My Rock, My Refuge: The Kingdom's Promise - Hardcover

by Cheryl Ann Toliver (Author)

In A.D. 37, former Roman tribune Valerio Tullus, his Jewish wife Leah, their children Simon and Anna, and their household of Jews and provincials have been swept up in the outpouring of Jesus of Nazareth's divine Spirit and compassion. Experiencing this has transformed their lives.

Now, the new emperor, Gaius Caesar, known by his hated nickname Caligula, has summoned Valerio to return from Judea to Rome. Valerio suspects Caligula will attempt to seize his family's estate and kill him. Yet, united in their faith, Valerio and his family go, hoping to help others and unite Anna with her deceased birthfather's kinswomen.Can they accomplish what they believe Jesus desires them to do before Caligula takes Valerio's life? Only Jesus' Spirit knows what awaits them.This is the fourth book in a series. In My Rock, My Refuge: The Kingdom's Promise, the author continues her story begun in her previous books: Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet's Kingdom; Bread and Stone: A New Kingdom; and Fire in the Wind: The Kingdom's Way.(About the Author)Cheryl Ann Toliver has lived in historically, culturally, and religiously diverse areas in Idaho, Colorado, and California, and worked for 36 years as an editor for an academic/education-focused reference and database publisher. She hopes to engage readers in New Testament culture and history so they can better understand its message from a more encompassing, non-denominational perspective, and learn what people in the 1st century thought of the early church in the years following Jesus' crucifixion.