Pudgy is more than a children's story. It is a modern parable about the courage to seek help and the grace to help others. The title character, Pudgy, is a beautiful little fish who is beached on the sands of a Bahamian island. His pleas for help are heard by different passers-by. Each has a different response to Pudgy's cry of desperation. As the story unfolds, young children will grow to love Pudgy. But just as importantly, the child in each of us will know from our own experience what it means to be "beached." As the author writes in his preface, "Pudgy is us. All of us can identify with...

Shame is now recognized as the Master Emotion. Left unchecked, It is a force that de-humanizes individuals, families, churches, communities, and nations. David F. Allen, MD, MPH, is an internationally recognized authority on addictions. He is credited with identifying the coming crack cocaine epidemic as early as 1984. Now, in his private practice and the treatment clinics that he established in Nassau, Bahamas and Washington, DC, he has seen a "shame epidemic." Shame is not just at the center of substance abuse, it is at the center of anger, arrogance, failure in families, finances, and...

This is no ordinary book on Grief. It is a testimonial of Love and Faithfulness. Writing as a medical doctor, scientist, and pastor, Dr. Young gives us a glimpse into the unbroken that lies beyond the brokenness of the pain and grief of life. Describing his state after the loss of Leanne, Dr. Young says, "In many ways, this new state of singleness is analogous to a shipwrecked man benevolently tossed upon the shore of a new land." Working through the anguish and pain of loss, he invites us in faith to journey to a new reality beyond death. -- from the Introduction by David F. Allen, MD, MPH