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This book is a comprehensive record of the author's family history, including recent DNA results, personal letters, photographs, documents, and easy-to-read stories about his ancestors as far back as the 11th century in Scandinavia and throughout Europe and the USA. Also included are some of the author's personal and timely reflections and meditations.

Always looking for the beautiful in life and keeping our eyes focused on Jesus our Savior brings joy and happiness to you and me and everyone we meet along life’s journey. It is the “old, old path” that is lit up by the light of Christ, and staying on that path is the sure way to get to our final destination of Heaven, where we will enjoy life to its fullest measure, just as God intended for us to live—living for others. Jesus is the Light of the World, and our world today is desperately in need of light.

Summertime is especially wonderful because of the summer sunshine and all the beautiful flowers, the colorful foliage, and the lakes and streams. Wildlife is flourishing and the world is bright and wonderful. Hope is born. The freedom to express myself in poetry and stories is precious and meaningful to me. It makes me happy to share it with others whenever I can.

The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed, and apathy. To deal with these we need a cultural and spiritual transformation. This book, Pride and Pollution, is an effort to encourage more people around the world to become active agents of change. Together we can make a difference.

Stairway to Heaven offers a heavenly look into the workings of God's Holy Spirit, and the ministry of his Son Jesus Christ. Combining poetry, prayer, Bible verses, personal testimonies, and spiritual insights for living. This is a book to keep in your library and on the table by your bedside - Good for meditation and Christian devotions.

While I was in the Holy Land, I had the opportunity to visit the Garden of Gethsemane. In the first chapter of this book, I will talk about my experience there. As I was thinking about that experience, I was reminded of Psalm 52, especially the part about the olive tree in verse 8: “But I am like an olive tree, flourishing in the house of God. I trust in God’s loving-kindness for ever and ever.”

The 23rd Psalm is the best-known Psalm in the Holy Bible. It may well be the best-known Bible passage throughout the whole world. I memorized it as a small child in Sunday school at our church in Marshall, Missouri. Perhaps you learned it as a child as well. Psalm 23 is printed in most funeral pamphlets, and it is read at many funerals and memorial services, in addition to being read or quoted at weddings and other special occasions. We know this Psalm and love it, for it brings peace and comfort to our souls.

This is a book of dreams, testimonies ,and spiritual experiences about Jesus Christ and his peace and love for all people of the world. From Jerusalem to Pakistan to America, these moving encounters with the Divine will touch your heart and soul, and will inspire you to read the Bible in a new light, the light of the eternal beauty in everyday life. A wonderful treasure to read and give to family and friends, this is a book you will truly treasure for years to come.

These Three Remain explores Apostle Paul's "love chapter" and reviews faith, hope, and love in a new light. An enjoyable experience awaits the reader in this devotional, giving hope and strengthening faith in the Lord.

It is Christ's love which suffereth long, and is kind. It is Christ's love which is not puffed up nor easily provoked. Only His pure love enables Him - and us - to bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things." (See Moro. 7:45.)

The Hawaiian Islands form a chain of more than 100 islands and atolls in the North Pacific Ocean. Know for their natural beauty and moderate climate, these islands were created by fire millions of years ago. Today they are surrounded by the blue and beautiful Pacific Ocean--Fire and Water--truly Paradise of the Pacific. Learn about these islands and their people. Read and enjoy.

This is a book of reflections on the seven last statements of Jesus Christ as he hung from the cross. These utterances have come to be known as the last words of Christ. This book of meditations by Gene Allen Groner, inspired by the writings of the Apostles and the Holy Bible, and the Spirit of the living Christ, represents the last words of Jesus through the passion, the suffering, the death, and his burial in a borrowed tomb. But these reflections do not leave us in despair. Rather, we are permitted to experience anew the victorious resurrection of Christ on Easter morning; and we are ...

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” —Hebrews 11:1-3 ESV The part that reads “the universe was created by the word of God…” causes me to reflect on my own beliefs about faith and science. I have never thought that there is a conflict between the two. To me, I don’t think we know everything there is to know about science and the way the ...

Prayer changes things. It has a lasting impact on the one who is praying, and it affects everyone else as well. We don't see all that prayer accomplishes in the world, but God does. We may never know how much prayer means to someone, but it means a great deal. The Bible teaches us to pray, and it is filled with the prayers of saints down through the ages. God answers prayer, and it is written: The fervent, effectual prayer of the righteous availeth much.

This is a book of some of my sermons preached in English and two other languages. It is only a beginning, but I want my children and my children's children to have an understanding of my faith in God and his son Jesus Christ. In addition, it is a story of my family and all they mean to me. I wish I knew more about my grandparents and their parents and their stories and faith like I want my family to know about mine. I hope you will enjoy and be blessed in reading this book, as I have been in writing it. May the peace of Christ be with you always.

This book is about the beginning of creation. This Bible story is always fresh and readable, and has been a delight for young and old alike. You will enjoy reading and studying this time-tested story again and again. It makes a wonderful gift for family and friends, and a treasure for any library or study. Purchase one for yourself and several copies to give to your friends.

Gene Groner has created a book of daily devotions and prayers, with Bible quotations and beautiful pictures of Christ and his life and ministry. A resource for study and meditation that will assist the reader in their daily walk with Christ. Excellent gift idea for family and friends.

Everyone needs hope. Since there is such a shortage of hope in the world, I felt it would be beneficial to highlight some of the reasons why hope is still alive and well. Follow along with me and see some of the wonderful ways in which you can have more hope, and be an instrument in the hand of God to share that hope with others in need. God bless you I pray, amen. “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope”__1 Peter 3:15

This is the second book of the miracles of Jesus. In the first book, Your Faith Has Made You Whole, I wrote about the first 20 miracles of Jesus as they are recorded in the New Testament. In this book, we look at the other miracles, beginning with the healing of many people at Gennesaret, a small plain bordering on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee between Capernaum and Magdala. I’ve always been fascinated by the miracles of Jesus. As a boy growing up in the small town of Marshall, Missouri I looked forward to going to church on Sunday morning, where our church school teacher would ...

Good poetry lifts the soul and elevates the reader to new heights of beauty and wonder. Here you will find poems of love and affection, wisdom and insight, beauty and heavenly places.. Leave the mundane world behind and soar the heavens above. Find strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. May the Lord bless you in all your endeavors, I pray. In Jesus' name and for his honor and glory, amen.