How very easy and natural it is to become absorbed in the problems that bombard us daily. These d...

This is Father Zajac's fourth book in a series called 'Life Injections,' and it is clear, that he...

Sermons sprout from the fertile soil of life in God's magnificent and messy church. They also gro...

I would like to begin by thanking my daughter, Laura Hagan Sullivan, for providing the photo that...

Parson's Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter.We believe ...

After writing my first book, Bright Sun & Long Shadows and the second, Le Petit Jardin de L'âme, ...

Parson’s Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter.We believe ...

Grief is done differently by every person. It is personal. My brother had been suffering for many...

Few things have influenced my preaching as much as the election of Donald Trump!In 34 years of mi...

I wrote these poems by a running stream in the Great Smoky Mountains with beauty all around and a...

A Journey Remembered contains the partial story of my life. I have written it in response to the ...

The world has changed much since Ronald Reagan was president. The common cultural trend of keepin...

Keep in mind as you read Paul’s writing that you are hearing what Paul wrote, but may not have a ...

A longtime friend of mine, Dr. Arthur Crisco, asked me to do some volunteer writing for a Christi...

If a pastor could dream up and plant the perfect church, what would it be like? Realistically, a ...

God is always with you. He never leaves us. The deceiver will try to trick us, saying He has left...

In his helpful devotional guide, Nurture Faith: Five Minute Meditations to Strengthen Your Walk w...

Interdependent GriefGod never intended for us to suffer grief by ourselves. He created us to care...

Parson's Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter.We believe ...

Parson’s Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter.We believe ...

These sermons were culled from the hundreds of sermons I preached over a fifteen-year period at t...

In offering these sermons to a wider readership, I am seeking to repay a debt. It is a large debt...

Jesus’ gentle life and tender teachings actualize God’s aims and purposes for all creation. Jesus...

While working on another writing project, an epiphany occurred which led to this book. Although I...

The essays in this small volume stand as time-bound responses to specific issues marking my profe...

I believe that God put him in my path at just the right time.We hope that you will enjoy these vi...

Parson's Porch Books is delighted to present to you this series called Sermons Matter.We believe ...

William Gaskill received his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1978 and h...

So what IS this book?That’s a great question.At first, I suppose it could be said that it is a co...

Joe and Bertha McKeever are acquainted with grief.Grief 101 is their gift to others who have face...

Rob Gieselmann is an Episcopal priest and writer educated also in law and economics. He has serve...

The sermons in this book were preached during my second year of ministry at First Presbyterian Ch...

I heard a story about two guys talking about sermons. The first guy is complaining about preacher...

In God and Evil, I have used poetic imagery as a way of uniting science, philosophy, theology, an...

I am writing this short story of myself for two reasons. The first, is that my children and grand...

In the spring of 2015, I was asked to teach a four-week class on 'Writing as a Spiritual Practice...

What are 'spiritual practices?' What comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you are probably ...

These sermons address occasions you don't hear as much about because of their infrequency and in ...

This is the story of a small child who lived through the horrors of World War II under the Japane...

This book is written for every Christian whose faith life is stuck in neutral; for everyone whose...

About a decade ago, there were rumblings throughout the Methodist church about a new aspect of ¿'...

I was surprised and honored to receive an invitation to publish a collection of sermons. In assem...

In the first year following college I wrecked a car twice, blew out the engine of the same car, b...

The purpose of the study was to determine which factors related to congregational receptivity tow...

The sermons in this book were written with so much help from other people that I can hardly claim...

Rev. Dr. Ben Mathes is one of the most engaging, thrilling, and articulate storytellers around to...

I want to thank the churches and ministries that have nurtured me on my faith journey as a child,...

Do faith and science prove or indicate that there is something to all of the attention surroundin...