Crown of Fire: Chapters 1-7

Yesterday I began reading the new book by Craig & Janet Parshall called Crown of Fire. This is the first of three novels in their new Thistle and the Cross series published by Harvest House.

As is my custom, I read the Acknowledgments and found that a few editors were thanked as well as Janet’s family line which has a rich Christian heritage. Janet’s heritage comes from Scotland and Craig’s come from England. And near the end they thank all the lovely people from Scotland whom they have met in their many travels there.

I love reading the Acknowledgments because that gives you some insight into the authors heart. And you can also see the other people who did a lot of work and who never really get any credit like the editors in this case.

Chapters 1 - 7

The book opens in chapter one with the death of Ransom Mackenzie, the main character in the book. However, as you read on in the next chapter the authors take you back in time and begin the story of how Ransom and John Knox had a relationship where Knox mentored Ransom spiritually.

Without giving away too much of the story the thing that has struck me about these first seven chapters so far is the intensity with which we are reading about the importance of preserving God’s word and then ultimately dying for it.

A father’s love in trying to protect his young son from the truth of those who hate Christians and who have branded Protestants as heretics, and yet the truth of the Scripture that would allow a man to die burned at the stake for his faith in Christ Jesus.

The writing is moving, intense, very saturated with scripture and historical information. And so far, I’m totally loving this book!

More to come…