What Went Wrong offers a brief exploration of the history of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government of the United States of America as established by the US Constitution. Over the last eighty years we have seen a deterioration of America’s dependence upon the constitutional government that was established by the Founding Fathers along with a continual pull toward socialism. We have also lost the moral perspective of our founders and the integrity and morality that were foundations of our nation. Within the last thirty-five years we have given away the industrial might we once had, and the economic base the nation had achieved has eroded. Much of our nation has been sold to foreign entities. Our government supports nations opposed to our founding principles and doles out taxpayers’ hard-earned funds to our enemies. Author Alan Perlman takes an in-depth look at the moral and ethical decline of our nation and considers its impact upon our government. What caused the shift from a government founded on Godly principals created in behalf of the people, to a government that has rejected God and largely become a self serving bureaucracy?

The main thrust of my book is to present my family biography and heritage, and a history of my career. I also delve into the major historical events that I personally lived through. Most of these have been set out in great detail by others, but their reports have purposely or naively ignored the important religious happenings that occurred during these times. These revelations have been recorded, investigated and found credible. The children of Fatima, Ste. Faustina and Ste. Teresa of Calcutta, Blessed Pope John Paul II and others were vibrant people who made their appearance on the Stage of Life while I lived. Their experiences must be put on the scales and weighed, along with the political and mundane things that others find important. Their influence on what transpired over the last 100 years cannot be dismissed. My life experiences have definitely proven to me that God is still very much alive!

What Went Wrong offers a brief exploration of the history of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government of the United States of America as established by the US Constitution. Over the last eighty years we have seen a deterioration of America’s dependence upon the constitutional government that was established by the Founding Fathers along with a continual pull toward socialism. We have also lost the moral perspective of our founders and the integrity and morality that were foundations of our nation. Within the last thirty-five years we have given away the industrial might we once had, and the economic base the nation had achieved has eroded. Much of our nation has been sold to foreign entities. Our government supports nations opposed to our founding principles and doles out taxpayers’ hard-earned funds to our enemies. Author Alan Perlman takes an in-depth look at the moral and ethical decline of our nation and considers its impact upon our government. What caused the shift from a government founded on Godly principals created in behalf of the people, to a government that has rejected God and largely become a self serving bureaucracy?

What Went Wrong offers a brief exploration of the history of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government of the United States of America as established by the US Constitution. Over the last eighty years we have seen a deterioration of America’s dependence upon the constitutional government that was established by the Founding Fathers along with a continual pull toward socialism. We have also lost the moral perspective of our founders and the integrity and morality that were foundations of our nation. Within the last thirty-five years we have given away the industrial might we once had, and the economic base the nation had achieved has eroded. Much of our nation has been sold to foreign entities. Our government supports nations opposed to our founding principles and doles out taxpayers’ hard-earned funds to our enemies. Author Alan Perlman takes an in-depth look at the moral and ethical decline of our nation and considers its impact upon our government. What caused the shift from a government founded on Godly principals created in behalf of the people, to a government that has rejected God and largely become a self serving bureaucracy?

Pursuing a strategy of colonial expansion in the early 1600s, France encourages its citizens to leave their motherland and venture to the New World. They focus on the St. Lawrence River area and sponsor settlements along its shores, calling this region New France.

One of these intrepid individuals is Henry Priest. The government employs Henry, an educated teacher and linguist, to travel to the New World and translate, interpret, and document the Indian languages spoken in and around Quebec City. On the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, Henry becomes friends with twelve-year-old Zoel Smith and Zoel’s parents and looks forward to sharing his faith in the Lord with those who need it most.

Then tragedy strikes—Zoel’s parents perish aboard ship. Henry takes Zoel under his wing, promising to care for him when they reach their destination. Life in New France is challenging, but for those who are resourceful and determined, the opportunities are unlimited. Once Henry completes his assignment for the government, how will he and Zoel survive and profit in the New World?

An inspiring story, Abenaki Valley shows how brave individuals came to the New World and discovered God’s plan to use their lives for good.

Prior to the Revolution, colonial America was hopelessly stagnant. As she was still tied to England’s archaic laws and medieval traditions, she found herself imprisoned by a tyrannical king on the other side of the Atlantic. Whatever meager efforts of new ideas she attempted to introduce, she found them ruthlessly squashed by King George III or his unrelenting Parliament. Although many Americans eagerly yearned for freedom from the oppressive rule of the British, they had few ideas what to do with the liberty they so ardently craved. Yes, they wanted independence. However, what would they do with it once they had it? They were like teens who can’t wait to leave their secure nests in their parents’ homes. So anxious to leave, they have no plan how to survive on their own. Enter Thomas Jefferson. He was a man full of new ideas and an unwavering compulsion to sell them to his country’s leadership. However, change was not easy, even with those who so desperately craved independence from British rule. Jefferson was obsessed with his father’s dream to somehow, someday, capture the West all the way to the Pacific. However, his active mind was filled with many other dreams. Although he proposed all these during his lifetime, many of them were not realized until after the flowers he always cherished deteriorated on his grave. Those propositions accepted while he was alive took years after he had fought for them before they became the law of the land. Jefferson was taught in his youth by a passionate preacher who promoted religious liberty. As an adult, Jefferson stressed the radical idea of freedom from state-sponsored religion, giving all the opportunity to worship the way they wanted. This earned him the title of “Father of Religious Liberty.”

