Most Popular Books by Bob Siegel

What kid could resist the chance to wish for anything he wanted even if he knew he was flirting with certain danger every single time he made the wish? Twelve year old Mike Owen has received a special present from his eccentric Aunt Loureen, a magic Christmas ornament. The ornament functions as a kind of Aladdin''s lamp but with a unique twist: Each time Mike''s wish is granted, something bad happens to another person who was with him at the time the wish was spoken. This, of course, sets up a chain reaction of trouble and adventure. Weighing his own desires against the consequences to those around him, Mike learns a valuable lesson about choices and personal responsibility while experiencing a non-stop adventure with extremely unusual turns.

It started with The Dangerous Christmas Ornament! It continued with Inside the Castle in the Glass! The adventure goes on! Mike Owen and his friends are still lost in the mysterious world called Telios. But now they are joined by new traveling companions, including Mike''s girlfriend, Marla (sent to him from back home, courtesy of Charles the Angel), and a special protector bearing an uncanny resemblance to a fictional character Mike thought he''d imagined for his own comic book. While seeking to assist a whole community of miniature human beings, the wayfarers encounter many complications. Cliff is still making private deals with the evil Hamartio in order to gain his own supernatural power. They also get caught in the middle of a revolution spawned by a stealth organization bent on overthrowing every kingdom on Telios in order to replace them with one worldwide rule!

Eternal Reach is a one-act play about four people who die of different tragic causes. Together, they make the shocking discovery that an afterlife does exist. Waking up in a mysterious, inescapable prison, each subject wears a wristband with the words: "YOU WILL BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF LIFE." This instigates a deep and bitter conversation about the purpose of human existence. To the unhappy Bill Morgan, the meaning of life was work. To the divorced Marsha Billings, the meaning of life was love. To the elderly Dr. Hoffman, the meaning of life was charity. To 19-year-old David Miller, life had no meaning. What''s your version of the meaning of Life? Somewhere in this play, you will find your own thoughts, your own words, and your own dreams.

Is it really true that there will be peace in the Middle East if we can just have a two state solution or are some people instead challenging Israel''s right to exist at all? Is it true that Jews have no historical claim to the Holy Land and stole that land from a people called the Palestinians? Bob Siegel''s latest book challenges the historical revision of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and shows how Israel''s struggle may soon be the struggle of the entire world. Bob Siegel is a full-time Christian minister, playwright, novelist, columnist, and radio talk show host. Some of his works include, I''d Like To Believe In Jesus, But... and the award winning play, Eternal Reach. Bob''s novel, The Dangerous Christmas Ornament, is listed as a "Distinguished Favorite" by the Independent Press Award.

The much-anticipated sequel to The Dangerous Christmas Ornament is finally here! Mike Owen is now in high school, enjoying his new girlfriend and his new popularity. But life gets interrupted when a series of mishaps transfer him and his friends into a whole other world - the very world his mysterious Christmas ornament originated from!

It started with The Dangerous Christmas Ornament! It continued with Inside the Castle in the Glass, followed by Characters and Kings. Now, the adventure continues! Mike Owen and his friends are still lost in the mysterious world called, Telios, traveling under the protection of Archer. But a mysterious riddle, predicting that two of them will turn evil, still looms over these companions. Meanwhile, The Perfect Federation, whose goal is the overthrow of every single kingdom, has taken a special interest in capturing or destroying the weary travelers. A full-time Christian pastor, radio talk show host, and author, Bob Siegel writes both fiction and non-fiction. His works include, The Many Myths About Ministry, I''d Like To Believe In Jesus, But... and the award winning play, Eternal Reach. Bob''s novel, The Dangerous Christmas Ornament, is listed as a Distinguished Favorite By the Independent Press Award and the New York City Big Book Award!

Siegel tackles the hardest, most painfully honest questions such as whether there is really proof for the resurrection of Christ, how a loving God could send people to hell, why premarital sex is a sin, and more. (Christian)

Martha Flannery, an aggressive missionary, sets out for the Phrasian Islands to convert the newly discovered tribe called Ranu. Here she enters a strong battle of wills with Dr. Connors, a cultural anthropologist who wants to protect the Ranu people from any outside influence, especially evangelism. Connors'' strange manners and obsession with the Ranu are only the first of several eerie mysteries, including previous visitors to the island who never returned home and an elderly gentleman claiming to be four thousand years old.

Push the Winds Around is a romance set in the context of science fiction. Dr. Brandon Kreger is given an opportunity of a lifetime: a psychologist''s dream. Through the usage of his physics professor friend''s time machine, Brandon travels twenty years back through time in an attempt to change one man''s destiny. Tom Kyle, a convicted and unremorseful murderer is located in the past when he was a six year old boy. Brandon''s mission: To alter his path and prevent him from becoming a vicious killer. Matters are complicated when Brandon finds himself falling in love with young Tom''s mother.

Some Christians teach that God is done with the nation of Israel because we are living under the New Covenant of Christ. Supposedly, prophecies about Jesus returning someday to rescue Israel as her Messiah are not to be taken literally. Instead, such prophecies are fulfilled in the "New Israel," otherwise known as the church! Other Christians have a significantly different viewpoint. Not only do they insist that God is still working with the Jewish people, they even advocate a return to the Law of Moses and suggest that the original "Jewish Roots" of the New Testament have been removed! In this brief but informative read, Bob Siegel exposes both ideas as reactions to the extreme, showing how true Biblical teaching can be found in the middle. No, God is not done with Israel, but yes, we are living under a New Covenant, not the Old!