James Calvin Schaap's Books

What's it like having an old man who's a saint?" The question came from the depths of Romey Guttner's troubled soul. It was as honest as the hot sun that beat down on him and his best friend, Lowell, as they picked beans that unforgettable summer in the late fifties. They were just boys, one the son of the town's pillar of faith and one the neglected child of a man whose anger spilled onto everyone in his path. Despite their disparate upbringings, Romey and Lowell were like brothers, inseparable in their pursuit of adventure. But events were brewing that would force them to confront the reality of their differences for the first time. With perceptiveness and style, James Calvin Schaap renders a coming-of-age tale about friendship, fathers and sons, and, most of all, the grace that saves us from the darkest places.

A gift. The baby. The pageant. The parties. The worship. The afterglow. The story. These are the elements of almost every Christmas. In Finding Christmas, award-winning author James Calvin Schaap takes a look at each of these elements through seven stories that show how imperfect people can find joy and grace in an imperfect world. His eyes turn on an outgoing bus driver, a passionate mother, a daughter reluctant to return to church, and even his own assumed-mediocre performance at a Christmas pageant. Along the way, readers see how the amazing message of Christmas can be found in the oddest of places. This heartwarming read is both moving and magical and will help readers usher in a joyful Christmas season even amidst the howling winds of winter.

These devotions on the Psalms help families learn to talk honestly with God.

Storyteller James C. Schaap chronicles the inspiring account of Israel's exodus from Egypt and their years in the wilderness in these four devotional books.

Contains 250 meditations for teens that addresses issues such as identity in Christ, sin, salvation, and grace.

Slightly jaded from a bitter divorce and years of auditioning for acting jobs in Hollywood, Emily Doorn returns to her sedate hometown of Neukirk, Iowa, ready to raise her children. When Emily's idealism is challenged by the mystery surrounding her older sister's death 25 years earlier, she wonders what the clues will reveal about this woman she never really knew.

The Narrator, a town pastor, brings to life the secret joys and concern of his parishioners at Barneveld Calvary in a colorful mosaic of grief and tragedy, mercy and reconciliation.

Written by the author of "Romey's Place," this riveting story about clashes of faith and culture is based on true accounts of Dutch immigrants and the Lakota Sioux.

You probably know what it's like to feel too busy -- too much homework, too many practices, too much to do. When you're feeling like that, you need an intermission -- time by yourself, time to think, time to be close to God.

This heartwarming read is both moving and magical and will help readers usher in a joyful Christmas season, even amidst the howling winds of winter.

Award-winning author Schaap takes a look at the elements of Christmas to showhow imperfect people can find joy and grace in an imperfect world.

This heartwarming read is both moving and magical and will help readers usher in a joyful Christmas season, even amidst the howling winds of winter.

Contains 250 meditations for teens that addresses issues such as identity in Christ, sin, salvation, and grace.

Set in a small prairie town in northwest Iowa, and narrated from the grave in a voice that is often humorous, elucidatory, and enlightening, these interconnected folk tales capture how the dearly departed handle being spirits in a world that continues on without them, but also with them. In Up the Hill, death is intimate, and sometimes painful, but it is a threshold to understanding - not only for the deceased, but for the living. The result is forgiveness, redemption, and divine intervention and proof that "you get a whole lot smarter when you die.

Forty-three stories for teenagers based on the book of Numbers.

A collection of forty-five meditations on the book of Numbers, a continuation of the Exodus story.

The play tells of the experiences of Berendina (Diet) Eman during the Second World War.

Book's by James Calvin Schaap

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