Dave Bonselaar
Dave Bonselaar
Dave Bonselaar lives in Roswell, Georgia with his wife, Jeannette. Together they are grateful parents of three married children and four grandchildren who keep them laughing and praying in equal measure.
Dave has pastored churches in upstate New York, Southern California, Central Iowa, and – for the last 20 years – in metro Atlanta. He holds a Master of Divinity from Western Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological seminary, and is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
When the Christmas season arrives, Dave and Jeannette portray Santa and Mrs. Claus – work that reminds Dave that showing up with warmth and wonder is part of how love gets practiced. The rest of the year, he is probably reading, catching a baseball game for the human stories hidden in its unhurried pace, or sharing coffee with Jeanette and friends. They believe that music, art, and a good gathered table do some of God’s best work in healing what divides us.
Books by Dave Bonselaar
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Are You a Word Whiz?
$9.99Order Now: Are You a Word Whiz?ARE YOU A WORD WHIZ? is designed to promote family involvement, provide educational enrichment, create a positive social experience and encourage its readers to have just plain old fun. I can attest that my family and I, along with many of my students, have thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie sparked by this social activity. ARE YOU A WORD WHIZ? can be utilized in many ways, such as, in the classroom, at a social event, on a road trip, under a hair dryer, on the beach, with a cup of coffee, or just about anywhere you can imagine. So, do you think…
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Order Now: The Art Of A Death Row FriendshipArt of a Death Row Friendship is the story of Rock Alling’s unusual and unexpected friendship with a condemned man forged with their mutual love of art.
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Heaven’s Happy Family
$13.99Order Now: Heaven’s Happy FamilyHeaven’s Happy Family will entail the joys of the life of Heaven. Heaven’s parents have joint custody of her. She alternates every other week between her parents. She spends time with her siblings and other family members. It will enlighten the joys of having two families bonded together by the love for a child. Which is Heaven.
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Order Now: My Health Information PlannerThis “MY HEALTH INFORMATION PLANNER” is designed to help you maintain a continuous record of your care, services, providers, notes, documents, and more. Health professionals will appreciate you bringing your “MY HEALTH INFORMATION PLANNER” to each medical appointment, therapy, care conference, on vacations, etc. This will ensure that information is kept updated and available in the time of need. Work with your health professionals as a team by asking for copies of visit notes, immunization records, medical records, doctor reports, and other information. Insert this information into your “MY HEALTH INFORMATION PLANNER” for safe keeping.
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Order Now: That Little Bug Ate Everything“That Little Bug Ate Everything” is an original feel-good story that will make the kid in you smile. This little bug goes through spurts of not liking fruits and vegetables to loving every bite he takes. Follow him as he guides you through this vibrant colored, hand drawn book filled with pictures of scrumptious foods that taste better to him over time with every bite he takes.
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Order Now: Seasons of the Holiday SpiritNow featuring five stories!
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A Rebel’s Code
$18.95Order Now: A Rebel’s CodeA Rebel’s Code, is the story of a treasure hunt where a fabled pot of gold sits like easy pickings at the end of a tantalizing rainbow. But isn’t that always the scenario envisioned by would-be fortune seekers? Don’t they blindly assume they are the lucky ones, the only ones able to unlock the secret doorway and finally lay claim to a lost treasure? Yet, caution beware. Blind eyes see no peril.
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Order Now: Hallowed Book One – AwakeningCameron is a beloved member in his adoptive family, Evita is on cloud nine following a proposal, and Sebastien has a trust fund upwards of a hundred million dollars. But things aren’t always as rosy as they appear on the surface: they’re each keeping a secret. An exploration of mental health, family dynamics, and self-actualization (with a helping of magic), Hallowed follows these three 20-somethings as their secrets come to light and their lives are irrevocably changed. Told from the lens of a predominately LGBTQ+ cast of characters, this is a story of just how divine humanity truly is.
