The Elephant in the Room - Pastor Ray Ellis, December 13th 2020

Jesus told us to prepare for the last days but we have shown a tendency to ignore the signs in plain sight, the elephant in the room. 

Blind To The Last Days #062

Are we in the #lastdays and if so what should we do?

End Times and The Beast System #061

So many people are talking about 666, the Mark of the Beast and the End Times without first knowing what the Bible says is true. Especially in light of what's happening in America now, we need to know what God has said about the times in which we are living. 

666, The Mark of The Beast #060

#666, The Mark of The Beast #060 https://youtu.be/pS-Ha9Mjuk0 via

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Could it be that we are living in the beginning of what the Bible calls the #LastDays; and could the Covid- protocols be the forerunner to the #markofthebeast?

Why, America, Why?

#WakeUp #Church its time to wake up, we are going the way of Ancient #Israel and leaving our covenant God.

Election Day 2020 #058

Today is the day when we show God who we are. #VOTE #Vote2020 #VoteTrump #VoteTrumpPence2020 #VoteBidenHarrisToSaveAmerica

America's Bible #57

America, its time to make a decision. Who will we be? As Christians we have to answer to God for our votes. Think about that.  #Constitution #Trump #BidenHarris2020  #TrumpPence2020 

ACB, The Supreme Court, and Constitutional Rights #056

The election is building up to be the most important in American history and the Left is trying its hardest to void the Constitution.

Stop Mucking With My Constitution

Now more than ever we need to know what the Constitution says... it is after all our only protection against tyranny.

Racism: A Story About Us

Join us as we take a hard look at racism in America. #Racism is real #Racismisreal #Truth #2020Thereturn #2020

Roots of The Civil Rights Movement #053

Join the conversation and let's talk about the root of the Civil Rights Movement. #CivilRights #CivilWar2020 #ROOTS #Prayer

RBG, BLM, & The Attack On Christianity #052

Now more than ever is the time for honest and informed conversation. #RBG #BLM #CRT #Christianity

BLM, Education, and Trump #049

#45 reforming education. Just one more thing that's happening and getting overlooked by the MM. #EducationReform #Election2020 #WalkAway #CRT

One if by Land and Two if by Sea #048

In the #REVOLUTION, the #CITIZEN becomes the warrior. #America needs her people to defend her.

How Can Christians Support Trump?

Time for #Christians to be counted.

So Done: Protests, RNC,

It's so past time... Can you still sit by and do nothing or pretend that its Trump that tearing up our country? It's time.

Why Hate America!?

It's time to say it out loud, "I love America!" Join me and and join the conversation.

DNC Deception

The DNC convention is in the book and the lies have been recorded. Join us as we discuss the #DNC2020 deception.

Together We Stand, Divided We Fall

In this season of change it is more important than ever that we as Christians and Americans stand together for truth. Join the conversation....

Cancel Culture

When an opposing voice is not even allowed to be heard, it is by definition of a cancel culture. #1stAmendment #TruthMatters

Defunding the Police and America at War | Ray Ellis Podcast #039

Join us as we discuss the historic outcome birthed from a society given to the mob and socialistic government. Don’t let this be this generation’s story.  

#BLM, #Racewar, #DNC, #CRT, #Trump202 #Stopthemadness

America Gone Mad

The madness of #BLM and #CRT is spreading, but thankfully we have a cure; His name is #Jesus.

CRT, BLM, and the DNC

It's time to change the narrative. #CRT, #BLM, and the #DNC have run a game on the American people. Let's flip the script.

Atlanta Shooting, Police Reform, and the Church

With the #Atlanta shooting and the recent #Supreme #Court decision, the method behind the madness becomes more clear, America is at war with herself. Join the conversation and add your voice to ours.

When Was America Ever Great?

The question has been asked, join the conversation for the answer.

In the Double Agent's Service

a fantasy novel by Annie Douglass Lima

Book Description:

Erik would give his life to protect King Jaymin. However, when an old enemy shows up with new schemes, that may not be enough.

