A sample of Sword of Submssion, Reclaiming the Power of Being Human. This is a book that takes a fresh look at an often misunderstood principle in the Bible. Submission is not the means of keeping people in line and preserving order, it is the training that prepares each of us to reclaim the power of being human that is only available when we live in relationship with our Creator. 

An interview with Dick Williams, author of The Transforming Power of the Keys of the Kingdom - Unlocking the Process of a New Testament Conversion. Learn about the author's journey through the Jesus movement of the 70s, involvement with the house churches in Great Britain and the importance of applying the elementary principles of Hebrews to our life in Christ. Mentioned in this Episode: 

* The Transforming Power of the Keys of the Kingdom. 

* Ern Baxter.

* British House Church Movement.

 

 

Dan interviews Daryl Knudeson, author of Sacred Story, Finding God in the Ordinary. This is a companion podcast to episode 15, in which Dan read two chapters as a sample. Mentioned in this episode: 

* Sacred Story, Finding God in the Ordinary

* Goodbye, Little One, Through Deep Grief to Deep Life

* The Butterfly and the Stone, God's Love on a Prodigal Journey

Today's episode is a sample of the book, Sacred Story, Finding God in the Ordinary by Daryl Knudeson. This book of 40 short chapters is designed to call attention to the day to day lessons that our heavenly Father prepares for us. For discussion or personal meditation or group discussion, Daryl's book is sure to awaken your heart to the wonder of the ordinary. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

* Sacred Story

* Createspace

 

This is the first "Hey, Teacher!" episode. These podcasts grapple with issues that are common to writers. Dan interviews Jenna Thompson, who has a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Pacific University and teaches at Pacific and at Warner Pacific College. Today's topic: Resistance. How do you climb over those barriers that try to prevent you from putting fingers to keyboard. 

Mentioned in this episode: The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield. 

This sampler episode spotlights The Transforming Power of the Keys of the Kingdom by Dick Williams. This book calls into question the traditional understanding of conversion being a simple agreement with a few central tenets of Christian doctrine. Subtitled "Unlocking the process of New Testament Conversion" the book explores the notion that following Jesus is not just a decision, it is an ongoing transformation. Watch for an interview with the author in the next few episodes. 

When ordering a print run of one of your titles from CreateSpace, you may discover that smaller orders have a much quicker turnaround time than a larger order. We discovered that a few books drop-shipped had a quicker turnaround time by nearly a week than our order of 200. Also, for some Christmas fun, an excerpt from Sound the Holiday Alarm. 

An interview with aspiring writer, Heidi Sadler. Heidi shares some of the things that challenge her as a writer and how she has attempted to deal with them. Heidi is also a musician. She and her husband, Ben, have a band called Chasing Ebenezer. Mentioned in the podcast are: 

* Heidi's regular fiction blog called Sunday Psalms. Click here. 

* We referenced a single recording released by Chasing Ebenezer that deals with sex trafficking called "Slavery." To hear the song, click here. The song starts after the page loads. 

In this Episode...

* Announcement of the upcoming release of Come Follow Me - 356 Days Walking in the Spirit. 

* Brief comments about the importance of a suitable word processing application. 

* A sample of Sound the Holiday Alarm - The Nativities are Getting Restless. 

A quick look at a new release at Two Worlds Media, Sound the Holiday Alarm (the nativities are getting restless) by Dan "Max" Mayhew. This is one of four books in the Zootron Chronicles series which are published under the Max Features imprint. This one, and the other three books in the series are just for fun. Enjoy!