For much of the Sixties, Joe Baker has wrestled with reconciling his own desire and ambition with loyalty and responsibility to his family. The oldest of six children, he has led his brothers and sisters with quiet charisma. But what happens when his instincts fail him? When we first met Joe and his family, it was December 1960, and a rare white Christmas was blowing toward their farm in South Georgia. As the decade unfolded, they battled drought, fire and other hardships that threatened t...

In Book One of the Plowed Fields trilogy, we met Joe Baker and his large family as a rare white Christmas descended on their South Georgia farm. It was 1960, and the family seemed poised on the brink of a grand experience in the years to come.As the decade progresses, the Bakers see their fortunes rise and fall, beginning with an illness that shakes the family at its very core. Prosperity comes calling when it’s least expected, but a harrowing ordeal forces a reckoning with faith t...

When the high school basketball season began in 1969, you could buy a gallon of gas for 35 cents and a U.S. postage stamp for 6 cents. Neil Armstrong had just set foot on the moon, Richard Nixon was president and Hurricane Camille had clobbered the Mississippi Coast.The thirteen girls who would make up the Berrien High School basketball team were well aware of the historic happenings of their generation, but they had designs on making their own history.Talented, experienced...

For much of the Sixties, Joe Baker has wrestled with reconciling his own desire and ambition with loyalty and responsibility to his family. The oldest of six children, he has led his brothers and sisters with quiet charisma. But what happens when his instincts fail him?When we first met Joe and his family, it was December 1960, and a rare white Christmas was blowing toward their farm in South Georgia. As the decade unfolded, they battled drought, fire and other hardships that threa...

On a cold December day in 1960, Joe Baker finishes plowing the largest field on his family’s farm in South Georgia and acknowledges the well of restlessness running deep inside him. Joe appreciates the good life provided by his parents, but his heart yearns for something else. So begins "Plowed Fields," setting the stage for a conflict that will nag at Joe for the next decade as he tries to reconcile his own desire and ambition with loyalty and responsibility to his family. Book One in the...

A family you won't forget …Infused with warmth, heart and hope …Glazed with the sorrow of a devastating truth.It's December 1960, and a cold wind is blowing a rare white Christmas toward the Baker farm in South Georgia. Joe Baker, an intense young man hell-bent on achievement and responsibility, finds himself torn between his own desire and ambition and his loyalty and responsibility to hi...

In Book One of the Plowed Fields trilogy, we met Joe Baker and his large family as a rare white Christmas descended on their South Georgia farm. It was 1960, and the family seemed poised on the brink of a grand experience in the years to come.As the decade progresses, the Bakers see their fortunes rise and fall, beginning with an illness that shakes the family at its very core. Prosperity comes calling when it's least expected, but a harrowing ordeal forces a reckoning wit...

SH*TBIRD! How I Learned to Love The Corps is a humorous account of Marine Corps boot camp based on the authors experiences as well as those of many other jarheads. The book begins with an introductory section that reveals the culture shock that most recruits experience as they step out of their teenage civilian world into one turned upside down. Following are 90 plus funny stories contributed by guys who were there. While most civilians will find the stories funny, they will be especially ...

On a cold December day in 1960, Joe Baker finishes plowing the largest field on his family's farm in South Georgia and acknowledges the well of restlessness running deep inside him. Joe appreciates the good life provided by his parents, but his heart yearns for something else.So begins Plowed Fields, setting the stage for a conflict that will nag at Joe for the next decade as he tries to reconcile his own desire and ambition with loyalty and responsibility to his family.Ori...

The authors of this book want to share with you some of their personal experiences they have gone through over the last 5 years and how only through the help of God have they been able to make it this far. The purpose of this book is to prepare you, the reader, for difficult times, you will face during your walk with God. It will not be an easy one but your rewards will be great. The Bible tells us that those who try to live a godly life because they believe in Christ Jesus will be persecu...

Welcome to the City Barber Shop where the coffee’s always on and the discussions are always open and lively. Here, you’ll meet some real interesting people and perhaps learn some things you didn’t know about the Apollo 11 moon landing, the government, the hereafter, and a host of other topics. So pour yourself a cup, grab a chair, and sit a spell. And if your hair needs trimming, Coot will fix you up right. Based on a series of popular stage plays by the author, The Barber Shop Dialogues t...

The role of elder is arguably the church's most thankless job. From putting out fires and dealing with disgruntled members to teaching new Christians and encouraging the weak, all while being a model disciple, an elder's role can seem exhausting and unrelenting. To survive, elders need a place of spiritual solitude and relief where they can draw closer to the Chief Shepherd and have their soul restored.In Rest in Green Pastures, nine shepherds offer encouragement, help, and...