Bill Pearson

Basketball is a simple game. There is a long hard surface called a court (84 feet long by 50 feet wide) and at each end there is a basket - 10 feet off the ground. Teams of 5 players compete with one another to see who will get the ball through the hoop the most times before time runs out. This is a simple story of basketball and so much more. How much can one young man impact the lives of others while beating a ball against the pavement of the neighborhood court? Arvie, now in his 80s, recounts memories from childhood and is haunted by the impact of just such a young man from his youth. While certain that God performs miracles all around us, he struggles with understanding why our great God would use this simple crew of scrawny, lightweight misfits to reveal His power and grace. Sit back, enjoy the season and decide for yourself if God has a soft spot for basketball or just these small town kids who love it so much.

Basketball is a very simple game. There is a long hard surface called a court (84 feet long by 50 feet wide) and at each end there is a basket - 10 feet off the ground. Teams of 5 players compete with one another to see who will get the ball through the hoop more times before time runs out. This is a simple story of basketball and so much more. How much can one young man impact the lives of others while beating a ball against the pavement of the neighborhood court? Arvie, now in his 80s, recounts memories from childhood and is haunted by the impact of just such a young man from his youth. While certain that God performs miracles all around us, he struggles with understanding why our great God would use this simple crew of scrawny, lightweight misfits to reveil His power and grace. Sit back, enjoy the season and decide for yourself if God has a soft spot for basketball or just these small town kids who love it so much.

From a new perspective, the ugly is beautiful, the dull is fulfilling and what appears empty is found to be vibrant and meaningful. How can we find a sense of purpose or meaning in a fast-paced world of tweets, fake news and the latest upgrades? Where is the joy? What brings true satisfaction? Sean Michael Murphy Jr. has a different view thanks to a unique life and it may just change the way the world chooses to move forward. Take a jouney of discovery to find the truly important things in life.

Arvid Ellison is gracefully leading his wife through the Golden Years. Friends and family see a sweet and giving soul. Not everyone agrees. FBI Agent Woodhull won't be fooled by an old man with a Bible! He believes Arvie is lying and should spend his remaining years behind bars. Arvie speaks of hope and miracles. Just because something seems impossible, doesn't make it so. God is capable of everything and may use an old codger and his friends to make a difference. Newspaper man, Sandy Marsh is after the truth. Is Arvie senile or purposely deceiving everyone? Could it be that he speaks the truth; that miracles are possible right here and now? From Bible study to a jail cell, new author, Bill Pearson, takes us on a journey from the least of us to the most powerful demonstrating that all things are possible. No matter who you are or what your past, God can make good from bad, right from wrong and may even use some old guy pouring coffee to change the world one baby boomer at a time.

The high-point of the Phantom Chartlon series has arrived with the final volume of the series which reprints the complete run of Don Newton’s definitive work on the Ghost Who Walks! The mid-1970s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Hermes Press has collected, concluding with this volume, all 74 issues of The Phantom comic books that ran from 1962-1977. This book collects the last 10 issues from the series which features stories and artwork by the inimitable Don Newton. The Charlton comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, The Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. Also featured is an exhaustive essay on Don Newton and other special features. Volume Five reprints issues #65 through #74; cover artwork by Don Newton and Frank Bolle; stories by Joe Gill, Nicola Cuti, Bill Pearson, John Clark, and Don Newton; artwork by Joe Sherwood and Don Newton Don’t miss it!