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Let me begin by saying I am passionate about history. I love the lifestyles of the bygone eras. I love how tough and yet how simple life was. Sleeping under the stars was a regular life for some. Traveling the lands was the life for others. The book you are about to listen to is in the public domain. And for that, I am thankful. That way, I can keep it as much to the original as possible.

The Almighty: God's Holy Attributes and Their Meaning for Your Life is a 30-day devotional drawing the listener back to the timeless truths of God’s character and nature; emphasizing the application of these rich truths into daily life. Most Christians hear and sing descriptions for God such as “holy”, “righteous”, and “omnipotent”, but the reality is these words hold little meaning. For most, it is difficult to grasp how God’s attributes are more than an abstract concept.

Nosy is a tender, yet fun story about the first Passover in Egypt for early listeners.

Did you ever read the story where the ravens fed Elijah? Birds don't know how to feed humans. Were they supposed to feed Elijah like a mother bird feeds her babies in the nest? Imagine a raven feeding you. Would you lie down so the raven could reach your mouth? Would you stick out your tongue so the raven could place some yummy worms on it? Six Lessons on Feeding a Human tells how an angel taught Mr. and Mrs. Raven and their son Wesley to feed Elijah.

This is the true take by an American legend.

The diary of Michael Dougherty, a young Irish soldier in the American Civil War, kept while imprisoned in various Confederate prison camps. As Dougherty notes, in 1863 “At 5 p.m. we were overpowered, cut off from the division and 127 of our regiment, among whom was your humble servant, were compelled to surrender.”

This book is more than a memoir. It’s a journey, a true journey where at times Tim had nothing more than faith to get him through three failed marriages, homelessness, battles with churches, and fighting with demons (not the imagined ones). This is a journey that you must listen to to believe.