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The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green   Historical Fiction Bethany House Life in this new world requires more strength than she ever imagined. After the death of her client, midwife Julianne Chevalier is imprisoned and branded, marking her as a criminal beyond redemption. Hoping to reunite with her brother, a soldier, she trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling French colony of Louisiana. The price of her transport, however, is a forced marriage to a fellow convict. New Orleans is nothing like Julianne expects. The settlement is steeped in mud and mosquitoes, and there is no news of her brother, Benjamin. When tragedy strikes, she turns to military officer Marc-Paul Girard for help, but does he know more about her brother than he will admit? With her dreams shattered, Julianne must find her way in this dangerous land, where only grace---and love---can overcome the stigma of the king's mark upon her shoulder. "Exquisitely penned, this look at...

Contents ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture ): 1 1-2 VT ITY Phar, any1 enter shp pn by gate=thief/robbr; 1 enters by gate=shepherd 2 3-4 Gatekpr opns gate 4 hm/shp listn/he calls shp by name/leads out/shp follo bec kno voce 3 5-6 They nvr follo stranger, run away bec recog voce; J used fig o spch, Phar understd 4 7-8 Thrfr J: VT ITY I gate 4 shp; all who cm b4 me=thievs/robbrs, shp listn them 5 9-10a I gate, whoevr entr thru me savd/they cm/go/find pasture; thief cm only steal/kill/destry 6 10b-12 I gd shepd, lay dn life 4 shp; Hird hd shepd/own shp, see wolf/abandn shp/wlf attck/scattr 7 13-15a Man run bec care nthg 4 sheep; I gd shep; kno sheep/sheep kno me as Fr kno me/I kno Fr 8 15b-16 I lay dn life 4 sheep; have othr sheep of this pen...

Contents ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture ): 1 1-2 He saw man blind frm birth; Disc: Rabbi, who sinned man/parents that he born blind? 2 3-4 Nethr, hapnd so wks o G displyd; as lng as day, we do wks o Him, night cming, no one wk 3 5-7a While I in wrld, I lt o wrld; after, He spit/md mud/put man’s eyes; Go wash Pool o Siloam ( what a beautiful, gross, intimate moment) 4 7b-8 man washd/came hm seeing; neighbrs/those seen him: isn’t this man used to beg? 5 9-10 Som claim he was, others: only lks lk him, he insistd: I am man; how eyes opend, they askd 6 11-12 J made mud, put on eyes, told me go Siloam/wash, I washd, I could see; where man? IDK 7 13-14 They brought to Phar man who’d been blind; day J made mud/opend eyes was Sabbath 8 15- Thr4 P...

Eden: The Animals' Parable by Keith Korman   Biblical Fiction Liberty Island Media "Ask the animals, and they will teach you." ---Job 12:7 Experience the Gospels in a way you never imagined. In this beautifully inspired retelling of the Gospels, we see Jesus and his disciples in the Holy Land through the eyes of the animals---especially his intrepid and loyal dog, Eden. With a wise, old donkey, innocent lambs, and legions of curious field mice---the animals follow their master's journey across Galilee and onto Jerusalem, rapt with awe and wonder and bearing great tidings---even if they don't fully comprehend the divine events they witness. Simple, clear, and spiritually profound, Eden is an artful retelling that is captivating, moving, and alive with the joy you felt the first time you opened the Bible.    Meet the Author Keith Korman is an American literary agent and novelist. Over the years he has represented many nationall...