In 2010, three educators met at a national early childhood conference. We took different journeys to our career paths, but we had the same passion for teaching. Over the years, we've laughed together, collaborated with and learned from each other, and shared our stories. Most importantly, we shared the foundational memories that brought us to early childhood education. Now, we share our reflections on teaching, people who have influenced our lives, and challenges we have experienced over o...

Master Docker on Windows 11 with advanced techniques for deployment, security, and performance to run scalable and production-ready containersKey FeaturesLearn advanced Docker techniques tailored for Windows, including networking, security, and multi-container orchestrationDeploy scalable, secure, and high-performance Docker containers in enterprise Windows environmentsApply knowledge using real-world projects, hands-on tutorials, and clear ste...

Joe Daily, a lifelong Vanderbilt fan, wants nothing more than his team to win the National Championship. He meets Allistair Appel who promises to make him the best player to ever play the game. But he may have to sell his soul to seal the deal. The Devil and Joe Daily was written in 2015 and takes you on a journey through the four team playoff and the national championship game to find out if Joe Daily, now Joey Goodman, can outwit the devil.

Leopold Harvey is a quirky college student in 1984 coerced into playing the most popular game on campus: The Assassin Game. When Leo's victims begin actually dying, the list of suspects is long. Leo is at the top of that list.

When world class runner Scott Teller find himself mysteriously in 1936, he realizes if he can qualify for the Olympics and win a gold medal, he may have a chance to avert the Holocaust. After meeting fellow Olympian Anna Marie Rogers, he must choose whether to lose his life and Anna Marie or save millions of lives and change the course of history.

In a world torn by hatred, hope becomes the greatest act of defiance as the lives of three men are forever connected through a series of unforeseen events. Hungry, rejected, and weighed down by responsibility, a young missionary, Elder Gordon, vows to trust God’s hand in the foreign streets of Germany a year before the start of World War I. Violin shop owner, Joseph treasures his family’s Munich shop, but Kristallnacht shatters more than glass. As tension erupts in the streets, Joseph batt...

"Bailey's Dam" is a compelling narrative that explores the intricate dynamics of human relationships against the backdrop of a small town. The story revolves around the titular dam, a symbol of both progress and conflict, as it brings together a diverse cast of characters. George J. Castille and Steven D. Smith masterfully weave themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the struggle for identity, creating a rich tapestry that reflects the complexities of life. The characters are vividly drawn, ea...

A practical, uplifting guide designed to help congregational leadership navigate current issues and inspire deeper thought and contemplation.In this powerful collection of reflections, the Rev. Dr. Marc Smith offers thoughtful insights and practical guidance for vestries and other church leadership bodies. Addressing key issues like evangelism, social justice, stewardship, and parish life, each chapter includes opening and closing prayers, reflective essays, quotes...

For decades, conventional medicine has pigeonholed uric acid as the singular culprit behind gout-a simple waste product of high living and purine overload. The Great Uric Acid Debacle shatters this outdated paradigm. Written not from the detached perspective of a clinical textbook, but from the deeply personal trenches of lived experience, this book explores the hidden reality of systemic metabolic crises.Despite never being diagnosed with gout, Rev. C. D. Smith's body tol...

“A real page turner: a must read for devotees of America’s struggle for Liberty, and for scholars and students of the Military Art of Leadership. Joining history and modern management thought in one volume—illuminating great men in the crucible of crisis and combat: from the strategic to the tactical, from the political to the logistical. Here is a compelling, expert-telling of the Revolutionary War in its critical human dimension: Leadership. Steven Smith and Kevin Dougherty’s col...

Across the ancient world, priests and poets tell of a cosmic mountain—the place from which creation is born and where humans encounter the gods. In the Bible, Mount Zion is the abode of the god of Israel. But this mount also sits at the center of modern-day Jerusalem. People live and work across Mount Zion. You can pick up a nice scarf or some great falafel there. Such is the paradox of the cosmic mountain: it is at once sacred and mundane, terrestrial and divine. The cosmic mountain is th...

In Taught by God, theologian Brandon D. Smith invites modern Christians to rediscover the early church’s approach to biblical interpretation, not just as an historical relic but as a vibrant means of understanding the Bible today. Smith introduces three “sensibilities” that Christians throughout church history have shared: a concern for Scripture’s very words, its theological and Christological unity, and its importance for the church. Through biblical and historical examples,