The phrase "e;When there was no king in Israel"e; is used by Hebrew scribes to justify the rejection of God as King in preparation for a long-desired earthly king.
This story is more than just a good story; it's a teaching tool with some very valuable lessons for people who are not saved and people who think they are saved and do not have a relationship with God.
There is no sound archaeological evidence for the biblical story of the exodus from Egypt, but this work of fiction revisits the Bible story using clues from Egyptology and molecular genealogy of three mysterious mummies discovered nearby the Saqqara step pyramid.
His world turned alien and treacherous, Bitterroot Bob seeks isolation at his family's homestead at the northwestern edge of America's arid Great Basin.
Thomas Ausa, an obscure but adequately credentialed professor of American International Relations, at the end of his career imagined he might best illustrate what he called the "e;themes"e; or "e;frames"e; or "e;buzzwords"e; of American foreign policy by telling a few stories about typical Americans living through these pandemic times in ways he hoped would illustrate terms like "e;deterrence,"e; "e;containment,"e; "e;asymmetrical warfare,"e; and "e;mutual assured destruction.
Recall the experience of gathering in a festively decorated church sanctuary with a lighted candle in your hand, the sanctuary aglow in candlelight, singing the beloved Christmas hymn, "e;Silent Night, Holy Night.
In this series finale of historical fiction from 1864 and 1865, the spotlight shines brightest on Esther and David in the ravaged Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, while all five narrators show versions of courage, adaptation, and survival.
