The Sky Is Our Song Update

 Coming this February and Available for Pre-Order Now:

The Sky Is Our Song: The 'Phaenomena' of Aratus' (University of Chicago, 2025)

What a privilege to be a part of this project with Stanley Lombardo and Walter Michener!

Merry Christmas!

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

- Isaiah 9:6-7

Announcing Ifscapes, Vol. 10: Something Earthlings Notice!

Now available on Amazon: Something Earthlings Notice, Volume 10 in the Ifscapes series! 

Ifscapes celebrates its literary “decade” of possible worlds, alternate histories, fantastical what-ifs, and wondrous would-have-beens, spanning a kaleidoscopic multiverse of landscapes and timelines. What unexpected events unfold when ruthless porch pirates hit the plainland? Can Human Resources and Customer Service help locate a missing world in time to save the warranty? And who says pushing planets is like pushing pencils, anyway?

In this volume of Ifscapes:

- transform Earthling tragedy into Titanian triumph

- investigate an enigmatic bank robbery gone sideways

- issue receipts from an undiscovered future

- follow along with secret agents out to rescue a weary universe

- witness first and last contact from the ground up

- peruse the want ads for the perfect galaxy-trotting job

Dystopian battles behind the scenes, unseen extraterrestrial invasions from unseen realms, library stacks at the end of the world, everyday routines changing the fates of universes? Farmers, bookworms, schoolchildren. Product designers, soldiers, settlers, paraplegic astronauts. Something Earthlings Notice ranges from the outrageous to the ordinary to the biggest to the smallest, uncovering cosmic collisions of prosaic proportions. Mass extinction on a minute scale, advanced technology from antiquity, time travel at a standstill, and hints of empire in the most mundane. In Ifscapes, Volume 10: Something Earthlings Notice, impossible details become possible-world tales and cerebral unrealities spin into adventurous realities . . . if the people of Earth will take the time to notice.

Ifscapes, Vol. 1 Out in Paperback!

 Now Available in Paperback!

Ifscapes: Empires and Androids

A MULTIVERSE OF SHORT STORIES INSPIRED BY THE ANCIENT PAST AND FUTURE

- Chronocommuter trains for legionnaires, merchants, media moguls, and robots

- Earthling Chronicles of extrasolar space

- ancient Rome’s TV favorites, from “Three Hundred at Thermopylae” and “Psammetichus II Knows Best” to “A Day in the Life of Alaric”

- epic time-travel struggles between Palamedes and his nemesis Odysseus

- startling ET insights from bestselling researcher Ovid

. . . and more in these twelve reimaginings of Greece and Rome

To learn more Ifscapes: Empires and Androids, or to discover more of the expanding Ifscapes multiverse on Kindle and in paperback, visit the Ifscapes homepage on Amazon.

Coming December 19: Ifscapes, Volume 1 Comes to Paperback!

December 19 . . .*

- Every year: Six days until Christmas Day.

- 1686: Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years.

- 1732: Benjamin Franklin publishes his first Poor Richard’s Almanack.

- 1843: Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol.

- 1958: President Dwight D. Eisenhower broadcasts the first radio message relayed from outer space.

- 1972: Manned lunar flight Apollo 17 returns to Earth from the moon.

- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is released in theaters.

- 2024: Ifscapes comes to paperback as Volume 1, Ifscapes: Empires and Androids, makes its paperback debut!  

Available on Amazon beginning Dec. 19, 2024.  **Available on Kindle now.

*https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/19

Shown Approved Endorsements: Thank You!

Thank you to Alex McFarland and John Morden for their endorsements of Shown Approved!

"Three decades of global ministry have resulted in contacts with thousands of people.  Without question, Dr. Cara Polsley impresses me as one of the most inspiring and insightful communicators whose work I have had the privilege of reading.  Here most recent book, Shown Approved:  Philadelphian Christianity and Jesus’ Letter to the Church is a powerful resource for all who seek truth and who are serious about their personal growth in Christ.

Polsley’s research is as convicting as it is informative.  Even if you have been a Christian believer for years, her presentation of “Philadelphian Christianity” will inspire your heart and equip your mind in Biblical truth.  Experience the book Shown Approved and one whose research is a gift to the 21st century church, Dr. Cara Polsley.”       

- Alex McFarland, best-selling author, educator, broadcaster

"Shown Approved is another masterpiece by Dr. 'Cara' Polsley, weaving together her vast knowledge of biblical history, her amazing grasp of the truth of scripture, and her love for Jesus and those she coins as 'Philadelphian Christians.'  This is a fresh look at Jesus' letter to the church at Philadelphia found in Revelations 3:7-13.  Journey with Dr. Cara as she reveals Jesus' heart for them and for us as budding Philadelphian Christians."

- John W. Morden, transitional interim pastor, Next Step Church Services

Now Available! Shown Approved

 Now available through Wipf & Stock Publishers, on Amazon, and wherever books are sold:

Shown Approved: Philadelphian Christianity and Jesus’ Letter to the Church

"What does Jesus value and seek in believers' hearts? In the midst of turbulent current events, what do flourishing, faithful individuals and church groups look like, and how can we personally pursue a more meaningful, intentional Christian lifestyle that pleases the Lord and anticipates Jesus' imminent return for his Bride? Addressing these questions and others through a scriptural lens of hands-on application, Shown Approved walks readers through Jesus' letter to the ancient church of Philadelphia in Rev 3. One of only two positive role models in Rev 2-3, Philadelphia is a Christ-first, Christ-focused example for believers today. Applying Jesus' commendation of Philadelphian Christianity as a call to action and a guide to bold, abundant life, Shown Approved offers encouragement and direction in an increasingly confused culture, connects end-times prophecies to daily living, and serves as a roadmap for healthy, humble, and mission-minded faith."