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 $17.95 | Chris Pancake loves the Lord and loves baseball. He is the best high school pitcher in his district, perhaps even in the state. A major league scout pursues him and informs him that the Pirates intend to draft him second overall, but Chris has other plans. Then, he accomplishes a feat that has rarely been seen before from a high school pitcher.
Still coping with the loss of his mother, he has a near perfect relationship with his father, Charles. Conversely, his faith and his relationships with his best friends are put to the test. On the cusp of turning 30 years old, Chris looks back and reflects on two tragic events that shaped his character as an adult. Pancake is a tale of faith and forgiveness, tragedy and triumph, and lives transformed.
Throughout his young life, Chris retains an unwavering commitment to his faith despite societal pressures and personal struggles that threaten to pull him away. His is an amazing journey of sports, family, and the love of God. |
 $18.95 | Mankind is "the symbol-using animal," American philosopher Charles Peirce famously wrote. It's vital--literally--that we grasp our relation to symbols. God himself thinks in symbols. Since we are made in God's image, everything we think and do is symbolic as well. Moses failed to follow God's symbolism and was harshly punished, forbidden to enter the Promised Land. Keeping or breaking symbolism will decide how each of us fares on Judgment Day. Understand symbolism, or suffer the consequences.
PRAISE FOR HOW GOD THINKS
Winner of the Pacific Book Award for Best Spirituality
Finalist of the Pacific Book Award for Best Philosophy
Thorough and thought-provoking, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Bible, its history, and its society-shaping role. -US Review of Books
Discussing the symbolic illustration in a Christian marriage between one man and woman versus homosexuality, divorce, polygamy, and polyandry, [Vancelette dives] deeper into what it means to be a man and a woman in the eyes of God. -San Francisco Book Review
It reads like top-shelf philosophy with pragmatic commentary and poetic sensibilities. -Seattle Book Review
David Vancelette's HOW GOD THINKS is a fascinating and original attempt to do what no theologian has ever accomplished: to get inside the mind of God. -IndieReader
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY UNDERSTANDING SYMBOLISM:
How has Satan made himself equal to God through broken symbolism?
Why do hardened feminists and the LGBTQ community reject the symbolism God designed into human sexuality?
What alternative was Jesus actually praying for in the garden when he prayed "let this cup [of crucifixion] pass from me?"
Why do many Jews see Jesus as broken symbolism, not as the Messiah?
This gripping, ambitious book will answer these and much more!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Vancelette holds a degree in computer science and has worked some four decades as a computer systems analyst at Fortune 500 companies. He has attended both the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Biblical University. He also studied philosophy at American Public University.
David vitally believes that sound analysis, logic, and reliance upon the Holy Spirit must be brought together to properly interpret the Bible.
"David Vancelette is an amazing author...." -Pacific Book Review |
 $19.99 | During high school, band geek Dave Tripiciano had few girlfriends, and was teased and bullied by his classmates and even his gym teacher. In an effort to prove himself, and win the respect of others, he practiced three hours a day to become an accomplished musician, and then went on to study music in college. When the coeds began to notice him, he discovered another way to impress the girls, and became quite the ladies man. Married while still in college, he played in a band for extra money, but that made it easy to flirt with and meet attractive women.
As he matured and settled down, he became a faithful husband, the father of three and a school band director. But the need to “prove himself” and impress people still drove him. Becoming a self-centered workaholic, he focused mainly on his career and his hobbies, until the tragic morning that he and his children found his wife dying in a wrecked car on their way to school. Soon after her death, he also learned that due to his selfishness, she had turned elsewhere for attention and had been having an affair with another man for several years.
Devastated and realizing how badly he had failed as both a husband and a father, he gave up his career as a high school band director and began to devote his life and his gifts to serving God and others. He met and married a young widow with two small children who lost her husband in a plane crash. Since then he has started an outreach ministry for men and several Christian school band programs that include home schoolers. He has also authored two books and produces Christian videos. |
 $23.95 | On her birthday, Briana travels with her trusted fairy godmother, through a portal, to the mythological world of the fairies. This seven-book series is a journey all around this parallel world, full of challenges, constantly testing Briana's strength and courage. This is an imaginative, out-of-this-world experience every child should take to build confidence. |
 $24.95 | Candy Apples is a story that helps sharpen the character of being honest, showing integrity, and being content with delayed gratification. The story reminds the reader to not get weary of doing well. If one can be trusted with smaller things, then one can be trusted with the larger things.
The main character, Cameron, will be challenged by his friends to make a choice going against his principles taught. Cameron will get the opportunity to thoroughly process the situation being presented and the reward or consequences that each decision may present.
Candy Apples will assist the parent, guardian, or leader in forming questions when speaking to a child to help him or her to better understand how to develop the character trait integrity. The story will give the child a visual example of being presented with a real-life situation that requires one to make a positive decision with the influence of peers and a trustworthy adult.
This short story will encourage adult/child dialogue to help bring awareness to positive character. The literature will suggest questions to help foster healthy decision making. Candy Apples can be read, used, and understood by an older child for individual character building; however, it is also an opportunity for a guardian or leader to read with a child as a way to spend quality time. |
 $25.99 | He spent 40 years in the medical profession. For fun, he coached skiing for over 20 years. He is a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and is certified in Alpine Skiing, Level 2; Adaptive Specialist, Level 1; Children’s Specialist, Level 2; Children’s Trainer; and Senior Specialist, Level 2. Currently he is employed by Vail Resorts and is presently on the Vail Educational Staff. He was the former Director of the Children’s Advanced Training Specialist, and the Express Pre-School Ski School Programs. |
 $29.99 | This indispensable reference for ski instructors, coaches, trainers, teachers was designed as a practical guide to become a creative and unique outstanding educator when creating ski-lesson plans for kids of all ages and of all-performance levels. This many decades of useful and workable current concepts, tips, ideas, games, ski tools when used properly to enhance the skiing learning process are priceless—which is the one book that you must have to exceed customer satisfaction for both parent and child in the ski industry. There are 55 photographs and 20 graphic illustrations to convey precisely and clearly important concepts and ideas to eliminate any ambiguity in the discussions. |
 $33.00 | Essentially, Oliver & Otto are two "friends" who keep getting awakened by loud noises at bedtime. The story provides an explanation of these noises so that our heroes can "overcome" their fears and eventually go to sleep.
Dr. Duane R. Folke is an author, attorney and father of three sons. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he went on to graduate from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California with a degree in journalism. After working as a television news reporter he went on to law school at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, graduating from Michigan State School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. He was the first trustee scholar from the School of Law. Mr. Folke is also the author of adult books as well. The Oliver & Otto (Olivia) series will continue with Oliver & Otto Part II: First Time at the Zoo. |