Final Departure: Death Is Never On Time - Softcover

Walton, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099743340X ISBN 13: 9780997433401

Publisher: Sunbrook Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Winner of Seven Awards.
 
 "An absorbing and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end..." - Midwest Book Review
 
A man who thinks he has God figured out meets the king of all atheists...
 
NCIS Veteran Dan Lucas is a man of few words. He spent a career keeping his nation's secrets safe and his personal life--including his faith--private. So private that the retired NCIS special agent will go to great lengths to avoid explaining to anyone why he believes in God. It's just personal...
 
But Dan is forced to defend his Christian faith with facts and logic the night the ice storm hits, the airport shuts down, and atheist Professor Ben Chernick chooses the seat next to him in the Charlotte Douglas Complex. Trapped in a dark and clammy terminal, the two face off in a duel of wits and will. All the while, a raging storm outside causes mayhem and death.
 
Inside, a tense and often caustic battle of the minds between a seasoned spy catcher and a cynical secular Jew grinds on into the wee hours of the night.
 
  - Does God exist?    - Can we believe the Bible?   - Do heaven and hell exist?
  - Is Christianity the path to eternal bliss or another lie perpetrated by unscrupulous charlatans who profit from the gullible?
 
The all-night marathon ends with a sudden crushing blow. Who crumbles and who survives? What shocking event is the final result?
 
Jeff Walton, a retired US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) special agent, draws on his years of experience in NCIS counterintelligence to inject some novel Christian apologetics concepts into Final Departure. The author also adds fresh perspectives on the state of American culture, education, and society, as seen through the eyes of a Christian with a biblical world view.
 
- Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Religion from the Independent Book Publishers Association.
 
- First Place Grand Prize winner in the Christian Author Awards competition sponsored by Xulon Press.
 
- Readers Favorite International Competition Gold Medal Winner in the Christian - General Category.
 
- eLit Gold Medal Winner in the Religious Fiction category for excellence in digital publishing.
 
- TopShelf Magazine Gold Finalist in the Religious Fiction Category
 
- Florida Author and Publisher Association Silver President Award for Adult Christian Category.
 
- Florida Author and Publisher Association Silver President Award for Religion Category.
 
 
 

About this title

From the Back Cover

Is death the end of life, or only the beginning?
Are heaven and hell real?
Does it matter how you live your life?

Retired NCIS special agent Dan Lucas's chance meeting with atheist professorBen Chernick turns into a marathon test of wills over the meaning of life anddeath. Does God really exist? Is Jesus Christ really the savior of the humanrace? Is science ignoring the mounting evidence that life continues in anotherspiritual dimension? Dan argues his case by revealing his research usingcounterintelligence operational methods to expose the truth about near-deathexperiences and other divisive topics. A battle of the minds enduring through anight of peril ends in a final showdown that no one could foresee.

About the Author

Jeff Walton is a US Navy Vietnam veteran and retired US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) special agent who spent more than thirty-four years in federal law enforcement and national security work. His career assignments ranged from felony criminal investigations to counterintelligence and combating terrorism operations and investigations in the United States, the Far East, and Europe. He also served in senior management positions at NCIS Headquarters, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3I, the National Counterintelligence Center, and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive. He and his wife live in Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sunbrook Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 099743340X
• ISBN 13: 9780997433401
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264