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Pride Goes Before A Fall, But What Does It Actually Entail?


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Hopefully, the stories will be entertaining, the observations will be insightful and enlightening and the lessons challenging.

Author Walter David Ballew explores the Biblical view of pride and humility in Wrongful Assumption of Position (A Guide to Understanding) ($14.49, paperback, 9781662825132; $22.99, hard cover, 9781662829161; $6.99, e-book, 9781662825149).

Is pride a good thing or a bad thing? We tell our children we are proud of them, and we encourage others to be proud of their accomplishments, but a prideful person makes us roll our eyes and turn our backs. What does the word actually mean, and why does it matter? Ballew answers these questions and helps readers apply the answers to their lives.

“Hopefully, the stories will be entertaining, the observations will be insightful and enlightening and the lessons challenging. But more than entertaining the stories need to be accurate and truthful, and more than insightful they need to give us understanding and discernment,” said Ballew.

W. David Ballew was born in Oklahoma City on July 5, 1944, the son of E. Ray Ballew and Faye Hadley. He married Sara Duncan on March 25, 1967, and together they have three children Mitchell, Meredith, and Sarah. They have eight grandchildren: Luke, Zander, Benjamin, Eli, Liam, Hadley, Piper and Scout.

Dr. Ballew has had an extensive career as an electrical engineer in design, manufacturing, teaching, and consulting. He holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E. and an earned doctorate, all in electrical engineering. Prior to this book all other publications have been in the technical arena.

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Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 15,000 titles published to date. Wrongful Assumption of Position is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

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Susan Serena Marie’s newly released “Monster Tails” is a sweet story of an adopted cat and the Bible lessons learned by observing a loving family


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“Monster Tails”: a delightful tale of faith and the mischievous antics of a beloved cat. “Monster Tails” is the creation of published author Susan Serena Marie, a proud and loving mother and grandmother who was born in 1971 and became a Christian in 2015.

Marie shares, “Monster Tails is about a Siamese cat named Monster that gets adopted by a Christian family. As the kitten grows, he becomes an integral member of this family. So, as the family studies their Bible, Monster overhears their conversation. Not quite understanding their conversation, Monster goes outside and sees his friend Spock. Together the two kitties discuss the pros and cons of surrendering their hearts to Jesus. Not finding any downside to the proposition, Monster prays with Spock the prayer of salvation.

“Monster Tails is the first book in a series of seven children’s books. It chronicles the tales and adventures of a Siamese cat, who learns to trust in the love of Jesus. In these adventures, Monster is repeatedly shown God’s love and mercy. Overtime, Monster becomes an avid follower of Christ as well as a passionate advocate of the Great Commission. The author modeled the characters after her own family pets, and used stories from her own life to color them. Every book then closes with different Bible verses about God’s overwhelming love and providence.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Susan Serena Marie’s new book is a charming opportunity to discuss accepting Jesus into one’s life.

With a fun and lighthearted narrative paired with entertaining imagery, the author presents an inspiring, faith-based children’s tale.

View a synopsis of “Monster Tails” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Monster Tails” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Monster Tails,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Mark Rodriguez’s newly released “Sound Alerts Get Ready” is an inspiring reflection on the author’s life and faith


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“Sound Alerts Get Ready”: an encouraging exploration of faith that pushes readers to seek a deeper relationship with God. “Sound Alerts Get Ready” is the creation of published author Mark Rodriguez.

Rodriguez shares, “When I started the manuscript, as I was nearing the end portion of the work, realizing I needed a title, beforehand, and I couldn’t come up with one, that my cell phone kept ‘bugging me’, (if you will), and thought there it is, ‘Sound Alerts Get Ready’. Hopefully, the reader will grasp the title, and it’s context, and realize that reading the Holy Bible, is a sound (practical) alert, and that they need to get ready, ‘as it were’, as that day draws nearer, than when we first believed. Hallelujah, Amen. & Amen.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Mark Rodriguez’s new book is a unique and enjoyable discussion of important lessons found within the Bible.

Rodriguez writes in hopes of inspiring and engaging others who seek to build and nurture a strong relationship with God.

