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Hollis Green, ThD, PhD

Dennis Ingolfsland, DMin

Douglas Lawton

George K. Somerville, DPhil

William G. Justice, DMin, DPhil, DLitt

REMEDIAL AND SURROGATE PARENTING IN THE CUSTODIAL ARENA

ISBN 978-1-935434-41-2 

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

Just like footprints, each child is different and age-specific care is required to guide their footsteps. This book provides information for all who provide care for children and supplies basic guidance to make surrogate parenting work. The text is a study and reference guide for foster parents, caregivers in children's homes, as well as a basic guide for parents. There is a relationship between the attitude, knowledge, and behavior of caregivers and the quality of care for growing children. Custodial childcare is not a basket of bad apples that need to be culled from society. Rather it is a cradle of socialization filled with precious fruit of the womb picked from the tree of life to be preserved for society.

Price $19.95

The EVERGREEN Devotional New Testament 2nd Edition

ISBN 978-1-935434-24-5

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

The New Testament is a relational document designed to guide believers in their relationship with God and their behavior toward others. This edition contains relational letters sent to individuals, letters to scattered believers, letters to believers in Churches, and letters to Theophilus. The letters with relational value are presented first, because early converts were scattered without a local church to mother their faith, appears to be similar to the mobility of the present pluralistic society. There is an urgent need for a devotional text that is true to the original manuscripts but is easy to read and understand. Combining aspects of relational and inductive study produced the concept of a Devotional New Testament. Holy Scripture means exactly what the first person who heard it understood it to mean, not what culture, tradition, or translators interpret the words to mean. Since most translations and versions of scripture are academic, they have less devotional value for the average reader. Getting a sense of the original intent in a devotional language provides an improved understanding of the inspired text.

Price $14.95

Titanic Lessons 

ISBN 978-0-9796019-6-5

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

The failed structures and adventures of the past may be instructive for the present and predictive for the future. Church growth follows natural laws and the relationship formula (R = n X (n-1 >?) holds the key to managing growth. When growth challenges the ability to serve the needs of all the people -- growth becomes a liability. The things Protestants complained about Catholicism are being replicated in super-sized churches today!

Price $14.95

Fighting the Amalekites

ISBN 978-0-9796019-2-7

 Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

One must lay aside every weight and sin that so easily overwhelms. Addictions that control must be conquered. Bad habits that destroy your testimony must be broken. Vocabulary that does not honor God must be replaced. Protect the health of your body and mind. These are the little "Amalekites" that ambush you and take advantage of your weaknesses. Believers must always be on the alert and ready to defend themselves and others from evil forces. Remember the old adage: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" Destroying the "Amalekites" in your life is necessary for full obedience and a testimony worthy of the price of redemption.  

Price $14.95

Discipleship

ISBN 978-0-9796019-5-8

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

Discipleship is based on discipline. Discipline is a system of rules affecting conduct or action and implies instruction and correction that improves, strengthens, molds, and perfects character. No summary does justice to the wealth of meaning in the teaching of Jesus; however, the simple truths were a basic message to mankind: love God, follow Christ, and enjoy His blessings!

Price $14.95

Interpreting an Author's Words

ISBN 0-9801674-7-7

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

The difficulty in understanding the written word is not the vagueness of the composition, but the elusiveness of the author.  A basic problem in understanding an author’s words relates to the language and culture.  When words or thoughts are translated from one language and a particular culture to another the meaning changes.  These changes often go unnoticed and individuals apply a current definition to the words.  In fact the meaning of words is in people.  This could be the reason English/European students read authors rather than subjects.  Knowing the orientation of the author and the background, philosophy, and purpose of the composition increases the understanding of the written document.  So rooted in the earliest awareness of a need for knowledge and the continuing search by generations of thinkers, the systematic process of investigation emerge, in spite of the hurdles of vested interests and lack of support from the general populous.  The present concept of scientific methodology began to form during medieval times and developed into a full body of concepts and constructs in the modern age  As humans wrote down their observations, the effort to understand what was written began.  To understand and interpret different aspects of human existence, various groups of scholars began to devise different schemes, but all used the basic method of inquiry. 

Understanding how human beings function in families, groups, and organizations is a precondition to creating an atmosphere conducive to learning and the prevention of failure in education.  A foundational philosophy of life begins with three basic institutions. Educational leadership is concerned with the levels of organisms, groups, and organizations as they deal with the culture of these institutions. The difficulty becomes most obvious when an educational program moves from classroom based credit to distance learning modalities.   In this age of distance education there is still a need for the teacher.   Although adults can learn on their own, they normally need a guide on the journey.   Mature students may need less hands-on instruction than elementary or secondary pupils, but the need for a learning leader is still present.

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Sympathetic Leadership Cybernetics: Serving  Individuals in Groups and/or Organizations

ISBN 978-0-9796019-7-2

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

Leadership requires a predisposition to behave in a manner appropriate for the mission of the organization. Past definitions may not be sufficiently grounded to inform management and leadership in the nonprofit sector. Management and leadership functions as practiced in global corporations may not be appropriate for nonprofits, educational institutions, churches, NGO's, or faith-based groups.

