Eager fans around the world played Operation Red Helmet for years, making it the highest-grossing virtual reality game ever sold, and the designers, The Talladav Group, are the richest company on earth.
After an oppressive, unrelenting worldwide heatwave hits, daily life grinds to a halt around the globe. People retreat to their homes, afraid to go out as violence and chaos erupt in the streets. The game temporarily shuts down as the world grapples with the fallout of civil unrest and critical infrastructure breakdowns, forever altering society.
When governments take over control and infrastructures are replaced and back online, the top players of the previous version receive a mysterious box marked “Operation Jade Helmet.” The new version is the first-ever total immersion VR experience and inside each box is a free headset and personal code to play a week before release to the general public. The lucky winners don their newest obsession and impatiently wait for the game to begin. Unfortunately, they are about to discover Operation Jade Helmet is unlike any other game, and when the game begins, everything changes.
Is gluttony just being an overly eager eater, and is it related to being obese?
Gluttony comes in many forms, and many people don't realize they are partakers of this deadly sin. If they would, however, their lives would be more enjoyable, and their actions more selfless.
How addicting is food?
Is gluttony related to food alone, or does it go deeper than controlling eating habits?
Do the Scriptures talk about gluttony, or is it one of those things we made up after the Bible was put together?
How does God look at gluttony, and where are the boundaries?
These and many other questions will be answered in this book about one of the seven deadly sins.
Gluttony has been mistaken for many things in the past. Some people judge others for being fat. Some are confused as to how far to go when indulging themselves in delicious foods. And others wonder if self-discipline in general is the underlying commandment that is related to the sin of gluttony. In this book, you will learn about topics such as:
The very definition of gluttony, to describe boundaries and debunk the myths that are out thereThe five different ways to commit the sin of gluttony, according to the religious philosopher, Thomas AquinasA discussion about Jesus' first temptation in the desert and what we can learn from itExamples and stories from holy writ related to gluttony and a lack of self-control of bodily appetitesThe dangers of gluttony and extreme examples of people who raged or killed over foodHow to get better at controlling your bodily urgesWhy hunger or appetite is often related to complaining, and how to stop itHow to be forgiven, even when you have sinned atrociouslyGluttony is one of those sins that is often overlooked. However, understanding the sin, and the essence of it, can be life changing.
Judge
Merry watches, her presence cloaked by the shroud of nightfall. Nothing moves except her eyes which focus on her target. No remorse. No regret. No second guessing the decision to end the lives of the monsters who turned her into a killer.
Jury
The peddlers of death from potent chemicals are found guilty. Punishment for their crimes-death. Appeals denied. Sentencing to commence immediately. The leeches who sucked out the life of addicts with each snort, puff, swallow, and injection will now pay the ultimate price.
Executioner
The idyllic world of Merry Marie Hall, once the loving wife of Harold and mother to their only child, Joshua, is over. Extinguished when Joshua overdosed and Harold died of a heart attack at the funeral. Now Merry hunts down the guilty parties, and one by one, carries out her internal court's orders.
Court is now in session.
*This book was inspired by one mother's journey. A trip down the dark path paved by the demon that came looking for her son-and found him. Her boy's life turned from the pursuit of a football scholarship to the relentless need for heroin. His life was stolen by the demon. What's a mother to do? What can a mother do? This fictional mother did what so many only dare to consider behind closed eyes, in their nightmares, and in their dark fantasies.*
