(Rena's name before being changed by the officials at Ellis Island was Renske.) When he was two-months-old, his father died in the partially completed house he built in Muskegon, Michigan. His father, Melle Smedes, and mother, Rena (Benedictus), emigrated to the United States from Oostermeer, Friesland in the Netherlands. Lewis Benedictus Smedes was born in 1921, the youngest of five children. His 15 books, including the popular Forgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Donate now at Benedictus Smedes (1921 - December 19, 2002) was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. Please consider supporting the work of Envision This! We connect you to visionaries of a better furure. Coleen represents this ambitious project to get books that build character into the hands of kids and create a community bond with the local businesses that sponsor those books. Other authors in the PS Publishing lineup write for kids of other age and interest levels.

This Robin, like the familiar folk hero, has a philanthropic mission to rescue his community from doom. His Robin From the Hood series deals with the tragic and dehumanizing underworld tales of “hoods” ruled by drug lords and corruption. The sticker will say 'This Book Is A Gift From:' then prominently feature your company's logo and contact information.”ĭapo, whom we first met through his community building Feel the Ville rap on You-Tube, writes for adolescents. She says, “ Rather than 'sponsoring' books in the traditional sense, our partners purchase a $4.50 advertisement in the form of a full-color sticker inside the front cover of a Books for Kids book.

You can partner with them! Coleen Liebsch of PS Publishing is also with us. He is one of the authors who writes for Books for Kids, a free book giveaway program run by Performance Strategies Publishing. Our guest, Dapo Akers is author of Robin From the Hood. ENVISION THIS: You can promote literacy, character building, and your business all in one move by sponsoring 'Books for Kids' right in your neighborhood.

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