Cry of the Wounded Soldier by Frank Allnutt Printed Book: Wire Bound 126 pages 5.5" x 8.5" FREE SHIPPING $14.95 CLICK HERE FOR FREE eBook: (ePUB):
Cry of the Wounded Soldier is a fanciful and inspirational mystery in Charles Dickens-like style of A Christmas Carol. It is written by Frank Allnutt, author of the The Peacemaker end-time novel and several Christian commentary books on classic movies, among them Star Wars, The Omen, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Superman: The Movie. Synopsis In the early years of his ministry, Pastor Desmond Morehouse was a rising star among evangelical preachers. But now, he is a widower in his autumn years, and the haunting secrets of his World War II past have become a nemesis he can no longer repress. (Yes, even pastors can suffer from PTSD and false identities). In the first of several flashbacks, we find a younger Desmond to be a frightened American soldier on a cold and muddy battlefield, somewhere in France in World War II. It was a moonless and foggy night, and his first exposure to the horrifying realities of combat. Over the years, that night—and what followed—slowly ate away at his heart, robbing him of the joy of being a child of God. Now a fading television evangelist, his life has deteriorated even deeper into his wounded heart's frustrations and conflicts within his ministry and in personal relationships. At the end of a day, we find the weary old pastor, alone in his study, writing a sermon in the darkened and empty church. An ominous thunder storm rages through the night. Weary from writing, he takes a break. Over tea and cookies, he opens the rare vintage edition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, given to him that day by Bert, a cheerful, talkative old World War II buddy. He begins reading, but soon falls asleep. The Pastor is awakened by a mysterious visitor named Jonathan. He has appeared to guide the Pastor through a Dickens-like adventure to see himself through the eyes of those who loved him—and were hurt by him. And dread upon dread, he must return to that night. Jonathan and Bert provide moments of levity as the Pastor discovers ancient liberating truths about his past and future, and who he is in Christ.
CONTENTS
PART ONE: PREMONITIONS 1 Attack of the Dust Devil 2 The Mask of Deceit 3 An Unforgivable Sin 4 Through a Mirror Dimly 5 The Man with One Arm PART TWO: OMINOSITIES 6 Thunder and Darkness 7 The Unwelcome Stranger 8 In the Heavenly Realm 9 The Den of Sin 10 The Eerie Engagement Dance 11 Wounded Soldiers 12 A Message from the Grave PART THREE: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS 13 Return of the Abandoned 14 That Night 15 Facing Golgatha PART FOUR: REJUVENESCENCE 16 The Awakening 17 Revelation and Reconciliation 18 A New Day