Don Richardson has dedicated over 30 years to studying the Muslim world, exploring how cultural traditions and stories can serve as illustrations for the Christian gospel. His work centers on his "redemptive analogy" thesis, proposing that every culture contains elements that can connect to the Christian message. He spent fifteen years among the Sawi tribe in Irian Jaya, where he developed an alphabet for their language, taught them to read, and translated the New Testament. His writings delve into profound spiritual and cultural intersections, revealing a universal search for meaning.
The story follows Hot Diggity Dog on his heartwarming journey to discover his forever home. Through various adventures and encounters, he learns about friendship, love, and belonging. This charming tale captures the essence of companionship and the joy of finding a place where one truly fits in, making it a delightful read for animal lovers and families alike.
Hidden in the swamps near the southern coast of New Guinea lived a tribe of cannibal-headhunters known as the Sawi. They built houses perched on poles forty feet above the forest floor in villages on the banks of a river known as the Kronkel, the Dutch word for "twisted." Skilled in surviving in the untamed jungle, Sawi of all ages were expert hunters and fishermen. With their bows and arrows, spears and bone knives, they could capture and kill wild pigs, gather grubs from the trunks of downed trees, and trap freshwater shrimp in baskets woven from palm fronds. But the Sawi also lived violent lives. They resolved disputes by treachery and murder and battled other tribes for territory. They were filled with fear of spirits they believed lived in the river and the surrounding jungle. The Sawi had never heard the true story of the God who sent His Son to make peace with humanity. Then one day, a man, his wife, and their baby boy made their home in a Sawi village and began to learn the local language so they could teach the Sawi about this God. Would the Sawi accept this man's strange new message or receive it with fear and betrayal? Treachery on the Twisted River is an adaptation of Don Richardson's best-selling book, Peace Child, which documented his family's life among the Sawi and the tribe's encounter with the transforming message of the gospel.
Exploring the concepts of salvation and the afterlife, this book challenges the traditional belief that most people are destined for hell. It presents a faith-based perspective that suggests a more hopeful view of humanity's fate, questioning whether the Good News of Christianity is broader and more inclusive than commonly assumed. By grounding its arguments in scripture, it aims to enhance readers' faith and reshape their understanding of divine grace and redemption.
The GaiaConspiracy: The Last Days of Homo rapiens is a narrative about an eclectic group of Americans on a canoe trip on the Yukon River with a guide who is a self-taught renaissance man whose mission in life is to educate his charges about the true realities of life on this little oasis in space, a counterpoint to the propaganda of the corporate media leading us into holocausts on all fronts. The adventure changes their lives, their perceptions of their country, their vision of the future, and leads them to realize that business-as-usual, playing the game within a corrupt system dominated by greed and lust for power, can only end in our last hour on this stage, and they determine to make an effort to reverse our rush into the abyss, knowing that apathy, ignorance and denial are powerful forces working against them.
If you want to know what the Koran is really about, you have to know what it really says. Richardson gives you a nitty-gritty, hard-hitting look at the Koran, helping to separate fact from fiction.
Engulfed in the darkness of Irian Jaya's Snow Mountains live the Yali, naked cannibals who call themselves lords of the earth. Yet, in spite of their boldness, they live in terror and bondage to the women-hating, child-despising gods they serve. Missionary Stan Dale dared to enter their domain and be an instrument to change their future. Peace Child author, Don Richardson, tells the story of Dale, his wife, his companions, and thousands of Yali tribesmen in Lords of the Earth. This unforgettable tale of faithful determination and zeal against overwhelming odds brings unlikely characters together in a swirl of agony and bloodshed climaxing in a dramatic, unexpected ending. Readers will find their perceptions of how God moves enlarged and inspired by this classic story. For parents and youth leaders looking for real-life role models for the new generation of young people, you will want to meet the Dales in Lords of the Earth.
In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi people of New Guinea. Peace Child tells their unforgettable story of living among these headhunters and cannibals.
Anyone who has been awed by Machu Picchu's splendor will want to read how Pachacuti, the Inca king who founded it, accomplished something far more significant than merely building fortresses, temples or monuments. His story is yet another example of how the concept of a supreme God has existed for centuries in hundreds of cultures throughout the world. This and twenty-five other incredible-but-true stories prove the truth of the words of Ecclesiastes.