Showing results by author "Brock Thoene"

Lazarus occupies a surprising position in the Gospel accounts. Widely known as the man Jesus raised from the dead, his story is actually much broader and richer than that. Living as he did at Bethany, near Jerusalem, Lazarus was uniquely placed to witness the swirl of events around Jesus. When Jesus Wept, the first novel in The Jerusalem Chronicles series by best-selling authors Bodie and Brock Thoene, unfolds the turbulent times in Judea during Jesus' ministry, centering on the friendship between Jesus and Lazarus.

Nehemiah, the young son of a Jewish woman, a weaver from Jerusalem, is born and raised among the Jews who didn't return to Jerusalem from the Exile. Educated by Rabbi Kagba, one of the magi present at Jesus' birth thirty years earlier, Nehemiah grows up with the expectation of a soon-coming Messiah. Could the Yeshua of Nazareth, who is walking the earth, reportedly doing miracles, be that Messiah? When young Nehemiah must travel the long caravan road to Jerusalem, he is charged with an unusual mission...

When a nativity display on public property is torched by a former US Senator, the media spotlight falls on the forgotten small town of Leonard, Texas, and the new pastor of its only church - Adam Wells. Emboldened by the prospect of leading his tiny congregation in a nationally-televised, first amendment debate that he considers to be a “fight for the heart and soul of America,” Pastor Wells determines not to let anything or anyone, including his wife and his rebellious sixteen-year old daughter, stand in his way.

What if your life hinged on a decision you had to make in a split second? That's the story of NFL referee Lance Easley. As a 'replacement referee' during 2012's referee lockout, Easley thought he'd earned his dream job - until he made a call that would profoundly change his life and career.

1948 erklaerer staten Israel sin uafhaengighed, og jøder og arabere står overfor hinanden. Midt i dette historiske øjeblik står Moshe Sachar, som har dobbeltarbejde som professor og forsvarsleder, hans gravide kone Rachel og de to foraeldreløse arabiske drenge Daoud og Gawan. Gennem disse, får man et intenst og haesblaesende indblik fra begge sider, i en af historiens mest berømte konflikter.

Staten Israel er kun fem dage gammel. Jøder og muslimer kaemper indaedt om hver tomme... Både jøder og muslimer er villige til at ofre deres liv i kampen om det hellige land. Efter flere måneders belejring er det jødiske kvarter i Jerusalems Gamle By netop blevet undsat af israelske soldater, som er brudt igennem Zionporten. Men jøderne får ikke tid til at fejre deres sejr, for dette er kun begyndelsen på en mere omfattende konflikt, der udspringer af landets tusindårige historie og langtfra er slut endnu.

Ni dage med død og ødelaeggelse er der gået, siden den nye stat Israel erklaerede sin uafhaengighed. Hundreder af loyale soldater, som ikke taler det samme sprog, men er parate til at dø for Israel, anstrenger sig til det yderste for at gennembryde arabernes forsvar. Inde bag bymuren er de tapre, men dødeligt udmattede forsvarere nu på nippet til at opgive alt håb.