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​Local Author and Podcaster Daniel R. Stevenson Announces Release of New Literary Works

​TOLEDO, OH – Author Daniel R. Stevenson is pleased to announce the release of several new titles, including the highly anticipated expansion of the One Last Soul series and his latest work, Another Reason to Stand Up. These releases represent a significant milestone in Stevenson's career, offering readers a blend of high-concept fantasy and grounded, reflective storytelling.

​The One Last Soul series has captured the imagination of readers with its intricate world-building and exploration of the human spirit. The series follows a narrative path that challenges characters to find light in the darkest of circumstances, a theme that resonates deeply within the Toledo community and beyond. Each book focuses on one of the last twelve missions to reach a soul with the gospel before Christ returns.

​In addition to his fantasy work, Stevenson's Another Reason to Stand Up provides a poignant look at Biblical Manhood. As the host of the life4toledo podcast, Stevenson has long been a voice for the local community, and his recent books continue that tradition of exploring deep, meaningful questions through the lens of both fiction and personal reflection.

​"Writing these stories is about more than just entertainment," says Stevenson. "It’s about exploring the connections we share and the strength we find when we are pushed to our limits."

​About Daniel R. Stevenson

​Daniel R. Stevenson is a Toledo-area-based author and podcaster. He is the creator of the Low Moon universe and the host of the life4toledo podcast, which is heard around the world and is composed of short encouraging messages. His works are available through major retailers, including Amazon.

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Encouragement

Hello wonderful Caitlyn,

Here's a another.

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Jesus Shows Up

In a recent sermon authored by God and given to me, God said, here's something that Jesus does that we can do as well: Show Up.

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My newest book, entitled another reason to stand up, has a biblical message for men today. In the face of seemingly daunting forces which would have us to bow or at least fail to stand for what we believe in, this book will get you thinking and praying about what God wants you to be like. We have every example in scripture and in history of men who refused to fail at being a man. The truth is on another day most of them might have failed. If we've failed to this point or intermittently failed to stand up then it's time we ask ourselves what is God's plan for men and how can we choose to enact His plan rather than the ones we are pushed into.

I have no idea how many times I will promote this idea or how many times I will plead with men to stand up and be Godly men. But my hope is that this book will go farther than I ever can.

It lays out clearly based on Daniel chapter 3 what it would take to be like Shadrach, Meshach, and the Abednego in the face of opposition. After all, all we really need to do is keep quiet and we will not face the dangers of the fiery furnace. Someone else can do it, right?

No, if we are to be who God has called us to be it is ours to do.. Here's hoping, that this book will help with the process.

You can buy it on Amazon or read it on Kindle and soon you'll be able to buy it just about anywhere you want. Request it at your local traditional bookstore and they'll get it for you but it's pretty unlikely to already be on the shelf at least in the near future.

Buy copies for every man in your life who needs to hear this message, who needs to be encouraged in his effort to stand, and who is loved enough by the people around him for them to desire what is best for him in the area of biblical character.

Thanks in advance for your support.

I have struggled with the issues here-in laid out for decades and while I don't think that this book is the culmination of all those struggles, the writing of it and the reading of it have helped me to see a way forward.

I hope they will for you as well.

Music in Revelation 14

The New Song: A Symphony of Pure Grace

A Devotional on Revelation 14:3

"They sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth." (Revelation 14:3 NIV)

The Book of Revelation is often perceived as a frightening landscape of cosmic upheaval—judgment, trumpets of doom, and terrifying beasts. Yet, if we only focus on the turmoil, we miss the underlying rhythm of the entire vision. Revelation is not merely a record of the end; it is the ultimate hymnbook of the beginning. It is saturated with sound—shouts, thunder, roaring waters—but most importantly, it is saturated with music.

In Chapter 14, John provides a stunning glimpse into the heart of the heavenly court. We find the 144,000, those sealed by God, standing victorious. And what are they doing? They are singing. Not just any song, but a "new song."

This is not a melody we have heard before. It isn't a ballad born of sorrow, nor is it a national anthem of earthly conquest. It is a composition of entirely new coordinates. The scripture makes a profound observation: "No one could learn that song except" those who had been redeemed from the earth. This implies that this music is not a set of notes, but an experience. It is the definitive sound of a specific salvation.

On earth, our music often strives. We sing to forget, we sing to fight, or we sing to express a longing we cannot define. Earthly music, even the most beautiful, carries the weight of our limitations, the residue of our dissonance. But this "new song" is a symphony of pure grace.

The 144,000 aren't singing because they are exceptionally talented musicians. They are singing because they have been perfectly remade. Their resonance is derived from their redemption. They are the only ones who can sing this specific song because they are the only ones who have traversed the ultimate gulf between death and life through the Lamb. They know the depths of the silence they were rescued from, and therefore, they are the only ones capable of appreciating the absolute perfection of the sound.

This "new song" is exclusive, but its exclusivity is not meant to keep others out. It is meant to highlight the unique power of the one who makes all things new. It is a promise that a day is coming when the discord within our own souls—the tension between what we are and who we are called to be—will be resolved into a perfect, eternal harmony. When we listen to the echo of this heavenly music, it should recalibrate our earthly praise. Our worship today is our rehearsal. We are learning to sing the vocabulary of that final, flawless redemption.

Prayer: Lord Almighty, thank You that the final word over creation is not judgment, but a new song. Open our ears to the music of Your grace that is even now being composed around us. Teach us to sing of our redemption, so that our lives might resonate with the beauty of Your coming Kingdom. Amen.

Discipline of children

Discipline

Parents: Children need consistent discipline. Discipline is not just punishment. It is about clear requirements set, encouraged, taught, rewarded, recognized, and when necessary enforced by punishments that make sense. The Bible asks us and our children to walk by faith not by sight but whether or not a child can make a good decision or a teen will break the rules rather than follow their parents teaching, is very often going to be a matter of reason. If they think it through and realize that what they're about to do has ramifications that they are not interested in facing they're likely to make a better choice. Starting to match methods of discipline as listed above when the child is as young as possible helps our children to draw direct connections between choices and ramifications. Just because a child should know better does not necessarily make the situation an extreme one. Even when they have done wrong they are watching you to see how you are handling it. If you gloss it over when you are having a good day and blow up about the same thing when you are having a bad day a certain reasoning will be fostered in them based on their personality and it will never be good. Christian parents who are living their faith in front of their children can be transparent about their mistakes which will help their children in decision making and perhaps even help them not make the same mistakes themselves .Don't overuse any one method on the list above and Don't let your mood or your circumstances control your choice of which method you use. Please, Find and follow life4Toledo podcast

NT manuscripts

Manuscripts were copied all over Egypt, Asia Minor, Rome, and Syria which means no single group could corrupt the entire text. Early dating locks in accuracy and textual scholars agree that 99% of the New testament is reconstructed with absolute accuracy. No major doctrine is in any way challenged by any disputed passage.

While opposition may argue that textual criticism showing minor variations from manuscript to manuscript somehow weakens the New testament, we can see that that is absolutely not true. The many copies of manuscripts of the New testament prove with certainty that God has preserved His word as He promised.