Books published by Archway Publishing

Poet Bonnie Weiss presents a collection of stories and poems filled with vivid memories, halfway between verse and prose. Her words are honest, sensitive, and profound but also sometimes humorous, sometimes deep. The style is lyrical and deceptively simple as she presents the incredible power of love and the pain of loss. In this evocative and entertaining collection, Weiss uses colorful images and description. See and hear the bees, hummingbirds, and ocean. Yet it goes beyond the visceral to the emotional in poems like "My Shrine to You: " I love you; you gave me your love. And now a whole year without you, a lifetime without you, without the glory of you. Autumn has passed. Winter is here. Its message lies deep within bare trees, their rich sap husbanding energy. I am pregnant with the sap of winter. I gaze at the snow blossoms on the pear tree And wonder, "Will spring arrive for me?" Empathize with the pain but find beauty and joy, too, as you walk the poet's path to truth and enlightenment.

At five o'clock, horses Bonnie and Carlos are ready for dinner, but Bonnie wants something other than hay. Carlos knows a place up in the Blue Ridge where they can find some more interesting snacks. It's a scary journey, but they're both willing to make the trek.They come upon a plantain tree, so they collect these yummy fruits in their straw baskets to bring back home. It's dangerous up in the mountains, so they stay close together to keep each other safe, all while witnessing beautiful, wild things.Two brave horses faced the unknown and worked together to bring back treats for their family to eat, and now Bonnie and Carlos now have stories to tell-and recipes to share!

Our hearts are speaking. Rather, they are calling out and aching for something this world cannot fill by its way of existence. Making our way through this thing called life, exhausted and heavy, we realize the stabbing sting hasn't been soothed by the things of this world. And while we go on looking for ways to quiet the cry of our heart, the truth is, it's eternity that is urgently summoning out in each and every one us. The longing we sense is more than real yet the reality is for something far greater than this world can give. In all our striving to do and be the best, the heart is searching to be at rest and reconciled back to a place called home. This home is not just any place we lay our head but must be encountered through spirit and by faith. This place is where a royal family resides and sets their affection on loving and trusting their God. By the fruit of their lips and labor of hands, they worship God. It's where a weary soul finds rest because it's doing exactly what it was made to do; worship.

While surrounded by a two-acre property, garden, and wooded thicket that contains over a hundred species of trees, William Moldwin has been pondering the ethics of simplicity, ecology, aging, growth, and time. Moldwin entwines fascinating facts about trees with inspiring historical and personal stories of their significance to him, an amateur botanist and son of Hungarian immigrants. While exploring the connections and roles trees play within our natural world, including their medicinal uses, Moldwin reflects on how these trees sustain each other by communicating in various ways through pheromones such as chemical agents, fungi, and root systems-all while his own family tree has sustained many generations, each providing unique contributions to the world. Throughout his presentation, Moldwin's essays inspire tranquility and harmony while encouraging others to walk among the trees and to bathe in their physical and psychological health benefits as you remember to fight for the green revolution. One Hundred Species and One Family Tree blends a fascinating exploration of the history of trees with a retired pastor's reflections on his family legacy.

In your hands you hold a gift that will help provide a steadying, strengthening force for the living of these days. Cast Your Net Again...For Such a Time as This is an eclectic collection of scripture, prayer, music, written words, and artistic expressions that afford us gracious gifts of perspective and assurance. We hear and see the perspectives of fellow pilgrims who seek to live faithfully as followers of Christ. Likewise, by way of the wisdom gleaned from Christian traditions that span the centuries, we receive the assurance that we are not alone. So much of what we have experienced since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has had a disorienting effect on our day-to-day lives, the institutions, and the organizations on which we have counted, and - if we are being honest - on our faith. As you have the opportunity to peruse these pages, linger over the images and listen to the music included in each chapter, let the words of ancient scripture and contemporary authors find new life in your heart and mind and so discover the gifts of faith, hope, and love that sustain and keep us through it all.Music sample: https://cast.jacobsladdercdc.org/home/o-holy-vision-most-glorious