Bøker av Bill Petite

A major portion of the Church in America has succumbed to various forms of entertainment, false teachings, politics, worldly practices and other God lacking forms of worship. Gone are the days of being able to walk into most any type of church and hear the gospel being preached or taught. Many of today's Christians are more involved in the politics of this nation or simply attending the church with the shortest sermon and best form of entertainment. The head of the Church is Jesus, but He is seldom mentioned in many of these churches. Sermons, or lectures, on social issues or problems have replaced any preaching from the Bible. Those in attendance in any church service are not encourages to read or study the Bible and as a result the Church is filled with Biblical illiterates.Some might say this is all too harsh of a description of today's Christians in this country. But it is actually a very good description. The best way to know God is by reading the Bible but Christians don't read their Bible in today's Church. Some will probably hate this book and that's their right, but it would also prove many of the points which are made in this book. This book does point out many of the issues in today's Church which have diminished God's message to us in His word. The saddest note is that many churches in this nation have become nothing more than a community gathering which speaks of many things except God and His word.

What if the Church and Christianity in this country, in your state and in your town were outlawed? What if owning a Bible would get you thrown into jail or prison? This book, The Lost Church, is centered around a fictitious geographical area which has done just this. The Church has been replaced by social justice gatherings that meet on Sunday mornings in place of the church worship service. One of the main characters in this book, Joe Donnelly, is/was a Lead Lecturer at the largest of these gatherings. Donnelly has a life changing experience and goes against the ideologies and mindsets of the area in which he lives. He, with the power of the Holy Spirit breathes life back into the Church in this God hating region. But what if this ever happened right here in your home town?

John Reynolds had returned from deployment with his Marine Raider unit to discover his father had died. While on emergency leave, he discovered some ugly details concerning his father's vehicle accident. This drove Reynolds to leave the Marines and help his mother manage the family construction business. John would soon learn that a small time mobster was responsible for his father's death in that accident.This story moves through the life of John Reynolds' desire to make someone pay for his father's death and the sudden life change this God hating Marine would experience. There are people from his past who begin to show up in his life. Some of them are surprises and some are supportive. One is a girlhood friend of his younger sister who had always had a crush on John. The other is the father of an old girlfriend who is involved with the big time mob. But there is another character who brings threats and trouble into John's and his family's lives. This character is a mystery right up to the end of this story.John Reynolds never stops pursuing answers to questions concerning who caused his father's death and how that person or persons would pay.In the end, it is John's new found faith and the support of family and friends that will bring an end to this mystery. But there is also a surprise to come in John's life and hopefully, readers will endure this saga to the end and discover what it is.

My brother Tom and I were very close throughout our lives. This book tells of some of the events and times we shared. The story begins at childhood and proceeds to tell a story of his and our life events and some of our antics. It is a story from his childhood to and through his school years and the Marines and the story of his life right up to the time of his death. I admit, this is a personal story but one which I would like to tell. The story tells of Tom's amateur wrestling in high school, his time as a Marine, being an accomplished self taught musician and the sacrifices he made for his handicapped daughter. Tom and I were active and every day boys who shared in the antics and trouble makings of most young boys. It's a bittersweet story which tells of the many good times and the very sad times in his life. The loss of parents as a young mid-teen and the troubles he experienced in his early adult life are major contributors to his story. But Tom was a successful person in life according to the best things in a life. He was loved by those who knew him and by his close family. This story can have you in tears and then in laughter. It is a story which can be related to by many who read it. The hope is it can touch your life.