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The Redeemed: Book Three in the Michael Parker trilogy
The Redeemed, the final book in the Michael Parker trilogy, brings Parker's story full circle in a nightmare that seems to have no end. Temple continues his inside look at government, how it really works, and the inherent danger to liberty and the American way of life, as he challenges readers to look at the face of the world as it really is.
Gangsters, corrupt politicians, and all of the players in a fallen world abound in The Redeemed. The book chronicles Temple's heart-rending examination of the limits a person can bear, the wounds of grief and loss, and an aloneness that can be maddening or...freeing.
The story draws in the attack on the World Trade Center, the Bush administration, the imprisonment of Border Patrol agents, political correctness, gangs, near-death experiences, and the pervasive corruption and cruelty that defines a temporal world.
Love is lost and found in The Redeemed, and just when all seems hopeless, the greatest Love of all lights Michael Parker's path. The former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Captain yields to the One who saved his life in A Ghostly Shade of Pale and A Rented World. Parker finds the answers to his questions and a peace that he has always sought, as the unknowable comes into focus and becomes knowable.
From an Amazon "Slowly and methodically, Mr. Temple moves us to keep turning the pages of his first two books, laying the foundation of a life longing for purpose amidst all the pathos surrounding his main character, Michael Parker. Suddenly, "Redeemed" emerges...bringing every reader to the front door of the greatest question of "Who is Jesus and what are you going to do about him?" Our beloved author truly illustrates in his third book how beautiful it is to become a living "temple" of God through his only begotten Son! Merle Temple lovingly shows us that all trials are simply trails that lead us to our higher calling in Jesus Christ. He names our pain and then explains how we can rise above it all by giving all we know of ourselves to all we know of the one who took our punishment on the cross. "Redeemed" is a supreme read! You will be able to identify with every character that God appoints Michael Parker to minister to...and in some cases protect himself from. The people in this book, just as in your life, come packaged with all kinds of problems that collide with all the possibilities of Christ. Read it and be encouraged! You will once again conclude that God can do more for you accidentally than you can do for yourself on purpose! Ephesians 3:20"
Gangsters, corrupt politicians, and all of the players in a fallen world abound in The Redeemed. The book chronicles Temple's heart-rending examination of the limits a person can bear, the wounds of grief and loss, and an aloneness that can be maddening or...freeing.
The story draws in the attack on the World Trade Center, the Bush administration, the imprisonment of Border Patrol agents, political correctness, gangs, near-death experiences, and the pervasive corruption and cruelty that defines a temporal world.
Love is lost and found in The Redeemed, and just when all seems hopeless, the greatest Love of all lights Michael Parker's path. The former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Captain yields to the One who saved his life in A Ghostly Shade of Pale and A Rented World. Parker finds the answers to his questions and a peace that he has always sought, as the unknowable comes into focus and becomes knowable.
From an Amazon "Slowly and methodically, Mr. Temple moves us to keep turning the pages of his first two books, laying the foundation of a life longing for purpose amidst all the pathos surrounding his main character, Michael Parker. Suddenly, "Redeemed" emerges...bringing every reader to the front door of the greatest question of "Who is Jesus and what are you going to do about him?" Our beloved author truly illustrates in his third book how beautiful it is to become a living "temple" of God through his only begotten Son! Merle Temple lovingly shows us that all trials are simply trails that lead us to our higher calling in Jesus Christ. He names our pain and then explains how we can rise above it all by giving all we know of ourselves to all we know of the one who took our punishment on the cross. "Redeemed" is a supreme read! You will be able to identify with every character that God appoints Michael Parker to minister to...and in some cases protect himself from. The people in this book, just as in your life, come packaged with all kinds of problems that collide with all the possibilities of Christ. Read it and be encouraged! You will once again conclude that God can do more for you accidentally than you can do for yourself on purpose! Ephesians 3:20"
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About the author
Merle Temple
15 books35 followersMerle Temple, a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, came of age in the South in the wake of Elvis, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. He worked for the FBI in Washington before returning to Mississippi to earn two degrees at the University of Mississippi where he would later receive the Distinguished Alumni award.
One of the first "New Centurions," as they dubbed the first wave of college criminal justice graduates, he signed on with a new agency, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics which was created to mirror the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when Nixon declared his “War on Drugs.”
A graduate of the DEA academy and the New England Institute of Management as class president, he went deep undercover and infiltrated drug distribution cells as and was held hostage by dealers who planned to kill him. As an investigator, he uncovered a conspiracy to use drug profits to corrupt local officials, and in the aftermath of a raid on the headquarters of a Dixie Mafia syndicate, a conspiracy emerged to assassinate him, and he was lured out by two contract killers in a standoff near Memphis.
He eventually became the first Captain in the Bureau and at the forefront of holding the line against a plan by politicians and organized crime to undermine the MBN, the nation's top state drug agency.
