A year after Ebenezer Scrooge encountered the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley, as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Scrooge relives the previous Christmas and is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley once more. Mediating for his friend and partner by fulfilling his requests, Scrooge witnesses an altogether different story. This expansion on Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, recounts how Marley unshackles his soul from previous deeds allowing Scrooge to partake of redemption. Relive and recapture the essence of Christmas while exploring the wonders of life, living...

These five one-act plays were written to be performed before a Sunday school class or during a church service. "The Wedding Feast at Cana" was performed at St. Andrew United Church of Christ in 2001 and at Brandenburg United Methodist Church in 2006. "The Meeting at Bethany," "Pilate," and "The First Easter" were performed at Brandenburg United Methodist Church during the succeeding three years. The plot of each play derives from an instance from the Gospels but is influenced by the frequent comments by Jesus, that he had come to preach the Kingdom of Heaven, and by historical references to...

General George S. Patton, Jr. believed in reincarnation. This original pamphlet by Karl F. Hollenbach illustrates the General's belief from his childhood to his final days. An examination of Patton's poem, "Through A Glass, Darkly," explains and clarifies references Patton made to previous lives. The author has appendixed a brief history of reincarnation so the reader can see a few of the potential writings General Patton may have encountered during his education along with a quick listing of other commanders and leaders who also believed in reincarnation. An expanded bibliography, along with...

Taking place between the early 1930's to mid 1940's, The Great Hawk is the compelling story of Jimmy; a young boy who dreams of training a baby hawk for falconry. Speaking directly to young adults through both Jimmy's age along with the naive earnestness with which he approaches the task of training a baby hawk. A rural setting during the Great Depression is ideal for this literal tale. Starting with a picturesque description of the trip to Jimmy's grandparent's farm the story entices the reader to continue further to discover Jimmy's next stop in his journey. From the building of his...

Received a Finalist rating by Readers' Favorite in the children's Fantasy/Sci-Fi category, along with a 5-star review. Join the young Prince Royal, Pid, in his fabled quest to discover the Great Secret with the help of Firebreather, his true friend. Pid and Firebreather journey to the four kingdoms, each of which offers a possible path of discovery to the Great Secret. Along the way Pid finds other companions drawn to his quest. Prepared by his experiences in the four kingdoms, Pid encounters and fights the Black Demon. During the fabled struggle, with Firebreather's insight and his...

Education has mostly consisted of reading, writing, and arithmetic with little thought given to those capabilities we possess, such as intuition, or those forces, which affect us, such as the biological clocks. Most such capabilities and forces are still viewed as being pseudoscience, but your awareness and practice of these principles may perfect them into teaching principles, which you can use in your daily teaching.