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This book is about how the world we live in is more often made by others’ intentions than our own. That is because we fail to act upon our own good or better intentions. Our modern predators (like commercial marketing) make the world we live in according to their own interests. We apparently don’t...

This collection of poetry and essays explores the enlightenment experience both before and after. The poetry takes us on a journey through the breadth of our human condition. There is beauty, and there is ugliness. But through it all, there are those special moments when we glimpse a higher reality....

Each year before the Lenten season begins I reflect on what I will sacrifice in spiritual preparation for Easter and the celebration of our Lords resurrection. In 2011 I decided to take a different path. Instead of giving something up I would gain something of substance, I would embark on an examination...

Throughout history philosophers have sought to understand the nature of wisdom and how to achieve it, but Reverend George Johnson's Wisdom II explains that true wisdom comes from above and is a necessity for daily living. For centuries, many people grew up in homes defined by tradition and wisdom...

This book was written for people who probably feel they never need it. Its main purpose is to motivate and encourage the reader, whoever and wherever they are, that it is possible to rise up, do better, and excel as a person. It is easy to get into the trap of daily painful existence, blaming circumstances,...

From the moment we take our very first breath, we are in the trenches of life. Life comprises of highs and lows that can leave us feeling like we are on top of the mountain with ever-flowing joy or scraping the bottom of the valley with unexplainable agony. The joyous mountainous moments we treasure...

Black people of America, we need to stop reading books about thug life and street life. We need to read books that will open our minds to ideas and issues that will help us and our families and the future of black generations of this country. Black people of America, we were here before most of the...

Dr. Sius unique book served as an inspiration to many of us. He accomplished what many of us set out to do but never completed. This biographical novel brought back many fond memories of mine when I was growing up. Alan WC Ma, JD.. Professor of Law, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii ____________________________...

There are many people who no longer believe in the sanctity of the marriage bond or the traditional wedding ceremony. Some have said that going through a wedding ceremony is a waste of timewhy bother? Why go through the hassle of getting a marriage license or a blood test? I have an answer for all...

Excerpt from Making Money He then gave Tommy a hard pull on both of his ears causing him to cry out and fall to the ground. Gary lunged towards the nasty smelly man, but I moved quicker and jumped in front of him. I knew as quick as the razor sharp knife had disappeared into his pocket it could reappear....

The world around us was in turmoil. We watched racial tensions grow with the untimely deaths of prominent leaders. From political to spiritual, the world was changing forever. There are many people in my family that I could dedicate this book to, but I want to honor my great-grandmother because she...

In your quiet times with the Lord, this book will inspire you to love God and others in a more meaningful way.Love will come and give you a purpose for life. Sometimes in a subtle way and, at other times, in a more obvious way, the love of God which is more affirmative, than any other love will motivate...

God does not want us to worship idols but to worship Him. We need to acknowledge the power, presence and authority of God who is at work in our lives. We are a triune being: body, soul and spirit. As God uses us as instruments to the Body of Christ we cant make the mistake and believe that these gifts...

Like trickles in a stream that to the river flow, that to the oceans flow, so are the words that flow from my pen. They are all around us and are a part of us in any number of ways. Both the water and the language sustain life. These poems are about the miracle and majesty of life.