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A routine laboratory task becomes an action-packed thriller of
kidnapping, theft and spiritual warfare. DNA expert, DOCTOR GARY
CARTER, endangers his life as well as his wife's, CELESTE, when he
travels to Israel to verify the authenticity of a cross. His
decisions cost him more than he can afford; his only solution
requires help from a source he has selfishly abandoned. Carter
quickly becomes a religious phenomenon as his charismatic,
scientific jargon about the DNA of Christ mesmerizes audiences
across America. He hypothesizes that if Christ's blood could be
evaluated, the strand of the double helix would be unique, free
from the normal abnormalities and mutations known to mankind. The
discoverer of this ancient cross purports it to be the cross on
which Christ died. This calls into question the centuries old
assertion by the Catholic Church that they already possess the
cross of Christ. This new preposterous claim gets the attention of
vying factions who monitor Carter's activities. Leaks of his
mission draw unwanted attention: two televangelists desire the
cross as another gimmick to shore up their ratings--and purses. The
underworld springs into action in an unexpected twist of which
Carter has little insight to handle. He becomes enmeshed in their
schemes as they stoop to low degrees to obtain the cross. His wife
is kidnapped and held hostage while her captors use her as bait to
obtain the cross. As he searches frantically for her, he is hounded
by a sense of spiritual inadequacy that keeps nipping at his heels.
Like a dagger to the heart, he realizes his selfishness has
endangered his wife's life. Her fate rests upon his actions, but
like Jonah, he feels spewed out of God's favor. In desperation, he
devises a plan to save Celeste, but with the gnawing anxiety he
might be too late?
A gripping tale of racial prejudice in a small Southern town,
Bloodroot tells the story of a re red law enforcement officer who
stumbles upon a complex web of ignorance and abuse. Retired county
sheriff Harry Weatherholtz has returned to Virginia's Shenandoah
Valley to live out his final years. But a despicable crime soon
forces Weatherholtz out of his peaceful retirement.The court system
has placed two African-American orphans, young Eddie and his
teenage sister, Miss Ann, in the care of the vicious Hurley
Cutshaw. The community looks the other way as Cutshaw treats the
orphans like chattel, subjecting them to a life of neglect and
abuse - abuse which culminates when he forces Eddie, who can't
swim, into a deep lake to retrieve a five-cent fishing lure. Eddie
drowns while Cutshaw sits on a stump and watches. Weatherholtz
zealously urges current County Sheriff Flin to investigate the
supposed accidental drowning as a homicide, and to push for a grand
jury investigation. Although Sheriff Flin resents Weatherholtz's
meddling at first, the two eventually join together in an audacious
attempt to shut down Cutshaw's child-labor racket. In the process,
they realize that the crime does not implicate Cutshaw alone. Its
roots run deep, drawing on a hate that drives the hearts of those
in the highest positions of power. Bloodroot is the first if the
Shenandoah series.
From a Biblical perspective, Suffering With Purpose helps the
reader better understand and deal with suffering. Though God isn't
near as prone as we surmise to send suffering our way, when we
suffer, He allows us to find meaningful purpose in the suffering.
We may never realize the specifics, but God has a unique way of
allowing suffering to serve a meaningful purpose within ourselves
and in the lives of those with whom we associate. If we must
suffer, we dare not waste our purpose in suffering by fighting
against the pain, the loss, and the disappointment. Instead, we
need to live with expectancy that God will bring some good out of
our suffering.
Nancy York, just out of college, accepts the assignment to a
one-room schoolhouse in the remote community bordering Troublesome
Creek. The clannish ways of the mountain people soon collide with
her preconceived notions. Nancy boards in the home of widowed
Wesley Taggart and his five young children. Her strong personality
clashes with the assured and enigmatic Mr. Taggart. Further, the
circumstances of Mrs. Taggart's death shroud the household with a
mysterious pathos. Nancy discovers her textbook knowledge has
ill-equipped her to help this family deal with their grief. A rare
skin condition plagues the community: some of the children are born
with blue skin. Nancy tries to change the attitude of unfounded
rejection and shame associated with the disease. Nancy and Wesley
lay aside their differences and together work for the betterment of
the community. Their effort weaves a tapestry of hope and love, but
the thread that binds threatens to unravel when tragedy strikes.
This poignant and thought-provoking drama offers a winding plot of
suspense, good versus evil and the misunderstandings that abound
when cultures clash. It's a love story inundated with natural
disasters, diseases and death. These calamities highlight the
harshness of the Appalachia culture. The strongest sensation of all
is the pain that's associated with love.
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