Books published by publisher Kimbeck Publications

Spiders bouncing on threads. Crickets burping. A bee stuck in a flower. These and other crazy insects are out of control in Bug Juice. Readers will see their antics to be not only amusing, but also a great spark for talks about the wonders of nature. "One day I observed my four-year-old grandson mixing sand, mulch and water in a pail," says author Diane Schroeder Macioce. "When I asked him what he was creating, he said, 'It's just bug juice.' I laughed out loud. And the name stuck in my mind." "A few months later, on a stormy day, another grandson asked me why the worms came out when it rained. That is when the first bug was born--and so was Bug Juice. I hope you have fun reading about these creatures and will talk about them with your friends."

This seven-volume work has the twofold goal of helping religious studies scholars better capitalize on architecture as a resource for the study of religion and helping architectural designers appreciate more fully the exciting diversity of ways that built forms can enhance religious lives and practices. The first four volumes under the rubric of Monumental Occasions: The Eventfulness of Religious Architecture present a set of very basic propositions about what architecture is and how it works: Volume I.1, The Experience of Architecture, surveys the fundamentals of hermeneutics as a basis for the work s guiding concept of a ritual-architectural event, which shifts attention from the formal attributes of religious buildings to the experiential engagement of such constructions. Volume I.2, The Mechanism of Architecture, introduces the notion of allurement as a means of explaining why experiences of architecture only sometimes succeed in conveying meanings and facilitating significant transformations of both people and buildings. Volume, I.3, The Interpretation of Architecture, concentrates on the distinctive problems and frequently underappreciated evidential promise of non-literary, particularly architectural, resources for studying religion. And volume I.4, The Comparison of Architecture, advocates for comparing religious architectures both synchronically, especially across different cultural contexts, and diachronically, specifically by composing architectural receptions histories that chronicle the diverse and unpredictable sequence of usages or revalorizations in which any enduring edifice invariably participates. The last three volumes under the rubric of Hermeneutical Calisthenics: A Morphology of Ritual-Architectural Priorities build upon that theoretical foundation to provide more practical guidance and demonstration as to how one might undertake the hermeneutics of sacred architecture : Volume II.1, Architecture as Orientation: The Instigation of Ritual-Architectural Events, focuses on alternative strategies of architectural allurement, that is, various means of inviting, and sometimes coercing, people into committed involvement in specific ritual-architectural events. Volume II.2, Architecture as Commemoration: The Context of Ritual-Architectural Events, explores the range of topics, meanings, and information from conceptions of divinity, sacred history, and politics to remembrances of the dead that are broached and transacted in architectural events once such interactive occasions are underway. And volume II.3, Architecture as Ritual Context: The Presentation of Ritual-Architectural Events, organizes and addresses alternate strategies for the variously theatrical, contemplative, and/or propitiatory choreography of particular ritual-architectural events. While the entire set is conceived as a sustained methodological argument concerning how to study and appreciate sacred architecture, and thus might be read from beginning to end, it is likewise plausible to read individual volumes. In short, inspired by the hermeneutical principle that it is creative reinterpretation rather than the intrinsic quality of a building that makes long-standing religious structures perpetually interesting, relevant and new, the author invites both scholars and designers to engage these books in whatever ways serve their academic and/or architectural purposes. Build from them what you can!

Fifth in the series of ten playful stories with fascinating illustrations. When our grandma gives us a gift, we say thank you. When our friends say something kind, we say thank you. We thank everyone around us, but how can we say thank you to Allah, who Created us and takes care of us? Read Be Thankful to Allah to find out all the creative ways you can truly thank Allah, the One who has given us everything!

Joel and Sharon are the parents of three young boys Levi, Noa and Micah. The idea for the book, “The Chat,” came after an awkward conversation with his eldest son who was only seven years old at the time. Joel searched for a Christian resource to help answer his son’s questions about sex but came up short, so he decided to write his own. After purchasing every parent manual he could possibly get his hands on for research, he put together the book to help father’s walk this journey with their sons.“I believe that every parent must be the first voice their child hears on this very important topic. As parents, it is our priority to lay a Christian foundation for our children to build on.”The Chat is an unapologetic Bible based, children’s book written specifically for 7-10 year old boys to read with their fathers. The whole experience is interactive and will help strengthen the bonds between parent and child. It also opens the door to future conversations. It is a children’s book that has been written to help fathers have the all important ‘sex chat’ with their sons. It is a brilliant Christian resource that acts as a conversation starter. The book is split into two sections; the first portion helping fathers to prepare themselves for the conversation, while section 2 (dedicated for both fathers and sons) is brilliantly illustrated to engage young boys. The Chat discusses the pertinent issues of sex, puberty, pornography and gender.