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When Deb Moerke and her husband decided to become foster parents, they never imagined how their lives would change. And never did they imagine their worst nightmare coming true: Their five-year-old foster daughter, Hannah, murdered at the hands of her birth mom, Karen. The Moerkes were overwhelmed with horror and grief. And just when they didn’t think they could bear any more, Deb received a phone call from Karen in prison. Facing a life sentence for Hannah’s murder, she was pregnant. And Karen had an incredible request: Would Deb take her unborn baby and love it as her own?

The pieces are in place. The curtain rises for the final act. God is about to die. An unprecedented conspiracy of injustice, cruelty, and religious and political interests sentenced a man guilty of no crimes to the most barbaric method of execution ever devised. The victim was no mere man. Jesus...

An investigation of how Moses was deceived and murdered by his father-in-law, Reuel Shows how the magician Reuel staged the Burning Bush that spoke to Moses and assumed Moses’ identity after his murder Explains how early scribes edited the Exodus story to cover Moses’ assassination...

The Tudors are England's most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle's gripping new history reveals, they are a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family's obscure Welsh origins and the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a queen's lap - and later her bed.

In 1981, just nine years old, Jennifer Cardy was abducted and murdered, her bicycle found standing where she had left it. There followed dark days for the Cardy family, days of searching for their missing daughter, grieving her death, wrestling with the questions. It would be thirty years before they would find any answers; thirty years before her killer, Robert Black, would face any kind of justice.

Was Mary Magdalene murdered? Did the Catholic Church conspire to eradicate the Holy Bloodline from existence? To some, Mary Magdalene was the wife or consort of Jesus Christ. The infamous Da Vinci Code has firmly placed this idea into the popular arena along with the idea of a Holy Bloodline descended from Jesus and Mary. In this unique recording, we journey to places never before researched in connection with this story.

Siendo un joven sacerdote en Roma, el P. Charles Murr trabajó estrechamente con el Cardenal Édouard Gagnon en la peligrosa misión que Pablo VI había encomendado a esta eminente figura: investigar la curia del Vaticano para descubrir la pertenencia a la masonería. El papel privado del P. Murr le hizo conocer las agendas desagradables de los altos prelados y las intrigas que rodearon la muerte de Juan Pablo I y la elección de Juan Pablo II....

In The Tale of Two Sons, one of America's most loved Bible teachers takes you deeper into Luke 15 than ever before, revealing insights into the culture of Jesus' day and an unforgettable ending. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) has been preached from nearly every pulpit in the...

Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with...

The tragic death of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972 faded from headlines and memories for 20 years until the Boston abuse scandal - a string of assaults taking place within the Catholic Church - exploded in the early 2000s. Despite numerous indications, including 40 claims of sexual misconduct with minors, pointing to him as Croteau's killer, Reverend Richard R. Lavigne remains "innocent." Drawing on more than ten thousand pages of police and court findings and interviews with Danny's friends and family, fellow abuse victims, and church officials, the author uncovers the truth.

It’s a New Mexico Christmas. The lights are strung, the luminarias are set along the sidewalks. Treats are abundant and Charlie Parker is getting ready for her mother-in-law’s holiday visit. But there is trouble in the neighborhood and when death shows up - right next door - Charlie’s bright, festive plans suddenly take a turn for the dark.

On Sunday, June 21, 2020, eighteen-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, was kidnapped and later murdered by Justo Smoker—a member of our family. This book is our attempt to share our story of grief, anger, and pain but also of unexplainable grace, kindness, and mercy at the hands of the Amish community—of which Linda Stoltzfoos was a part. We hope that in sharing our story you can experience what it’s like when undeserved mercy confronts undeniable evil, when kindness upends condemnation, when heaven engages hell.

MURDER AND MERCY: THE KILLING OF AN OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER” by Deborah M. Decker is a true-crime podcast about the life and career of one female police officer, turned FBI Special Agent, and the heart-breaking murder investigation that happened on Christmas of 2003, which forever changed her life. This is a true story about how God works through unimaginable circumstances to strengthen our faith and show us His love. This podcast is hosted by Deborah M. Decker, a 25-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who is now retired. Deborah is a member of Kingsland ...

Lisa lived her life since she was nine years old knowing information that might have changed the outcome of the one accused of her momma's murder. As a child, she was never asked anything and didn't know she held important information until years later, when her grandmother finally told her the details of the murder. Unfortunately, at that time her brother had also been murdered. Two unsolved murders five years apart would haunt Lisa for years until one statement unraveled both crimes.

Welcome to the Murder, Sorcery & Salvation in the Bible podcast. We think the Bible is full of love, happiness and good days. I mean, it is but that’s not the only things. There were some real dark events that happened in the history of the Bible. I’m here to talk about them. Join me wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm talking about dark events that happened in the history in the Bible and we’re going into detail, too, because this stuff is juicy. Did men and women wear makeup back then? Did animals talk? Any secret societies? A bunch of stuff that’s going on in today’s world gets me curious to find out where it came from and if we can relate to the Bible in things going on in our life today. So, let me open my book and let’s delve into some history, shall we?

Ever wished there was a book about some of the weirdest and most disturbing stories in the Bible that was also hilarious to read? You've found it. It turns out, there's a lot of strange stuff in the Bible, and this book takes a tongue-in-cheek look at all of it. Approximately 80 percent of...

Kelly was bored. Growing up in a quiet Amish town in Northeastern Ohio in the 1970s, she was always on the hunt for excitement. Meeting Dace was an unexpected thrill. Home from the US Navy, this handsome young musician shared his drugs, music, and experiences beyond her naiveté. She never dreamed his charming facade hid a misogynist (a woman-hater) eager to take control of her life. This is Kelly’s journey from pregnant teen bride to brainwashed wife.

Do you want to have a better life? Do you want a closer relationship with God? Haven’t so may of us lost so much from COVID-19 that you want these things in your life? You see the uniqueness of my book, The True Story of the Attempted Murder of Jesus Christ, as seen on the Hillsong Channel, is that the apostle Paul, whose writings are in the Bible, knows the same truth that I expose in the book. A truth that God has graced me with knowing from the Bible. A truth that no man has ever written about until me, well except for Paul.

In 1878, Elder Joseph Standing traveled into the Appalachian mountains of North Georgia, seeking converts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sixteen months later, he was dead, murdered by a group of 12 men. Most accounts of this event have linked Standing's murder to the virulent 19th-century anti-Mormonism that also took the life of prophet Joseph Smith and to an enduring southern tradition of extralegal violence.