by Henry Brinton | Dec 1, 2022 | City of Peace, Windows of the Heavens
Come to the annual Artisan Market in Occoquan, Va., and get signed copies of either of my mysteries, City of Peace and Windows of the Heavens. Hitchcock Paper Co. will also be offering the two as a gift set for the holidays! The Artisan Market will be in River Mill...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 30, 2022 | Author Insights, City of Peace, Windows of the Heavens
“The past is never dead,” said William Faulkner in his novel Requiem for a Nun. “It’s not even past.” He was right. The past emerged several months ago in London, when a well-preserved Roman floor was discovered under the streets. Experts...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 18, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev 19:18). That’s what God said to the people of Israel in the book of Leviticus. As far as formulas go, it’s terrific. For thousands of years, it has worked well in most of the world’s religions. Hindus affirm that “one...
by Henry Brinton | Jul 4, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Zephaniah was a prophet during the reign of King Josiah in the seventh century before Christ. The prophet announced God’s judgment on Judah and Jerusalem, saying that God would cut off “the idolatrous priests” (Zeph 1:4), but he also predicted judgment on enemy...
by Henry Brinton | Jun 20, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The first book in the Bible is all about beginnings. Bereshit is the first Hebrew word in the book, translated into English as “in the beginning,” which gives the book its name in the Jewish tradition. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, the book was...
by Henry Brinton | Jun 6, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
For the scripture lesson, Harley Camden read from fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. “Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea,” he intoned, pointing up to the...
by Henry Brinton | May 23, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
One Sunday morning, a rock was thrown through the window of the Riverview Bakery. A few hours later, Harley Camden was standing before his congregation, which was surprisingly large for August. Harley read the scripture verse from First Corinthians and admitted that...
by Henry Brinton | May 9, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
Harley Camden ran into his friend Tawnya Jones at Auntie’s Pie Shop. “So, what are you up to today,” asked Tawnya, “besides drinking coffee?” “Writing my Sunday sermon,” he said, taking a sip of his drink. “I’m wrestling with Paul’s letter to the Romans.” “The one who...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 25, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
The bishop stepped out of her office in Alexandria and greeted Harley Camden. She was nothing if not perfectly punctual and looked as handsome as ever in a light-blue blouse with clerical collar, black skirt, and black heels. Harley stood, shook her hand, noted that...
by Henry Brinton | Apr 11, 2021 | Author Insights, City of Peace
As soon as they sat down for dinner, Youssef Ayad offered a prayer. “Be with us, Lord Jesus, as you were with your first followers in the breaking of the bread. Bless this food to our use and ourselves to your service. Amen.” His wife Sofia passed Harley Camden a...
