Franklin and Rhonda fell in love in high school. After graduation, he worked a full-time job at night. He took business courses at the local community college during the morning hours. His goal was to someday climb the corporate ladder.Rhonda felt that she was not college material. During the day, she worked a job that had no future. During the evening, she loved to have a good time. Her goal was simply to be the supportive wife of a successful man.With such a conflict in g...

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...

Has this ever happened to you? You turn to your bible searching for answers, but you end up with even more questions. You open your bible looking for clarification, but by the time you close the book, you're even more confused. Sometimes the bible's teachings are hard to understand, even when written in modern English. Well now there's a book that may help you find the answers to your questions... that may help clear up your confusion. It's called 'Messages from God's Humble Servant'. It's...

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 ...

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...

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...

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-...

The buzzer sounds from inside the jury room to signal a verdict. A sharp, unnatural noise—full of promise and danger. But when the judge reads the verdict, it isn't what anyone has been expecting.Robert Herrick is the lawyer for William Grant, who is badly injured. But now, Robert's chances of helping his client seem nonexistent, even though the jury has rewarded two other plaintiffs from the same accident with huge damages.The pain of this impending defeat is overwhelming....

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 ...

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...

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...