Download or read book The Killing of Faith written by William Holms and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Killing of Faith is the riveting suspense/thriller told by Faith, a mother of three children, caught in an unhappy marriage full of lies, deception and affairs. After swearing off love, she finally meets the man of her dreams. He seems perfect, wins her over, and makes her believe in love again. Just when her life starts looking up, Faith is plunged into a living nightmare beyond anything a person can imagine. Far from any chance of refuge or avenue of escape, all Faith can do is pray for a miracle before time runs out on her life and death horror story. The Killing of Faith will leave you stunned when you realize what happened to Faith can happen to anyone."Fans of Gone Girl or Girl on a Train will be hooked on this engrossing thriller "
Download or read book Church Behind the Wire written by Barnabas Mam and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the oppression and terror of the killing fields in Cambodia, this is the story of how one man's conversion led to a rebirth of faith that brought hope to a nation. Commissioned by Communists to spy on a Christian evangelistic crusade, Barnabas Mam instead discovered Jesus and came to faith in Him. After spending four years in prison camps at the hands of the Khmer Rouge Barnabas emerged as one of only 200 surviving Christians in all of Cambodia. God raised him up to became the foremost evangelist and church planter in a land broken by genocide. An inspiring story on a personal, church, and national level, this is more than a narrative--it's a blueprint for success for church growth of the most powerful kind.
Download or read book Killing the Messenger written by Thomas Peele and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a nineteen-year-old member of a Black Muslim cult assassinated Oakland newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey in 2007—the most shocking killing of a journalist in the United States in thirty years—the question was, Why? “I just wanted to be a good soldier, a strong soldier,” the killer told police. A strong soldier for whom? Killing the Messenger is a searing work of narrative nonfiction that explores one of the most blatant attacks on the First Amendment and free speech in American history and the small Black Muslim cult that carried it out. Award-winning investigative reporter Thomas Peele examines the Black Muslim movement from its founding in the early twentieth century by a con man who claimed to be God, to the height of power of the movement’s leading figure, Elijah Muhammad, to how the great-grandson of Texas slaves reinvented himself as a Muslim leader in Oakland and built the violent cult that the young gunman eventually joined. Peele delves into how charlatans exploited poor African Americans with tales from a religion they falsely claimed was Islam and the years of bloodshed that followed, from a human sacrifice in Detroit to police shootings of unarmed Muslims to the horrible backlash of racism known as the “zebra murders,” and finally to the brazen killing of Chauncey Bailey to stop him from publishing a newspaper story. Peele establishes direct lines between the violent Black Muslim organization run by Yusuf Bey in Oakland and the evangelicalism of the early prophets and messengers of the Nation of Islam. Exposing the roots of the faith, Peele examines its forerunner, the Moorish Science Temple of America, which in the 1920s and ’30s preached to migrants from the South living in Chicago and Detroit ghettos that blacks were the world’s master race, tricked into slavery by white devils. In spite of the fantastical claims and hatred at its core, the Nation of Islam was able to build a following by appealing to the lack of identity common in slave descendants. In Oakland, Yusuf Bey built a cult through a business called Your Black Muslim Bakery, beating and raping dozens of women he claimed were his wives and fathering more than forty children. Yet, Bey remained a prominent fixture in the community, and police looked the other way as his violent soldiers ruled the streets. An enthralling narrative that combines a rich historical account with gritty urban reporting, Killing the Messenger is a mesmerizing story of how swindlers and con men abused the tragedy of racism and created a radical religion of bloodshed and fear that culminated in a journalist’s murder. THOMAS PEELE is a digital investigative reporter for the Bay Area News Group and the Chauncey Bailey Project. He is also a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. His many honors include the Investigative Reporters and Editors Tom Renner Award for his reporting on organized crime, and the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage. He lives in Northern California.
