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The Story Continues... Joseph F. Girzone has woven another magical story, a modern-day parable, in Joshua and the Children, which gracefully continues the teachings and inspirations from his previous bestseller, Joshua. A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through show more the villagers' children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. "A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love." show lessTags
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A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through the villagers' children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. "A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love."
In this bestselling sequel to his classic Joshua, Joseph F. Girzone presents a magical. powerful tale of affirmation and hope, Set in a community torn apart by the kind of sectarian violence plaguing Belfast and Beirut. it's the story of a mysterious Christ-like individual. Joshua
by name. whose message of compassion and understanding is first taken to heart by the community's children. Using a combination of miracles, humour, honesty and selfless coring, Joshua gradually becomes a catalyst for peaceful change, But this peace is unwanted by those for whom hatred has become a way of life. Joshua is a threat they decide, and he must be eliminated by any means necessary.
by name. whose message of compassion and understanding is first taken to heart by the community's children. Using a combination of miracles, humour, honesty and selfless coring, Joshua gradually becomes a catalyst for peaceful change, But this peace is unwanted by those for whom hatred has become a way of life. Joshua is a threat they decide, and he must be eliminated by any means necessary.
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Joseph F. Girzone was born in Albany, New York on May 15, 1930. He received a theology degree from Catholic University of America in 1955 and was ordained a priest that same year. He retired from pastoral work in 1981 at the age of 50 because of health problems. In 1982, he self-published his first novel, Joshua, under the imprint of his own small show more religious press, Richelieu Court Press. He sold the book through direct contact and word of mouth before it was brought to the attention of an editor at Macmillan. He wrote a total of ten books in the Joshua series which were adapted into the film Abandon. He also founded the Joshua Foundation in 1995. He died from a heart condition on November 29, 2015 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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