An extraordinary journey back in time shows a struggling single dad that
the faith he’s lost is still alive—and stronger than ever. . . .Michael Stewart
has weathered his share of hardships: a troubled childhood, the loss of his
mother, even the degradation of living on the city streets. Now he’s raising his
teenaged daughter, Elizabeth, on his own and doing the best he can at work and
at home. But he’s turned his back on his faith—that is, until the morning
Michael and Elizabeth volunteer for a food pantry at their local church. While
storing boxes in the basement, they step through a mysterious door . . . and
find themselves in first-century Jerusalem during the tumultuous last week of
Jesus Christ’s life. It is a dangerous and violent place, where doing what your
heart tells you is right can get you imprisoned—or worse—and they are thankful
to take refuge with a kind widow. But when they come face-to-face with Judas
Iscariot and the condemned Christ himself, Michael realizes that before they can
escape Jerusalem, he must experience history’s most necessary and shattering
heartbreak—and that pain and loss must happen if Michael is to be set free: to
live, love, and reclaim the blessings he has in the present
day.
An extraordinary journey back in time shows a struggling single dad that
the faith he’s lost is still alive—and stronger than ever. . . .Michael Stewart
has weathered his share of hardships: a troubled childhood, the loss of his
mother, even the degradation of living on the city streets. Now he’s raising his
teenaged daughter, Elizabeth, on his own and doing the best he can at work and
at home. But he’s turned his back on his faith—that is, until the morning
Michael and Elizabeth volunteer for a food pantry at their local church. While
storing boxes in the basement, they step through a mysterious door . . . and
find themselves in first-century Jerusalem during the tumultuous last week of
Jesus Christ’s life. It is a dangerous and violent place, where doing what your
heart tells you is right can get you imprisoned—or worse—and they are thankful
to take refuge with a kind widow. But when they come face-to-face with Judas
Iscariot and the condemned Christ himself, Michael realizes that before they can
escape Jerusalem, he must experience history’s most necessary and shattering
heartbreak—and that pain and loss must happen if Michael is to be set free: to
live, love, and reclaim the blessings he has in the present
day.
BUY ON AMAZONMichael John Sullivan was homeless at the age of 23, riding a New York City subway train at night. He only companion was a green plastic bag of belongings. During these bleak days he began writing his most reflective and emotional childhood and adult memories now featured in two of his novels.
After spending much of the past two decades raising two daughters while working at home, Sullivan returned to his notes in 2007 and began writing Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness. It was published by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint. Library Journal named Necessary Heartbreak one of the year's best in Christian fiction for 2010.
His second novel, Everybody's Daughter, was published by Fiction Studio books. The Examiner.com named Everybody’s Daughter one of the best books in 2012. Sullivan has written for CNN.com, The Washington Post’s website, the Huffington Post, and America Online’s Patch.com service.
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