Welcome to the Trout and Truffles—the most delightful inn you ll find in the land of Humus. It s proudly owned and operated by the Jeffords family. But there is more than hospitality at the inn these days...something dark is stirring and young Jefferey is about to find out that being the ordinary son of an ordinary innkeeper can take an extraordinary turn of events! When his father disappears while on a quest, Jefferey Jeffords sets out to find him. His search takes an unexpected turn when he meets Thaniel, a priest in hiding with a tale of a holy armor, mysterious coins, a returning king and a gathering evil that could mean the end of all that they know...

With the long-dreaded Seed of the woman delivered at Bethlehem, the prophecy of the Coming One has now been fulfilled. Lucifer realizes that any hope to win the war is slipping away and decides upon a desperate gamble - he will have to face the Son personally. With his demonic host to assist him, Lucifer makes plans to cut the Messiah down once and for all. Boasting that he will more than bruise His heal, Lucifer decides to destroy the Son from within his inner circle and sets his heart upon a dark plan that will end on the darkest day in history - or so he believes.Set in and around Jerusalem, Final Confrontation describes the death match between light and darkness that reaches a brutal and bloody climax at Calvary.

The Chronicles saga continues as Israel establishes herself in the land of promise, in spite of the unholy efforts of Lucifer. A satanic shift in strategy occurs as Lucifer forsakes the simple elimination of one family that might carry the Seed. Now he is determined to bring down the whole nation. He is obsessed in his efforts to prevent the appearing of this mysterious Seed.Kings, priests, prophets and pagan nations are deceived into becoming, unwitting cosmic chess pieces in this calculated war between light and darkness. From Jerusalem to Babylon and on to Rome, Lucifer gambles he can destroy Israel in a deadly and delicate game of power politics - and he must do so or the nightmare will only intensify. It is a nightmare that will eventually be realized one starry night in Bethlehem.

Unable to finish the battle at Calvary, Lucifer and his angels now deal with the fledgling Church that was born in great power on Pentecost. Lucifer tries hard to stamp out this spirit-empowered group of believers, including murderous persecution and subtle corruption from within.You are part of the angelic realm as you watch the Lord work through Peter, Paul, Stephen and others to build a supernatural Kingdom. This dramatic interplay illustrates the desperate battle waging around the early Church between the forces of good and evil.Our fight is not against human beings. No, it is against rulers, against authorities, against world powers of this darkness, and against evil spiritual beings in the heavenly world (Ephesians 6:12 PEB).Author and pastor D. Brian Shafer brings creative life to an ancient story, revealing how the enemy works, then and now, to destroy God's people. Fire and Sword is book five in the Chronicles of the Host series.

Lucifer, the Anointed Cherub, whose ministry in heaven is devoted to the worship of the Most High God, has become pessimistic about his prospects in heaven. Ambition inflamed, he looks to the soon-to-be-created Earth as a place where he can see his destiny realized. With a willing crew of equally ambitious angels, Lucifer creates a fifth-column of malcontents under the very throne of God. Hot on their heels, however, is a group of loyalists, led by Michael and Gabriel, who are suspicious of Lucifer's true motives. In detective style fashion they slowly start to unmask the true nature of Lucifer's sordid plot. Chronicles of the Host is a fantastic novel of the beginning of all things. Follow Lucifer's deceptive plans to rule over Earth and his inevitable fall from grace.