Download or read book Killing Christians written by Tom Doyle and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you retain your faith even if it meant losing your life? Your family’s lives? To many Christians in the Middle East today, a “momentary, light affliction” means enduring only torture instead of martyrdom. The depth of oppression Jesus followers suffer is unimaginable to most Western Christians. Yet, it is an everyday reality for those who choose faith over survival in Syria, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, and other countries hostile to the Gospel of Christ. InKilling Christians, Tom Doyle takes readers to the secret meetings, the torture rooms, the grim prisons, and even the executions that are the “calling” of countless Muslims-turned-Christians. Each survivor longs to share with brothers and sisters “on the outside” what Christ has taught them. Killing Christians is their message to readers who still enjoy freedom to practice their faith. None would wish their pain and suffering on those who do not have to brave such misery, but the richness gained through their remarkable trials are delivered—often in their own words—through this book. The stories are breathtaking, the lessons soul-stirring and renewing. Killing Christians presents the dead serious work of expanding and maintaining the Faith.
Download or read book Under the Banner of Heaven written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
Download or read book The Killing of Faith written by William Holms and published by William Holms. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AMERICAN BOOKFEST AWARD WINNER - Sept. 2022 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD WINNER - Oct. 2021 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST - May 2022 Tired of reading books and a year later you can't remember what the book was about? The Killing of Faith, is a captivating novel that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions that will stay with you for a long, long time.. The Killing of Faith tells the story of Faith Brunick, a mother of three children, caught in an unforgettable nightmare. Faith has lived a life where she gets everything she wants by her looks until her world comes crashing down. Faith is a protagonist who is flawed, relatable, and utterly captivating. You'll find yourself hating Faith, then rooting for her, holding your breath as you turn each page. As Faith fights to survive and unravel the mystery surrounding her dire situation, the reader is led on a journey of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected revelations that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Who can you trust? Just when you think you've figured it all out, there's another curveball, leaving you questioning everything you knew. "The Killing of Faith is a true masterpiece that will leave an indelible mark on your literary journey." You'll be shocked when you realize what happened to Faith can happen to you. PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS "All I can say is, wow! The Killing of Faith by William Holms is a powerful book filled with exceptional character development, an extremely detailed plotline and, when the final twist comes, the reader is left stunned in disbelief. This book is so well written, so well developed that I highly recommend everyone to pick up their copy." -Reader's Favorite Book Review "The Killing of Faith doesn't pull any punches. If you are looking for a twisted thriller similar to Gillian Flynn or Stieg Larsson then look no further. Holms creates a fascinating psychological thriller that you will not be able to put down." -Reedsy Review "The Killing of Faith by William Holms is truly different from any thrillers I've previously read...just when we all think all is well, the author throws in another shocking twist that leaves everyone asking, "What just happened?" A terrific book and great writing. --Reader's Favorite Book Review "The brilliant thing about the book is its growing suspense. And this suspense is a testament to the skills of William Holms. The Killing of Faith" is a captivating read." -Best Seller's World "The author's descriptive prose is easy to understand and keeps the reader intrigued with unexpected twists, especially a stunning one at the end. I enthusiastically recommend." -Online Book Club WHAT ACTUAL READERS ARE SAYING ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I read a lot of books, the stories after awhile begin to have similar plots with recognizable characters. With a rating of 1-10, I give this book a 12." L. Arthur Greer (Amazon) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I honestly felt the need to check my pulse when I put this one down! I knew there was going to be a couple of twists, the reviews all said so, but hang on! This book truly had me speeding in several different directions and I'm still not quite sure which train station I crashed in. This is definitely a page turner that will be sticking with me for quite some time! (Candace Hickman (Amazon) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book is one of the best, most memorable, most profound, most shocking, and one of the most amazing books I've ever read!! This book is not what you're expecting!! This story will stay with you for a very, long time!!" Melissa S. Rep (Amazon) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have never read a book as good or well written as this one. It captures your attention and emotions from the very beginning. Deborah S Brown (Amazon Review)
Download or read book Dying for the Faith Killing for the Faith written by Gabriela Signori and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of influence of the old testamentary Maccabees is the focus of the essays collected in this book, which extend thematically and chronologically from the cult of martyrs in late antiquity to the time of the modern wars of liberation.
