Old Paths and Ancient Markers (Revisited)
I released Old Paths and Ancient Markers in 2020. Being new to the writing world, not to mention publishing, I made a lot of mistakes along the way with regard to promotion and visibility. Recently, I decided to release a second edition. I have engaged with some professionals who are assisting me in the republishing process, especially in the area of making the book more visible and more effectively reaching my “target” audience.
While still in process, the book is available on Amazon and on my website at www.mkgantt.org. As a matter of fact, I have on hand about a dozen first editions which I am going to offer at a reduce price. (Here’s your chance to nab a bargain!) The book sells for $15.99 on Amazon. At the end of this writing I will tell you how you can purchase a first edition for just $10.00 plus S & H. If you are local to me, you can pick it up locally and save shipping costs.
To introduce “Old Paths and Ancient Markers, Restoring Fathers to Their Biblical Calling” to a new audience, I am going to share the Preface of the book here because I picked up a lot of followers via social media and my live stream program – LIVE MIKE, and many may not be aware of the book. I may also release some excerpts over the next couple of weeks. I feel very strongly about the biblical principles in this work and the importance of raising them in this hour which is why I’m compelled to re-release it. If you know of someone who might benefit from Old Paths, please share this information with them.
PREFACE TO OLD PATHS AND ANCIENT MARKERS, Restoring Fathers to Their Biblical Calling.
I am not a hero worshipper, but I am a hero admirer. My favorite
passages in the Bible are those that reveal ordinary men who blaze
across the scene with extraordinary exploits. Not always the strongest,
not always the bravest, not always the smartest, but always in the grip of
God––they are men and women who rise up out of the fog of
anonymity to face the impossible, the improbable . . . even the
unthinkable.
Gideon, who won a great victory because he made a decision to
face the Midianites, outgunned and undermanned. David, who became a giant killer because he dared to face a giant. Eleazar, who struck down a host of Philistines because he refused to give ground. Mary, who gave birth to our Savior because she was willing to endure public scorn. Those are my kind of people.
Such people don’t always receive accolades or honor, but they do
always leave a legacy for others to grasp onto. They blaze a trail along
their way for others to follow. Such people show the way out of
mediocrity not for their own glory but in their willingness to serve
others. They are not necessarily known for their great strength, but for
their obvious weakness and the will to take a stand anyway. They are
great not for winning winnable battles, but for plunging headfirst into
the unwinnable and somehow . . . winning.
Such are the targets of this book. Our nation is plunging into the
abyss. A day of terrible darkness is upon us and there are no
superheroes just over the horizon to save the day. There is a great
warfare being waged for the souls of our children and despite wave after wave of grand and eloquent promises, there is no government entitlement that can turn the tide.
What is needed to save the day are guides––fathers and mothers
who will take a stand against the giants that seek to enslave our children
and who will lead the way out of the darkness and into the light. We
desperately need men who will withstand the hordes of Philistines
gnashing and snarling in their rebellion against the living God and who
want to steal a generation away from us.
There is a generation of frightened and desperate children who
are wondering where their parents are and when they will show up to
save them. They are wondering when jobs and careers and social clubs
and sports will become less important to their fathers than they are.
Our children desperately understand they are being led down a path
that goes nowhere while their fear and despair grow greater with each
passing day.
The prophet Jeremiah cried out to Israel, “Stand by the roads, and
look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in
it, and find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16).
There is an ancient path . . . a good way where we can find rest
for our souls. Our world has sought a different path, a new way to
walk. There is no rest in that way. There is unrest, violence, anger, and
death in that way. For the sake of our families, for our children, for a
generation that has not yet been born . . . we need guides who will seek
out the old paths and the ancient markers that show us the way. And
then, we must find men who have the courage to walk against the tide
flowing away from God, away from the old paths. We must find men
who, though weak, will stand and with great determination lead their
families back to the old paths of righteousness, of holiness, of faith.
The kingdoms of this world are falling. Governments are failing
and their promises turning to ash. There is no help for us there. We
must find the good way, walk in it, and find rest for ourselves and for
our children.
If you would like to purchase one of the remaining First Editions of OLD PATHS AND ANCIENT MARKERS, don’t go to the BUY BOOKS link (unless of course you are interested in other books I have written.) Simply send me an email and as long as they are available you can purchase the book for $10.00 plus shipping. When you order, I will give you links for online payment, or my address where you can mail a check. Thanks
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