Anya longs to be noticed by the king’s handsome bodyguard. But as she finally gains Erik’s attention, the notorious spy and double agent Dannel blackmails her into fulfilling a favor she has owed him for years. Anya is forced into a terrible choice: save Erik’s life, or protect her homeland.

Can Erik and Anya thwart an assassin and prevent a war before Dannel destroys everything that matters to them and to the kingdom?

In the Double Agent's Service is the final book in the Annals of Alasia. Here's a glimpse of the rest of the series!

Prince of Alasia (just 99 cents through June 14th!)

An orphaned prince and his young bodyguard must disguise themselves and go into hiding after the kingdom of Alasia is overrun by invaders.  Can Prince Jaymin save his kingdom - and himself?

In the Enemy's Service (just 99 cents through June 14th!)

Enslaved by invaders, Anya spies on the enemy to help her captive people – but when her own father is implicated in the betrayal that led to the Invasion, can she save him?

Prince of Malorn (FREE through June 11th!)

Can Prince Korram recruit an army from among the elusive Mountain Folk and claim his rightful throne before power-hungry Regent Rampus crushes them all?

The Nameless Soldier (just 99 cents through June 14th!)

The lone survivor of a brutal attack, can teen warrior Tarvic reclaim his honor and find a way to fight for his crippled kingdom under enemy occupation?

King of Malorn (just 99 cents through June 14th!)

Pursued by assassins, can Princess Kalendria help her brother reclaim his throne and prevent a war - and catch the handsome neighboring king’s attention while she’s at it?

Annals of Alasia: The Collected Interviews (available for FREE here!)

An orphaned prince. A devious double agent. A well-meaning merchant who may have just doomed his kingdom. Meet the citizens of Alasia and Malorn and prepare to be drawn into a tangled web of war and intrigue.

With the first six books ALL free or discounted, this is the perfect time to grab the whole series! Click here to see the Annals of Alasia series on Amazon.

Meanwhile, here is the first scene from In the Double Agent's Service!

Pain.

Cold.

The smell of dry dirt.

A hard, gritty surface beneath his cheek.

Erik mentally catalogued the sensations in order of their intensity. He opened his eyes, blinked, and added another to the list.

Darkness.

Where am I? He struggled to sit up, and his pulse spiked at the realization that he couldn’t use his hands or feet. His ankles were bound together, and his wrists were tied behind his back.

What’s going on? Erik forced himself to a sitting position, noting the dirt floor beneath him, a rough wall at his back. Brushing his fingers over what he could reach of it, he discovered that the wall seemed to be made of the same hard-packed earth as the floor. 

Am I underground? Though not completely smooth, the surfaces were too flat to be natural. Not a cave, then, but perhaps a cellar of some sort.

Or a cell.

He held his breath, straining his ears for any sound in the darkness. “Hello?” he whispered. 

There was no response. 

“Hello?” he said, a little louder. The acoustics hinted that he was in a small room. His head, already sore, throbbed anew at the sound of his own voice. 

Erik leaned against the wall behind him, trying to keep calm. What happened? And where’s Jaymin? 

Jaymin. Erik’s pulse started racing again. Had something happened to Jaymin?

Calm down, he ordered himself. He couldn’t afford to give in to panic. Instead, he would investigate his surroundings. Perhaps Jaymin was lying unconscious nearby.

Erik struggled to his feet and promptly smacked his head on a low ceiling. Dropping to his knees with a grunt of pain, he drew in a deep breath while a wave of dizziness rolled over him. When it passed, he shifted to a sitting position, bound legs in front of him. Moving slowly because every movement set his head throbbing, he began to crawl crab-like on his backside, feet, and hands. Keeping one shoulder against the wall, he scooted forward. 

It didn’t take long to discover he was in a circular room, the walls curving back around toward where he had started. After eight steps, if he could call them that, his toes bumped something hard. Feeling with his feet, he discovered a stair in front of him, perhaps eight inches high. Shifting his weight, he leaned forward and took a little crouching jump into it. Another stair lay above it, and another. When he jumped onto the third stair, he winced as his injured head bumped the ceiling again.