The main thrust of my book is to present my family biography and heritage, and a history of my career. I also delve into the major historical events that I personally lived through. Most of these have been set out in great detail by others, but their reports have purposely or naively ignored the important religious happenings that occurred during these times. These revelations have been recorded, investigated and found credible. The children of Fatima, Ste. Faustina and Ste. Teresa of Calcutta, Blessed Pope John Paul II and others were vibrant people who made their appearance on the Stage of Life while I lived. Their experiences must be put on the scales and weighed, along with the political and mundane things that others find important. Their influence on what transpired over the last 100 years cannot be dismissed. My life experiences have definitely proven to me that God is still very much alive!

Pursuing a strategy of colonial expansion in the early 1600s, France encourages its citizens to leave their motherland and venture to the New World. They focus on the St. Lawrence River area and sponsor settlements along its shores, calling this region New France.

One of these intrepid individuals is Henry Priest. The government employs Henry, an educated teacher and linguist, to travel to the New World and translate, interpret, and document the Indian languages spoken in and around Quebec City. On the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, Henry becomes friends with twelve-year-old Zoel Smith and Zoel’s parents and looks forward to sharing his faith in the Lord with those who need it most.

Then tragedy strikes—Zoel’s parents perish aboard ship. Henry takes Zoel under his wing, promising to care for him when they reach their destination. Life in New France is challenging, but for those who are resourceful and determined, the opportunities are unlimited. Once Henry completes his assignment for the government, how will he and Zoel survive and profit in the New World?

An inspiring story, Abenaki Valley shows how brave individuals came to the New World and discovered God’s plan to use their lives for good.

Pursuing a strategy of colonial expansion in the early 1600s, France encourages its citizens to leave their motherland and venture to the New World. They focus on the St. Lawrence River area and sponsor settlements along its shores, calling this region New France.

One of these intrepid individuals is Henry Priest. The government employs Henry, an educated teacher and linguist, to travel to the New World and translate, interpret, and document the Indian languages spoken in and around Quebec City. On the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, Henry becomes friends with twelve-year-old Zoel Smith and Zoel’s parents and looks forward to sharing his faith in the Lord with those who need it most.

Then tragedy strikes—Zoel’s parents perish aboard ship. Henry takes Zoel under his wing, promising to care for him when they reach their destination. Life in New France is challenging, but for those who are resourceful and determined, the opportunities are unlimited. Once Henry completes his assignment for the government, how will he and Zoel survive and profit in the New World?

An inspiring story, Abenaki Valley shows how brave individuals came to the New World and discovered God’s plan to use their lives for good.

Far too often, society and history overlook the tremendous ordeal of the World War II veteran. Their lives have been idealized through Hollywood and the media, giving the general public a distorted view of their experiences. Yet reality was much different.

Carson Haefer was one of those men, and his unvarnished story is told in startling clarity in Battleship Letters. Compiled from period letters, detailed historical research, and personal stories told to Carson’s son, Roger, this remarkable account drives headfirst into the reality of being a soldier during war. Roger captures the ups and downs of his father’s life from Marine boot camp, sea school, and assignment on the battleship USS New Mexico to kamikaze attacks at Luzon and Okinawa, the impact of post-traumatic stress at the war’s end, and problems encountered in a post-war romance.

With eye-opening precision, Dr. Haefer shares how his father, a naïve farm boy, turned into a cynical and tormented survivor. Battleship Letters reveals the truth of war in all its gruesome reality, and its devastating effect on those who fight it. Yet James 1:3 is proven accurate when perseverance emerges from the testing. Carson becomes an example of mind shattering crisis strengthening a man, just as iron is tempered into steel by being heated in fire and pounded on an anvil. For all those who enter into the deeper circles of hell on earth, there is hope that faith and character will be greater, not in spite but because of it.

Far too often, society and history overlook the tremendous ordeal of the World War II veteran. Their lives have been idealized through Hollywood and the media, giving the general public a distorted view of their experiences. Yet reality was much different.

