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Talimor's Epistle: An Insider's Guide to Spiritual Life Kindle Edition

by Richard Jones (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Angels have looked down from heaven and someone up there decided it’s time for an intervention. The state of how things are compared to how they could be is too great to ignore. This is true both for the world as a whole and for most individuals as well. And the way to make things better for the world as a whole, they agreed, is to make things better for individuals, one at a time.

So, they sent one of their own to intervene, one person at a time. His name is Talimor. It’s going to take too long to get to everyone, so Talimor authorized this book for everyone else. It is Talimor’s “fix it” manual for the human race.

By the end of this short book, your life will have been upended, in a good way. This is not about getting you to an emotional, motivational high for a short time. This is about real and immediate life change. Not just small improvements, but a completely new life infused with spiritual power. You will have more wisdom, more freedom, more meaning and depth and be on the fast track toward better relationships, too.

The book is priced low to cast this heaven-sent message as far and wide as possible. A quick and easy read, but its value in your life will be exponentially large. After you have read it, the author invites you to connect with him and others on similar spirit-led journeys, to share your stories and maybe even join with the angels to make the world a better place.
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About the Author

This is the first - and until 2015, the only - publication for this Richard S. Jones (yes, there are other authors with the same name). And frankly, without Talimor, he'd have nothing worthy of print. Fortunately for us, this one has Talimor written all over it.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NF6M6XU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (September 8, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 328 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 67 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2014
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Provides you with an excellent road map for your spiritual journey with God. Author is genuine and sincere in his writing. Would make a great gift for any Christian and can be used as an evangelical tool for delivering a great message to non Christians.
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Trelawney
4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful and well-crafted treatise
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015
Talimor’s Epistle is a short (42 page) introductory treatise which points towards the spiritual life – from someone who should know, of course. Think about it, who would have the most street cred: a mere mortal (with all due respect to the author) or an angel from the higher realms? Rick Jones kicks off in quite a C.S. Lewis mode in this respect, addressing the un-churched, non-religious – the majority, nowadays - of readers.

That is why I had some difficulty at first reading this book, because I had to switch gear from the kind of Christian literature I’m familiar with. We are used to jargon; succinct summaries of doctrine or aspects of theology, with references to chapter and verse as footnotes. But this Epistle had none of that! I did find that refreshing, actually...even if Jesus Christ was not mentioned until over the half-way mark. But if you were going to write something which the people group described above could actually understand and think about, how would you do it? Correct! Cut out all jargon or religious language. It has been said that this is not a religious book, and I concur. Religion can be pretty boring, yet the Christian, Spirit-filled life is both challenging and exciting...anything but boring. This is what Rick is expounding, and it is done in a slow-burning manner which is actually rather calming to read.

Not a typo that I could spot - a significant achievement, as these are notoriously easy to miss. The grammar and structure of the writing was polished, and the style, as I have said, was calming but also coaxed the reader to engage in or entertain spiritual thoughts, strange though they may seem at first.

It is not the place of this review to discuss the theology of the book, because it is more of a signpost book than a Christian manual; something for the thinking person to chew over. That said, the one crucial area which was entirely missing - and the reason why I gave the book a four rather than a five star vote - was the concept of sin. Talimor explained that Jesus Christ was the bridge to eternal life, but he did not say why. So in a sense the reader is left at the end with an incomplete understanding - of atonement, for example. But hopefully, if she has got that far, she will want to learn more, and head for our original source material, the Bible. Yet there were many things which I recognised as being from that same source, if worded differently, such as the fruit of the Spirit; the allusion to eternal life, and crossing over the bridge to new life, re-birth.

