture the life experiences of the voice of the author in a rhythmic, compelling, and forceful artistic space. It is poetry that speaks to universal topics and themes that can easily resonate among individuals who have the passion and desire to echo sentiments of pure, unadulterated matters of the gut without justification. The use of rich imagery, and distinct patterns are carefully arranged, intertwined, and woven to capture the sound and beauty of the feelings that lie within the lines.

The five stories you are about to read in my book titled, Born Blind: Traumas and Triumphs, represent critical parts of my life, feelings, observations, and analyses that marinated inside me long before they reached the written page. Although only one-My father ... Me, and sister Josefina is non-fiction, the others reflect reality, based on my experiences and those of people I know.

The picture on the cover of this book is of a dear friend of mine being held by his great-grandfather.

William Arthur Snidow is holding his great-grandson, my friend Jerry Payne. The faith that this man shared with young Jerry around 1955, before his teens, is very much a part of what is in my books. That faith is a Holiness Doctrine of living in anticipation and preparation for The Second Coming. Born in 1860, his lifestyle and beliefs revealed to Jerry this faith, and Jerry carried that lifestyle and faith on in his own life and then, through our friendship, brought it into my life and my writing.

Obedience to God's Word is a lifestyle made attractive by living life watching for the soon-coming King. Teaching Godly family values to the next generation is each generation's responsibility. I hope what you will find in this book will aid in that cause. Generational love or family love has a Greek name - Storge Love. It is an affectionate love that must permeate the other three loves: Eros, Phileo, and Agape. It has the element of tough love that must be brought into The Family of God so that Jesus' role as the Righteous Judge at The Second Coming can be well understood in anticipation of that event.

Through Maya's Eyes is a story about a chocolate lab named Maya who was born blind. Maya begins her school year and learns more about her friends that also have physical and learning differences. The premise of the story is that we can find strength in our differences. Maya sees the beauty and strength in all her friends despite her inability to see. Despite Maya not being able to see, she sees the best in all of her friends. This is a book about inclusion and highlighting the strength children have.

The purpose of this book is to give young children who have Celiac Disease the language to express the challenges of living with this diagnosis. The whimsical poetry and illustrations help children to see that the diagnosis is just one part of who they are and that it does not define them, nor does it need to hold them back from being who they want to be.

Philip Ripley Ward's masterful achievement: Golf Is Not What You Think, depicts the life work of an independent golf specialist, who having been a teacher since 1979, began nearly 20 years prior to. The insight he learned from circling the mountain for 40 years makes this offering so much more than just another instruction manual. He shares his expertise via engaging twists of personal experiences mixed with an abundance of witty satire if not a very dry humor throughout. It also provides easy-to-understand techniques that can be applied at any level.

The book also imprints the author's difficulties in overcoming health issues along the way as he struggled to break through challenges related to faith and trusting God. Marvelous surprises!

Newly high school graduate Steph had his whole future planned. College bound, a baby on the way with the love of his life Sabrina, a significant amount of money saved from the drug business he started from scratch and a team of brothers where loyalty was never a question.

All that changes in the blink of an eye when Steph was shot at their graduation party. With Steph's life in limbo, everything comes to a halt. Steph's right hand man Risk and the rest of the team have to now figure out who would pull such an audacious move and how to keep the business afloat.

As the days turn and more details about the shooting come out, the uncertainties began to unfold and point in a direction that has everybody unsure who can be trusted.

The story picks up right from the last chapter of book one. Princess Ruby and the girls were sold off to a merchant inventor and find themselves separated from the others and in a strange place. One of the Jewels is at the verge of death having been injured in an accident and may lose his leg. The Jewels decide to return to the Kingdom, and devise a plan to rescue the girls and the other lost children of the Gem regions because while on this journey they discover their true purpose to rescue the lost, offer them hope and freedom from the bondage of the evil that has spread throughout the dark regions. Through a series of new and dangerous adventures, they rise above the circumstances having unseen help along the way. Now, twelve young Jewels, a General and his small army along with Royal Palace guard are commissioned by their King to find and rescue anyone that seeks freedom. Their mission is to set all the captives free.