Grant Matthews is in Bhutan doing research for his doctoral dissertation. A mishap on a white water rafting trip leaves the guide dead and Grant stranded in a Buddhist monastery for 6 weeks with a broken leg. Kinley Goenpo, a monk, has manuscripts relating to Issa, a mysterious Indian saint which show a direct historical link and compatibility among the world's great religions - the object of Grant's research. Tim Huntley is an ex special op soldier who was asked to leave the military. He is a computer expert; a man who sleeps only 4 hours each night; a man who believes he is chosen by God, a descendant of one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel; a man with eczema; a man determined to thwart Matthews' procurement of the Issa documents. Kristin Misaki is a freelance journalist, raised Catholic. Brian Brady is an evangelist who designed the New Hope Community and has written The #1 bestselling book in the country, Why Is God So Angry? He has mounted an election bid for president of the national Association of Evangelicals, a position that will thrust him into international prominence, position, and power.
Grant and Kristin are searching for the elusive Issa manuscripts which explain the whereabouts of Jesus during the 18 years unaccounted for in the Christian bible. This book has everything - suspense, romance, philosophy, comparative religion analysis, a murder in the Taj Mahal...
"Hinduism is a religion of one God but many faces."
"Life was not a series of individual incidents but...a web of interconnections."
"Understanding is a fine goal, but it not enough. If all you do is seek with your mind for knowledge, you will never be satisfied."
"Religion is not about what happened in the past, but about what is happening to us in the present."
"God is a presence withing every human being."..."If our minds and emotions are distracted...we become blinded from seeing the tiny flickering candle in the center of our soul."
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