Randy Loubier creëert verhalen die zich verdiepen in diepgaande spirituele vraagstukken, vaak puttend uit persoonlijke reizen van geloofsexploratie. Zijn schrijven onderzoekt de complexiteit van geloof, twijfel en transformatie, en probeert uiteenlopende spirituele landschappen te overbruggen. Loubier benadrukt een uniek perspectief op het begrijpen van het christendom door verschillende culturele en filosofische lenzen. Zijn doel is om zowel de oningewijden als degenen aan de randen van het geloof te bereiken, en zo hun connectie met Jezus nieuw leven in te blazen.
Isaiah set off on a ten day motorcycle adventure in northern, rural Japan. His quest, at the age of twenty, was to photograph the quiet mysterious culture, meet a Japanese woman and find The Tao (the way). He took stunning photographs, fell deeply in love with an extraordinary Japanese woman and found an old man willing to teach him the way, the truth and the narrow gate. Over the next forty years Isaiah's life tumbles through lessons of pain and redemption, loss and victory in search of a path of unconditional love and faith
In my years of talking with people about "the deeper topics," I've found a common condition; nearly all of us have come close to death, at least once. I think you'll agree that the aftermath to the near-death experience is an odd twilight zone. Having skirted the reaper's scythe, we find ourselves in an indescribable nowhere's land in which we are filled with juxtaposing emotions and logic. We are delighted to still be alive, certain we should have died, guilty because we deserve to be dead, angry it happened, scared of it happening again, wondering if something supernatural saved us, yet certain it had to be just chance, embarrassed that we are going to have to talk about, and proud we survived. In addition to all the mixed-up emotions just listed, I believe the aftermath includes a cleansing, too, like a cool thunderstorm at the end of a hot summer day. Let's take this interesting post-near-death zone and use it to reflect, think about your purpose, think bigger. In this short book you'll meet three people who have been in your shoes and took advantage of this unique time to rest, heal and ponder. Let their stories get you thinking. Why are you still alive? Open yourself to the mystery, while the knock on the door is audible. It's quiet now. You can hear the knock. Answer the door and enjoy!
Maria boarded the airplane to leave her monochromatic life behind, begging for meaning, fire and adventure. Soon, she found herself enmeshed in Japanese prophecies that started 400 years ago with the great samurai, Oda Nobunaga, but now certain to become a revolution in modern day Japan. Leiya owned a tea plantation in an era and culture when women shouldn’t. Having given up on men, she found a love so powerful it changed the course of history. Two strong women. Two principled men. One story you can’t put down. Seasoned By Fire will change how you see yourself and your relationships. Two love stories woven together. Separated by 400 years. United by hope, love and truth. This is the second in the Slow Brewing Tea series
