{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 353: A Chat with Ken Urbansky","description":" After talking with Ken Urbansky about his The Timeless Apostle, I think I've figured out my favorite way to read Biblicalish fiction!  If you do a time travel mashup and send someone back to interact with folks in that era... yes, please! Listen in to learn more about Ken and his books. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.  The idea of going back in time to walk and talk with  Biblical characters and to see the reality of the Biblical account? It sounds amazing.  But Ken Urbansky hasn't just written this kind of spec-fic, he and a friend have also written a series that kind of mashes up supernatural Biblical ideas with Sci-fi!  WHAT???   I've got to try this out.   The Timeless Apostle by Ken Urbansky  Meet Tommy Evans, a college dropout who\u2019s fed up with the hypocrisy of Christianity. He\u2019d rather choose homelessness than live under his dad\u2019s religious roof another day. But Tommy\u2019s world is about to flip upside down overnight. One moment he\u2019s rehashing a heated argument with his dad about the myth of Christianity, and the next, he\u2019s waking up in the body of the apostle Thomas in ancient Galilee. Tommy is a total skeptic thrown into a world with a Jesus he doesn\u2019t believe in! At first, he hopes it\u2019s just a vivid dream, but the miracles and teachings around him are all too real. This Jesus? Not what he expected. The disciples? Absolutely nothing like he imagined. As Tommy grapples with the complexities of first-century Israel, Roman domination, and Jewish zealotry, Thomas\u2019s life challenges everything he thought he knew about the bible. But Tommy knows something no other disciple does: Jesus is headed for a crucifixion. And he\u2019s got a hunch he might have been divinely sent back in time to prevent it. Torn between saving his new friend and mentor and preserving the biblical timeline, he struggles to decide which choice will finally send him home. With revolution brewing and religious authorities scheming, Tommy must decipher his purpose before catastrophe strikes in Jerusalem. Will he radically rewrite history or let it run its course? Prepare for a heart-pounding journey through time, where one man\u2019s decision can change the course of human history. Learn more about Ken on his WEBSITE and follow him on GoodReads. Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple  Castbox  Google Play Libsyn  RSS Spotify Amazon and more! ","author_name":"The Because Fiction Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/becausefiction.libsyn.com\/website","html":"