Why Christianity Fails in America 

ISBN 978-0-9796019-1-0

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

The restoration of a positive Protestant spirit that produces a personal commitment to the basic tenets of the Christian Faith and a spirit of cooperation are required to make Christianity viable. In addition to the problems of name brand Christianity and freeze frame theology, One Lord, One Faith and One Baptism have become 300-plus divisions with hostile leaders, competing agendas, and opposing methodologies. Leaders must take the initiative to bring renewal and restoration to local congregations and make evangelism and missions central to the local programming.

Price $14.95

Why Churches Die 

ISBN 978-0-9796019-0-3

Author: Hollis L. Green, ThD, PhD

While churches sicken and die, while two billion have not yet heard effectively the name of Jesus Christ, whole denominations spend almost all their resources on things other than disciplining men and women. By way of contrast to all this, Dr. Hollis L. Green recognizes the grown crisis and addresses this book directly to it. He knows the American church well. Wasting no time on superficial considerations and easy diagnoses, he identifies thirty-five reasons "Why Churches Die," and proposes remedial action for each. Every saint with even the slightest taste for the cause of Christ on earth will profit from the reading of this positive volume.  (from the forward by Donald McGavran)

Artificial manipulation of personal activity in an attempt to accomplish spiritual work never maintains the witness of a Christian congregation.  Are there no Christian incentives for involvement?  Does no personal motivation or impulse to Christian activity exist in the church? Does the internal change which comes with Christian conversion not require the individual to be personally involved in sharing faith with family, friends, and neighbors, -- even enemies? The Christian community suffers when too few attempt to do too much.  Scripture furnishes ample precedent for a personalized persistent involvement in the market place rather than an occasional activity in the stained glass ghetto of the church.  The true nature of New Testament Christianity was determined by a simple pattern.   No one waited till Sunday or invited a friend to church to  hear a sermon to become a Christian. 

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Theodore H. Kittell, PhD, JD, DLitt

PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS - Great Thinkers and the Way they Think

ISBN 978-1-935434-03-0

Author: Theodore H. Kittell, PhD, JD, DLitt

This book is about understanding philosophers and their philosophic ideas. It is designed to help the reader understand what philosophy is all about. The text covers philosophers from the 7th Century B. C. to the 20th Century A. D.  There is no one definition of philosophy; it is perhaps not so much a subject as it is an activity in which one would engage. some authors define philosophy as conceptual analysis. One simple approach is to define it as thinking about thinking. Philosophers have developed their own jargon and what they say and write is not understood and may seem complex. This book is designed to assist the reader in understanding the subject of philosophy and philosophers.

The Knowledge of Good and Evil

ISBN 978-0-9801674-9-8

Author: Joshua Collins

This text attempts to loosen the knots of forgotten history and inspire the reader to advance beyond this research and separate fact from fable and lucidity from legend. The story of Eden is the first point in history where error passed into humanity, and it is this point (connected with its historically consequential ramifications) that Christ came to rectify. This text is but a beginning mark meant to invigorate the reader with passion past what has been inexplicably assumed by hazy traditions of which few attempt to sift but of which many attempt to mandate as fact. For instance, it has been stated that the Holy Bible never discusses the topic of abortion, though the very word "abortion" is used more than once, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, with explicit applications, as we will soon investigate.

THE LEAST OF THE APOSTLES

ISBN 978-1-935434-22-1

Author: Dennis Ingolfsland, DMin

Learn more about Paul's ministry and message in one week than many Christians have learned in a lifetime. The Least of the Apostles, which is how Paul described himself, is designed to be a simple, easy to read, overview of Paul's ministry and message. The book places a carefully condensed version of Paul's letters chronologically into the historical story of Paul's ministry as recorded in the Book of Acts. Brief introductions to each letter and footnotes on historical background help the reader better understand Paul's ministry in the broader context of ancient Roman history.

Caribbean Crime and Violence: Using Jamaica as a Case Study

ISBN 978-0-980-1674-8-5

Author: Douglas A. Lawton

Quickly skipping conventional explanations of crime, Lawton pulls out numerous stories from print media and skillfully links these stories with references to academic research dealing with gender differences cognitively and behaviorally.

Marriage Under Siege

ISBN 978-1-935434-03-7

Author: Douglas A. Lawton

Marriage is expected to expand and preserve the family and provide compatible companionship for both partners. Marriage is under siege on many fronts. Family preservation includes accommodation of divorce and provision for remarriage. Coping with a dysfunctional marriage and the psycho-social effects of divorce are an important part of this text. The family is the primary agent of socialization and within this psycho-social construct beliefs are born, cultivated and behaviors shaped. It is in the family that children learn skills to apply to systems outside the family unit and ultimately to their own spouses. Consequently the author based on experience in family relations offers a plan to rebuild broken fences and institute the healing process.

