Stuart Schwartz

Be still and know. REAL God stuff: Going through, around, or over the STINKIN' STUFF of life. Retired Dean/Professor, Evangelical university.

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In the rolling hills of Blue Ridge Valley, Elena never expected a second chance at love.
A devoted nurse and single mother, she finds unexpected hope in John—a cancer survivor whose quiet strength matches her own. But as their wedding day approaches, shadows from the past return, testing everything they’re building.
This is a story of blended-family grace, quiet courage, and the gentle power of faith to transform pain into something beautiful.
Faith’s Gentle Storm A heartfelt novel of life, love, and redemption.
Now available.
#FaithsGentleStorm #ChristianFiction #InspirationalFiction #BookLovers

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Everyone's talking about it! My new book, a great reason for faith:
Faith’s Gentle Storm—a heartfelt novel of life, love, and the gentle power of surrender.

In the rolling hills of Blue Ridge Valley, Elena—a devoted nurse and single mother to daughters Grace and Lily—yearns for a second chance at love and peace after years of emotional turmoil. When she finds it in John Ellison, a resilient cancer survivor, their bond deepens through the trials of his diagnosis and the urgent hope of a life-saving transplant.
Yet as their wedding day approaches, shadows from Elena’s past return. Her ex-husband Daniel resurfaces, stirring old fears and threatening the fragile family they are building. Torn between retreat and resolve, Elena and John must confront their deepest anxieties—his dread of recurrence, her lifelong pattern of avoiding conflict—while leaning on the steadfast support of their mountain community and the quiet strength of their faith.
Amid wildflowers adorning the sanctuary of First Community Church and the soaring notes of “Be Thou My Vision,” Elena walks toward a future she once believed impossible. In a story of perseverance, blended-family grace, and redemption, they discover that true healing arises not by erasing pain, but by allowing love, faith, and community to transform it into something beautiful.

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The chaos unfolding in American cities and campuses right now isn't fiction—it's ripped straight from today's headlines. Masked radicals clashing with federal law enforcement, foreign influences stirring division, shady billionaires financing equally shady NGOs…
Campus Crucible isn't just a thriller—it's a gripping warning about the radical protests, foreign meddling, and ideological battles tearing apart our cities and campuses today.
Grab your copy of this pulse-pounding novel now and see how close fiction is to reality.
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What do you think—is higher education worth fighting for? Drop your thoughts below! 🇺🇸📖#CampusChaos #HigherEdReform #ThrillerReads #VirginiaStrong

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Bible-thumping zealots.
Masked faculty radicals.
Foreign money poisoning a quiet college valley.
Then the murders start.
This isn’t fiction—it’s what happens when America’s campus culture war turns lethal.

CAMPUS CRUCIBLE
Read it before it reads like tomorrow’s headlines.

https://t.co/AJodL619va

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Professors hate it! Administrators are screaming! Campus Crucible peels back the layers of corruption, ideology, and betrayal in higher education. money, Iranian warfare. Murder. Mayhem. Masked faculty zealots. Out now--perfect for fans of high-stakes conspiracy.
https://t.co/wSdvduwNQ1

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In Virginia's fog-shrouded Blue Ridge Valley, one slashed throat sparks a holy war that could destroy two universities. Televangelist butchered. Scandal erupts. Merger on the line. Enter Campus Crucible by Stuart H. Schwartz—a thriller where academia meets murder. #CampusCrucible #Thriller #DarkAcademia
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Do you remember the day you joined X? I sure do! So much has changed since then—and now I've just released a gripping mystery thriller that dives deep into the chaos of higher education, exposing the toxic culture that's breeding ignorance, destruction, and even death... and not only between the pages. #MyXAnniversary

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Education sucks! But I offer a new direction. From Amazon:
"Stuart H. Schwartz's new book, Campus Crucible, is set in the pressure cooker of modern higher education. It delivers a blend of academic intrigue, murder, and deadly conspiracies. As campus chaos erupts, religious zealots clash with progressive agitators, shadowy foreign money flows behind the scenes, and a visionary leader races to untangle a chain of murders tied to a merger with world-shattering consequences.
This is dark academia with teeth—a thriller steeped in political machinations, ideological warfare, and twists that peel back layers of corruption at the highest levels."

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My new book:
Set in the pressure cooker of modern higher education, it delivers a pulse-pounding blend of academic intrigue, murder, and deadly conspiracies. As campus chaos erupts, religious zealots clash with progressive agitators, shadowy foreign money flows behind the scenes, and a visionary leader races to untangle a chain of murders tied to a merger with world-shattering consequences.
This is dark academia with teeth—a thriller steeped in political machinations, ideological warfare, and relentless twists that peel back layers of corruption at the highest levels. Once you start, you won’t put it down.
If you love the propulsive suspense of John Grisham, the conspiratorial twists of Dan Brown, and the high-stakes tension of David Baldacci, this thriller is your next must-read.
https://t.co/16ZbR9QNfT

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Sometimes you just gotta be happy with life in this here USA:

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@SenWarren Your track record for falsehoods continues

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Rich Men (& Women) North of Richmond: We're the Eggs, They're the Omelets
Do this, do that do what we say or we will censor you, audit you, criminalize every part of you but your breath (oops, forgot about mandatory masking). We know what's best for you, your children, your family. That's what has happened, as country singer Oliver Anthony puts it, when we let "Rich Men North of Richmond" take control of our lives. They know little or nothing about us...and don't want to because they don't live under their laws and regulations.

