Mark Lester

Winner of the 2025 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise Deuteronomy and the inscribed texts depicted within it are often called "books." Moreover, its treatment of writing has earned it a prominent place in historical accounts of the religion of ancient Israel and Judah. Neither Deuteronomy nor its text-artifacts, however, are books in any conventional sense of the term. This interdisciplinary study reorients the analysis of Deuteronomic textuality around the materiality, visuality, and rhetoric of ancient rather than modern media. It argues that the Deuteronomic composition adapts the media aesthetics of ancient treaty tablets and monumental inscriptions to a story that is itself transformed into an artifact of the past.

Inside this book are short stories dealing with people, places, and events which were written for and published by newspapers and periodicals, primarily the Cedar Springs Bugle published in Cedar Springs, MI by Col. Tom, Noreen (U. S. Army retired) a lifelong friend of the author and AMerican Cooner & Full Cry magazines. This book is the fourth in a series of short stories.

Contained within the pages of this book are anecdotes and human-interest stories describing projects and endeavors that required adjustments in order to achieve success. Murphy's law in application; Anything that can go wrong will go wrong", and the optimistic human response that allowed for a successful conclusion in spite of the challenges. Murphy's Law is compared and weighted against the Law of Physics. Attempts to violate the Laws of Physics will validate Murphy's Laws.

This book contains a series of articles that were written by the author for publication in the "Bugle" a monthly newspaper published by an old friend Col. Tom Noreen, U. S. Army retired, in Cedar Springs, Michigan, and the American Cooner Magazine a coonhound magazine published monthly in Sesser, Illinois. The articles run the gamut from human interest stories, memories, hounds & hunting, life lesson stories from around the globe.

Tough times produce tough men & women, the likes of whom may never be duplicated. Real stories about real Americans from the hills and hollers of Southern Indiana who have left their mark in the world while their legacy and generating stories that will be repeated throughout time.

Record of Mackall, Asdell, Blackmore, Kern, Hasler, and Stone families as they emigrated from their homelands in Holland, Switzerland, Scotland, England, and Ireland in the 18th & 19th centuries to begin a new life in a strange new country migrating westward into southern Indiana where their life's became intertwined in the small village of Scotland. This story exemplifies America at it's very best. Why did they come? Adventure? Persecution? Famine? Poverty? Or all of these?

Author shares a life devoted to two totally different activities and how they actually intersected halfway around the globe as two cultures "shook hands". Fifty years of coonhunting experience and over thirty years of karate study are shared within the pages of this book ending with the day the two persuasions met resulting in the recognition of a great American Samurai by a great Okinawan karate teacher and Samuarai in his own right.

This book is an accumulation of articles written and published in the" Bugle", a monthly newsletter found in Cedar Springs, Michigan and edited by Colonel Tom Noreen, U. S. Army retired, a high school classmate and friend of mine. This is the second book of articles I have written for Tom's publication, the first was title "You Don't Say". Hopefully, if Tom and I can keep our game up, there may be a third. The stories and articles found within these pages cover a multitude of subjects but mostly deal with people, both local and national and to a large part, people who have exhibited exemplary behavior and character when they could have easily chosen not to.

This is the story of the George family who migrated to the United States from Ireland settling in North Carolina and working their way westward ending up in southern Indiana. It is also a story and tribute to a young father who departed this life at a very young age leaving behind three children the youngest of which did not remember him and spent her life trying to learn his story

This book contains the history and timeline of three families. Starting with James Mackall who immigrated from Scotland in 1655 arriving in Maryland following the Mackall history to Matilda Mackall who married Samuel Blackmore in East Liverpool, Ohio. Samuel Blackmore family history is traced back to London, England. Sam & Matilda Blackmore had a daughter, Cora, marry Joe Kern. Joe & Cora had a daughter marry Joseph Leland Asdell. The Asdell family history is recorded beginning with their departure from Antrim County, Ireland. Included is journal kept by Benoni Blackmore, brother of Sam Blackmore, detailing his time spent in gold and silver fields of California, Nevada, and Oregon in 1862. Additionaly are included family stories and antedotes.

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A story of love and the struggles encountered in developing and maintaining a relationship and keeping love from being extinguished.

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Compliation of stories published in The Bugle, newspaper from Cedar Springs, Michigan dedicated to people and events. Everyone has a story and it falls to those blessed with the ability to capture these stories in print the obligation to do so. This author has been capturing and recording these stories for years. This creation is his latest work.

Cute bedtime story about forest creatures and their quest to assist a friend in need, a cow named Daisy. The main character of the tale is Possum Slim, local hero. Cute story of inclusion and the value of all no matter their social scale.

One man's story of childhood loss of parent, abusive step parent including his struggles,successes, disappointments,and advice

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A tribute to mom who left this life way too soon. Mom wasn't always dealt the best cards in life but she played them to the fullest. To all those who have lost your mom, i feel your pain and understand your loss. We must live on and apply the life lessons our mothers taught us.