I have always loved words and desired to be a published author since kindergarten. Words are powerful. They can tear down, build up, reveal and conceal. Especially poetry. I penned two books of inspirational poetry because it was those words that gave me strength and gave my life meaning when everything else was bleak. I aspire to inspire with the wonder of words utilizing my books, seminars and blogs. Follow me as I follow Christ. www.decarloskinds.com
<p>Ascending Voice is a collection of love, loss, vulnerability and healing. The book speaks of self-love while finding the way through the lotus, a symbol of life. There are fifty journal pages at the end of the book to encourage any feelings that come up to be expressed. This journey of poetry and inspiring prose includes affirmations, mantras, and Dear Self letters. This book is for anyone who has ever been lost or through dark times and wishes to be inspired.</p>
In 1990, I was working in a job I detested, in a marriage that was miserable, in a life that was totally beneath the promises I read in the Bible. I sought God and begged for a reason to live. I expected the situations in my life to change as my answered prayer. That is not what I received. I received words. Words began to flow from me that I was compelled to write and connect, and research. God began showing me allegories, word pictures that explained scriptures to me. The allegories made Bible verses real to me—they made God real to me. My life did not change, but my focus upon God’s words changed me. Deliverance: An Allegory of Scripture is my sharing with you the revelations that God shared with me with supporting scriptures following each poem. From my belief that God wanted me to share these revelations, I embarked on a journey to publish and promote this book myself. Miraculous doors opened to bring it to pass. Unmerited favor came to me that allowed me access to computers to write the book. A graphic artist donated his skills to typeset the book and design it’s cover. A co-worker provided an unsolicited loan to print the book, completing the five-year journey from just words to published work. Deliverance: An Allegory of Scripture is a project that God miraculously manifest.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;">“Decarlos Kinds’ words pulsate with the presence of God. She has been through much brokenness and has acquired a depth with God that penetrates our heart at its deepest level." <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;color:#00407f;"><span style="color:#111111;">Si<em>d Roth ,It’s Supernatural! - TV and Radio Host, Brunswick, GA</em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;color:#00407f;"><br /><span style="color:#111111;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;color:#00407f;"><span style="color:#111111;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;">“God has granted Decarlos Kinds a unique and delightful gift of language; an ability to weave ordinary words into extraordinary images. Her collection ‘Deliverance’ leads the reader through confrontations with fear, despair and loneliness, on a journey that leads to renewal, hope and praise—all with sound support from scripture. Great devotional reading!”,<span style="font-style:italic;"></span><em> Mark Ribbins, Ribbins Book Store<span>,</span> Cleveland, OH</em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;">“Profound! Revealing! Enlightening and Exciting! Deliverance: An Allegory of Scripture communicates the rhema of god into spirits of men. These dynamic snapshots of interactions in the heavenly realms reveal the conflicts between good and evil, God and Satan, the kingdom of light verses the kingdom of darkness. Powerful! These mini-series’ articulate spiritual truths through the lost art of ‘word pictures’. This book could be used as a ‘survival manual’ for the soldiers of Jesus Christ.”, <em>Bishop William B. Smith, Sr. Senior Pastor—The Sanctuary of Praise, Twinsburg, OH</em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><br /><span style="color:#111111;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-right:15pt;text-align:justify;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><span style="color:#111111;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“Decarlos’ devotional, ‘Deliverance’, ignites and catapults a fatigued soul to find renewed strength in an intimate encounter with the Lord continually. The reader cannot remain spiritually complacent.</span>", <span style="font-family:Verdana;">Evelyn B. Cheek,</span> <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;">Greensboro, NC</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#111111;font-family:Verdana;">“Deliverance’ is a true masterpiece, and in my opinion, one of the greatest literary works ever written. Decarlos Kinds takes you on a journey with God, and the journey itself is deliverance.”, </span>Antoinette Hodo, Akron, OH</p><p style="font-family:'yui-tmp';"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"> </span></p><p></p>