Bøger af Bill Ellis

Stirling Plantation is historical fiction that tells the story of a Virginia plantation through the experiences of multiple generations of two families that lived in the Manor House: The white family that owned the estate and the black slave family that worked as cook, housekeeper and in latter times as steward. The story shows the effect of wars, slave revolts, the abolitionist movement and the women's movement on the plantation. The period covered is from 1625 through the 1960s. Unlike most white slave owners, the Stirling family evolves into a benevolent catalyst in the 20th century for equal treatment of the descendants of its former slaves.

American military forces are scrambling to vacate France and find new bases in West Germany after Premier Charles De Gaulle's 1966 mandate. While the international community focuses on the conflagration in Vietnam, General Blake Rutter and his Soviet pal, Ivan Petrovski form a "Society" of high-ranking NATO officials to sell stolen weapons to enemies behind the Iron Curtain. Unless army intelligence can stop them, a handful of greedy officials may succeed in setting a match to the Cold War's fuse. Bill Conley, Military Intelligence Commanding General, recruits multi-talented Joe Wolf. A humble country boy from Virginia, Joe defies odds to identify the villainous Society members and uncover their plans. How he does that astounds his mentor, and especially thugs and bullies sent to destroy him. Joe is an expert marksman with hand-to-hand combat skills beyond his army instructors. But even his recruiter and mentor, General Bill Conley, is not aware of his special gifts of memory and intelligence that allow him to piece together the puzzle of the Society operation and outthink the bad guys. Villains run him off the road, physically assault him, kidnap his girlfriend, Sara Matthews, and attempt to kill Joe. But nothing deters him from completing his mission. He is incensed by the corruption at the very top of the army, and relentless in defeating the Society. Yet even heroes need a balance and Sara does that for Joe in a heated romance that keeps him centered on his goals and ambitions. Does he strive for a military career and a life of crime-fighting? Or, does getting shot and nearly killed in action change his goals, force him to accept a simpler lifestyle? But playing it safe is not in his make-up. If Joe has a weakness it's found in his idealism and the desire to stop all crime. He confesses to his mentor, Bill Conley, "People aren't paying attention to what matters. There's a war in Southeast Asia and GIs are being killed. Students are revolting in the States, yet a four-star, commander in chief becomes a greedy common thief making extra money on the side off Uncle Sam's nickel." General Conley advises his young champion that not even Superman stops all the bad guys from their evildoings. The 350-year tradition of the burning of the Heidelberg castle serves as its ultimate diversion as the Society makes its final push for one last major arms transaction. Joe Wolf is challenged to stop the crooks and bring crushing defeat to Rutter and Petrovski.

"Wholly Healthy" was given to Bill Ellis by the Holy Spirit to promote in the faith community a holistic approach to meeting the needs of people. The play on words is from the juxtaposition of wholly=wholeness and holy=holiness. The "Wholly Healthy" journey is a period of utilizing certain spiritual disciplines or practices. In this 21-day course, we will engage in the practices of fasting, meditating, and consecrating. Fasting is abstinence from all or certain foods. Meditation is contemplation and reflection to reach higher levels of awareness. Consecration is the devotion or dedication of any noun to God. While on this path, be sensitive to how the Spirit will guide and assist you in becoming the WHOLE AND HOLY YOU. Pay attention to your spiritual diet as well as your natural diet and commit to only consuming and digesting in your body the things that will benefit your WHOLE Health. The road to wholeness, healing, happiness, and more is within reach. Let's go!

There is no hero's welcome for combat veteran, Jim Montgomery, when he returns from World War II to a family in disarray. His father is dying; his mother threatens to leave; and, their Colorado cattle ranch has fallen on hard times. Jim's younger brother, Massey, and sister, Samantha, seek an easier lifestyle than working on the family ranch. Eventually this leaves only Jim's youngest brother, Randy, as his one loyal sibling. Jim must devote his life to Randy and to the ranch, with no time to recover from the war. Romance blooms when he meets a beautiful widow who "inspires" him. And in his "senior" years, Jim is enthralled by a struggling Indian woman and her daughter. Yet, for every step forward, there are steps backwards as his deserting siblings return to demand more from Jim's ranch profits. Worse, when fortune evolves from Jim's hard work, his estate is threatened by Massey and Samantha. In spite of the odds, Jim strives to be a good man to all who come his way.

Explores the complex relationship between ordinary life and outlandish but oft-told legends. What Bill Ellis finds is startling. In multiple case studies legends become part of life. Officials take action in answer to each story's weird details, and people adjust their behaviour to avoid or to experience aliens and ghosts.

In particular, Ellis shows how the occult has been a common element in youth culture for hundreds of years. Using materials from little known publications and archives, Lucifer Ascending details the true social function of individuals' dabbling with the occult.

Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s.