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What do former president Bill Clinton, astronaut Edgar Mitchell, actor Christopher Reeve, and singer Elvis Presley all have in common? They all share a connection to the most celebrated UFO event in history - the Roswell Incident of 1947. Best-selling authors Donald Schmitt and Thomas Carey (Witness to Roswell) take us from Tinseltown to Washington DC as they provide us with a who's who of notables, who are connected to the event and the town made famous by tourists who visited of an extraterrestrial kind.

God Behind Locked Doors: Freedom of the Spirit Under Constraint explores how authentic faith takes root where freedom is limited and hope is tested. Drawing on years of prison ministry, pastoral reflection, and Scripture read slowly, Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) invites readers inside places designed for isolation—and discovers a God who is already there. Through reflections on prayer learned without escape, Scripture encountered at a human pace, community formed under constraint, and responsibility reclaimed one choice at a time, the book challenges the assumption that freedom of the ...

For generations, Christians have treasured the saying attributed to Francis of Assisi: “Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words.” Its wisdom has shaped lives of compassion, humility, and service. Yet in a changing cultural landscape, that wisdom has often been misunderstood—and its unintended consequences quietly felt. If Necessary, Use Words traces the journey of the Social Gospel from its faithful roots through a season of silence that contributed to secularization, declining church influence, and a thinning of Christian meaning. Drawing on Scripture, history, and ...

In an age that questions everything, faith still speaks — gently, wisely, and true. Sharing Faith in a Skeptical Age explores how reason and relationship can work together to open hearts to the Gospel once again. The Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt (known to many as Willingheart) guides readers through ten chapters that trace the rebirth of belief in our time — from doubt that leads to faith, to reasoned witness, compassion, wonder, hope, and the revival now stirring among a new generation. Drawing on decades of pastoral ministry, Kairos prison work, and spiritual reflection, Dr. Schmitt ...

The Joy Set Before Us is a devotional Bible study exploring how joy — not stoicism or sheer willpower — is the true engine of Christian endurance. Drawing from Hebrews 12:1–2, this book traces the many ways joy sustains the believer through suffering, fellowship, peace, hope, and the finish line of faith. Through Scripture, Teaching, Meditation, Reflection, Poetry, Questions, Prayer, and the Smithy’s Forge exercises, Geoffrey Schmitt (“Willingheart”) weaves together stories from pastoral ministry, Kairos prison weekends, family life, grief, healing, and unexpected moments of ...

Le petit Wolfgang adore son père, Léopold Mozart, son guide, son modèle, son dieu vivant. Mais vient le temps où l'enfant prodige s'élève plus haut que le maître, et l'admiration se mue en dédain. L'un rompt, s'émancipe, grisé de passions nouvelles ; l'autre souffre, se résigne, cède sa place, contraint d'inventer des liens différents. Un drame silencieux qui, peut-être bien, s'immisce dans toute relation entre père et fils.

Many people long to hear God clearly — especially when decisions matter most. Yet much of real life is lived without certainty, in seasons where clarity does not come and faith feels incomplete. Discernment Without Certainty invites readers into a wiser, humbler way of listening. Drawing on Scripture, pastoral experience, marriage, leadership, prison ministry, and personal loss, Geoffrey Schmitt explores discernment not as a method for securing answers, but as a lifelong practice of attentiveness, patience, and trust. Through themes such as consolation and desolation, false peace and true...

A Personal Relationship with God: From Knowing About Him to Walking With Him invites readers beyond religious familiarity into living fellowship with the God of Scripture. Beginning in Eden and tracing the biblical story through covenant, incarnation, cross, indwelling Spirit, prayer, trials, obedience, and friendship, this study shows that the Bible is not merely a collection of doctrines or moral instructions. It is the unfolding story of a God who seeks relationship. Through pastoral insight, personal testimony, and careful engagement with Scripture (KJV), Geoffrey Schmitt explores what ...

Prayer is often treated as a technique, a transaction, or a last resort. In The Power of Prayer: How God Works Across Time, Distance, and the Human Heart, Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers into a deeper, truer understanding: prayer as relationship, presence, and formation. Drawing on Scripture (KJV), decades of pastoral ministry, prison outreach, prayer groups, and lived experience, this study explores how prayer operates beyond ordinary limits—across time and distance, through suffering and silence, within community notes and personal longing. Each chapter unfolds prayer not as something ...

Marriage in the Bible takes readers on a journey from Genesis to Revelation, exploring the beauty and brokenness of marriage through Scripture, history, and contemporary challenges. Part One looks at Old Testament foundations, where covenant love is revealed amid polygamy and human failure. Part Two highlights Jesus’ teaching, lifting marriage to its God-given dignity while pointing to the eternal banquet to come. Part Three explores Paul’s balance between marriage and singleness, his profound vision of marriage as a mystery, and his insistence that leaders model covenant fidelity. Part...