View a synopsis of “Sound Alerts Get Ready” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Sound Alerts Get Ready” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Sound Alerts Get Ready,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Patrick Muntu’s newly released “Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?” is a compelling examination of Judas Iscariot


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“Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?”: a potent biblical study of forgiveness. “Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?” is the creation of published author Patrick Muntu, a loving husband and father who studied for a college degree in philosophy and Latin at St. Francis College in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Muntu also carries a degree in journalism and political science from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Muntu shares, “Could Judas have been forgiven? Did he ask for forgiveness? Will an earthly court adjudge him unforgiveable? Many questions surround the destiny and eternity of the man who sold his Lord and Master for thirty pieces of silver and committed suicide thereafter. But even the divinity of Jesus (in most people’s psych) makes Judas more accursed.

“Patrick Muntu explores the minds of the opposing sides on these questions. He sums up acknowledging the supremacy of God and conceding the fate of men to judge as men. ‘Could Judas have been forgiven?’ is a question with an answer you should seek.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Patrick Muntu’s new book explores a novel concept regarding Judas’s ability to be forgiven.

Muntu presents a thought-provoking and engaging discussion that will offer readers a significantly unique viewpoint to consider.

View a synopsis of “Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Could Judas Have Been Forgiven?,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Author Darrell Herron’s new book “Dead Bibles Created Dead Religions” is a provocative discussion of faith and the true written history of Christianity


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Darrell Herron, a lifelong resident of West Virginia who was raised in the coal camps of Eccles and has a deep respect for his ancestry and heritage, has completed his new book “Dead Bibles Created Dead Religions”: a thought-provoking work inspired by his fascination with ancient manuscripts and a passionate search for truth.

The author writes, “This book exposes the biggest cover-up story that has ever existed, which should never have needed to be written, but sadly, because of what has happened…it truly must be written.

At no time in our history has such a book been written which exposes religions and Bibles through historical facts and how religious corruption began. In discovering the alterations of Bibles that have risen many religions to the power of dominance through propaganda. Through the entity of both, we will receive the knowledge of discovery of history’s facts of how it happened and how it all began. Discovering written manuscripts of the true disciples of Christ that have been buried under the sands for over two thousand years and have recently been found. The discovery of these manuscripts have exposed what and who and the reasons Bibles have been written, showing how we have been exposed with propaganda, the way that religions have called us to follow. All has been hidden and are now being exposed, from the religious conspiracies to the truth. In which the world now has the opportunity to learn the truth about Bibles and religions. In discovering how truth gives life and deception takes it away. Unlocking the mysteries of the gate to receive the keys of understanding. With raging questions of what to believe and what not to believe, with revelations of which will emerge victorious.

After reading this book, you will never see the world the same way again.”

Published by Page Publishing, Darrell Herron’s engrossing book is a fascinating choice for avid Christian readers.

Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase “Dead Bibles Created Dead Religions” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Page Publishing at 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional, full-service publishing house that handles all the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing understands that authors should be free to create, not mired in logistics like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and so on. Page’s accomplished writers and publishing professionals allow authors to leave behind these complex and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at http://www.pagepublishing.com.

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LAPD Deputy Chief Al Labrada Takes It To The Track With MotorGospel Ministries Cadet Race Team


MotorGospel Ministries Welcomes Celebrity Guest Driver LAPD Deputy Chief Al Labrada

His pit crew will consist of Cadets from LAPD Rampart Division under the supervision of 5-time champion Aaron Schwartzbart…

MotorGospel Ministries is pleased to welcome LAPD Deputy Chief Al Labrada to Irwindale Dragstrip on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 as the latest celebrity guest driver in their anti-street-racing campaign. By competing in MotorGospel Ministries Cadet Race Team car, DC Labrada joins both luminaries such as Mayor John Lewis of La Mirada, and rehabilitated street racers that were arrested and sentenced to community service in MotorGospel Ministries anti-street-racing program. His pit crew will consist of Cadets from LAPD Rampart Division under the supervision of 5-time champion Aaron Schwartzbart and LAPD Youth Service Officers Regenia Andrews and Larry Covington.

Neil Newman and his Shoot Cut Deliver team will be filming DC Labrada’s track debut for MotorGospel Ministries latest anti-street-racing video. The partnership between Newman and Schwartzbart has resulted in more than 20 documentary shorts since 2006. Together, the two have garnered countless laurels and reached millions with the anti-street-racing message.

