A man finds himself at a friend's surprise party where everything becomes frozen in place and in that moment is surprised himself by what he discovers in the midst of that instant captured in temporal amber.

One moment West was sweeping a room for Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, and then the next he found himself sitting in a strange bar and grill, staring at a curvaceous waitress. But how had he gotten there, and where had he seen that waitress before?

The three cycles of sermons included here provide a spiritual geography, an announcement of the gospel set in New York State. The sermons were given life in the vibrant life of Asbury First United Methodist Church, Rochester, New York, over several years beginning in 2000. The collection is meant to exemplify a thematic form of preaching that addresses and creates a collective consciousness in the life a community. One series is set on "A Village Green." Another invites those along the Fin...

Many of our current, lasting controversies in American Christianity are due, in part, to the willingness of liberals to champion reason and experience while leaving Scripture and tradition to conservatives, and vice versa. The liberal biblical theological voice, once quite strong, has fallen silent. Grounded in a solid knowledge of biblical study, Partnership in the Gospel presents a series of exercises, or angles of perspective, intended to support the rigorous consideration of biblical t...

Lupita Espinoza was a forty year old, single mom who often wished of being anywhere in the world other than Corpus Christi. But when a geologist in Antarctica appears in her bathroom mirror, Lupita begins a journey that will take her to places never dreamt possible. Queen Of Hearts is Part Four of the multi-part series "The Wonderland", a science fiction romance where the girl gets the guy, the aliens, and her place in the universe. In the fourth part, Lupita is stranded in Germany where s...

Want to get motivated and stay motivated? Learn how to have a positive mindset while transforming your dreams into reality? Visualize your goals and achieve success? Through "The Art of Motivation" you will find insight and tips on how to stay motivated and how to better achieve what you want in life. Written from a martial arts perspective by Robert Hill, a martial arts training academy Black Belt instructor, "The Art of Motivation" is an excellent resource on how to find your purpose in ...

Praise for the First Edition:`For those of you who wonder if the counselling approach is of much use for career guidance, this book should be informative. The importance of working with insight into client feelings is exemplified by insights into the need to address and work through feelings so that blocks to career interest and good decision-making can be overcome... The book outlines basic counselling skills and more complex ones and many straightforward...

The Pink Puppet now extends Robert Hilles' literary reputation into the world of Flash Fiction. The twenty-six pieces span many time periods and locations. Here is what the Author says about this literary form: "I came to flash fiction through the prose poem. But now I am drawn to flash fiction because the form presents opportunities neither in the prose poem nor longer fiction allows. I like the rudeness and brevity of them. Unlike the prose poem, flash fiction focuses on key fictional el...

The Names They Whispered: Lives Lost to Hate" is a powerful and deeply moving tribute to the LGBTQ+ individuals whose lives were tragically cut short by hate crimes. This book goes beyond statistics, telling the human stories behind the headlines and revealing the devastating impact of prejudice. Through poignant narratives, readers will witness the strength and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community, and be inspired to take action against hate. This is a crucial read for anyone who believes i...

A NASA R&D engineer does "a masterful job ferreting out the basic science and technology behind the elusive UFO characteristics." —Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Apollo 14 AstronautPaul Hill was a well-respected NASA scientist when, in the early 1950s, he had a UFO sighting. Soon after, he built the first flying platform and was able to duplicate the UFO's tilt-to-control maneuvers. Official policy, however, prevented him from proclaiming his findings. "I was destined," say...

From acclaimed novelist and Governor General’s Award-winning poet Robert Hilles comes a haunting story about the desperate choices made in wartime, and lives affirmed or shattered in a moment.In the final, chaotic days of the Second World War, Tommy, a young Canadian soldier, is separated from his unit and lost in enemy territory. Seeking shelter among the rotting haystacks and devastated farmhouses of the German countryside, he follows a cry to a bloodied and terrified girl. When ...

Everything Is under Control is Wilson's -to-Z of conspiracy theories-real, half-real and completely imaginary. Highly cross-referenced and written in a journalistic tone, it ioncludes fascinating information on Area 51, the Bermuda Triangle, Naom Chomsky, Crying of Lot 49, "Bob" Dobbs, Elders of Zion, the federal reserve, Holocaust deniers, Iran-Contra, JFK, Knights Templar, McCarthy, Norplant, Operation Mind Control, Pearl Harbor, UFO Abductiion, Wicca, and more.