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  • The Sacrifice of Lucinda Mills

    by John Sparks ...
    In late 1932, with so many Americans either starving or mad with worry at its prospect, a Pentecostal evangelist, "Little" Mary Skaggs, began preaching a revival in western Martin County, Kentucky. Among her converts was Lucinda Mills, matriarch of a large local family, and her son John, who soon claimed to be a prophet. John Mills was said to be able to change water into wine and grapevines into ... Read more

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  • The Last Dance of Gus Finlay

    by John Sparks ...
    At about midday on Friday, April 17, 1885, in the middle of the bloodiest era of internecine feuding that the southeastern Appalachian Mountains have ever known, a young man named Gus Finley was hanged for first degree murder at Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky.John Sparks has written a historical fiction account of events leading up to the public hanging, the execution itself, and its ... Read more

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  • Waiting For God: O.T.

    by John Sparks ...
    Apologies to the memory of Samuel Beckett for the partial appropriation of his title. This is a collection of short stories and poems, admittedly unconventional, all set in the modern-day Appalachian Mountains, of people trying to survive and find happiness while waiting for God, O.T. (the standard abbreviation for overtime work in the healthcare industry). The stories don't try to perpetuate any ... Read more

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  • The Common Tater

    Musings of an Eastern Kentucky Newspaper Columnist

    by John Sparks ...
    In the spring of 2016, when things were getting just about their craziest in American politics, I was approached by the editor of the then-extant "Around Town" family of newspapers in the Big Sandy Valley of eastern Kentucky, to write a weekly column that would appear in all three papers: Around Paintsville, Around Prestonsburg, and Around Louisa. At first I wondered if I could write on demand in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Kentucky's Most Hated Man

    Charles Chilton Moore and the Bluegrass Blade

    by John Sparks ...
    Charles Chilton Moore, 1837-1906, was one of the leading proponents of atheism in the U.S. His "infidel" newspaper, The Bluegrass Blade, published in Lexington, Kentucky, was well-known across the nation, and his legal trials resulted in landmark judicial decisions which set precedents in the areas of freedom of religion and freedom of the press in the United States. ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • The Game

    by John Sparks ...
    Ken Puckett was a typical fifteen year old growing up in a small town, USA. He was a big time sports fan, and all he wanted to do was play his sports. Sports were a major part of his young life. But what he found out as he started to become involved in organized school sports, was that he would not only be taught lessons on the football field and basketball court, but also lessons in life. That ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Fight

    by John Sparks ...
    Playing junior high football and basketball, Ken Pucket realized that sports were more than just physical ability. It was also a mental challenge. But when he decided to take on the sport of amateur boxing, he also realized that hard work and determination, along with mental strength, was what would help him to eventually succeed. It was a journey of discontent filled with doubts and fears, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Roots of Appalachian Christianity

    The Life and Legacy of Elder Shubal Stearns

    by Elder John Sparks ...
    Series series Religion in the South
    Appalachia's distinctive brand of Christianity has always been something of a puzzle to mainline American congregations. Often treated as pagan and unchurched, native Appalachian sects are labeled as ultraconservative, primitive, and fatalistic, and the actions of minority sub-groups such as "snake handlers" are associated with all worshippers in the region. Yet these churches that many regard as ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Raccoon John Smith

    Frontier Kentucky's Most Famous Preacher

    by Elder John Sparks ...
    Series series Religion in the South
    The Disciples of Christ, one of the first Christian faiths to have originated in America, was established in 1832 in Lexington, Kentucky, by the union of two groups led by Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone. The modern churches resulting from the union are known collectively to religious scholars as part of the Stone-Campbell movement. If Stone and Campbell are considered the architects of the ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Strengths-based Therapy

    Distinctive Features

    by John Murphy, Jacqueline Sparks ...
    Series series Psychotherapy and Counselling Distinctive Features
    Strengths-Based Therapy: Distinctive Features offers an introduction to what is distinctive about this innovative client-directed approach. Written by two experiencedpractitioners of strengths-based therapies, this book translates SBT principles and practices into concise, evidence-based ideas and techniques that mental health practitioners can immediately apply on the job. Using the popular ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Fire that Never Sleeps

    Keys to Sustaining Personal Revival

    by John Killpatrick, Larry Sparks, Michael L. Brown ...
    Get Revived . . . and Stay On Fire!“I had such a powerful experience with God. He touched my heart so deeply… and after that one encounter, I wanted to live for Jesus every day for the rest of my life.”Then life went back to normal.Sound familiar?Perhaps you’ve had an encounter with God that powerfully impacted your life – where sin, addiction, spiritual dryness or other struggles simply faded ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?

    Three Views on the Bible’s Earliest Chapters

    by James K. Hoffmeier, Gordon John Wenham, Kenton Sparks, Charles Halton, Stanley N. Gundry ...
    Series series Counterpoints: Bible and Theology
    The nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. This book introduces three predominant interpretive genres and their implications for biblical understanding.Each contributor identifies their position on the genre or genres of Genesis, chapters 1-11, addresses why their interpretation is respectful of and appropriate to the text, and contributes examples of its ... Read more

    $9.99 USD