Martin Lucre is the king of Wall Street. But there is a bill to pay to his patron...

„Now, I, the Lord, speak and announce the guilt of those on the side of the church of the Romanian people, who will write their names for the strengthening of the covered lawless-ness with a great name made up by those who have worked thievishly and who have announced a lawless meeting, calling it “the great and holy synod”.”

„It is not the celebration of My birth today, and the world celebrates itself and not Me. The world rejoices without Me, as this is how the world got used to do. But you, My people, are not from the world, as I am also not from the world.”

These are some of my favorite quotes and I want to share them. Enjoy the Inspiration!                                                               

„When My Father forsook Israel that crucified Me, Father chose you on that very day and gave you to Me, to be the country of My wedding, and My Father promised Me a bride out of you, a country with Bridegroom and bride.”

Angels live among us. They look like us, they talk like us and we are none the wiser to their existence.

Isabelle is suddenly caught up in this hidden world when she meets Ethan at her father's funeral. He is the key to unlocking her memories and her future. Can she survive in this hidden world or will she meet the same fate that befell her father.

A/N: This is a work in progress. I'm not sure if I will continue it.

Lazarus ate too much spicy food for dinner last evening. Tonight he is paying for it...falling, falling, falling...in more ways than one. The ground below is rushing up to meet him...

In this adventure mystery, an ancient manuscript is discovered, providing written confirmation of the Lotus Cross. This first century artifact carries traces of the risen Christ's blood, and its existence has been a secret for over a thousand years.

The Lotus Cross has its origins in Christ's resurrection. As Christ rose from the dead in 33 AD, the apostles and Jesus' followers rejoiced. Yet as history records, Thomas the Apostle did not witness the event and questioned the resurrection of his teacher. To placate his doubt, eight days after the resurrection, Doubting Thomas, as he would later become known, came into the presence of the risen Christ. "He touched the hands that had been nailed to the cross," writes author Ray Anderson. "And thrust his fingers into the wound made by the sword of a Roman soldier."

His doubt replaced by faith, Thomas spread the early Christian faith into the East, establishing his church in India in 54 AD. He had a bronze vessel forged to contain the preserved blood of Christ. He called it the Lotus Cross, because the cross holding the pouch with traces of the blood was fashioned upon a base shaped as a lotus flower. In the seventh century the Lotus Cross was moved to China and Christianity flourished. In the ninth century the Lotus Cross was hidden to protect it from those seeking to destroy it. It would remain lost until a recent discovery.

In an age of advanced scientific techniques and recombinant DNA analysis, the blood-flecked pouch hidden within the Lotus Cross could yield the key to the second coming of Christ. Professor Michael Drake sets off to find the ancient artifact. With the help of other archaeologists, the British Secret Service and members of a secret Christian group, he uncovers the secret within the Lotus Cross, but not without great risk.

RAY ANDERSON is an ordained minister in the United Centers for Spiritual Living, an organization based on the teachings of Ernest Holmes. Throughout his life, he has studied philosophy and several religious faiths including Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Judaism. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.

To learn more visit thelotuscross.com

Life? Death? Why do we live to die? What is the true meaning of the life? Find out by reading this little poem which has a lot to say about life itself.