David L Winters

Exercise Your Faith: Defeating the Lies Men BelieveIn this blunt and hauntingly honest book, Winters rips the veneer from the lies men hear from birth to the grave. Drawing on his sometimes-rocky journey through anxiety, alcoholism, and sexual dysfunction, he paves the way for others to ­ and freedom, faith, peace, and ful­fillment."Mental, physical, and spiritual conflicts test our willingness to conquer difficult circumstances...Men are called to neutralize threats to ourselves and those we love." - Exercising Your Faith With disarming wit, the author examines more than thirty lies that can derail our effectiveness and satisfaction with life. He replaces fallacy with timeless spiritual wisdom. The book is far from pious, getting down to brass tacks about sex, drinking, drug use, and emotional emptiness. As graphic as the Bible in many of his stories, Winters relates the path to inner cleansing and wholeness. Although the way is sometimes difficult, truth forms a much stronger foundation for the long run. This book for men seeking a mentor, friend, and big brother. It's also for the woman who wants to better understand the man in her life. Come along for a sometimes-humorous journey with many twists and turns. "Exercise Your Faith by David L. Winters is a powerful book that is full of godly advice...Wow, wow, wow " - Julia Wilson, ChristianBookaholic.com

Taking God to Work: The Keys to Ultimate Success includes thirteen chapters dedicated to various aspects of the Christian at work. Learn to help your co-workers and supervisors overcome unproductive behaviors and embrace better ways of communicating, working together and accomplishing your organizational mission. Serve customers better by adopting God's plan for work, releasing spiritual dynamite that will improve your attitude and skyrocket your career. Find a job you can love. Understand how work doesn't necessarily mean a 9-5 vocation. Learn more about spiritual warfare and how to involve God in every meeting, tasking and assignment. Figure out how to recovery from life's inevitable mistakes and market downturns. You can succeed. Take the time to learn how.

Taking God to Work: The Keys to Lasting Success brings perspective to the Christian in the workplace. The authors belnd a pastor's heart and an experienced business manager's wisdom for succeeding at work and in life. REal strategies for combatting temptations, dealing with difficult people and staying motivated equip the worker to move higher. Learn to balance work, family and church activities. Table of ContentsSection I: God's Plan for Your Work LifeChapter 1 - Does God Fit in My BriefcaeChapter 2 - Beating Temptation at WorkChapter 3 - What God Thinks About You and Your WorkSection II: How to Succeed on the JobChapter 4 - Finding a Job You Can LoveChapter 5 - How to Advance in Your CareerChapter 6 - Pursuing Excellence in a Mediocre WorldChapter 7 - Balancing Life and WorkSection III: Beating Stress and Discovering Joy at WorkChapter 8 - Surviving Incompetent Leaders and Co-worker Bad BehaviorChapter 9 - Living Beyond Paycheck to PaycheckChapter 10 - When Your Job Is Driving You CrazyChapter 11 - How to Recover from a Big MistakeSection IV: Winning the Spiritual EndgameChapter 12 - Discerning Spiritual Warfare at WorkChapter 13 - Should Christians Retire?

Five Christmas Plays comes with stage directions, settings and recommended music where appropriate. The author has written and staged Christmas plays for more than ten years. He knows what works and what doesn't. This plays are entertaining and contain gentle comic relief.Christmas Play 1 - The Singing Trees Mimsy Watters gets carried away with planning the perfect Christmas for her extended family. With help of four singing/talking Christmas trees, everyone learns the true meaning of the holiday.Christmas Play 2 - I'll Be Late for Christmas Joanie and her two daughters get worried when Dad's Army deployment goes on longer than expected. Wise-cracking waitress Maddie and a heavenly visitor get Joanie back on the right track and teach important lessons about faith.Christmas Play 3 - Christmas Prayer of Forgiveness Single-Mom Marcella struggles to raise her little Trina after her husband disappears. Grandma and Grandpa focus their efforts on giving Marcella and Trina a terrific Christmas in spite of the curve balls life has thrown them. It takes a very special homeless person at the library to teach Marcella what forgiveness is all about.Christmas Play 4 - The Christmas Cabin Years ago, Beverly and Bill wisely invested in a Cabin getaway. With their two daughters, the Cabin has served them well as a special "family-only" sanctuary. This Christmas, traditions get turned on their ear when Bill brings an unexpected guest and everyone must quickly adjust.Christmas Play 5 - Grandma Louise's Christmas Miracle The family is all together for Christmas when Grandma Louise decides to tell one of her exciting missionary stories from long ago. Little Paris likes the story, but is thrown into a funk because she believes her Christmas miracle is an impossibility. When a very special St. Nick shows up on Christmas morning, everyone learns about the importance of leaving our happy endings up to God.

Racecar driver Emalyn Martin hides behind a bold, brassy public persona who delights fans and torments her male rivals. As she fights to claim a championship season, a bitter, aging icon aims to ruin her dreams. If he has his way, George Meloncamp will knock her out of racing for good. During a grueling duel at Pocono Raceway, Emalyn clips another car, setting off an explosion that engulfs the driver in a fireball. When suspicion falls on Emalyn, Italian lawyer, Antonio, and his detective brother, Rocco, must get to the bottom of the explosion. They race the clock before Emalyn loses everything dear to her. Can Antonio save her from the demons of her past that threaten to undo her success? Meanwhile, bodies pile up as a killer plots to keep Antonio from the truth.

While sleeping during a missions conference, David Bredeman awakened to a call for everyone to stand. He jumped to his feet, expecting to be dismissed. To his surprise, well-meaning church members surrounded him and began praying. David soon found himself learning the ropes in Lima, Peru. Whether swashbuckling through the jungle or learning the language, his adventures proved entertaining and often funny. Although a carpenter by trade, David Bredeman brought his curiosity and love of Jesus to Peru in hopes of making an impact. Soon after he arrived for a short-term mission deployment, he fell in love with the country and with one of its daughters. A natural adverturer, he quickily fit in with his mentors who evangelized the tribes on the other side of the Andes. Whether traveling up Amazonian tributaries or hiking through Macchu Piccu, David found a home away from home with some of the least-churched people in the world. Dodging dangers like caimans, panthers and malaria, the whole lifestyle centered around spreading the gospel and enjoying the outdoors. Back in Lima, a young woman awaited and wondered if she and David might have a future together. This is the story of a man who accidentally found his passion and the woman who loved him.