Craning his neck and brushing an uninjured part of his forehead lightly back and forth against it, Erik discovered that the ceiling was made of wooden boards. Ducking lower with every hop so as not to bump it again, he made his way up the rest of the stairs until they ended at the wall. Twisting around, he hunched over awkwardly and ran his elbow back and forth across the low ceiling. As he had expected, a rectangular trapdoor lay just above him. He could feel the seams where its edges didn’t quite meet the surrounding boards. The hinges must be on the other side, but he thought he could detect a keyhole at one end. Nothing happened when he pushed up against the door with one shoulder, not that he had expected it to open for him.

Descending the steps again, Erik felt his way around the rest of the room. Eleven shuffling steps took him all the way around its circumference and back to the stairs. Criss-crossing the middle several times, he discovered it was completely empty.

If Jaymin wasn’t in here, where was he? Erik sat down and leaned against the wall, his head pounding from the exertion. Bending to brush it gently against his raised knees, he could feel a lump on his right temple. In addition, his upper lip was swollen and tasted like blood. It felt as though he had some bruises on his arms and torso, as well.

Erik closed his eyes — not that it made any difference in the complete darkness that surrounded him — and strained to recall what had happened. Had he and Jaymin been on a trip? He thought he remembered something about embarking on a journey. Where were they going? Was there an ambush? What happened to the palace guards who always accompanied the royal carriage?

Surely Jaymin couldn’t be dead. No one would kill the king but take his bodyguard captive. Would they?

And why would anyone take a bodyguard captive in the first place?

Click here to grab your copy of In the Double Agent's Service.

Click here to see the Annals of Alasia series on Amazon.

About the Author

Annie Douglass Lima considers herself fortunate to have traveled in twenty different countries and lived in four of them. A fifth-grade teacher in her “other” life, she loves reading to her students and sparking their imaginations. Her books include science fiction, fantasy, YA action and adventure novels, a puppet script, anthologies of her students’ poetry, Bible verse coloring and activity books, and a fantasy-themed cookbook. When she isn’t teaching or writing, Annie can often be found sipping spiced chai or pomegranate green tea in exotic locations, some of which exist in this world.

MLK's "I Have a Dream" and The George Floyd Protests

Food for thought.

Black Lives, Riots, and the Church

Join us in our continuing conversation on the condition of America and the role of the Church.

Racism, The Church, and George Floyd

In the wake of #George #Floyd’s
death, the city of #Minneapolis is tearing itself apart with the blessing of
the #media and the #left leaning government. What is most troubling is the
members of the #CHURCH (giving into the principals of #CRT) being drawn into this
dangerous thought stream.

Election 2020 - The Battle for America

The spring of 1861 was much like the spring of 2020. Most
people in 1861, like people today, are just watching the proverbial “Fort
Sumter in Charleston Harbor”, we don’t believe that one little
shot can ignite a #CivilWar. This is America today…we stand poised for battle—two
ideas in contrast—and there are many voices , some in denial and others salivating
for the destruction of the Union, who can’t wait for the first shot to be fired.
 

The Lie of Identity Politics | Ray Ellis Podcast #030

Make America Free Again | Ray Ellis Podcast #029

Fines, threats, and lock-downs have become the norm, but should it be? Like the Nazi party of the 30’s, we must be aware of government over-reach. Join the conversation and feed the fire of truth.

Truth, Trump, and the Church | Ray Ellis Podcast #028

Its time to stop and think. Truth matters. Join the conversation and challenge yourself and others to a round of honest conversation. #2020 #Truth #Trump #Blexit #Free #Freedom

Th Secret Life of Water | Ray Ellis Podcast #026

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink... Join us as we discuss the nature of water and the secrets God has hidden there.

Coronavirus: Do or Die

Quarantine special! Fear and dread everywhere...is this the end of the world? Is the term "China virus" really racist? Join us as we talk about the politics of the coronavirus, social distancing, and what this all means for us today. #StarveTheCorona #DontFeedCorona

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