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    The Confession
    The Confession
    The Confession
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    The Confession

    By Robert Ladd

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    Part 1 in the "Rachel's Confession" series.

    Twenty-eight-year-old Rachel Walker has lost the most precious thing in this world: the will to live. Two days before Christmas her husband dies in an automobile accident. A short time later, she suffers the loss of another loved one.

    In time, her outlook goes from grey to black. Depression sets in. Despair. Then, for reasons even she cannot explain, she casts her fate on one last act: she goes to Confession. But there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- that can prepare her for what she finds there.

    Rev. Molly Simpson of Church of the Resurrection (the largest Methodist Church in the United States) said this. "If you have ever wrestled with the question 'Where was God when?' then allow Rachel's story to take your imagination on a journey towards healing."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Ladd
    Release dateDec 26, 2012
    ISBN9781301006007
    The Confession
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    Robert Ladd

    I live in Kansas City with my wife Molly and three children. I'm a Christian by religion,a Methodist by denomination and a Seeker by nature. I wrote the trilogy "Rachel's Confession" in response to a question my eight-year-old daughter asked at my father's funeral. Dad had just died after a long battle with cancer, and my daughter wanted to know "What kind of God would allow that kind of suffering?" At the time I had no answer, so I went in search of one. In the process, I rediscovered my faith, and came to understand God in a way I had not known before. As a result of my search, I wrote the trilogy. Part 1 is "The Confession." Part 2 is "The Journey" and Part 3 "The Promise" will be available in the spring of 2013. The Reverend Molly Simpson of Church of the Resurrection (the largest Methodist Church in the United States" had this to say: "If you have ever wrestled with the question 'Where was God when?' then allow Rachel's story to take your imagination on a journey towards healing" I've also written a Christian-based thriller entitled "The Shroud of Mar-Saba." I hope your like what you read. Please, send me your comments! I love feedback!

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