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The Kids’ Pit
Winner of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
Second Place for Fiction-Christian-Suspense of The Bookfest Award
American Fiction Awards Finalist for 2023
Semi-Finalist Award Winner of Indies Today
Sarah and Chelsea, best friends in high school, find themselves in seemingly overwhelming circumstances. Sarah’s friends have abandoned her due to the constant media attention following her father’s conviction of criminal hate speech. Chelsea’s soccer coach has demolished her happy teenage world. They both must get away – they can’t stay in their homes with all the problems they have! They want nothing to do with God or their parents. Can they survive life on the run as two teenagers with no street skills? Can God provide people and a way to bring them back to Him and their families?
This sequel to “The Pastor’s Pit” is a thrilling tale of forgiving incomprehensible wrongs, overcoming adversity, and helping hurting people find a path back to God and family.
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A Pastor’s Pit
How can a pastor be indicted and tried for the “crime” of preaching from the Bible? A pastor in Oregon is indicted and tried for the crime of “religious hate speech” because his Biblical sermons were offensive to some. His best friend from high school is a Texas attorney and agrees to represent him through the twists and turns of trial and his appeals to the US Supreme Court where the constitutional issue of religious liberty is addressed by the high court. This case presents the threat to people of all religious faiths that their religious rights are at risk.
About the Author
Judge Roy Sparkman
Judge Roy Sparkman was a District Judge in Texas and tried many felony (including capital murder), civil and family law cases. As a practicing attorney, Judge Sparkman had his interest in religious liberty peaked when he represented a pastor that was subpoenaed as a witness for a deposition and trial testimony based upon that pastor’s sermon attacking books in the children’s section of the public library as being contrary to the Bible. Judge Sparkman’s legal background including religious liberty issues was combined with his religious background as having served as a deacon in his local church, and also on the national level as an Executive Committee Officer for the Southern Baptist Convention. Judge Sparkman was also a Director and member of the Executive Committee for the State Bar of Texas. Judge Sparkman previously served 12 years as a Trustee (Board Member) for the Wichita Falls TX School District (including serving as President for 7 years).
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Author’s Ramblings
Hold on! God’s Got You!
During the dark days of World War II, Winston Churchill is credited with saying, "Never, never, never give up.” It’s easy to “give up”. Life gets hard and it is easy to be discouraged. In “The Kids’ Pit”, Sarah and Chelsea – as teenagers – felt they had no hope and no...
Protection
As a retired judge (who still sits by assignment or for a judge who needs to be away from court), a recent TV news story caught my attention. It occurred in a Las Vegas courtroom as a judge was about to sentence a young man to prison. Before the pronouncement could be...
Balancing the Scales
The scales of justice reflect that Lady Justice is blind and demonstrate how easily the scales can swing one way or the other. While we want Lady Justice to be blind to improper influences, being blind to establishing proper priorities in life can have devastating...
In the News
Build Your Best Family Podcast: Judge Roy Sparkman on What Parents Need to Know About Religious Freedom
A Pastor’s Pit Wins Silver Awards – Literary Titan Book Awards December 2021
Literary Titan Book Review
A Pastor’s Pit NOV 8 Posted by Literary Titan Preston Curtis could not have predicted the hint of what awaited him in the name of the city when he accepted the pastorate at Grace Bible Church in Pitfall, Oregon. Being a passionate believer in the Bible’s truth, he has...