Luke Slave & Physician by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

Ms. Katheryn Haddad has been super busy over the last few months. There are several new titles in her Intrepid Men of God Series that I haven't gotten on here. So, watch for them over the next few days. In fact, she just told me she is almost ready to publish a new one. Way to go, Katheryn.

Many of her stories feature the lives of characters who lived, or might have lived during the New Testament years, and they are well-researched.

--Susan

About Luke Slave & Physician

Luke is a part of the spoils of war after the famous Roman Battle of Baduhenna Wood of AD 28. With no sight of Luke’s Nordic warrior father, Most Excellent Theophilus, knighted Roman tribune, takes Luke as his slave to be trained as his scribe and private physician. As Theophilus is transferred to fortresses throughout Germanica, Luke sings his father’s haunting song, hoping to find him some day. Along the way, he is betrothed to the beautiful Rashah. With Theophilus finally going into semi-retirement in Berea, Luke gains permission to climb nearby Mount Olympus to talk to the gods. His anger grows hot when he realizes they are not there and may not even exist. Soon after, Luke goes to Troas and meets the Apostle Paul. Now as a Christian and having been given his freedom, he spends the next decade traveling with Paul and treating his many injuries. Theophilus becomes a Christian, and Luke promises to write for him an accurate accounting of Jesus’ life. Upon Paul’s death, Luke sets out to find and interview eye witnesses to Jesus' miracles and teachings, and Jesus’ apostles, now scattered around the world. Come read of Luke and what might have been. (There are discussion questions in the back of the book for book clubs and discussion groups.)


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Inside the Hearts of Bible Women by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

While I don't know Katheryn very well, I do know that she is one busy woman. I see her posting in the Church of Christ Woman Authors group page on Facebook all the time about the lectureships she's attending and the places she's set up book display tables. I truly believe her drive should encourage us all to work harder to make our dreams come true.

Katheryn has written many books, and each of them have a four-star rating or above on Amazon. I have yet to dive into one of them, but I know they're selling. So, if you're interested in a Biblical tale with a fictional twist, she may be the author for you.

About Inside the Hearts of Bible Women by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

"Do you have a lady friend who is under stress or even hurting? Inside the Hearts of Bible Women is a series of twelve short stories to help women understand some of the more serious problems and challenges facing us in our modern age, just as women did thousands of years ago...To read more click: here.

Paul the Unstoppable by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

Check out the second book in the Intrepid Man of God Series by Katheryn Maddox Haddad.

Paul the Unstoppable

"The Apostle Paul is strong. And unstoppable. He walks thousands of miles. He is driven by one goal: Tell everyone about Jesus, their new king. He allows nothing to get in his way.

Dare to experience with him every rod slamming into his bones, every whip lashing through his skin, every breath struggled for when treading water a day and night. Survive with him through all the ship wrecks, going days without food, a snow storm in the Taurus Mountains, being robbed on the highway. Listen as, each time his body is mercilessly attacked, he calls out, “Jesus! This is for you!”


Discover what makes this man tick. In this present-tense book, you will walk with him over twenty years of crisscrossing the often hostile Roman Empire, challenging pagan priests and trying to convince Jewish rabbis to listen to him. Understand what Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, and Dr. Luke go through to keep this man alive to do what he has to do. With Paul, it is never enough. What drives him? Why can he not stop?


Dare to walk with Paul." (Amazon)

Christianity or Islam: The Contrasts by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

About the Book: Christianity or Islam: The Contrasts


"This book was written to help Christians understand Islam, and Muslims understand Christianity. It is not ABOUT the two religions, but quotes directly from the scriptures of both groups so the reader can know personally what they teach instead of relying on rumors. Quotes from the Quran and New Testament (Injil) of the Bible cover the same topics for comparison purposes. 

Also addressed in the book are misconceptions Muslims have of Christianity such as Christians believing in three Gods and God having a wife. Also addressed are the rumors that, though the Quran says the Bible should be read and obeyed, it has been corrupted, so would be a waste of time to read. 

The author grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, a hub of Islam today. She has also taught the Bible over the internet to some 5000 Muslims worldwide, with converts in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Palestine. Near the end of the book are nearly 100 testimonials of Muslims who are now convinced Jesus really was the Son of God and not just a prophet." (Amazon)

Learn more about the author at Katheryn Maddox Haddad's meet the author page.


