Rosemary B. Althoff

 New book coming out September 30, 2022:  The Horned Edge, Book 3 in the Christian science fiction series, the Soul's Warfare. Lewis Brahmindura is lonely for Deirdre from Lanthra. He loves her with all his heart, but believes that spacetime will keep them apart forever. Not only is he discouraged and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and having seizures from his last adventure, but a Horned Edge woman named Peggy is tempting him into an inappropriate emotional relationship. Book 1, The Hot Marble,  and Book 2, The Cave Chamber, are available in paperback, hardback, and Kindle formats on Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rosemary+althoff&crid=316ITCPKNANG&sprefix=Rosemary+Althoff%2Caps%2C107&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_16

 You may want to follow a blog by David Luecke. He, like I, am concerned for the mainstream Christian church, in which traditional congregations are declining but other, more creative Christian churches are booming. Here is a link: https://whathappened.church/blog/the-importance-of-naming-the-spirit-working-in-lives/

       Winged Publications has taken on my Soul's Warfare series. I removed  my self-published novels, THE HOT MARBLE, and THE CAVE CHAMBER,  from Amazon and Kindle. However, these will reappear on Amazon and Kindle soon with different covers. Here are the new covers!

 Francis Thompson wrote a poem titled "The Hound of Heaven," which often illustrates the Holy Spirit's pursuit of a person's soul. And the reason for the pursuit? Love! In The Cave Chamber,  8-year-old Gracie during a time of despair describes the Hound of Heaven. The drooling dog leads the girl to the fortress where her brothers are imprisoned, and, while she fights a demon, the Hound opens the way for their rescue. Here is a portion of Gracie's experience: I have to write, even if what I say is stupid!  Of all the pictures that had crossed her mind, one wouldn’t go away.             “What does that have to do with my story?” she asked God.             Deep inside, she felt an answer.  Everything. Just do it.             Gracie began, her pen digging into the paper. *  ...

What do you think? Is science full of spiritual warfare? My story, A Soul's Warfare: The Hot Marble, connects the two. Imagine a debate between physicists Stephen Hawking and John Polkinghorne. What do you think would be said?

In Chapter 3 of The Hot Marble, "The Attack," Lewis is ordered to work with the enemy or his family may be hurt. This is a powerful, but horrible motivator. In a more subtle way, the threat exists with a so-called "normal" situation. For instance, a child feels the tension or anxiety of her parents and adjusts her behaviors to "protect" them. She gets used to not expressing her negative emotions. She doesn't tell what scary things she's seen or experienced. The habit may last well into her future. It takes a while to unlearn that behavior. But it can be unlearned.