BOOK TO BE RELEASED BY NOVEMBER 2011 Based on epic biblical accounts, The Mighty Men of King David chronicles the life of the classic shepherd boy character beyond his famed encounter with Goliath. From a unique perspective, the novel highlights David’s first encounter, relationship and bond with those who came to be known as his Mighty Men. The story creatively brings each character to life by weaving in fictional personalities and stories that beautifully tie into the factual events revealed in scripture. With heart, the novel highlights the seldom told story of a group of lowly outcasts taken in by David, and their extraordinary transformation into mighty warriors. The novel reveals that David’s rise as king over God’s chosen people was not attained through his merits alone, but by the grace of God and the help of his beloved Mighty Men. David, an ancestor of Jesus the Christ, was raised from simple shepherd boy to ruler and king over God’s chosen people. The sweet psalmist of Israel anointed by the God of Abraham, through whom the Lord’s Spirit spoke, ruled over God’s chosen people with the fear of the Lord and God made an everlasting covenant with him. David’s greatness was not defined by simply having a heart after God’s own, but by the life he led following that heart. With sincere compassion, David took under his care an assembly of outcasts viewed by society as the lowly scum of Israel. He mentored and instilled within them the love and righteousness of the Holy …