The Marriage Relationship

ISBN 978-1-935434-01-6

Author: Douglas A. Lawton

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND? 

ISBN 0-9801674-1-8

Author: Brian J. Shelley, DPhil

The book tells you how to apply critical thinking skills to the Scripture.  People are usually surprised to learn that the Bible does not teach some things they were taught.  Have you ever investigated whether people in the New Testament sought signs, revelation, a peaceful feeling, or leading or guiding of the Holy Spirit when they made decisions?  The book examines questions that are not usually addressed, such as: Can God be the sovereign and individuals have a free? Does God determine, or  cause, everything that happens, or do some things “just happen?” Does God allow bad things to happen to good people? Does God really command abstinence from alcohol? Does God see all nudity and sexuality in art as pornography? Are faith and logic compatible?  Can they be reconciled? Read this book for the answers you seek!

Dialogue and Interface with Muslims 

ISBN 978-0-9796019-9-6

AUTHOR  Ray Register, MDiv, DMin 

At last, a book that attempts to understand and overcome the difficulties that block communication with Muslims with guidelines for sharing faith in dialogue rather than monologue. It faces squarely the thorny questions of the Cross, the Son of God, the Gospel of Barnabas, and Intermarriage with Muslims, plus many others. This book shares the common ground needed to overcome the communications barrier with Muslims. A must for missionaries, international student workers, teachers of religion, and all who desire to share their faith with Muslim friends.

Discipling Middle Eastern Believers

ISBN 978-1-935434-36-8

AUTHOR:  Ray Register, MDiv, DMin 

Dr. Register understands the people of Islam and in these pages he presents a cogent, compassionate plan for their discipleship. Seeing Muslims as distinct from cultural Christians, Register believes one must first recognize the differences between the two cultures in order to assist Muslims in their quest to learn of Christ. It is the mission of Dr. Register and this volume, to not only point out the contrasts of these two worlds, but, with each step, discover mutual, common ground.

I AM A MANGER 

ISBN 978 -0-9801674-0-5

Author: David Beavers, DPhil

This book has a unique view of the birth of Jesus.  The story is told from the perspective of the Manger in which the Christ Child was placed. Why has no one thought of this approach before?  It is a mystery, but this book solves not only the manger mystery, it points out many other previously overlooked facts about the times of the Messiah’s birth.

THE BLACK CHURCH HERITAGE

ISBN 978-1-935434-34-4

Author: Larry Jones, DMin

Some members of the minority have personally risen above the fray and been assisted over the wall and through the maze to a better life; but some individuals have been hindered in their personal and social progress. Some of the roadblocks have been within conservative politics, the religious community, inside community leadership, and sometimes within the minority itself. Some have said Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week in America? Perhaps this is true, but iis it by coercion or by choice? When social integration works in education, housing, and the work place, why is Sunday morning still segregated? Could it be by choice based on cultural (Black) heritage?

Damned If We are Not Forgiven

ISBN 978-0-9796019-9-6

Author: William G. Justice

You've known people who are their own worst enemy. Or you may be one of them. Although they "know better," they keep working against their own best interests. Some force people to reject them. Some get into trouble with the police. Some seem "accident prone." Others destroy their bodies with alcohol and other destructive substances. Most of them have looked into the mirror of their soul and silently screamed, "Guilty! Pay Damn you!" Then they became "hell-bent for destruction." We each work to get for ourselves that which  we feel we deserve. From both, a theological and a psychological perspective, this book examines the destructive, damning nature of sin -- whether against God's law or in violation of one's own adopted moral code. It examines three dozen destructive "defense mechanisms" commonly used to avoid feeling guilty. Then it examines common barriers to forgiveness and the healthiest way of coping with guilt feelings. (Many never even think of the need to forgive themselves. And many who see the need, do not know how to forgive themselves.) You will come away from this book better understanding how to help others or yourself. You will better understand Christ, Christianity, and the practical, here-and-now value of living the Christian life.

What if Jesus REMAINED in the Tomb? 

ISBN 978-1-935434-02-3

Author: William G. Justice

OF LOVE AND LONELINESS

ISBN 978-1-935434-39-9

~the recorded thoughts of ALDEN

Men write often of love and perhaps more often of loneliness but seldom of the two together.  Love and loneliness are seldom strangers.  This short collection of poems threads a fractured web of love and loneliness.

Is There Really Life After Death? 

ISBN 978-1-935434-35-1

Author: George K. Somerville, DPhil

Living the Resurrected Life is a spiritual journey! Emphasizing that Christ's “death defying act” can be confirmed through reading the scriptures, Dr. George Somerville shows how, we too, can experience the reality of His resurrection; by dying to our old nature and taking on the new life of the risen Christ. This volume not only explores the history and the politics leading to this doorway of faith, but it also details the spiritual steps to both finding that threshold ... and crossing it.