Donald James Parker is a native of Madison, South Dakota transplanted into middle Tennessee.
He is the CEO of Sword of the Spirit Publishing and has written 19 novels and one non-fiction book.
His new focus is screenplays and acting.
He hosts the Blogtalk Radio show Wielding the Sword of the Spirit and is a writer for Examiner.
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His favorite pastimes include biking, fishing, and reading.
Parker was a four year letter man in tennis at his Alma Mater Dakota State University.
Parker retired from a career in computer programming that included stints at the Frank Russell Company, Microsoft, and PACCAR to write and produce movies.
When shy guy Brent receives a Heavenly communication that he is to marry the complete stranger he encounters in a restaurant, the challenge to find the courage to ask her out disrupts his peace of mind. When a chance opportunity for a gallant rescue leads to the perfect opportunity. Brent makes it to first base. His chances of getting to second base are crushed when Kaitlyn finds out that Brent has beliefs that her own church and pastor father oppose.
16-year-old Robin Carter grows tired and weary of the special school for the blind after a tragic automobile accident that takes her sight away. As a new school year begins, she decides to take a leap of courage and attend a public school again. Robin meets Theodore on her first day, who has been encouraged by the principal to assist her until she learns her daily routine. Theodore quickly befriends Robin as he shows her around the school. As the school prom nears, the two friends decide to attend as dates. However, another unexpected event that is equally important to them is on the same night, and they must make a decision that could change Robin’s life forever. Blind Date is a heartwarming story of Faith, hope, and healing. A film that will bring tears of joy and overwhelming hope to audiences around the world.
Matthew was born with a silver spoon in his mouth that allows him to obtain his degree in theology from Harvard and land a sweet and lucrative pastoral gig that gives him freedom to recreate to his heart’s content. His new $74,000 Cadillac, which he dubs “White Lightning” is the pride of his considerable possessions. Matthew is also proud of his very upscale church in Tennessee. When God sends him a dream in the night, he has to reconsider his priorities in life. The nocturnal vision leads him to a local faith based drug/alcohol rehab center operated by Mission Teens. While Matthew is trying to determine a road map for his life, two substance abusers in the Heartland are trying to avoid being sent to an obscure community in Tennessee for rehabilitation. Circumstances put both Shane and Susan on the same bus, headed to Davy Crockett country and a rendezvous with a proud young pastor, Cupid, and the Holy Spirit
Jackson and Tony have been best friends since the Vietnam War bonded the two men with different worldviews. Tony dutifully informs his best buddy that they can be best friends until death does them part, but until Jackson gets right with God, they can never be best friends eternally. Despite Tony's persistence in preaching the gospel, that friendship thrives in the same fashion between the atheist and the Christian for about forty years, until Madison, Tony's granddaughter, arrives on the scene. While she is busy teaching Jackson about Jesus, her grandfather wanders off the straight and narrow course, compliments of an attractive lady, who despite being several years younger than the retired English professor, professes her love for Tony and lures him into her world.
A small town girl who has just moved to the big city is pressured by peers at school to lose her virginity.
Ty Bounds, a workaholic as a computer programmer for 35 years, has retired. No longer forced to work for a living, he seeks how he can spend his time serving God. Following the lead of the Holy Spirit, he returns to college to wage war against secular humanism and to mentor a new generation in truth seeking.
Tony Morris (Christopher Hunt) is a local newspaper reporter who is demoted to writing for his paper’s community section after his credibility is falsely called into question. Little does Tony know that his first assignment in his new role presents the biggest challenge of his young career. With his job on the line, Tony is assigned to cover the town’s first Gay Pride Day and interview parade organizer Markus Fry (Timothy Paul Taylor).
After 20 years of praying for his daughter to let him back into her life, a 65-year-old Ty gets his wish when the prodigal requests his help in dealing with a financial bind and her rebellious teenage son. Ty's first encounter with his grandson, whom the grandfather has never met, leads to a challenge for a two mile race that alters the course of life of the young man as well as the grandfather.