Tonight at church, Pastor Doug Joseph will have copies of the first two books of the "Millennial Teleport Trilogy" -- Get either book for $10. Get both for $18 (save $2).
Book One: New Immortal
Book Two: Tesseract
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Could God have done that?
What might await us in the endless future beyond the Millennial Kingdom age? Past the great white throne on Judgment Day? Could God have created many different peoples on other worlds? Might He have created other universes or inhabited dimensions entirely disconnected from this one?This book posits its answer to those questions as a concluded fact that is not debated (within the book, at least). However, this author studied and personally debated such questions before writing the book. Some readers may summarily dismiss the many different worlds described in The Chronicles of Narnia as mere fantasy in a children's series, having nothing to do with that author's Christian theology. That assessment would be too hasty. C.S. Lewis was a deep thinker, and he doubtless studied and reached a conclusion that "liberated" him to write that type of fiction. Our own study of such questions has certainly liberated us to write this type of fiction.
Consider that, according to the Holy Scriptures, God is perfect and has not ever changed in His fundamental nature or character. Indeed, He cannot ever change, for it would be a departure from perfection, and such would be against His own self revelation to us (it would be a deviation from what He has declared in His word). Since God does not change, then what is the fundamental nature or character from which He never departs? Is His basic nature that of a lazy being who is not very creative, who naturally tends to sit in total inactivity, creating nothing?
Look around. Countless life forms abound on this world alone. Modern science has not even discovered all of them yet. No, lazy and uncreative is not who He is. His creativity is boundless.
So, why did Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, write that God "rested" on the seventh day after His having worked for six days to create all that we see around us? Scholars with linguistic skill have pointed out that the Hebrew context, and the word for "rest" shown there, give a connotation of Him having completed the work to perfection. He first envisioned what He wanted to do, and then, once He was done, He stopped working simply because it was perfect.
Bear in mind that the utter lack of perfection in the sin-cursed world we now inhabit is all due to the sin of humankind (of which the first sins were committed by Adam and Eve in the Garden that was eastward in Eden). God did not rest because He was lazy, or tired, or was basically a non-working, non-creative being. No, He stopped because the job was done. It does not mean He stopped all creative work elsewhere. If he simply stopped all creating (as a permanent cessation), then the massive burst of creating that caused this universe (and all the life we see here) would have represented a colossal departure from His character and nature.
God created this world as a perfect place which could have been enjoyed for eternity. Were it not for human sin, which "messed up" the place, no more work from God would have been needed here. He is now at work fixing it. Yet that does not even hint that He could not have, or would not have, continued to create elsewhere. He has to have done more. It is His nature. This author cannot imagine that God so creative as to have given us this massive display of life... just sitting on His laurels for all eternity. Not only is He creative, but He also has made us as creative beings as well. Thus, authors such as C.S. Lewis and yours truly imagine other realms. Check out the creation in this novel. The liberated reader will love it. The "literary Taliban" (as my friend, Roy H. Williams, once dubbed them) will no doubt send us out for the firing squad, as we've shown way too much creativity and had way too much fun. Which type of reader are you?
Daniel & Tess are childhood sweethearts who finally marry. Meanwhile, in another space-time, on an untainted world called Sset, the Corlan (a sinless race blessed with genetic memory) govern a paradise that has never felt the bitter sting of death. Back on sin-cursed Earth, Tess and Daniel are childless. Although they are well acquainted with pain and loss, their relationship is solid, and they live their life to the fullest in service to God and others. Fast forward over a thousand years into the future, when an unspeakable evil arises on Sset, devastating the moon world’s surface and decimating the Corlan population. Yet the Creator of both that universe and ours was not caught off guard. He’s had Daniel and Tess in mind for saving the Corlan species from extinction since before either realm was created. Although our world has had visitors from that one, this is the first time in history that it’s gone the other way. Teleport with Tess and Daniel to a place beyond time, space, and imagination. Tesseract will transform you in mind-stretching ways.
For Young Adults and Up
Classifications: Fiction, Christian, Futuristic | Science-Fiction | Adventure | Romance
Saturday, December 18, 2010
New release: Tesseract
Note: Proceeds from book sales are going to help Renee Bargo get a new type of medical treatment. Thanks for your help! We have a precious family in our church here in Clarksburg, and the wife & mother in that family has a rare disease for which there has been no known treatment. They have now learned of an experimental treatment that not covered by their insurance. She is currently raising money to make the long trip from here to Phoenix, and we are working to help her. Below is some info about this new release.