Download or read book Blind Faith written by Joe McGinniss and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sordid, #1 New York Times bestselling true crime story of adultery, addiction, gambling debt, and murder in a privileged suburban town—from author and journalist Joe McGinniss. The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream and seemingly in possession of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall, a successful insurance broker, was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night while the couple drove home from Atlantic City, Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in—until disquieting facts began to surface…and the true story of adultery, gambling, drugs and murder tore the mask off Rob Marshall and the blinders off the town that thought he could do no wrong.
Download or read book A Twisted Faith written by Gregg Olsen and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His crime was murder.
Download or read book The Sun Does Shine written by Anthony Ray Hinton and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit"--
Download or read book Killing Jesus written by Bill O'Reilly and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. The basis for the 2015 television film available on streaming. Now the iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the world forever.
Download or read book The Fall of Grace written by William Holms and published by William Holms. This book was released on 2021-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Texas, to Thailand, to Montenegro, The Fall of Grace takes you on a suspense filled journey as it continues the unforgettable story of Ryan and Faith Brunick. With both their mother and their father gone, Hope and Grace must learn to live without them as Grace's life continues to unravel. These beloved characters make decisions that will surprise and shock you as they navigate the challenges of life, love, and loss. Historically accurate characters are woven into backstories which adds to the horrible reality of this enthralling tale. The Killing of Faith series is full of characters you both love and hate at the same time. If you liked the first two books in the series you'll love The Fall of Grace.Just when you think the nightmare is over, you find out it's only beginning. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★. "I have just finished reading The Fall of race. I have to say that I didn't think the story could get any better but boy have you proved me wrong. These 3 books are some of the most incredible that I've ever read and I do hope the story doesn't end there." -Ellen Aish ★★★★★ "Shocking, jaw-dropping and can't-put-down. Just a few words to describe this amazing continuation of the Killing of Faith series. This story is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing right until the end. The characters are so well written that your heart can't help but break for them." -- Christie Schneider ★★★★★ "The chapters are quick and easy to fly through as you are continually pulled to find out what her next misstep will be that leads to her ultimate misery described at the onset. There is a constant struggle of who to trust and that feeling of "things are going way too well" that you know something is about to go terribly wrong. Just when you think the ending couldn't be more predictable, there's a shocking Gone Girl-level twist. It's not a feel good story, however I like that it leaves you feeling extremely thankful for all the simple things you might take for granted in your life. I'm hoping for a sequel!" - Annalee ★★★★★ "I've read a lot of kindle books on Amazon and this is one of the best books that I've read in a long time. I would highly recommend this one and I cannot wait for the next one from this author." - Jimmy Jones ★★★★★ "The book had me thinking one way and a complete surprise at the end....I have not been able to get it out of my mind.." - Camifan ★★★★★. "So...I received my copy of the book "The killing of faith" and started reading it at about 8pm. It started flowing and I didn't want to stop. I had to know where it was going. I couldn't.... (and you won't) foresee what's going to happen. I read all night and finished at 7:30am. So..was it good? It was as good or better than any suspense book or movie that I have ever seen. This is Alfread Hitchcock. it was not good..... It was great." - Dean.
Download or read book A Radical Faith written by Eileen Markey and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An investigative journalist - drawing on interviews, letters and declassified government documents - provides an up-close account of what a faith that does justice looks like as she explores the full and complex life of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the four American women raped and murdered by the U.S.-trained military of El Salvador in 1980,"--NoveList.