Carson Haefer was one of those men, and his unvarnished story is told in startling clarity in Battleship Letters. Compiled from period letters, detailed historical research, and personal stories told to Carson’s son, Roger, this remarkable account drives headfirst into the reality of being a soldier during war. Roger captures the ups and downs of his father’s life from Marine boot camp, sea school, and assignment on the battleship USS New Mexico to kamikaze attacks at Luzon and Okinawa, the impact of post-traumatic stress at the war’s end, and problems encountered in a post-war romance.

With eye-opening precision, Dr. Haefer shares how his father, a naïve farm boy, turned into a cynical and tormented survivor. Battleship Letters reveals the truth of war in all its gruesome reality, and its devastating effect on those who fight it. Yet James 1:3 is proven accurate when perseverance emerges from the testing. Carson becomes an example of mind shattering crisis strengthening a man, just as iron is tempered into steel by being heated in fire and pounded on an anvil. For all those who enter into the deeper circles of hell on earth, there is hope that faith and character will be greater, not in spite but because of it.

Far too often, society and history overlook the tremendous ordeal of the World War II veteran. Their lives have been idealized through Hollywood and the media, giving the general public a distorted view of their experiences. Yet reality was much different.

Carson Haefer was one of those men, and his unvarnished story is told in startling clarity in Battleship Letters. Compiled from period letters, detailed historical research, and personal stories told to Carson’s son, Roger, this remarkable account drives headfirst into the reality of being a soldier during war. Roger captures the ups and downs of his father’s life from Marine boot camp, sea school, and assignment on the battleship USS New Mexico to kamikaze attacks at Luzon and Okinawa, the impact of post-traumatic stress at the war’s end, and problems encountered in a post-war romance.

With eye-opening precision, Dr. Haefer shares how his father, a naïve farm boy, turned into a cynical and tormented survivor. Battleship Letters reveals the truth of war in all its gruesome reality, and its devastating effect on those who fight it. Yet James 1:3 is proven accurate when perseverance emerges from the testing. Carson becomes an example of mind shattering crisis strengthening a man, just as iron is tempered into steel by being heated in fire and pounded on an anvil. For all those who enter into the deeper circles of hell on earth, there is hope that faith and character will be greater, not in spite but because of it.

In Ship of Mercy, author Betty Ruth Weatherby creates a gripping tale of a heartbreaking past, and the hope of a bright future.

West Africa, spring 1943: Mary’s family is tragically murdered by marauding German soldiers in the middle of the night. She is desperate to protect herself and get to Casablanca to board a military hospital ship. Accompanied by a young African woman, Mary flees the dangerous city, promising to return as soon as the war is over.

One year later, Mary’s story is interwoven with Shingi Houkana and the returning American soldiers, disembarking the military hospital ship, Mary Louise. In her sojourn, Mary connects with Russell Graham, a wounded soldier, who challenges her faith and their own romantic future.

“Mary, a survivor of tragedies in Africa, thinking all is lost, returns to America at the end of WWII. Her journey and revelations during this trip grabs us and takes us with her—through pain—sorrow and joyful renewal. A wonderful, heart-lifting read.” —Jo Sarti, GG’s Editing Service

“Betty Ruth Weatherby’s novel, Ship of Mercy, takes you on a voyage across stormy seas of sorrow and loss, and delivers a beacon of hope for searching readers.” —Kathy Boyd Fellure, author of When the Birdies Came to Tea

Much work has been done to present the life and theology of James P. Boyce. What is lacking is an exposition of how this significant Southern Baptist theologian defended the faith in the midst of the nineteenth century. This book combines research from Boyce's class lectures and text book to provide an insight into the consistent and biblical manner in which he defended Christianity in his era.

In Ship of Mercy, author Betty Ruth Weatherby creates a gripping tale of a heartbreaking past, and the hope of a bright future.

West Africa, spring 1943: Mary’s family is tragically murdered by marauding German soldiers in the middle of the night. She is desperate to protect herself and get to Casablanca to board a military hospital ship. Accompanied by a young African woman, Mary flees the dangerous city, promising to return as soon as the war is over.

One year later, Mary’s story is interwoven with Shingi Houkana and the returning American soldiers, disembarking the military hospital ship, Mary Louise. In her sojourn, Mary connects with Russell Graham, a wounded soldier, who challenges her faith and their own romantic future.

“Mary, a survivor of tragedies in Africa, thinking all is lost, returns to America at the end of WWII. Her journey and revelations during this trip grabs us and takes us with her—through pain—sorrow and joyful renewal. A wonderful, heart-lifting read.” —Jo Sarti, GG’s Editing Service

“Betty Ruth Weatherby’s novel, Ship of Mercy, takes you on a voyage across stormy seas of sorrow and loss, and delivers a beacon of hope for searching readers.” —Kathy Boyd Fellure, author of When the Birdies Came to Tea