Seeing the Power of God

SEEING THE POWER OF GOD Book 6 in the FAITH Chronicles By Sidney St. James Can a man love God… and still question His Word? In the early 1950s, deep in the heart of Spicewood, Texas, a desperate father isolates his son in a last-chance bid to save his soul. Daniel Thornton clings to the only thing he believes can rescue his boy from disbelief—a weathered King James Bible. But Rusty Thornton isn't like other young men. He has no memory before his eighteenth birthday, a mysterious ability to communicate with animals, and a growing hunger for truth that defies dogma. When Rusty stumbles across a forbidden book on Hinduism, his curiosity blooms into spiritual rebellion. As father and son clash, a storm of doubt, faith, and family erupts—forcing them both to confront uncomfortable truths. Is it wrong to question God? Or does seeking deeper understanding draw us closer to Him? Enter Billy Joe Briscoe, a man hired to guide Rusty toward Christ. But as questions mount—about scripture, the afterlife, and the very nature of evil—Rusty's spiritual journey becomes one of reckoning and revelation. Add to the mix Carolyn Thornton, a cousin whose sudden arrival sparks memories and emotions Rusty thought long buried. Set against the backdrop of postwar Texas, Seeing the Power of God is a deeply moving, thought-provoking novel that explores the line between doubt and devotion, faith and fear. For anyone who has ever wrestled with their beliefs, this book offers more than a story—it offers a spiritual awakening. Perfect for fans of: Inspirational Christian fiction Stories about faith, doubt, and redemption Historical family dramas with spiritual depth Coming-of-age novels rooted in the power of Scripture In the mind and thoughts of Rusty Thornton, it is perfectly fine to do so! Snippets from Seeing the Power of God: "My father taught me that God is merciful and caring for all human beings. Yet what I read in the Bible here," he turns a few more pages, "can hardly be so if this is true." He stopped turning the pages at the Book of Joshua and began reading aloud, "Jericho is shut up. God instructed Joshua how to besiege it!" He paused a moment, torn by conflicting emotions. "Does that make any sense to you, Billy Joe? It causes me to have grave concern over God's plans. If he is for sure the Creator of all things, how could he possibly instruct one of his own human beings, his own creation, to besiege a city that's filled with others of his creation and kill men, women, children, and animals… all his creations?" *** "Let me ask it this way of you, Billy Joe. If God has the power to take out Satan and love us, why doesn't he do it? Why did the Lord have to come down and die on the cross to save us from the grasp of Satan who was a creation and subject of God in the first place? Why does Satan still exist if he has disobeyed God more than anyone else?" *** Rusty Thornton wanted to know what someone who died saw in the afterlife. "Many say," Billy Joe jumps in and mixes up the conversation, "that when you die, you will meet a skeleton holding a scythe. Some say you go to Heaven. Some say you go to Hell. Others say you are reincarnated or that you turn into a ghost. Some even say that you sleep for all eternity. The problem with death, my dear friend, is that we will never know until after we die."