When was the last time you compared yourself to someone else? A couple of days ago? More likely it was just hours ago, perhaps only minutes! Most of us struggle for affirmation of our personal... More > significance by playing the comparison game.
How do we measure up to others, what they have or what they’ve achieved? What is our status when compared to the expectations of others? How do we measure up to our own often unrealistic expectations of ourselves? A healthy competitive spirit can quickly degenerate into addictive, self-destructive playing of the comparison game, a game that we inevitably lose!
The Comparison Game (How to Disqualify Yourself from Playing), honestly addresses my own struggle with an unhealthy comparison of myself to others and the unreasonable expectations I sometimes place upon myself. The book invites the reader on a personal journey of self-discovery that can result in overcoming the addictive attitudes, thoughts, and actions that keep us playing the comparison game.< Less
A boy named Himm and his two friends, Shimdee and Tisch, leave their village of Ispour for the journey of a lifetime. A new king of Caysadon is to be chosen and he must be a twelve year old boy from... More > Ispour. The test of the Circle of Pillars is just the beginning of an adventure that will take the three friends on a race against others on the Trail of Tears to be the first to reach the emperor’s throne where the winner is to be crowned king.
There is danger all the way, but the three have the help of a wise old man named Mingisbar and a mysterious companion who came to be known as Shadowfriend.
Journey to the Emperor’s Throne is in the tradition of C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In this amazing adventure Himm, Shimdee, and Tisch find faith, friendship, and a destiny they could never have imagined.< Less