Books with author Arthur Goring Thomas

What does it take to forgive someone of a wrong they have done? If God encouraged you to forgive another, or even to forgive yourself, would you answer His call? For Riley O'Toole, it took God's blessing of a talking flower named Rose to take him out of despair and into becoming a changed, godly man. Riley, in the juvenile fantasy novel Reflections by author John Thomas, is overcome with grief over the death of his wife and children, which is intensified through forced isolation from town by bitter gossip from his angry sister-in-law. Through the unlikely friendship with Rose, Riley learns the peace that comes from forgiveness as well as the spiritual transformation that also emerges inside him. This Irish fantasy tale is told in folklore tradition, passed down from grandfather to grandsons to become lifelong lessons in forgiveness, self-acceptance, victory from disappointment and love surpassing differences.

Excerpt from In the Days of Brigham YoungMuch has been said and written of the Mormons, of their life, habits, pernicious political activity, of the institution of plural marriage, and the cunning, unscrupulous methods by which they have fostered and kept alive that institution. Some that has been said and written is true much of it false; and most of in inaccurate. This book is a true story of my life, not an attack on Mormonism, not a defense of it, simply an account of the romantic adventures and stirring incidents of my stormy career.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Excerpt from In the Days of Brigham YoungMuch has been said and written of the Mormons, of their life, habits, pernicious political activity, of the institution of plural marriage, and the cunning, unscrupulous methods by which they have fostered and kept alive that institution. Some that has been said and written is true much of it false; and most of in inaccurate. This book is a true story of my life, not an attack on Mormonism, not a defense of it, simply an account of the romantic adventures and stirring incidents of my stormy career.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Much has been said and written of the Mormons, of their life, habits, pernicious political activity, of the institution of plural marriage, and the cunning, unscrupulous methods by which they have fostered and kept alive that institution. Some that has been said and written is true ; much of it false ; and most of in inaccurate. This book is a fictional account of the narrator's life, not an attack on Mormonism, not a defense of it, simply an account of the romantic adventures and stirring incidents of the narrator's stormy career.

Forgiveness – it can be one of the hardest decisions to make but one of the most important actions to take to bring peace and contentment back into one’s life. So, how would one go about forgiving others, or oneself, for the wrongs that were done? In Reflections, the first book by Christian author John Thomas, the concept of forgiveness is explored in an Irish fantasy tale through generational narration. Seamus, grandfather to grandsons Killian and Finn, tells the Irish legend of Riley O’Toole, a hermit of a man who lives in despair over the drowning deaths of his wife and children. Adding to Riley’s suffering is his isolation from the people of his town of A’idan Gareth, encouraged by outlandish gossip from his bitter sister-in-law. Riley soon sees his world change when he forms an unique friendship with a good-natured, talking flower named Rose, a flower who also knows about gossip and ridicule. Through their friendship, both begin to accept their true selves and embrace the power and peace that comes from forgiving those in their pasts. This transformation will aid both as they prepare for Riley’s unforeseen trial for the deaths of his family and final clash with his resentful sister-in-law.The same lessons also apply to Seamus and his squabbling grandsons, who all learn their own lessons of forgiveness as the story progresses. The tale of Riley O’Toole in Reflections is one that will encourage readers of all ages to identify areas in their own lives where forgiveness is needed while embracing who they have been created to be in God’s plan. “The question we all need to ask ourselves is will we rise above the hurts and live in victory, or fall beneath the crushing weight of these hurts and live in bondage?”-John Thomas

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.