2005-10
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2005-10
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This Present Darkness<br />
Author: Frank E Peretti<br />
Price £7.08 or less<br />
ISBN: 1581345283<br />
1st published in 1986<br />
Ashton is a small town.<br />
Book Review<br />
The residents of this sleepy college town, comfortable in their<br />
middle American lifestyle, had no idea that their community<br />
was about to play a significant role in the ages-old battle<br />
between the forces of good versus evil, heaven versus hell.<br />
Ashton is the earthly battleground. The plot involves murder,<br />
blackmail, deceit and corruption and it is intentionally difficult<br />
on occasions to tell which characters are committed to the<br />
good side, which are committed to the bad side and which<br />
are undecided. Events are seen through the characters<br />
human eyes but what they are not seeing is the battle that is<br />
also taking place above their town.<br />
Peretti does a great job of drawing the reader into the story with his use of imagery.<br />
He describes all the characters, including the demons and angels, with such detail<br />
that you get a picture in mind of what they look like. It takes some wild twists and<br />
turns and could be described as an ‘edge of your seat’ read.<br />
This is a powerful novel. The story focuses on something that so many do not ever<br />
think about … Spiritual Warfare. Everyday. This is probably because, like the<br />
characters in the book, we can’t see it. As a Christian, it certainly got me thinking<br />
more about the power and significance of prayer and whilst the book may not be<br />
<strong>10</strong>0% theologically correct we see how it can happen, it becomes more real.<br />
Have you ever had something happen to you and you just knew that God had<br />
intervened on your behalf - I have, and I do believe in guardian Angels.<br />
Nigel Belcher<br />
Success<br />
• At age 4 success is...not peeing in<br />
your pants.<br />
• At age 12 success is…having friends.<br />
• At age 17 success is...having a drivers license.<br />
• At age 35 success is...having money.<br />
• At age 50 success is...having money.<br />
• At age 70 success is...having a drivers license.<br />
• At age 75 success is...having friends.<br />
• At age 85 success is...not peeing in your pants.<br />
Great Truths That Adults<br />
Have Learned<br />
• Raising teenagers is like<br />
nailing Jelly to a tree.<br />
• Wrinkles don't hurt.<br />
• Families are like fudge...<br />
mostly sweet, with a few nuts.<br />
• Laughing is good exercise. It's<br />
like jogging on the inside.<br />
• Middle age is when you<br />
choose your cereal for the<br />
fibre, not the toy.<br />
St Chads Church, 9 Linden Avenue, Woodseats<br />
email: office@stchads.org<br />
Tel: (0114) 274 5086 Page 18 web site: stchads.org
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