On Christmas Eve one man will find out that he still has something left to give-even after losing everything. Christmas Eve is a book of hope by new author Robert Bentz that tells the story of a homeless man whose life differs greatly from those among whom he lives. But his life will intersect with the lives of the wealthy on this Christmas Eve, as he takes a journey and discovers that anyone can change. A homeless man and those he lives among lead very different lives, but their lives will intersect on this Christmas Eve. Join this man as he takes a journey to discover that anyone can change and do great things, especially when they turn to God. This heart-warming tale will remind us all of the true meaning of Christmas, as well as teach us that the greatest gifts are those we give of ourselves. View all these interactions between the members of this city as a homeless man views another Christmas Eve from a park bench. Author Robert Bentz has been teaching science as well as coaching track since he graduated from Bowling Green State University. Although this will be his first book, he has enjoyed writing poetry since his days in high school in Tiffin, Ohio. He continues to write out of his home in Marysville, Ohio, where he currently lives with his wife, daughter, and twin sons.

Scott Evers, the leader of a special operations unit, returns home after a mission gone terribly wrong to find himself a wanted man. Through his former boss, he discovers his wife and unborn child are in danger.

Designed to empower preachers as they lead their congregations to connect their lives to Scripture, Connections features a broad set of interpretive tools that provide commentary and worship aids on the Revised Common Lectionary. This nine-volume series offers creative commentary on each reading through the lens of its connections to the rest of Scripture and then seeing the reading through the lenses of culture, film, fiction, ethics, and other aspects of contemporary life. Commentaries on the Psalms make connections to other readings and to the congregation's experience of worship. Connections is published in partnership with Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Mourning the Marigolds: Eccentric, sixtyish Bessie Levinson she sits on a park bench in Russell Square Park in London and tells her life story to Charlie Hampton, a stranger. Elsewhere in the park is Father Frank McAllister, an Irish priest, also in his sixties, strolling with his niece. He's telling Julie a very similar story... Frank's and Bessie's love affair unfolded and ended. However, on this particular chilly autumn afternoon, with Bessie's beloved marigolds about to gasp their last, there's a chance meeting between two old lovers... A Day in the Life of Eleanor Duncan: Eleanor Duncan is a 72-year-old homeless woman living on a park bench in Central Park. She believes her bench to be her "home", which is wonderfully located so she can overlook skaters and lovers. She has been on the streets for twenty-four years and wouldn't have it any other way. On this Christmas Eve, Eleanor welcomes a string of visitors and regales them all with stories from her past. As she enjoys Christmas Eve dinner, she's surprised by her final visitor of the day...the last visitor of her life. Wednesday: An aging woman chances to meet her long-time housekeeper in the park after thirty years. The time has been kind to one and not so kind to the other. As the two elderly women sit in the chill of a late November afternoon, they discover their differences may not be as great as they always thought. Thursday: Two sisters in their seventies--one with Alzheimer's, the other her caregiver--have taught each other about coping and unconditional love.

Anthology is just a big word for collection. I have included a variety of poems, essays, prayers, and acrostics to increase the reader's faith, lift spirits, and promote laughter and encouragement in the soul. I hope the reader will enjoy the words that tumble down from these pages, for it is only by God's grace and love that they are possible. I share some of these writings from personal experience and some from observation of everyday life.

The author wrote these seven stories over several years for his grandchildren. Each has a happy ending with a little moral message. These stories vary from children and lost dogs to young men on their horses looking for gold. These stories will take the reader from Poletown, a Detroit neighborhood of Polish immigrants, to the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory, to a New York art gallery, and to points in between. The timelines are from the 1870s to the present. How we face the challenges that life gives us is what is most important.