I am 55 years old as I write this, and have been Christian for a number of years. However, although I have read the words of Jesus Christ in the 25th chapter of Matthew on numerous occasions, it was not until earlier this year that those words had an impact on me that appears to have altered the course of my life. Forgive me if it is presumptuous of me to say so, but my impression is that too many Christians do not take those words seriously, when they really should. My hope is that through this anthology, and by other means, I might help to impress upon you the need to take Him seriously, and the blessing that results in taking Him seriously, and to do what He said we should do. These verses are the best I have to offer. I hope they uplift, inspire, encourage, and amuse. I titled the volume Poems and Songs for Christ because 100% of the royalties and/or profits from the sale of this work will be donated to End Starvation Foundation, Inc, who will use all of that to feed starving widows and orphans, following the injunction of our Lord to visit them in their distress (James 1:27, Ephesians 2:10, Hebrews 13:16, Matthew 25:31-46). But I will go out on a limb and say that many of the poems are even good.

SCUBA diving is thriving in the New York Area. The diving up here is much more challenging than warm water destinations due to our local conditions of cold temperatures, low visibility and currents. Written for both the diver and the non-diver, this book draws the reader into the exciting world of Northeast Technical SCUBA Diving. The book opens with an 'Introduction to SCUBA Diving' that explains the equipment, local conditions and dangers of diving to those new to the sport. Consisting of over 70 true stories of local dives this book has the reader descending with the author on numerous local shipwrecks such as the USS San Diego and ocean liner Oregon, both over 500 feet long and sunk in the Atlantic off of Long Island. The book also contains a number of dive site maps. The stories, chronicle the author's diving adventures and what it feels like to dive locally both exploring the wrecks and from popular shore diving sites . A site/equipment index allows the reader to also use the book to experience specific wrecks and sites. Let's say you have never dove the USS San Diego, a naval Armored Cruiser that sank in 1918 off of Fire Island. You can easily find all the stories about dives on her in order of increasing difficulty. Or you are considering getting an underwater scooter. You can locate all the stories where a scooter was an important part. Perhaps you want to understand how a reel helps keep a diver from getting lost inside a wreck or what its like to be entangled by a line of reel inside a wreck. Interested in finding out more of the dangers of technical decompression diving? It's all here in this book. This book takes you diving..