Books by Nita G Berquist

Why is growing up so complicated? Will life always include poachers, unhappy memories, cat-nappers, coyotes, feral cats, and criminals? Will these things keep a good cat down? Pounce's world keeps changing. Will he learn to do the right thing at the right time?Pounce is a story about a simple cat who wants to keep his friendships intact, his home-life secure, and his hopes up. He loves to learn new things. Singing helps him do this during difficult and confusing circumstances. His mama said that music in your life is good for cats, or for anyone. His mama was right.

Truth Needs No Smoke Screens... Deceptions hide the intentions of the devil but truth never bows to the devil's ruses. The fire of God's truth is more powerful in the mouth of a believing child than the smoke of the devil's counterfeits in the mouths of all the world's wise men. Smoke Screens compares some counterfeits of the devil against the powerful gifts of God's Holy Spirit. The devil uses his wiles to twist truth, create rumors, exploit weaknesses, and promote the pride of men. He imitates God's ability but all his ruses are demonic shams. The Bible says, "He that commits sin is of the devil for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, that He might destroy the works of the devil" (1 John 3:8). Bible teacher and author Nita Berquist has almost forty-five years of ministry experience. She lives in Washington state and has four other published books: The Greatest Physician, Studies On Healing; Somewhere With God, Studies On Being Led By God; and two fiction books for young people: The Song Of Pounce, Homestead Harmonies; and The Song Of Pounce, Country Choruses.

The Song of Pounce is a fictional story based on a real Pounce cat that had short black and white hair arranged in spots; long, powerful hind legs; and a silly look on his mottled face. He was sickly, unwanted by anyone and finally purchased for twenty dollars at an animal shelter by the author. The fictional character of Pounce is presented as a discarded young housecat who discovers that being innocent is not a handicap when you are willing to learn, and that danger and difficulties can cement true friendship with others. The story is full of farm animals, wild animals, and strange adventures; but the Pounce cat lives up to his name and boldly pounces on the tragic, funny, simple, and yet sometimes profound events in his life. In The Song of Pounce, he is a teenage cat with all the bright curiosity of youth. Danger is nearby, though the farm seems safe, and Pounce stands up against his youthful desires in order to face it. Young readers are shown how Pounce learns that everyone has the same basic need to be understood, and that personal desires must sometimes be forfeited for the sake of others. Pounce's search to belong is also captured in this country setting, and it is studied from his viewpoint and that of his companions. Finally, Pounce's own singing helps him realize the poetry that is in every living thing, and it helps him change some of his feelings toward others.In The Song of Pounce, the injured cat arrives at the farm and his story begins like this. "How did that get in? Is that another cat?" The deep voice shook the room with demanding authority. The sound swirled around the terrified cat's ears as he squatted, blinking and shaking. A man as large as his sound stepped through the door into the yellow light of the kitchen and stomped his big feet on the rug by the door as he spoke.A softer, lighter voice quieted his booming. "Hush, Matthew. You're too loud. He can hear mice, you know. Of course it's a cat. I found him hunched by the barn; under the old double plow he was, all scrunched up and wet, poor thing, held there by Wally."At the sound of his name, the old dog that had followed the man inside waved his tail slowly. His regal bearing and his coat, though matted and wet, revealed the fine heritage of the big, gold and white collie. "Ah, Wall. It's enough. Rest now."Matthew coughed as he spoke. The cold, wet rain had chilled the big man and he shivered as he slipped out of his dripping raincoat and hung it by the door. Wally turned and settled on the now muddy rag rug, letting out a great sigh as he dropped down.Pounce continued to shake. He breathed in shallow puffs, the light hurt his eyes, his torn paws stung, and he could not remember the last time he had tasted food. He pulled his matted tail tighter under his body and continued to squat, a trembling and shivering little bundle of wet and torn hair. It was hard to see what color he was under all that mud. Water dripped off his short coat and pooled on the floor. The tense and trembling cat groaned, a tiny cat sound, "Eeew." Young readers will enjoy The Song of Pounce and its animals while it also makes an entertaining read aloud story for the entire family. Sources at the end of the book are listed to aid young people to follow their interests in animals from the story, in agriculture, or in related fields as potential choices for their adult lives.

Somewhere With God, Studies in being led by His Spirit, by Bible teacher and author Nita Berquist, is full of rich teaching from the word of God. The book is a guide of discovery through many scriptures and tackles difficult problems, like the following: Faith and resting are like twins, they grow up together, embracing and arguing, and then embracing again. Sometimes their struggle seems insurmountable, but in the end, each is looking to once again join hands with the other.Our walk with God is like that. We often exercise our faith with courage and determination. Then we struggle, because resting at times feels like laziness, disobedience, or even a lack of compassion. At those times, the message of rest seems counterproductive. It sounds like a betrayal of what is needed. Taking action, any action, feels like the right course. Yet, unless we have heard from the Lord, our minds may seduce us into believing that more work will produce the desired result. The devil may get his licks in too, for he urges Christians to estimate their worth by how much work they do. However, thwarting the devil¿s kingdom does not always involve active resistance against him, but it always means trusting and resting in God. Jesus Christ did the work God gave Him to do, and He also rested in His Father¿s love. Still, in the garden He prayed, %u201CNot my will, but yours be done. The struggle between the flesh and the Spirit seemed insurmountable at that time, but then Jesus found His Father to be faithful. So Jesus trusted Him, that is, He rested in God¿s leading and fulfilled His work.Christians should also allow the twins of faith and rest to live at harmony in their lives. Somewhere with God is a study about a real place of faith and rest. The Lord purposes to take us there, though in life, we may suffer personal struggles en route. Nevertheless, all who follow on to know the Lord will arrive safely. We are led when we choose to follow. God Knows Where He is Going, and God leads ordinary believers whether they are fully aware of Him or not. How does He lead men and what is the cost of following Him? These are some of the questions answered in this study. Somewhere With God, looks at the special kind of courage it takes to follow someone you cannot see, who keeps pointing to someone else up ahead, and takes you somewhere yoüve never been. This is what it is like when you follow Jesus Christ. Every step you take with Him is worth it, though you have not walked that way before. And He led them forth by the right way(Psalm 107:7). Author and Christian minister Nita Berquist has over forty years of Biblical ministry experience and lives in Kent, Washington. She taught in a local Bible college in Alaska for almost ten years, had a daily Christian radio broadcast for several years, taught in Alaskan towns and villages, and then took the message of the gospel across the United States for the next thirty years. Today, Nita spends most of her time writing Biblical studies and they are being used to help train Christian disciples both in the USA and abroad.

God Has An Answer To SicknessThis is a book about healing for ordinary Christians. "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" ___3 John 2, KJV. "O Lord my God, I cried unto thee and thou has healed me" ___Psalm 30:2, KJV. This book is about good Bible sense and simple faith brought together to make healing from God available. It looks at some of these questions and delivers some lessons for healing and health. If God loves people why are they sick? What about God's will in healing? If prayer works, why do some people we pray for still die? How could a good God let something bad happen? Why doesn't God stop plagues?