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Frank Shivers tackles the puzzling question of "why" bad things happen to good people from a biblical perspective providing answers, where there is one, and coping responses for all.

The Treasure of Grace is a comprehensive and concise theological handbook containing golden nuggets of grace extracted from the deep caverns of Holy Scripture written to expand and enlarge the believers' understanding of the biblical doctrine of grace. Its format, relatively simple and short chapters highlighting the various facets of grace, make it an excellent mediative or devotional resource for edification ("growth in grace", 2 Peter 3:8),...

The Christian's hope is founded in an after-life in heaven with Christ and the family of God. Many are the questions that surround this homeland of the redeemed. What kind of body will the saints possess? Will we recognize family and friends? What will we do there? At what moment in death do we go there? And of utmost importance, what must a person do to go there? These questions and many more Frank Shivers answers from a biblical perspective ...

The Poison of Porn is written to combat pornography's aggressive appeal to the sensual appetite of the flesh by helping young men know how to navigate safely away from it. Firm boundaries (self-imposed) enveloped this writing. (1. It would expose pornography's cause, curse, and cure without detailing its raunchiness through the inclusion of "examples" depicting its vile and distasteful material. A diligent effort was made to make the book noth...

When a child is old enough to use a computer, iPad or cell phone it is time for him to be warned about the danger of pornography (bad pictures) through parental conversations, and Bible-based age-appropriate resources (not their friends or internet). Families must constantly be pro-active in protecting their children from pornography's erotic and deviant material lest they become victimized by its deceitful and poisonous lure.This illustrated ...

Rains of various kinds like chronic suffering, serious illness, heart-wrenching sorrow, devastating hardship and trouble, acute loneliness, and the approach of death fall upon all, even the godliest. C.H. Spurgeon, the great London pastor of the nineteenth century said, "The road of sorrow is the road to heaven, but there are wells of refreshing water all along the route." Within this book is a myriad of wells (150) hewn from the Holy Scriptur...

Rains of various kinds like chronic suffering, serious illness, heart-wrenching sorrow, devastating hardship and trouble, acute loneliness, and the approach of death fall upon all, even the godliest. C.H. Spurgeon, the great London pastor of the nineteenth century said, "The road of sorrow is the road to heaven, but there are wells of refreshing water all along the route." Within this book is a myriad of wells (150) hewn from the Holy Scriptur...

Shivers mines from the caverns of Proverbs choice gold nuggets of wisdom (365) that enable success in every facet of life.

Death of a loved one produces grief beyond measure - a hurt so deep that it appears incurable and inescapable. Within you, me and every man lies no capability to manage the painful process of grief thus making any such attempt foolish. Wherein then does man's hope in such despair lay? In Grief Beyond Measure, But Not Beyond Grace Frank Shivers gives answer. Grief indeed is beyond measure to heal yourself but not beyond God's grace to relieve g...

This volume contains some of the author's most effective sermons to children aged eight to twelve (many adaptable to teen audiences) complete with suggested props intended to assist ministers, parents, and children's workers in developing evangelistic/spiritual growth talks for children. Parents will find this volume a great resource for bed-time devotions and a teaching aid regarding Christian beliefs and practice for their children. Included...

In Spurs To Soul Winning Frank Shivers provides both the seasoned and novice soul winner with incentives and motivations to consistently seek to win the unsaved through use of biblical examples, soul winning stories, sayings of great winners of souls and compelling scriptural challenges. This volume is the largest resource of its kind available to the publishers' knowledge.

Marriage and Parenting Boosters' sets forth biblical, concise and straightforward principles that bolster marital relationships and parenting skills. The 'old' and 'new' in marriage will find its 185 short chapters most beneficial.

Christian Basics 101 is a concise survey of foundational tenets of the Christian faith designed to enhance spiritual growth and service. Its thirteen lesson format makes it an excellent resource for pastor classes, Sunday School curriculums, and Camp/Retreat studies. Frank Shivers has been in vocational evangelism since 1974 and is a member both of his State and National Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists. He is a graduate of Charlesto...

Junior Hill states Evangelistic Praching 101 is "A book every preacher should read." Evangelistic Preaching 101 is designed to enhance the preacher's content, structure and delivery of the evangelistic sermon that he may be more effective in winning souls through preaching. In this endeavor, Frank Shivers has drawn not only from thirty-six years of personal evangelistic ministry but heavily from preachers like C. H. Spurgeon, Adrian Rogers, St...

The newest and best of the vade mecums... Mr. Shivers lays out about a dozen tours, stretching from Patterson Park to Federal Hill to Bolton Hill... Whoever reads this guide and follows these routes will know a lot more about downtown than most natives do." -- Baltimore Sun

In the first comprehensive literary history of Baltimore and Maryland, Frank R. Shivers, Jr., explores the region's long-overlooked but substantial contribution to American letters. In picture and story, Shivers's lively account ranges from the colonial satire of Ebenezer Cook to the national anthem of Francis Scott Key to the acclaimed works of Poe, Mencken, Fitzgerald, and more. 48 illustrations.