Books I’ve Written
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! (With approximate delivery around December 15th.)
How to Use a Runaway Truck Ramp tells the true story of the 10,000-mile, cross-country adventure my wife, four children and I recently took in a big, blue bus named Willie. We were excited for the trip of a lifetime but had no idea how much the journey would change us.
“Like all epic road trips, Shawn & Maile’s story covers as much interior mileage, from one state of mind to another, as their big, blue bus does the physical miles across the United States. This book is many things: a travelogue, a parenting manual, a spiritual narrative. But most of all, it’s an engrossing tale told by two wise and thoughtful writers. Don’t read it if you’re not prepared for the oncoming wanderlust.”
- Jason Boyett, author of O Me of Little Faith
and Pocket Guide to the Afterlife
Cost: $14.95 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
LIMITED TIME OFFER – TWO COPIES OF HOW TO USE A RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP FOR $25! INCLUDES SHIPPING! KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF AND GIVE THE OTHER ONE FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT!
Cost: $25.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
My Amish Roots by Shawn Smucker
Framed around the passing of my Amish great-grandmother Katie Stoltzfus, My Amish Roots tells the story of my Stoltzfus family from 1624 – 2010: four generations in Germany, a trek across the Atlantic, and over 220 years of living and dying in Pennsylvania.
Chasing down these stories, I found myself constantly coming back to these two questions: Where do we come from? What do we leave behind?
Cost: $15.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
And Then We Danced by Mike Lusby, Fi Lusby, and Shawn Smucker
The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, “I do.”
The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy’s heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, “You’ll never amount to anything.” The foundation of a marriage forms in the soul of a little girl, when three neighbor boys sexually abuse her in the dark corner of a barn.
And, so often, the foundations upon which marriages are built are not strong enough to weather the storms that come after “I do”: tragedies, depression, and infidelity send shivers through the already cracked foundation, and too often the structure collapses.
But it doesn’t have to.
This is the true story of a marriage, told in alternating perspectives from the man and woman who lived it, felt it, and fought to keep it together.
Cost: $15.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
Think No Evil by Jonas Beiler and Shawn Smucker
A book I co-wrote with Jonas Beiler, Think No Evil tells the story of the Amish school shooting from the perspectives of various first-responders and counselors on the scene. But it also follows the message of forgiveness as it radiates out from the Amish families, transforming a community and garnering world-wide attention.
Cost: $15.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Hardback
83 Lost Sheep by Gerry Stoltzfoos and Shawn Smucker
A book I co-wrote with Gerry Stoltzfoos, 83 Lost Sheep tells the engaging story of the church Gerry started in Gettysburg, PA. Gerry explains why new churches are vital to the overall health of The Church and, providing Luke 10 as a backdrop, uses his own church planting experience to discuss how it can happen.
“Gerry breaks the mold of how to reach the 83% of American culture who do not got o church…Talk about a guy who is living what he’s preaching. Gerry Stoltzfoos is a planter of church planters…” Matt Keller, author of The Up the Middle Church
Cost: $15.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
Twist of Faith by Anne Beiler and Shawn Smucker
Twist of Faith tells the story of Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels. She lost her 19-month-old daughter in a tragic farming accident, then was abused by someone she trusted. Her life spiraled into six long years of darkness.
But Anne’s is a story of the hope and love that comes with forgiveness and perseverance. She went on to become the founder of the most successful soft pretzel franchise in the world and used much of the profits to change the lives of those she encountered.
Cost: $15.00 (no shipping charge within continental US)
Format: Paperback
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