In a time when faith is often either privatized or politicized, Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount sound both gentle and bracing: “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” In Salt and Light: Living the Kingdom in a Fading World, Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) explores what it means to live these metaphors faithfully—not loudly, not defensively, but with quiet conviction and enduring hope. Through ten reflective chapters, this study unfolds the everyday power of Christian presence. Salt preserves what might otherwise decay; light reveals what might ...

You are one step away from understanding all you need to obtain your ham radio license if can make the decision to purchase this book. This ham guide gives you everything you need out of ham as a hobby - from basic hamming techniques to tips needed to get the best out of ham radio. The book takes you through all the tips you will need to pass your license exams and finally obtain your license.

Der elfjährige Moses lebt allein mit seinem Vater, einem verknöcherten Rechtsanwalt, in Paris. Täglich kauft er in Monsieur Ibrahims Laden ein, dem Araber in der Rue Bleue, die so wenig blau wie Monsieur Ibrahim ein Araber ist. Zwischen dem alten Mann und dem Jungen, der am Haushaltsgeld spart, um zu den Huren zu gehen, entspinnt sich eine wunderbare Freundschaft.

Biblical Leadership Lessons: Success, Failure, and Faith In this practical and devotional study, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the lives of some of the Bible’s greatest leaders — Moses, Deborah, Nehemiah, David, Esther, Peter, and Paul — drawing out lessons about leadership that apply to pastors, lay leaders, and anyone called to lead in church, community, or home. Through reflections on their successes, failures, and enduring faith, readers will discover the timeless qualities that define godly leadership: humility, courage, integrity, compassion, and trust in God’s providence. With ...

The Grace That Calls, The Will That Answers explores one of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith: how God’s sovereign call meets the freedom of the human heart. Through Scripture, Church history, theology, and deeply personal stories, this book traces the divine pattern that runs through every believer’s life — God initiates, and we respond.h From the Garden of Eden to the prophets, from Jesus and Paul to the early Church and the Reformation, the Bible holds grace and human freedom together in a beautiful tension. This study shows how that tension is not a problem to solve ...

This clever audiobook will prepare young explorers to boldly go where they have never gone before: Planet Kindergarten. Suit up for a daring adventure as our hero navigates the unknown reaches and alien inhabitants of this strange new world. Hilarious and confidence-boosting, this exciting story will have new kindergarteners ready for liftoff!

Bible is filled with powerful truths — but it’s also full of puzzling, strange, and even troubling moments. Why was Cain’s sacrifice rejected? Who were the “sons of God” in Genesis 6? Why did God almost kill Moses right after calling him? And what is the “unforgivable sin” Jesus spoke about? In Bible’s Most Puzzling Moments: Strange and Troublesome Stories in Scripture, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt takes readers on a guided tour through 21 of the Bible’s most curious events. Each chapter offers: The biblical passage in focus. A plain-language retelling of the story. ...

Ecclesiastes: Meaning in a Meaningless World is a journey through one of the Bible’s most enigmatic and powerful books. With poetic reflections, personal stories, and pastoral insight, Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt helps readers wrestle with life’s hardest questions: Is there purpose in my pain? Why does injustice persist? What’s the point of wisdom or work? How do we live in a world that often feels upside down? Drawing from decades of ministry and personal grief, the author guides readers toward a faith that isn’t afraid of doubt—but finds God in the middle of it. Whether you’re new to...

The God Who Waits: Divine Patience with Our Wandering and Growth explores a truth many believers struggle to trust: God is not in a hurry. Drawing from Scripture, pastoral ministry, prison ministry, grief, discernment, and decades of lived faith, Geoffrey Schmitt reflects on how God waits with us — not out of indifference, but out of love. This book addresses the places where waiting feels hardest: weakness, wandering, delay, learning, silence, refinement, aging, grief, and calling. Rather than offering techniques for waiting better, The God Who Waits invites readers to see God more ...

Waiting on the Lord: Lessons in God’s Perfect Timing invites readers to discover the hidden strength, hope, and peace that can only be found in life’s seasons of delay. From Abraham’s long wait for a son, to Joseph’s years in prison, to David’s hidden years before the crown, to Simeon and Anna’s lifelong expectation of the Messiah, Scripture is rich with stories of waiting. Through biblical teaching, personal stories from ministry and family life, poetry, prayer, and creative sidebars, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt (“Willingheart”) shows that waiting is never wasted. Instead, ...