J Ryan: 295 books

“God is with us.” We say this in our sermons, prayers, and songs, but what does it really mean? For many Christians, the whole notion of God’s presence remains vague and hard to define. Exploring both the Old and New Testaments, Professor J. Ryan Lister seeks to recover the centrality...

Looking for a hilarious children’s book that is sure to have your young readers begging for the next chapter? Fans say this family-centered series has kids literally rolling on the floor laughing. Whether they’re just beginning chapter books or reading at an intermediate level, the short chapters...

Christianity is primarily used as examples of Scrupulosity levels 1 through 4 in this book because of my familiarity with it and because of its power over this American government and its leaders, thereby all of us. The psychological disorder Scrupulosity is found by this author to be at a much more...

Max E. James has tossed and turned all night long. He can’t wait for his birthday to start. But first, he has to convince his big brother Cody to help him make his birthday wish. Max doesn’t know what he’ll do if his wish doesn’t come true—again! Maybe if he and Cody work as a team, they can smooth things over with their parents and get the day back on track.

Screenplay version: 2016 Finalist in an international Screenwriting Competition! Placed 14th in its Genre! A man and woman from seemingly opposite ends of society, find each other in the middle of a murder/cover-up. This bazaar circumstance, narrated by the female victim, brings this unlikely pair...

The birthday festivities have begun and Max E. James can’t contain himself! All he wants is to party with his friends, but his big brother Cody and his sneaky friend Seamus have other ideas. Will the rival teams ruin the whole party? Or will Max’s wish finally come true?

"The Copper Pit" is a dramatic tale with very unlikely results of the President’s and Congress’s decision to banish outlawed street gangs to an abandoned copper mine in America’s mid-west. A strange new underground world evolves which includes daring escapes, changed lives, justice,...

In scenes that shift from New York to Moscow to South Asia, my novel explores the essential natures of three ordinary men whose lives, while appearing to barely touch, will produce a butterfly effect with the explosive power of C4.New York Detective, Sergeant Frank Driscoll, is assigned to...

Adina of Elysium is a fictional story based on historical information about two green children found wandering outside of a town called Woolpit in England. I wrote this story using historical information found through my investigation. In a place called Elysium, where there is no war and the sun was...

This book depicts a war taking place in our nation against illegal drug trafficking. It is a story about a few people who have been forced to stand their ground in defense of their land, all without the assistance of the Government, or their interference. This is not a new war, or even one that’s...

This is a story of two Buddhist Monks who witness the annihilation of their monastery and entire community in the mountains of Tibet. Part I, Journey to the Bay of Bengal, tells of their journey south seeking help and refuge. Forced to leave their loving and peaceful life, they witness man's inhumanity...

Christians ought to be leading the way in creativity, but we rarely do. God is the Creator of all things, and He created us in His image. Creativity is woven into the very fabric of our humanity. Therefore, Christians should value and champion creativity as a vital part of our image-bearing...

Welcome to another of my oligarchical stories, revealing the covert actions of a completely corrupt government and its henchmen, pulling all the strings in Washington. The innocent actions of one family trying to do the right thing, reveals the full extent that the C.I.A will go to in order...

There is a secret organization that for hundreds of years have existed solely to obtain others land and riches by any means. War, murder, slavery, drug dealing, and destruction of all other religions and their cultures are but a small part of the business models they follow. To this day, these men...