A powerful account of British missionaries, Peter and Brenda Griffiths, who played a critical role in the development of the Elim church in the aftermath of the Vumba massacre. Peter and Brenda Griffiths, Stephen's parents, and their team had set up a superb secondary school, only for guerrillas to slaughter almost all the staff. After their funerals Peter maintained that forgiveness for the attackers was the Christian thing to do. This is an inspiring story of Peter and Brenda's courage, sacrifice, and faithfulness in God, who despite the atrocities, continues to build His church in Zimbabwe.

This book is designed to help you see beyond your pain, my pain and the pain of Jesus Christ. The cross itself is a symbolization of the pain that we often carry. Unlike some things in life, the cross is unavoidable, but just know that there is purpose in the pain. On the cover, clearly you can see the cross, which is a representation of all the things in life that we often carry, that is not ours to carry. Jesus Christ, suffered, bled, died and rose with all power, so the battle is already won. This book is designed and mandated to help you look past your pain, and to help you to not focus on the cross, but the purpose in the pain.

This book begins with a description of what it was like to grow up Catholic in the middle part of the 20th century. It then follows the author's journey as a teacher in Catholic Education and describes the different way that modern Catholic children are being educated. It traces her growth into a personal spirituality, which leads her to question many of the Catholic Church's teachings, especially those to do with sexual and reproductive matters. Finally, it asks Catholic women to take on the responsibility of changing the Catholic Church themselves. It is a nostalgic, educational, stimulating and challenging read by a wife, a mother, a teacher and somebody who has thought deeply about spirituality.

On the surface it may appear that I am quite negative about many things in my church and that I am pessimistic about the church's future. That would, however, be a wrong conclusion. I am not about to give up on my church but I try to take the long view. I believe current clouds can blow away and eventually new winds can begin to blow. The last thing I would want to do is discourage any readers by my analysis of the crisis in Christianity in general, and in Adventism in particular. I would be devastated if my book drove people away from faith and away from their church. On the contrary, I hope with all my heart that it will help at least some readers to take a new 'leap of faith' and then (re)-connect with their church. I have written this book because I deeply care for all those who have ended up 'on the margins.' I do not have the illusion that reading it will make all doubts disappear. I do hope and pray, however, that it will help those who read it to establish priorities in their faith experience and in their ties with the church, and dare to live creatively with their uncertainties and doubts.

Anthony Wane Antolic was born on October 6th, 1973. His parents were, Jerald and Ardith Antolic. Jerald or Jerry to his friends was a Staff Sargent in the United States Army. As a result of Jerry's military cheer, Anthony was shipped off to several schools a year, which exposed Tony to a love for human cultures. Although he was born Catholic, Anthony's family went to whatever church was available at the time. It was his exposure to such a wide range of other Christian Demonstrations that helped Tony realizes that, "any honest search for truth will ultimately lead to the source of all truth {God}" (Saint Augustine). But a brief time studying at Mount Angel Catholic Seminary ha ad Tony asking even more questions about what the rule of human religion is in human culture. When realizing that Aristotle was correct in saying, "Man by nature is a political animal;" Mr. Antolic began to question, "how much of religion is political and what is its purpose in the cultural infrastructure?" In 1988, only six months after Anthony's Grandfather died, the then 15 year old boy got a chance to see firsthand how religion plays into human culture, as well as how political religion truly is. Anthony Antolic used an assumed name and enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. The Legion sent him to Iraq where he saw firsthand how destructive human arrogance coupled with the assumed righteousness of a religious cause could become. However, Mr. Antolic did not need much to convince him of the destructive nature of Zealot. "My family is deeply involved with the Irish Republican Army, I grew up hearing the hate filled remarks of my family towards those who practiced the Protestant faith, so when I decided to study for the Priesthood, I promised myself that I would work to find common ground to use and break down the walls caused by schism between Christian believers." Since then, Tony has dedicated his life to building unity in faith, between all faith traditions by showing people the roots of their own faith and the similarities between others.

The belief that a supreme power guides and embraces humanity has existed since primeval times. How that power is seen has been one of the greatest divisions between peoples and nations. Whether called God or by any other name, how that power is perceived is the theme that makes this work memorable.