{"id":8117032943910,"title":"A Journey to Hope (Second Edition)","handle":"a-journey-to-hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #37741d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Michael W. Langston and Kathy J. Langston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #37741d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798985255393\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #37741d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 226\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextDropCap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tragedies and traumas of war are enormous and the consequences of it change forever the lives of those who return as well as the lives of loved ones and friends of those who do and do not return. For many veterans the psychological battles continue long after combat deployments end. Posttraumatic stress disorder significantly affects many people and is not limited solely to war trauma. In this volume of hope and healing, the authors recount their ongoing journey to hope. In an intensely personal yet broadly applicable discussion of PTSD, Mike and Kathy Langston provide encouragement and hope for all who struggle with the ravages of PTSD or who love someone who struggles with it. This is a powerful story proclaiming that recovery is possible and that the past need not control the present or the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"AuthorText\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael W. Langston, PhD, DMin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is Professor of Chaplaincy and \u003c\/span\u003ePractical Theology at Columbia Biblical Seminary (Columbia \u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternational University) in Columbia, South Carolina. He retired \u003c\/span\u003eafter 36 years of service (30 active) in the U.S. Marine Corps \u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(infantry officer) and the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, receiving a diagnosis of severe PTSD after his tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mike is a graduate of the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Bethel Theological Seminary, U.S. Naval War College, and King’s College, University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"AuthorText\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKathy J. Langston, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e teaches professional communication at the University of South Carolina. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Kathy embraced military spouse life and enjoyed her ministry with Navy and Marine Corps spouses. She taught university religion and English courses to military students for over fifteen years. Her degrees include: Doctor of Philosophy in English, Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Bachelor of Arts. 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Langston and Kathy J. Langston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #37741d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798985255393\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #37741d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 226\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BodyTextDropCap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tragedies and traumas of war are enormous and the consequences of it change forever the lives of those who return as well as the lives of loved ones and friends of those who do and do not return. For many veterans the psychological battles continue long after combat deployments end. Posttraumatic stress disorder significantly affects many people and is not limited solely to war trauma. In this volume of hope and healing, the authors recount their ongoing journey to hope. In an intensely personal yet broadly applicable discussion of PTSD, Mike and Kathy Langston provide encouragement and hope for all who struggle with the ravages of PTSD or who love someone who struggles with it. This is a powerful story proclaiming that recovery is possible and that the past need not control the present or the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"AuthorText\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael W. Langston, PhD, DMin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is Professor of Chaplaincy and \u003c\/span\u003ePractical Theology at Columbia Biblical Seminary (Columbia \u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternational University) in Columbia, South Carolina. He retired \u003c\/span\u003eafter 36 years of service (30 active) in the U.S. Marine Corps \u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(infantry officer) and the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, receiving a diagnosis of severe PTSD after his tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mike is a graduate of the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Bethel Theological Seminary, U.S. Naval War College, and King’s College, University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"AuthorText\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKathy J. Langston, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e teaches professional communication at the University of South Carolina. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Kathy embraced military spouse life and enjoyed her ministry with Navy and Marine Corps spouses. She taught university religion and English courses to military students for over fifteen years. Her degrees include: Doctor of Philosophy in English, Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, and Bachelor of Arts. The Langstons are the parents of three children, two daughters-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003ein-law, and three grandchildren. The Langstons have been married for over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #255a38;\"\u003ethirty-seven years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":8979590119718,"title":"The Law of Nations (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)","handle":"the-law-of-nations-natural-law-and-enlightenment-classics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"DavenantLogo_480x480.png.jxl\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/admin.shopify.com\/b3d9d14b-3210-4db7-b58c-05fbab254f7f\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor: Emer De Vattel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 9780865974517\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe great eighteenth-century theorist of international law Emer de Vattel (1714–1767) was a key figure in sustaining the practical and theoretical influence of natural jurisprudence through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. 