Hope is given and purpose for this life

This is a riveting novel, wonderfully written.  As you continue reading, you find yourself drawn into the reality of Polycarp’s life, and before you know it you are living it with him.  It is a power-packed book that allows one to view themselves as they really are.  Hope is given and purpose for this life, as well as for the life to come.  While being filled with insight and historical information, it challenges you to open your eyes to what most people miss.  Courage and strength in the midst of trials are promoted, as people struggle to live out their faith.

Mankind’s love of self, desire to be in control, and a hatred of being wrong, bring the determination of pride to the forefront.  Along with this, the depths of evil come gushing out into cruel persecution and destruction.

On the other hand, mankind’s love of the only True God, of truth, of righteousness, and a hatred of sin, bring a willing submission and a determination of humility.  Climbing to the heights of integrity pushes one into exciting spiritual growth focusing on edification through godly service.

At the root of it all is God’s perfect plan of the ages.  This he works in his way through his will in each of our lives.  In the process, our “gods” are destroyed one way or the other.  (Our response it crucial.)

To the heroes of this book we owe a sincere following, but God we owe our total commitment, focus, and obedience, laying aside all other distractions that hinder us.

To the author, we send a hearty “thank-you” for his patience, hard work, travel to research, money spent to write, construct, print and promote the book, and for all the agonizing moments given to decide the contents and the correct sequence of events.

I appreciated the book’s pre-ceased cover over the binding, resulting in less stress on, and a longer life to the book.

The novel is very much needed in a day when hatred and violence are all around, apathy, laziness, along with a lack of self-discipline and biblical study.  This work honors God, and will endure to have a lasting effect on all those who are willing to read it.

(C.O. from Michigan)