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Joyce Fox

Joyce Fox lives with Arthur, her husband of 52 years, and their black cat, Onyx, in southeastern Tennessee. Much of her time is spent staring out the window, dreaming of the lives Bible characters led and then pu􀆫ng those imaginings onto paper. She likes to say she "lived her life backwards": gettng married at 17, raising a family, graduating from High School at 37, and earning two Masters Degrees in Christian Counseling and Church Ministry from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary.

She has been a writer since childhood, but wasn't published until 2012, when her first book, Slave to Grace, came out. Grace Upon Grace is the sequel to that book. Another book is "in the works" currently.

Slave to Grace by Joyce Fox

Slave to Grace

ISBN: 9781937801342 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781937801335 (ePub)
ASIN: B00BG00LOS

Sold into slavery to pay for his father’s foolishly wasteful spending, Onesimus finds life as a slave especially hard. His memories of his own treatment of slaves compare badly to the treatment he receives at the hands of his Christian master, Philemon. But when he is falsely accused of theft and cannot prove his innocence,he can’t believe his punishment will be any less than what he would have meted out in his own household. Filled with fear, he steals a purse of money and runs away, planning to leave Greece and lose himself in the crowded streets of Rome. On the way, he hears stories of Paul, who survived the bite of an adder but insists he is only a man, not a god.

When Onesimus finally meets Paul, he finds himself attracted not only to the man, but to the God he serves. After studying with Paul a while,Onesimus goes back to Philemon to “make his paths straight.” Adventures and miracles along the way abound.Will Philemon accept him back or sell him? Will his fellow-slaves welcome him? What of the “girl he left behind?” Is there happiness in store for Onesimus or will sorrow be his lot?

Grace Upon Grace by Joyce Fox

Grace Upon Grace

ISBN: 9781950075317 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781950075324 (epub)
ASIN: B08NSCFYDW

In the sequel to Slave to Grace, Onesimus returns to Philemon, the Master he ran from several years ago. He knows that returning might bring him a branding, a beating, or even death if Philemon chooses one of those options. Even so, the slave understands that, as a recent follower of Yeshua he has no choice but to return to Galatia to make amends to those he wronged. He hopes that Philemon's faith will lead him to forgive Onesimus and that a certain young woman has waited for his return, but only coming home will bring him the answers he seeks.

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