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{"id":8925546578214,"title":"The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Ethics of War: Just War Reflections","handle":"the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-and-the-ethics-of-war-just-war-reflections","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Ethics of War: Just War Reflections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJ. Daryl Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStone Tower Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6”x9”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding Style:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback ISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 979-8-9868172-9-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003eThe Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a bold act of aggression and escalation in a conflict that began in 2014. Many observers, political leaders, and military analysts believed that the invasion would lead to the quick defeat and capitulation by the Ukrainian government and military. Those expectations were wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e In a series of 17 essays in the first half of the book, published during the course of the war and brought together in this volume, J. Daryl Charles writes of the moral and ethical aspects of the war as well as its political dimensions and meaning for the West. In the second half of the book he considers the conflict through the lens of the just war tradition and argues that the defense of Ukraine is a moral and military obligation of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e Measured and thought-provoking, the author provides readers much to consider with respect to war in Ukraine and war in the twenty-first century. 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Many observers, political leaders, and military analysts believed that the invasion would lead to the quick defeat and capitulation by the Ukrainian government and military. Those expectations were wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e In a series of 17 essays in the first half of the book, published during the course of the war and brought together in this volume, J. Daryl Charles writes of the moral and ethical aspects of the war as well as its political dimensions and meaning for the West. In the second half of the book he considers the conflict through the lens of the just war tradition and argues that the defense of Ukraine is a moral and military obligation of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e Measured and thought-provoking, the author provides readers much to consider with respect to war in Ukraine and war in the twenty-first century. His work is a stark reminder that \u003cbr\u003evalues have consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. Daryl Charles, PhD,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an affiliate scholar of the John Jay Institute and serves as a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eProvidence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and the journal \u003ci\u003eTouchstone\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written more than twenty books on issues of religion and war, ethics and public policy, and on the just war tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8910996373798,"title":"Tommy of the Darkest Hour","handle":"tommy-of-the-darkest-hour","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003eTommy of the Darkest Hour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Strider Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Tower Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 9798989400805\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummer 1940\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Britain converges \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith the Arthurian Legend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…reads true to the times…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Second World War Spitfire pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatching aerial combat in the skies above England in the summer of 1940, young Tommy Duncan longs to be part of what he believes will be a grand adventure. He can think of nothing more exciting than flying Spitfires against German fighters and bombers that are crossing the English Channel. Prime Minister Winston Churchill has called the desperate days and weeks England’s “darkest hour” and Tommy is certain he must help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a Spitfire crashes near Tommy’s farm, he goes in search of it. His dreams are realized as he also learns of and experiences an earlier dark hour in Britain’s history–that of King Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a tale of youth, love, and legend that puts the reader in the cockpit of a wartime Spitfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJOHN STRIDER NATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBaron Buffalo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Nomad in No Man’s Land\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a degree in anthropology and English from the University of Oklahoma. 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He can think of nothing more exciting than flying Spitfires against German fighters and bombers that are crossing the English Channel. Prime Minister Winston Churchill has called the desperate days and weeks England’s “darkest hour” and Tommy is certain he must help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a Spitfire crashes near Tommy’s farm, he goes in search of it. His dreams are realized as he also learns of and experiences an earlier dark hour in Britain’s history–that of King Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a tale of youth, love, and legend that puts the reader in the cockpit of a wartime Spitfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJOHN STRIDER NATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBaron Buffalo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Nomad in No Man’s Land\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a degree in anthropology and English from the University of Oklahoma. 