Abraham, Isaac, and the Altar of Fire

How could a loving parent imagine the death of their only child, let alone by their own hands? As a youth, the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac was a troubling one for the author of this modern day version. Why would God make such a strange and terrifying demand, unless he was trying to prepare his people for the coming of his own son? It wasn't until he was a renewed Christian at age 53 that the author was blessed to write this story, which may help explain how these Biblical events could have happened. Told through the eyes of Isaac and his young friends, it is a seldom seen glimpse into a Biblical world which eventually explains all the mysteries of life.

More importantly, the author now knows that God sacrificed his one and only son so all of us could become his children. Thank you God for making the ultimate sacrifice for us.

Greg Litchfield is a born again Christian, husband (wife Dodie), father (Lori, Emily and Katie Rose) and paw paw to six grandchildren. As Joe S. Amer-Ican, he has published two books: The Quiet Revolution (Outskirts Press) and it's About God and the Amer-Ican People (Tate Publishing), from which Abraham, Isaac and the Altar of Fire is excerpted as Chapter 7. After teaching for a short period, he worked in small local government as an administrator for thirty years. Upon retiring, he returned to teaching and working with troubled youth. His positive experience in honest local government warns us that America is in deep trouble unless we rediscover our Judeo Christian heritage and establish term limits for our legislators. He advocates for prayer, The National Council On Bible Curriculum In Public Schools, The Ten Commandments Movement, GOOOH.com (pronounced GO), which is a new method to attract and fund the campaigns of term limited legislators who will compete with the two party system. Invented by Texan Tim Cox (Revolution, Bridgeway Books), GOOOH is already supported by nearly 100,000 patriotic Amer-Icans. Mr. Litchfield also advocates for the Fairtax (fairtax.org). With 60 current sponsors in our House of Representatives, the Fairtax is simple, revolutionary tax legislation which does away with our 70 thousand page tax code and replaces it with an easy to understand national sales tax. 400 of the Fortune 500 Companies surveyed said they would build new plants and facilities in the US if the Fairtax is passed by Congress. This will provide millions of jobs and restore our sick economy