Recommended Reading:

"Description: Shadowland - Islam: Behind The Veil is an easy-to-understand overview of Islam. But it is more. It is an opportunity for reckoning. Examine a simple religion full of complexities that shock and motivate the reader to appreciate Truth. Sample facts: 

• Foreign religions do not receive freedoms in Muslim countries. 

• Most Muslim countries do not receive international newscasts. 

• Americans may not believe that war has religious significance, but her enemies do! 

• Devout Muslims and devout Christians cannot possibly agree. 

This book is excellent for church libraries, resource material, individual study, and classroom study. Nine chapters."  (Amazon)


Articles about Radical Islam from Becoming Women of Virtue:

Dangers of Radical Islam Part I
Dangers of Radical Islam Part 2
Dangers of Radical Islam Part 3
Can you recommend any other good books for people to learn the differences between Christianity and Islam? 

Soul Journey with the Real Jesus

"Come meet 100 people who met Jesus. You are one of them. Probably you are several of them. Go ahead and struggle with them as they did. Laugh. Cry. Do mental battle with him. Emotional battle too. Fight for your faith as they fought. Pause to listen for what you've never heard before. Then touch Jesus. 

This is the story of faith in the impossible. Hope in the inconceivable. Love for the invincible. It is the dreams of youth, the desperations of infirmity, the hopes of age, and the song of eternity. 

Follow the suspense in their terrorist-dominated world as each person in Jesus' life comes to terms with who they are, and who Jesus is. 

It is the story of doubts explained away, animosities melted away, misunderstandings cleared away. It is your story and mine. For deep within each of us is everyone who ever met and struggled with Jesus. 

Life changing? You bet! Life Application questions are at the end of each chapter to see whether any of those changes has happened in your own life. 

Book one: Mary was too young, Elizabeth too old, Joseph too gullible, the shepherds too smelly, Anna too senile, Simeon too idealistic, Salome too flippant. The wise men should have minded their own business, Zachariah should have accepted he’d never have children, King Herod dared control God, the Oriental scholars dared interpret God. 

Book two: Governor Pilate only tolerated his subjects, John the Baptist tried to change them, Satan threw up roadblocks that never seemed to work. Future apostles Andrew was always bringing in outsiders, Philip insisted on proof, and Nathaniel was naive. The temple merchants lived off religion, Nichodemus tried to reform religion, and Peter's mother-in-law dwelt in her religion. The pagan Samaritan searched with hope, the royal official probed with fortitude, the centurion encountered with power. 

Book three: Future apostles Simon fought Rome and Matthew joined Rome, while Judas seemed the only level-headed one. Zebedee sacrificed his sons, while a widow saw her son return to life. People with demons fell desperately at his feet and lepers sought him in hopelessness. Hypocrites condemned him; the morally paralyzed fought his forgiveness. 

Book four: Religious leaders cornered him, theologians stalked him, the wealthy helped him. For the commoner he conquered demons, controlled nature, created food, destroyed death. Hometown friends tried to kill him, while cousin John gained a glory home. 

Book five: Jesus survived death threats, calmed misdirected power, talked with the spirit world. He released people of handicaps, gave an adulteress hope, rested with friends, then raised the dead. And the hypocrite religious leaders finalized plans to kill him. 

Book six: A traitor praised him, a woman crowned him, foreigners sought him. The world ran after him, Judas ran from him, his apostles deserted him. He held his own funeral service, then begged God to free him of his promise. The religious leaders were unmasked, and King Herod wrestled with just who he was. 

Book seven: Pilate was cornered by the people, Simon was cornered by the executioners. Jesus writhed in pain on the cross that should have been ours, and invaded hell to provide escape for us. The thieves struggled with their mortality, Joseph struggled with religiosity, the guards struggled with impossibility. Jesus saw the women, pursued Peter, and lifted up the depressed. 

Book eight of eight: His apostles refused to believe, while Thomas declared him God. Jesus dared and prepared his apostles to conquer the world. He interrupted his own memorial service and renewed five hundred of his closest friendships. He helped his brother, James, over the last faith hurdle, turned the movement over to his apostles, then returned at last to the outstretched arms of his heavenly Father. Religious leaders fought in vain to put out the new church’s torch, and Jesus invited the last apostle to visit him." (Amazon)

Don't forget to visit Katheryn Maddox Haddad's Meet the Author Page!