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{"id":8117030486310,"title":"War and Faith","handle":"war-and-faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Don Stephens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781783971503\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 144\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Second World War was the most destructive conflict in human history. More than forty million people died and millions more suffered all kinds of loss.\u2028This sequel to the author’s best-selling War and Grace tells the stories of eight people and their experiences before, during, and in the years following World War II. Several of them were caught up in the cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazis. Others were involved in the fight to defeat the evil ideology which led to such atrocities. All of these people came to faith in Christ, and from then on their faith was the driving force behind their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Stephens has collected moving stories from the Second World War that will enthral and move his readers. As Brigadier Ian Dobbie, OBE says in the Foreword, Don “has the gift of telling a story in a way which grips the reader, and yet he is not guilty of writing in a sensational manner, nor does he fail to remind his reader that war is always a terrible event, and that the God of the Bible remains sovereign.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stories range from the South African Air Force war hero who became a vital missionary pilot, to the Scottish lady from quiet Dumfriesshire who was a martyr at Auschwitz, to the German Prisoner of War who found a strong spiritual link with the Wirral. The eight stories combine to remind readers dramatically that our God is able to use even the dire circumstances for his glory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemaining faithful to Christ in situations of extreme suffering and trial is the theme of this remarkable book. As a follow-on from Don Stephens’ highly appreciated War and Grace, we read here of eight more courageous Christians who held firm to their faith in grievous conditions during World War II. May these well- researched pages serve as splendid examples to us of the grace God can give should we too be called upon to face days of serious testing.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith Cook, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe place of testimony in the life of God’s people is at the heart of many of the psalms and needs to regain its importance in church life. These short biographies are interesting, stirring and moving, but above all edifying as we constantly reflect on what it means to serve Christ wholeheartedly. We may not be called to these people’s particular sacrifices, but we are called to serve the same Christian life, follow the same servant Lord and act with the same devotion.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Reynolds, Director of Ministry, Proclamation Trust\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Recommended without any reservation.’\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrigadier Ian Dobbie, OBE, Chairman of SASRA 1991-2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Stephens is a graduate of the University of London and gained his Cert.Ed. at Chester College (now Chester University) before embarking on a teaching career lasting thirty-two years. Until recently he was a lay preacher. Now he prefers to lay emphasis on ‘preaching with a pen’. 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More than forty million people died and millions more suffered all kinds of loss.\u2028This sequel to the author’s best-selling War and Grace tells the stories of eight people and their experiences before, during, and in the years following World War II. Several of them were caught up in the cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazis. Others were involved in the fight to defeat the evil ideology which led to such atrocities. All of these people came to faith in Christ, and from then on their faith was the driving force behind their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon Stephens has collected moving stories from the Second World War that will enthral and move his readers. As Brigadier Ian Dobbie, OBE says in the Foreword, Don “has the gift of telling a story in a way which grips the reader, and yet he is not guilty of writing in a sensational manner, nor does he fail to remind his reader that war is always a terrible event, and that the God of the Bible remains sovereign.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stories range from the South African Air Force war hero who became a vital missionary pilot, to the Scottish lady from quiet Dumfriesshire who was a martyr at Auschwitz, to the German Prisoner of War who found a strong spiritual link with the Wirral. The eight stories combine to remind readers dramatically that our God is able to use even the dire circumstances for his glory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemaining faithful to Christ in situations of extreme suffering and trial is the theme of this remarkable book. As a follow-on from Don Stephens’ highly appreciated War and Grace, we read here of eight more courageous Christians who held firm to their faith in grievous conditions during World War II. May these well- researched pages serve as splendid examples to us of the grace God can give should we too be called upon to face days of serious testing.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith Cook, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe place of testimony in the life of God’s people is at the heart of many of the psalms and needs to regain its importance in church life. These short biographies are interesting, stirring and moving, but above all edifying as we constantly reflect on what it means to serve Christ wholeheartedly. We may not be called to these people’s particular sacrifices, but we are called to serve the same Christian life, follow the same servant Lord and act with the same devotion.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Reynolds, Director of Ministry, Proclamation Trust\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Recommended without any reservation.’\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrigadier Ian Dobbie, OBE, Chairman of SASRA 1991-2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Stephens is a graduate of the University of London and gained his Cert.Ed. at Chester College (now Chester University) before embarking on a teaching career lasting thirty-two years. Until recently he was a lay preacher. Now he prefers to lay emphasis on ‘preaching with a pen’. He is married with one daughter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}