Download or read book Killing a Messiah written by Adam Winn and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Passover approaches, the city of Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. Judah, a resistance leader, plots to overthrow the Roman occupation. Eleazar and his father, the high priest Caiaphas, seek peace in the city at all costs. Pilate, the Roman governor, maneuvers to keep order (and his own hold on power). Caleb, a shopkeeper, is reluctantly caught up in the intrigue. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, hailed by many as the Messiah, Roman and Jewish leaders alike fear unrest and violence during the upcoming festival. Then, in the midst of this tension, unexpected alliances emerge. In Killing a Messiah, New Testament scholar Adam Winn weaves together stories of historical and fictional characters in a fresh reimagining of the events leading up to Jesus' execution. Based on what we know of the first-century context, Winn's narrative offers compelling explanations for gaps in the Gospel accounts. The social, political, and religious realities of Jesus' world come to life and shed new light on our reading of the biblical texts. In a city full of political entanglements, espionage, and competing interests, the blame for the crucifixion is complex and can't land on just a single party. It takes more than one to kill a messiah.
Download or read book Killing Fields Living Fields written by Don Cormack and published by Monarch Books. This book was released on 2001-05-29 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambodian Church was first planted among the rice farmers of North-West Cambodia in the mid-1920s. Growth was slow and painful. This work tells the story through the lives and testimonies of a handful of strategic Christians.
Download or read book The Colony Faith and Blood in a Promised Land written by Sally Denton and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection “The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever come across.” —Douglas Preston An investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost. On the morning of November 4, 2019, an unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen on a desolate stretch of road in northern Mexico controlled by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Firing semi-automatic weapons, the attackers killed nine people and gravely injured five more. The victims were members of the LeBaron and La Mora communities—fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when their religion outlawed polygamy in the late nineteenth century. The massacre produced international headlines for weeks, and prompted President Donald Trump to threaten to send in the US Army. In The Colony, bestselling investigative journalist Sally Denton picks up where the initial, incomplete reporting on the attacks ended, and delves into the complex story of the LeBaron clan. Their homestead—Colonia LeBaron—is a portal into the past, a place that offers a glimpse of life within a polygamous community on an arid and dangerous frontier in the mid-1800s, though with smartphones and machine guns. Rooting her narrative in written sources as well as interviews with anonymous women from LeBaron itself, Denton unfolds an epic, disturbing tale that spans the first polygamist emigrations to Mexico through the LeBarons’ internal blood feud in the 1970s—started by Ervil LeBaron, known as the “Mormon Manson”—and up to the family’s recent alliance with the NXIVM sex cult, whose now-imprisoned leader, Keith Raniere, may have based his practices on the society he witnessed in Colonia LeBaron. The LeBarons’ tense but peaceful interactions with Sinaloa deteriorated in the years leading up to the ambush. LeBaron patriarchs believed they were deliberately targeted by the cartel. Others suspected that local farmers had carried out the attacks in response to the LeBarons’ seizure of water rights for their massive pecan orchards. As Denton approaches answers to who committed the murders, and why, The Colony transforms into something more than a crime story. A descendant of polygamist Mormons herself, Denton explores what drove so many women over generations to join or remain in a community based on male supremacy and female servitude. Then and now, these women of Zion found themselves in an isolated desert, navigating the often-mysterious complications of plural marriage—and supported, Denton shows, only by one another. A mesmerizing feat of investigative journalism, The Colony doubles as an unforgettable account of sisterhood that can flourish in polygamist communities, against the odds.
Download or read book On Death written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller, a book about facing the death of loved ones, as well as our own inevitable death Significant events such as birth, marriage, and death are milestones in our lives in which we experience our greatest happiness and our deepest grief. And so it is profoundly important to understand how to approach and experience these occasions with grace, endurance, and joy. In a culture that does its best to deny death, Timothy Keller--theologian and bestselling author--teaches us about facing death with the resources of faith from the Bible. With wisdom and compassion, Keller finds in the Bible an alternative to both despair or denial. A short, powerful book, On Death gives us the tools to understand the meaning of death within God's vision of life.
