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A Devil’s Gospel is now available for instant purchase at the following retailers in ebook format: Amazon: US | CAN | UK Kobo Barnes & Noble Apple iTunes And the paperback is available for purchase from Amazon (check with your local bookstore for special ordering if you prefer. The ISBN […]

A Devil’s Gospel: Released!

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In my post on March 10, I promised to share with you what I thought was the most surprising thing about the Bible through a lengthy excerpt from A Devil’s Gospel. Throughout my life I’ve read the Bible many times over, often starting at Genesis and reading straight through to Revelation […]

A Devil’s Gospel: What Surprised Me Most About The Bible …

In last Friday‘s post, I mentioned that many years ago there was a publisher who was seriously considering buying the rights to A Devil’s Gospel. A member of their selection committee wasn’t comfortable with one of the themes of the novel, so I wrote an “afterword” to explain why I structured […]

A Devil’s Gospel: Why I Wrote This Novel (Spoilers Ahead)

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On March 17, I shared the cover I did for the draft of A Devil’s Gospel. The cover image is of Rublev’s trinity icon, which I felt perfectly encapsulated one of the themes of my novel. The “surface” depiction is of the story told in Genesis 18: Abraham is sitting […]

A Devil’s Gospel: Rublev’s Trinity Icon

On March 17, I shared the “throwback” cover of A Devil’s Gospel and promised to talk about the path to publication for this novel. First, I’ll say that the book took me a very long time to write, in part because I was working through the relevant portions of the Bible and […]

A Devil’s Gospel: The (Long) Path to Publication

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The author holding paperback and ebook copies of A Devil's Gospel

I’m very pleased to announce that the ebook of A Devil’s Gospel is now available for pre-order at the following fine retailers: Amazon: US | CAN | UK Kobo Barnes & Noble Apple iTunes The ebook pre-order price is 50% off regular price, so get it while it’s cheap! After […]

A Devil’s Gospel: Pre-order!

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