BOOK I: THE LIGHTHOUSE. Simon is a Jewish physician whose passion is saving lives but he is no match for the cunning villain who terrorizes Jews across the Roman Empire. Boldly, he seeks justice for his family and his people and tries to stop the first pogrom in Alexandria. At stake, for him, is the survival of his people.

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BOOK II: THE BRONZE DOOR. A bronze door for the temple in Jerusalem, an emperor demanding to be worshiped there as a supreme god, a noble Roman general seeking to protect the temple, a gifted physician hoping to save lives, the family members embracing a new faith called Christianity — these strands are woven into a riveting story of defiance, love and faith.

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BOOK III: THE TEMPLE AT SUNSET. From the crucifixion of Jesus to the fall of the temple in Jerusalem, Simon of Cyrene witnesses forty years that changed the world. The cross—a brutal instrument of death—becomes a central symbol of a new religion. The temple—the most noble expression of holiness created by mortal hands—is destroyed. Poised on the knife-edge between these two shattering events, Simon seeks revelation in his dialogue with God.

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Literary Criticism

Gide’s Art of the Fugue, A Thematic Study of “Les Faux-Monnayeurs”

The book deals with “Les Faux-Monnayeurs” (“The Counterfeiters”), the major novel written by the Nobel prize-winning French author André Gide.

Published by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in their series on Romance Languages.

Family History

Silent Woods, A Walk In Our Garden

In Czech our name (Csiholyasz–Gallicized to Ciholas) means silent woods. We planted over 2000 trees on our baby farm in Kentucky to live up to our name.

Josef Nordenhaug: A Photographic Biography

Born in Norway, Josef Nordenhaug spent his life traveling the world on a mission of reconciliation in the name of Christ. As pastor, teacher, administrator, and statesman, he was a tireless ambassador for peace and religious liberty.

L’Atelier Paul Ciholas

Paul Ciholas transforms wood into works of art. His passion for woodworking began as a hobby and became a fascinating search for that special piece of wood that could give expression to his design. Working with his hands provided a satisfying balance to his work as professor, theologian, and writer. Paul made most of our furniture and built two houses.

Theodoric Legends

As professor of philosophy at Mercer University for over forty years, Theodore Nordenhaug was well known for his probing teaching, his Socratic questioning, his curmudgeon patriotism, and his pithy critiques of the foibles of society. He pushed his students to ask the big questions in life. What are our moral obligations to others? To future generations? What does social justice require of us? What is human happiness? What is a good life?

Fun and Fanciful

Bears Can Fly!

Wilbear is a very cute bear.  But Wilbear didn’t care about cute. He wanted to be clever. He wanted to learn how to fly!

HI THERE! I’M FRITZIE

Before she died her Royal Highness, Fritzie the cat, wrote her memoirs.  The book includes a catalog of her adventures and pawnotes.