Meet the Author: Katheryn Maddox Haddad

"Katheryn Haddad hails from Arizona with palm trees and cacti in her yard, and a computer with the letters worn away to keep her company.

With a bachelor's degree in English, Bible and social science from Harding University and part of a master's degree in Bible, including Greek, from the Harding Graduate School of Theology, she also has a master's degree in management and human relations from Abilene University. 

Her newspaper column appeared for several years in newspapers in Texas and North Carolina ~ Little Known Facts About the Bible ~ and she has written for numerous Christian publications. 

For 20 years, she was a genealogist, and traced her family back to the early 1600s in England and Wales.

Currently she teaches English over the internet every morning, using the Bible as a text book. Most of her students are Muslims. She has taught some 5000 thus far, and has former students, now Christians, in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Palestine. "They are my heroes" she declares.

She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Christian Writers of the West, and is also an energetic public speaker who can touch the heart of audiences." (Amazon)

Katheryn Haddad's Books

Soul Journey With the Real Jesus: And We Thought We Knew You
The Holy Spirit in 365 Scriptures
Inside the Hearts of Bible Women
Revelation: A Love Letter From God
Christianity or Islam: The Contrasts
The Best of Alexander Campbell's Millennial Harbinger
Worship Changes Since the First Century Book 1
Worship the First-Century Way Book 2 
GENEALOGY Everything You Need To CLIMB YOUR FAMILY TREE Without Falling Out: Beginner to Intermediate (Volume 1)
Genealogy: Everything You Need to CLIMB YOUR FAMILY TREE Without Falling Out: Advanced: Colonial to Medieval

The Holy Spirit in 365 Scriptures by Katheryn Maddox Haddad

About the Book:

"There are numerous books on the Holy Spirit, but they are based on only a few Bible verses. This study was not done to prove the author’s or anyone else’s pet assessment of the Holy Spirit. The study was made with the desire to forget all pre-conceived notions and opinions, and discover only God’s opinion. 

The Bible has 365 verses on the Holy Spirit and God’s Spirit. This is the only book of its kind to cover all verses. All other books take a few ideas about the Holy Spirit and elaborate on them. 
To make sense out of all 365 verses, they were categorized according to what you see in the table of contents in this book ~ the types of people affected by the Holy Spirit. 

Within each category, are sub-categories, usually based on how the Holy Spirit connected with each person, and how each person reacted. 

The same subcategory terms will sometimes appear in each category of the people the Holy Spirit affected. At first those little words may seem to have no special significance. But as you progressed through them, you will see that even little words like “within” and “upon”, and “full” sometimes had big significance. All those word studies prepare you for the even more dynamic later chapters in the book. 
The study is based on the New King James Version of the Bible. 

Read through these chapters, not to prove what you already believe, but with an open mind and heart that perhaps you don’t believe in enough things the Holy Spirit does, or you believe in more things than the scriptures actually teach.

Let us be careful that we do not go beyond what is written (I Corinthians 4:6). Now, let us gear up for all things God’s Holy Spirit does, and get ready to be amazed."  (Amazon)


About the Author:

"Katheryn Haddad hails from Arizona with palm trees and cacti in her yard, and a computer with the letters worn away to keep her company.

With a bachelor's degree in English, Bible and social science from Harding University and part of a master's degree in Bible, including Greek, from the Harding Graduate School of Theology, she also has a master's degree in management and human relations from Abilene University. 

Her newspaper column appeared for several years in newspapers in Texas and North Carolina ~ Little Known Facts About the Bible ~ and she has written for numerous Christian publications. 

For 20 years, she was a genealogist, and traced her family back to the early 1600s in England and Wales.

Currently she teaches English over the internet every morning, using the Bible as a text book. Most of her students are Muslims. She has taught some 5000 thus far, and has former students, now Christians, in hiding in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Palestine. "They are my heroes" she declares.

She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Christian Writers of the West, and is also an energetic public speaker who can touch the heart of audiences." (Amazon)

Genre: New Testament Study