This is part of the Millennial Teleport Trilogy (Book Two).
You can now order either installment (this one, or the first book, entitled New I.M.mortal) — or both — on either www.AuthorStock.com/tess or www.newimmortal.com. Each of those sites offers both books (they can be ordered together as a single purchase). Also, Amazon should have both the print version and Kindle version of the new book available any time now.
Daniel & Tess are childhood sweethearts who finally marry. Meanwhile, in another space-time, on an untainted world called Sset, the Corlan (a sinless race blessed with genetic memory) govern a paradise that has never felt the bitter sting of death. Back on sin-cursed Earth, Tess and Daniel are childless. Although they are well acquainted with pain and loss, their relationship is solid, and they live their life to the fullest in service to God and others. Fast forward over a thousand years into the future, when an unspeakable evil arises on Sset, devastating the moon world’s surface and decimating the Corlan population. Yet the Creator of both that universe and ours was not caught off guard. He’s had Daniel and Tess in mind for saving the Corlan species from extinction since before either realm was created. Although our world has had visitors from that one, this is the first time in history that it’s gone the other way. Teleport with Tess and Daniel to a place beyond time, space, and imagination. Tesseract will transform you in mind-stretching ways.
For Young Adults and Up
Classifications: Fiction, Christian, Futuristic | Science-Fiction | Adventure | Romance
Below: Part of a panel of illustrations in the final book — artist rendition of the central part of the Corlan society, on the moon world of Sset. This image just happens to be the title page from the Kindle version of the book, due to appear on Amazon's Kindle store just about any time now. All the illustrations are provided in both the print and Kindle versions.
Tesseract by Doug Joseph (Book Two of the Millennial Teleport Trilogy)
TesseractBook Two of the Millennial Teleport Trilogyby Doug JosephDaniel & Tess are childhood sweethearts who finally marry. Meanwhile, in another space-time, on an untainted world called Sset, the Corlan (a sinless race blessed with genetic memory) govern a paradise that has never felt the bitter sting of death. Back on sin-cursed Earth, Tess and Daniel are childless. Although they are well acquainted with pain and loss, their relationship is solid, and they live their life to the fullest in service to God and others. Fast forward over a thousand years into the future, when an unspeakable evil arises on Sset, devastating the moon world’s surface and decimating the Corlan population. Yet the Creator of both that universe and ours was not caught off guard. He’s had Daniel and Tess in mind for saving the Corlan species from extinction since before either realm was created. Although our world has had visitors from that one, this is the first time in history that it’s gone the other way. Teleport with Tess and Daniel to a place beyond time, space, and imagination. Tesseract will transform you in mind-stretching ways.For Young Adults and UpClassifications: Fiction, Christian, Futuristic | Science-Fiction | Adventure | RomanceNew Immortal
Book One of the Millennial Teleport Trilogyby Doug Josephtags in the database -->“Broadened my horizons....” —Dave Norris (professor, Urshan Graduate School of Theology, St Louis, MO).
“Forget James Bond and Jason Bourne.” —Roy H. Williams (“Wizard of Ads”, founder of Wizard Academy).
Daniel Talbot is a teleporting, spy-chasing, miracle-working immortal who serves in the royal court of Jesus during the prophesied Millennial Kingdom age. It’s quite a ride...
Mixing sci-fi with amazing Christian eschatology, Doug Joseph takes readers on a wild adventure in an unflinching look at humanity, demons, prophecy, and salvation. Explore a paradise-like earth where high-tech is not enough. Fictional characters, set in a prophetic age yet to come, watch the ultimate evil arise as predicted, and find out just what they’re made of, and just what God has planned to do about it.For Young Adults and Up
Classifications: Fiction, Christian, Futuristic| Science-Fiction | Christian Prophecy
Thursday, December 16, 2010
From Bro and Sis Tucker:
“Please pray for our friend, Shawn Rachel. He is very sick with bronchitis.”
Thanks for helping us pray!
Thanks for helping us pray!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)