What if Jesus’s execution wasn’t the end of it? An empty tomb only complicates things. His disciples hide behind locked doors. Only Martha seems to have a plan.
In Martha Finds Rest, Jesus is dead. Everyone is concerned about Martha who seems to have lost her mind. By midday Saturday, however, she has recovered her role as everyone’s protector. She sets to work smuggling Jesus’s accomplices out of the city, when the discovery of an empty tomb upsets her plans. Martha is like an ox, plowing her way through life, until this.
380 pages, paperback, 5.5 x .9 x 8.5 inches, See below for Ebook
Bill Kemp is a long time story teller, United Methodist pastor, web-content provider, author of spiritual books and an unofficial instigator for change.
He promises, "The history and culture of ancient Bethany has been thoroughly researched and I do not knowingly write anything false about the settings for my stories. The events which are foundational to the Christian faith are told in a way that honors Jesus Christ and the ongoing mission of his church. I admit to not having met any of Bethany’s people. My over-active imagination surely misrepresents them. When I get to heaven and Martha sets me straight, I am prepared to accept that what really happened was even more remarkable than my meager fictions."
About Bethany's People
The Bethany’s People Historical Fiction Series brings Jesus’s story to life by showing how his life would’ve been perceived by his friends within the context of the religious and political culture of Israel from 42 BCE to 70 AD. Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary witness miraculous events in the small town of Bethany hidden in the shadow of the Holy City of Jerusalem.By bringing their relationship to Jesus’ actions and teachings, into sharp focus against the backdrop of that distant era, the series can help any reader, no matter what their spiritual background, discover a deeper and more authentic understanding of God's grace and how we ought to live.
The Lost Generation: Volume One (Fall, 2025) During the time of Herod the Great, Elizabeth’s marriage to Zechariah is upset by a palace coup, which thrusts her and her friend, Benjamin, into a wild adventure far from the quiet life she imagined for herself.
The Lost Generation: Volume Two (Christmas, 2026). Herod makes Jerusalem’s temple the eighth wonder of the Roman world. Yet an even greater miracle occurs just a few miles away. As the old king descends into madness, darkness, and death, John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ are born.
