Murray Pura

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Murray Pura earned his Master of Divinity degree from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and his ThM degree in theology and interdisciplinary studies from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more than twenty-five years, in addition to his writing, he has pastored churches in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta. Murray's writings have been shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award, the John Spencer Hill Literary Award, the Paraclete Fiction Award, and Toronto's Kobzar Literary Award. Murray pastors and writes in southern Alberta near the Rocky Mountains. He and his wife Linda have a son and a daughter.

From Murray

AMISH FAMILY CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY

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“I have never read such a really beautiful story as this one.” – MLK

“The story had some wow moments. I literally couldn’t out this book down.” – Laura Price Hilton

“This is a very compelling story. I have read many Amish Christmas stories & this one is far different from all of the others.” – Rhonda Gayle-Nash Hall

Micah Bachman knows what the Ordnung says about war. It’s wrong, period. Even his desire to become a medic and save the lives of wounded soldiers carries no weight with the church leadership. Upon his return from Afghanistan, the bann is put into effect. Micah and Naomi may live together, but they may not talk, nor may they eat together, nor may they enjoy any of the comforts of one another.

Naomi knows she can’t go on like this. How can she be in the same house as the man she loves and not tell him so? Added to her misery is the injury to her brother, Luke, who is now in a catatonic state after an accident that took the lives of their parents. When yet another tragedy strikes, God chooses to use the incident to bring about healing – but can the Amish people accept God’s answer or will the Amish community break apart? All will be known on Christmas Eve . . .

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SUZANNE WOODS FISHER

I’m on with Suzanne Woods Fisher today, April 4th, at 5 PM Eastern. Suzanne & I & two other guests will be discussing the Amish and war, a theme that comes up in many of my Amish stories. In addition, there will be a giveaway of my Amish American novel, Whispers of a New Dawn, which is the sequel to the popular Wings of Morning. Why not join us for the show? Here’s the link: http://toginet.com/shows/amishwisdom/articles/5055

GOD BLESS!

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WHISPERS OF A NEW DAWN

20 years after the events in Wings of Morning, Jude & Lyyndaya Whetstone, strong-willed daughter Becky in tow, return to their Amish community in Pennsylvania & are welcomed with open arms. But life takes some strange twists & the family is hit hard. Becky needs the strength & grace of God to recover. So do her brother and her mother’s sister, as well as the man Becky comes to love. And one Sunday morning in 1941, so does her country. “Pura delivers another astonishing Snapshots in History story. The characters are believable and enlightening, so much so that you won’t want the story to end. 4 ½ stars – Fantastic!” RT REVIEWS – WHISPERS OF A NEW DAWN

It was RT REVIEWS themselves who called for a sequel to The Wings of Morning. Here it is and it’s nice to see the folks at RT Reviews are as enthusiastic about Whispers as they were about Wings. The book is now available everywhere and there will be a big giveaway on my FB author’s page, Murray Pura Writing, from Wednesday to Thursday, April 3rd – 5th. It would be great to see you there. Blessings!

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