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This is a book that parents read to their kids, including their kids in the story.

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Wallace's poems cover the range of human experience: music, religion, sex, art, childhood, adolescence, nuclear war, illness, and death. But it's in his wit and good humour, against undercurrents of sorrow and grief that best characterize his poetry: part Emily Dickinson, and part Harpo Marx, part Woody Allen, and part Robert Frost.

Description: This is a series of expositions of most of the passages in the first and second books of Kings which give the history of the two prophets, Elijah and Elisha. Some of these stories are among the most vivid and memorable in the Old Testament, and have never failed to prove themselves relevant and challenging in the preaching of the church. Others of them present what to many are the most difficult moral and intellectual problems bo...

The first systematic program for advancing business relationships. In five easy-to-follow steps, the book shows how to transform any casual business relationship into a valuable source for revenue, leads, and advice. Author Ed Wallace combines memorable anecdotes with a clear theoretical framework that shows individuals how to leverage their hard business skills with the often-overlooked soft skills of relationship building. In a recent survey...

In the course of his ministry Dr. Wallace has found that the miracle stories of the Synoptic Gospels raise and answer the urgent questions about the Church's policy and future that face us today.

Responding to the need for quality material for personal and group Bible study, Ronald S. Wallace has taken care to write this exposition of 1 Kings in such a way that modern readers can learn from this part of the Old Testament, and pastors and teachers can use it in their work.Designed to benefit classroom settings and weekly study groups, this book is divided into sixteen sections that help bring about a clear understanding of the message o...

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This engaging exploration of the Joseph story by trusted Bible scholar Ronald Wallace offers a fresh look at Genesis 37-50 and its continuing relevance to life in our modern world. Wallace traces the life of Joseph through his enslavement and subsequent rise to power in Egypt to the place where he would save the nascent tribe of Israel from sure starvation. Throughout these fourteen powerful and important chapters in Genesis, Joseph grapples w...

This book comprises a series of essays on Calvin's work and on the thought and devotion applied to it. The author includes an account of John Calvin's early life and the important events of his struggle and triumphs in Geneva

Winner of the 1995 Banta Book Prize for a Wisconsin Author Ronald Wallace is best known for his wit and good humor, his synthesis of technical skill and strong emotion, his sensory immediacy, his accessibility, and charm. Now in "Time's Fancy, " his fifth collection, Wallace explores the tragic aspects of life more fully, fashioning a declarative poetry that is darker and deeper, more meditative and complex.

A collection of 100 sonnets which combine traditional form with free verse. The subject matter ranges widely from Rootie Kazootle and Froggy the Gremlin to Shakespeare and Nietzsche. The traditional themes of lyrics such as love and death are explored, as well as quirky contemporary narratives.

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The family today is confronted with pressures that pull it in many directions, resulting in much misunderstanding and poor communication. This book illustrates how these problems are not unique to our time. As Dr. Wallace guides readers through Genesis 24-36, the similarities between problems then and now become evident. Wallace discusses how family relationships - husband and wife, parents and children, brothers an sisters - were experienced ...

This book contains contains twenty four expositions of thirty of the main Parables of Jesus, along with an essay on their interpretation. It gives evidence that, in seeking to proclaim the Word of God in the present day situation, modern preaching is binding itself closely to the text of the Bible.

The Second Book of Kings narrates the decline and fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, each of which had been set up by God with hope and promise. Kings II begins at a particularly low point in history. Ahaziah of Israel enters bitter conflict with God, and even Elijah, the great and trusted prophet, proves foolish and weak when called on to witness to the truth. As chapter follows chapter, the hope that a king after God's own heart might...

The life of Abraham was characterized by failures, successes, and triumphs over his enemies . However, by trusting the promise of God, he overcame his difficulties on his way to spiritual maturity. Although Abraham's journey began centuries ago, many of his trials are like those experienced by people today - deceit, lust, broken promises, doubt, lack of patience. Dr. Wallace discusses Genesis 12-23 in easy-to-read chapters suitable for devotio...

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In For Dear Life, with accessibility, wit, and humor, Ronald Wallace evokes a wide variety of subjects that range from the traditional themes of lyric poetry--love, death, sex, the natural world, marriage, birth, childhood, music, religion, art--to the most unexpected and quirky narratives--an ode to excrement, a catalogue of comic one-liners, a celebratory testimonial to his teeth.