Books published by Covenant Books

The mountains are calling and I must go.-John Muir Another in his series of exciting mountaineering stories, senior citizen adventure author Walter Glover continues his quest to climb the world's famed Seven Summit mountains. After reaching Mount Everest base camp, the summits of Kilimanjaro, and the highest peaks in Russia and Australia, the popular series turns to South America. Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, its peak reaching 22,000 feet. The expedition is marked by camaraderie and peril. Walter then turns his climbing boots homeward to Mount Rainier to prepare for the Seven's final two peaks. A fall and the discovery of three aneurysms, one which required open-heart surgery, sidelined him-temporarily. A retired hospital chaplain, reviewers frequently remark that the centerpieces of Walter's books are spirituality and inspiration. Walter's altruistic aim was to raise money with his climbs for children's wellness initiatives-$140,000 to date. Now more than going high, he goes long trekking the pilgrimage across Spain the Way of St. James, El Camino, and across England. In February 2019, he and friend Nancy Conner and his cousin Pilar French trekked, kayaked, and bicycled across South American Patagonia near Cape Horn. Book III contains vivid accounts of tumultuous weather, making friends, and unexpected challenges. Walter writes with the warmth of a real person and includes his spiritual journey as well as the physical challenges of high-altitude mountaineering at age 64. His stories are told with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humor as well as with prayers and psalms.

Some of the poems I have written with my eyes closed.Many of them from the love and beauty that we can have in our lives.As each developed, I realized it was the troubling world around us and things happening in this life was why I would close my eyes.Because even though our eyes are open, they still are closed to brotherhood, love and all the beauty that surrounds us.So I figure, why not say it, All in My Words.

Mary Lou is leaving Hollywood and going home, the place she left years before in order to pursue her dream of becoming a great singer. That dream is dead along with her dreams of marriage and a future with her alcoholic lover, who is bent on drinking himself to death. She is destitute, ill and on the verge of a nervous collapse. She has no choice except to throw herself on the mercy of her father. She knows that even though her dad said she could come, of course he would never turn her away. The last time she came home, she created a scandal which he finds hard to forget. Her father, Aaron Gerhardt, owns a large ranch which he runs in partnership with his son and his family. Their lives consist of hard work, their devotion to God and their small country church. No sooner does Mary Lou arrive than she realizes she is in a particular hell from which there is no escape except to die. Failing suicide and coming to the realization she does not want to die, she has to find a way to live. Even though she doesn't believe in God, she becomes open to the idea that perhaps he is the answer. Along the way, she discovers that God has planned a life for her that is more exciting and satisfying than anything she could have envisioned for herself. This is God's story-a story of redemption, restoration, love, and forgiveness. "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten," (Joel 2:25 KJV).

Some preachers are tares; some preachers are wheat. Tares and wheat will grow together until harvest time (Matthew 13:24-30). We shall know them by the fruits of their lips. This book shows, with Bible-based analytical details, how to know and disregard their false messages. Every teaching in Christian scripture, written by men, is inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). There is a passage of scripture written by God himself. This passage is under attack by an agency of the devil, who "thinks to change times and laws" (Daniel 7:25). Satan gave this agent "his power, his seat, and great authority" (Revelation 13:2). This book shows with Bible-based analytical details and church history, who this Satan's agent is, and how his ministers disguise themselves (2 Corinthians 11:14, 15). They all preach Satan's salvation on God's pulpits. They can be found planted by Satan, in every good or bad church, since tares and wheat will grow together until harvest time. What about the heaven bound 144,000 followers of Jesus Christ? The clear scriptures show who they are-no private interpretation! We show the calculation from Bible data, the historicity of the pre-flood world, Noah's ark, and how they could have been communicated directly by Noah and Shem, twenty years into the life of Jacob, who later lived in Egypt, in Africa. We can see where Cain could have gotten his wife. The truth shall prevail and keep us unspotted by false preachers and their smooth talking. We should find out how these deceitful agents try to envelop us and avoid their deceptions. By God's grace, we can avoid their deceptions or confusion! We wish to see you in heaven; please wish us the same.

Three little kittens who became orphaned found that, through the kindness of strangers, they would soon find their forever homes. Adventure awaits the reader, for no one could expect how the little kittens get to their destination. Only prayer could have helped these little kitties.

Some of these stories are experiences I have had, and some are fiction. We all make choices every day-what food we're going to eat, friends we'll make, how we speak to one another, whether we befriend a stranger, what we will wear, what movie or TV program we watch, what we'll do on the weekends, what school or college we will attend, what car we will buy, where we will live, what kind of pet we want, whether we want to eat dinner at a restaurant or have fast food, where will we vacation, what church we will attend, and what job we want. Life is made up of daily choices, and those choices make up our character and who we are as individuals. This book will hopefully help you make some of these choices in your own life. I made the choice to write this book, and with the encouragement of family and friends, I did.

It is my hope that you will walk with God daily as you go to school. It is my hope that you will be mindful of his presence in your life every day. It is my hope that you will be mindful of his encouragement and love every day. Every day of the week, every hour of the day, every moment of every hour. You are that important to him.

Harry and His Big Nose was written to encourage our children and to teach them that they are wonderfully made despite other's interpretation of their flaws. Teasing another can be very traumatic and can tear down other's spirit, which could have long-term effects. The purpose of this book is to build self-esteem and give encouragement, hope, love, and inspiration to any child that has suffered at the hands of another. Discover how Harry defeats a negative environment by knowing he is wonderfully made by the Creator of creations. In Harry and His Big Nose, you will discover God's beauty is diverse, special, and unique.