James remembers the day he began to plot to kill his father, Harry: It was the day before his seventh birthday, and he finally realized his mom was not going to leave him. Whenever Harry would beat his mom, James would think, No, Dad! Stop beating Mom. Look over here at me. Im the one you are angry with. Im your sissy son, remember? Eventually, Harry would banish James from their Texas home, telling him he was going to pray hed get AIDS and die. Our family has been shamed and embarrassed enough by you, he raved. Youll get what you deserve one day. James, desperate for the need to be loved and accepted for how God made him, turned to drugs, alcohol, and partyingand before long, he realized he was on the path to becoming an abusive alcoholic just like his father. He shares how hitting rock bottom led to a Jewish spiritual awakening filled with love and an abiding faith in humanity in Secrets and Shame.
American geologist Mark Malloy enjoys using geology to explain Biblical stories, but when he and Israeli geologist Gilda Baer discover ancient scrolls near the Dead Sea, he must pursue the greatest Biblical story never told: what happened during the eighteen years of Jesus' life missing from the Bible. Their quest, having the potential to change the Bible, leads the two geologists and an Israeli archeologist to locations along the Silk Road, including Turkey, war-torn Iraq, and China, the eastern terminus of the ancient trade route. Opposing this discovery and fearing its impact on the Christian community is an influential and corrupt financial official with a fundamentalist megachurch in the United States who uses his ties in the Holy Land to assure that the scrolls will never be released. Two mysteries are entwined. Follow the adventures of this scientific trio as they encounter intrigue and obstacles at every turn while discovering what happened two thousand years ago.
In 2015, a deep-seated, chilling hatred for the first black president of the United States grows. America First, a Christian militia, thinks it has found a way to eliminate the president and reduce government control: on July 4, they will create a mega tsunami that will devastate the eastern seaboard-including Washington, DC. If all goes well, America will be free again. The one thing America First lacks is the expertise to carry out their plan. Dr. Mark Malloy―the geologist they have kidnapped to obtain his skills―is not yet cooperating. As Mark's wife works with a renegade FBI agent to find her husband, their efforts are repeatedly thwarted. Now they are left wondering if they can find him in time to prevent America from being reshaped forever. In this international thriller, a domestic terror attack looms, and time begins to run out for a geologist, the president, the country, and the only two people with the ability to save them all.
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