Truth from the Earth

About the Book

Written in semi-autobiographical style, the book intertwines personal testimony, scripture, and the nature of God. The author shows how seemingly trivial or isolated events combine with sad or challenging circumstances over a period of years or even decades to “work together for good” according to Romans 8:28. These same events may be key factors necessary for us to experience in order to fulfill the plans and purposes God has for nations or individuals as described in Jeremiah 29:11. The book addresses issues which are either unclear or unmentioned in the Bible. These include the fate of infants or small children who die before having faith or being baptized; what happens to friends, relatives, or others we love who may have gone through life without knowing Christ as their personal savior; and entire populations who have never heard of Christ over many centuries. The book identifies the “unpardonable sin” in a manner that removes all doubts and questions. The book also confronts serious misinterpretation of scripture in what the author calls “God’s Greatest Truth or Satan’s Greatest Deception.” Finally, the author compares the Commentary on Habakkuk—uncovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls—to events in modern history, showing that this prophecy of things which were destined for the last generation have been fulfilled. Additionally, he describes in detail another archeological discovery yet to be revealed which can be verified scientifically and will be incontrovertible proof to Jews and gentiles alike that God is real and Jesus is Lord and Savior.

About the Author

As a babe in arms the habit of meeting often in the house of the Lord was firmly entrenched. He was taught to worship God, have reverence for the word of the Lord, love his fellow man, and “study all good books.” As a teenager he was admonished to prepare for service to God. When he was ordained in 1966 he followed his grandfather, father, and brother into the ministry. In 1969, to prevent being drafted, he chose to enter the navy with a guarantee that he would be trained as a hospital corpsman. While in school he contacted a member of a local church for transportation on Sunday. He states he had three goals: to participate in worship, to go home with a family for fun and fellowship, and to meet eligible young ladies. On his second visit only one young lady had a vacant seat next to her. He asked and was given permission to occupy that seat. If you don’t believe in destiny or that marriages are made in heaven you may want to reconsider your beliefs. Her grandmother had been his mother’s Sunday school teacher in the late 1920s or early 1930s several hundred miles away. Art and Dawn had their first date in August, became engaged in September, and wed on Valentine’s Day in 1970. After being struck by a car while crossing the street in November 2000 he spent thirty-seven days in the hospital and a rehab facility. He became friends with the facility chaplain. When a spot opened up in the pastoral care department, Art and Dawn became voluntary guest chaplains, leading non-denominational services one Sunday every other month. They began their fourteenth year of service in January 2015.