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May 15, 2007 (Irvine, CA) The book of Acts is one of the Bible's most recognized adventure stories,
and it has been called "a kind of vast treasure" by John Calvin. In Acts,
Luke the historian and theologian describes how the early Christian
church developed in a time of bitter persecution.
In Faithful Journey, author Warren Lamb paints a word picture of the
lives and times of people who played roles in this 30-year early Church
odyssey to spread the gospel. This portrayal is viewed through a series
of fictional, first-person voices that mirror and embellish Luke's
familiar account.
Publisher of Faithful Journey is Pleasant Word, a division of WinePress
Publishing Group.
Dr. Dennis E. Johnson, an expert on the book of Acts from Westminster
Seminary California, says that Faithful Journey "hews closely to Luke's
account, adding touches of fiction only to help us meet the
flesh-and-blood people who carried the good news of Jesus from David's
city to Caesar's city."
Dr. Johnson adds, "As you journey from Jerusalem to Rome, you will sense
the company of Peter, Paul and their fellow-witnesses; and their
testimony will ring even truer in your heart."
Dr. David Williams, author of the New International Bible Commentary--New
Testament (Acts), comments that Faithful Journey "remains true to the
narrative of Acts, but enhances the original text and injects new life
into Luke's account of Christian beginnings."
Williams goes on to say the novel "brings vividly to life the ethos of
the eastern Mediterranean under the Romans."
He adds, "I recommend the book as a helpful complement to the biblical
narrative and as a good story in its own right."
Carol Ruvolo, author of His Witnesses to the World, a bible study on
Acts, says "the emphasis on biblical and historical accuracy gives the
book [Faithful Journey] a great deal of credibility, and the writing
style is very clear and engaging."
Tim Blair, executive vice president of The Parable Group, says "the story
is compelling...a unique and captivating retelling of early Christian
church history."
Faithful Journey is Warren Lamb's first novel after more than 30 years as
a journalist, consultant and communications professional in the corporate
world. He and his wife are members of a Presbyterian church in southern
California, and they have three grown children.
The book is currently available through the publisher, Pleasant Word, and
online from Amazon, Barnes & Nobel and from the author's website (www.faithful-journey.info)