Once, Destin Florida's fishing boats were painstakingly handmade, built in captain's back yards, their primitive engines pieced together from automobile motors. Unbelievably plentiful schools of fish "fathomed out" and snared in seines. Fishing grounds then could be found by nothing more than dead reckoning, timed by a wind up watch, a compass, and the clouds and shore trees. A quiet life began in this particular spot, before the Civil War. But, in 1934, Destin was building a bridge, future WWII pilots were in training, and less than a handful of hardworking fishermen were feeding multitudes...

CAPT. BEN MARLER of Destin, Florida, is an expert fisherman, and "fisher of men." From 1963 - 1999 operating Her Majesty and Her Highness, Her Majesty II, and Emmanuel, all 100-120 passenger party vessels, he taught more than half million people how to fish in his famous morning fishing lesson. He also spent many years studying the Word of God and putting it into immediate action. He still arises at 4 o'clock in the morning to read 4 chapters from his bible and to submit himself to God according to Ephesians 2:10, his favorite scripture. This book, an evangelist's log, was inspired by his...

"I Am Not Ashamed of Jesus," by Capt. Ben Marler, (Author of Old Destin Through the Eyes of a Child) is the latest book following the devotional, "4 o'clock in the morning In a Sleepy Fishing Village Called Destin." Capt. Ben Marler, a name synonymous with Destin and fishing, uses a folksy way with words to encourage the Christian believer in his or her daily walk with Jesus, with emphasis on personal evangelism for all. A good book for the timid, helping them to not being ashamed of the gospel of Christ, and in so doing, living out the exciting plans and divine purposes for his or her...