Zebedee's Calling

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Zebedee's Calling</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> brings 11</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Century England to life with key battles and royal successions as well as the efforts among a group of zealous Christians to have access to Scripture written in English. Along with revelations about rulers military tactics and the Church there also are descriptions of Anglo-Saxon society and daily life. Although this story is historical fiction it parallels our time. The accounts of Christian leaders and martyrs who strove to make the Bible accessible to the people draw attention to the immeasurable value of Scripture and how blessed we are to possess it today.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Endorsement:</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A rare historically accurate fictional epic that is an inspiration for today's youth </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Zebedee's Calling </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>represents Joel's unique approach to story-telling and stimulates both introspection and action: What is the place of the Bible in today's society? What is our obligation to ensure people have access to the Holy Scriptures? And most importantly what can the coming generation do to re-ignite our passion for God for country and for the salvation of the world?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>─</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Andrew Friedel</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>President Christian Fellowship Church of Kitchener-Waterloo</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>About the Author:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Author Joel Francis was born into a God-loving Bible-believing Christian family in India and emigrated with his family to Canada when he was a young boy. Learning about the history of the Church and attending a Catholic high school inspired him to write his first book </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Zebedee's Calling.</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Joel conveys the eternal truths he continues learning about God through his writing and he wishes to serve and glorify Him in every sphere of life. Joel lives with his parents and brother. He graduated from the University of Toronto with majors in applied statistics and economics and a minor in mathematics.</span></p>