Schwartzbart is quick to recognize LAPD Rampart Captain Al Lopez and Sergeant Marcela Garcia for bold innovation in building bridges between the LAPD and the community. They opened the door to MotorGospel Ministries After School Auto Shop Club at Rampart Station and this led to the introduction of DC Labrada as a guest driver at the track.

In operation since 2001, MotorGospel Ministries successful anti-street-racing program has had robust support from LA City Councilmember John Lee and has been featured in multiple media outlets including CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox 11, Spectrum One, Sky News, Good Life TV, Hip Hop Weekly, the Daily News and the OC Register.

Founder Aaron Schwartzbart left the space program in 2012 after 28 years as a rocket scientist to devote full time to the ministry. With degrees in physics and theology, he is a 5-time champion race car driver and an ordained minister. Schwartzbart and the cadre of motorsports professionals supporting him volunteer their time so the anti-street-racing program can be offered at neither cost to the taxpayers nor the LAPD.

For more information, contact Officer Larry Covington at 31347@lapd.online, 213-484-3072 or Tere Schwartzbart at motorgospel@gmail.com, 818.620.7132.

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Alan Ernst’s newly released “Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home)” is a spiritual exploration of the connectedness of life


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“Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home)”: a potent reminder of the grand scheme of God’s plan. “Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home)” is the creation of published author Alan Ernst, a loving husband, father, and grandfather who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1949. Ernst survived polio at age seven, which later led to exclusion from serving in the Vietnam War. He grew up during the cultural revolution of the sixties, eventually attending art school in Pittsburgh and earning a diploma in interior design that led to a satisfying career in architecture.

Ernst shares, “As the book is titled Threads of Understanding, so are we—each life a strand that, in total, forms a world population determined at any one time by a collection of censuses. Whether or not we know at any specific moment what that total might be, we estimate or are in flux with a rash of opinions.

“Much of our life in how and what we think are based on opinions to which we feel entitled that in turn have become fact. As many of our opinions are based on emotions, personal or that of family history, with values set accordingly, we hold them important; thus substantiating the influence they have to the here and now of our personal circle of circumstance. Perhaps opinionated fact would be a better term, for it abounds in about every social interaction we are faced to deal with.

“Yet for the most part, we seem to concur with the fact that life is too short, and whether or not William Shakespeare assembled those words in phrase of understanding similar, we continue to think and say in a myriad of ways those words some speculate originated back in the seventeenth century. Is life too short, or again is that an opinion to which most would classify as a fact?

“Challenging everyone to think beyond opinion, the intent of this book is to provide those threads of understanding to which reaches far beyond that of our emotions and senses. Shake the burden of discord we find of life and that of how we feel and think about ourselves and others.

“While religions and that of seeking perpetual days of happiness seem foremost to finding meaning in life, reading this book will hopefully bring you the understanding to change the norm and in fact given time change how we live with a new appreciation of life itself and the meaning for which was intended. Though living together, we are each on our own.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Alan Ernst’s new book is a thoughtful exploration of God’s creation. He presents an eloquent discussion for the consideration of anyone who has ever questioned the how’s and why’s of life.

View a synopsis of “Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home)” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home)” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Threads of Understanding (The Journey Home),” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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A Bird’s-Eye View” is a compelling examination of the biblical writings found in the New Testament


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“New Testament Survey: A Bird’s-Eye View”: a helpful exploration of the scriptures of the New Testament. “New Testament Survey: A Bird’s-Eye View” is the creation of published author Andrew Lai, the pastor of Emeritus of the Yiu Mienh Baptist Church in Richmond, California. Lai has worked as a math and science teacher at the high school level, as a cost engineer, and, later, as a senior project accountant for a major construction company that specializes in high-rise buildings in the city. In 2013, his wife of forty years passed due to cancer. He has an adult son and two daughters, along with seven grandchildren.

Lai shares, “Many have attempted to read through the whole New Testament only to be overwhelmed by the complexity and fascinating texts. This New Testament Survey is to give you a lift so you can have a bird’s-eye view of the whole landscape before dashing in for a detailed reading and study. The New Testament consists of twenty-seven books. To help you see the big picture, this book maps out all the twenty-seven books in the order as they appear in the Bible and classify them into meaningful divisions.

