Books by F. W. Baue
Ras Josiah
|
A young man with only a loin cloth and a spear stands face-to-face with a man-eating lion.
So begins the last book of the Diamond Quintet, in which Josiah Mason, having grown up playing baseball in Missouri and having been educated in England, finds that the robe of destiny has fallen upon his shoulders. As heir to the throne of Mayangala after his mother was killed, he must now go to the homeland he has never seen, establish his claim to the throne by killing a lion as his fathers all had done, and expel the foreigners who had invaded and taken over his country. Features two ghosts, three rustics, one legendary horse, battles, treason, intrigue, hand-to-hand combat to the death, and the true love of a true woman. |
Last Game: A Novel in Nine Innings
|
I went to the research library at Cooperstown, and found that nobody had ever done this: create a novel in which the story is a complete game: every play, every inning. An allegory on multiple levels, it pits the hometown St. John’s Lutheran Church Men’s Club Nine versus the semi-pro Children of Abimelech Athletic Association. On the baseball level, it is like the New York Yankees against the Toledo Mud Hens. On the theological level, it is good versus evil, truth against error, personified in the young Lutheran pastor, Rev. Carl Reinhardt who clashes with Bishop Benjamin “Abimelech” Parcell, leader of a cult commune. The conflict swirls and centers around the beautiful Anne Sweet, the object of Carl’s affections and Parcell’s carnal designs. Scorecards included.
|
The Pilgrim: Book One of the Diamond Quintet
|
Experiences good and evil, love and hate, the earthly and the heavenly--all of it real.
The Sixties-- sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. The Sixties-- war, death, and insanity. The Sixties-- sin, grace, and redemption. "What is real?" asked the Velveteen Rabbit. Paul Gottlieb, a young baseball player and musician from Missouri, wants to know as well. Filled with youthful doubts and rebellion, he heads west, lands in San Francisco, and starts a successful rock band just as the Summer of Love is about to explode. Along the way, he experiences success and failure, good and evil, love and hate, the earthly and the heavenly—all of it real. |
Flight
|
“Flight is a compelling novel,” says renowned author Madeleine L’Engle (A Wrinkle in Time).
Many people go to church, but how many really get to know their pastor? Here’s your chance. Flight is the journal of Lutheran pastor Mark Brandon, beginning with his 40th birthday—and black balloons! Opening his heart and soul, he tells about his conflicts at home and at church, his junk car, doubts about his vocation, dreams of taking off… then he gets a job offer at the same time as he wins a new Corvette! |
The Clubhouse
|
John Mason had to get out of Heidelberg fast. He had fallen in love with the wrong woman—an African princess. And who would believe that he had been injured in a swordfight with a Muslim Janissary? John shows up at his family’s old hunting lodge deep in the Missouri hills. It is peaceful and quiet, like the waters of the lake. But mysterious things are moving all around, like the legendary catfish deep below the surface. And always in mind there are the steps of the assassin, closer and closer, sworn to kill him… and the royal child.
|
The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism?
|
In recent decades, American Christians have been subjected to a series of different worldviews, all of them hostile to biblical faith. And there are clear signs that a cultural shift is again taking place, bringing in a system that is religious in outlook, though by no means Christian. Frederic Baue describes this newly emerging worldview and recommends an appropriate response for the church. Applying insights from great thinkers and carefully observing cultural shifts, he presents a glimpse of the future to help prepare God's people for the challenges that are to come.
|
Creation: A Literary, Apologetic and Doctrinal Approach
|
This book, endorsed by many prominent theologians and scientists, shows that the Bible is right and Darwin is wrong when it comes to Creation. A recent review (2012) in Mensa Journal said, "If only it were that simple." Actually, it is. For with God, nothing is impossible. But as one delves into the doctrinal ramifications of Creation, things can become complex in a hurry. A study guide is available at no charge. Pastors and congregations may contact the author for bulk rates.
|
The Epistles of Herman Noodix
|
The Epistles of Herman Noodix ~ Herman being that seldom-seen and supposedly imaginary Lutheran pastor who for thirty years has carried on an irregular correspondence with Reverend Fritz Baue. Get this book, read it, and laugh at the foibles and follies of the Lutheran Church . . . but not while drinking something lest it come shooting out your nose.
|
What Is This Bread
|
Frederic W. Baue is widely known for "What Is This Bread", a communion hymn for which he wrote the text and his wife, Jean, the music. He now presents a collection of his other hymns and spiritual songs, including:
|
Spiritual Songs in the American Folk Style