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“They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green …” Psalm  92:14 There’s an old pear tree at the end of our road that is gnarled and twisted. The rough bark is peeling and the branches are fragile. The ground beneath is littered with twigs and leaves that have fallen from its ancient branches. …

While I enjoyed the book In the Shadow of Jezebel very much, there was something that started really bothering me when I realized that Ahaziah was Athaliah’s son. Ahaziah is in the kingly line of David which means that he is an ancestor of Jesus. But as Athaliah’s son, that means Ahaziah is the grandson of Ahab. And Jezebel. This niggled in …

Reading about the ancient use of the Urim and Thummim in this book, In the Shadow of Jezebel, written by Mesu, I’m reminded of when I was much, MUCH younger and found myself inexplicably drawn to subjects dealing with the occult. After many years of experimenting with all kinds of crazy things that led to further and further darkness, I …

Can I just say…I love my book covers. And since I have almost nothing to do with that creative process, I can brag and compliment the Revell design team with my WHOLE HEART!!! I’ve loved each cover for different reasons, and every cover endured a unique process to arrive at the final masterpiece. The First Three Covers Love Amid the Ashes …

Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; …

Although Mesu’s book, In the Shadow of Jezebel, is fiction, it’s based on Jezebel and her family who were evil and full of hate. The Biblical account of her deeds lists the torture and the murder of many innocent men, women and children. Can you imagine being in her household? What would it be like to be afraid every waking …