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It is almost Christmas and two brokenhearted men are about to meet.
For years, Jorge Mendoza has been working hard at Children's
Hospital, cleaning restrooms, making beds, doing the things that
others do not want to do...and all to bring his wife and little
daughter to America. Through those years, Jorge has brought joy to
others. He is a puppet maker and he gives away his creations to
suffering children. But now, just before Christmas, he learns that
his wife and little girl will not be allowed to join him. Eddie
Gartman is a young man who is locked in the narrow world of Down
Syndrome. His mother has died and his whole world is turning upside
down. On his way to a special home for people with his condition,
Eddie jumps out of the car and runs. His journey takes him through
the streets of Los Angeles, as he searches for "The Singing Place."
These two men, who do not know each other, are about to meet. In
that meeting they will learn that miracles are never free. And the
greatest miracles always cost the most. Coleman has dedicated this
book to the memory of his little sister, Virginia May Luck, whose
life had such an impact on others, though she suffered from Down
Syndrome.
2000 years ago Jesus Christ said that His Kingdom was not of this
world. His followers have been trying to prove Him wrong ever
since. During the past 40 years, the evangelical Christian Church
in America has undergone a transformation. In an attempt to reshape
the country in order to restore a moral, Biblically-based
foundation, conservative theology has been married to conservative
political thought. For many people, to be a "social" conservative
Republican and a conservative evangelical Christian mean the same
thing. Has this transformation been positive or has it been a
lethal form of syncretism? As an evangelical Christian since
childhood, Coleman Luck has been raised in the church. He studied
the Bible at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where his
father, the late Dr. G. Coleman Luck, was a professor. However, a
few years later, Coleman's life took an unexpected turn. After
doing graduate study at USC, he entered the entertainment industry
of Hollywood as a writer. A few years later he became a television
producer and the Showrunner of the hit television series of the
late 1980's, The Equalizer. Coleman has had a unique vantage point
from which to view the cultural and political wars of the last
decades. It is from this double perspective, as both an evangelical
Christian and a long-term member of the Hollywood community, that
Coleman has written The Curse of Conservatism.
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Eben Alexander, was brain dead for seven days.
During that period he believes that he went through death's door
and experienced the incredible beauty of Heaven. While he was
there, he was given a message to bring back to the world. For him,
the vision was life-changing. From being a scientist and a secular
materialist, his worldview was transformed. Because of what
happened to him, he now believes in the miraculous and in a life
beyond death. But did he experience reality? Was the message that
he was given true? Coleman Luck has spent decades studying
illusions and the paranormal, both as a professional writer in
Hollywood where illusion is the stock-in-trade, and as a mentalist
and member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the world-famous Magic
Castle in Hollywood. Also, he is a student of the Bible, educated
at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. From this unique
perspective Coleman examines the profound visions and truth-claims
presented in Proof of Heaven. Coleman's other books include Angel
Fall and The Mentalist Prophecies - Book One: Dagon's Illusion.
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