In summary, I highly recommend this well-crafted work, which in the philosophical sense takes great care to define its terms and meanings at an early stage, and then beckons for the reader to come in deeper and test the water. There’s zero religious jargon, and, whatever your own beliefs, you can crack on with the book, and speculate about the implications of spiritual truth and the possibility of a different, deeper experience of life.
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Author Stephanie Parker McKean
5.0 out of 5 stars Splashdown to Joy!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
When an angel named Talimor visits a frustrated writer and asks him to write a book, the incredible result is Richard S. Jones “An Insider’s Guide to Spiritual Life.”
Along with telling Richard things about himself that no one else could possibly have known, Talimor gives Richard one important rule: everything he writes has to be true. “Like a reporter,” Richard explains, “I cannot change the story to suit the reader. I can only report what I have seen and heard.”
There are two realms in this world, the natural realm into which we are born, and the spiritual realm into which we can enter as simply as crossing a bridge. It’s a choice. Living in the spiritual realm heaps benefits on the wise chooser including complete freedom of choice, greater knowledge, better health, peace, productive relationships, and everlasting life. Who would not want all that? But neither Talimor nor anyone else from the spiritual realm will drag a reluctant chooser across the bridge.
Legend has it that deep in the Pacific there was an island – a paradise named Syurga. Tuhan ruled the island with authority, generosity and kindness and longed to open it up to unhappy people stuck on the mainland. Tuhan’s son, Singa, designed and constructed a bridge to the mainland, but while the bridge was a brilliant functional masterpiece – it was unattractive. People from the mainland failed to cross over. So Singa crossed the bridge and attempted to win people over to his paradise. A small number answered Singa’s call, but the vast majority thought the bridge was too difficult to cross.
With Talimor’s help, Richard points readers to a spiritual truth: the bridge is still there, it is still open, and the call to cross remains. Richard explains to readers that having only one bridge leading to spiritual fulfillment ensures that everyone is equal on the journey. Rich people cannot buy their way across; poor people cannot be denied, nor can any group claim dominance. “We must walk it together or we won’t get to the other side.”
Talimor’s story begins rather like a canoe journey on a peaceful stream – but there are waterfalls ahead. By the time the tempo picks up, the reader is headed over the waterfall. The resulting splash is one into joy, fullness and eternal life – gifts of The Spirit.
It should be no surprise to readers that “the bridge” in Talimor’s story is Jesus. It might surprise some readers to discover that Richard and Talimor are not writing about the idea of Jesus or about Christian rituals and beliefs. There are no set words and there is no set procedure for crossing the bridge; just a willingness to follow The Spirit.
Crossing the bridge is not the end of “An Insider’s Guide to Spiritual Life.” Each day brings with it unique choices and opportunities. Readers may splash down into a spiritual life of joy – but that does not ensure comfort and ease. There is an enemy, a jealous enemy, who will never be allowed to cross the bridge and is angry at everyone who can and does. There is a way to stop and silence this enemy. It’s found in Richard’s and Talimor’s book.
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Broadway Turk Superstar
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond The Far Side?
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
Talimor’s Epistle by Rick Jones is a clever little quasi-fantasy self-help short story that finds its niche amongst some of the best that New Age human fix-it manuals has to offer. Talimor, as it turns out, is an angelic wanna-be created in 1549, a wingless wonder who decides to spend some quality time with our nameless narrator. He’s spent lots of vampire-like shadow time watching humankind do its thing over the ages. His most memorable moment was on the remote island of Syurga where he picks up a parable about the human spirit that becomes the keynote of his philosophical dissertations. Rest assured, there’s nothing new under the sun but the way we approach it. Talimor does his best to convince us that a new approach makes all things new.

It’s not quite an evangelical missive per se in that (the Lord) Jesus (Christ) doesn’t appear until page twenty of this thirty-seven page short story. The (Holy) Spirit comes in right behind Him, and together they resemble the Bridge of the Syurgans though Talimor assures us that no one has to leave their personal beliefs at the foot of it. Instead, the bridge is built on three separate tiers upon which seven major principles are established. This is where it breaks away from Talimor and the author finds his soapbox. Again, it’s common sense ideas about introspection and perspective, but abiding by these simple tenets can give you a new lease on life. And isn’t that what the spiritual realm is all about? Talimor’s Epistle by Rick Jones is a heartwarming way to find out.
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