“Whenever possible, the writer of each book is identified along with the time and purpose so that you will know when and why each book was written. In addition, an outline for each book is given. This way, you will have a preview of the content of each book before you start reading the pages in detail. Therefore, this book is immensely helpful for serious as well as casual Bible readers.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Andrew Lai’s new book is an engaging resource for those who seek to find a better understanding of the New Testament.

Lai presents a helpful and encouraging opportunity to find more insight in the powerful writings found within the New Testament.

View a synopsis of “New Testament Survey: A Bird’s-Eye View” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “New Testament Survey: A Bird’s-Eye View” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “New Testament Survey: A Bird’s-Eye View,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Charles H Atkinson’s newly released “Living in an Angry World” is a thoughtful reflection on living in the modern world that seems to be overflowing with anger


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“Living in an Angry World”: a potent exploration of how faith can increase one’s joy in life. “Living in an Angry World” is the creation of published author Charles H Atkinson, a loving husband and father who devoted thirty-five years to serving as an educator. Now an octogenarian, he enjoys working with outreach programs through a local church that support those in need of comfort or assistance.

Atkinson shares, “I have spent my life in public education and have been concerned about the education of young people for many years. I served in junior high and senior high schools for thirty years. I was, I felt, called by God to be a teacher. In my mind, to be a teacher requires, first of all, a love for those that you teach. As a teacher, guidance counselor, and administrator, I have seen students and parents in the act of growing up together.

“At the same time, God has been good to me in that he has placed love and concern for people in general as a part of my nature. I am eternally grateful for that.

“I am now getting some age on me, and though I have been a people person all my life, I see other people who seem to be doing more for God than I have done, and I must say that I am ashamed that I have not done more.

“It has been on my mind and heart that I needed to do more to help people. I have watched as our nation and the world have seemed to be angry. There are lots of things that people can be angry about. And I am thinking, from what I am seeing, that there are many people out there who use every one of them as a way to express their anger.

“As I lay on my pillow at night, God seemed to bring to my mind certain scriptures from the Bible that I have been schooled in all my life. The message seemed to push me to examine what I was seeing as a part of our social order and see if I could apply what God was saying in his Word to helping people realize that the answers we are seeking can only be found in the teachings of God’s Word.

“To that end, I have tried to examine problems that I was seeing and to provide some help for those who are angry and hurting themselves and others. If I have been able to do that in this work, give God the glory. He is the answer to the unrest of the human soul. Only he can solve our anger problem. May God bless you as you seek his guidance. I have no answers; only God does!”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Charles H Atkinson’s new book is an encouraging and thought-provoking discussion of modern struggles and God’s unending grace.

With reflections and strategically selected scripture, Atkinson hopes to inspire those in need of God’s encouraging presence.

View a synopsis of “Living in an Angry World” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Living in an Angry World” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Living in an Angry World,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Let Glory Begin!” is a moving exploration of God’s Word and biblical truths


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“The Search Is Over!: Let Glory Begin!”: a potent reminder of God’s grace and the need for salvation. “The Search Is Over!: Let Glory Begin!” is the creation of published author Ron Fraser, a minister in Eastern Africa, Central America, and India whose teachings are known throughout the world.

Fraser shares, “Does God’s Word have a hidden agenda? Are we at risk of being infiltrated today? Is there a fresh message, hope, and restoration in the pages of the Bible? Is God as mysterious as some make him out to be? Do we deserve the crown he has offered us in the kingdom of heaven? Does God have a desire to see you at his side in the last days? Find out in this inspired word that through God’s grace, love, and mercy have made this author truly a messenger of God, our Father who is in heaven. Wander through these epistles and share in the glory of God’s love that he has hoped for us!”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Ron Fraser’s new book is from the author’s Inherit the Kingdom Ministries series.

Fraser shares thought-provoking reflections and relevant scripture in hopes of inspiring fellow truth seekers who are actively seeking a deeper relationship with God.

View a synopsis of “The Search Is Over!: Let Glory Begin!” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “The Search Is Over!: Let Glory Begin!” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “The Search Is Over!: Let Glory Begin!,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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