Bøger af Chris Vitarelli

How is the success (or failure) of a church and its pastor measured? The traditional standards are things like bucks in the bank, butts in the seats and building size. Author, pastor and church planter Chris Vitarelli evaluates those standards and offers a reminder of our true measurements: Are we obedient to God, faithful in ministry and content with where God has placed us to serve? Too many pastors are comparing themselves to others or copying other ministries. But each has a unique call on their life and ministry. A challenge to the "success" driven mindset of the church, an encouragement to any pastor who has ever felt like a failure and a personal story of coming to grips with God's call in his own life, "Failure in the Balance" asks pastors to let God write their own ministry story.

David Zabad's ancestry can be traced back to the Biblical figure Samson, the strongest man who ever lived. Within his father's blood resides this same strength. David has learned to rely on his father Ethan for support, protection and security. But when disaster strikes the Eastern United States, David and his young family must learn quickly to survive on their own.David's father Ethan has spent his life liberating people around the world but at the start of the crisis finds himself on the opposite side of the world from his son. Unable to help and not knowing if they are dead or alive, Ethan's new mission is to get home. Armed only with his strength, limited supplies and the companionship of his best friend, Robbie, Ethan must travel thousands of miles to be reunited with his family. Both David and Ethan, against all odds, in the face of opposition, dangerous enemies and time running out must survive and find each other. They must walk survival road.

Ethan Zabad, a descendant of history's strongest man, has fought battles all over the world. Now he faces his toughest mission yet. Not only must he travel across the country to reunite with his family but also try to stop the advance of a global scheme that has killed millions and will kill millions more. Ethan's son David continues to hold out hope that his father will arrive and at the same time hold his small group of family and friends together, even as sinister forces threaten to tear them apart and end their bid for survival through a cold, dark and desperate winter. Friendships will be tested, the bonds of family will be strained and it will require all the strength they have to overcome not only the threat of a deadly human enemy but winter itself.

4 kids stumble upon an artifact that gives them the ability to travel from place to place in an instant. They enjoy the advantages of this mystical object until they realize someone else wants it back and will do anything to get it. The Terrible Bedtime Tales of Mr. Gruber is based on stories told by the author to his children over the course of more than a year. The children must use their imagination and wits to stay one step ahead of the creepy and mysterious Mr. Gruber!