Alain Normand Collections of short stories about people of Bible times
March 2009
		Elements People of Bible times facing the elements
	A collection of twelve short stories based on biblical accounts. Complete and ready for publishing We often see Bible stories as just that; stories. We tend to forget that these were real people with strenghts and weaknesses. In this collection organised around the themes of the four main elements, I tried to bring to life some of the people that lived in Bible times. They are not necessarily well know people but they had experiences or they travelled around people that did major feats as the Bible explains them. The book is divided in four sections of three stories in the following order: Water, Fire, Air and Earth. Read a sample here. I am currently looking for a publisher who may be interested to take this project on. Check the news section for developments. I pray that this book will some day help inspire readers to look at the Bible with a different perspective. WORK IN PROGRESS: Unsung Heroes; Lesser Known People of the Bible Most people today know about Noah, Moses and David. These extraordinary men of God, however, were not the only people in the Bible that we can use as models. This collection of twelve short stories looks at other followers of the Lord. Four men, four women, and four groups of people make up the subdivisions of the book. Based on the Bible but written in a fiction story style, these account will open new pages of the Bible to discover and new heroes to model after. Bible by Numbers There are a lot of numbers in the Bible but a few of them have special significance. Here a collection of thirteen short stories arranged in ascending order dwell more on the importance of numbers in the Bible. With chapter titles such as "The Fourth Horseman", "The Ninth Hour", "The Twelfth Tribe", and "The Thirteenth Apostle" written in fiction style, you will find these stories entertaining and enlightning.
	Beyond the book / Au delà du livre You are intrigued by these topics and want to find out more? Here you are. Vous désirez en savoir plus, alors voici quelques renseignements et quelques sites qui peuvent vous intéresser.
			Seventh-day Adventists / Adventistes du Septième Jour
	Seventh-day Adventists are Bible-based Christians. We believe in salvation through Jesus-Christ. Our name comes from two main doctrines that we promote. The Seventh-day part comes from our belief that the seventh day of the week should be set apart for worship of the Lord in the same manner as it was instructed to the Jewish people in the Old Testament. The Sabbath Day starts at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. The second part of our name comes from the word Advent which signifies our anticipation for the return of Jesus-Christ as Lord and King. The Seventh-day emphasizes our worship and our on-going recognition that everything comes from God, while the Advent part reminds us that we need to be ready at all times for the return of our Lord since we do not know the day or the time of his return. We model our ways in a manner that implies worship and spiritual preparedness. Les Adventistes du Septième Jour sont des chr�tiens dont les doctrines sont centrées sur la Bible. Nous croyons au salut en Jésus-Christ. Notre nom provient de deux doctrines principales que nous cherchons à promouvoir. La première partie de notre nom provient du mot advent qui signifie l'attente du retour glorieux de Jésus-Christ comme Seigneur et Roi. Le Septième Jour indique notre croyance selon laquelle le septième jour de la semaine devrait être mis à part pour l'adoration de notre Dieu de la même manière que les juifs de l'ancien testament en ont reçu les instructions. Le Sabbat débute donc au coucher du soleil le vendredi et se termine au coucher du soleil le samedi. L'adventisme nous rappelle que nous devons être prèts en tout temps pour le retour du Seigneur puisque personne ne sait le jour ou l'heure de son retour, tandis que le Septième Jour met l'emphase sur l'adoration et notre prise de conscience selon laquelle tout provient de Dieu. Nous nous comportons de manière à conserver une attitude d'adoration et de préparation spirituelle. Main Page of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists around the world (en Anglais seulement) Renseignements sur les origines et l'histoire des Adventistes (In French only) Fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Doctrines Fondamentales des Adventistes du Septi�me Jour Weekly Bible studies / Études bibliques hebdomadaires Discover Bible Guides to help in learning the fundamental truths of the Bible / Guides Bibliques cherchant à enseigner les vérités de la Bible Other links for Seventh day sources / Autres liens concernant les Adventistes