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Feb 9
Poetic Stylings Offer Profound Messages
Publishing of author's spiritual musings brings the process full circle

LONGWOOD, FL-Is your life a struggle? Do you feel all alone? Barbara J. Whitener, author of His Spirit Through Me: God Inspired Poetry ($9.99, paperback, 978-1-60034-875-4), has put her talent to work for her in crafting a compilation of 59 poems devoted to life and the enduring presence of God. The poems, divided into three segments titled "inspirations," "life experiences," and "family and friends," contain simple but thought-provoking messages. Whitener, who has worked in ministry writing and critiquing manuals and inspirational literature, has been approached by people suggesting that her poems be set to music and sung in church services. She hopes readers will also see the beauty in the verses and be able to apply the messages contained within-about the power of God-to their lives.

Written over a period of seven years from 1996 to 2003 the poems were spiritual impartations given to Whitener in times of trials and struggles. This creative outlet both comforted her and brought hope into her life. After much encouragement from her husband, friends, family, and God, the book finally came to fruition when Whitener decided to publish and share with others what she learned on the journey.

Says Whitener, "The publishing of this book is both an ending and a beginning. It is the end of a time of doubt as to my God-given purpose in life and it is the beginning of a joyful journey into the depths of that purpose."

Barbara J. Whitener served in the United States Air Force from 1984 to 1995. She and her husband live in OÕFallon, Missouri, and attend Church on the Rock in St. Peter's, Missouri, where they serve in the bookstore ministry.

Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order His Spirit Through Me through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.