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Day Of Atonement by David A. deSilva

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Kregel  Publications The Grecian empire's ruler, Antiochus, has come to change the life of  people in Jerusalem. This situation causes discord between families and friends.  There are Honiah, Eleazar, Jason and Meir on Judah's side and on Greece's side there is, Sarpedon and Appollonios. At first, their leader, Antiochus, used subtle brainwashing of the masses. Finally, an all out rebellion happens with the Maccabees and Greece. One goal is to make Judah give up the laws of  life taught in the Torah. For example, they should no longer worship one God but worship idols like Zeus Olympios. Like any time of civil war, this is a complicated period. People change allegiances as quickly as they change their garments. It reminded me of America's Civil War during the Nineteenth Century. It's brother against brother in one household.  Day of Atonement by David A. deSilva brings alive a time of brutal revolution. It is a time when people show courage and loyalty to

Pool of Siloam

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"Jason came at last to his bedroom, swung open the double door, and entered. He looked to the left at his own bed, the sheets and blanket still perfectly stretched out from Niobe's morning service. It beckoned to him as the Pool of Siloam beckons to the hot, dusty travelers that pass through the southern gates. He walked over to it, but only grasped a corner of the blanket that sat folded at the foot of the bed, allowing it to trail behind him as he walked to the alabaster chair on his terrace." bibleplaces.com/poolofsiloam

Capital Crimes Edited by Martin Edwards

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Not only are the short stories fun to read in Capital Crimes London Mysteries Edited by Martin Edwards, t here is also an interesting introduction about Vintage classics. This anthology of short stories is set in the city of London. My favorite two stories are The Little House by H.C. Bailey and The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole. Both have something I like: a cat and Art.  I also liked reading the biographies of the authors. These short biographies are at the beginning of each chapter. H.C. Bailey had a heart for children who suffer abuse. Hugh Walpole was known for writing psychological suspense, and there is more to learn about Arthur Conan Doyle. He felt happier about his historical fiction Now I have a strong interest in British Mystery Classics. I have visited Scotland Yard once again with excitement. poisonedpenpress

Christ In You by Eric B. Johnson

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It is highly wondrous to believe that Christ lives in us. This is the journey Eric B. Johnson takes us on in Christ In You. In nine different chapters, he shows different ways Christ shines His Light within us. One way is through faith to see His Kingdom beginning now while still believing the fullness of the Kingdom will come at a future time. If faith is used today, there is the possibility to see that miracles still happen today. No miracle look the same in any one person's life. The believer must hold on to whatever way Christ chooses to work in his or her life. I see it as asking God for the daily strength to help us accept whatever way He chooses to answer our prayers. The author tells about his Grandfather's death. He asks The Lord to allow his Grandfather to live twenty more years. Not a huge request if you believe in God's power to sustain life. However, his grandfather dies much sooner. Eric Johnson and family do not lose faith. They endured the trial. Th

A Summer's Night

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THE night is dewy as a maiden's mouth, The skies are bright as are a maiden's eyes, Soft as a maiden's breath the wind that flies Up from the perfumed bosom of the South. Like sentinels, the pines stand in the park; And hither hastening, like rakes that roam, With lamps to light their wayward footsteps home, The fireflies come stagg'ring down the dark. Paul Laurence Dunbar poemhunter.com/paul-laurence-dunbar/

The Innocent A Novel By Ann H. Gabhart

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Vicksburg in June 1863   http://www.visitvicksburg.com/explore/civil_war/sesquicentennial/ "She hadn't heard from Ambrose since Vicksburg in June 1863. Over two years ago. But she had no proof he was dead. The army said missing. Missing wasn't dead. Ambrose might yet find his way home."

First Chapter First Paragraph

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September 15, 1865 "When she saw the two men riding down the lane toward her house, Carlyn Kearney lifted the shotgun down off the long nails that held it over her front door. One of the men was a stranger, but the other one was not. She needed to keep a gun between her and that man. Not that she intended  to shoot between her and that man. Not that she intended to shoot anybody, but she wasn't about to let Curt Whitlow know that." http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com