Litte people. Like my late wife Sharon, who truly didn't care that so many in charge thought her unimportant. She had faith, you see, and knew—rock solid, no-matter-what knew—that God thought her important. And so she did what so many of us may want to think about: Smile; do what you can by voting, attending government and school meetings when necessary; and, as much as possible, treat others with respect. Learn and live a mannerly life. sent thank-you notes to people who sent gifts, cards, and congratulated—by note, phone—friends and family with hallmarks, whether celebration or sorrow.

As described in my book about her death from ALS ("Be Still and Know: Psalm 46 and the Stinkin' Stuff of Life" Wipf & Stock Publishers):

"She was extraordinary, this ordinary woman from a southern mountain state emblematic of the solid faith and values of the women who make up this nation. They work, raise their families, play, worship and pray, give their all to relationships, and live a life largely unaffected by the cascade of noise emanating from the trendy enclaves..." of the elites. (p. 16)

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ALS and Faith: You can now save 22% at Barnes and Noble when you buy Sharon's inspirational account of the last weeks of her life in Be Still and Know: Psalm 46 and the Stinkin' Stuff of Life:
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Conquerin' Stinkin' Stuff: Hey, Faith Works!

So, faith really DOES work! So says a Stanford University anthropologist. Amazing, isn't it? Even someone inclined by education and environment (Stanford, one of the many centers of trendy atheism, filled with a faculty of doubting Thomases—Bible stuff, of course—and hotbed of anti-Judeo/Christian traditions) somehow has wandered down the path of those who have found faith to be energizing.

From "Religious faith can lead to positive mental benefits, writes Stanford anthropologist. Creating a relationship with a supernatural other takes effort that can lead to meaningful change, says Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann.

Be still and know, huh? Wonder if there's more good stuff amidst the Bible stuff?

"Research has repeatedly shown that people of faith report feeling better and healthier. One of the most striking findings in social epidemiology, Luhrmann notes, is that religious involvement with God is better for your body in terms of immune functions and reducing loneliness. One explanation for this, Luhrmann writes, is that for those with an intense faith, God becomes a social relationship. MRI results indicate that in terms of brain function, talking to God resembles conversing with a friend.
But the nature of that relationship is also key in terms of health. The more that God is seen as judgmental and negative, the more mental health symptoms are reported. In contrast, people who represent their relationship with God as being loving and satisfying pray more and report fewer mental health symptoms. “The data suggest that when it’s a good relationship, it’s better for the body,” Luhrmann said."

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So the New York City mayor has mandated "two to five minutes per day of 'mindful breathing' per day" for all of the city's public school students. That, he says, will solve the problem of teen violence.

Hey, mayor, how about going back to the most mindful breathing of all in our public schools: "Be still and know that I am God."
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What happens when a Christian University loses sight of its mission...or, in fact, when any university (secular or religious) forgets what it's all about? https://t.co/QaddZXp9nk

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@johngacinski It's important for Christians to have a godly marriage--in other words, loving and giving. If you have that, all the rest falls into place.

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A Book About an Ordinary Hero--Available Now!
"The neurologist and his staff stood in silence, not knowing quite what to say. Hysteria they understood. Anger. Uncontrollable tears. Denial. Depression.... But faith? Not so much. And smiles? They were perplexed. You could see it on their faces. Is she living in an alternate universe? Did she not understand, she had ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease? That she would suffer? That she would experience a painful death, suffocation followed by heart failure?
Ah, such a strange creature, this woman of faith. Shock, we understand; denial, we understand. But acceptance and faith? Insanity!"
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Life is hard, but God cares. Have faith…overcoming faith. The message of my late wife,who passed nine years ago. She inspired all she touched in her battle with ALS

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@JosiahHawthorne God is with us.
This week the Wipf and Stock Publishing book about my late wife, Sharon, was moved to production, coincidently the week of her birthday. Its message of faith and perseverance provides inspiration and comfort for those experiencing bumps on the road...and also sinkholes and washed-out bridges. For her, a terminal disease was simply one more challenge, albeit her last. As she said about her own grief, two weeks short of passing, "I won’t melt, like the Wicked Witch of the West into a puddle of something nasty and unpleasant on the floor. Remember: I'm not alone.”
No word yet on its release date, but it will be available in bookstores and on Amazon. Details to follow.