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Jonathan Strecker, Head of School at the Valley School of Ligonier, has built a successful career in education across Indiana, Texas, and Pennsylvania, supported by his Ed.D. from Sam Houston State University. Now expanding his impact through writing, Jonathan is developing books that reflect his commitment to growth, wisdom, and human development. When he’s not writing, he enjoys boating, the outdoors, and cheering on his Ohio teams.
EMERGENCE
Emergence: Mastering Your Five Intelligences in a Complex World
is a powerful guide that helps readers break free from reactive thinking and step into deeper clarity, confidence, and control.
The book begins by uncovering how modern life keeps us stuck in fight-or-flight patterns that limit our decision-making. It then introduces the science of complexity and chaos, teaching readers how to make wiser, more intentional choices in difficult situations.
Readers explore their personal starting point, through Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, then learn how to build a clear vision, set meaningful goals, and create a structured plan for success.
At its core, Emergence develops the five human intelligences, Physical, Intellectual, Social, Emotional, and Ethical, and shows how strengthening each one leads to better thinking, better relationships, and better leadership.
The journey ends by merging all five intelligences into a single, powerful framework that helps readers respond to life with confidence, clarity, and mastery.
This is the path to EMERGENCE where complexity becomes your advantage.
SHIMMERS
When a groundbreaking particle-physics experiment rips open the fabric of reality, it releases a mysterious and volatile force that begins to reshape the world in unpredictable ways. In the midst of this unfolding chaos, three-year-old twins James and Joshua encounter a strange, glowing phenomenon known only as the Shimmer and in an instant, Joshua disappears without a trace.
Years later, the mystery still haunts James. Determined to uncover the truth, he joins his younger brothers and his loyal friend Bob on a dangerous journey that pushes them far beyond the edges of the known world. As they search for Joshua, they face mind-bending anomalies, unstable portals, and threats capable of tearing their reality apart.
What begins as a quest for a lost brother becomes a battle against an expanding force that could decide the fate of humanity itself. And James must confront the possibility that finding Joshua may mean risking everything, including the world they are fighting to save.