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My Story RememberedAuthor: Lamon BrownPublisher: Parson's PorchPublication Date: February 01, 2021Number of Pages: 148 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1951472799ISBN-13: 9781951472795

No Regrets That heading is not entirely true. I do have some regrets, such as not learning Latin American dances or traveling more. I have a curious nature and once enjoyed visiting new countries and...

Christian people deserve to hear good sermons when we gather for worship (or when we download something from the internet). We don't need great sermons, except once in a long while. We hear too many...

I have known Patricia Locke as a writer far longer than I have known her as a pastor, but happily I was also there when God spoke into her life and called her to the life of a pastor.Author: Patricia...

Parson's Porch & Book Publishers is a professional publisher of books of all genres. We offer our services to all our creative authors at no charge. Parson's Porch is especially proud of its series,...

On Poetry (For Mark Bromberg) Though, With me, It is always about line length, And Connections (with ELECTRONICS No less). Lowell said it, At the rainbows end, Only by getting rid of things Can you...

I was born at Lincoln University, in Chester County Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22, 1944. My father was from Johnson County in Tennessee. My mother, from Buchanan County in Virginia. Both my grandmothers...

Parson's Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter. We believe that many of the best writers are pastors who take the role of preacher seriously. Week in, and week...

One of my favorite stories is the calling of Simon in Luke 5. They had been out on the Sea of Galilee (or Gennesaret) all night, fishing, and hadn't caught a thing. We often read this text as saying...

Pals, Pets, Pigs, and Potatoes was produced as a service-learning project by Cleveland State Community College English Composition II students in a unique partnership with Taylor Elementary School...

These poems are both simple and profound, as is the life they reflect. Mrs. Constantino gives us a glimpse of that crucible where all souls are shaped: the family, where all the drama begins and only...

Over the years I've collected numerous poems I've written as part of a practice of writing a daily email devotion, Ruminations and Reflections. In rummaging through the dusty archives in search of...

he term Spectrum-Autist is how I describe one who is diagnosed with Autism-Spectrum Disorder. Since I do not think of Autism as a "disorder, I prefer "Spectrum-Autist." Being a Spectrum-Autist is to...

Author: Not AvailablePublisher: Parson's PorchPublication Date: July 06, 2021Number of Pages: 128 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1955581096ISBN-13: 9781955581097

So what IS this book? That's a great question. At first, I suppose it could be said that it is a collection of writings, a hodgepodge if you will created but not really belonging to a collection...

Faith Poetry is more about how to live in this world than it is about how to live in an afterlife. All we have is this moment The here and now. The present gift The world is the poem. Nature poetry...

Portrait of CancerAuthor: Ruth GehringPublisher: Parson's PorchPublication Date: Oct 30, 2020Number of Pages: 62 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1951472705ISBN-13: 9781951472702

Take. Breathe. Take these One Hundred Days of reflective breath prayers and thoughts, allowing them to strengthen you in your journey with Jesus Christ. These One Hundred Days are but a beginning...

In this book of sermons, Katina Sharp provides for us a nest of sermons which are imaginative and provocative. Her style and skill as a preacher is evident in the content and structure of each sermon...

Growing up in a southern country home as an only child blessed Debbie with a strong love of nature. Her parents taught her all about nature, whether it be vegetable and ?ower gardening or caring for...

I'm not religious; I'm spiritual. How many times have you heard this, or even said it yourself? Reclaiming Faith is a tender yet practical approach to uniting the spirituality you love with the...

In a world that we experience so often as indifferent, impersonal, competitive and cruel, we are crying out for signs of mercy: a word of forgiveness, a comforting touch, a gesture of sympathy, a...

Mercy is the wellspring of the gospel. We are more likely to name forgiveness as the essence of the Christian proclamation: asked to summarize the gospel, a typical American Protestant is likely to...

Dyton Owen has a straightforward and compelling way of communicating the essence of what a healthy, balanced church is all about. In four chapters he outlines the basic traits by which every church...

I find it hard to believe that I'm able to assemble a collection of sermons that spans twenty years--from 1996 to 2016. This collection includes sermons from my seminary intern year in California, as...

What follows is a collection of devotionals written mostly early in the morning. As such, there is a page or two out of order, incorrectly-numbered or not particularly well-thought out. I have...

I will begin with a confession...I don't like change. I have clothes that I bought 3 decades ago, and still wear...because, well, why would I buy a new garment when I still have one that functions as...

If you are seeking a book that goes beyond first principles, this book is for you. If you are seeking a devotional book that not only inspires but also teaches deeper truth regarding Godly living,...

I'm really a morning person, if left to my own devices. When I'm involved with someone (when I was married or when I'm dating someone) that schedule gets pushed to the back. For one thing, I seem to...

Early Morning "Listening" I'm really a morning person, if left to my own devices. When I'm involved with someone (when I was married or when I'm dating someone) that schedule gets pushed to the back...