Written by Donald Brake Sep 5, 2019 LEWISVILLE, TX: In 1971 a young Bible teacher and his family began a ministry in Soddo, Wallamo, (now Wolaitta) Ethiopia. The province supported the largest group of protestant Christians in Ethiopia—a worldwide phenomenon. The local SIM Bible school taught grades 1-4 with an advance division for post-elementary 6th-grade students. All classes were taught in the national language, Amharic. In addition, Ethiopians from our Bible school system taught in 13 district Bible schools. The…..
Written by Donald Brake Nov 13, 2019 LEWISVILLE, TX: It may or may not surprise you that the Bible does not mention December 25 as the day of Jesus’s birth. Actually, the Bible is completely silent on the day or the time of year. As far as we know the earliest Christians did not celebrate his birth—they focused on His death and resurrection, a date more easily fixed because of Passover celebrations. It is generally accepted that it was Emperor…..
Written by Donald Brake Aug 22, 2018 FLOWER MOUND: Christianity is the world’s largest organized religion at 2.2 billion people. Christianity stands or falls on the veracity of the Old and New Testaments. While the archaeological evidence, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, don’t prove the Bible’s authenticity, it supports many of the details it has uncovered. An earlier article (Discussing Religious Authority: Who wrote the Bible, God or man?) suggests that scholars assume the accuracy of the Scriptures when assessing…..
LEWISVILLE, TX: Meandering through the narrow winding roads surrounded by hedges brushing the car from time to time and meeting cars that seemed to be on the wrong side of the road, I finally arrived at a picturesque two-story manor—the home of the Walkers. The long search for a legendary bookseller in Lydbury North, Salop, England began a longtime friendship with Les Walker. It also set me on an unusual life’s journey. My first encounter with Les Walker was a…..
– Author Donald L. Brake, along with Shelly Beach, have recently released their new book “They Called Him Yeshua”, a fictionalized account of the adolescent and young adult life of Jesus Christ, inspired by the Bible and the biblical figureheads that helped Jesus accomplish his mission. In dramatic, creative fiction, Brake delves into the unrecorded first 30 years of Jesus’ life, in which he came to awareness with his divine mission and he struggled with being both man and God……
FLOWER MOUND, TX: Hope is one of the most important emotions humans possess. Without hope, life is dreary and one is reduced to just “living” resulting in depression, sadness, lethargy, or anger. Extreme forms lead to self-destruction. Hope and Civility is a biblical promise of better days. The recent commemoration of 9/11 reminded us of the real world we lived in 2001. The reality reminded us that we had external enemies who wanted to destroy us. But we are united…..
A fictional writer could not invent a more compelling story-line that filled our news cycle like the mysterious and unexpected death of Los Angeles Angels baseball pitcher, Tyler Skaggs. Stunned players and fans throughout the sports world paused to honor and remember their fallen teammate. The first home game after the passing of Skaggs, the Angels planned to honor their fallen comrade. The outfield fence prominently displayed the image of Tyler Skaggs with the number 45 jersey. His mother, Debbie,…..
This review by Ruffina Oserio seems to have captured the very essence that we intended for the reader. Take time to read it. They Called Him Yeshua: The Story of the Young Jesus: How Jesus’ Unrecorded Years Shaped His Ministry by Dr. Donald Brake and Shelly Beach is a novel with powerful biblical themes, inspiring and hugely entertaining. In this story, the authors recreate the world of Jesus before his public life and feature memorable biblical characters. There are strong…..