Striking at organized crime elements who were distributing high grade heroin to college students, he and his agents were ambushed by a sniper protecting a heroin deal. A pitched gun battle ensued with the dealers whose syndicate had local police protection.
He was appointed Special Internal Affairs investigator of the plan to infiltrate the MBN with agents loyal to a political order sympathetic to organized crime. He left the MBN as retribution became intense against him as a result of the investigation, even as extralegal wiretap specialists began to tap his phones.
He was appointed as Bell System Security Manager in Mississippi, and advised to refuse all interview requests by the media. He became active in political campaigns as State Criminal Justice Chairman for Ronald Reagan, hosted the White House Deputy Drug Czar at his home, and crossed paths with U.S. Presidents, members of Congress, ambassadors and heads of state.
He was promoted to Business Manager, Long Range Planning Manager and eventually to District Manager for External Affairs where he coordinated public relations and lobbied for telecom legislation and economic development.
U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell named him Drug Free Georgia Chairman, and Merle became a high profile fundraiser and board chairman for many nonprofits, Chairman of the Quality Council, a business league in Georgia, and the subject of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
He received numerous awards from BellSouth and the nonprofits he chaired, and was a sought after speaker and writer, an adjunct criminal justice instructor, and was appointed to a national panel setting education standards for schools across the nation.
Always at the eye of the storm, Merle managed a reformer’s campaign against an incumbent state representative in what was called "the biggest political upset in Georgia in fifty years." After many threats related to that campaign from politicians, media moguls angry at the defeat of their ally, and executives within BellSouth, he chose to retire early.
He was nominated for a Federal appointment as U.S. Marshall. That fell through with the sudden death of his friend, Senator Coverdell, and he accepted an appointment as Georgia Deputy Superintendent of Education for Legal, Public Relations, Transportation, Buildings, and the Constituent Call Center.
This led to a confrontation with both political parties and the White House as they conspired to divert millions of federal dollars to illegal uses--a time that would change his life.
His life has provided endless fodder for books. A Ghostly Shade of Pale is based on hi
One of the first "New Centurions," as they dubbed the first wave of college criminal justice graduates, he signed on with a new agency, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics which was created to mirror the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when Nixon declared his “War on Drugs.”
A graduate of the DEA academy and the New England Institute of Management as class president, he went deep undercover and infiltrated drug distribution cells as and was held hostage by dealers who planned to kill him. As an investigator, he uncovered a conspiracy to use drug profits to corrupt local officials, and in the aftermath of a raid on the headquarters of a Dixie Mafia syndicate, a conspiracy emerged to assassinate him, and he was lured out by two contract killers in a standoff near Memphis.
He eventually became the first Captain in the Bureau and at the forefront of holding the line against a plan by politicians and organized crime to undermine the MBN, the nation's top state drug agency.
Striking at organized crime elements who were distributing high grade heroin to college students, he and his agents were ambushed by a sniper protecting a heroin deal. A pitched gun battle ensued with the dealers whose syndicate had local police protection.
He was appointed Special Internal Affairs investigator of the plan to infiltrate the MBN with agents loyal to a political order sympathetic to organized crime. He left the MBN as retribution became intense against him as a result of the investigation, even as extralegal wiretap specialists began to tap his phones.
He was appointed as Bell System Security Manager in Mississippi, and advised to refuse all interview requests by the media. He became active in political campaigns as State Criminal Justice Chairman for Ronald Reagan, hosted the White House Deputy Drug Czar at his home, and crossed paths with U.S. Presidents, members of Congress, ambassadors and heads of state.
He was promoted to Business Manager, Long Range Planning Manager and eventually to District Manager for External Affairs where he coordinated public relations and lobbied for telecom legislation and economic development.
U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell named him Drug Free Georgia Chairman, and Merle became a high profile fundraiser and board chairman for many nonprofits, Chairman of the Quality Council, a business league in Georgia, and the subject of a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
He received numerous awards from BellSouth and the nonprofits he chaired, and was a sought after speaker and writer, an adjunct criminal justice instructor, and was appointed to a national panel setting education standards for schools across the nation.
Always at the eye of the storm, Merle managed a reformer’s campaign against an incumbent state representative in what was called "the biggest political upset in Georgia in fifty years." After many threats related to that campaign from politicians, media moguls angry at the defeat of their ally, and executives within BellSouth, he chose to retire early.
He was nominated for a Federal appointment as U.S. Marshall. That fell through with the sudden death of his friend, Senator Coverdell, and he accepted an appointment as Georgia Deputy Superintendent of Education for Legal, Public Relations, Transportation, Buildings, and the Constituent Call Center.
This led to a confrontation with both political parties and the White House as they conspired to divert millions of federal dollars to illegal uses--a time that would change his life.
His life has provided endless fodder for books. A Ghostly Shade of Pale is based on hi
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