This clear and practical explanation of copyright laws covers builders sketches, plans, and habitable buildings. The new edition incorporates recent case scenarios and sample contract language to protect the following: Your copyrightable sketches, plans, and structures • Your rights to the plans you purchase from architects and others • You from third-party lawsuits for plagiarism It also provides a sample franchise agreement for home plans, a sample reciprocal agreement, a fact sheet to e...

Tall tales and fishing lore from Kiwi fishing personality Cliff Barnes.As he looks back over his adventurous life, Cliff Barnes muses that he must have used up eight of his nine lives while fishing along the Northland coast but, on a recount, concedes he has used up the lot.Among his many scrapes with death was the time his boat was smashed against rocks and sank. Then there was time when he fell overboard and was left fully clothed and treading water as his pilotless boat ...

Not since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his vision received as much publicity from local newspapers as John Crump and his theater, designed and built by architect Charles Sparrell in 1889. This is the story of the passion, struggles and triumphs that created the first true cultural arts center in this small town and the legacy that continues to inspire the community over a century later to protect this local landmark. It is a journey marked by first-class oper...

Every nation crafts a national mythology depicting its noble origins and the sanctity of its birth. The Zionist state of Israel is no different. For instance, every Israeli school child is indoctrinated in the founding myth of Israel's miraculous birth in 1948 (one tiny, ill-prepared Jewish state surprisingly victorious over five Arab behemoths armed to the teeth). The problem is that such state-sponsored mythology plays fast and loose with actual history. Israel's victory in 1948 was no m...

Personal, experiential faith is seldom given a seat at the table of academic theology and biblical studies. David Crump, however, with the assistance of Søren Kierkegaard's religious philosophy, claims that "authentic understanding, and thus authentic Christian commitment, can only arise from the personal commitment that is faith."Examining the various biblical, historical, cultural, theological, and academic hurdles demanding a truly Kierkegaardian leap of faith before one can meet...

What does it really mean for Christians to live as faithful kingdom citizens in today's world?Bitter partisan conflict. State-sanctioned torture. Economic injustice. Ethical corruption. Even a cursory glance over daily news headlines shows a stark contrast between the American political state and the kingdom of heaven. Where, then, does the Christian's ultimate allegiance lie?In I Pledge Allegiance David Crump issues a clarion call to Jesus's twenty-first-...

When Christians collude in crimes against humanity, they betray their citizenship in the kingdom of God, demonstrating that Christ's Lordship does not rule over every area of their lives. The popular ideology known as Christian Zionism is a prime enabler of such widespread discipleship--failure in western Christianity. As the state of Israel continues to violate international law with colonial settlement in lands captured by warfare, legalized racial discrimination, and the creation of wha...

Love Hurts is a heartfelt collection of poems that rises from the quiet, vulnerable spaces of the human heart. It explores love as devotion and loss, longing and faith, strength and surrender, revealing how deeply love can shape and unmake us. Through raw emotion and gentle reflection, the poems trace the ache of separation, the weight of heartbreak, and the comfort found in memory.Themes of loyalty, prayer, and resilience weave throughout the collection, offering moments ...

What does it mean for God to be a holy God? What does it mean for God's people to be a holy people? Many may be surprised to learn that biblical holiness is not primarily about morality or personal behavior. Divine holiness, including holy behavior, both God's and ours, is rooted in the fact that God is Wholly Other, distinct from any and all created things. God is not holy because he never does wrong. God never does wrong because he is holy, utterly unique and distinctive. But the Holy On...

This addition to the Messages series is a continuation of the original theme found in the first book. In the Fourth Book of Messages from God's Humble Servant, we are again challenged to examine ourselves.When faced with a fork in the road, the Fourth Book is meant to help us choose the path that God has planned for our lives.One example is the message "The Pathway Home."I have been on my way, walking home, for many years now. The only pathway that will lead me home...

As the title states, this is the third book in the Messages series from Christian author David W. Crump. In book 3, the same theme is carried over from books 1 and 2.In this book, David again serves as God's messenger, bringing you thoughts based on biblical scripture to help you find or renew your faith. He writes in easy-to-understand plain language using common symbols and everyday events to bring you God's messages clearly.One example is the message entitled "If You Cou...

Twenty authors, twenty gods, twenty stories that will chill, thrill and kill you. The Gods of the Pantheon present their first anthology of halloween stories. The time for Samhain draws near....