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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
Keys To A Successful Marriage
My wife and I have been blessed to work with nearly wed and newlywed couples for many years. From time to time, we ask couples that have been married for a number of years to share some keys for a successful marriage. Recently, Leroy and Vaness Grant shared their keys...
COVID, COURTS AND COMPUTERS
Recently I decided to serve as a visiting judge - which is a judge appointed to fill in when the permanent judge is absent. Covid has created havoc in many courts and have prevented jury trials and slowed the wheels of justice. Many judges have tried to be creative in...
Out Of The Mouths of Babes….
My children, and now my grandchildren, have been the source of a lot of laughter but also wisdom. This past Thanksgiving, I had just sat down in my comfy chair when my 5-year-old granddaughter pulled my cap off my head and said "the rule is no hats on in the house." I...
In the News
90.1 KCBI FM Interview: Judge Roy Sparkman Shares About His Book, “A Pastor’s Pit”
We were fortunate to have Judge Roy Sparkman join the morning show to talk about his book, “A Pastor’s Pit” which talks about some of the dangers that religious liberty faces today in our culture.