Books published by Book Vine Press

Dear Reader,Plays of Praise is a compilation of plays to be preformed in churches or religious settings. These plays are intended to portray serious issues confronting the church in today's society. The care of our loved ones in senior care living facilities, the premarital sex decision, the forgive vs. retaliation dilemma, and the consequences of sexual lust, are examined in these plays.The church cannot hide these issues in the storage room, when the choirs are filled with unwholesome relationships, when the mother boards are consumed with loneliness and fear, and when the congregations are infested with unforgiveness and apathy.These plays are tools that should expose self-righteousness. Just as Jesus exposed the self-righteousness of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the priests, these plays will expose the self-righteousness of all who believe they are above the actions of the characters of these plays. For we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. It is only by the grace of God that we were pulled from the clutches of hell. For it is by grace that we have been saved, through faith in Jesus, and this is not because of anything we have done, it is the gift of God, so no one can boast. All of our righteousness are as filthy rags. Jesus is the one who declares us righteous through faith in Him. And, it is only through the power of the Holy Spirit that we are kept free from a life of sin.Let these Plays of Praise minister to you.James E. Stodghill Jr.

A Wildfire StoryThe quiet, suburban community of Seaville, California, is embroiled in too many issues and too many struggles as the entire valley surrounding the city becomes engulfed in a huge firestorm. How will this all turn out, resolution or not? Read on and revisit all the wonderful characters from the first 3 Episodes and now......the introduction to the darker side of Seaville. Who would want to burn down the entire community of Seaville? And for what, the discovery of Green Oil? As Dr. Roger Sterling must now face: is there really any resolution to 13 vs. 5, or Eros vs. Thanatos, or the evolutionary chess board? "Moon Over Seaville," what do we finally find out in this psychological, action, and erotic thriller? Episode Four: The End?

This is a story about a man who was sentenced by a queen to die on the desert for doing what he thought was right and about a queen who would do anything to save her kingdom from the people who wanted ither enemies even her friends. Read how the treachery and deceit unfolds to consume the innocent as well as the wicked. No one will be left unscathed.

Babblings from a Battered Brain contains the thoughts, observations, experiences, ramblings and inspirational thoughts of Alan Onickel as he attempts to rebuild his life and body after a MVA he sustained while working in S. Africa almost ended his ride. Written while recovering from what's now been over 40 surgeries and covering a variety of subjects, BBB will have you laughing, crying, and inspired while you wonder why how he's managed to remain unincarcerated all these years. While sometimes veering off onto offbeat tangents he does his best to invite people in to the world was thrust after returning from his 4 day visit to the non existent sights and silence of coma land.

The book "The Flying Stuff of the Place of Love!" is the third one in the series of books, featuring the adventures of the superhero Spontendor - a mythological character, a Pegasus. The first book, presenting Spontendor's first adventure is "Spontendor - A Flying Baby-Horse," and the second adventure is described in the book "Fly Like Icarus!" In this third book of her trilogy, Yolanta invites you to follow Spontendor on his next journey to the unknown - the magic world of love in the name of which Spontendor commits a new brave deed that brings him to his love. Every love story is full of unbelievable challenges that the knights of love must overcome on the path of winning love of the One and the Only. Spontendor is now 16 years old, and he is on this path, too, inspired with his new motto:Nothing is impossible if your make your dream irreversible!

Walking the Ephesian Road brings you face to face with the heart of God. Thrill with Charlie, a 21st century believer, on his first visit to Ephesus as he is stirred by the echoed greatness of the city. Have your heart touched as Charlie's heart is with the love of Jesus. The opening chapters carry you along in the great sweep of the Ephesian story as the good news of Jesus arrives amid strong opposition in one of the first century's most magnificent cities. As your imagination is stirred by the drama that unfolds, in the later chapters you will be given a view into the truths that impassioned the heart of Paul and how he might have delivered them in Ephesus. Ultimately, the author uses the Scriptures as presented in Acts 18 and 19 along with the letter written to the Ephesians in 62 A.D. to shine light on who Jesus is. As you read, you will be drawn into the story of what happened and encouraged by the wonder of what God has done for us in Christ. These ancient truths will bring revelation, encouragement and life to readers at all levels of their Christian experience.

In this volume, I want to move us forward to consider the implications of a pastoral care church (community) model in Christian moral theology and the necessary conflict with specific elements of our modern culture. The foundation of our present cultural moral climate has a lot in common with similar fundamental questions that also burdened our ancestors: why do we suffer, and what does it mean? Certainly science and technology have come a long way, and we have many new tools in medicine to deal with suffering. However, the other side of that truth is the fact that for many with serious health issues, the suffering lasts longer, and pain becomes a chronic way of life.