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Real Stories from a Fictitious Man
Price range: $19.99 through $24.99Order Now: Real Stories from a Fictitious ManReal “characters” are not hard to find in the rural South, and during his life, Joey has found a bunch of them. “Real Stories from a Fictitious Man” is a sampling of Joey McClure’s short stories and though it meanders, this original work is mostly Southern in content and country in derivation. It is the culmination of memories, encounters, and the imagination of a Southern boy who, as a grown man, found delight in putting those into his own words. His favorite people were always the tellers-of-tales, better known in rural Alabama, as liars. His recollection of fragments of their…
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Order Now: Governor Fob James of Alabama“I’ve always enjoyed reading histories written by the ones who lived through the events they describe. They are much more alive than histories based on musty documents and the accounts of others who were not present.”
Governor Fob James of Alabama: Making Headway on Constitutional Rights, 1979-1980, written by Mike Waters, Fob James’ legal adviser during that time, is an excellent example of the former.
**Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to:
St. Bernard Abbey
1600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.
Cullman, Alabama 35055
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Order Now: Where the Humor Meets the RoadWhere the Humor Meets the Road had its origins some 30,000 feet above the ground, and in airports across the country in the mid-1970’s. A series of less than enjoyable experiences, while traveling by air, resulted in the abandonment of the airways. Road trips across the highways, byways, and backroads of the country seemed the logical alternative to soaring through the clouds. Traveling by water was just too complicated a way to reach the nooks and crannies of a country that span over two thousand miles from coast to the coast and more than a thousand miles from Green Bay…
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Hidden Harvest
$8.99Order Now: Hidden HarvestThe only vegetable my young son would eat was corn on the cob. He wouldn’t even eat kernel corn or cream corn. He wouldn’t even eat the kernels if they were cut off the cob in front of him. Yes, we had a problem.
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Order Now: Chantal Sweet and the Old Lady of the ForestChantal Sweet and the Old Lady of the Forest tells the story of Chantal Sweet, a young girl who gets lost in Thornberry Forest. What follows is a magical adventure.
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Leroy’s New Bike
$15.00Order Now: Leroy’s New BikeIt was only a few days before Leroy’s birthday and Mrs. Johnson was growing weary that she would not be able to purchase the new bicycle that she had promised him.
Frantically, she goes to Bill for advice on what to do.
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God Chose the Wrong Person
$14.99Order Now: God Chose the Wrong PersonWhen I believed God chose the wrong person, I was thinking about me, not Him. I saw my brokenness as a handicap, not an asset. How could He use my insecurity, low self-esteem, financial struggle, bluntness, perfectionism, awkwardness, and failure for good?
Order Now: Toby’s Adventures – Toby Takes On BullyingToby’s Adventures is a series of 10 children’s books with the second book being Toby Takes On Bullying. These stories come from my heart and have been brought to life by awesome illustrator Kimmy Artis!
He’s The One And Only
$14.99Order Now: He’s The One And OnlyMona never saw the betrayal of love that would cause her a lifetime of pain. The situations that she found herself in were so insidious that she started to question her own sincerity. “Was it me Lord?”
Order Now: COVID-19 – Africa, Haiti, and the U.S. Virgin IslandsUntil 2019, most people had not heard of coronaviruses. The SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in personal lives, disrupted school attendance and the social and emotional development of children; been at the core of political debates, and even caused fights. It has proven to be the most divisive public health disaster of our time.
Empowered For Her
$15.00Order Now: Empowered For HerWriting is a sanctuary for Rochelle. Her published books, Still Memoirs: The Hashtags of a Tarnished Life Polished by God, He speaks; I write and Empowerment Is Here are books that reveal her personal journal entries, personal quotes, and encouraging scriptures that she uses to help strengthen, inspire and motivate others to endure the test of their life circumstances and to keep going no matter what it feels or looks like.
Empowerment is Here
$20.00Order Now: Empowerment is HereEmpowerment Is Here is a book filled with the transparency of one courageous woman’s journey through painful obstacles of life altering circumstances. It was designed to inspire, motivate and empower you into the reveal of that brighter you that’s within! While reading, you will reflect, engage, and implement the content and embark on a process that will detach you from those uninvited, unwanted, and dimming habits that are holding you hostage. You can’t be inspired without motivation because motivation is what inspires you. Once you become inspired you get motivated. Once you get motivated, you get moving. This catapults you…